Recycling news: 2019

Policy & government Mr J Wilkinson v Suez Recycling And Recovery UK Ltd: 2500728/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 24 Jan 2019 Industry news SABIC AND CUSTOMERS LAUNCH CERTIFIED CIRCULAR POLYMERS FROM MIXED PLASTIC WASTE PRESS RELEASE: Davos, SWITZERLAND, 24/01/2019 • SABIC and customers Unilever, Vinventions and Walki Group will introduce ISCC certified circular polymers in 2019 during a market foundation stage. • SABIC’s certified... Plastic Energy news · 24 Jan 2019 Industry news TerraCycle unveils ‘Loop’ shopping platform A partnership between some of the largest consumer product companies, along with international recycling firm TerraCycle, today (24 January) unveiled a global shopping system and reuse model, called Loop. Announced at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Loop will allow consumers to ‘responsibly’ consume products in refillable packaging which is collected, cleaned, and … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2019 Industry news Industry leaders seek Sector Deal for Resources EXCLUSIVE: Senior figures in the UK’s waste and resources sector are leading efforts to draw up a ‘Sector Deal’ for resources to leverage government support for innovation and investment in the industry. The work is being overseen by a new body, the UK Resources Council, which is chaired by Suez UK chief executive David Palmer-Jones, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2019 Industry news FCC signs renewed Suffolk HWRC contract Suffolk council has signed a renewed contract with FCC Environment for the running of the county’s 11 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). The contract is due to run from 16 May 2019 through to 30 September 2027, and was initially listed as being worth up to £70 million over its lifespan. In signing the deal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2019 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report - Jul-Sep 2018 This is a quarterly publication which reports provisional figures on the key measurements of local authority collected municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 24 Jan 2019 Council news northdevon - northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 24 Jan 2019 Industry news UK set to ditch overfishing safeguards, despite ‘green Brexit’ promise The post UK set to ditch overfishing safeguards, despite ‘green Brexit’ promise appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 24 Jan 2019 Council news Planning and Development Control Committee - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 24 Jan 2019 Council news Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - bridgend.gov.uk Bridgend Council · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Six Nations templates The post Six Nations templates appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news ‘Modest growth’ in carpet recycling rate The UK’s carpet recycling industry association has released 2018 data pointing a jump in the tonnage of carpet waste collected for recycling and reuse, but with the sector still on course to miss its 2020 landfill diversion target. The statistics from Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK), a not-for-profit membership association, suggested that around 400,000 tonnes of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Councils urged to separate ‘Our Paper’ EXCLUSIVE: Local authorities who collect paper for recycling in a commingled process are being warned by the UK’s paper industry that they may face financial risks and should consider a move to separate collection of paper at the kerbside. Councils are advised by the paper industry that not just China, but other countries too such … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Every Can Counts continue partnering Drops Cycling Team Drops Cycling Team announce Alupro and its Every Can Counts programme will continue as a lead sponsorship partner in 2019. The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is continuing to sponsor the Drops Cycling Team into 2019 as part of its work to encourage everyone to recycle more of the aluminium packaging they use at […] Alupro · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news 100 Years in Metals Recycling | BMRA - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 23 Jan 2019 Policy & government Mr P Hague v H Brown & Son (Recycling) Ltd: 1304579/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Machinex finds keen European interest in AI sorting The SamurAI robot for sorting materials in recycling plants has attracted keen in interest in Europe including from the UK, manufacturer Machinex has told letsrecycle.com. Giving an update on its prized SamurAI (Artificial Intelligence) sorting robot for 2018 and aims for 2019 the Canadian-based company said that there had a “curious and keen interest” in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news How is the logistics industry responding to climate change? Weather systems, freak storms, affected sea routes and environmental transformation are climate change factors changing the logistics industry: how will they survive? Open Access Government — Environment · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Norse reports ‘difficult year’ in recycling Norse Group has reported a “difficult year” in 2017/18 in regards to profitability, which has been put down in part to challenging conditions in the recycling market. The local authority-owned trading company provides a range of services, including waste management and recycling, through Norse Commercial Services Ltd, usually via joint ventures with councils. It has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2019 Council news Access to Information - Mid and East Antrim Council Mid and East Antrim Council · 23 Jan 2019 Industry news Time to comply with ESOS? Ian Guest urges companies to find out if they have an ESOS obligation and outlines steps that need to be taken to ensure compliance. Valpak · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news Work begins on new Edmonton EfW facility Construction of the huge North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP) began today with initial works on the facility taking place. The new plant will replace the decades-old 500,000 tonne energy-from-waste facility in Edmonton. The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has entered into a contract with Buckingham Group Contracting, which will prepare the site for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2019 Policy & government CB22 7RQ, Cemex UK Cement Limited: environmental permit partial surrender issued View the partial surrender issued for Barrington Works Landfill, Cambridge under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news Fire crews at Viridor’s Dunbar landfill The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has confirmed that around 40 firefighters are tackling a ‘large fire’ in a building at a landfill site owned by Viridor in Dunbar, East Lothian. The fire was discovered in the early hours of the morning (22 January), in a building where waste is stored before being landfilled. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2019 Council news Home - Dorset Council - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news Are shipping containers the future of affordable housing? Millions of people need homes. Millions of shipping containers are going unused. Could this be an answer to the global housing crisis? Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Jan 2019 Policy & government Steven Beale v Stormfront Retail Ltd: 2301211/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news Guernsey gears up for ‘pay-as-you-throw’ scheme Starting next month (February) residents of the Channel Island of Guernsey will be required to purchase payment stickers as part of a new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ (PAYT) scheme for residual waste. These payment stickers must be placed on all residual waste put out for collection by households, States of Guernsey has said. From February 3, each black … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news People news round-up (22/01/2019) With news on: Stobart takes on head of people; Cromwell Polythene appoints sales executive; Axion expands team; CHC recruits Jeremy Green; and APEAL appoints president. Stobart takes on ‘head of people’ Leading supplier of biomass fuel, Stobart Energy, has appointed Sara Stephens to the newly created role of ‘head of people’. Ms Stephens will support … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2019 Policy & government GovTech Catalyst round 3: submitted challenges List of all challenges submitted by public sector bodies to round 3 of the GovTech Catalyst. GOV.UK · 22 Jan 2019 Council news READING BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES TO: COUNCIL DATE: 22 JANUARY 2019 AGENDA ITEM: TITLE: APPROVAL OF THE LO - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 22 Jan 2019 Industry news Saint-Gobain's Steve Severs named as new British Glass president - British Glass British Glass news · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news Fire Service continues to tackle Envar Composting fire Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is changing its firefighting tactics to tackle a fire at a site operated by Envar Composting which has been ongoing since New Year’s Eve. In a statement this morning (21 January), the Fire and Rescue Service said following discussions firefighting tactics will be changing to “offensively tackle the fire”. “This … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news Environmental ‘time bomb’ warning for world’s groundwater reserves Research reveals over half of the world’s groundwater flows could take over 100 years to respond fully to climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news Charity news round-up (21/01/2019) With news on BIU Group signing and Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance; Mick George’s Christmas tree composting effort; Gaskells supports a sports club; and, Smart Solutions staff helping the NSPCC. BIU Group to offer funds to air ambulance charity Textile recycling organisation BIU Group has established a new fundraising partnership with the Lincs & Notts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news REA launches bioenergy review with new Call for Evidence The REA has launched a far-reaching review into the future of bioenergy in the UK. Bioenergy is energy generated from bio-based fuels, such as wood pellets and biodiesel. The review comes shortly after the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) estimated bioenergy’s contribution to UK total energy could more than double by 2050. The International Energy Agency (IEA) described bioenergy as ‘the overl… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 21 Jan 2019 Global ISWA Continues to Grow with Four New National Members for 2019 National Members from South Africa, Lebanon, Oman and Uruguay have all been made official as of January 2019 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news Construction of Millerhill EfW ‘ahead of schedule’ FCC Environment has announced that completion of its £142 million Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Millerhill, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, is “ahead of schedule”, with commissioning activities now at an advanced stage. Work on the facility began in December 2016, with construction of the plant due to take 30 months, ahead of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news EMR fined £300,000 by competitions authority European Metals Recycling (EMR) has been ordered to pay penalties totalling £300,000 by the Competitions and Markets Authority for failing to comply with an enforcement order regarding a 2017 acquisition. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed the penalties earlier this month, issued in relation to the takeover of Metal and Waste Recycling (MWR) by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2019 Industry news News from the Network 14 – 18 January Your weekly roundup of news from the network. Vision 21 feature on BBC Radio News in Gloucestershire We’ve been talking about the importance of repair and Repair Cafes this morning on BBC Radio #Gloucestershire. Cirencester Repair Cafe 26th Jan, Cheltenham RC 2nd Feb and there are RCs in Lydney and Newent next month @BBCGlos @reuse_network […] Reuse Network · 21 Jan 2019