Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Scotland targets textile waste’s ‘disproportionate’ emissions Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has published statistics from its Carbon Metric Tool which show that textiles account for 4% of household waste by weight but 32% of emissions. Published yesterday (16 February) and covering the 2020 calendar year, the report suggested that the top five most carbon intensive materials wasted in Scotland including paper, cardboard, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news The fight against poverty would not solve carbon emissions Research highlights that fighting poverty would not change existing climate goals, as richer countries are substantially more responsible for carbon emissions. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Keenan Makes Plans For A Net Zero Future With New Appointment KEENAN RECYCLING, THE UK’S LEADING FOOD WASTE COLLECTION BUSINESS, HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FERGUS HEALY WILL BE DRIVING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE JOURNEY TO NET ZERO. A KEY ASPECT OF THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE TO FOCUS ON THE COMPANY’S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND TO DEVELOP A DETAILED TRANSITION PLAN. Mr Healy brings a wealth of experience in […] Keenan Recycling · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Theme set for 2022 Global Recycling Day This year’s Global Recycling Day will celebrate the “recycling fraternity” and promote education about the importance of a cleaner environment. The Global Recycling Foundation will hold its annual Global Recycling Day for the fifth time on 18 March. As it did last year, the organisation is calling for nominations for recycling heroes worldwide. Ten winners … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Out of gas: What went wrong with the UK’s gasification industry? - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Major decarbonisation plan for ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Steel Times International Steel Times International · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Biomethane produced in Europe today is 30% cheaper than natural gas - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 17 Feb 2022 Industry news Polytag Partners Polytag collaborates with esteemed partners such as AMRC, Conwy Council, Ecosurety, GS1 UK, WRAP, and the Welsh Government to advance sustainable practices and successful Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) worldwide. These partnerships support impactful initiatives, including ESG regulations and the UK Plastic Packaging Tax, driving innovations in recycling technology. Learn more about our partners a… Polytag news · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Fife to begin collecting kerbside film in Scottish ‘first’ Fife council will begin collecting a wider range of plastics including flexible plastics and film at the kerbside via residents’ green recycling bins from 21 February. Fife has managed to launch the service a few weeks earlier than expected, having previously said it would collect film from March (see letsrecycle.com story). Flexible material will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Hampshire planners back Veolia’s Alton EfW A report to go before Hampshire county council is recommending the authority approves Veolia’s plans for a 330,000 tonnes-per-year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Alton. The facility will be based near Alton, on a site where waste management company Veolia currently operates a materials recycling facility (MRF). The report was compiled by Hampshire’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Sims continues post-Covid recovery with ‘excellent’ results Results published by Sims Metal yesterday (15 February) show the metals recycler’s profits before tax in the UK increased to A$29.4 million (£15.6 million) in the first half of the 2022 financial year. The Australian-owned company said this was a 180% improvement on the first half of the 2021 financial year. The results cover the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Will increasing UK oil and gas production reduce energy bills? As energy bills go up and up, there have been suggestions that increasing the flow of oil and gas from the North Sea will help to combat spiralling bills. But the way energy is traded across the world, as well as decisions made by this and previous governments, means that churning out more fossil fuels is not the answer. Greenpeace UK · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Charity Spotlight: Passage House The post Charity Spotlight: Passage House appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news JOB VACANCY - MAINTENANCE STOREKEEPER AND WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Letting species go extinct through collective memory Species can disappear from our societies, cultures and discourses at the same time as, or even before, they are made biologically extinct Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news News in brief (16/02/22) With news on: Leeds approves £7.2m district heating extension; MRWA offers £165,000 to make Liverpool ‘cleaner and greener’; Global Recycling Foundation to recognise ‘recycling heroes’; and, Axil doubles revenue in 2021. Leeds approves £7.2m district heating extension Leeds city council has approved plans to invest £7.2 million to extend the city’s flagship district heating network … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Waste volumes down 4% in South London The South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) maintained a 39% recycling rate for all the waste it handled in the first six months of the 2021/22 financial year. The figures, which include non-household waste, were published in a report to be put before the SLWP in a meeting next week. The SLWP handles upwards of 350,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news MPE EA WG meeting minutes 20 January 2022 The post MPE EA WG meeting minutes 20 January 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Greater Manchester waste management business pursues net-zero mission A GREATER MANCHESTER waste management business has unveiled a major rebrand as it expands to build on its net-zero mission. Newtral, formerly known as Wastesure, is revolutionising the waste management industry using technology to help customers save money, time and carbon. The business, based in Bury, has restructured to build on the success of its... Skip & Waste Magazine · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Woolwich - Library of Things Library of Things · 16 Feb 2022 Industry news Directory Website Profile - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Damaged seagrasses can emit methane, even after death Scientists find that seagrasses continue to produce methane even decades after the plants die – highlighting the potential for more methane emissions if seagrasses are threatened. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Comms WG Minutes 1 February 2022 The post Comms WG Minutes 1 February 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Brian Marsh of Grist Environmental turns 80 and is still working in scrap BRIAN MARSH a former Director of Devizes Trading is celebrating his 80th birthday and still working as a trader for his friend and colleague Nigel Grist, Chairman of Grist Environmental Ltd, the Devizes, Wiltshire based Recycling and Waste Management company. Brian was born on 2 February 1942 in Swindon, Wiltshire during the second world war... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Team unveils history of Antarctic ice in relation to climate change A National Science Foundation funded-study by the University of South Florida documents the evolution of Antarctic ice sheets, 20 million years ago. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Equipment news round-up (15/02/22) With news on: Ward invests in crane at Redcar metals site; REP-TEC’s latest balers named after ‘iconic’ cranes; Whitham Mills supplies Haulaway with ‘huge’ twin ram baler; Warwick Ward becomes Terex Recycling Systems distributor; and, NWH breaks ground for £4.4m Edinburgh wash plant. Ward invests in crane at Redcar metals site Derbyshire-based Ward has invested … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Hills facing pay dispute in Wiltshire contract Waste and recycling collection services in the Wiltshire council area are facing potential disruption from 28 February after the GMB Union announced industrial action over pay. The action would come at Hills Municipal Collections which won a contract to collect from 220,000 homes in Wiltshire – which excludes Swindon – in 2018. In a statement, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Sand is vital for the protection of coastal regions The depletion of sand in coastal regions has become a threat to ecosystems everywhere, as sand has become a scarce resource – but it could also solve coastal erosion. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Scottish SME waste firms call for carbon-based incineration tax The trade association for Scotland’s small and medium sized waste management firms has called for the Scottish government to introduce an incineration tax based on carbon emissions. Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS), whose members range from skip hire firms to RDF producers, says that such a tax would “drive energy efficiency improvements and improve carbon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news W2R clears 15,000 tonnes of waste from Morecambe site Shropshire-based Waste 2 Resource (W2R) has finished clearing more than 15,000 tonnes of waste from an abandoned site at the Heysham Business Park, near Morecambe. The waste management company says the presence of waste had been a “blight” to nearby tenants and businesses for several years, after the site’s previous operator, skip hire firm Hancocks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Ofgem advice for GGSS applications As of 4th February 2022, ten applications to the GGSS have been submitted – of these: 6 = number of approved stage 1 applications 1 = number of rejected stage 1 applications 3 = number of stage 1 applications still under review Improving future applications Based on a recent review of stage one applications,… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Trio of promotions at UNTHA HQ INDUSTRIAL shredder specialist UNTHA UK announced the hunt for two new colleagues, last month, as the £13m company prepares for 30% growth in 2022. But there are further changes at the firm’s North Yorkshire HQ too, as three existing colleagues have been awarded deserved promotions. UNTHA UK’s long-standing engineer Ben Styles has taken on the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news EU shelves plans for a DRS for batteries Plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) for batteries in Europe have been shelved, after the European parliament passed a draft battery report without featuring this legislation. The report is expected to be adopted in March and will constitute the European Parliament’s negotiation position with EU governments on the final shape of battery recycling legislation. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news Hammersmith - Library of Things Library of Things · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Bunzl plc supports two more WasteAid initiatives to prevent plastic pollution in Cameroon and South Africa WasteAid is launching two more initiatives to prevent plastic pollution in Cameroon and South Africa, with support from long-term funding partner Bunzl plc. In Cameroon, the funding will see WasteAid continue to build waste management and plastic recycling capacity in the coastal city of Douala. Building on a previous project also funded by Bunzl plc, […] WasteAid · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Lowest-income populations face 40% more exposure to heat waves Rising global temperatures are creating imminent heat waves, which are set to impact poorer populations more substantially than wealthier ones. Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Merseyside avoids 5.8% levy rise as councils use Covid funds The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has approved a budget which will see the levy charged to authorities rise 1.74% in 2022/23 to £79 million. However, the rise was less than the 5.8% projected last year as the member councils were able to use central government Covid funds instead to cover some costs. Despite … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Researchers create six step guide to improve global water quality The University of Waterloo have created six steps to improve water quality, address nitrogen pollution and examine nitrogen legacies. Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news £165,000 fund launched to help community groups reduce, reuse and recycle A share of £165,000 is up for grabs to help community groups make the Liverpool City region a cleaner and greener place. The funding – made available via the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2022/23 – is for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Alutrade admits corporate manslaughter over 2017 fatality An Oldbury-based recycling company where a scrap metal worker died after suffering head injuries in 2017 has admitted corporate manslaughter. In July 2017, Stuart Towns, 35, suffered serious head injuries after being struck from above while working at Alutrade Limited, on Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, and died at the scene (see letsrecycle.com story). Alutrade admitted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022