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Issue 99
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WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A new report produced by Green Alliance highlights the potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by tackling the sale of electronics that do not meet ecodesign standards.


Design for a circular economy looks at the composition of the estimated 727,000 tonnes of e-waste that is not recycled in the UK each year. The report cites data that Britons each generate 23.9 kg of e-waste a... More

Plastic bottles being manufactured
Britvic announces move to bottles made entirely from recycled plastic

Soft drink producer Britvic has announced intention for all its plastic bottles in the UK to be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic by the end of 2022.

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88 per cent of Irish in favour of ‘all-in’ DRS

A poll commissioned by environmental charity VOICE has revealed that almost 90 per cent of Ireland’s population is in favour of a deposit return scheme to include a wide range of drinks containers.

Waste illegally dumped on a piece of land
New cross-sector initiative to tackle waste crime is announced
By
Lidia Creech
| 20 October 2020 |
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The Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) – an association of public and private regulators, businesses and charities – will be launched this week.
Industry calls for tougher action on WEEE treated as scrap metal
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Charles Newman
| 7 October 2020 |
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A new report published by WEEE Forum calls for action on the treatment of WEEE as scrap metal, urging competent authorities to penalise facilities that illegitimately incorporate WEEE into their unreported waste flows.
Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds now illegal in England
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Fiona Binns
| 30 September 2020 |
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Defra’s announcement that it is now illegal for businesses to supply plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to customers has been heavily criticised by environmental charities for not going far enough.
Peter James, partner and head of health and safety at national law firm BLM
What do waste companies need to know about Covid-19 inspections?
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Peter James
| 7 September 2020 |
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Peter James, partner and head of health and safety at national law firm BLM, explains what waste management companies need to be aware of when it comes to Covid-19 inspections.
Defra to extend plastic bag charge in England
Defra to extend plastic bag charge in England
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Rob Cole
| 1 September 2020 |
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that it will be extending the plastic bag charge in England to all retailers from April 2021 as part of its ‘war on plastic waste’.
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
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Rob Cole
| 27 August 2020 |
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The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that it will be increasing storage limits at waste transfer stations under its new standard rules permits, with details revealed in a consultation response document on Monday (24 August).
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Government to set legally-binding waste targets
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Rob Cole
| 20 August 2020 |
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is set to introduce legally-binding targets for waste and other environmental issue areas as part of the government’s Environment Bill.
European Green Deal to include new circular economy plan
UK recycling rate remains far behind Europe’s best recycling nations
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Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
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The UK’s municipal recycling rate continues to sit well below those of leading European recycling nations such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, according to municipal waste data from Eurostat, although its recycling rate has improved slightly.
Biffa train.
News in Brief – 18/08/2020
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Lidia Creech
| 18 August 2020 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Biffa, First Mile, J&B Recycling, Recycling Technologies and Fulcrum.
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Defra outlines plans for monitoring resources policy
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Rob Cole
| 12 August 2020 |
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released two policy papers on monitoring and evaluation of the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy for England.
New study finds ocean plastic could triple by 2040
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Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
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A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.
Bright Green Plastics materials recovery facility (MRF).
Bright Green Plastics invests £750k in sorting technology
By
Lidia Creech
| 21 July 2020 |
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Yorkshire-based polymer reprocessor invests in pre-sort capability to accept a wider range of input materials.
The front cover of WRAP's roadmap
WRAP publishes new roadmap for flexible plastic packaging
By
Lidia Creech
| 14 July 2020 |
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With only four per cent of soft flexible plastic packaging currently recycled, a new roadmap has been released by WRAP to create a circular economy for these materials.
Cigarette butts on the floor
Government to consider legislating over cigarette butt litter
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Rob Cole
| 13 July 2020 |
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Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has warned the tobacco industry to “step up” and play its part in tackling cigarette butt litter or the government will consider legislating to force the industry to tackle the issue.
EA calls for an end to ‘business as usual’ post-Covid
EA calls for an end to ‘business as usual’ post-Covid
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Emma Love
| 11 July 2020 |
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The Environment Agency (EA) released its new five-year plan on Thursday (9 July), urging the government not to return to ‘business as usual’ in its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Choosing refillable dishwasher powder at the supermarket.
WRAP announces funding for UK refill infrastructure projects
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Lidia Creech
| 8 July 2020 |
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A total of £475,000 of funding has been announced for projects in the second round of WRAP’s Refill Infrastructure grant programme.
A group of UK consumers campaigning to go compostable.
85 per cent of Brits believe food packaging should be compostable
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Lidia Creech
| 8 July 2020 |
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85 per cent of Brits believe that food packaging should be compostable, with two thirds of those asked agreeing that the food industry should lead the move towards compostable packaging, according to the results of a new Populus poll released today (8 July).
Health and Safety Executive outlines plan to improve waste and recycling sector safety
Five recycling and waste workplace fatalities in 2019/20
By
Lidia Creech
| 7 July 2020 |
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The latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive show that there were five fatal injuries in the waste and recycling sector in 2019/20.
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EA permitting capacity barrier to waste sector contribution to ‘new deal’
By
Rob Cole
| 1 July 2020 |
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The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has expressed concerns over a lack of permitting capacity at the Environment Agency (EA) in response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a significant infrastructure investment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Potential breakthroughs for biofuel and AD
Meat supply chain pledges to cut waste in half by 2030
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Lidia Creech
| 1 July 2020 |
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38 of the UK’s largest meat producers and retailers have signed a pledge to halve the amount of meat that goes to waste in the UK each year by 2030.
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