Recycling news: 2020

Industry news NBF Announces new Green Forum date The National Bed Federation (NBF) has announced the new date for its postponed Green Forum. The virtual event – which should have been held on the world’s 50th Earth Day in April – will take place on December 3. Designed to offer members inspiration, expertise and information about working towards a more sustainable business model, […] National Bed Federation · 18 Nov 2020 Industry news Upstream Innovation: a guide to packaging solutions - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 18 Nov 2020 Industry news FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KLӦCKNER PENTAPLAST COMMITS TO PET CAPACITY EXPANSION FOR THE HEAT SHRINK LABEL MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 18 Nov 2020 Industry news WHS Plastics opens new national distribution centre - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 18 Nov 2020 Industry news We’re supporting Bristol Bites Back Better for a resilient future through food A new campaign launched in Bristol this week that gives people the power to make our city and communities stronger through food, now and into the next decade. Bristol Bites Back Better, which launches during the second week of national lockdown restrictions, highlights the central role food plays in our lives, not only during lockdown, … Continue reading "We’re supporting Bristol Bites Back Bet… Resource Futures · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Tropical peatland conservation can prevent animal diseases jumping to humans Scientists at the University of Exeter found that tropical peatland conservation can impact how animal diseases, like the bat-based COVID-19, transfers to human beings. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Celebrating our commitment to a real living wage The National Community Wood Recycling Project, the umbrella body for the Community Wood Recycling network, has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Community Wood Recycling · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Dorset loses 16 RCVs in depot fire Sixteen of Dorset council’s waste collection vehicles were “destroyed or heavily damaged” in a fire at its Crookhill depot in Chickerell on Sunday (15 November). The fire was brought under control by 17.30 on Sunday, around three hours after Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue says it broke out. The fire service said it had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Suez and BP sign carbon capture MoU Suez and oil and gas company BP have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore undertaking the “UK’s first” carbon capture and storage project from energy from waste (EfW). Suez says the agreement paves the way for it to develop a way to capture the CO₂ emissions from one of the four EfW facilities it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news ESA slams XR’s anti-energy from waste letter The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has hit back at Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) open letter to the prime minister about energy from waste . The association argues that the letter presents a “deeply flawed” and “misleading” analysis of energy from waste (EfW) in the UK. The open letter, sent to the prime minister yesterday (16 November), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Cornish waste company fined £200,000 for manslaughter A Cornish commercial waste company has been fined £200,000 for corporate manslaughter after the death of an employee at its Redruth plant in 2017, Devon and Cornwall Police have said. Dale McClelland, 23, became trapped within a baling machine he was operating for H&A Recycling Ltd at the Cardrew Industrial Estate in Redruth on 16 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news Supporting Scottish Communities during Covid-19 In this impact report we tell the story of Scottish community resource organisations supporting their communities during Covid-19. Together CRNS members are working for a Fairer Scotland and a Greener World. Circular Communities Scotland · 17 Nov 2020 Industry news ISWA: Lithium-ion batteries and fire risk In this special report, Jeff Cooper, a past president of the International Solid Waste Association and former producer responsibility specialist at the Environment Agency, looks at the results from a survey by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and assesses some of its implications. The use of lithium-ion batteries is becoming increasingly common. They are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Pockets & Prospects Funding 2021 Pockets and Prospects is a micro-fund which has been made available by the Scottish Community Alliance to organisations who are full members of CRNS. CRNS are administering this fund to distribute it within our sector. The aim of the fund is to help our members deliver a more circular economy within disadvantaged communities in [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Extinction Rebellion urges PM to ‘decarbonise’ waste sector Extinction Rebellion has sent an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to decarbonise the waste sector and halt the expansion of energy from waste (EfW) plants in the UK. In the letter and a detailed annex, the environmental movement listed a number of ways the sector could be reformed to boost recycling, including replacing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Why supertrawlers have no place in the UK’s marine protected areas Chris Thorne, Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace UK explains why supertrawlers have no place in the UK’s marine protected areas. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news FCC to supply heat to council-run energy firm Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has launched an Energy Services Company (ESCo) with Midlothian council, which will run a string of “low carbon energy projects” across the local authority’s territory. Its first project will be a low carbon district heating network supplying Shawfair, a new town being built on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Heat will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Pow addresses biodegradable plastic row Recycling minister Rebecca Pow has said she is “concerned” claims about the biodegradability of plastic-based products could cause “environmental harm”. Mrs Pow was responding in a written answer on 12 November to a question posed by the Conservative MP and former environment secretary, Theresa Villiers. Ms Villiers had asked current environment secretary George Eustice if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Festival UK* 2022 PRESS RELEASE Science Made Simple-led Consortium wins Festival UK* 2022 Contract A consortium led by science communication company Science Made Simple (SMS) has won through to the next round of a competition to deliver a large-scale project in Wales as part of Festival UK* 2022. Across the UK, 30 consortia were successful at this stage, ... Repair Cafe Wales · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news TFR Group partners with SUEZ to offer long-term mattress recycling for Greater Manchester residents We’re delighted to reveal that we’ve partnered up with SUEZ to handle the mattress recycling for a new facility in Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) awarded the recycling and recovery municipal waste services contract... The Furniture Recycling Group · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news UNITED KINGDOM WITHOUT INCINERATION NETWORK - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Don’t be caught out by a ‘Covid Con’ this International Fraud Awareness Week Beware of COVID Cons warns the National Bed Federation (NBF) as shop-wary buyers risk falling foul of rogue traders selling beds online or from the back of a van. The message comes as International Fraud Awareness Week (November 15 – 21) gets underway – and amid rising concern about the number of COVID-related rip-offs. Said […] National Bed Federation · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news HSE urges sector to ‘commit to action’ The waste and recycling principal inspector at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Tim Small, has said that the waste sector needs to “commit to action” to improve its safety record. Speaking at the virtual Health and Safety conference organised by letsrecycle last week (12 November) Mr Small said that a “commitment to action” is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2020 Industry news Medal for Excellence - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 15 Nov 2020 Industry news Rosenhain Medal & Prize - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 15 Nov 2020 Industry news Can environmental genomics help to protect coral? Can a new strategy protect coral? When it comes to the ocean, biodiversity is key to the conservation of the marine environment, and we're running out of time. Open Access Government — Environment · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news UK materials were to be ‘exported out of Sri Lanka’ EXCLUSIVE: Questions about the export of waste to Sri Lanka which have been deemed illegal by Sri Lanka’s Environmental Authority have been raised this week in parliament. And, recycling minister Rebecca Pow has warned that those responsible could be jailed for up to two years. Mattresses and carpets appear to a key item within the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news WARDRobe banks new recycling contract with Leicestershire County Council WARDRobe, the textile recycling division of Derbyshire based metal and waste recycling specialist, Ward, has been awarded a contract with... Ward Recycling · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Wood sector asks Defra for target ‘explanation’ The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) and the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF) have written a joint letter to Defra, asking for an “explanation” as to why the waste wood packaging recycling targets have been reduced to 35%. This follows an announcement by the department earlier this week (9 November) confirming packaging targets for 2021 and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Plastic Packaging Tax – draft legislation published The post Plastic Packaging Tax – draft legislation published appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Circularity hidden in plain sight The most common thing I’m asked for when presenting is examples of successful circular economy models to help prove the business case. This request suggests people remain to be convinced. Similarly, its regularly suggested that circularity in business is a ‘leap of faith’ or ‘high risk’ and that consumer demand is not yet there to … Continue reading "Circularity hidden in plain sight" Resource Futures · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Suez announces two contract wins in Scotland Suez Recycling and Recovery UK has won two treatments contracts in Scotland, with Aberdeenshire and the Highland councils. The waste and resource management company secured a £1.8 million contract with Aberdeenshire council to process 15,000 tonnes of dry mixed recycling per year, for a period of 12 months. Suez explained that the material will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Helping Willmott Dixon achieve net zero carbon by 2030 St Albans Wood Recycling have been chosen to work on the development of the city’s Oaklands in support of Willmott Dixon’s pledge to be net zero carbon by 2030. Community Wood Recycling · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news News in brief (13/11/20) With news on: Axil wins contract from Coventry-based taxi firm; Powerday goes the distance for Children in Need; Whitespace launches app to track lone working; Bird Bros chooses Cawleys as recycling partner; and, First Mile teams up with Lime to recycle electric bikes. Axil wins contract from Coventry-based taxi firm Waste management company Axil Integrated … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2020 Industry news Cook/Ablett Award - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 12 Nov 2020 Industry news Draft plastic packaging tax legislation published HM Revenue & Customs has published draft legislation and a policy paper on the ‘Introduction of a new plastic packaging tax’ which will take effect from April 2022. The tax could have the most impact on the waste and recycling sector since landfill tax was introduced as it brings in indirect taxation, rather than just … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2020 Industry news REA comments on the newly formed Government Green Jobs Taskforce REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 12 Nov 2020 Industry news Wood Bodies Demand Explanation from DEFRA on Packaging Target Reductions The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) and the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF) have written a joint letter to DEFRA, asking for an explanation as to why the waste wood packaging recycling targets have been reduced to 35%. The letter follows an announcement earlier this week when DEFRA published its packaging waste recycling targets for businesses […] Wood Recyclers Association · 12 Nov 2020 Industry news Brighton & Hove launch first of its kind WEEE collection The post Brighton & Hove launch first of its kind WEEE collection appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 12 Nov 2020 Industry news Powerday goes the distance for Children in Need Powerday, the leading, family-owned waste management and recycling business, will cover hundreds of kilometres on foot and bike with the grand finale taking place on 13 November to raise money for BBC... Powerday · 12 Nov 2020