Recycling news: 2021

Industry news MRFs must ‘plan for everything to change’ Operators of material recycling facilities (MRFs) should “plan for everything to change” when the deposit return scheme (DRS) is implemented, according to the technical director of Suez. Stuart Hayward-Higham was speaking at the ‘Modern MRFs – what’s next for material segregating, separation and recycling’ webinar yesterday (20 January), saying that the DRS system will cause … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news New year, new waste provider? Top tips for reviewing your waste management in 2021 The post New year, new waste provider? Top tips for reviewing your waste management in 2021 appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 21 Jan 2021 Policy & government UK Research and Development Roadmap The government’s Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap sets out the UK’s vision and ambition for science, research and innovation. GOV.UK · 21 Jan 2021 Global How Europe can grow without growing In a landmark document recognising the destructive power of constant economic growth, the European Environment Agency (EEA) echoes the demands of campaigners and scientists: the urgent need to favour wellbeing over wealth. The EEA briefing argued that our quest for uninterrupted economic growth “has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health” because of “the Great Accelerat… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news SABIC and Plastic Energy set to start construction of pioneering advanced recycling unit to increase production of certified circular polymers The post SABIC and Plastic Energy set to start construction of pioneering advanced recycling unit to increase production of certified circular polymers appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news Network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins New research highlights how a network of marine protected areas could help defend essential breeding areas for Antarctic penguins. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Jan 2021 Policy & government Mr H Obeng v 4 Emel Ltd T/a Belvoir Letting: 3200355/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news Defra clarifies non-OECD plastics export rules The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has moved to clear up confusion arising from the UK’s approach to plastic exports to non-OECD countries. The clarification comes in the wake of criticism from the global waste trade watchdog Basel Action Network (BAN), which accused the government of implementing weaker controls than the European … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2021 Global Sinking town demands the EU to save it from destructive coal mining Vise tightens around the Turów coal mine as German authorities join the Czech Republic in calling for justice, Roberta Arbinolo reports. The German town of Zittau, members of the Saxon State Parliament and the District of Görlitz have filed an official complaint to the European Commission about the damage caused to the whole region by the controversial Polish mine. Located a few kilometres away… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news A-Z of Recycling Guide - Biffa Biffa · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news Generation Action - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 21 Jan 2021 Global Deposit Data The report offers insights on how deposit systems are financed in different jurisdictions and what recovery levels they can achieve depending on how they're designed. Reloop Platform · 21 Jan 2021 Industry news How to reconnect with nature Part of Planet Patrol’s mission is to reconnect people with nature. We believe that forging a connection with nature is one of the first steps to changing human behaviours towards more sustainable lifestyles. A positive experience in nature -> valuing nature -> caring -> wanting to protect nature and share it with others -> positive […] Planet Patrol · 21 Jan 2021 Global Standardkessel Baumgarte (Sbg) receives “Notice to Proceed” at Chalampé After a successful pre-engineering phase, the “Notice to Proceed (NTP)” has been issued with effect from 30/10/20. SBG is pleased to... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Agency chair decries ‘squeezed’ funding The chair of the Environment Agency said yesterday (19 January) the funding the enforcement body received from the government for regulatory work had become increasingly “squeezed”. Emma Howard Boyd was giving evidence at a meeting of the environment, food and rural affairs committee. She said: “If you look at the work that we carry out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Goldsmith vows to tackle ‘planned obsolescence’ Lord Zac Goldsmith has said the government is likely to introduce legislation preventing manufacturers of white goods from making products which are “simply thrown away as a default”, otherwise known as planned obsolescence. Lord Goldsmith, who works as minister of state for Defra, made the remarks on Monday (18 January) in a House of Lords … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news The UK Plastics Pact: Help reporting your progress Gareth Edwards summarises what information businesses are required to gather to report progress towards the UK's Plastics Pact targets, and outlines how Valpak can help with data collation, collection and form submission. Valpak · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Powerday creates over £9million of social value in 12 months We are proud to have created over £9millon social value for the second consecutive year with every pound that clients spent with us contributing £0.22 to the local community. At Powerday, our so... Powerday · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news We’re hiring! This is a 1-year fixed-term contract to create an online guide for reuse operators on how to run a successful, professional and fully compliant electrical and electronic equipment repair and testing service. Reuse Network · 20 Jan 2021 Policy & government Mr C Preston v Eurocell plc: 2410564/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news NHS updates Covid-19 waste advice for healthcare facilities The NHS published the fourth version of its briefing on standard operating procedures for managing Covid-19 waste from healthcare facilities on 18 January. The document sets out the waste management approach for all healthcare facilities in England, including primary care facilities and testing facilities. The most recent update includes information on how to handle waste from vaccinations and … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Working with nature to make food last longer: Apeel - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Morrisons increases food deliveries for children entitled to free school meals - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 20 Jan 2021 Council news Decision - To approve changes to the Local Lettings Plan for the Veteran housing scheme at Jupiter House, Swindon Rd, Cheltenham (incorporating 6 and 8 Brunswick Street) - Modern Council - Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham Council · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news Equipment Connect Features Recycleye Want to know more about the company? Recycleye sat down with Equipment Connect to discuss how our technology is disrupting the waste industry, what our plans for the new year are, and more.... Recycleye news · 20 Jan 2021 Global Chemical Recycling: underwhelming and oversold Not living up to the hype In a zero waste society, we want to use our resources in the best way possible. For the materials and products where waste prevention and reuse is not yet a reality – be it technically, legislatively, or financially – we turn to recycling. However, things can get a bit […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Jan 2021 Industry news NWH Group integrates ERP systems Technical News: After investing in a new Enterprise Resource Planning system, the NWH Group says it is now able to drastically reduce the processing time at its depots, as Robyn White explains. The NWH Group is a second-generation family business headquartered in Midlothian, serving the whole of Scotland and Newcastle from 10 sites. The company provides waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2021 Council news Middlesbrough Council - Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council · 20 Jan 2021 Council news Anti-social behaviour - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news How to encourage teenagers to recycle Sandra wrote to me and asked: “I have a 12 year old daughter and I would like some tips to involve her and her friends with recycling.” As ever I reached out to our zero waste community and asked for suggestions. The recycling habit Leon wrote “I think in terms of making recycling ‘cool and… Zero Waste Week · 19 Jan 2021 Research & science Data drives the circular economy - TU Delft TU Delft News · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news News in brief (19/01/21) With news on: Biffa achieves grading in safety audit; WRA welcomes boiler clarification; Greenergy invests in waste tyre biofuels project; UBB releases EfW video; and, Glennmont Partners sold. Biffa achieves top grading in safety audit Biffa has achieved a five star grading in the British Safety Council Audit, which it said “demonstrates its commitment towards the continual improvement of … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2021 Policy & government Event summary: Policy implications of cryosphere science for the 1.5°C target event. On 3 December, 2020 POST and the non-partisan International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) hosted a closed briefing as one of a series of “Cryosphere 1.5°C Briefings”. These are the notes from the briefing. As this was a closed event for Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, questions and comments during the different rounds of discussion have not been attributed. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Public Affairs/Regulatory Update 13 November 2020 Can Makers 13-11-20 R_Fell MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Every Can Counts Update October 2020 Every Can Counts UK Update – Oct 2020 (1) MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Minutes Can Makers meeting13 November 2020 Can Makers meeting 13 Nov 2020 minutes MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news ‘Investment’ needed for waste strategy, GMCA says The proposals contained within the government’s resources and waste strategy will necessitate “significant investment” across Greater Manchester, the region’s combined authority says. Under current plans, the government expects measures such as the introduction of separate weekly collections of food waste and the implementation of consistency in the collection of dry recyclable materials to be … letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Pow says UK will ‘go further’ than EU on export bans Recycling minister Rebecca Pow said yesterday (18 January) the UK “is not regressing on environmental standards”, vowing that Defra will “go further” than the EU in implementing Basel Convention requirements. This comes after a shadow minister criticised the government for choosing “not to adopt EU regulations banning the export of plastic waste to non-OECD countries”. Helen Hayes, … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news WasteCare opens Halifax battery recycling facility Recycling firm WasteCare announced today (19 January) it has opened its household battery recycling facility in Elland, West Yorkshire, following approval from the Environment Agency. The £2 million facility, located a few miles south of Halifax, is capable of processing 25,000 tonnes of household batteries annually. WasteCare suggests this means the plant can recycle all … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2021 Council news Fenland District Council Business Plan 2026/27 - fenland.gov.uk Fenland Council · 19 Jan 2021