Recycling news: 2023

Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – External heating units upgrade wastewater treatment MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – External heating units upgrade wastewater treatment A new sludge heater supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers has formed part of an upgrade to one of Tasmania’s most important wastewater treatment plants, ensuring it is fit for purpose for the next 40 years. TasWater is the water and sewage utility for the island state… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 22 Feb 2023 Industry news Dan Weissman interview: How “perception-based” lighting can deliver sustainability US lighting design practice Lam Partners has long pioneered the use of digital tools to deliver sophisticated lit environments. Those […] Recolight · 22 Feb 2023 Industry news Inspector permits Northacre’s switch from gasification Northacre Renewable Energy Limited has been granted permission to switch the technology of its planned energy from waste (EfW) plant in Wiltshire from gasification to moving grate combustion. The approval was granted to the company, a joint venture between the Bioenergy Infrastructure Group and the Hills Group, by planning inspector Stephen Normington in a decision handed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2023 Industry news Recovinyl Recyclers 2022 - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 22 Feb 2023 Industry news Unrooted Drinks: City Harvest distributes discontinued stock By working with City Harvest, the team at Unrooted Drinks has been able to divert discontinued stock to nourish local communities. City Harvest London · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Five things to know about the POPs legislation update The post Five things to know about the POPs legislation update appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Government urged to introduce EPR for renewable energy sector The renewable energy sector needs to move quicker in its transition towards a circular economy to move away from the “unsustainable” use of critical raw materials, a report today (21 February) has warned. Without doing so, the renewable energy sector risks becoming complicit with “greenwashing”. The report has been produced by circular economy consultancy firm … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news First Mile’s Climate Heroes Podcast is Back for Season 4 Climate Heroes is entering its fourth season this month. Hosted by First Mile CEO Bruce Bratley, the podcast invites guests onto the show to discuss real life solutions, strategies, plans and ideas for a zero-waste future – something Bruce has been on a mission to achieve since 2004. The parent company First Mile, have been... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Stoane remanufactures spotlight from 1999 Scottish lighting firm Stoane Lighting has announced that it’s remanufacturing its MR7 spotlight which was first produced in 1999. The […] Recolight · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Design students share ideas on using lighting waste Students of design have turned their attention to how lighting companies can reuse the waste from manufacturing luminaires. Ideas included […] Recolight · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C launches Energy+ Alliance to give CHP engine owners more power faster! MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C launches Energy+ Alliance to give CHP engine owners more power faster! Stand B503, World Biogas Expo 2023, 29-30 March, NEC, Birmingham In an industry first, gas engine specialist Gen-C will launch an exciting new CHP partnership – the Energy+ Alliance – on stand B503 at World Biogas Expo 2023. Offering… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Scottish DRS softened again with £22m package Circularity Scotland has announced a “significant package” of support measures to help drinks producers prepare for the deposit return scheme (DRS), aimed at further reducing the cost and administrative burden to producers. The £22 million package includes the complete scrapping of charges from day one of the scheme, down from three weeks worth of fees, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Medway closes HWRCs to cross border visits Medway council has confirmed that from 31 March 2023 only residents in its area will be able to use its three household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). The move comes as part of ongoing changes in the region involving cross-border arrangements. Currently around 44,000 visits to the Medway HWRCs – about 21% – come from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news MRWA and Veolia offer £165,000 to waste projects The Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA), in partnership with Veolia, has made £165,000 available for community waste and recycling projects in the region. The funding is for not-for-profit organisations who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource reuse and prevent carbon emissions. There is up to £30,000 for projects which cover a minimum … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility in the Philippines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation has been established in the Philippines, which affects brand owners and some manufacturers and importers. Lucy Dolan outlines who is obligated by EPR for plastic packaging, the products in scope, incentives, and penalties for non-compliance. Valpak · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Lancashire awards £1.6m green waste contract Lancashire county council has awarded a contract for the acceptance and composting of un-shredded green waste arising in East Lancashire. An award notice was published on 9 February and explains that the total value of the contract is £1.56 million, split into four lots “which are aligned to four districts of East Lancashire”. These are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Smith Mordak announced as new Chief Executive of UKGBC - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news ‘Can-do’ attitude sees local resident raise thousands for charity York resident and mum of two Karen Nash has raised more than £16,000 for charity in a rather unusual way. Rather than a sponsored cycle ride, half marathon or bake sale, Karen has spent the past ten years collecting and selling used metal packaging. From an early age, her eldest son was offered support through […] Alupro · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news World Resources Institute respond to GHG Protocol joint letter signed by ADBA Earlier in February, ADBA was a co-signatory, alongside around 60 biogas trade associations and businesses from around the world, to a letter to the World Resources Institute (WRI) co-ordinated by the World Biogas Association (WBA), in which they called for a rethink of its position on the use of biomethane certificates for greenhouse gas reporting… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Institution of Engineering and Technology and Leeds University students tour enfinium Ferrybridge IET members and University of Leeds students were given the opportunity to learn more about enfinium. enfinium · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (20/02/23) With news on: Agency accepts enforcement undertaking offers; Batteries the cause of five fires in Basildon; Pop-up recycling centres collect three tonnes of material; Small electrical items to be collected in Norfolk; and, Changeworks sells Changeworks Recycling. Agency accepts enforcement undertaking offers The Environment Agency said last week (17 February) that it has accepted enforcement … … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Beginners guide to upcycling furniture Hannah from Tread Softly transforms unwanted furniture into beautiful one of a kind pieces. Hannah shares her upcycling tips with us on how to get started. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Co-op scales back best-before dates as Sainsbury’s launches surplus fruit and veg boxes In moves designed to reduce food waste, the Co-op is removing best-before dates on more than 150 produce lines, while Sainsbury’s is launching £2 boxes of fruit and vegetables that may otherwise have gone to waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news ‘No clear case’ for PRN interventions, ACP says Minutes published by the Advisory Committee for Packaging (ACP) last week have highlighted that its members feel there is “no clear case” for interventions in the market, but compliance with packaging regulations is under review. The minutes were published on the National Packaging Waste Database and were from the 1 November ACP meeting held at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Privacy Policy - Kingfisher Careers Kingfisher plc media · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Morgan Sindall presents Social Enterprise Award to Community Wood Recycling Community Wood Recycling has been presented with the Morgan Sindall North West Regional Social Enterprise Award. Managing Director Richard Mehmed accepted the award on behalf of the network at the construction company's Manchester offices. He said: "Thank you to Morgan Sindall for this award. Recognition of the benefits and strength of our partnership is hugely [...] Community Wood Recycling · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news January PRN data released The post January PRN data released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Developing food poverty action plans 2019 - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 20 Feb 2023 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 2023/24 – is for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news FEAD blasts Eunomia report on mixed waste sorting European private waste management trade association FEAD has warned that promoting mixed waste sorting systems prior to thermal treatment as a “silver bullet” to meeting circular economy goals is a “dangerous” message. Brussels-based FEAD represents 19 national waste management federations and 3,000 waste management companies. It hit out at a report published by Eunomia on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Suez’s Lancashire AD plant approved Blackburn with Darwen borough council has approved Suez’s plans to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Darwen last week (16 February). The 100,000 tonnes per year capacity plant, according to Suez, will form part of a network of proposed facilities across the country. Suez also has planning permission for an energy from waste (EfW) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from recycling and waste management activities in Scotland Download the report ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 19 Feb 2023 Industry news Currys’ refurbished tech and the Isle of Man’s renewables ambition: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Currys' success selling refurbished phones and laptops, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 19 Feb 2023 Industry news Job Search - Kingfisher Careers Kingfisher plc media · 18 Feb 2023 Industry news The power of Local Authorities to tackle food and farming emissions: MP Briefing Recommendations - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 17 Feb 2023 Industry news Frank Bandura – Changing the business of food business for good The post Frank Bandura – Changing the business of food business for good appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 17 Feb 2023 Industry news Dismantling a growing problem Environmental issues and health & safety concerns around e-cigarettes and vapes require increased awareness and clear regulatory guidance. Valpak · 17 Feb 2023 Industry news Contract awarded to build waste tracking service The government has announced that it has signed a contract with an IT supplier to build the waste tracking service for its waste tracking project, with the initial focus on exports of green list waste. The project aims to develop a single digital service that will make it easy to track waste and resources in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2023 Industry news About us - Encyclis Encyclis · 17 Feb 2023 Industry news What we do - Encyclis Encyclis · 17 Feb 2023