Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Obituary: Duncan Wemyss, former chair of the MVDA Duncan Wemyss, former chair of the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association of Great Britain (MVDA), sadly passed away on 24 January 2022 after a brief fight against cancer. He remained as chairman of the Vehicle Recycling Association, formed when the MVDA rebranded in 2018, until 2019. Obituary written by Chris Floate. A True Friend During Troubled … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2022 Industry news Currys’ Smart TV repair raises data protection issues The High Court has ruled that electrical retailer Currys must contest a claim against it relating to a data breach on a Smart television it sold on after the unit was returned by a customer. The case is likely to draw interest from recyclers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as concern over data … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2022 Industry news Feed the family for a tenner at Morrisons cafés - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 9 Feb 2022 Industry news Plastic dumpsites in Turkey found to be highly contaminated with toxic chemicals A report released by Greenpeace Mediterranean today, Game of Waste, reveals that five sites in southern Turkey are extensively contaminated with hazardous chemical pollutants. Last year Greenpeace investigators found UK grocery packaging dumped in the same five areas. Scientists found that levels of toxic chemicals in the soil and ash at some of these locations […] Greenpeace UK · 9 Feb 2022 Industry news Subscribe - Just Style Just Style · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news News in brief (08/02/22) With news on: AO Recycling celebrates recycling milestone; Agency brings out ‘plastics game’ for the Winter Olympics; Shropshire recycling firm fined after employee injury; FPA warns sector ‘not ready’ for Plastics Tax. AO Recycling celebrates recycling milestone AO Recycling is celebrating recycling over five million household appliances at its Telford plant since it opened in … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Contact Us - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Do environmental extremes affect voting patterns? According to IIASA research, personal experiences of extreme weather have a lot to do with political voting patterns Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Tesco and Berry strike soft plastics recycling deal Film plastics collected from customers at Tesco stores are to be turned into bin liners as part of a partnership between the supermarket chain and packaging manufacturer Berry Global. Tesco began collecting notoriously difficult-to-recycle soft plastics at every one of its larger stores in August last year, following a trial earlier in 2021 (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Totus strengthens for European growth EUROPEAN resource management specialist, Totus Environmental, has further expanded its senior management team to support the continued growth and development of its operations in mainland Europe and the UK. Bringing over 50 years’ combined experience in the sector, Clare Noble and Chris Barnes have been appointed to the positions of Commercial Director and Operations Director... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news ‘Government investment in sector will pay dividends to levelling up’ Jacob Hayler, executive director of the ESA, discusses the waste sector’s role in the levelling up agenda. OPINION: Amid political turmoil at Number 10 last week the government released its long-awaited levelling up white paper, setting out plans to deliver on the Conservative 2019 manifesto promise to bring greater economic equality to regions across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Welcome to the Team! Meet Our New Sharing and Repair Network Coordinator Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our team. Emma Erwin joins us as our new Sharing and Repair Network Coordinator. With Emma's support, Circular Communities Scotland is looking forward to setting up and overseeing the nation-wide sharing library and repair café network, a £310,000 project, supported by Scottish [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Letsrecycle.com launches Net Zero Conference In the wake of the COP26 climate summit, letsrecycle.com will this year hold a conference exploring the waste and recycling sector’s role in the path to net zero. Sponsored by food waste collection company Keenan Recycling, the Net Zero Conference will take place on 16 March at Pinsent Masons in London. Topics covered will include … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Non-ferrous traders ‘optimistic’ about 2022 UK non-ferrous metals traders are “optimistic” about 2022 despite concerns about increased legislation, according to a representative of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). The Brussels-based BIR is an international trade association for the recycling sector, with around 70 countries represented. Susie Burrage, managing director of Chesham-based metal recycler Recycled Products Ltd, is… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news A Match Made In High Street Heaven: Greggs And Primark Announce A Very Tasty Collaboration - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Essentra Components Expands into Vietnam - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news BP profits a slap in the face to struggling households Oil giant BP has announced profits of $12.8bn for last year fuelling calls for a windfall tax on the bumper profits of fossil fuel firms. Greenpeace UK · 8 Feb 2022 Industry news Expanding organic cotton, protecting farmers Over a decade ago, TRAID’s international development funding strategy evolved to exclusively support projects improving the socio-environmental impacts of clothes... TRAID · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Race into February with speed demon Skip Hunk Josh THIS month’s Skip Hunk is petrolhead Josh Mitchell, of KCM Waste Management. Howdy! Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Josh “Titch” Mitchell, 24, and I work as an HGV mechanic at KCM Waste Management. Tell us a bit more.I’ve been there for a year. I fix all the lorries that always seem to be... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news February Skip Chick Michelle is a deep-diving action girl HI! Introduce yourself to our lovely readers.I’m Michelle Hammond, and I’m 29. I work at Norman Wenn Skip Hire, based in East Tuddenham. I’m admin/office administrator. How long have you been there?I have worked here for just over a year and I answer the phone and take/process orders as well as processing invoices and receipts.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Council drops ‘marginal’ kerbside services as fuel prices rise West Oxfordshire district council has removed the kerbside collection of cooking oil and car batteries due to low demand from residents and rising fuel prices. The move comes after the council has been reviewing its waste service, which it says is under pressure as more people are working from home and operating costs have risen. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Only 15% of coastal areas are still intact, globally Only 15% of coastal areas around the world remain intact, according to research findings that highlight the need for rehabilitation and conservation. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news 2021 Report: Trading to Build a Better World Our 2021 annual report 'Trading to Build a Better World' is contains information about how the Community Wood Recycling network has grown since our last survey in 2018, as well as our involvement with the COP26 in Glasgow and the role of wood recycling in methane reduction, and our work supporting people, including those suffering [...] Community Wood Recycling · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news The hidden dangers of lithium battery disposal The post The hidden dangers of lithium battery disposal appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Veolia to build waste treatment centre in Colwick Waste management company Veolia has applied to the Environment Agency for a permit for a waste transfer and treatment centre in Colwick, Nottinghamshire. Accepting and processing or transferring up to 150,000 tonnes of waste per year, the facility will comprise a building for the bulking, treatment and transfer of waste materials collected from local businesses … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news GGSS quarterly report – Issue 1 Ofgem have released their first quarterly report of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) – click here for the full report. These quarterly reports provide a regular update on Scheme’s progress – namely: The number of Tariff Guarantee (TG) applications The number of registered Scheme participants The budget remaining for future applications This first… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd win award for crushing and screening equipment. Keestrack have recently hosted their annual dealer conference at their new state of the art showroom facility in the Czech Republic, where Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd received global recognition for their year-on-year sales growth, by picking up the ‘most improved dealer’ award. “Warwick Ward received the award for making the biggest progress as a Keestrack […] Wood Recyclers Association · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Building the Future – National Apprenticeship Week 2022 It’s becoming increasingly difficult to begin a career without a degree. While degrees are an important part of a skilled workforce, they might not be suitable for everyone. Apprenticeships offer an alternative route for the many individuals who want to learn while working. CSG will join the 15th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships, between the […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Marine Management Organisation drops case against Greenpeace MMO drops case against Greenpeace after the judge required a review of this ‘absurd’ prosecution Greenpeace UK · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Keenan Recycling awarded a place on ESPO framework 379_21 Keenan Recycling are pleased to have been awarded a place on the ESPO Framework 379_21 Non-Domestic Community Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Services. We offer the following service under the framework: Food Waste Recycling (Collection and Disposal) Services Accessing our services via this framework ensures your organisation is procuring services compliantly, with procurement regul… Keenan Recycling · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Investigation ‘still ongoing’ after 2018 waste crime arrests An investigation into nationwide waste crime which saw two men arrested in London four years ago is “still ongoing”, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). In February 2018, a 29-year-old man and a 46-year-old man were arrested at their homes in Chelsea and Hampstead Heath for questioning in relation to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news RMAS calls for rethink on ‘ill-conceived red diesel ban’ The Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) has warned that the Treasury’s plans to end the red diesel tax exemption for the recycling sector will “further impact” the UK’s cost of living crisis. RMAS, which represents Scotland’s SME resource and waste management companies, said the “inevitable” fuel price increase will see costs for its members rising, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news Merton slams ‘unnecessary’ Viridor EfW expansion Merton council published a statement from a cabinet councillor on Friday (4 February), outlining her opposition to Viridor’s plans to expand the capacity of its Beddington energy from waste (EfW) plant. This comes more than two weeks after Sutton’s deputy leader, Cllr Abbelan, who has since stood down, also said he was against the proposals. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2022 Industry news It’s been a busy year for green policy – now 2022 must be a year of implementation A focus on implementing climate and environmental agenda in 2022 is in the UK's best economic and social interest, writes Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group. 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