Recycling news: 2023

Industry news The use of Trommels in Waste In the solid-waste processing industries, a trommel is a type of screening apparatus. It makes use of the principle of centrifugal force to remove coarse materials from smaller ones and separate them from each other. Not just Trommels in waste, Trommels are used in a wide variety of applications, including both industrial and agricultural operations.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Mazars to administer WEEE compliance fee again in 2022 Ministers have approved a proposal from the Joint Trade Association (JTA) for the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee methodology for 2022. The fee is an alternative mechanism used by compliance schemes and obligated business if they have insufficient recycling evidence to meet their WEEE collection targets for the year. A methodology proposed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Food waste collections ‘biggest contributor’ to reducing sector emissions Separate food waste collections are the waste sector’s “biggest contributor” towards reducing its emissions, according to Defra minister Lord Benyon. Lord Benyon made the claim when answering a written question last week (3 February). The question was posed by Lord Taylor of Warwick, who asked what steps were being taken to reduce any adverse effects … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Flos joins ultra-minimal trend with stark table lamp Italian lighting design giant Flos has joined the trend towards minimalist luminaires with the launch of a range of adhesive-free […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Designer unveils electricity-free light A Tokyo-based product designer has unveiled a softly-glowing light which uses no electricity or battery. Instead, a specially treated ‘light-collecting’ […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Fagerhult luminaire reuses reflectors from old TV sets Fagerhult has unveiled Kvisten, a luminaire whose reflectors are made from discarded television sets. It’s made from 77 per cent […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news BREAKING: Shell threatens Greenpeace protestors with jail and fines, but legal tactics fail as Greenpeace sends second boat and more climbers to occupy oil platform Action photos and video available here. Shell has attempted to silence Greenpeace International’s peaceful occupation of its oil and gas platform at sea by hitting the campaign group with an injunction late on Friday [FEB 3] – threatening up to two years’ jail time and fines [1]. But today, Shell’s heavy-handed legal tactics failed, as […] Greenpeace UK · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Waste volumes down 9.5% in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s recycling rate for local authority collected municipal waste fell by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2022 to 51.5%, government statistics have shown, while waste volumes fell by 9.5%. The provisional statistics for July to September 2022 were published in a report by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Minister Pow heralds waste exemption changes Details of changes to the waste exemptions regime for England and Wales have today (6 February) been published following a consultation launched in 2018. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the reforms would “crack down on dangerous waste cowboys and illegal practices” and provide for “greater scrutiny of activities at waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news OPINION: The circular economy and the important role we all play OPINION: The reuse and recycling of textiles and other items is an essential part of the circular economy, explains Chelsea Ihezie of West London-based Choice Textile. OPINION: The circular economy is an economic system in which resources are used, reused, and recycled in a closed loop to minimize waste and pollution. This approach to economic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Veolia ‘delighted’ to continue working with Brent French-owned waste management company Veolia says it is “delighted” to continue working with the north-west London borough of Brent. Letsrecycle.com reported last week (3 February) that Brent council had awarded Veolia an initial eight-year contract worth £17.1 million per annum to carry out waste and recycling collections, continuing a partnership between the pair which began … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Lower waste volumes sees ELWA report £7m underspend The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) recorded an underspend of £7.16 million the first eight months of the 2021/22 financial year, as a result of tonnage levels being 10.5% below forecasted levels. ELWA is responsible for the disposal of waste from the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge. The underspend was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news The Legacy Continues For The First Black Owned McDonalds - McDonald’s Corporation McDonald's UK newsroom · 5 Feb 2023 Industry news Martec Environmental Consultants Ltd - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Legislation – Your Guide To Customer Engagement Explore the benefits of QR codes in enhancing customer engagement and promoting sustainability with Polytag. Our innovative solutions allow businesses to create branded landing pages, gain unique analytics, and support Digital Deposit Return Schemes. QR codes offer a versatile, space-efficient way to connect with customers and meet sustainability goals. Learn more about how Polytag's QR code te… Polytag news · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Sign up to our newsletter - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Scottish EfW review calls for plastic incineration ban An independent review conducted by Dr Colin Church has recommended that the Scottish government put in place measures to end the incineration of plastic at energy from waste (EfW) plants by 2030. The recommendation was made in the second report by Dr Church into the role of incineration in Scotland, commissioned by the government. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Derbyshire councils to repair and reopen Sinfin EfW plant Derbyshire county and Derby city councils voted on 2 February to repair the failed Sinfin gasification plant and use it to treat residents’ residual waste. In 2009, Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS), a partnership between infrastructure firm Interserve and waste management company Renewi, signed a 27-year, £900 million waste treatment contract with the councils, which included … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Sweepstake information and guidance - FareShare FareShare · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Contamination continues to plague Newcastle in 2022 Contamination has continued to be an issue in 2022 “as in previous years”, Newcastle city council says, with around 15% of residents’ recycling proving contaminated. The in-house council team collects residual waste in green bins and recycling in blue bins on alternate weeks. The council also provides a black caddy inside the blue bins so … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Brent awards Veolia £274m deal and opts for twin-stream EXCLUSIVE: Brent council has awarded Veolia an initial eight-year deal worth £17.1 million a year to continue carrying out waste and recycling collections in the north-west London borough. As part of the contract, the council will switch to alternate twin-stream collections this October following a “successful” trial which took place last autumn. Details of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (03/02/23) With news on: Polytag develops UV tag reading technology; Recycleye raises funds to ‘reinvent recycling’; BMRA welcomes single-use plastics ban; and, Biffa supports Cornish upcycling business. Polytag develops UV tag reading technology Recycling technology startup Polytag has announced it is trialling a UV tag reading technology that will enable the tracing of plastic packaging. The … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Trilux upgrades 400 luminaires from fluorescent to LED in City of London Luminaire maker Trilux has adopted the reuse model of lighting circularity by retrofitting over 400 fluorescent office lights with LEDs to […] Recolight · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Countrystyle owner posts annual results Heathcote Holdings, which owns a number of resource management companies, including Countrystyle Recycling and Envar Composting, has filed its first full set of accounts since its incorporation in April 2021. The results for the year ending 30 April 2022 show that after tax, Heathcote Holdings posted a profit of £22.6 million. However, the report shows … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Olleco to open new processing plant at Stolthaven Terminals facility - Olleco Olleco · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Plastic pollution - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Climate emergency - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Announcing The Remanufacturing Lighting Conference Clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and […] Recolight · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Small isolated wetlands can be pollution-catching powerhouses Research shows how small isolated wetlands protect downstream waters by doubling as pollution-catching powerhouses by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news MRWA dips into reserves to cut disposal levy The Merseyside Waste and Recycling Authority (MWRA) has announced that the levy charged to member authorities for the treatment of disposal waste will be cut by 0.12% in 2023/24, after opting to provide “significant one-off funding” from its reserves. This is despite the authority previously recommending a 7% rise to the levy after being hit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Become a Surfers Against Sewage member - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Augean welcomes consent for East Northants site extension Specialist waste and resource management business Augean has welcomed government approval for an extension of it hazardous landfill void to the west of its existing site in East Northamptonshire. Consent Last week the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced that junior minister Lee Rowley, on behalf of secretary of state Michael Gove, had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Biomass outages hit Esken’s earnings Esken Renewables is expected to deliver £2 million less in predicted earnings for the full year ending 28 February due to “unplanned” outages at the biomass plants it provides waste wood to. A trading statement from the company today (2 February) outlined that the “unplanned outages” experienced during the winter months resulted in a £2 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Accelerate climate action and circular leadership in 2023 with edie’s new reports edie has published two new reports detailing the key steps that businesses can take to accelerate progress towards ambitious decarbonisation targets and embrace new ways of thinking through circular economy principles. edie — Circular Economy tag · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Patersons works on gas collection amid landfill odour concern The Scottish landfill business, Patersons of Greenoakhill, has confirmed that it is working on the installation of landfill gas collection infrastructure in a cell at its site to the east of Glasgow, in the wake of an odour problem from the site over the winter. Restrictions The ongoing work continues at the landfill which has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news OPRL survey shows almost a third unclear on EPR, but labelling can help producers prepare The post OPRL survey shows almost a third unclear on EPR, but labelling can help producers prepare appeared first on OPRL . OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (02/02/23) With news on: Re-Gen warns of EPR costs; ELWA begins market engagement; FCC Environment achieves five stars in health and safety; and, Horsham launches coffee pod recycling. Re-Gen warns of EPR costs The managing director of Northern Irish waste management company Re-Gen has warned that extended producer responsibility (EPR) costs could impact the viability of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news RECOUP Launch Inaugural ‘Reusability by Design’ Guidance The post RECOUP Launch Inaugural ‘Reusability by Design’ Guidance appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Shell UK headquarters targeted as it reveals record £32.2bn profits – Activists tell Shell: Stop Drilling. Start Paying While Shell counts their record-breaking billions, people across the globe count the damage from the record-breaking droughts, heatwaves and floods this oil giant is fuelling Greenpeace UK · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Hartlepool revises garden waste charges after criticism Hartlepool borough council has revised the garden waste service charge it proposed introducing in the face of budget pressures, following “strong opposition” from residents. The original proposal would have seen an annual charge of £41.50 introduced from April. It was calculated that the move would save Hartlepool council approximately £250,000 a year, a council document … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023