Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Food waste reduction strategies for businesses: Partnering with Keenan Recycling for a greener future In this rapidly evolving world, addressing environmental challenges has become a priority for businesses and individuals. As a leading nationwide commercial food waste collection service, Keenan Recycling understands the pressing need for innovative food waste solutions in the UK. We are committed to making a lasting difference by offering cutting-edge and efficient services to all […] The post… Keenan Recycling · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news DESNZ launch the GGSS Mid-Scheme Review consultation DESNZ launch the GGSS Mid-Scheme Review consultation The Mid-Scheme Review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) was launched today by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The eight-week consultation will address a number of items, including proposals to extend the scheme’s application deadlines, maintenance of current tariff guarantee and commissioning deadlines,… The post… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news The government isn’t rising to the IPCC’s challenge, but the climate movement will We’re winning the argument on climate change, but still losing the battle on the ground. It’s time for a new approach. Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news What is sportswashing and why is it such a big problem? Polluting companies and dodgy governments are trying to clean up their image by buying teams and sponsoring tournaments. We shouldn't let them get away with it. Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Six steps to managing e-waste SPONSORED CONTENT: Praveen Shankar, EY UK&I Technology's media and telecommunications market leader, explains how tech companies can help drive the circular economy by reducing e-waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news DESNZ consult on GGSS Mid-Scheme Review – more information to follow! The Mid-Scheme Review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) was launched today (23 March 2023) by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The consultation will run for eight weeks till 18 May. The mid-scheme review seeks views on a number of topics, including: A proposed extension to the scheme to March… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Waste or council site sought for peat substitute project Local authorities and waste management companies are being invited to take part in research work to find a substitute for peat in compost. The invitation comes from the Community Interest Company, Sizzle, which has secured £320,000 for the work from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Peat will be banned from sale in England in 2024. Now, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Nationwide TV campaign launches to tackle WEEE A nationwide TV advertising campaign aiming to tackle e-waste began yesterday (22 March) when a Recycle Your Electricals advert was aired on ITV and Sky. The advert, which can be seen below, forms part of Recycling Your Electricals’s behaviour change campaign, which aims to reduce the 155,000 tonnes of small electricals discarded every year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news The Toy Story: Recyclability and Beyond! The post The Toy Story: Recyclability and Beyond! appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Arrest warrant issued for Cotswolds ‘waste offender’ An arrest warrant has been issued for a “waste offender” who was convicted in his absence last week for running a waste site without a permit in the Cotswolds, the Environment Agency has said. According to a statement from the regulator today (23 March), David Lee, 46, formerly of North Four Shires Stone Farm, Gloucestershire, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Welcome to the Team! Meet our Reuse Consortium Coordinator Maternity Cover Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our team. Rhoda Reid joins us as Maternity Cover for our Reuse Consortium Coordinator role and will be the main point of contact for the Reuse Consortium from the 24th of March onwards. We would like to extend a huge congratulations to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news WRA welcomes plans to withdraw RPS 250 Following five years of work to clarify which waste wood items are potentially hazardous, the Wood Recyclers’ Association has welcomed plans by the Environment Agency to withdraw RPS 250 on 1st September. Introduced in July 2021, Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 250 currently allows potentially hazardous ‘amber’ waste wood items from the construction and demolition (C&D)... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Suez ‘surprised’ by proposed Teesside strike Suez has said it is “surprised” to hear of proposed strike action by GMB Union members working on its energy from waste (EfW) plant at Haverton Hill, Teesside. According to the GMB, around 100 staff are “ready to walk out” after almost 99% rejected a pay offer of a 6% rise during a ballot. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kemsley energy from waste facility plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Kemsley energy from waste facility playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kelvin energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report New Sandwell energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Altilium Metals grows Teesside “Battery Recycling Refinery” initiative with new “Battery Processing Stations” venture Altilium Metals has signed an MOU with Volta for development of UK battery processing stations. Volta a subsidiary of conglomerate Envipro, is operating a number of li-ion battery recycling facilities in Japan. The new partnership will give Altilium Metals access to Volta's superior technology, tailored quality approach for feedstock delivery and access to an Asian [...] Altilium news · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Hydrogen Champion Report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Agency secures £72,000 Blaydon Quarry landfill fines The Environment Agency has announced that it has prosecuted two landfill companies “for blighting the community in Blaydon”, fining them over £72,000 in total. The Agency explained that the prosecution came on the back of an investigation which found both companies to be in breach of an environmental permit. The regulator outlined that Octagon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news C&D wood RPS to end as ‘less than 1%’ is hazardous The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to withdraw the regulatory position statement (RPS) relating to hazardous waste wood from the construction and demolition industry later this year. The association said the Agency confirmed to its members at their spring meeting earlier this month that ‘RPS 250’ will be withdrawn as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news YF: City Harvest is the conduit for innovative food brands to do good City Harvest B-Corp partner, yf, champions a network of innovative, food brands looking to do good by people and the planet. City Harvest London · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Deadline for Starpack Students competition draws near Enter MPMA’s brief to design a gift pack for Champagne or sparkling wine The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) is sponsoring ‘Brief C’ to design a gift pack for sparkling […] MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news News in brief (22/03/23) With news on: Defra ‘will continue to consider’ how DRS will interact across nations; Hertfordshire to restrict HWRC use for non-residents; Recycling Heroes 2023 announced; Londonderry man guilty for waste offending. Defra ‘will continue to consider’ how DRS will interact across nations The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news OPINION: New captain must bring about sea change at Environment Agency In this opinion piece, Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association, discusses the “urgent need” for the new Environment Agency chief executive to tackle waste crime and improve permitting performance. OPINION: The recycling and waste sector recently learned that the outgoing CEO of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, will be replaced … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Future Industrial Services sold to Augean Specialist waste management business Augean has acquired Future Industrial Services (FIS). The acquisition, announced this week, sees Augean expand in the specialist and hazardous waste sector as FIS is a provider of hazardous waste management to blue-chip clients including government entities, local authorities and national and multi-national clients. FIS is headquartered in Kirkby, Merseyside… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news WRA welcomes plans to withdraw RPS 250 Following five years of work to clarify which waste wood items are potentially hazardous, the WRA has welcomed plans by the Environment Agency to withdraw RPS 250 on September 1st. Wood Recyclers Association · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news OPRL survey highlights scale of ‘recycling confusion’ The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) has commissioned research which shows that more than half of respondents said they have some confusion over recycling. The research, which surveyed 5,010 people in Great Britain, found that the majority (58%) of consumers look for recycling information when they come to dispose of packaging, while almost 80% “said it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium appoints Jenny Harrison as Chief Financial Officer enfinium appoints Jenny Harrison as Chief Financial Officer enfinium · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Circular Procurement - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news The carbon impacts of menstrual products - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Augean acquires Future Industrial Services We are pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Future Industrial Services Limited (FIS). Augean specialises in managing hard to handle wastes. Augean has UK waste treatment and disposal infrastructure, focussing on delivering best environmental outcomes, servicing the Energy from Waste and Biomass, Construction, Nuclear and Radioactive, Processing and Manufacturing, and th… Augean · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Invoices - Renewi Renewi · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news Bio-CO2 from non-waste AD plants In our recent meeting with the EA, we had a long talk regarding bio-CO2 from AD plants. In line with the biomethane QP review, we are seeking AD operators’, AD developers’ and consultant’s inputs regarding the following. ADBA will then draft a position paper and share it with its members, before sending it to the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news Biffa and Circularity Scotland hit back at DRS criticism Biffa and Circularity Scotland have challenged criticism this morning (21 March) that the appointment of the former as the sole deposit return scheme (DRS) logistics provider will “decimate smaller waste operators”. The criticism came from the Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS), which represents Scotland’s SME resource and waste management companies. RMAS claimed that small waste …… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news National Bed Federation boosts marketing support for UK and Irish bed retailers The National Bed Federation (NBF) has boosted its retailer support offering with five new marketing toolkits to increase awareness of the NBF-approved tick and share advice on the bed-buying process, after-purchase care and mattress settlement. Following the success of the historical Sleep Council retailer toolkits, the trade association recognises the need to continue this level […] National Bed Federation · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news Meet the Experts - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news Biomethane specification – automotive fuel or injected into the gas grids I am, on the behalf of ADBA, member of the following technical committees within the British Standards Institution: TC408 “Natural gas and biomethane for use in transport and biomethane for injection in the natural gas grid” TC255 “Biogas” with the following working groups: WG1: “Terms, definitions and classification scheme for the production, conditioning and utilization… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Mar 2023 Industry news LGA wants council role in EPR scheme administrator Councils should have a role in the scheme administrator for the extended producer responsibility (EPR) system and influence decisions on the use of funding for services, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. The LGA highlighted this as one of the key issues around the EPR legislation in a report going before the association’s Environment, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2023