Recycling news: 2023

Policy & government Safety of second life batteries in battery energy storage systems An independent research report. GOV.UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Paul Sanderson and Chris Burton appointed to senior roles at The Recycling Association and IWPP The Recycling Association has appointed Paul Sanderson as its new chief executive, while Chris Burton will become the new managing director of its subsidiary IWPP Limited. Current chief executive Simon Ellin has announced his retirement at the end of March, and a revised structure has been put in place with the new appointments. Previously, Simon… The Recycling Association · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news How to shift consumer behaviour to become more sustainable How can we encourage positive opinions on sustainability to make greener consumer habits? The Furniture Recycling Group · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Recolight announce Circular Economy webinars for 2023 Recolight have confirmed dates for four new webinars in 2023 aimed at helping the lighting industry drive forward their sustainable […] Recolight · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news “From Cameroon to Germany, no-one is safe from climate destruction. It’s time for polluters to pay.” How many more people need to die or be displaced, and how much more of nature needs to be destroyed, before it's enough? Fossil fuel companies must stop drilling and start paying for the loss and damage they have caused. Greenpeace UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news “My new home was a dream come true – then climate disaster struck” Now I’m making sure fossil fuel companies are held responsible for the lives they’ve destroyed. Greenpeace UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news “The typhoon ripped through my home town”: activists on why they’re taking action against Shell For many of the activists and crew involved, this is personal. Here, they share what Shell’s climate crimes have taken from them and their communities. Greenpeace UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news How Greenpeace activists occupied a Shell platform heading for a major oil and gas field Activists from climate-hit countries exposed Shell's reckless plans to drill for more oil and gas, as the company announced record profits. The protest was Greenpeace’s longest ever occupation of a moving oil platform. Greenpeace UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news BREAKING: Greenpeace activists board and occupy Shell vessel en route to major North Sea oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’ Four activists occupy ship carrying oil production platform to Shell's Penguins oil field in the North Sea to highlight the worldwide climate devastation caused by Shell Greenpeace UK · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Fly-tipping incidents down but still above one million The number of fly-tipping incidents in England reported by local authorities remained above the one million mark in the financial year 2021/22, with London again reporting the highest levels. Data published today (31 January) by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs showed that councils in 2021/22 dealt with 1.09 million fly-tipping incidents, a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Richmond to expand food waste service to 3,300 more properties Richmond council has said it will roll out its food waste recycling scheme to a further 3,300 properties by the end of March. The properties in question in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames are those with communal waste and recycling facilities, the council added. It explained that residents which are part of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Essex man jailed for 16 months for ‘dumping’ mixed waste A 29-year-old man from Chigwell, Essex, whose lorry was used to “dump” mixed waste at an industrial estate in Kent has received a 16-month jail term, the Environment Agency says. James Atkins was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on 25 January, the regulator says. He had previously been found guilty in his absence on 7 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Council and scrap firm in HWRC contamination row Details of a legal dispute between Edinburgh council and scrap metal firm Dalton Group have emerged after a judge threw out the local authority’s bid to limit a claim for loss of earnings to just three months of a disputed contract. The council is facing a commercial action case from Dalton in relation to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Return handling fees increased for Scottish DRS Scheme administrator Circularity Scotland has announced an increase of up to 19% in the return handling fees for the deposit return scheme (DRS) in Scotland. The DRS will go live in August, when a 20p deposit will be applied on all single-use drinks containers made from PET plastic, metal and glass and sold in Scotland. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Geminor grows in a turbulent 2022 Resource management company Geminor handled 1,82 million tonnes of waste in Europe last year, an increase of almost nine per cent from 2021. Still, this is a more modest growth than expected. – The waste industry has experienced a turbulent 2022 and is adapting to a new reality in Europe, says CEO at Geminor, Kjetil... Skip & Waste Magazine · 31 Jan 2023 Council news Cabinet consider hotel provision at Parkside offices as another boost to local economy. - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 31 Jan 2023 Industry news Supporting inspirational Kate to upcycle Cornish beach waste - Biffa Biffa · 31 Jan 2023 Policy & government A framework for regulating underwater noise during pile driving. ISBN 978-91-620-6775-5. - Naturvårdsverket Swedish EPA (Naturvardsverket, English) · 30 Jan 2023 Global Danone has thrown down a methane challenge The post Danone has thrown down a methane challenge appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 30 Jan 2023 Global News from Sweden: A new company is formed to meet future demands for extended producer responsibility In June 2022 the Swedish government decided on a new regulation on producer responsibility for packaging. The regulation means, among other things, that the responsibility for the collection of household […] EXPRA · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news ELWA engages with market as Renewi deal nears expiry The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) has formally launched a market engagement exercise as it prepares to procure a new waste treatment contract. ELWA’s existing PFI integrated waste management contract with Renewi was signed in 2002 and will expire in 2027. It was valued at £500 million at the time but its cost has risen … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Swansea man dies after incident at window recycling site A 34-year-old man from Swansea has died following an incident at a window recycling company’s site in Neath on 24 January. Police and other emergency services were called to Fenestration Recycling Company’s site in Neath Abbey last Tuesday morning. The man was declared deceased at the scene, South Wales Police confirmed. The police said the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Kids combating climate change with the Great Clothes Swap! Schools from across the Liverpool City Region have come together in an effort to tackle climate change – by reducing the amount of clothes that people throw away. The Great Clothes Swap is the creation of Toxteth-based Liverpool World Centre and environmental charity Faiths4Change, who have been awarded £16,900 by the Merseyside Recycling and Waste - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Coffey vows to ‘get a grip’ on environmental pledges The environment secretary says she is “determined to get a grip” on the “broad and significant” challenges faced by the department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra). Dr Thérèse Coffey made the pledge on 23 January in a letter to Philip Dunne, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). The EAC, a cross-party … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Food Council The post Food Council appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news News in brief (30/01/23) With news on: Councils to collect batteries from kerbside; South Tyneside hires electric bin lorry; Telford repair café receives funding; and, government ‘continues to consider’ chemical recycling. Norfolk councils to collect batteries from kerbside Breckland council has announced the launch of a free weekly kerbside battery collection across a string of the area’s councils in … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Sustainability Uncovered Podcast episode 4: Net-zero jargon, regenerative fashion and plant-based futures Fresh from reporting on the climate talks at Davos and the UK’s Net-Zero Review, Luke, Matt and Sarah return to a chilly podcast studio to explore three of the most important sustainability topics of 2023: Net-zero communications, fast fashion alternatives, and plant-based diets. edie — Circular Economy tag · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news REA response to the Chancellor’s speech at Bloomberg REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 30 Jan 2023 Policy & government Mr P Burns v Recycled Packaging Ltd: 4103988/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Is banning single use plastics jumping from the frying pan and into the fire? The post Is banning single use plastics jumping from the frying pan and into the fire? appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Food Waste Conference returns at pivotal time Celebrating its seventh anniversary this year, letsrecycle.com’s annual National Food Waste Conference is arriving at a key time, ahead of reforms which promise to transform the industry. The conference, taking place on 9 March at the Wellcome Collection in London, will tackle issues such as procurement ‘bottlenecks’ brought on through legislation and TEEP requirements, as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news OPRL welcomes plans for mandatory ‘swoosh’ label The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) Ltd has welcomed the government’s plans to adopt the Recycle Now ‘swoosh’ as part of labelling requirements under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Professor Margaret Bates is executive director at the OPRL, which operates the UK-wide on-pack labelling scheme used by more than 750 member companies and charities. She … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news SANY returns to the Executive Hire Show 2023 SANY UK & Ireland is delighted to be exhibiting at the Executive Hire Show next month, where the manufacturer will be showcasing a range of machines for the construction and UK plant hire industry that offer exceptional overall value combined with toughness and durability. Making its UK debut will be the SY19E, the new... Skip & Waste Magazine · 30 Jan 2023 Global Half Year 2022 glass packaging production at highest levels FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Defra explores impact of energy and fuel costs on sector The department for environment food and rural affairs (Defra) has commissioned a study on the impact of energy and fuel costs on the waste sector. Defra told letsrecycle.com it had commissioned consultancy Oakdene Hollins to undertake the study in light of rising energy costs and to understand more about how the price rises will impact … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news Fly-tipping? ‘Not Up My Street’ The post Fly-tipping? ‘Not Up My Street’ appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 30 Jan 2023 Industry news I a-dough you: Grab your own 'pizza' Valentines from Asda - Asda Asda corporate newsroom · 30 Jan 2023 Council news FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL - Fenland District Council Fenland Council · 30 Jan 2023 Council news New Cross Learning | Events by Location | Events - Lewisham Libraries Lewisham Council · 29 Jan 2023 Industry news Mobilising primary care in Islington on air pollution - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 29 Jan 2023