Materials Recycling World

1 MONTH COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! There is just one month to go until the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 🏆 With the clock now ticking, why not secure your table today? Book here: https://lnkd.in/gQwp96G3 #NRAs

We had the absolute pleasure last week of holding a Roundtable for Norse Group under the watchful eye of our Editor, Corin Williams. The response we had was terrific with local authorities and the wider waste management sector all interested in further discussions, which will be published in December's Edition. If you're interested finding out more around a Materials Recycling World Roundtable, drop me a line. 😊

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! With just 𝟲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 until the industry night of the year, have you booked your table yet for the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰? Secure your table here: https://lnkd.in/egutRa7u Check out some highlights from last year below!

WHO WILL WALK AWAY A WINNER? Join us at the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 to discover 2024's best of the industry by booking a table today🎉 Book here: https://lnkd.in/ejvTcBqN

DON'T FORGET TO BOOK YOUR TABLE 👇 MRW's 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 is on the horizon and tables are filling up fast! Take this opportunity to save your place at the industry night of the year 🎉 Save your place today: https://lnkd.in/e3ErBVRq #NRAs

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE NIGHT OF THE YEAR 🎉 MRW's 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 🏆 is an evening celebrating the best in the recycling and waste sector - so why not book a table today? Book a table here: https://lnkd.in/eTpVKFau #NRAs2024

Our September issue is out now - packed with news and views including a Big Interview with Biffa chief executive Michael Topham. Labour has indicated it will continue with the previous administration's backing of sustainable air fuel - and is also conducting a review of the resources and waste strategy. A crime scene investigator tells us about her efforts to cut down on plastic waste. New officers employed by train operator Avanti are helping to boost recycling rates. https://lnkd.in/efwU3XfR

The £300m Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TV ERF) will not enter full operation until 2029 after delays finding electricity off-takers. Chair of the energy-from-waste facility’s project board and managing director of Hartlepool Borough Council, Denise McGuckin, wrote to ministers this week to explain current progress. “On current timescales, Optimised Final Tenders are expected to be received by the end of this year and a Preferred Tenderer appointed in 2025,” wrote McGuckin in an open letter to energy secretary Ed Miliband. The facility is being commissioned by seven councils in the north-east - Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton - to process 450,000 tonnes of residual waste a year, generating 49.9MW of electricity. https://lnkd.in/gCAxE5Rz

Textile prices have continued to drop in recent weeks placing collectors and other operators in the supply chain under increasing pressure, prompting renewed calls for sector collaboration to stave off a collapse in the market. Some merchants have reported that the prices of charity shop rags and textile bank material is still falling, as the value of material drops and onward export prices and opportunities dwindle due to a range of factors. The price of material from charity shops reported to MRW around the end of July was typically ranging from around £50 to £150 per tonne. https://lnkd.in/gMjuxJBx

Packaging manufacturer Duo says more information is needed to understand the effectiveness of the plastic packaging tax. "The previous government promised an evaluation of the PPT and we now need clarity from the current government about when this evaluation will be available,” said director Zoe Brimelow, calling for greater clarity over how PPT revenue is being used. "The policy objective of the PPT was intended to support increased demand for recycled plastic packaging and to increase levels of recycling. The UK’s closed-loop recycling infrastructure requires investment to support these policy objectives and it would be good to see PPT monies being invested in this area." https://lnkd.in/g5nfdM7t