Recycling news: 2014

Global MARTIN GmbH One grate system will be supplied to the waste-to-energy plant Chuzhou (Anhui province), People’s Republic of China, as an extension... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Oct 2014 Global MARTIN GmbH Three combustion systems will be supplied to the Waste-to-Energy plant in Hengli I (Zhejiang province), People’s Republic of China. The... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Oct 2014 Global MARTIN GmbH One grate system will be supplied to the Waste-to-Energy plant Ningbo I (Zhejiang province), People’s Republic of China. The grate... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Oct 2014 Global MARTIN GmbH Order to supply 2 combustion systems for the Waste-to-Energy plant in Changzhou Xinbei, China. Each grate will have a throughput... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news Duke of Kent to open SITA’s Teesside EfW plant SITA UK’s £160 million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility at Billingham in Teesside will be officially opened today (October 8) by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. The 256,000 tonnes per year capacity EfW plant has been developed by SITA UK, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, under a 25-year contract with South Tyne and Wear Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news CSG To Donate to Sponsored Walk Waste Managers Cleansing Service Group have donated £250 to a sponsored walk in aid of St David’s Hospice Care in Newport, Gwent. Walking the 210 miles of the Severn Way in just eight days, the Severn Bridge Stumblers aim to raise at least £2000 for St David’s Hospice Care which provides palliative care for people […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news South Lakeland facing charges over RCV deaths South Lakeland district council in North West England is to face prosecution over its health and safety procedures following the deaths of two women who were struck by reversing council refuse collection vehicles in separate incidents in 2010 and 2011. A council representative will appear at South Lakeland Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (October 9) in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Viridor scales back Norfolk business Operations at Viridor’s East Wretham site in Norfolk, where the company operates a 75,000 tonne-per-annum materials recycling facility, have been scaled back, the company confirmed today (October 7). A spokeswoman explained that some services were being cut back, although the site itself remains open. It is thought that the MRF at the site had been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Policy & government Landfill tax bulletin: October 2014 Monthly statistics on Landfill Tax receipts, liabilities and tonnage for the UK. GOV.UK · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Viridor ‘cautious’ over future recyclable prices Viridor “remains appropriately cautious” about future recyclable material prices, despite the improving UK economy and an expected increase in earnings from new energy-from-waste (EfW) plants over the next year, according to its Sustainability Report 2014. In the report, entitled ‘Giving the World’s Resources New Life’, the firm sets out its environmental and financial sustainability performanc… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Greenway: An alternative solution Appetite for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) export is growing, as Tom Goulding finds out on a visit to Greenway Waste Recycling in Telford. Landfill tax rates are at an all-time high, but for Greenway Waste Recycling Ltd a growing appetite to send RDF for incineration in Europe has opened up a ‘new world of opportunity’ for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news ‘High’ waste costs investigated by Hammersmith & Fulham The London borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is investigating the ‘high cost’ it is paying for the treatment of residual waste and recyclables, under its joint Western Riverside Waste Authority contract with waste firm Cory. The Authority – which comprises Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Kensington & Chelsea councils – entered into a 30-year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Policy & government Addressing fuel poverty and meeting carbon budgets go hand in hand – 7 October 2014 New analysis by the CCC, submitted today to the Government’s fuel poverty strategy consultation, suggests that targeting energy efficiency (in particular insulation) and low-carbon heat measures at the fuel poor would lead to the achievement of both fuel poverty and carbon reduction targets at least cost. Climate Change Committee · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Archives for October 7, 2014 - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 7 Oct 2014 Council news Development Plan - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Cardiff proposes four-weekly waste collections Cardiff is seeking to boost its recycling rate by either collecting residual household waste every four weeks or by reducing the capacity of its wheeled waste bins, it has emerged. According to a report due to be discussed by councillors at an environmental scrutiny committee meeting tomorrow (October 7), there is a need to make … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Sterecycle manslaughter trial begins in Sheffield The trial of failed autoclave specialist Sterecycle and three of its former employees over the death of a worker at the firm’s Rotherham plant in 2011 is due to begin at Sheffield Crown Court this morning (October 6). Sterecycle’s former maintenance manager, Kevin Goss, operations manager Steven Weaver and operations director Paul Greenwell have been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Wood recyclers to fund fire storage tests The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has agreed to help fund practical fire tests to help “empirically” establish appropriate stack sizes and separation distances for the safe storage of waste wood. It comes amid widespread concern in the wood recycling industry about the impact of limits for maximum wood stack sizes outlined in current Environment Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Coca-Cola: no commingled collections in ideal world In an “ideal world” the UK would not have commingled collection systems so as to be sure of securing the highest quality material, according to Coca Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) sustainability chief. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, director of corporate responsibility and sustainability at CCE Joe Franses also emphasised the importance of encouraging consumers to recycle more to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Council news Contracts Register - applications.huntingdonshire.gov.uk Huntingdonshire Council · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news DECC offers funding for waste heat schemes The government is offering more than £9 million to local authorities and businesses developing schemes to capture excess heat from industrial facilities including from energy-from-waste plants or landfill sites. Today (October 3), it was announced that £2.4 million in funding is being offered to 32 local authorities across England and Wales to support the development … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news SITA UK among Highland waste contract winners A total of four waste management firms have been awarded a contract to provide waste and recycling services on behalf of Highland council in Scotland, worth almost £11 million. SITA UK, William Munro Construction (Highland) Ltd, David Ritchie & Sons Ltd and Locheil Logistics were selected to collect and treat refuse and recyclables in four … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news A Pre-Fast Fashion Poem Yesterday was National Poetry Day so I thought I’d share with you a poem I remember from my childhood by... TRAID · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news UK recycling data compiled in interactive map Local authority recycling data from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been compiled together in a colour-coded interactive map, which highlights the Midlands, London, south West Scotland and North Northern Ireland as having the lowest recycling rates in 2012/13. Showing the worst-performing councils in red and best performers in dark green, the map … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on: DS Smith acquisition; Novelis opens German plant; ReGrow digestate launched; recycling service for Warwickshire SMEs, and; certification for Biogen’s AD plant in Gwynedd Novelis cuts ribbon on huge German recycling plant Aluminium reprocessing firm Novelis has opened what it has described as the world’s largest aluminium recycling facility, in Nachterstedt, Germany. The … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news Tewkesbury set to join Ubico umbrella from 2015 Refuse and recycling collections in Tewkesbury are set to be delivered by local authority-owned company Ubico Ltd from April 2015, the borough council has announced. The council – which currently carries out in-house collections – agreed to TUPE transfer its staff to Ubico Ltd at a meeting this week, with the decision due to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Policy & government £9.4 million to boost low carbon heating More homes and businesses could soon be heated by a range of low carbon technologies, such as heat pumps, energy from waste, recovered industrial heat or heat taken from landfill. GOV.UK · 3 Oct 2014 Policy & government IP9 2NY: Environmental permit issued View the permit issued for Folly Farm Landfill, Ipswich under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Alupro marks 25 years of recycling success The prestigious Haberdashers’ Hall in London played host to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) as over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary. The black tie dinner event was opened by Rick Hindley, Alupro’s Executive Director, who was one of the organisation’s first employees back in 1989. Rick reflected on the organisation’s […] Alupro · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Wheelabrator lays out plans for Deeside EfW plant Energy-from-waste specialist Wheelabrator has submitted plans for its proposed 200,000 tonnes per year capacity plant in Deeside, being developed as part of an £800 million long-term contract with five councils in North Wales. The American-owned firm plans to build the Parc Adfer facility as part of its 25-year contract to treat residual waste on behalf … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Appointments round-up With news on: landfill tax expert joins Ernst & Young; chief executive appointed at SWR; CK Services names director; Envac appoints sales manager, and; Burgess joins Biffa Ernst & Young appoints landfill tax expert Landfill tax specialist Paul O’Neill has joined financial services firm Ernst & Young as a senior manager. Mr O’Neill has joined … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Positive recycling messages ‘bring the best results’ Taking a positive approach in communications about recycling for households and people at work will bring the best results, according to research produced by Ceris Burns International (CBI). Working with research firm Mindlab International, the study, ‘Selling recycling to a sceptical public’, found that people with a negative view of recycling are more likely to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Why the green economy needs to pay more attention to SIN The Green Economy is a big deal these days. Most forward-thinking companies realise that their future lies in being low carbon and resource efficient – and many also talk about the importance of nature, tropical forests for example. Some companies are also actively trying to reduce the hazardous chemicals in their supply chains – for […] CHEM Trust · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news TEEP legal threat ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’ The threat of legal action against councils or their contractors over the separate collection of recyclables has been branded ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’ by the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC). The comments come after the Environment Agency outlined its plans to enforce the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, which come into effect from January 2015. … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Policy & government £300 million budget to launch UK auctions for renewables Renewable electricity projects will compete for £300 million in support this autumn – an increase of £95 million from the indicative budget published in July. GOV.UK · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news WEEE schemes submit compliance fee proposal The trade body representing nine major trade associations and WEEE compliance schemes ERP, Recolight and REPIC has submitted its proposals for the mechanism for a ‘compliance fee’ for 2014, as set out under the new WEEE Regulations. The body, the Joint Trade Associations, is proposing a fee which gets higher the further a compliance scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Policy & government LS25 6BJ: Environmental permit issued View the permit issued for Copley Lane landfill, Leeds under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 1 Oct 2014 Policy & government Work begins on Boston flood bank Work starts tomorrow (1 Oct) on a £500,000 scheme to improve the flood bank at Slippery Gowt on the Boston Haven. GOV.UK · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news North London EfW plans edge closer An expected announcement on future plans for the site of the Edmonton energy-from-waste (EfW) facility has been postponed by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) until later this autumn. The NLWA is thought to favour developing a new large-scale EfW plant at its Edmonton site before the current facility closes at the end of its lifespan … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news Usual operations ‘over 12 months’ away at Shanks MBT Shanks’ Frog Island mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant may not be fully operational for around 12 months after the East London facility caught fire over the summer, the Environment Agency has said. And, while the facility is out of action in the wake of the blaze, it has also emerged that a “significant” amount of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014