Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Biomass UK blog: The need-to-knows on biomass REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 24 Feb 2023 Industry news Industrial grade CO2 BSI standard Bio-CO2 from AD plants can be captured and sold to the industry. So far, many AD plants are selling their biogenic CO2 to different industries, including food and beverage. RPS255 gives some guidance in England to capture, store, treat and/or use the bio-CO2 from AD. British Standard BS 4105:1990 ‘Specification for Liquid Carbon Dioxide,… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 24 Feb 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Bio Capital helps Essex County Council take the lead on tackling food waste by transforming it into renewable energy MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Bio Capital helps Essex County Council take the lead on tackling food waste by transforming it into renewable energy East London Biogas plant has capacity to power 10,000 local homes annually from food waste Agreement will save 45,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions per year Bio Capital helping local councils meet food… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 24 Feb 2023 Global Austria Inhabitants: 9,1 mio Area: 83,882 km2 NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts: Waste Management is organized locally by the federal states and backed by government law (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG). The executing authorities are Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energi… European Bioplastics News · 24 Feb 2023 Industry news Waste reforms need to ‘work together’ to be successful A panel discussion at the Environmental Services Association Conference this week heard concerns over how the different legislation under the Resources and Waste Strategy will work together. Made up of representatives from across the industry, the panel on Wednesday (22 February) discussed the main challenges for delivering the reforms in the coming years and how … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2023 Council news Welcome to the Discovery Platform - Sutton Libraries Sutton Council · 24 Feb 2023 Council news The Ninth Child - Review - Sutton Libraries Sutton Council · 24 Feb 2023 Council news Camping sites licence - Harlow Council Harlow Council · 24 Feb 2023 Council news Arkwrights development - Harlow Council Harlow Council · 23 Feb 2023 Global Open letter: protecting consumers against unfair commercial practices and greenwashing We have teamed up with many other NGOs to call upon all EU policymakers to protect consumers against greenwashing, early obsolescence and other unfair practices Right to Repair Europe · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news TRA welcomes government’s firm commitment to end T8 Exemptions in England and Wales – but fears for likely timeline grow The announcement by DEFRA that the current exemptions regime for the handling of mechanically-recovered end-of-life tyres (known as T8 Exemptions) will be withdrawn is welcomed by the Tyre Recovery Association which has strongly advocated the move. The TRA’s fully permitted members, who are also audited under the association’s own unique Responsible Recycler Scheme, have long… Tyre Recovery Association · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Emmaus North East opens free community launderette Emmaus North East is opening a new community launderette to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. Opening on 28 February 2023, Lucie’s Laundry will be free to... Emmaus UK · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – C-Zero Partners with Drax to Secure 2000 Metric Tonnes of Carbon Removals MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – C-Zero Partners with Drax to Secure 2000 Metric Tonnes of Carbon Removals C-Zero has reacted quickly to market opportunities for their clients in securing 2000 metric tonnes of carbon capture credits in a ground-breaking partnership with renewable energy giant Drax. As well as being the biggest renewable power generator in the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Why wetlands are vital for biodiversity and climate change These biological super systems store up to 50 times more carbon than rainforests and are home to all sorts of life. See stunning images and learn why wetlands are important and how to protect them. Greenpeace UK · 23 Feb 2023 Council news Birkenhead Market - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 23 Feb 2023 Global Kiel becomes Germany’s first Zero Waste Certified City This is particularly noteworthy, not only for being the first in Germany, but for being the first across Europe to make the transition from a Zero Waste Candidate to Certified City after making their initial commitment in just early 2021. The Zero Waste Cities Certification is a European certification standard that was created by Zero […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Corporate manslaughter verdict over Poole fatality Waste and recycling firm FDS Waste Services has been sentenced for corporate manslaughter and other health and safety offences following the 2018 death of a man at a site in Poole. And, company director Philip Pidgley has also been sentenced in connection with the incident. In a statement this week, Dorset Police said that its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news POWERDAY BECOMES ALBERT CERTIFIED The post POWERDAY BECOMES ALBERT CERTIFIED appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news DOOSAN set to reveal new venture in DEVELON showcase. The industry giant Doosan have been around for over 100 years, offering a range of services they have always offered a sense of innovation and forward thinking. Starting out in Korea, the brand has gone on to be a globally recognised force in the market. After being acquired by Hyundai, the company has planned a... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Funding available until 4th of April- Productivity and Slurry grants At the NFU Conference, Mark Spencer announced a new round of grants under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for 2023. Importantly, three items under the Annex 3: FETF 2023 Productivity and Slurry eligible Items, can be used for pumping, handling and applying digestate. These include: FETF Number Item name Expected average total costs… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news The Textile Recycling Association advocates best practice and the sale of good quality products onto the global markets The Textile Recycling Association has published its response to the Trashion report published by the Changing Markets Foundation which was covered by the Daily Mail online. To get a fuller picture and the necessary context about the issues raised in relation to the British used clothing industry you can read our full response here. [...] Read More... from The Textile Recycling Association advoc… Textile Recycling Association · 23 Feb 2023 Global Anmeldung für Info-Veranstaltung zu Projektbewerbungen im Bereich nano- und biobasierte Materialien und Technologien Berlin, 23. Februar 2023 – Als Konsortiumpartner des BIOMAC-Projektes organisiert European Bioplastics (EUBP) für den 7. März 2023 eine virtuelle Expertenrunde. Während der kostenlosen Online-Veranstaltung können sich interessierte klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen sowie Forschungszentren über die Bewerbungsmodalitäten der offenen Ausschreibung des BIOMAC-Projektes zu nano- und biobasiert… European Bioplastics News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Primark Set To Accelerate US Expansion Plans - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Graveson calls for urgency in delivering waste reforms The chairman of the Environmental Services Association (ESA), Gavin Graveson, has called for urgency in introducing the Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) reforms, after “political upheaval” at Westminster led to more delays in 2022. In a foreword to the ESA’s 2022 annual report, published yesterday (22 February), Mr Graveson noted that the reforms in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Report raises warnings about commercial waste service “zoning” Phil Conran, 360 Environmental, report author ESA’s new report has warned against the undesirable unintended consequences of adopting commercial waste service “zoning” models in towns and cities across the United […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 23 Feb 2023 Policy & government Regulator of Social Housing - Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 For the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 GOV.UK · 23 Feb 2023 Global Even if green, too much hydrogen is unsustainable The European Union’s oversized plans for renewable hydrogen are unrealistic and constitute a risk for the bloc’s public finances and decarbonisation efforts, write Luke Haywood and Cosimo Tansini. This opinion piece was originally published in Euractiv. Renewable energy sources are surging. Solar and wind power displaced gas and coal to become the first source of electricity generation in the E… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news New European Commission Life Cycle Assessment Shows Hydro-PRT Best in Class Environmental Credentials The post New European Commission Life Cycle Assessment Shows Hydro-PRT Best in Class Environmental Credentials appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news MRFs need ‘up to five years’ to adapt for EPR sampling Several material recycling facilities (MRFs) may require up to five years to comply with the sampling requirements of the upcoming packaging waste reforms, according to Patrick Brighty, recycling policy adviser at the Environmental Services Association (ESA). Speaking at the association’s conference in London yesterday, Mr Brighty outlined the work undertaken by the ESA’s resources and … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news homepage - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 23 Feb 2023 Policy & government Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot: annual data release 2021/22 The third annual data release from the Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot. GOV.UK · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news MP tours UK’s largest waste-wood powered biomass plant Martyn Day MP visited the UK’s largest waste wood-powered biomass plant to understand the critical role of biomass in producing renewable energy. The Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and East Falkirk was shown around RWE’s £300 million biomass combined heat and power (CHP) facility at Markinch in Fife. The tour on February 10 was organised […] Wood Recyclers Association · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (23/02/23) With news on: West Devon to increase garden waste charge; Wales funds inhaler recycling; MP visits Fife biomass plant; and, Beddington community fund redistributes nearly £500,000. West Devon to increase garden waste charge West Devon borough council has announced that its councillors have agreed to a price increase for the borough’s garden waste subscription service … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news CMA formally ends Veolia/Suez probe The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally ended its probe into Veolia’s takeover of Suez after Veolia “completed the sale of all three divestment businesses”. In November, the CMA announced that both Veolia and Suez have accepted the terms of how Suez’s UK waste business will be sold (see letsrecycle.com story). This did … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2023 Industry news Citizen food waste attitudes and behaviours out of home - WRAP - The Waste and Resources Action Programme WRAP · 23 Feb 2023 Council news Transitions to Adulthood Social Care - fis.middlesbrough.gov.uk Middlesbrough Council · 23 Feb 2023 Research & science Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge Imperial experts - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 23 Feb 2023 Global Fossil-fuel fever: EU building law loophole risks keeping gas boilers in our homes Due to go to vote on 14 March, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive risks being a gift to the fossil fuel industry at the cost of Europe’s independence, urgent climate goals, and citizens’ energy security. From sourcing materials to everyday heating, our built environment has a significant impact on our CO2 emissions and energy use, and a huge potential to contribute to a climate neutr… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Feb 2023 Council news Pay online - Newcastle City Council Newcastle upon Tyne Council · 22 Feb 2023 Policy & government Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs - webgate.ec.europa.eu Eurostat news · 22 Feb 2023