Recycling news: 2021

Industry news MPE Newsletter February 2021 The post MPE Newsletter February 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news A Circular Economy Strategy for MPE The post A Circular Economy Strategy for MPE appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news What retailers need to know about extended producer responsibility Here we discuss what retailers need to know about extended producer responsibility and its key role in achieving a circular economy. What is extended producer responsibility (EPR)? Extended producer responsibility plays a key role in the circular... The Furniture Recycling Group · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Glasgow defends switch to three-weekly collections Glasgow city council has defended its decision to switch to three-weekly kerbside collections after a refuse collection worker was allegedly bitten by a rat. Three-weekly kerbside collections for general waste from houses with a front and a back door are to be introduced in in the north west of Glasgow from February 22. The changes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Wales’ first ‘Tiny Forests’ are being planted The post Wales’ first ‘Tiny Forests’ are being planted appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news What Does Your Mask Say About You? - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Prime Minister urged to provide catalyst to ‘geothermal decade’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Scientists explain why plant diversity is crucial for bee conservation Bumble bees and honey bees both depend on the same flower species in UK summers, which means that plant diversity is crucial to the survival of both species. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Climate change: Decisive action needed Steve Malkin, CEO and Founder of the Planet Mark, argues that when it comes to climate change, decisive action is needed, not debate. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Organics firms face plastic contamination crackdown The current PAS100 standard for compost allows 150 plastic bags per tonne to be spread on land, the Environment Agency has warned. The figure comes as the Agency explains its plans for a crackdown on contamination in the organics recycling sector. To end plastic contamination, it is to allow five years for the sector and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news How do you create an online shop? A year ago the nation was told it had to shut its doors and commence the first in a series of lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19. Reuse Network · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Growing WaRM for climate resilience in Africa WasteAid‘s senior technical advisor and head of communications, Zoë Lenkiewicz, says waste and resource management (‘WaRM’) has an important role in building climate resilience in Africa, and with COP26 on the horizon WasteAid is aiming to put it on the agenda. Most climate conversations focus on the trilogy of energy, transport and food. When […] WasteAid · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Appointment briefs (10/02/21) With news on: Clarity Environmental sees ‘significant increase’ in workforce; NWH Group employs business development manager at Dumfries depot; and, UNTHA expands as it aims for £15m turnover. Clarity Environmental sees ‘significant increase’ in workforce Environmental compliance operator, Clarity Environmental, has announced a “significant increase” to its employee workforce following a restru… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news FCC Environment wins £26m Bucks contract Buckinghamshire council has awarded FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd a five-year contract worth more than £26 million to manage, transfer and treat the county’s green, food, bulky and wood waste. The contract began on 1 February 2021 and contains an option for a five-year extension to 31 January 2031. A contract award notice published today (10 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news HSE details ‘targeted inspections’ of waste sector The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is this year to carry out “targeted inspections” of the waste sector which will focus on machinery guarding and workplace transport at sites. The executive has published a workplan for the sector, which says in the fourth quarter of 2020/21 (January to March 2021) it will target machine guarding … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Worn Again Technologies participates to Circular Fashion Partnership led by Global Fashion Agenda Over 30 renowned fashion brands, manufacturers and recyclers are collaborating in a new initiative to capture and reuse textile waste in Bangladesh. Worn Again Technologies news · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Digital Library Publications - British Glass British Glass news · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Welcome to the West Sussex Schools Waste & Climate Action Programme - Wastebuster Wastebuster · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news New algorithm can analyse plastic pollution in the ocean A new algorithm developed by a team at the University of Barcelona can analyse the level of plastic pollution in the ocean with a reliability of 80%. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news City Food Lecture 2021 – Panelist, Laura Winningham The post City Food Lecture 2021 – Panelist, Laura Winningham appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Councillors believe consistent collections will lead to charges Most local councillors in England believe waste and recycling charges will have to be introduced to meet proposed standardised collections, according to research by YouGov. As part of the Resources and Waste strategy, the government is currently consulting on how to improve consistency in recycling collections. The government hopes that by making collections nationally consistent … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Viridor sees 6.8% increase in Crayford MRF tonnage Viridor has today (9 February) announced that its Crayford materials recycling facility (MRF) processed a “record breaking” 34,841 tonnes of dry mixed recycling in January, up 6.8% from last year’s 32,632 tonnes. Viridor noted that the biggest increase overall was glass, seeing 8,644 tonnes compared to last year’s figure of 6,000 tonnes. Mixed paper also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Legal row over Veolia share offer for Suez Waste and water business Suez has hit back after Veolia made a share offer in its latest move to buy its rival. The offer comes as part of the bid process which is opposed by Suez and started when Veolia bought a 29.9% stake in Suez from Engie in October (see letsrecycle.com story). Both businesses … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Only build EfW plants in ‘justified cases’, CEWEP says The Confederation of European Waste to Energy Plants (CEWEP) has said new or extended capacity of energy from waste plants should “only take place in well justified cases, in full respect of the waste hierarchy”. The confederation —whose members include FCC, Urbaser and Viridor —said in a statement yesterday (8 February) that it’s members are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news MyMcDonald's Rewards: Earn McDonald's Points for Free Food - mcdonalds.com McDonald's UK newsroom · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Storm Darcy disrupts waste collections Local authorities across the UK have announced delays and disruption to waste and recycling collection services amid weather warnings as Storm Darcy hits. An amber weather warning is in place in Northern areas of England, while less severe yellow warnings for snow and ice have been issued for large parts of the rest of the UK. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Planned Welsh plastics plant given Covid-19 loan Waste management company Orthios has secured a UK government-backed loan to help it develop a 200,000 tonnes per year capacity plastics recycling facility in Holyhead, Anglesey. Close Brothers Asset Finance has provided Orthios with £1.2 million via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The waste management company says the loan will allow it to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Wheelabrator completes sale of UK EfW arm First Sentier Investors (FSI) has today (8 February) completed the purchase of Wheelabrator Technologies UK. The deal, which was first announced in December 2020 (see letsrecycle.com story), is for an undisclosed sum and includes the sale of all seven of Wheelabrator’s “strategically located waste-to-energy facilities”. This includes stakes in the two Kemsley plants in Kent and … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Make recycling the starting point of production processes OPINION: In this article, Ernst-Jan Mul, innovation manager at Renewi, calls for recycling to be made the “starting point” in the production process of new products. To achieve more and better recycled raw materials, recycled raw materials must be taken as the standard. By 2050, the Netherlands will be circular. It’s a great ambition which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news ‘Planned obsolescence’ measures to impact WEEE targets The government plans to introduce eco-design measures that promote the “repairability” of consumer products to tackle the practice of ‘planned obsolescence’. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) says this could have an impact on the long-term targets set for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Subject to the outcome … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Anthesis Women Heroes: Interview with Rene Lopez Coming to work in sustainability was a progression in my career, starting as a chemist in the manufacturing and environment field then... Anthesis Group · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news PWP licence and registration As of 1 January 2016, the Reuse Network Product Weight Protocol (PWP), formally known as the FRN Average Weights List, requires the purchase of an annual licence from the Reuse Network. Reuse Network · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news TRA urges Matt Hancock to give collectors the vaccine The director of the Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has written to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, calling for waste and recycling collectors be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine. In a letter sent today (5 February), Alan Wheeler urged the government to give “serious consideration” to prioritising those that undertake waste and recycling collections (including textiles) … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news Global Recycling Day 2021 theme revealed Recognising recycling as an essential industry is the theme for this year’s Global Recycling Day, to be held on 18 March 2021. The Global Recycling Foundation is calling for nominations for the award of Recycling Hero 2021 from individuals to business leaders, sole traders to multinational businesses, communities, towns and cities that have continued to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news Keeping staff and volunteers engaged during furlough Having a structure and clear objective for the day is motivating, so how does it feel when your standard working week is reduced or even taken away? Reuse Network · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news News in brief (05/02/21) With news on: Egbert Taylor swaps from paint to powder; team members celebrate 10 years at UKCM; tyre recovery group to look at pyrolysis in the UK; Rushlight award win for O.C.O Technology; and, printer cartridge recycler gains supplier award. Egbert Taylor swaps from paint to powder A decision to swap paint for powder has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news Q&A with CAP Member: Allanna McAspurn Read the full special feature here… Worn Again Technologies news · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news Paper Round to trial plastic sorting robotics system A robotics system will be installed at Paper Rounds’ materials recovery facility (MRF) to trial automation technology used to improve the efficiency of plastics sorting. The recycling company and the robotics manufacturer Greyparrot, along with Middlesex university, have been awarded £500,000 by Innovate UK to develop and trail the “low-cost” robotics solution. Greyparrot said it plans to retro… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news ‘Is our recycling infrastructure still fit for purpose?’ OPINION: In this article, Paul Taylor, chief executive of FCC Environment, examines how the pandemic has impacted household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) and looks at the future challenges they face. 2020 was quite the year for the humble household waste recycling centre (HWRC). The coronavirus pandemic brought blanket closures, pushing HWRCs into the spotlight like … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021 Industry news Recresco receives £250,000 Welsh Government grant Glass recycling company Recresco has received grant funding of £250,000 from the Welsh Government to help increase its production and create new jobs. The funding will be put towards an upgrade in machinery to improve glass sorting and separation at the company’s Cwmbran site. Recresco is to invest in driers and mechanical separation so glass … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2021