Recycling news: 2024

Global Member portrait: Wacker Chemie AG Dr Ingo Jeschke, Technical Marketing Manager, Wacker Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Dr. Ingo Jeschke, Technical Marketing Manager at Wacker, shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 facts about Wacker Chemie AG WACKER is a globally active chemical group with its headquarters [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Mar 2024 Global European Bioplastics Launches a Web Talk Series European Bioplastics has launched a series of informal talks focusing on alternative sustainable feedstock sources for bioplastics. The series will run from April until an in-person event in Brussels in October 2024 where not only outstanding researchers will be invited, but also companies who are interested in taking up the innovative solutions and policymakers [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Mar 2024 Global DESTINY: A new doctoral network for the training of new bioeconomy specialists DESTINY is a doctoral network funded by the European Commission through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. The aim of the project is the training of young researchers in the design and sustainability assessment of innovative biomass production systems and value chains in the bioeconomy. DESTINY is coordinated by AgroParisTech, a French higher education institution, known as [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Mar 2024 Global PRESERVE Online Survey The EU PRESERVE project aims to replace current packaging with biobased alternatives that provide high product protection and can be upcycled, recycled, or composted after use. New packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials and subsequent upcycling applications for the aim to contribute to the circular economy of packaging by not only optimally protecting [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Mar 2024 Global Save the date for the 24th IAPRI World Packaging Conference ITENE organises together with IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes) the 24th IAPRI World Packaging Conference to be held on 17-21 June 2024 in Valencia (Spain) in which you will have the opportunity to: ► Discover the innovations and trends that are transforming the packaging industry from the highest quality global experts. ► [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Preston City Council - Preston City Council Preston Council · 28 Mar 2024 Industry news £1B in Precious Materials Saved if All Electricals Recycled - Material Focus Material Focus · 28 Mar 2024 Policy & government Environmental Standards Scotland Enquiries enquiries@environmentalstandards.scot Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 28 Mar 2024 Council news MAB12452 - CASTLE OF LYNTURK - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news MAB42016 - CASTLE OF COWIE - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Barnaby House - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Mar 2024 Industry news Meet Phil Tromans, Area General Manager - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Independent Travel Trainers (ITT) - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Redcar and Cleveland Money Advice Services - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Your Councillors - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Jubilee Court - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news South Tees Multi-Agency Children's Hub (MACH) - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news Council Plan 2024 - 2029 - St Albans City and District Council St Albans Council · 28 Mar 2024 Council news House extension design guide - Torbay Council Torbay Council · 28 Mar 2024 Industry news Get your class connected with nature - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Stand with us for a countryside everyone can afford to live in - takeaction.cpre.org.uk CPRE (the countryside charity) · 27 Mar 2024 Global Organizaciones se reunen en Panamá para hablar del Tratado de plásticos Panamá, 27 de marzo – De 8 a 11 millones de toneladas de desechos plásticos ingresan cada año a los espacios marinos y costeros, tendencia que sólo se triplicará en […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Mar 2024 Policy & government Draft guidance: Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs: new contracting out rules and overseas restrictions Draft guidance covering changes to the Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs due to be implemented on 1 April 2024. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Boohoo, Asos and Asda told to revise green claims to avoid greenwashing The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken decisive action against Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda, demanding the fashion giants adjust their marketing practices to ensure accurate and clear claims regarding environmental sustainability. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Food waste inflicts $1trn economic loss on global scale, UN report warns A new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has highlighted that food waste remains a significant detriment to the global economy and a driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, resulting in an estimated economic loss of $1trn. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Circular Communities Scotland Reuse Consortium Case Study with Zero Waste Scotland Circular Communities Scotland's award winning Reuse Consortium has been pleased to work with Zero Waste Scotland on a case study and video, highlighting the Consortium and Zero Waste Scotland’s relationship, as well as its ongoing work with valued member, Cunninghame Furniture Recycling Company. The case study itself focuses on the fantastic impact of the Consortium [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 27 Mar 2024 Council news View, comment or object - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 27 Mar 2024 Council news Other enquiries - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news WasteAid Joins Forces with the John Lewis Partnership Foundation to Support Disadvantaged Youth in South Africa In South Africa, disadvantaged rural communities face many challenges caused by poverty and a lack of education, skills, and employment opportunities. The country has the second highest youth unemployment rate in the world at 51.5%, while in the Thembisile Hani municipality of Mpumalanga 49.4% of youth are unemployed, with only 11.7% completing secondary school. […] WasteAid · 27 Mar 2024 Policy & government National academy for the mathematical sciences: proposed focus and objectives We are seeking views and evidence to help define the objectives and benefits of a new national academy focussed on the mathematical sciences. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news FCA finds concerns over insurers’ valuation of written-off or stolen vehicles The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has identified shortcomings in how some motor insurance firms are valuing written-off or stolen vehicles. ATF Professional · 27 Mar 2024 Council news Notify a change of details for private hire driver badges - Knowsley Council Knowsley Council · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news University sends 60 tonnes of food waste to AD plants The University of Liverpool has reported that early indications of its contract with food waste recycling company, Keenan Recycling, show that 60 tonnes of food waste will be going to anaerobic digestion (AD) plants and converted into renewable energy. Keenan Recycling, which was engaged via the TUCO framework, worked closely with the university to have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2024 Policy & government Police Covenant annual report 2024 Annual report on the operation of the Police Covenant over the past 12 months. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news MSP’s learn about reusable nappy scheme in North Ayrshire Two members of Scottish parliament (MSP) have found out more about the Reusable Nappy Incentive Scheme in North Ayrshire, Scotland. On Monday (25 March) MSP Lorna Slate, minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity, and MSP Monica Lennon of central Scotland, visited the councils Irvine headquarters to find out more about the scheme which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Clean Food Group receives £2.5m worth of funding Clean Food Group, a UK food tech business, has announced it has received £2.5m in funding from the Clean Growth Fund, a climate specific UK venture capital fund. The fund was set up to provide UK cleantech entrepreneurs with the expertise and capital they need to reduce carbon emissions and tackle the climate crisis. Clean … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Environment Secretary says 2027 now “more likely” start date for DRS The Environment Secretary told MPs the 2025 deposit return scheme (DRS) start date is “unrealistic” and 2027 is now “more likely”. Circular Online (CIWM) · 27 Mar 2024 Policy & government Mr KP McConnell v Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd: 2500238/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Veolia calls on government to escalate Plastic Packaging Tax Veolia has called for the government to escalate the Plastic Packaging Tax to “incentivise the end markets for recycled content, give investors confidence to build domestic infrastructure and stimulate green economic growth”. Having commissioned research by NGO WRAP, Veolia wanted to understand the economic and environmental impacts of escalating the Plastic Packaging Tax. Set at … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2024 Industry news Wireless EV charging robots and next-gen plant-based proteins: The best green innovations of March 2024 As March comes to a close, edie and our innovation partner Springwise have rounded up six of the best breakthrough technologies for the green economy, including next-generation plant-based protein and robots that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles. Read on to find out more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Mar 2024