Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Unsecured bonds - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 19 Apr 2023 Industry news Human Rights - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 19 Apr 2023 Industry news Reporting Hub - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 19 Apr 2023 Industry news How we do business - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 19 Apr 2023 Council news Welcome to Homeseekers - Housing Applications - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 19 Apr 2023 Council news Find your catchment school - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 19 Apr 2023 Council news Governor Essentials - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Businesses encouraged to disclose plastics footprint through CDP for the first time CDP has opened a new function on its global environmental disclosure system, which is used by more than 18,000 companies, enabling them to report their plastics production and use. edie — Circular Economy tag · 18 Apr 2023 Council news End of Key Stage Curriculum Assessments 2025/26 - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Apr 2023 Council news RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Apr 2023 Research & science Recycling plastics from research labs With sustainability in mind, MIT’s EHS Lab Plastics Recycling Program gathers clean plastics from 212 MIT labs, recycling some 280 pounds per week. MIT News — Recycling topic · 18 Apr 2023 Council news RELATIONSHIPS, SEX AND HEALTH EDUCATION - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Apr 2023 Council news Wandsworth | Services for Schools - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Apr 2023 Council news Please log in to continue - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 18 Apr 2023 Council news May Living Well bus stop in Sefton mean more chances to get a free health check and COVID-19 vaccine The ‘Living Well’ bus service is returning to Sefton this month to offer residents a free health check and the opportunity to catch up on first and second COVID-19 vaccines. Third primary doses will also be available for people who are immunosuppressed. Operating as a drop-in service, the bus offers a range of physical health […] Sefton Council · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Smallops – nanotechnology company from Spain – wins Research and Innovation Award at prestigious anaerobic digestion and biogas industry ceremony Smallops – nanotechnology company from Spain – wins Research and Innovation Award at prestigious anaerobic digestion and biogas industry ceremony Smallops S.L, a nanotechnology business from Bajadoz in Spain, won the Research and Innovation Award at the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards, a competition organised annually by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA)… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Scotland delays Deposit Return Scheme until March 2024 Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced that the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks packaging will no longer launch this August, with a seven-month delay confirmed. edie — Circular Economy tag · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Scottish DRS delayed again until March 2024 Scotland’s deposit return scheme will now be implemented on 1 March 2024 rather than August this year, the country’s First Minister Humza Yousaf announced today (18 April). The announcement of a delay to the DRS came in from Mr Yousaf in his first major statement to the Scottish parliament, which focused on the themes of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2023 Council news Welcome to Homeseekers - Housing Applications - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news France’s new EPR for DIY and Gardening Equipment legislation As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) continues to develop in France, Valpak’s International Account Manager, Ella McCartney examines the implementation of new DIY and Gardening Equipment EPR legislation. Valpak · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news A UK company is mining gold in the Brazilian Amazon on disputed land The post A UK company is mining gold in the Brazilian Amazon on disputed land appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Apr 2023 Council news Find your bin collection day - Moray Council Moray Council · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news How is the UK Government planning to tackle exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals? At the end of March, rules to introduce new hazard classes for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances in the EU were published. This is a very important milestone towards much better protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) as it also includes a new category of suspected endocrine disruptors. Until recently it has been unclear […] CHEM Trust · 18 Apr 2023 Global What are bioplastics? Open the document Material types, terminology, and labels – an introduction European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Global Bioplastics packaging – combining performance with sustainability Open the document The overarching problem of climate change and the future shortage of fossil resources has accelerated the search for better concepts for plastics packaging. Approaches to reuse and recycle plastics in closed loops need to be developed, while making an efficient use of resources at all times. With the corresponding demands [...] European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Global Biodegradable and compostable bioplastic bags in anaerobic digestion Open the document Biodegradable and compostable products that are certified according to the harmonized European standard EN 13432 (or EN 14995) are suitable for organic recycling and will completely biodegrade in an industrial composting plant, with no adverse effects on the process or on the final product (compost). These materials are working well [...] European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Day Group defends glass exports amid criticism The Day Group has hit back at criticism of used or waste glass exports by the trade body British Glass, after the latter claimed that the UK glass industry is “near crisis point”. The Day Group handles around 200,00 tonnes of glass through its subsidiary Day Glass Recycling, which collects glass from commercial and domestic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2023 Global Joint feedback by energy intensive industries to the Expert Group on Climate Change Policy List of topics The whole document can be downloaded here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Apr 2023 Global Chemical recycling Open the document Chemical recycling has gained increased attention as a promising recovery technology, especially for post-consumer plastic waste. It is seen as a complementary solution to mechanical recycling, being better suited for difficult to recycle plastics like multi-layer solutions or heavily contaminated plastics. Yet, its availability at commercial scale is currently still [...] European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Global EN 13432 certified bioplastics performance in industrial composting Open the document The Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWD) was first issued in 1994. Its main purpose was to increase the recovery rate of packaging waste and to cut disposal (landfilling). Apart from mechanical recycling also biological (organic) recycling was defined, and a specific standard for identifying "packaging recoverable by means [...] European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Pow highlights UK support for global plastics coalition Environment minister Rebecca Pow has highlighted the UK’s membership of the global ‘High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution’ in response to a question from a Labour MP in parliament. Asked by Fleur Anderson, MP for Putney, about what steps the government is taking to meet Target 7 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2023 Global Mechanical Recycling Open the document Mechanical Recycling is currently the dominant recycling technique for post-consumer plastic packaging waste. Sorting and reprocessing technologies are available in most EU Member States with varying levels of recycling quotas. EU waste legislation requires binding recycling targets in the future. Recycling biobased plastics increases the fossil carbon reduction potential by [… European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Policy & government Solway Tweed river basin district flood risk management plan Information on flood risk for the Solway Tweed river basin district from 2021 to 2027 and a summary of the aims and actions needed to manage the risk. GOV.UK · 18 Apr 2023 Policy & government North West river basin district flood risk management plan Information on flood risk for the North West river basin district from 2021 to 2027 and a summary of the aims and actions needed to manage the risk. GOV.UK · 18 Apr 2023 Policy & government Dee river basin district flood risk management plan Information on flood risk for the Dee river basin district from 2021 to 2027 and a summary of the aims and actions needed to manages the risk. GOV.UK · 18 Apr 2023 Global Anaerobic digestion Open the document Anaerobic digestion is a process in which organic matter is degraded by a microbial population of bacteria in the absence of oxygen. This process produces methane and carbon dioxide (biogas) and compost . During the process, no heat is being released. The resulting biogas can be treated in a Combined Heat [...] European Bioplastics News · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news The Best Waste Management Options for My Business Businesses often have many waste management options, however it is important to know which ones you actually need. This article goes through the recycling options businesses have and how Bywaters can help. Bywaters · 18 Apr 2023 Policy & government LaunchUK brochure: the UK Spaceflight Programme A guide to the UK spaceflight programme which aims to enable commercial markets for regular, reliable and responsible access to space from UK spaceports. GOV.UK · 18 Apr 2023 Industry news Zapp: City Harvest helps us meet our sustainability goals City Harvest food charity helps rapid delivery company Zapp meet its sustainable goals: reducing food waste and delivering positive impact. City Harvest London · 18 Apr 2023 Global LEAK: Sweden proposes further weakening of construction product rules ENDS Europe – 18 April 2023 – In a joint letter published today, environmental and industry groups have called on the Council and MEPs to strengthen the CPR by setting “EU-level requirements on key environmental indicators”, a “structured, participative and evidence-based process” for setting new standards modelled on EU ecodesign rules, and introducing green public […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 18 Apr 2023