Recycling news: 2019

Policy & government Demolition work begins at RAF Lakenheath Demolition work has started at RAF Lakenheath as part of a Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) project to prepare the base for the arrival of 2 squadrons of US F-35s. GOV.UK · 19 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mrs M Green v South Cave Kids Club: 1800950/2017 Employment Tribunal Decision. GOV.UK · 19 Mar 2019 Policy & government Number of council seats held by Conservatives in England - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 16 Mar 2019 Policy & government HS2 could provide green energy to hundreds of new homes In an innovative first, engineers developing the HS2 super-hub at Old Oak Common in north west London are proposing plans to tap heat from the brakes and engines of high speed trains to heat water and power central heating of up to 500 new homes that could be built nearby. GOV.UK · 16 Mar 2019 Policy & government Managing on-site stockpiling and use of high volumes of concrete-based demolition material An independent research report conducted as part of NDA's Direct Research Portfolio (DRP). GOV.UK · 14 Mar 2019 Policy & government CCC welcomes Government commitments to new low-carbon homes and green gas The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) welcomes news that the UK Government intends to implement a series of new measures to help reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. Climate Change Committee · 13 Mar 2019 Policy & government Penny Mordaunt doubles support for plastic recycling International Development Secretary doubles UK aid support for plastic recycling in poor nations. The announcement was made alongside Sir David Attenborough. GOV.UK · 11 Mar 2019 Policy & government Penny Mordaunt doubles support for plastic recycling: speech In a speech in London today, the International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, doubled UK aid support for plastic recycling in poor nations. GOV.UK · 11 Mar 2019 Policy & government Chemical Weapons Chemical weapons are prohibited, however recent chemical weapons attacks in Malaysia, Syria, Iraq and the UK have raised concerns about their use. In the UK in 2018, four people were taken seriously ill and one person died following exposure to a Novichok, a type of nerve agent. The UK Government recently announced £11m to strengthen the UK’s chemical defences and highlighted chemical, biologic… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mrs J Randerson v FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd: 1806303/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Mar 2019 Policy & government BIM42520 - Specific deductions: administration: interest, penalties and surcharges on UK taxes GOV.UK · 7 Mar 2019 Policy & government Twenty-first Century Councils - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 5 Mar 2019 Policy & government Rejected recycling Contamination of recycling by food or general waste. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mr D Hawkins v FCC Environment (UK) Ltd: 3327142/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Ms A Braine and others v The National Gallery: 2201625/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mr S Mwangome Tsui v Ward Recycling Ltd: 2602484/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr R Burnicki v RTS Textile Recyclers Ltd (In Administration): 1402216/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr G Ross v European Metal Recycling Ltd: 1401955/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Feb 2019 Policy & government New ambassadors to champion green action Environment Secretary Michael Gove welcomes green ambassadors for Year of Green Action. GOV.UK · 26 Feb 2019 Policy & government Matthew Jones, and Pembrokeshire Metal Recycling Ltd Decision of the Traffic Commissioner on Matthew Jones, and Pembrokeshire Metal Recycling Ltd GOV.UK · 26 Feb 2019 Policy & government Indian engineering entrepreneurs trained in UK under joint initiative The fifth cohort of Indian engineering entrepreneurs have returned from the UK-based Leaders in Innovation Fellowships programme. GOV.UK · 26 Feb 2019 Policy & government Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: payments report, 2017 The fourth report of payments and data related to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. GOV.UK · 25 Feb 2019 Policy & government Willesden’s landmark yellow cranes make way for new HS2 Rail Logistics Hub Three huge disused yellow container cranes at Willesden, west London have been removed to make way for a major new HS2 Rail Logistics Hub to support the construction of the new high-speed line’s London tunnels. GOV.UK · 25 Feb 2019 Policy & government First look at HS2’s Washwood Heath depot site Ahead of HS2 Ltd beginning construction of a train maintenance depot in Washwood Heath, demolition of a former railway works in Birmingham is now well underway. GOV.UK · 22 Feb 2019 Policy & government Environment Agency corporate scorecard 2018 to 2019 - Quarter two The corporate scorecard outlines the Environment Agency's performance against our corporate measures. GOV.UK · 21 Feb 2019 Policy & government UK homes unfit for the challenges of climate change, CCC says Government must act now to improve the quality of UK homes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to safeguard our comfort, health and wellbeing as the climate changes, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says today. Climate Change Committee · 21 Feb 2019 Policy & government The Accounting Direction for social housing in England from January 2019 The general requirements for the accounts of private registered providers of social housing. GOV.UK · 20 Feb 2019 Policy & government Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance The widespread use of antimicrobials, particularly antibiotics, has accelerated the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microbes. A recent report by the Health and Social Care Committee called for AMR to be a ‘top five policy priority’. This POSTnote evaluates the main reservoirs of AMR microbes arising from the use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 19 Feb 2019 Policy & government Landfill following public health incidents Items disposed of in landfill as a result of public health incidents. GOV.UK · 19 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr David Feeley v South Wales Wood Recycling: 1601344/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 19 Feb 2019 Policy & government Smart tracking of waste across the UK: GovTech Catalyst competition winners announced Government awards £400,000 to tech companies to track waste through the economy. GOV.UK · 19 Feb 2019 Policy & government Sileby company placed into provisional liquidation Company based in Sileby, Leicestershire, has been placed in provisional liquidation following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. GOV.UK · 18 Feb 2019 Policy & government Government sets out plans to overhaul waste system The government launches a series of consultations to overhaul the waste system. GOV.UK · 18 Feb 2019 Policy & government The Eco Larder CIC We interviewed the husband and wife team behind Edinburgh’s first zero waste shop. A community interest company putting planet and purpose before profits. GOV.UK · 15 Feb 2019 Policy & government 10. Treating effluents best available techniques (BAT) BAT for treating effluents at onshore oil and gas sites. GOV.UK · 14 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr W Davies and others v Veolia ES Merseyside & Halton Ltd: 2423794/2017 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 14 Feb 2019 Policy & government Second phase of work to transform Worthy Down gathers pace Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force personnel who live and learn at Worthy Down in Hampshire will soon have eight more new facilities to enjoy. GOV.UK · 13 Feb 2019 Policy & government WEEE: submitting a proposal for PCS Balancing System What to include when submitting proposals for a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) PCS Balancing System (PBS) and how they will be assessed. GOV.UK · 12 Feb 2019 Policy & government Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C Under the Paris Agreement, almost all governments worldwide have agreed to collectively limit global warming to 'well below' 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures, and to 'pursue efforts' to limit this warming to 1.5°C. However, there has been 1°C of warming to date, and current international pledges could result in 3°C or more. A 2018 UN Special Report examined how peak global warming could be… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr John Williams v South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd: 1601340/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Feb 2019