WRAP changes the name of Textiles 2030
Climate action NGO WRAP has announced that it has renamed its Textiles 2030 initiative which will now be known as the “UK Textiles Pact”.
The pact is a voluntary initiative which aims to help businesses and organisations within the fashion and textiles industry to transition to more sustainable and circular practices by the end of the decade.
Signatories are still committed to achieve a:
- 50% reduction in the overall carbon footprint of new textile products placed on the market.
- 30% reduction in the overall water footprint of new textile products placed on the market.
- Industry collaboration to meet the Circularity Roadmap ambitions.
Currently over 130 organisations across the fashion and textiles supply chain are signed up.
The rebrand aims to bring the initiative more in line with WRAP’s other pacts: the UK Food & Drink Pact and the UK Plastics Pact.
Textiles 2030 was launched in April 2021 as a continuation of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020).
Mark Sumner, programme lead for the UK Textiles Pact, said: “For businesses, membership to the UK Textiles Pact unlocks interaction with WRAP’s team of experts to help solve problems, plus gives access to evidence-based tools, practical resources and collaborative working groups to tackle urgent sustainability challenges facing the textiles sector.
“The UK Textiles Pact is a collaborative, non-competitive and trusted network underpinned by innovation, expertise and collective determination.”
The Garden Waste Awards to return for 2025
PermiServ has announced the return of The Garden Waste Awards 2025.
The awards celebrate councils and teams delivering outstanding garden waste services.
Last year, Ipswich council won the first “Best Run Garden Waste Award” for its approach to garden waste services.
This year will see a new category introduced – The Garden Waste Award: Individual Recognition.
This award will be given to one person who goes above and beyond to deliver outstanding results for their council and community in garden services.
Potential entrants for either category can enter here on the PermiServ website before 23 May.
The winners will be announced on 18 June at The Little Green Event by PermiServ, held at the Park Regis, Birmingham.
Grundon to build solar farm on former landfill
Grundon Waste Management has been given the go-ahead from West Berkshire district council to build a solar farm on a former landfill.
The 1.73-hectare site is located near Beenham Industrial Estate, close to Newbury in Berkshire.
The project is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 422 homes and offset nearly 400 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Grundon’s estates director, Philip Atkinson, said: “This is a significant step forward in meeting our renewable energy ambitions.
“While this development is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the council has recognised the project makes best use of a restored landfill site which is designated as low-quality agricultural land.
“We are very pleased to have received planning consent and would also like to thank the local community for its support and recognition of the importance of developing new renewable energy sources.”
ESA updates free training materials for waste sector
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has published an update on its Situational Awareness campaign.
The campaign aims to mitigate common recycling and waste sector risk through free training materials.
The materials include short films, posters and “huddle cards” (designed to facilitate team meetings).
The update added two new topics aimed at those who drive vehicles for the sector, particularly light and heavy goods vehicles: avoiding bridge strikes and safely manoeuvring light goods vehicles (LGVs).
ESA policy advisor, Stephen Freeland, said: “Achieving and promoting the highest industry standards is a strategic priority for the ESA and in no area is this more important than ensuring the safety of everyone working in our industry, as well as the communities they serve.
“Today, we have added to our successful Situational Awareness campaign with ready-made training materials for use by all in our sector – not just ESA members – which address common risks that arise in the day-to-day operation of goods vehicles across the sector.”
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