Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Behind the Scenes of our "Shop of the Future" - Eco-Shops - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Main board - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Latest news - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Defra reminds firm of need to record EPR data In the face of some continuing opposition from brand-owners and retailers, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today (28 February) issued a reminder about reporting requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) which have come into force. The requirements see most existing obligated businesses and additional ones having to collect data for the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2023 Global New McDonald's study attempts to water down EU ambition on reuse Today, the fast-food corporation McDonald’s released the “No Silver Bullet” campaign, based on a study they commissioned about consumer-facing packaging in the European informal eating out (IEO) sector. Unsurprisingly, their study uses unclear data and assumptions to undermine the essential role that reusable products and systems have in solving the plastic pollution crisis. Break Free From Plastic · 28 Feb 2023 Council news Register - Manchester City Council Manchester Council · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Viridor ‘backs chemical recycling’ with £90m Quantafuel bid Viridor has today (28 February) announced that it has bid £90 million for Norwegian-owned Quantafuel, which owns a 40% stake in Geminor. And, Quantafuel has said the bid has been unanimously recommended by its board of directors and management group. Viridor explained that it will also provide additional capital support into Quantafuel’s ‘plastic to oil’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2023 Council news Forgot Password? - Manchester City Council Manchester Council · 28 Feb 2023 Global Fact, fiction, and food: exposing EU food security myths As it is in most parts of the world, food is central to European life. However, the way we produce and consume food in Europe today is harming both people and planet. One debate swelling in Brussels and across Europe concerns “food security”. As the stakes rise, claims abound… Test your knowledge in our quiz below and see if you can spot fact from fiction! By Ben Snelson and Samantha Ibbott Wha… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news A very special repair- Maesteg Repair Cafe This week we're sharing stories and photos from across our network to celebrate 100 communities signing up! We see lots of special and sentimental items in our repair cafes. We wanted to share this particularly lovely story from Maesteg repair cafe which is supported by Bavo. John and Janette Daniel met when they were ... Repair Cafe Wales · 28 Feb 2023 Policy & government Businesses urged to get ready for reforms to cut packaging waste Reporting requirements for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging come into force today. GOV.UK · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Cibse plans lighting version of TM65 A special lighting version of Cibse’s Technical Memorandum 65 is being planned, it has been revealed. The lighting edition of […] Recolight · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Somerset to save £160K with LED upgrade Somerset’s towns and city are set to save around £160,000 a year by upgrading its high pressure sodium streetlights to […] Recolight · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news ‘Bridgerton’ house reuses luminaires The Holburne Museum in Bath – well known as Lady Danbury’s house in the Netflix series Bridgerton – has reused and […] Recolight · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Thanet set to scrap commercial waste service A report to go before Thanet district council’s cabinet this week has recommended scrapping its commercial waste service on the back of a fifth successive loss after it was set up in 2018. The report, compiled by Matthew Sanahm, acting director of finance and operations at the Kent-based authority, explained that the service had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2023 Policy & government LAM16060 - SI2022/1165: Other accountancy related issues GOV.UK · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Cost of Living Crisis - FareShare FareShare · 28 Feb 2023 Policy & government UK National Screening Committee annual report 2021 to 2022 This report summarises the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to review screening recommendations from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news First minister election puts Scottish DRS under pressure The Scottish Government has insisted that the deposit return scheme (DRS) will still go-ahead this August, with the process to exempt the scheme from the UK Internal Market Act “well underway”. Despite this, the scheme took some knocks over the weekend after it emerged that all three candidates to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Morrisons-owned soft plastics plant opens in Fife Yes Recycling’s soft plastics recycling facility in Fife, which supermarket chain Morrisons owns a “significant stake” in, has today (28 February) opened its doors. The 15,000 tonnes per year capacity plant will reprocess soft plastics using a “patented technology developed over the last seven years,” Morrisons explained. The new recycling plant takes low grade plastics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2023 Council news Matt Berry Extension No.: 4589 Email: mattberry@cannockchasedc.gov.uk 2 May 2023 Dear Councillor, Licensing and - Cannock Chase Council Cannock Chase Council · 28 Feb 2023 Council news How to pay your council tax - fareham.gov.uk Fareham Council · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Completion of Feasibility Study for a proposed battery recycling facility in Teesside, the only dedicated plant producing Cathode Active Material in UK and Europe The 6-month report was completed under a grant from the UK Government’s Automotive Transformation Fund covers many topics in detail, allowing the company to accelerate permitting and grant requests as well as alternative financing. The key elements of the report: The plant designed by Hatch will have the capacity to process 50,000 tonnes of [...] Altilium news · 28 Feb 2023 Global Variable- and flat-rate deposits: What’s the difference? In this new fact sheet, we provide an overview of which jurisdictions use flat- vs. variable-rate deposits and how they perform. Reloop Platform · 28 Feb 2023 Industry news Self-healing concrete and plastic-eating insects: The best green innovations of February 2023 As February comes to a close, edie and our innovation partner Springwise have rounded up six of the best breakthrough technologies for the green economy, including plastic-eating insects which could become fish feed. Read on to find out more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news In your region/ Regional Reps - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 27 Feb 2023 Global ValueFlex: Q&A interview with Dragos Popa, Principal, Roland Berger (Circular Economy Practice, Europe) Q&A interview with Dragos Popa, Principal at Roland Berger CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Tinpac Ltd The post Tinpac Ltd appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news The #EndSewagePollution campaign - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news February’s Skip Hunk is a ‘Trash’ talker when it comes to romance Meet cheeky chappy Luke Drennan from ABAX UK. Hi! Please introduce yourself to the readers.I’m Luke Drennan, 22. Where do you work, and what is your job title?ABAX UK; I work as a Senior Skip Filler. Tell us more – how long have you worked there, and what do you do day to day?I’ve “worked”... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Meet our Arizonan Skip Chick who really loves her job She’s a whizz behind the wheel. Meet our February Skip Chick. Greetings! Who do we have here?Chole Hammond, aged 33. Pleased to meet you. Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I work at EMS Services Ltd. I’ve been here for nine years and love to drive the Skip Lorries most... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (27/02/23) With news on: Agency extends two waste collection RPS; Staffordshire awards HWRC repair contract to three suppliers; Willshee’s announces two contract renewals; and, Sainsbury’s rolls out fruit boxes to cut food waste. Agency extends two waste collection RPS The Environment Agency has announced the extension of two regulatory position statements (RPS) relating to waste collection … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Implementing an effective DRS – the challenges, opportunities and necessities Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, discusses the official consultation response to the introduction of a DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, outlines the views of the aluminium industry and explains what decisions need to be made moving forward to ensure the scheme achieves maximum impact. Last month (January), the Department for Environment, Food […] Alupro · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Dedicated Food Waste Vehicle to Join the Fiveways Fleet With demands shifting for the waste industry to provide separate weekly food collections, companies have had to find a way to provide the service whilst maintaining the services they already provide. This means they either increase the use of existing machines or find a new machine to cover the new workload. No matter what, companies... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Archive - environmental-finance.com Environmental Finance · 27 Feb 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes JONO as our newest Platinum Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Defra defends EPR plans amid lobbying row Defra has insisted it will continue to work with producers on waste and recycling reforms, after the British Retail Consortium (BRC) confirmed it will write to the prime minister asking him to intervene. On Friday (24 February), the BRC confirmed that it would be writing to Rishi Sunak this week asking him to intervene on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility for marketplaces – what it means for producers Lauren Shrimpton, Senior International Account Manager, investigates EPR for marketplaces and what this means for producers that sell via online marketplaces such as Amazon. Valpak · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news DRS: Progress and setbacks The post DRS: Progress and setbacks appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Feb 2023 Industry news Snap up an early-bird RECOUP Conference ticket The post Snap up an early-bird RECOUP Conference ticket appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 27 Feb 2023