Recycling news: 2024

Policy & government Exports Minister visits Latin America to boost trade and unlock billions worth of exports Minister for Exports Lord Offord will visit Latin America and the Caribbean where he will fly the flag for British businesses looking to sell their products in markets round the world. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2024 Industry news Defra £295m food fund a ‘huge step forward for sustainability’, says ReFood With recycling minister Robbie Moore having recently announced a £295 million package to help councils fund mandatory kerbside food waste collections, ReFood commercial director Philip Simpson has said it is a “huge step forward for sustainability” that will “help to tackle the scourge of food waste once and for all”. Mr Simpson said: “After years … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2024 Industry news Altilium completes expansion of UK’s first CAM plant and EV battery recycling innovation centre Altilium has completed the first phase of work on its new mini-commercial CAM plant and innovation centre (ACT 2), marking a significant step forward in its journey to delivering a sustainable and low-carbon supply of EV battery raw materials in the UK. Located in Plymouth and scaling up to 70 staff, the 18,000 square foot [...] Altilium news · 5 Apr 2024 Global JUSTICE IN TRANSITION⏭️ A slightly quieter (but never dull) week over the Easter period has us contemplating what a ‘just transition’ means now and how this has changed since the Commission first launched its Green Deal in 2019. We also have good news with new laws on waste-shipping and environmental crime. On the editorial side, this week the editorial team also have an agri-heavy selection of META pieces, from anima… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 Apr 2024 Global Aiming for Emission-Free Pulping Ten research organizations, universities, and companies are establishing a research program with around 20 full-time researchers. The Emission Free Pulping program aims to significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50 percent to around 70 percent. The program, under the joint leadership of VTT Technical […] Global Recycling · 5 Apr 2024 Industry news Walkers’ new paper multibag packs set to eliminate 65 tonnes of virgin plastic each year Crisps brand Walkers has announced the rollout of new, paper outer bags for all Snack A Jacks multipacks, set to reduce the brand’s use of virgin plastic by 65 tonnes per year. The new packaging format will be available in the next month across Snack A Jacks Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Chive […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 5 Apr 2024 Global Aluminum Production Waste Can Contribute to Green Steel The German Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (center for iron research) has developed an economical process with green hydrogen to extract CO2-free iron from the toxic red mud generated in aluminum production. According to the information, scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung have shown how green steel can be produced from aluminum production waste in a relatively […] Global Recycling · 5 Apr 2024 Industry news Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following what the Environment Agency calls “a significant breach” of environmental regulations. Roydon Resource Recovery Ltd and one of its directors Wilfred Sumner, 66 of Ashbank Avenue, Bolton were convicted of the illegal export of waste. Additionally they were convicted of a […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 5 Apr 2024 Council news What is your address? :: WasteWorks - London Borough of Sutton Sutton Council · 5 Apr 2024 Policy & government Mrs R Kalam v The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police: 1301519/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2024 Industry news Conference programme brings experts together to share industry knowledge on essential topics Keeping you in the knowIf you are responsible for the safe and compliant management of an HGV fleet, the Road Transport Expo (RTX) Knowledge Zone conference is a must-attend event. Taking place across all three days of the free-to-attend summer tradeshow, the Knowledge Zone will bring together road transport experts to explore essential topics such... Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 Apr 2024 Council news My Housing Sheffield - Sheffield City Council Sheffield Council · 5 Apr 2024 Council news Bookshelf | Hackney Libraries - Hackney Council Hackney Council · 4 Apr 2024 Council news Oracle sign in - Wiltshire Council - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 4 Apr 2024 Policy & government Serious disruption prevention orders Statutory guidance detailing the process for applying for, managing and enforcing serious disruption prevention orders (SDPOs). GOV.UK · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Applications now closed for INCPEN’s new Head of Packaging Impacts Please click the links below for the Recruitment Pack and the Job Application Form. Your Job Application Form needs to be sent to Paul Vanston, INCPEN's CEO, by 23:59 on Wednesday 24 April 2024. Recruitment Pack Job Application Form INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 4 Apr 2024 Policy & government Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following a significant breach of environmental regulations. GOV.UK · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Major snack brands introduce paper packaging to reduce plastic waste Walkers and the British Crisp Co have unveiled new paper packaging for their products, in a bid to reduce the use of virgin plastic within the snack industry. edie — Circular Economy tag · 4 Apr 2024 Council news Planning applications and permissions - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 4 Apr 2024 Global Controversy on Waste: To Burn or Not to Burn? While Canada is set to host the next round of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations April 23-29, Canadian groups are raising an alarm about the expansion of waste incineration across the country. Dubbed “waste-to-energy” (WTE) by industry, burning waste through methods like incineration, gasification and pyrolysis is a practice that would undermine federal climate, plastics, and waste managem… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news 3% decline in residual waste in 2022, Defra figure shows Defra has published figures today (4 April) that show there was a 3% decline in residual waste in 2022 when compared to 2021. The figures are published as official statistics in development (formerly known as experimental statistics) in a report entitled ‘Estimates of Residual Waste (excluding Major Mineral Wastes) and Municipal Residual Waste in England’. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Single-stream dry recycling collections should be avoided, the ECJRC finds Results of a new study from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (ECJRC) suggests that single-stream dry recycling collections should be avoided. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) study is on impacts of the collection and treatment of dry recyclables on behalf of the European Union. It centres on the separation, collection and the management of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Local schoolchildren treated to interactive recycling workshop Earlier this month (March), KS2 pupils from Thomas Russell Junior School in Burton-on-Trent were treated to an interactive aluminium recycling workshop, after student Elsie Burgess (8) took home first place in a national competition. Organised by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), the competition saw thousands of primary pupils from all over the UK tasked […] Alupro · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Berry Global increases European flexible plastic capacity Berry Global’s flexible division has announced that it is increasing its recycling capacity across three of its European recycling facilities. These facilities are Berry’s Heanor (UK), Steinfeld (Germany) and Zdzieszowice (Poland) plants. Berry Global estimated that the amount of recycled plastic content across its European sites will increase *by approximately “6,600 metric tonnes” a year. … R… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Global Crumbling foundations: What the EU is doing to protect soil health Healthy soils put food on our plates, filter and store the water we drink, and help plants grow. They teem with life, and it is this life that runs the natural processes that are crucial for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to thrive. However, currently up to 70% of European soils are unhealthy and it is predicted that, if we continue with business-as-usual, 90% of global soils could be in ba… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Wales: The new laws that could see you fined or face court for not separating recycling A new workplace recycling law will be implemented throughout Wales starting this weekend. Effective Saturday, 6th April, all businesses, charities and public sector organisations will be required to segregate their waste for recycling. The new system will mirror the segregated recycling system already in place in many households across Wales. The Welsh Government has introduced... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Residual waste sent to landfill decreased by 4.7% between 2019-2020 The estimated amount of residual waste excluding major mineral wastes sent to landfill decreased by 4.7% between 2019 and 2022, figures from Defra showed. Circular Online (CIWM) · 4 Apr 2024 Global A look inside a Waste-to-Energy Plant: components and technologies Waste-to-Energy (WtE) has become a cornerstone in the sustainable management of municipal solid waste. Complementary to waste prevention and recycling,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news May 2024 Building a Better Future: Why Social Enterprises Belong in your Supply Chain. In this first edition of our newsletter, we examine the key advantages of social enterprise to the supply chain, and Oxford Wood Recycling's Wood to Work programme. Community Wood Recycling · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Why doesn’t the government agree with greater ambition for the Future Homes Standard? This post is by Sue Riddlestone OBE, CEO of Bioregional. Leading experts in sustainable housebuilding have sent a clear message to the government – the Future Homes Standard will not deliver the energy efficient homes that we need. As the consultation on the proposed Future […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Grundon renews partnership with FGR Football Club, continuing a decade-long collaboration The post Grundon renews partnership with FGR Football Club, continuing a decade-long collaboration appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Walkers Crisps swaps to paper packs for Snack A Jacks Walkers Crisps, part of PepsiCo, has announced it has rolled out paper outer bags for its Snack A Jacks multipack to reduce its use of virgin plastics. The company highlights that by doing this, it could reduce the amount of virgin plastics it uses “by 65 tonnes a year”. Walkers Crisps highlighted that the outer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Roydon Resource and Recovery hit with 870k+ fine for illegal waste exports Manchester-based Roydon Resource and Recovery has been fined over £870,000 for illegally exporting 10 shipping containers of waste to Poland. In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency, the company’s director, Wilfred Sumner, was also ordered to pay a further £10,000. The court found that the waste was intended to be incinerated as fuel, “with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Global Colombia, Jamaica and Panamá Combat Urban Plastic Pollution Last year, the governments of Colombia, Jamaica and Panamá launched a 42-million-dollar project to combat plastic pollution by mainstreaming circularity at city-level. The three countries will be supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and support from the Cartagena Convention Secretariat, the project to reduce marine… Global Recycling · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Government off-track to meet waste reduction targets New figures published today suggest that Government is off-track to meet its waste reduction targets. A report entitled ‘Estimates of Residual Waste (excluding Major Mineral Wastes) and Municipal Residual Waste […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 4 Apr 2024 Policy & government Amendments to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation Requesting comments on proposed changes to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation, including changes to waste limits and specific exemptions. GOV.UK · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news P&G and Dow team up to create plastic recycling technology Chemical manufacturer, Dow, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company to brands such as Olay and Head and Shoulders, have announced they have teamed up to create plastics recycling technology. The companies say the technology aims to enable the conversion of hard to recycle plastic packaging into recycled polyethylene with “near-virgin quality” and a “low … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news ADBA Response to the CfE on Scotland’s Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030 On 15 March 2024, ADBA submitted its formal response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030, published on 18 January. In the comprehensive response, ADBA argued that the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector should be given greater prominence and support as a critical circular economy solution for… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Apr 2024 Industry news Key takeaways from our latest engagement with DESNZ and Ofgem ADBA policy team met with officials from DESNZ and Ofgem in the past couple of weeks to share information and raise members’ concerns. These meetings not only provided valuable insights into existing support schemes and upcoming consultations but also facilitated an opportunity to discuss the feedback that our members have shared with us regarding these… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Apr 2024 Research & science Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 4 Apr 2024