Recycling news: 2023

Industry news 100 – a poem in celebration of our 100th repair cafe In celebration of our 100th repair cafe signed up to our network, Alex Prince has written a beautiful poem for us. The poem has also been read alongside photographs from across our network in the video below. 100 One hundred communities make up the team, all ages, backgrounds, connections made, in hubs, halls and ... Repair Cafe Wales · 3 Mar 2023 Global Four leading associations team up to tackle the EU’s waste implementation gap Recycling Magazine – 3 March 2023 – Yesterday, FEAD, EURIC, MWE, and CEWEP, four of the most prominent associations in the waste management and recycling sector, joined forces and held a dinner debate with policymakers to address the gap in the implementation of the EU’s waste legislation. The event brought together waste management and recycling […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news London mayor ‘strongly supports’ DRS implementation The London mayor Sadiq Khan has said that he is “pleased” with the government’s commitment to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) and “strongly supports” the implementation of a well-designed scheme. The mayor of London made the claim when answering a question posed to the him during a London Assembly meeting held last week (23 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2023 Policy & government SLC Board meeting minutes 2022 SLC Board meeting minutes from 2022. GOV.UK · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Local Society of the Year Award - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 3 Mar 2023 Council news Reports, results and pictures - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Council · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Liberating climate action from politics Simon Glynn, Founder of Zero Ideas, explains the importance of liberating climate action from politics. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Survey highlights lack of preparedness for EPR A survey conducted by environmental data specialist Ecoveritas has found that the vast majority of obligated producers under extended producer responsibility (EPR) have not fully established their data collection processes. A further 42% of the businesses surveyed said they were unprepared for the legislation. Ecoveritas outlined that despite Defra strengthening the statutory instrument obligat… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Hounslow hails success of in-house service after £300,000 profit SPECIAL REPORT: On the back of posting a £300,000 profit in 2021/22, Hounslow council’s in-house waste company, Lampton Recycle 360, invited Barbora Vaclavova to visit its depot to find out more about its operations. Hounslow runs its own local authority owned company (LATCO) called Lampton Services. Lampton Recycle 360 is the waste management arm which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Are you looking at everything you do through the lens of climate change? The post Are you looking at everything you do through the lens of climate change? appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Recycling Rate of Paper and Card Packaging Products - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 3 Mar 2023 Policy & government Electrify your home - Sustainability Victoria Sustainability Victoria · 3 Mar 2023 Council news Meet The Artist: Jill Cromwell - Sutton Libraries Sutton Council · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Water Quality Report (2022) - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 3 Mar 2023 Global Plastic and Petrochemical-Fueled Derailment Disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S. One Month Ago Today One month after the initial derailment, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members impacted by the disaster still wonder whether it’s safe to drink their water or return to their homes. The ongoing disaster comes as these groups were already grappling with the daily threats the plastic and petrochemical industry poses to their health and communities. Today marks one month […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Mar 2023 Council news Sign in - Sheffield City Council Sheffield Council · 3 Mar 2023 Industry news Press Centre | News and Features - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 3 Mar 2023 Policy & government Implementation framework - Green Industries SA Green Industries SA · 3 Mar 2023 Global Calling Asian countries top plastic polluters is waste colonialism #BreakFreeFromPlastic responds to circulating graphics naming countries in Asia as top marine plastic polluters Manila, Philippines—Over the past couple of days, a misleading graphic on marine plastic pollution has been circulating on social media. The visual material, based on a 2021 research paper by Lourens J.J. Meijer (formerly, with The Ocean Cleanup) and team, presents […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Mar 2023 Global ‘Chemical recycling’ does NOT need flexible mass balance to scale up – here’s why The European Commission is currently developing methods to calculate, verify and report recycled content in plastic bottles as part of the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), and will continue this work for packaging. Indeed, the recently published Packaging, Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposal also includes recycled content targets. Once developed, the method will set a […] Zero Waste Europe · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Noise Pollution - Boston Borough Council Boston Council · 2 Mar 2023 Policy & government UK-Australia FTA: draft explanatory memorandum The memorandum describes the general effect of the UK-Australia free trade agreement treaty as well as its financial, legal and policy implications. GOV.UK · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Parks - Preston City Council Preston Council · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Aberdeenshire ‘to save £765,000’ with three-weekly collections Aberdeenshire council plans to switch to three weekly residual waste collections later this year, with the change expected to save up to £765,000 annually. The council explained that the savings will be made by segregating paper and cardboard through the introduction of a new orange-lidded bins for all other dry recyclables. The council’s in-house team … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Introducing Carton Ready We will soon be launching ACE UK’s Carton Ready campaign to help Local Authorities make food and drink cartons part of their consistent kerbside collections, lending a helping hand to the third of English Local Authorities which do not yet collect cartons. With DEFRA likely to confirm the inclusion of food and drink cartons within… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Looking forward to the DEFRA kerbside collections response We are looking forward to the publication of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ response to its consultation on consistent kerbside collections, expected soon. For several years, we have continuously called for the inclusion on food and drinks cartons within the core list of materials for kerbside collection. Food and drink cartons are… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 2 Mar 2023 Policy & government Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013: supplementary guidance Guidance on commonly raised issues in relation to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. GOV.UK · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news News in brief (02/03/23) With news on: Recolight welcomes membership growth; Bristol Waste Company plans service changes; Report warns about commercial waste service ‘zoning’; Urbaser begins contract to operate Dudley EfW plant; and, Alfred H Knight launches sampling hub services. Recolight welcomes scheme membership growth Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance scheme Recolight has announced that … letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2023 Policy & government Bans on F gas in new products and equipment: current and future Uses of fluorinated gases (F gases) that are banned or will be banned in the future. GOV.UK · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Shared Responsibility and Extended Producer Responsibility: What’s changing? The post Shared Responsibility and Extended Producer Responsibility: What’s changing? appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 2 Mar 2023 Council news myAccount | Hull City Council - Section 1 - Hull City Council Kingston upon Hull Council · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Welcome to myAccount - Hull City Council Kingston upon Hull Council · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news The UK has a small but closing window to secure its status as a net zero leader For much of the 21st century, the UK has led from the front in global efforts to tackle climate change. In this piece, James Fotherby explores how it must now adapt to deal with new international competition. Aldersgate Group · 2 Mar 2023 Policy & government Interactive preventing plastic pollution signs go live in Plymouth The Environment Agency is on a mission to tackle plastic pollution with the launch of interactive 'Source to Sea' posters across Plymouth. GOV.UK · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Update of SR2021 No 8: on-farm anaerobic digestion facility using farm wastes only, including use of the resultant biogas – installations The EA published yesterday an update on the ‘SR2021 No 8: on-farm anaerobic digestion facility using farm wastes only, including use of the resultant biogas – installations‘. An error has been corrected in the generic risk assessment. Parameter 3 has been changed from ‘The maximum quantity of waste received on site each day, including… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Scotland launches the draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – Call for evidence The Scottish government recently published its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, mapping out the future of Scotland’s energy sector with an ambitious suite of actions for the Scottish government, industry, the energy regulator, and also the UK government. The draft strategy aims to set out the scale and provide clarity in Scotland’s pathway… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news PFI contracts boost Veolia’s northern Europe performance Profitable PFI contracts in the UK for Veolia have helped the company’s revenues soar in 2022, it was revealed today (2 March). The UK details came as the waste management and resources giant, headquartered in Paris, reported its global results for 2022 with organic revenue growth of 14.1% and a revenue of 42,885 million Euros. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Speed, Strength, and Safety: The Importance of Plastics in Formula One - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Five misconceptions about EPR With Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging well and truly underway in the UK, Henry Smith, Valpak's Policy Researcher, dispels five misconceptions about these reforms to the Packaging Waste Regulations. Valpak · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Sign up to manage your council tax online - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 2 Mar 2023