Recycling news: 2022

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 30 Jul 2026.

Industry news Towards Purer Air: - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 5 Feb 2022 Industry news WORKING FOR YOU IN 2020/21 - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 5 Feb 2022 Industry news India News Archives - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 5 Feb 2022 Industry news Subscribe - Just Drinks Just Drinks — sustainability · 5 Feb 2022 Industry news : : CURRYS : : CONSCIOUS COMMERCE: REAL LIFE, ROBOTS AND RETAIL - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Hillhead set to host over 600 exhibitors for the first time IT’S back to face-to-face business at Hillhead 2022, with more companies showcasing their products and services than ever before. An A-Z of leading players from the quarrying, construction, and recycling sectors look forward to meeting you in the spectacular setting of Hillhead quarry, including: Agg-Pro, Ammann, ATG, Bell Equipment, Bobcat, Bomag, Case Construction, CDE, Doosan,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 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... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news SEPA still unclear of cyber-attack financial impact The full financial impact of the cyber attack on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in 2020 is still unclear, Audit Scotland has found. The auditing body found that SEPA is still reinstating some of its systems more than a year after the “sophisticated” ransomware attack. Accounting records had to be recreated from bank statements … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Glencore unveils plans for UK battery recycling plant Anglo-Swiss mining company Glencore has unveiled plans to build a 10,000 tonnes per year capacity lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Northfleet, Kent. The company said the facility will be operational by mid-2023 and will be based at the Britannia Refined Metals operation, owned by Glencore. Glencore is partnering with Britishvolt on the project, which positions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news TOMRA Recycling strengthens its position in the wood recycling segment with a dedicated team As the first sensor-based sorting solutions provider with a dedicated team for the wood recycling segment, TOMRA Recycling hopes to drive further developments in waste wood recycling through innovative technology and consultancy support to improve industry processes. Thanks to its state-of-the-art sensor-based sorting technologies and longstanding partnerships with wood-based panel manufacturer… Wood Recyclers Association · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Community Wood Recycling sees growth through pandemic Community Wood Recycling (CRW) has seen its revenues rise by 36% in four years, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. The charity, established in 1998 by Richard Mehmed, collects, reuses and recycles waste wood items and timber which would otherwise go into landfill or incineration. It says despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Job vacancy: Commercial Administrator We are delighted to share that we are actively seeking a Commercial Administrator to join our growing team at the Reuse Network. Reuse Network · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Leicestershire sets out plan to hit 65% recycling The Leicestershire Waste Partnership has launched a consultation on its waste strategy 2022-2050, where it has outlined a number of waste prevention and reuse strategies aimed at increasing its recycling rate. Within the document, the partnership has pledged to increase its recycling rate from 45.5% in 2019/20 to 65% in 2035, as well as reduce … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Plastic recycling in 2022 – and a look back to 2021 OPINION: The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group chairman, Roger Baynham, reflects on plastic recycling in 2021 and what to expect in 2022. Now that we have comfortably moved in 2022, it is worth reflecting upon the achievements of 2021, which saw significant challenges for the plastics recycling industry, many of which have been common across … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news East London Waste Authority begins to engage the market on its future procurement plans - East London Waste Authority East London Waste Authority · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news The fight against catalytic converter theft - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Archives for February 4, 2022 - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Memorandum of Understanding signing for supply of 10,000 MT per year of end-of-life electric vehicle battery “black mass” as feedstock to Altilium Metals first recycling plant in Europe Once an Electric Vehicle battery reaches the end of its useful life, the battery pack can be collected, dismantled, and shredded. The shredded material is then processed to produce so-called “black mass”, which consists of high amounts of lithium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel metals. This black mass is the feedstock to the Altilium Metals recycling [...] Altilium news · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news London’s food footprint - ReLondon ReLondon · 4 Feb 2022 Industry news Recycling – Issue 24 Winter 2021 The post Recycling – Issue 24 Winter 2021 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news REA welcomes BEIS Committee report on Decarbonisation of Heat in Homes REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news HMRC unveils fresh plastics tax guidance With implementation of the plastics packaging tax now less than two months away, HMRC has today (3 February) urged businesses to “familiarise” themselves with the tax, and register if needed. The department has published two fresh sets of guidance to help businesses prepare. Both can be found below and at the end of this article. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Calling all members for our Spring Members’ Meeting! We’re just a month away from our Spring Members’ Meeting and AGM which is taking place on Wednesday 9th March in Telford. We’ve got another busy agenda aimed at informing and educating our members on issues relevant to the industry and their businesses. This time we will be welcoming Howard Leberman from the Environment Agency […] Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Tonbridge and Malling to expand flats recycling scheme Tonbridge and Malling council will next week vote on plans to bring forward the rollout of its recycling service for communal flats. The council started a pilot scheme in September 2021, which involved delivering new recycling bins enabling residents to separate dry recyclables. New recycling bins for dry recyclables were delivered to 2500 properties, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news ‘Government’s measures to tackle the energy crisis don’t address the scale of the problem’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news HSE launch consultation on changes to GSMR 1996 The HSE’s latest consultation relates to the review of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (GSMR). These regulations apply to the conveyance of natural gas and biomethane through pipes to domestic and other consumers. This GSMR review emanated from the ‘Opening up the Gas Market’ report (OGM), commonly known as the Oban Project, after its… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Waste-derived CO2: the regulation (Please note that this article was amended 4/02/22 to include reference to the correct regulations in point 1) Defra and the Environment Agency confirmed their support for the use of waste derived bio-CO2 at the launch of BEIS’ Spring 2022 Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. During the event, which saw BEIS provide an overview of the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Geminor looks to ‘pivot away’ from exports market in UK Norwegian waste management business Geminor has reported a rise in its materials recycling activity for 2021. And, its UK operation is aiming to do more energy feedstock supply and materials recycling on the domestic market so that it can “pivot away” from exports. Traditionally Geminor focused on the export of alternative fuels (RDF and SRF) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Unite and Coventry clash as council turns to agency Coventry city council and the Unite union have clashed again amid a dispute over pay rates and terms for refuse crews. The strike began on 31 January after the council and Unite failed to come to an agreement on pay. The latest dispute has arisen because the council brought in its arms length commercial waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Appeal judges back Durham council in Max Recycle case EXCLUSIVE: The Court of Appeal has rejected Max Recycle’s appeal against a ruling in November 2020, which struck off its claim against Durham county council over commercial waste collections. Max Recycle (trading name for The Durham Company Ltd), argues that commercial waste collections undertaken by the council breach state aid rules as they are carried … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2022 Industry news Strategic flood risk assessments - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news UK oil and gas emissions intensity rises to record high The post UK oil and gas emissions intensity rises to record high appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news ‘A missed opportunity’: REA left disappointed as new Net Zero measures omitted from the ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news Sunderland council opens £5m HWRC Sunderland city council opened its £5 million household waste and recycling centre at Pallion yesterday (1 February), which is five times bigger than the site it is replacing. The new split level Pallion HWRC will be replacing the Beach Street site which had been in use since the early 1980s. According to the council, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news Paris Agreement targets are yet to protect coral reefs The Paris Agreement limited global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which still has devastating impacts for coral reefs – remaining on track for coral degeneration. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news Agenda General Line Sector meeting 9 March 2022 The post Agenda General Line Sector meeting 9 March 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news JTA secures WEEE compliance fee role again The government is to continue with the compliance fee system for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling for the 2021 compliance year, and will use the option proposed by the Joint Trade Association (JTA). The compliance fee system is fundamental to the whole WEEE system in the UK. It allows compliance schemes and obligated … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news Producer groups eyeing EPR administrator role EXCLUSIVE: INCPEN and two other associations representing producers have “come together to investigate” if they can set up a scheme administrator for the UK’s new extended producer responsibility (EPR) system. The scheme administrator will have a huge role in the government’s upcoming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reforms which will replace the current PRN system and … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news REA sets out how Net Zero policies should be at heart of ‘Levelling Up’ agenda in letter to Secretary of State REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 2 Feb 2022 Industry news Waste sector ‘can play a role’ in levelling up The waste sector has a role to play in the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda, according to Hillary Tanner, policy advisor at the Local Government Association (LGA). Ms Tanner was speaking at the Outlook Conference last week (27 January), six days before the government outlined steps it will take to reduce regional inequalities. The LGA’s policy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2022