Recycling news: 2021

Global Pollution Prevention Groups Press Government to Ban Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products and Packaging The EcoWaste Coalition and Oceana Philippines today urged the national government to roll out a long overdue policy that could help the country leapfrog to a zero waste and toxic-free circular economy. Break Free From Plastic · 1 Feb 2021 Council news Permitted Development Enquiry Form - forms.melton.gov.uk Melton Council · 31 Jan 2021 Council news Bin collections - Preston City Council Preston Council · 31 Jan 2021 Council news Disabled Facilities Grant - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 30 Jan 2021 Policy & government Homes England safety, health and environmental policy statement This statement sets out Homes England's commitment to health and safety and the environment GOV.UK · 30 Jan 2021 Council news Councillor Derek Bastiman - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 30 Jan 2021 Council news Committee details - Executive - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 30 Jan 2021 Council news Councillor Clive Pearson - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 30 Jan 2021 Council news Search results - image_label:"Technical drawing" - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Charter and Members’ Handbook 2021 - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Transport Efficency - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Marine Aggregates - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Aggregates - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Cement - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Facts & Figures - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Publications - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news About the MPA - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 30 Jan 2021 Policy & government National design guide This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice. GOV.UK · 30 Jan 2021 Industry news Decarbonisation of heat across the food and drink manufacturing sector - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news United in Compassion: Bringing young people together to create a better world - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news ‘Green Homes Grant needs improvements to be successful’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news REA response to embedded generation disconnection consultation REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Policy & government Mass testing for COVID-19: January update on lateral flow tests The Government’s COVID-19 Winter Plan, relies on three things to provide the UK with a “route back to normality”: vaccines, treatments and testing. In addition to laboratory-based tests, lateral flow tests are being used for rapid testing in communities and workplaces. What are the latest data on how good these tests are? What are the pros and cons of using them for mass testing? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news LSEP hopes to increase capacity of Lostock EfW Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd (LSEP) hopes to increase the capacity of its £480 million energy from waste (EfW) facility, currently under construction in Lostock in Cheshire, by 128,000 tonnes of waste a year. LSEP is a joint venture between renewable energy company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and waste management firm FCC Environment. If the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Global The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics. This becomes obvious when looking at the number of related EU studies and reports that had been published in 2020. The last publication in this regard was the [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Member portrait: Avantium In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Ed De Jong, VP Development at Avantium, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about Avantium, Netherlands Avantium is a chemical technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, employing approximately 230 people, with extensive R&D [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News from the members: January 2021 Corbion to expand lactic acid production capacity in North America Recently, Corbion announced that it is planning to expand its lactic acid capacity at its manufacturing facility in Blair, Nebraska by around 40%. Lactic acid can be used for the production of polylactic acid (PLA). The demand for PLA on the markets remains high, [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News in brief: January 2021 Yum China launches plastic reduction and sustainable packaging initiatives Yum, the operator of fast-food chain KFC and restaurant brand Pizza Hut announced new environmentally friendly packaging initiatives that are expected to reduce its amount of non-degradable plastics by approximately 8,000 tonnes annually starting this year. Some of the initiatives include replacing existing plastic packa… European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Waste sector absences ‘higher’ than first lockdown The chief executive of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) says absences are higher and morale is lower in the waste sector now than during the first lockdown. Jacob Hayler was speaking today (28 January) at letsrecycle.com’s virtual Outlook Conference 2021. He said: “Absences are way up compared to where they were at back in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Puts TREA Leuna District Heat Extraction System into Operation The technical implementation of the heat extraction system involved: Adapting the exhaust gas cooling section to recover energy from the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news UK landfill tax rates stay similar after Scottish budget With the Scottish government yesterday (28 January) confirming its landfill tax rates for the next financial year, all the UK nations – as is currently the case – will have the same rate for 2021/2022. Coming into force from the beginning of April, the new rate announced for Scotland is: £96.70 per tonne for standard … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Xcess: The Independent Food Redistribution Network The post Xcess: The Independent Food Redistribution Network appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news UKCA Mark - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Cleantech Group Features Recycleye Cleantech Group’s most recent article on ‘Recycling and Sorting: From Futility to Efficiency’ sheds light on just how detrimental autonomous optical and waste sorting systems are to the management of recyclable waste.... Recycleye news · 29 Jan 2021 Council news Council Tax - Cancel a One Adult Occupier Discount - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news British Renewable Energy Awards 2020 Winners Announced REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Company Shop Group - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Nature needs legal rights to really protect biodiversity Professor Dr Tineke Lambooy discusses why granting legal personhood to entities of nature could enable society to protect biodiversity for future generations. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Food and Drink Exporting - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Food Waste Action Week partners announced WRAP has announced the names of strategic partner organisations for its Food Waste Action Week, which will take place between 1 – 7 March. The partners include Asda, Co-op, Waitrose, Hampshire council, KFC, Marks and Spencer, Premier Foods, Sodexo and Unilever. In total, the campaign has 26 strategic partners so far, and 41 supporting partners … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021