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Issue 99
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Hazardous Wastes

Stowey Quarry, Graeme Churchard (CC BY 2.0)
Site manager sentenced for hazardous waste dump in former quarry

A waste site manager has been jailed for two years and three months after illegally disposing of 100,000 tonnes of waste. Mark Foley pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the Environmental Protection Act 1990.


Brewster Bros recycling process
Research project to create new materials from recycling’s waste products

Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre have been announced, alongside research into the creation of recycled clay materials.

Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries

The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly

Children in playground
New study finds children exposed to toxic microplastics
By
Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
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Research has found evidence of harmful synthetic fibres in playgrounds and equestrian arenas
Li battery in waste fire
Lithium-ion battery fires costing UK economy £158 million annually
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Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
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New research finds the number of waste fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is increasing each year 
China could introduce further waste material restrictions by 2019
EU restrictions to plastic waste exports come into force
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
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A ban on exporting unsorted plastic to non-OECD countries from 1 January 2021
Port of Dover
New rules on EU waste shipments from 1 January 2021
By
Lidia Creech
| 8 December 2020 |
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Defra has published new guidelines on waste shipments to the EU, to come into effect from the start of 2021
Silage wrap on bales of hay
Environment Agency cracks down on agricultural plastic waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 24 November 2020 |
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Regulatory body has called on farmers and agricultural businesses to check their waste management processes to halt illegal exports from the UK
WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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6 November 2020 |
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Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
E-waste dismantling in Delhi
Fund announced to support informal e-waste dismantling in India
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Fiona Binns
| 6 November 2020 |
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Innovate UK’s Global Challenge Fund awards £9.3 million funding to consortium to develop model to develop sector of informal dismantlers of e-waste.
UK shipping port
Illegally shipped waste returned from Sri Lanka to UK
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Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
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The Environment Agency has announced that 21 containers containing illegal waste materials have been returned to their point of origin in the UK.
Waste illegally dumped on a piece of land
New cross-sector initiative to tackle waste crime is announced
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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.
British, Scottish and EU flags outside Parliament
Scotland to ban single-use plastics
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Lidia Creech
| 13 October 2020 |
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The Scottish Government’s public consultation on single-use plastics, which opened yesterday (12 October), aims to ban the sale of single-use plastics.
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.
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
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Lidia Creech
| 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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Eunomia to support Scottish mattress EPR project
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Lidia Creech
| 26 August 2020 |
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Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced that it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation (NBF) on a project to assess extended producer responsibility (EPR) approach to improve mattress circularity in Scotland.
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ESA to launch battery recycling campaign
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Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
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The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has announced early details of its new campaign to urge consumers to responsibly recycle batteries.
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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.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
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Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
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Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
 Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
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Emma Love
| 6 August 2020 |
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In a blog post made this week, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith outlined the company’s pledges to achieve new zero waste goals by 2030. 
EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EfW, says ESWET
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Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
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The European Suppliers of Waste-To-Energy Technology (ESWET) has released a policy briefing highlighting the need for any revision to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to continue to allow the shipment of waste for energy recovery.
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.
Shipping containers at Malaysia's Port Klang
1,800 tonnes of illegal toxic waste found abandoned in Malaysian port
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Emma Love
| 23 July 2020 |
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110 containers of toxic electric arc furnace dust from Romania were found discarded in a Malaysian Port last month
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