Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Stoane remanufactures spotlight from 1999 Scottish lighting firm Stoane Lighting has announced that it’s remanufacturing its MR7 spotlight which was first produced in 1999. The […] Recolight · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Design students share ideas on using lighting waste Students of design have turned their attention to how lighting companies can reuse the waste from manufacturing luminaires. Ideas included […] Recolight · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C launches Energy+ Alliance to give CHP engine owners more power faster! MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C launches Energy+ Alliance to give CHP engine owners more power faster! Stand B503, World Biogas Expo 2023, 29-30 March, NEC, Birmingham In an industry first, gas engine specialist Gen-C will launch an exciting new CHP partnership – the Energy+ Alliance – on stand B503 at World Biogas Expo 2023. Offering… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Scottish DRS softened again with £22m package Circularity Scotland has announced a “significant package” of support measures to help drinks producers prepare for the deposit return scheme (DRS), aimed at further reducing the cost and administrative burden to producers. The £22 million package includes the complete scrapping of charges from day one of the scheme, down from three weeks worth of fees, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Policy & government Ministry of Defence Votes A 2023 to 2024 For the year ending 31 March 2024. GOV.UK · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Medway closes HWRCs to cross border visits Medway council has confirmed that from 31 March 2023 only residents in its area will be able to use its three household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). The move comes as part of ongoing changes in the region involving cross-border arrangements. Currently around 44,000 visits to the Medway HWRCs – about 21% – come from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Policy & government Shingle moved to improve flood protection in East Sussex Sea defence protects 459 properties in Newhaven and Seaford - second phase of beach recycling underway. GOV.UK · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news MRWA and Veolia offer £165,000 to waste projects The Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA), in partnership with Veolia, has made £165,000 available for community waste and recycling projects in the region. The funding is for not-for-profit organisations who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource reuse and prevent carbon emissions. There is up to £30,000 for projects which cover a minimum … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Global Rifiuti in plastica, dimezzate le esportazioni dall’UE Ricicla News – 21 February 2023 – Per l’associazione europea delle imprese del waste management FEAD le nuove misure della Convenzione di Basilea in vigore dal 2021 “hanno già portato a un calo effettivo delle esportazioni” mentre per contrastare i traffici illegali, scrive l’associazione in una nota, non servono bandi o ulteriori fardelli amministrativi ma “rafforzare i […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility in the Philippines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation has been established in the Philippines, which affects brand owners and some manufacturers and importers. Lucy Dolan outlines who is obligated by EPR for plastic packaging, the products in scope, incentives, and penalties for non-compliance. Valpak · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Lancashire awards £1.6m green waste contract Lancashire county council has awarded a contract for the acceptance and composting of un-shredded green waste arising in East Lancashire. An award notice was published on 9 February and explains that the total value of the contract is £1.56 million, split into four lots “which are aligned to four districts of East Lancashire”. These are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news Smith Mordak announced as new Chief Executive of UKGBC - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 21 Feb 2023 Research & science Circular Communities: The circular value flower as a design method for collectively closing resource flows - TU Delft OPEN Books TU Delft News · 21 Feb 2023 Industry news ‘Can-do’ attitude sees local resident raise thousands for charity York resident and mum of two Karen Nash has raised more than £16,000 for charity in a rather unusual way. Rather than a sponsored cycle ride, half marathon or bake sale, Karen has spent the past ten years collecting and selling used metal packaging. From an early age, her eldest son was offered support through […] Alupro · 21 Feb 2023 Global New Reloop fact sheet summarises latest beverage container return rates Our latest fact sheet, “Deposit return systems: How they perform” presents the most up-to-date performance data for DRSs worldwide. Reloop Platform · 21 Feb 2023 Council news Images tagged "stockbridge-village" - Knowsley Local History Knowsley Council · 20 Feb 2023 Global Why Community Composting Is Critical To California’s Infrastructure Gov. Newsom’s 2023-2034 budget summary cut funds allocated to the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle). Here’s why that is a mistake. BioCycle · 20 Feb 2023 Council news Greener Housing Strategy 2022 -2023 1 - New Forest District Council New Forest Council · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news World Resources Institute respond to GHG Protocol joint letter signed by ADBA Earlier in February, ADBA was a co-signatory, alongside around 60 biogas trade associations and businesses from around the world, to a letter to the World Resources Institute (WRI) co-ordinated by the World Biogas Association (WBA), in which they called for a rethink of its position on the use of biomethane certificates for greenhouse gas reporting… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Los gestores de residuos apuestan por la separación en origen frente a la clasificación de desechos mixtos Residuos Profesional – 20 February 2023 – FEAD asegura que una recogida selectiva de calidad, junto con sistemas obligatorios de depósito y devolución de envases, evitaría que la mayor parte de los residuos reciclables lleguen a los vertederos o las incineradoras. Sin embargo, la asociación europea de gestores de residuos FEAD considera que este puede […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Institution of Engineering and Technology and Leeds University students tour enfinium Ferrybridge IET members and University of Leeds students were given the opportunity to learn more about enfinium. enfinium · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (20/02/23) With news on: Agency accepts enforcement undertaking offers; Batteries the cause of five fires in Basildon; Pop-up recycling centres collect three tonnes of material; Small electrical items to be collected in Norfolk; and, Changeworks sells Changeworks Recycling. Agency accepts enforcement undertaking offers The Environment Agency said last week (17 February) that it has accepted enforcement … … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Beginners guide to upcycling furniture Hannah from Tread Softly transforms unwanted furniture into beautiful one of a kind pieces. Hannah shares her upcycling tips with us on how to get started. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Co-op scales back best-before dates as Sainsbury’s launches surplus fruit and veg boxes In moves designed to reduce food waste, the Co-op is removing best-before dates on more than 150 produce lines, while Sainsbury’s is launching £2 boxes of fruit and vegetables that may otherwise have gone to waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news ‘No clear case’ for PRN interventions, ACP says Minutes published by the Advisory Committee for Packaging (ACP) last week have highlighted that its members feel there is “no clear case” for interventions in the market, but compliance with packaging regulations is under review. The minutes were published on the National Packaging Waste Database and were from the 1 November ACP meeting held at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Global Cewep and FEAD reject call for mixed municipal waste sorting mandate EUWID – 20 February 2023 – The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (Cewep) rejects creating a new obligation to sort waste. In its response to a study published by the environmental NGOs Reloop and Zero Waste Europe, the industry association questioned the effectiveness of such measures as a supplement to existing source separation. The European Waste […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Mixed waste sorting systems prior to incineration not the silver bullet Recycling Magazine – 20 February 2023 – Some stakeholders believe that mixed waste sorting systems before thermal treatment and disposal is the silver bullet that allows the waste management sector to achieve the EU’s circular economy objectives. This is the result of a recent study published on 16 February 2023 and also reflected in some […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global FEAD blasts Eunomia report on mixed waste sorting letsrecycle.com – 20 February 2023 – European private waste management trade association FEAD has warned that promoting mixed waste sorting systems prior to thermal treatment as a “silver bullet” to meeting circular economy goals is a “dangerous” message. Brussels-based FEAD represents 19 national waste management federations and 3,000 waste management companies. It hit out at […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global EU waste firms rebut Eunomia sorting claims Materials Recycling World UK (MRW) – 20 February 2023 – European waste industry body FEAD has rejected claims by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) that sorting mixed waste before undergoing thermal treatment and landfilling can significantly improve municipal waste recycling rates. The claim arose last week from research by consultancy Eunomia for ZWE, which said that prior […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Mixed waste sorting not circular economy “silver bullet” Circular – 20 February 2023 – The European Waste Management Association FEAD has criticised Reloop and Zero Waste Europe’s (ZWE) recent study which says that mixed waste sorting (MWS) is key to the EU’s (European Union) Circular Economy Objectives, calling it a “dangerous message”. In response to the study, FEAD says it believes there are more cost-efficient […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Privacy Policy - Kingfisher Careers Kingfisher plc media · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Morgan Sindall presents Social Enterprise Award to Community Wood Recycling Community Wood Recycling has been presented with the Morgan Sindall North West Regional Social Enterprise Award. Managing Director Richard Mehmed accepted the award on behalf of the network at the construction company's Manchester offices. He said: "Thank you to Morgan Sindall for this award. Recognition of the benefits and strength of our partnership is hugely [...] Community Wood Recycling · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news January PRN data released The post January PRN data released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Developing food poverty action plans 2019 - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news £165,000 fund launched to help community groups reduce, reuse and recycle A share of £165,000 is up for grabs to help community groups make the Liverpool City region a cleaner and greener place. The funding – made available via the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2023/24 – is for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news FEAD blasts Eunomia report on mixed waste sorting European private waste management trade association FEAD has warned that promoting mixed waste sorting systems prior to thermal treatment as a “silver bullet” to meeting circular economy goals is a “dangerous” message. Brussels-based FEAD represents 19 national waste management federations and 3,000 waste management companies. It hit out at a report published by Eunomia on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Suez’s Lancashire AD plant approved Blackburn with Darwen borough council has approved Suez’s plans to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Darwen last week (16 February). The 100,000 tonnes per year capacity plant, according to Suez, will form part of a network of proposed facilities across the country. Suez also has planning permission for an energy from waste (EfW) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2023 Global No social justice or just transition without the Global South – lessons from the International Zero Waste Cities Conference Double standards When it comes to general global public perceptions, there are clear double standards at play between the Global North and the Global South. And that is particularly visible when talking about the environment and social justice. In most news circles and dominant narratives of the Northern hemisphere and Western World, the northern part […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Feb 2023 Policy & government Select Committee on Charities - Summary - Committees - UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee (Commons) · 20 Feb 2023 Industry news Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from recycling and waste management activities in Scotland Download the report ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 19 Feb 2023