Recycling news: 2021

Industry news New year, new technical support package for NBF members The National Bed Federation (NBF) has signed an agreement with SATRA for the research and testing organisation to supply a comprehensive package of technical support and guidance to the UK’s trade association for bed manufacturers and their suppliers. Starting January 2022, the deal comes on the back of the less welcome news that the NBF’s […] National Bed Federation · 17 Dec 2021 Industry news Q&A with CAP Member: Ross Barry About Ross Barry What do you believe the biggest hurdles/opportunities for transitioning to a new circular business mindset will be, for WA, for the industry? Full circularity ushers a new paradigm for clothing manufacture. The biggest hurdles will be obstacles by vested interest in the status quo and given the global nature of the industry, […] Worn Again Technologies news · 17 Dec 2021 Industry news Omicron adding pressure to waste services Record-high cases of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant is likely to see the sector revert to contingency plans, with some councils warning that Christmas collections could be hit. The emergence of the new covid-19 strain has caused councils and waste companies to begin thinking about contingency plans, particularly as household volumes are expected to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2021 Industry news Our waste and recycling team needs you! - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 17 Dec 2021 Industry news Altilium Metals receives Third party verification from The University of Plymouth, UK that it’s Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Process is fit for purpose commercially and can recovery over 95% of critical metals Nickel, Cobalt and Manganese from a typical spent cathode The University of Plymouth is a leading UK University and is ranked among world’s top 25 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. It has verified independently that the Altiltech process to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries is suitable for commercial use and can recover greater than 95% of valuable cathode metals. The Altilitech recycling process [...] Altilium news · 17 Dec 2021 Industry news NLWA approves £683m bid to build Edmonton EfW The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has approved a joint bid worth £683 million from Acciona and Hitachi Zosen Inova to build the new Edmonton energy from waste (EfW) plant. In a meeting this afternoon (16 December), a report approved by the NLWA gave further details of the procurement and concluded that the bid proved … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Beaumaris- Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability We recognise that this past year has been hard for many, so with this in mind, we’d like to promote some other incredible initiatives working to create stronger, cleaner, and more sustainable communities. Each month we will be promoting a location that is home to one of our repair cafés, celebrating the many other inspirational, ... Repair Cafe Wales · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Get involved in Green Infrastructure Week The UK now has an official national awareness week for Green Infrastructure and we are part of it! The inaugural Green Infrastructure Week is taking place between the 25/29 April 2022 and will continue annually. It is supported by dozens of associations, including ADBA, and Greg Clark MP is the official advocate. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Clarity receives organic growth award The post Clarity receives organic growth award appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Consultation launched for Landfill Tax The post Consultation launched for Landfill Tax appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Bans and beach cleans bring ocean optimism Scotland's single-use plastics ban and fewer plastic cotton buds in UK beach litter offer a hopeful outlook Fidra · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Polytag calls on Scotland to explore digital DRS Technology company Polytag has called for the Scottish Parliament to review whether it should roll out a “conventional” deposit return scheme (DRS) following news of a delay. The Scottish Government announced on Tuesday (14 December) that the nationwide scheme was to go live in the summer of 2023, marking the second delay to its roll-out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news WEEE data released by Defra The post WEEE data released by Defra appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Grundon boost for employees as it commits to the real Living Wage The post Grundon boost for employees as it commits to the real Living Wage appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Recycleye receive share of largest-ever European innovation fund The Recycleye team is excited to have been selected to receive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) as part of its support for innovative companies bringing new technologies to market. We successfully competed against applications from companies in more than 21 European countries and will now receive a share of funding from the... Recycleye news · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Tech-driven textile circularity takes over Times Square Worn Again Technologies is developing a holistic framework for a circular economy of textiles, where fiber blends are given a second life as high-quality, virgin-like materials. Worn Again Technologies’ positive impact recognized by the Conscious Fashion Campaign Worn Again Technologies will be part of the Conscious Fashion Campaign billboard showcase in Times Square during the […] Worn Again Technologies news · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Waste sector ranks 16th in Covid cases caught at work Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) this month show there have been 139 incidents of Covid-19 caught through occupational exposure in the waste sector since March 2020. The statistics show that for the ‘waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery’ sector, there have been 139 incidents and one fatality during the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news How do you build dialogue with the community? Following COP26, it is clear that local governments have a huge role to play in policy change and combatting socio-ecological challenges. To work towards global promises, they must listen to their communities, and here, we learn about innovative tools enabling them to do so. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Gold Supply Chain Sustainability School membership helps Powerday spread sustainability message Powerday has been recognised as a gold level member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School after embracing the free construction industry tools to support the company’s sustainability programme. ... Powerday · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Charity news round-up (16/12/21) With news on: Community group boosts textiles this Christmas; Suez donates £700,000 to Mayor’s charity; DHL installs reverse vending machines in Malaysia; and, WasteAid and Dow launch Egypt partnership. Community group boosts textiles this Christmas A Wirral-based community group is using the festive period to give its textiles campaign a boost, with help from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news MPs’ EfW report ‘unnecessary and misleading’, ESA says The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has described a report on energy from waste (EfW) published this week by cross-party MPs as “unnecessary and misleading”. In its report, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Air Pollution urged England to adopt a moratorium on large-scale waste incinerators, as Wales has done (see letsrecycle.com story). It also surmised … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news New Community Shop for Knottingley - Biffa Biffa · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news CEO’s Update I am delighted to say that we are ending 2021 in a celebratory mood, having announced a number of exciting successes in the final quarter of this year. Our Zero Waste Cities Challenge has awarded six outstanding entrepreneurs with seed funding and business support to deliver their circular economy innovations. In Johannesburg, the focus was […] WasteAid · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Join our Team as our New Sharing and Repair Network Coordinator Job Title: Sharing Library and Repair Café Network Coordinator Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Location: Stirling, Hybrid or Remote Working Salary: £28,000-£32,000 Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 17th January 2022 Interviews: 24th January 2022 (first round) 31st January (second round) Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a membership network with a vision for [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Zero Waste Scotland’s report on scrap flows “fundamentally flawed” THE Scottish Policy Group (SPG) of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has called on Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) to withdraw its report entitled How should Scotland Manage its Scrap Steel? citing serious concerns with its accuracy. The Group believes that the apparent lack of engagement with the industry, including the trade association, prior to writing and... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news NLWA urged to ‘press on’ with Edmonton EfW plant Hackney council and trade union GMB London have urged the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to “press on” with plans to redevelop the energy from waste (EfW) plant at the EcoPark in Edmonton, Enfield. The NLWA manages waste transportation and disposal on behalf of seven boroughs in the North London area, including Hackney. Its existing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news OPINION: ‘Inspiring H&S culture can reduce accidents’ Improved waste processes, clever technology and an inspiring H&S culture can reduce accidents on site, writes Dr Mark Pennington, director EQHS at Axil Integrated Services The last 18 months have seen sweeping transformations to the world of work, from hybrid working models to the way businesses transact with customers. But, for many industries, the most … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news One Million Reasons to Celebrate a Decade of Growth in Teesside. The UK’s largest independent waste management company is celebrating a decade of growth in Teesside – which last year delivered £1 million of profit for the first time. CSG, which operates three facilities across Middlesbrough, has invested more than £3.5 million in its sites, securing skilled jobs for the region and ensuring the business is […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Nurdles: Tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & a growing environmental health threat Pamela Lein, University of California, Davis, explains nurdles - tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & growing environmental threat Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Separate collection consultation by DEFRA The post Separate collection consultation by DEFRA appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Is it possible to feed the growing population without destroying forests? Nur Bahar and Terry Sunderland illustrate why it is important to challenge the narrative of ‘food production-at-all-cost’ at the expense of our forests. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news St Albans tops 2020/21 recycling league table St Albans city and district council was the best local authority in England at recycling in 2020/21, figures published today (15 December) show. The council’s household waste recycling rate rose from 63% in financial year 2019/20 to 64.2%. South Oxfordshire district council had the second highest recycling rate at 63.6%, while the champions of 2019/20 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Recycling rate in England falls to 43.8% England’s recycling rate in 2020/21 tumbled by 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous financial year, when it stood at 44.5%, to 43.8%. The figures come in data released today (15 December 2021) by the waste statistics team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 43.8% recycling rate is for ‘waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Veolia ‘delighted’ at Commission’s Suez deal approval Veolia has responded to the European Commission’s approval of its proposed ‘merger’ with Suez saying it is ‘delighted’. UK ruling awaited But Veolia, a French-headquartered global waste and resource management business, has confirmed that it is still awaiting a ruling from the competition authority in the UK. And, similiar examinations in Chile and Australia are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news What is a carton? Food and drink cartons are often referred to as Tetra Paks, in the same way vacuum cleaners are often called Hoovers, but they are actually manufactured by a number of companies including Elopak and SIG Combibloc, as well Tetra Pak. All three companies are members of ACE UK. As a packaging choice, food and drink… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Deposit return scheme to go live in Scotland in 2023 The Scottish Government has announced that a deposit return scheme (DRS) will go live in Scotland in the summer of 2023. In a statement on 14 December, it announced that the scheme will go live on 16 August 2023, “helping to recycle billions of bottles and cans every year”. A phased approach is to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Consistent collections and carton recycling We are all eagerly awaiting DEFRA’s response to the second phase of consultations regarding changes the Environment Bill will introduce. Food and drink cartons are almost certain to be included in England’s core materials for collection from 2023. For those Local Authorities that will be adding cartons to recycling collections, now is the time to… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news New ACE UK website Our new look website is now live! With a sleek, modern design it has everything you need to find out more about food and drink carton recycling, all the latest news from the ACE UK team, how we can help you with kerbside carton collections, and of course details of our network of Bring Banks.… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news ACE UK Bring Banks now accept paper containers with metal ends Earlier this year we announced we were extending the materials accepted by our Bring Banks in partnership with Sonoco Consumer Products. Since March, all our Bring Banks have accepted paper containers with metal ends (such as Pringles tubes), alongside food and drink cartons and both materials are sent our dedicated recycling facility in Stainland, West… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021