Recycling news: 2023

Global Thinking outside the circle: when circularity meets sufficiency Over the last decade, the concept of the Circular Economy (CE) has gained widespread popularity as a framework for waste reduction and management. The CE approach aims to close the loop by reusing and recycling materials, which reduces the demand for virgin materials and decreases pollution. This perspective has facilitated the adoption of the CE […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Welcome to the Team! Meet our Reuse Consortium Coordinator Maternity Cover Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our team. Rhoda Reid joins us as Maternity Cover for our Reuse Consortium Coordinator role and will be the main point of contact for the Reuse Consortium from the 24th of March onwards. We would like to extend a huge congratulations to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news WRA welcomes plans to withdraw RPS 250 Following five years of work to clarify which waste wood items are potentially hazardous, the Wood Recyclers’ Association has welcomed plans by the Environment Agency to withdraw RPS 250 on 1st September. Introduced in July 2021, Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 250 currently allows potentially hazardous ‘amber’ waste wood items from the construction and demolition (C&D)... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Suez ‘surprised’ by proposed Teesside strike Suez has said it is “surprised” to hear of proposed strike action by GMB Union members working on its energy from waste (EfW) plant at Haverton Hill, Teesside. According to the GMB, around 100 staff are “ready to walk out” after almost 99% rejected a pay offer of a 6% rise during a ballot. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Global Joint Statement on the impact of the energy crisis on the EU pulp and paper sector Download the full statement here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Mar 2023 Policy & government Miss A Bovell v Reading Borough Council: 2702327/2013 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kemsley energy from waste facility plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Kemsley energy from waste facility playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kelvin energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report New Sandwell energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Global Container glass industry welcomes green claim proposal FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Bassett Row Parking Survey - Southampton City Council Southampton Council · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Altilium Metals grows Teesside “Battery Recycling Refinery” initiative with new “Battery Processing Stations” venture Altilium Metals has signed an MOU with Volta for development of UK battery processing stations. Volta a subsidiary of conglomerate Envipro, is operating a number of li-ion battery recycling facilities in Japan. The new partnership will give Altilium Metals access to Volta's superior technology, tailored quality approach for feedstock delivery and access to an Asian [...] Altilium news · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Voter identification - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 23 Mar 2023 Global Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2023 - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Hydrogen Champion Report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Report a litter issue - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Agency secures £72,000 Blaydon Quarry landfill fines The Environment Agency has announced that it has prosecuted two landfill companies “for blighting the community in Blaydon”, fining them over £72,000 in total. The Agency explained that the prosecution came on the back of an investigation which found both companies to be in breach of an environmental permit. The regulator outlined that Octagon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Policy & government Agent Update: issue 106 Get guidance from HMRC if you're a tax agent or an adviser. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2023 Council news School meals - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Policy & government Landfill companies that caused misery for residents hit with fines Two companies that caused misery for residents when litter and smells escaped from Blaydon Landfill in Gateshead have been sentenced. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news C&D wood RPS to end as ‘less than 1%’ is hazardous The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to withdraw the regulatory position statement (RPS) relating to hazardous waste wood from the construction and demolition industry later this year. The association said the Agency confirmed to its members at their spring meeting earlier this month that ‘RPS 250’ will be withdrawn as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Council news About Bury Live Well Service - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Bury Live Well Service - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Planning enforcement - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news YF: City Harvest is the conduit for innovative food brands to do good City Harvest B-Corp partner, yf, champions a network of innovative, food brands looking to do good by people and the planet. City Harvest London · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Bin collection days and alerts - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Global Not yet accessible, affordable nor mainstream: campaigners tighten the screw on new EU Right to Repair proposal The EU Commission launched today a very limited but essential text of the EU Right to Repair proposal. We welcome the step forward, but note the EU’s lack of ambition to make repairability an affordable reality. Right to Repair Europe · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Commercial waste - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Deadline for Starpack Students competition draws near Enter MPMA’s brief to design a gift pack for Champagne or sparkling wine The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) is sponsoring ‘Brief C’ to design a gift pack for sparkling […] MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news News in brief (22/03/23) With news on: Defra ‘will continue to consider’ how DRS will interact across nations; Hertfordshire to restrict HWRC use for non-residents; Recycling Heroes 2023 announced; Londonderry man guilty for waste offending. Defra ‘will continue to consider’ how DRS will interact across nations The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Global Protecting consumers: new EU laws set to curtail greenwashing and boost repair The European Commission took a step towards better consumer protection in the EU today, by proposing two new laws to address vague and misleading green claims, […] European Environmental Bureau · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Missed bin collection - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news OPINION: New captain must bring about sea change at Environment Agency In this opinion piece, Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association, discusses the “urgent need” for the new Environment Agency chief executive to tackle waste crime and improve permitting performance. OPINION: The recycling and waste sector recently learned that the outgoing CEO of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, will be replaced … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Policy & government BIM67516 - Waste disposal: site preparation: memorandum of understanding GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Account login - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Council Tax - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Report - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Highway Search Enquiries - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 22 Mar 2023