Recycling news: 2019

Policy & government WEEE: submitting a proposal for PCS Balancing System What to include when submitting proposals for a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) PCS Balancing System (PBS) and how they will be assessed. GOV.UK · 12 Feb 2019 Industry news ‘Economically’ could be dropped from TEEP A major and potentially controversial change to the regulations governing the sorting of waste for recycling is being proposed, with the removal of the word “economically” from the TEEP requirements. The TEEP regulations are part of rules around the collection of waste for recycling and are an essential part of Duty of Care and other … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2019 Council news Missed bin collection - Liverpool City Council Liverpool Council · 11 Feb 2019 Policy & government Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C Under the Paris Agreement, almost all governments worldwide have agreed to collectively limit global warming to 'well below' 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures, and to 'pursue efforts' to limit this warming to 1.5°C. However, there has been 1°C of warming to date, and current international pledges could result in 3°C or more. A 2018 UN Special Report examined how peak global warming could be… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 Feb 2019 Global Waste incineration? Let’s not burn our bridges! A letter to Latvian decision makers Zero Waste Latvia is calling on Latvian decision makers to stop pursuing waste incineration and start promoting a true circular economy. Latvia has been identified by the European Commission among the countries at risk to miss the recycling target set by the EU Waste Directive for 2020 and 2035. […] Zero Waste Europe · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news Letsrecycle Live to host ‘Women in Waste’ meeting Show organisers at Letsrecycle Live have confirmed that they will be holding a ‘Women in Waste’ breakfast networking meeting – sponsored by Suez and supported by the Women Recycling Alliance – at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park, on Thursday 23 May. The agenda for the meeting will include how to resolve some of the main issues … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2019 Global ISWA Announces Call for Applications for the Next ISWA Managing Director ISWA is pleased to announce the call for applications for the next ISWA Managing Director, who will take over the daily and strategic management of the Association at its new location in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from November 2019. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news No deal Brexit means new rules for refrigeration The UK government has launched a new system to ensure they maintain current restrictions on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the event of a no deal Brexit. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news Waste businesses sign up to diversity commitment Waste management companies Veolia, FCC Environment and Viridor’s parent group Pennon are among the signatories to a commitment to “attract more diverse and inclusive talent” across the utilities and energy sectors. Launched by the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership today (11 February), the commitment aims to increase diversity by “working collaboratively as a sector to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr John Williams v South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd: 1601340/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Feb 2019 Global Guest Blog | Turning off the Plastic Tap in Developing Countries Needs More Than a One Size Fits All Solution Prof Linda Godfrey has over 20-years of sector experience and lectures internationally on solid waste management in developing countries, including the social, economic and environmental opportunities of ???waste??? within a circular economy context. She currently leads the Waste Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap Implementation Unit on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Techn… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news Research finds 18 million patients exposed to pollution New figures show nearly 18 million patients are exposed to pollution, registered at GP surgeries with unsafe levels in the UK: read on to find out who is affected by these findings Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news Tradebe awarded NHS Scotland waste contract Environmental services firm Tradebe has been awarded a 10-year contract to collect and dispose of healthcare waste from healthcare providers across Scotland. The contract was previously held by Lanarkshire-based Healthcare Environmental Services, which ceased trading at the end of 2018 (see letsrecycle.com story). As part of the contract with NHS Scotland the company has announced … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news Driving data and growth at Reconomy Fast growth and a digital approach to business could see Reconomy’s turnover reach £250 million this year. Steve Eminton headed to Telford to talk to the company’s chief executive, Paul Cox, about recent acquisitions and his plans for the future. Reconomy’s acquisition of the environmental compliance business, Valpak at the end of 2018 certainly caused … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news RDF exports decline in 2018 Exports of waste derived fuels – RDF and SRF – from England to energy from waste facilities overseas appear to have fallen during 2018, provisional figures published last week suggest. Analysis of the data on international waste shipments released by the Environment Agency for the 12 months to the end of 2018, suggests that as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2019 Industry news ‘Treecycling’ scheme raises over £10,000 for local charities Ward, the Midlands-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, has helped to raise over £10,000 for two local hospices following... Ward Recycling · 10 Feb 2019 Industry news Events - Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee) · 9 Feb 2019 Industry news Drax to capture up to a tonne of CO2 each day as part of their world-first BECCS pilot Drax has announced that the first carbon dioxide has been captured as part of their bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot. This is the first-time carbon dioxide has been captured from the combustion of 100% biomass feedstock anywhere in the world. The pilot has been capturing up to a tonne of CO2 a day which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news News from the Network 4 – 8 February Wondering what our members have been up to this week? Find out below… USEL celebrate supporting their clients getting into work Our Stride client J Gordon who is working in Poundstretcher in Armagh thanks to support from USEL – she’s been working 6 months and has recently moved to Workable programme. #championingability pic.twitter.com/WS3qaQxdpH — Usel […] Reuse Network · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news Fairport Containers suffers fire at Adlington site [Updated: 14/02/19] Operations have resumed at a site belonging to Fairport Containers in Lancashire, after a fire broke out in premises adjoining its site early this week (3 February). Fairport Containers is a provider of refurbishment, remodelling, resale and hire solutions for steel waste containers – and operates a container refurbishment facility at the Chorley … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news South Lakes approves ‘closed lid’ waste policy South Lakeland council has agreed a ‘closed lid’ policy in a bid to encourage residents to ensure that their recyclable materials are recycled, and not disposed of as residual waste. The policy is part of a wider move aimed at providing “greater clarity for residents and boosting recycling performance”, agreed by councillors this week. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news MRF input quality continues downward trend The tonnage of target material received at England’s materials recycling facilities continued in a downward trend for the fourth consecutive quarter, latest data suggests. Figures published this week on WRAP’s Materials Facility Portal show that the average percentage of ‘target material’ received by responding MRFs in the third quarter of 2018 stood at 84.2% – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news How Schools can Raise Funds Through Recycling One of the things I’ve learned from working with numerous schools is that students feel they want recycling to become much more prominent in schools. They say that recycling bins are often tucked away in the corner of the room and don’t stand out enough. Students request “They should be bright colours and look… Zero Waste Week · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news EfW boost as councils mark shift away from landfill Two councils this week have announced steps forward in a shift away from sending waste to landfill – in what has been described as a ‘historic milestone’ by both authorities. Devon county council has announced it will cease sending household residual waste to landfill from next week when a new waste transfer station operated by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2019 Industry news WEEE fraudster ordered to pay back £1.3 million A man jailed for committing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) evidence fraud has been ordered to repay £1.3 million from the proceeds of his crime. Terence Soloman Dugbo, 48, is currently serving a seven-year and six-month prison sentence, handed down in July 2016 (see letsrecycle.com story). He was found guilty of having falsified paperwork … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2019 Policy & government Rules: The Gunning Principles - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 8 Feb 2019 Council news Swadlincote Woodlands - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news REA comments on The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s Energy Storage report The Global Warming Policy Foundation published their Grid-Scale Storage: Can it solve the intermittency problem? report. The report claims that the lack of suitable storage technologies means that intermittent renewables cannot replace dispatchable coal, gas and nuclear power. The report also adds that due to this, a sensible energy policy cannot be based on them. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 7 Feb 2019 Council news Apply for a discount or exemption - High Peak Borough Council High Peak Council · 7 Feb 2019 Policy & government Mr M Iceton and Mr E Maswaya v 5th Leisure Ltd: 2403401/2017 and 2403741/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Appointments round-up (07/02/2019) With news on: Board appointment at Re-Gen; Biogen lines up compliance manager; Luxus secures business development director; changes at Dennis Eagle, and; Renewi makes board move. Colin Walsh joins Re-Gen board Northern Ireland’s Re-Gen Waste Limited has announced the appointment of Colin Walsh to its board of directors. Mr Walsh has been an active venture … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2019 Policy & government Cyber Security of Consumer Devices Weaknesses in the cyber security of internet-connected consumer devices can undermine the privacy and safety of individual users and can be used for large-scale cyber-attacks. This briefing looks at the cyber threats associated with consumer devices and their causes, as well as initiatives to improve device security, and the related challenges. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Obituary: Tony Dickens, GBN Services Tribute has been paid to Tony Dickens, the director of London skip-hire and waste management business GBN Services, who passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. Mr Dickens, who passed away on January 7 aged 58, leaves behind his wife of more than 35-years, Kerry, two daughters and three grandchildren. Born in Enfield, he … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Clarity’s Top Tips for Data Submissions The post Clarity’s Top Tips for Data Submissions appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Evidence uncovered of illegal WEEE exports An environmental watchdog has uncovered evidence of a ‘significant’ trade in illegal waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from Europe to developing countries. And, the Basel Action Network, which carried out the two-year investigation into illegal WEEE exports, described the UK as the ‘worst violator’ of the ten nations probed. The report has prompted the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Separate paper collection trials to launch in Gateshead A trial to boost the amount of paper and cardboard collected for recycling and to reduce contamination will get underway in parts of Gateshead and South Tyneside this month. More than 1,000 homes in Low Fell and Deckham wards in Gateshead, have been selected to take part in the trial which will use a separate bin … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news Closure of Rilta/Clearcircle NI Acquisition - enva.com Enva · 7 Feb 2019 Industry news How car clubs like Zipcar can play a leading role in decarbonising transport Jonathan Hampson, General Manager at Zipcar UK, describes how car sharing in the UK is changing the way people view mobility. Aldersgate Group · 6 Feb 2019 Council news Quick Search - Worcester City Council Worcester Council · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news ENA introduce new standardised process for charge points in all types of properties and businesses Energy Networks Association (ENA) has introduced a new standardised process that will cut the paperwork required for charge point installations. The standardised process covers all types of properties and businesses and will be the first time that commercial properties have been included.The process will also cover connecting heat pumps to local networks. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Feb 2019