Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Report: Global economy becoming less circular, posing major risks to climate efforts Only 7.2% of the 100 billion tonnes of virgin natural materials used each year make it back into the economy after their first use, a major new report assessing the environmental benefits of a circular economy has revealed. edie — Circular Economy tag · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Ian to take the lead on Public Services - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 16 Jan 2023 Policy & government CH73180 - Penalties for Failure to Notify: Calculating the penalty: Penalty reductions for quality of disclosure: Non-deliberate failure disclosed within 12 months GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Postal votes - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 15 Jan 2023 Council news Voter ID - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 15 Jan 2023 Industry news Government Response summary: DRS The post Government Response summary: DRS appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Jan 2023 Council news User Registration - London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Council · 14 Jan 2023 Council news Victoria Forms | Online Forms Viewer - eclaim.walthamforest.gov.uk Waltham Forest Council · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Commonly littered single-use plastic items: call for evidence Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy. GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Single-use plastic: banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers. GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned from October 2023 following the Government's consultation GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Industry news Defra announces details of single-use plastic ban Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has today (14 January) announced a ban on a range of “polluting” single-use plastics in England from October. News of the ban leaked last month, but today’s announcement provides more details. The ban covers items including single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks and certain types of polystyrene cups and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jan 2023 Industry news Risks of ‘not zero’ greater than the risks of net zero now: Government publish Review of Net Zero Today Chris Skidmore MP published his response to the Review of Net zero. Announced back in September under the Truss administration, the independent Review was initially established to “ensure that delivering the net zero target does not place undue burdens on businesses or consumers”. Four months on, the results of the Review paint a very… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Moving Mountains: Dan Dan Noodles The post Moving Mountains: Dan Dan Noodles appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Government defends landfill tax enforcement The exchequer secretary to the treasury, James Cartlidge MP, defended the government’s enforcement of landfill tax fraud during a debate in parliament yesterday (13 January). Mr Cartlidge highlighted that His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) “has learned lessons from previous operational activity and is developing a number of criminal investigations into those involved in waste … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Government must do more than ban plastic plates, says NLWA Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the Government has confirmed. This ban will be introduced from October this year, allowing businesses time to prepare, and follows similar moves by Scotland and Wales. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said the move would help protect the environment for future generations.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Scotland’s ambitious Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Jan 2023 Policy & government The National Parks Accord Building Digital UK (BDUK) has partnered with National Parks England, Openreach and Trenches Law to agree a joint accord to create a standardised approach to the timely delivery of gigabit broadband within the 10 English National Parks. GOV.UK · 13 Jan 2023 Global COY 17 - Reddy for climate action! The 17th U.N. Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY 17) - held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is the youth precursor event to COP27, organised by YOUNGO, the official Children and Youth Constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This event aimed to serve as a capacity building forum for knowledge and cultural exchange to […] Break Free From Plastic · 13 Jan 2023 Council news Employment, education and training - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 13 Jan 2023 Council news ASSIST - Powys County Council Powys Council · 13 Jan 2023 Global Czech and Swedish presidencies: Presidency assessment and ten green tests Despite advances on biodiversity and clean air, and efforts on climate, the EU’s Green Deal did not progress sufficiently towards a just transition under the outgoing […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news REA warmly welcomes the Net Zero Review REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Net zero tsar calls for implementation of waste reforms The government must implement reforms such as the introduction of the deposit return scheme and consistency in household and business recycling “urgently”, according to their net zero tsar. Former prime minister Liz Truss appointed Chris Skidmore, Conservative MP for Kingswood, to lead a review of the government’s delivery of net zero in September. He published … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Policy & government Mrs C Burton-York v The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School and Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster: 3314332/2019 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Connect, Collaborate and Learn at University of Kent. The Countrystyle Sales team is already busy out and about in 2023; our Business Development Manager Jolene attended the Kent […] Countrystyle Recycling · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Council-owned companies post mixed financial results SPECIAL REPORT: The ending of the 2022 calendar year saw a string of local authority owned trading companies with responsibility for waste and recycling post their financial results. Barbora Vaclavova explores. Some of the LATCOs that have posted their results within the last month include Liverpool Streetscene Services, Cheshire West Recycling, Hounslow council’s Lampton Recycle … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news 90% of the world’s population will be affected by compound heat and drought Global warming is projected to intensify compound heat and drought hazards tenfold, as rising temperatures are projected around the world. Open Access Government — Environment · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Appointments round-up (13/01/2023) With news on: Finning apprentice scheme records 91% retention rate; Company Shop Group appoints new managing director; Reconomy Group names chief executive; Veolia’s Gavin Graveson awarded CIWM Fellowship; and, Suttons Tankers appoints general manager. Finning apprentice scheme records 91% retention rate CAT equipment dealer Finning said that latest retention rates showed that over 90% of … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Urbaser wins £90m collections contract with Havering Havering council announced on 11 January that it has awarded Cheltenham-based Urbaser Ltd an eight-year waste and recycling collection contract, due to start on 30 July. Urbaser will take on the east London borough’s waste and recycling and weed control services from Serco, as well as the current in-house street cleansing service. The agreement will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Global Become Zero Waste Ambassador or Trainer! Applications are open for Zero Waste Ambassador and Trainer training programmes! Apply here for Zero Waste Ambassador Training Apply here for Zero Waste Trainer Training Following the launch of the Zero Waste Ambassador and Trainer Curricula, together with our partners Lets Do it Foundation and Ekologi brez meja, we are organising two new training courses, […] Zero Waste Europe · 13 Jan 2023 Policy & government Possible ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the EU - Umweltbundesamt Umweltbundesamt (German EPA, English) · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Private jet emissions quadrupled during 2022 World Economic Forum Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13 January 2023 – New analysis commissioned by Greenpeace International shows 1,040 private jet flights in and out of airports serving the Swiss mountain resort of Davos during the week of the 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF), causing CO2 emissions from private jets four times greater than an average week. Klara Maria Schenk, […] Greenpeace UK · 13 Jan 2023 Council news Public licensing register - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Polytag’s CEO responds to Society of Independent Brewers’s Letter to the Welsh Government In a detailed response to the Society of Independent Brewers, Polytag CEO Alice Rackley emphasises the necessity of a unified approach to the UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Rackley outlines Polytag's commitment to a hybrid DRS model, combining digital solutions with traditional methods to address legislative uncertainties, prevent fraud, and ensure compatibility with existing recycling proce… Polytag news · 12 Jan 2023 Policy & government Invisible Disabilities in Education and Employment Disability occurs in many different forms. An invisible disability, or non-visible disability, is an impairment or health condition that is not immediately obvious. This POSTnote provides an overview of invisible disability in the UK. It outlines types of invisible disabilities and relevant legislation and policy. It also discusses the experiences of adults with invisible disabilities, and stra… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news WRA launches tests to confirm hazardous wood treatments diminishing in household waste stream A second round of tests is underway to confirm that hazardous treatments in the household waste wood stream are diminishing and are soon likely to disappear altogether. The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has launched phase two of the sampling and testing of fence posts and decking as part of its ongoing Waste Wood Classification (WWC)... Skip & Waste Magazine · 12 Jan 2023 Global Europe’s winter mirage over energy savings Gas consumption have dropped in most European countries due to high prices and mild temperatures. But this has not occurred in a just or sustainable way. Meanwhile, only a few EU States have taken the opportunity to implement stringent and coherent energy-saving plans. Alberto Vela and Luke Haywood report. Europe seems to have weathered its first winter in the energy crisis fairly well – gas st… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 Jan 2023 Global Conference on “Mixed Waste Sorting: The next frontier for the Circular Economy”, March 21, 2023 Mixed Waste Sorting (MWS) is gaining attention around Europe, as on-going newer operations in countries like Sweden, Norway, Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands continue to show positive results by extracting plastics, textiles and metals for recycling. The net impact of MWS is that these valuable European resources which are part of the waste stream get […] Zero Waste Europe · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Ageing coastal landfills threaten England’s beaches, LGA says Hundreds of historic coastal landfills across England are at risk of polluting beaches and waterways, a survey published today (12 January) suggests. Conducted by the Local Government Association (LGA) coastal special interest group, the findings identified 195 sites, comprising both historic and active landfills, across 24 councils as being at risk of tidal flooding or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2023