Recycling news: 2021

Industry news ‘What is the future of plastic recycling?’ OPINION: Helen Jordan, senior recycling issues executive at the British Plastics Federation, assesses likely developments over the next 10 years, including chemical recycling. After a challenging 2020 for everyone from a personal and business perspective, it is good to look forward towards what can be achieved in the future. Although the next ten years will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Marine Scotland appoints Resource Futures to quantify use of aquaculture gear in Scotland The research project will quantify the use of aquaculture gear in Scotland and determine how much end-of-life waste is managed. Resource Futures · 19 Jan 2021 Council news Develop and begin implementation of Action Plan for Arnold Town Centre, in partnership with Arnold Business Forum and other stak - Gedling Borough Council Gedling Council · 19 Jan 2021 Industry news Registered Environmental Practitioner registration now live - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 19 Jan 2021 Council news Street Trading - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Sector urged to keep Covid measures under review The Waste Industry Health and Safety (WISH) Forum has urged the waste and recycling sector to “keep their practises under the most critical and challenging of reviews” in light of increasing community transmission of Covid-19. And, the ESA has reiterated its call for recycling and waste operatives to be among those prioritised for access to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2021 Policy & government Quality protocols and resource frameworks: rules for all end of waste frameworks Details on when waste rules apply to your material, import and export implications and the UK environmental regulators. GOV.UK · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Scientists find new way to eliminate microplastics from water They found that electrolytic treatment of wastewater can literally eliminate microplastics - other methods simply separate microplastics from water, creating the problem of unwanted leftovers. Open Access Government — Environment · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About Canned Food UK Canned Food UK MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About IOM3 The post About IOM3 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About Food & Drink Federation The post About Food & Drink Federation appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About Ecosurety The post About Ecosurety appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About OPRL The post About OPRL appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Policy & government AI and healthcare There are various applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, such as helping clinicians to make decisions, monitoring patient health, and automating routine administrative tasks. This POSTnote gives an overview of these uses, and their potential impacts on the cost and quality of healthcare, and on the workforce. It summarises the challenges to wider adoption of AI in healthcar… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About Alupro The post About Alupro appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About INCPEN The post About INCPEN appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news About Make UK The post About Make UK appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Serendipity Fig Roles This is a blog post I wrote in 2013 following what I think was my first Zero Waste Week food waste audit. It came to mind today as a result of a Zero Food Waste Heroes course that I’m running over the next four weeks. I invited my Zero Food Waste Hero participants to start… Zero Waste Week · 18 Jan 2021 Policy & government Census 2021 Join POST and experts from the Office for National Statistics in this closed briefing and discover everything you need to know about the 2021 census. What is the value of census data for parliamentary scrutiny? What research services does it enable? How are the needs of Parliament for social data evolving? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news News in brief (18/01/21) With news on: Machinex to provide equipment for Coventry MRF; Pow defends role of ‘incineration’; and, Material Focus launches household WEEE recycling campaign. Machinex to provide equipment for Coventry MRF Coventry city council has named Machinex as the preferred provider of process equipment for its proposed 175,000 tonnes-per-year capacity in-house materials recycling facility (MRF). The …… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Investment firms add to Veolia/Suez wrangle Veolia insisted yesterday (17 January) it would not countenance selling its 29.9% share in Suez, the rival waste management company which it is bidding to take over. Veolia’s declaration came after investment companies Ardian and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) waded into the takeover battle with an offer of their own for Suez. On Sunday evening, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news 5 Tips for Staying Waste-Free at the Office We understand that living a sustainable life can be challenging, especially in the workplace. However, creating a carbon-neutral habit comes with added benefits, including increased productivity and better health. Here is how you can be more green in your office. Bywaters · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Avonmouth EfW operations handed over to Viridor Viridor has announced it has taken over operations at its £252 million energy from waste facility in Avonmouth, near Bristol. The company said today (18 January) that the contractor, CNIM, officially handed over the site in December, with construction having continued throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The plant is now receiving up to 120,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2021 Policy & government Successful first year for waste crime taskforce despite pandemic The Joint Unit for Waste Crime celebrates its first anniversary of cracking down on criminals and gangs who commit serious and organised waste crime. GOV.UK · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news 2020 – record year for aluminium packaging recycling According to preliminary figures released by the Environment Agency earlier this week (11 January), the volume of aluminium packaging collected for recycling in the UK reached its highest ever level in 2020. While reprocessors and exporters have until the end of the month to report their final annual tonnage, data from the National Packaging Waste […] Alupro · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Why data quality will prove pivotal to the success of EPR reform While a ‘typo’ from DEFRA has seemingly set a hare running regarding delayed timescales, the government assures us that much-needed reforms to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme will be agreed and implemented by 2023. The second round of formal consultations will take place in early 2021, following their delayed release due to Brexit and […] Alupro · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news ‘Alternative measures’ cited for fire prevention The Environment Agency has “revised and updated” its fire prevention plans (FPP) guidance for waste sites, providing case study examples of alternative measures proposed by operators. First released in July 2016 (see letsrecycle.com story), the FPP guidance update looks at topics including previous rules restricting storage and separation distances between piles of waste materials. Under … Read… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Trading Update – January 2021 We are pleased to announce the following trading update: Trading has recovered strongly through the second half of the year and the Group expects, subject to audit, to report adjusted PBT for the year ended 31 December 2020 at least in line with the prior year despite the impact of Covid-19 and the resultant decline […] Augean · 18 Jan 2021 Industry news Green Flag heroes recognised for outstanding contribution to parks The post Green Flag heroes recognised for outstanding contribution to parks appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 18 Jan 2021 Council news Issue details - Tower Hamlets Approach to Regeneration - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 17 Jan 2021 Council news MEMBERS OF WEST OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL 1997/98 - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 17 Jan 2021 Council news LEWISHAM LOCAL PLAN - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 16 Jan 2021 Council news Housing Portal - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news Chinese demand among factors in ferrous rise Ferrous scrap prices have risen to some of their highest levels for more than seven years but are now edging down. The rise over the last few weeks of 2020 and the first week of the New Year has been seen against a backdrop of low volumes of material in the supply chain, with strengthening … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news SEPA responds to ransom challenge in cyber attack The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is responding to an ongoing ransomware attack, which it says it likely being carried out by “international serious and organised cyber-crime groups”. Yesterday (14 January), the agency confirmed criminals were demanding a ransom to unlock its digital systems, and that 1.2GB of data had been stolen despite being “certified to … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news About The Packaging Federation The post About The Packaging Federation appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news About BAMA The post About BAMA appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news About Apeal The post About Apeal appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Jan 2021 Industry news WRA welcomes outcome of BEIS consultation on waste wood biomass Today we have welcomed clarification from the Government that non-domestic WID compliant RHI boilers are allowed to continue to use post-consumer waste wood as biomass fuel. The announcement follows a consultation run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the closure of the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme to new applicants, […] Wood Recyclers Association · 15 Jan 2021 Council news South Holland walks - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 15 Jan 2021