Recycling news: 2022

Industry news CIWM appoints new Junior Vice President CIWM is pleased to announce the election of Tim Walker as Junior Vice President. Tim will formally take over the role from Dan Cooke, who will become Senior Vice President, at the presidential inauguration in June this year. Tim is currently the Chief Executive of the arc21 local authority partnership in Northern Ireland, a role... Skip & Waste Magazine · 11 Apr 2022 Global ISWA Renews MoU with R20 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 Apr 2022 Industry news Government to clamp down on HWRC charges The government has today (11 April) set out plans to ban charges for DIY waste at household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) as part of efforts to crack down on fly-tipping. Under the proposals, household DIYers would not be charged to get rid of waste including plasterboards, bricks, and bath units. The government says it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2022 Policy & government Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping Plans to save money for households disposing of DIY waste, alongside new grant funding for Local Authorities to clamp down on fly-tipping. GOV.UK · 11 Apr 2022 Council news Funded Early Learning for two-year-olds - St Helens Borough Council St. Helens Council · 9 Apr 2022 Council news Volunteer to litter pick - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 9 Apr 2022 Industry news Kitchen-Assistant-JD-April-2022.docx - The Felix Project - FareShare The Felix Project · 9 Apr 2022 Council news Northumberland County Council - nccform.northumberland.gov.uk Northumberland Council · 9 Apr 2022 Council news Driver Application CDC - Cotswold District Council Cotswold Council · 8 Apr 2022 Global #breakfreefromplastic welcomes grant from the Dutch Postcode Lottery Manila – The Dutch Postcode Lottery has awarded a grant of €500,000 to #breakfreefromplastic (BFFP) in support of a project to accelerate the change towards a future free from plastic pollution. The grant, which was made possible through the sponsorship of Greenpeace Netherlands, is expected to boost #breakfreefromplastic’s capacity to coordinate and support globally impactful […] Break Free From Plastic · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news North Yorkshire questions council permitting proposals North Yorkshire county council has questioned the government’s thinking behind plans to make local authorities carrying out commercial waste collections to register for a permit. Defra launched a consultation on reform of the waste carrier, broker, dealer registration system in England in January (see letsrecycle.com story). North Yorkshire currently holds a lower tier waste carriers … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Reduce air pollution from microfibres by avoiding tumble drying Tumble drying laundry can worsen air pollution, as it releases vast amounts of possibly harmful microfibres into the air, if not coupled with more eco-friendly methods. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Velocys’s waste-to-fuel project moves forward Velocys says it has completed works at its Altalto plant in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, in preparation for a future connection to the East Coast Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) cluster. In partnership with British Airways, Velocys is developing a facility that could convert up to 500,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste into fuel for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news News in brief (08/04/2022) With news on: Nottinghamshire residents reminded to be ‘battery savvy’; Owners of Ipswich block of flats fined for not clearing waste; BMRA launches Zero Carbon Committee; Cawleys teams up with Santa Pod Raceway Nottinghamshire residents reminded to be ‘battery savvy’ Nottinghamshire county council and Veolia are urging residents to be “battery savvy” to tackle a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Government’s Hydrogen Investment Package broadly welcomed by REA REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Can a circular economy offer economic growth? Economic approach More than 100 billion tons of resources enter our economy each year, anything from metals and minerals to plants and animals. As the majority of countries use a linear economy, this number has continued... The Furniture Recycling Group · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Email and URL safelist - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Tunbridge Wells Council · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news In conversation with BEIS, support upheld for biomethane Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, wrote this week to Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of ADBA. His letter acknowledged ADBA’s plea for the UK to phase out imports of Russian oil. The letter also underscored BEIS ongoing support for increased biomethane production and injection into the grid. Read… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Location of cemeteries and crematorium - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Who Dunit? - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Raise a glass for makeshift landlord and April’s Skip Hunk Richard HE’S got devilish good taste and his own pub! Meet our Skip Hunk, Richard Evans of Coopers Waste, Stafford. Hi! Introduce yourself please.I’m Richard Evans, I’m 47 and I work at Coopers Waste where I’m General Manager. We’re impressed! Tell us how long you’ve been there and what does the job involve?I’ve been there for... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news April’s Skip Chick Darcie is Abba-solutely fabulous FROM dolphins to Di Caprio, meet Skip Chick Darcie Gadalla, of KCM Waste Management. Hi! Tell us about yourself.I’m Darcie Gadalla, 24, and I work at KCM Waste Management as a Customer Service Advisor. A fine place to work. Tell us more.I’ve worked there for a year and half, answering phones, booking orders and helping... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Temporary Event Notices - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Burnley’s Local Plan - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Council news PSPO (Dog Control) - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news A touch of Swedish expertise for Compact & Bale COMPACT & BALE Ltd (C&B), one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent compacting and baling machinery, recently agreed a new UK agency with FLEXUS BALASYSTEM AB from Sweden to sell and support their industrial baler wrappers in the UK. Steve Burnett, C&B’s Chairman and founder, said: “I think this is a big opportunity for... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news The Pack a Great Part of the Success - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Waste firms post gender pay gaps With the deadline (5 April) passing for companies to submit their gender pay gap statistics for 2021, letsrecycle.com breaks down the data from the top six waste firms. From 2017, companies with more than 250 employees are required to submit their gender pay gap data using a ‘snapshot’ date of 5 April, and must submit this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news McHale Plant Sales announces new board and management appointments CONSTRUCTION equipment specialists, McHale Plant Sales – distributors in Ireland of Komatsu, Komatsu Forest, Metso Outotec, Merlo and Terex Ecotec equipment – has announced a number of senior board and management appointments which its chairman, Michael McHale says “will resource the organisation at senior level, reinforce capacity across our various and diversified fields of operation,... The … Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Life Cycle Assessment for the circular economy - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 8 Apr 2022 Council news Housing - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Altilium Metals has been awarded funds from the UK Government’s Automotive Transformation Fund for a feasibility study and decision-ready business case to develop a large scale manufacturing facility for recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to support a electrified vehicle supply chain With this new award of £223,097, Altilium Metals has reached a milestone of USD 1 million backing so far in 2022 from the UK Government to develop its battery recycling technology for at scale recovery of cathode metals. The Automotive Transformation Fund is delivered by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) and partners, Innovate UK, the [...] Altilium news · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Have you sniffed out our Snoopy Sculpture? We’re making our mark on the most iconic dog in the world as part of Dog’s Trust’s ‘A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy’ to promote our dog fouling campaign and wider Caru Cymru work to a whole new audience. Keep Wales Tidy · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Little Freddie Launches New Babyfood Pouches Fit for Kerbside Recycling Publication/Website: The Grocer Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 7 Apr 2022 Research & science 1w1a: Cross-overs: Closing loops together - Wageningen University & Research Wageningen University & Research News · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Foodservice Packaging Creating Problems at Paper Mills Publication/Website: Foodservice Footprint Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 7 Apr 2022 Council news Complaining about a Council service - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 7 Apr 2022 Council news Paying your Council Tax - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 7 Apr 2022 Council news Parks & Green Spaces - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 7 Apr 2022