Recycling news: 2023

Council news Request a copy of your council invoice - onlineforms.bradford.gov.uk Bradford Council · 12 Jan 2023 Research & science Pathogenic Microorganisms Associated with Fresh Produce - ScienceDirect.com Sustainable Materials and Technologies (Elsevier) · 12 Jan 2023 Global Right to Repair news from the US New York’s Right To Repair Act - a big step for repair, but big tech managed to considerably slim it down. Tractor manufacturer - and long-standing opponent to R2R - John Deere signed a repair agreement with US farmers. Will they actually respect it? Right to Repair Europe · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news MPMA Council meeting minutes, 23 November 2022 The post MPMA Council meeting minutes, 23 November 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Malta’s Single-use Plastic Ban Lucy Dolan, International Account Manager, reviews Malta’s Single Use Plastic Ban, just one of the various international goals which have been put into place to reduce Single Use Plastics (SUP) and protect the oceans. Valpak · 12 Jan 2023 Council news UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Broxtowe Broxtowe Council · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Time extension for RPS241 – Replacing the use of ‘not otherwise specified’ waste codes RPS241 states when you can accept waste with codes that are not listed in your waste authorisation or the quality protocols, as Environment Agency enforcement position. The EA extended this regulatory position statement and will next review it by 1 December 2025. The EA clarified the conditions and removed the references to permits it no… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news ‘Precarious’ monthly PRN data paints mixed picture Compliance specialists say there are “positives” to be taken from the monthly packaging data published by the Environment Agency covering the entirety of 2022. However, one specialist warned that the data shows that some materials, in particular plastic and aluminium, are in a “seriously precarious position”. Published on 10 January on the National Packaging Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Viridor posts £13m loss for plastics division EXCLUSIVE: Viridor’s plastics recycling division, Viridor Polymers, posted a “loss for the year” in its income statement of £13.3 million for the financial year 2021/22 after tax, its financial accounts show. Published on 30 December 2022, the results do, however, show that overall revenues for the division grew to £30.7 million, up £13.6 million year-on-year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2023 Policy & government Environment Agency: business impact target When the Environment Agency assesses its regulatory impact on businesses using business impact target (BIT) assessments. GOV.UK · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Local Places for Nature garden wins top conservation award The post Local Places for Nature garden wins top conservation award appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 12 Jan 2023 Global Austria’s new year’s resolution: wellbeing within planetary boundaries Nothing says “happy new year” like a bold and much-needed resource use reduction target. Following the Finnish and Dutch lead, the Austrian government is setting a new year’s resolution to systemically trim down on material footprint, Bich Dao reports. Overconsumption is so last year. With growing evidence of the close link between environmental degradation and social injustice with consumption… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Critical role played by waste wood biomass must not be overlooked, says WRA The important contribution that waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels must not be overlooked by government policy, according to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The WRA has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) ahead of the launch of the department’s much-anticipated Biomass Strategy, highlighting […] Wood Recyclers Association · 12 Jan 2023 Policy & government PPE distribution (England): quarterly update to 31 December 2022 Experimental statistics about personal protective equipment (PPE) deliveries and related documents. GOV.UK · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news WRA calls on government to ‘recognise’ waste wood biomass The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has urged the department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) to recognise the “vital role” that waste wood biomass plays in the shift away from fossil fuels. In a letter sent to BEIS ahead of the launch of the department’s biomass strategy, the WRA highlighted the sector’s importance in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2023 Industry news Ukraine war is killing wildlife - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 12 Jan 2023 Global EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES COMMUNICATION ON AN ECO-DESIGN WORKING PLAN 2016-2019 EXPRA · 11 Jan 2023 Policy & government Seeking a new Chief People Officer This newly created role will sit on our executive team and ensure our people agenda is at the heart of the NAO’s strategy delivery. National Audit Office · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news DAERA Non-Household Municipal and Household Municipal Waste workshop Yesterday, I attended the DAERA Non-Household Municipal and Household Municipal Waste policy workshop in Antrim. Hosted by WRAP, the workshop was intended for re-processers to be able to voice their concerns, suggestions and ideas about upcoming changes to waste policy in Northern Ireland. The Climate Change (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 commits the country to… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Organic cotton in Benin blooms In Benin, West Africa, it’s been another hugely impressive year of organic cotton farming expansion, women’s inclusion, and accessing new... TRAID · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news MPE Food Contact WG, 2 November 2022 The post MPE Food Contact WG, 2 November 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Recycling rate holds in Greater Manchester as waste arisings fall Total waste arisings in Greater Manchester fell by almost 60,000 tonnes to 539,237 tonnes year on year in the second quarter of 2022/23, an update on the contracts noted. The report to go before Greater Manchester’s waste and recycling committee was written by Justin Lomax, head of contract services at GMCA’s waste and resources team. It … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2023 Policy & government Email the Governor's Office - Mass.gov Massachusetts DEP · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Penguin found among medical waste, HES trial hears A dead penguin was found among piles of medical waste in a depot at the centre of a major environmental probe. Workers made the grisly discovery as they cleared tonnes of material, including human body parts, following the collapse of the company responsible for disposing of it, writes our correspondent, Michael McQuaid. It is thought … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news On action design and aesthetics of protest Artist Harun Morrison interviews Greenpeace's Hannah Davey about art and activism. Greenpeace UK · 11 Jan 2023 Policy & government Select Committee Area of Research Interest: The impact of the UK’s International Development funding Registration for this ARI has now closed. The ARI includes several specific areas of interest to further break down the broad area and focus the responses received from the research community POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news News in brief (11/01/23) With news on: Northern Ireland consults on draft circular economy strategy; O’Donovan launches hazardous waste management service; 75% of Britons want glass included in DRS, poll suggests; and, Ecoveritas seeks packaging industry’s opinions on EPR reforms. Northern Ireland consults on draft circular economy strategy Northern Ireland’s department for the economy launched a public consultation on… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Waitrose replaces small glass wine bottles with cans in bid to cut carbon Waitrose is set to move most of its small wine formats from glass bottles to aluminium cans, claiming that the packaging shift will improve resource efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. edie — Circular Economy tag · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Producers ‘cannot sell drinks in Scotland’ without registering for DRS The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned producers they may not be able to sell drinks in Scotland once the deposit return scheme (DRS) goes live if they do not register in time. The materials in scope of Scotland’s DRS include soft and alcoholic drinks sold in single-use containers between 50ml and three litres … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2023 Policy & government Safer Streets Fund evaluation: Round 1, year ending March 2021 This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund in the first year of Home Office funding. GOV.UK · 11 Jan 2023 Policy & government Mr S Tilley and others v N D Cook and others: 1401576/2020 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Many businesses still unaware of EPR responsibilities, Defra told Many businesses are still unaware of their obligations and expectations under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, industry representatives have suggested. The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) held its first business readiness forum yesterday (10 January) as it looks to increase engagement with industry on its collection and packaging reforms, which inclu… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2023 Council news Authority Monitoring Report - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news Currys Raises Over £70,000 to Tackle Digital Poverty as New Study Reveals Digital Access Worsening - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 11 Jan 2023 Council news Apply for Housing Benefit & Council Tax Reduction - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 11 Jan 2023 Industry news CPFC Palace for Life Foundation Supports City Harvest Crystal Palace fans, and CPFC Palace for Life Foundation, help local communities amidst cost-of-living crisis with a food drive for City Harvest food charity. City Harvest London · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Charities fear 200% disposal cost increases due to POPs rules The Charity Retail Association says charity shops face a “potentially significant” increase in the cost of disposing of items of upholstered furniture due to new rules on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). After an investigation found large levels of POPs in seating textiles and foams, the Environment Agency issued instructions last August that upholstered waste domestic … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Policy & government DA9 9DT, Stone Pit Restoration Limited: environmental permit surrender issued - EPR/BS6726IL/S012 View the surrender issued for Stone Pit 2 Inert Landfill, Dartford under the Industrial Emissions Directive GOV.UK · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news New legislation coming, but only 22% of companies ready to report quantitatively on circular economy Circle Economy’s Jacco Verstraeten-Jochemsen, explores how businesses can ready themselves for new legislation on circular reporting requirements. edie — Circular Economy tag · 10 Jan 2023 Global Guest Blog: ISWA’s Working Group on Energy Recovery ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 Jan 2023