Recycling news: 2021

Industry news European Commission approves Veolia purchase of Suez The European Commission has announced the approval under its merger regulation process of the proposed acquisition of Suez by Veolia. In a statement, the Commission said that the approval is conditional on “full compliance with a commitments package offered by Veolia”. Within the European Union area this would mean the creation of a larger Veolia … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Waddington Europe Starts to Localise ‘Closed Loop’ Packaging in Ireland - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Australian beef industry linked to destruction of forests home to endangered species The post Australian beef industry linked to destruction of forests home to endangered species appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Dow and WasteAid launch new plastics partnership in Egypt PRESS RELEASE Dow and WasteAid have partnered to advance the collection and recycling of plastic waste in Egypt. The partnership builds on WasteAid’s work increasing awareness and skills for a circular economy in Africa. Pilot projects will prevent plastic pollution and support local innovation and livelihood opportunities. WasteAid, the international non-governmental organisation that shares [… WasteAid · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Scotland launches litter and fly-tipping consultation The Scottish government has launched a consultation on the actions it can take to tackle litter and fly-tipping. Drafted in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland, Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the consultation began yesterday (13 December) and will close in March 2022. The Scottish government said responses to the consultation will inform the deve… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Birkenhead community group turning textiles into treasure this Christmas A Wirral-based community group is using Christmas decoration-making to help stop clothes and textiles from going to waste. Market Street-based Make It Happen Birkenhead is a community Interest Group which is using the festive season to help give their Textiles As Treasure project a boost, as well as providing local people with an opportunity to - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news News in brief (14/12/21) With news on: fleet celebrates North East Lincs’s ‘natural splendour’; Bexley ‘misses most bin collections’ in 2020/21; Isle of Wight launches survey on recycling and waste; and, Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to cut plastic. Fleet celebrates North East Lincs’s ‘natural splendour’ North East Lincolnshire council has wrapped its new fleet of recycling vehicles … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news APPG urges English moratorium on EfW plants England should adopt a moratorium on large-scale waste incinerators, as Wales has done, an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has urged. In a report published this month by the APPG on Air Pollution, chair of the group MP Geraint Davies claims that Energy from Waste (EfW) plants contributes to 64,000 deaths per year caused by air … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news The Cambo oil field is in trouble. Your MP can help stop it for good. It’s official: the new Cambo oil drilling project is on ‘pause’. It’s time to cancel this climate-wrecking plan and help workers transition to clean technology. Greenpeace UK · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news CAD FINAL REPORT - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Why protecting humans, means protecting animals too Philip Lymbery, Global CEO of Compassion in World Farming International, explains why protecting humans, means protecting animals too Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news CSG accountant ‘sums’ up her 10 years’ service and future plans A Wigan accountant is celebrating 10 years’ service with an innovative waste management company and looking forward to new challenges. Jayne Harrald is the financial controller for Prescot-based CSG Recovery, and part of the managerial trio that is leading the way in the recycling of industrial hazardous and photographic waste. Wigan-based Jayne joined German waste […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news NLWA hits back after eight arrested at EfW protest The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) accused demonstrators of causing “unnecessary environmental impact” after protests at the EcoPark energy from waste (EfW) facility in Edmonton, Enfield. The NLWA’s existing 500,000 tonnes per year capacity plant is to be knocked down and replaced with a larger, 700,000 tonnes per year facility, scheduled to be operational in 2025. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news How to talk about climate change with friends and family It's not always easy, but an open, respectful conversation about climate change is one of the most powerful things you can do. Here's how to do it right. Greenpeace UK · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Heating: Planning our way out of the climate crisis Grundfos Holding A/S explains the future of heating in Europe, as we plan our way out of the climate crisis Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Coronavirus Update and Christmas Opening Hours 13/12/2021 The government announced on Friday 10th December 2021 that England is moving to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant. Ward Recycling · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Torfaen draws up measures to tackle missed collections Torfaen council has drawn up measures to improve its services after apologising for an increase in missed and delayed waste and recycling collections. In a council report, Torfaen attributes the issues to staff shortages, an ageing fleet, and a rise in the amount of waste and recycling collected at the kerbside, “primarily driven” by an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Becoming a sustainable retail brand The post Becoming a sustainable retail brand appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news How H&M Group is progressing towards a circular economy in fashion - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Morrisons Works with Food and Drink Suppliers to Reduce Greenhouse Gases - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Powerday contributes to alternative festive tree installation A festive tree made from waste materials, to which Powerday contributed, was installed at Mansion House in the City of London last week. The art and science based project aims to encourage people to... Powerday · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news Leicestershire to consult on food waste recycling Leicestershire county council is to discuss plans to introduce a weekly food waste collection, but says this is “subject to confirmation” of funding from government. The council says the plans are to bring it in line with requirements in the Resources and Waste strategy. A report set to go before cabinet tomorrow, states that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news CIWEM Accredits Jacobs’ Professional Development Scheme - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news FRC Group win prestigious National Recycling Award for their UltraClean Mattress Cleaning machine Congratulations are in order for Reuse Network member FRC Group who last week won a National Recycling Award for its UltraClean Mattress Cleaning Machine. Reuse Network · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news Scope of Scottish recycling fund ‘as wide as possible’ VIDEO REPORT: The scope of the Scottish government’s £70 million Recycling Improvement Fund is being kept as wide as possible to help councils hit a 70% recycling target by 2025. Launched in March 2021 by Zero Waste Scotland on behalf of the Scottish government, more than £20 million has already been awarded to councils to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news European recyclers back DRS for batteries The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) has described the European Parliament’s decision to back deposit return schemes (DRSs) for batteries in EU member states as “essential”. On 9 December, the parliament’s internal market and consumer protection committee voted in favour of EU member states introducing mandatory DRSs for the collection of waste portable batteries. FEAD … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news Dutch AEB plant sold to AVR for €450 million The AEB energy from waste (EfW) plant in Amsterdam, a large off-taker of waste from the UK, has been sold to rival operator AVR for €450 million (£383 million). The plant’s current owners, the municipality of Amsterdam, announced the sale last week and said it comes after a “competitive sales process, from which AVR emerged … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news An interview with etoeto Continuing our series of interviews with organisations in Wales which share our core values of waste reduction, skill sharing and community cohesion, it was great to catch up with our very own Sylvia Davies of etoeto at The Sustainable Studio in Butetown. I already knew Sylvia from volunteering at our Repair Café ... Repair Cafe Wales · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news Battery recycling process secures £500,000 in funding A company behind a solvent-based recycling process for lithium-ion batteries has been awarded £500,000 from the government’s Innovate UK fund. The money will go to Livingston-based Impact Solutions, which claims to have “successfully achieved proof-of-concept” of their CellMine process. The company says this can “selectively recover finite metals from waste lithium-ion batteries using innovativ… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2021 Industry news The quality first road map The post The quality first road map appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 12 Dec 2021 Industry news For completion by you - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK SUEZ recycling and recovery UK · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Nancy Gray UK Environmental and Regulatory Manager - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Science-based solutions for climate change and air quality research Academic experts from the University of Helsinki, Finland, examine the vital work of the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) Flagship, including climate change and air quality. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Extra £5.1m spent by Leeds for Covid waste pressures Leeds city council has spent an additional £5.1m on waste services this financial year, due to the “continued effects” of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a report set to go before the executive board on 15 December, the council outlines particular challenges it has faced in carrying out waste services during the pandemic. It also forecasts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Blue Central appointed MDS distributor BLUE Machinery (Central) Ltd have been appointed as the MDS distributor in northern and central England, along with north Wales. MDS – A Terex Brand is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty rock Trommels and Conveyors. The company, which was acquired by Terex MP back in July, was originally founded in 1995 and over the last... Skip & Waste Magazine · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Pandemic leads to jump in fly-tipping incidents Statistics published by Defra this week show that fly-tipping incidents in England rose by 16% in 2020/21. The data, which is based on reported fly tipping incidents through the year, shows that local authorities dealt with 1.13 million incidents in 2020/21, while in 2019/20 the figure stood at 980,000. Sixty five per cent (737,000) of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Winner of the Waste Nothing Schools Challenge The post Winner of the Waste Nothing Schools Challenge appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Study reveals fish soundscapes across restored coral reefs On reef restoration projects in Indonesia reviving marine ecosystems, scientists found ‘fish songs’, indicating the ecosystems were coming back to life. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Job Title: Community Fundraising Manager Responsible To: Events & Challenge Events Manager - FareShare The Felix Project · 10 Dec 2021 Industry news Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges ADBA’s lead analysts Nick Primmer and Leanne Williams examine the government’s recent Net Zero strategy and assesses its inclusion of AD and the bioeconomy. Click to expand to full-screen. Click to download the file to your device. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Dec 2021