Recycling news: 2021

Industry news FCC Environment wins £26m Bucks contract Buckinghamshire council has awarded FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd a five-year contract worth more than £26 million to manage, transfer and treat the county’s green, food, bulky and wood waste. The contract began on 1 February 2021 and contains an option for a five-year extension to 31 January 2031. A contract award notice published today (10 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news HSE details ‘targeted inspections’ of waste sector The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is this year to carry out “targeted inspections” of the waste sector which will focus on machinery guarding and workplace transport at sites. The executive has published a workplan for the sector, which says in the fourth quarter of 2020/21 (January to March 2021) it will target machine guarding … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Global Preliminary statistics 2020 Full document here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Worn Again Technologies participates to Circular Fashion Partnership led by Global Fashion Agenda Over 30 renowned fashion brands, manufacturers and recyclers are collaborating in a new initiative to capture and reuse textile waste in Bangladesh. Worn Again Technologies news · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Digital Library Publications - British Glass British Glass news · 10 Feb 2021 Policy & government CH53600 - Assessing Time Limits: Extended time limits: 20-year time limit GOV.UK · 10 Feb 2021 Policy & government CH53300 - Assessing Time Limits: Extended time limits: 6-year time limit GOV.UK · 10 Feb 2021 Global European Parliament calls for ambitious right to repair In a new vote in the European Parliament, MEPs overwhelmingly adopt measures to extend the life of products and establish a "right to repair" in Europe. Right to Repair Europe · 10 Feb 2021 Research & science Professor Sir Huw Thomas made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 10 Feb 2021 Council news Work in Social Care - Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire Council · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Welcome to the West Sussex Schools Waste & Climate Action Programme - Wastebuster Wastebuster · 9 Feb 2021 Global Keppel Seghers News – Successful handover of the Yueyang Waste-to-Energy plant The Waste-to-Energy plant – located in the town of Yueyang, Hunan Province, China – consists of 2 incineration lines, each... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news New algorithm can analyse plastic pollution in the ocean A new algorithm developed by a team at the University of Barcelona can analyse the level of plastic pollution in the ocean with a reliability of 80%. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Feb 2021 Council news Members - committees.sunderland.gov.uk Sunderland Council · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news City Food Lecture 2021 – Panelist, Laura Winningham The post City Food Lecture 2021 – Panelist, Laura Winningham appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Councillors believe consistent collections will lead to charges Most local councillors in England believe waste and recycling charges will have to be introduced to meet proposed standardised collections, according to research by YouGov. As part of the Resources and Waste strategy, the government is currently consulting on how to improve consistency in recycling collections. The government hopes that by making collections nationally consistent … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Viridor sees 6.8% increase in Crayford MRF tonnage Viridor has today (9 February) announced that its Crayford materials recycling facility (MRF) processed a “record breaking” 34,841 tonnes of dry mixed recycling in January, up 6.8% from last year’s 32,632 tonnes. Viridor noted that the biggest increase overall was glass, seeing 8,644 tonnes compared to last year’s figure of 6,000 tonnes. Mixed paper also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Global A Lifetime Polluted by Plastic When I say the word “plastic” what immediately comes to your mind? Is it an image of the sea turtle and the straw? The bag you last used at a grocery store? A beach you know that’s coated in pollution? The manufacturing plant in your neighborhood? It’s likely a combination of these things. But one thing that rarely comes to people's mind.. Break Free From Plastic · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Legal row over Veolia share offer for Suez Waste and water business Suez has hit back after Veolia made a share offer in its latest move to buy its rival. The offer comes as part of the bid process which is opposed by Suez and started when Veolia bought a 29.9% stake in Suez from Engie in October (see letsrecycle.com story). Both businesses … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news Only build EfW plants in ‘justified cases’, CEWEP says The Confederation of European Waste to Energy Plants (CEWEP) has said new or extended capacity of energy from waste plants should “only take place in well justified cases, in full respect of the waste hierarchy”. The confederation —whose members include FCC, Urbaser and Viridor —said in a statement yesterday (8 February) that it’s members are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2021 Policy & government Mr B Hennedy v Neales Waste Management Ltd and Lancashire County Council: 2404483/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 9 Feb 2021 Industry news MyMcDonald's Rewards: Earn McDonald's Points for Free Food - mcdonalds.com McDonald's UK newsroom · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Storm Darcy disrupts waste collections Local authorities across the UK have announced delays and disruption to waste and recycling collection services amid weather warnings as Storm Darcy hits. An amber weather warning is in place in Northern areas of England, while less severe yellow warnings for snow and ice have been issued for large parts of the rest of the UK. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Policy & government Experts share tips for tackling plastic pollution in Portsmouth Online workshop encourages local people to stamp out avoidable plastic waste. GOV.UK · 8 Feb 2021 Policy & government The performance of COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials and in real world conditions COVID-19 vaccine roll-out started in the UK on 8 December 2020. Results from Phase 3 clinical trials have been published for all the vaccines approved for use in the UK. But how does the performance of vaccines under real world conditions differ from clinical trial results? When will we able to observe the impacts of the COVID-19 vaccination programme? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Planned Welsh plastics plant given Covid-19 loan Waste management company Orthios has secured a UK government-backed loan to help it develop a 200,000 tonnes per year capacity plastics recycling facility in Holyhead, Anglesey. Close Brothers Asset Finance has provided Orthios with £1.2 million via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The waste management company says the loan will allow it to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Wheelabrator completes sale of UK EfW arm First Sentier Investors (FSI) has today (8 February) completed the purchase of Wheelabrator Technologies UK. The deal, which was first announced in December 2020 (see letsrecycle.com story), is for an undisclosed sum and includes the sale of all seven of Wheelabrator’s “strategically located waste-to-energy facilities”. This includes stakes in the two Kemsley plants in Kent and … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Global PlasticsEurope statement on forces majeures at plastics manufacturers plants “A case of forces majeures can affect all industries, and is just one of a number of factors which can impact supply… Plastics Europe · 8 Feb 2021 Global Recommendations from the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries on the review of the EU Emissions Trading System The impact assessment accompanying the Commission communication on the “2030 Climate Target Plan” suggests a highly demanding reduction target for ETS emissions of -65% for 2030, while the current ETS level foresees a -21% reduction for 2020 and a -43% for 2030. Such a projection means a three-fold increase in reduction efforts required for EU […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news Make recycling the starting point of production processes OPINION: In this article, Ernst-Jan Mul, innovation manager at Renewi, calls for recycling to be made the “starting point” in the production process of new products. To achieve more and better recycled raw materials, recycled raw materials must be taken as the standard. By 2050, the Netherlands will be circular. It’s a great ambition which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Industry news ‘Planned obsolescence’ measures to impact WEEE targets The government plans to introduce eco-design measures that promote the “repairability” of consumer products to tackle the practice of ‘planned obsolescence’. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) says this could have an impact on the long-term targets set for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Subject to the outcome … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2021 Policy & government FCDO accounting officer system statement 2020 This document explains the accountability framework in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). GOV.UK · 8 Feb 2021 Council news Biodiversity Duty Report 2017-2020 - East Renfrewshire Council East Renfrewshire Council · 8 Feb 2021 Global Announcement: WS-4 has an ongoing call to action The post Announcement: WS-4 has an ongoing call to action appeared first on 4evergreenforum . 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 7 Feb 2021 Policy & government General Pollution Complaints - Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Hong Kong EPD · 7 Feb 2021 Council news Road Closures - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 7 Feb 2021 Policy & government £40 million government funding to help polluting businesses clean up Some of the UK’s most polluting industries will benefit from £40 million funding to help them cut their carbon emissions. GOV.UK · 7 Feb 2021 Research & science Recycling Laboratory - TU Delft TU Delft News · 6 Feb 2021 Council news Planning Application Search - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 6 Feb 2021 Council news National Planning Policy Framework and National Model Design Code: consultation proposals - Colchester City Council Colchester Council · 6 Feb 2021