Recycling news: 2014

Industry news News in brief With news on a name change for ADBA; Helistrat wins Poundland waste contract; Welsh Government Food sector plan development; Alpha Programme funding milestone; and, a reuse scheme at Portsmouth University Poundland awards £4m contract to Helistrat Poundland has appointed contract management and consultancy company Helistrat to manage the company’s waste and recycling services in a … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news EA delays digital producer responsibility database The Environment Agency has confirmed that its plans to introduce a single digital system to access and submit data for producer responsibility systems and international waste shipments have been delayed until 2015. The Producer Responsibility & Shipments Database (PRSD) is being developed by the Agency to bring together the current digital systems used to register … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news Finding food waste feedstock Tamar Energy’s director of operations Mat Stewart discusses the challenges in getting hold of food waste feedstock to feed anaerobic digestion plants. It goes without saying that every effort should be made to reduce avoidable food waste. UK households throw away around 7.8 million tonnes of food waste alone a year. As a nation, we … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news The Three Ds of food waste – Discount, Distribute and Dispose The post The Three Ds of food waste – Discount, Distribute and Dispose appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 30 Sept 2014 Policy & government Points of Light: September 2014 winners The Points of Light award recognises outstanding individuals - people who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. GOV.UK · 30 Sept 2014 Policy & government BL9 8QZ: Environmental permit issued View the permit issued for Pilsworth South Landfill, Bury under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Woman dies in Worcester waste truck collision Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian died following a collision with a waste lorry in the Shambles, Worcester city centre yesterday (September 29). The 69-year-old woman, who has not been named, was confirmed dead at the scene by West Midlands Ambulance Service shortly after 9.15am. A spokeswoman for the Ambulance Service confirmed no … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Gold for three businesses in Zero Waste Awards Three organisations have received a Gold Zero Waste Award in recognition for their efforts to reduce waste and minimise their environmental impact, during the latest round of judging for 2014. The three successful candidates were joined by a further 33 firms, community organisations and local authorities, all of which claimed Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Artist Takeover Holloway Following their short life as a centrepiece for celebration we see our streets strewn with sad looking Christmas trees. Local... TRAID · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Legal action ‘last resort’ over separate collections The Environment Agency will only pursue legal action against those failing to meet the legal requirements for separate collections of recyclable materials from January 1 ‘as a last resort’. According to the Agency, it is seeking to avoid ‘costly and time-consuming’ legal action and will aim to ‘enable’ compliance with the regulations as far as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Dumfries and Galloway awards heat supply contract A contract has been agreed between Dumfries and Galloway council and the owner of the former Scotgen combined heat and power energy-from-waste plant for the supply of waste heat to the council’s planned Zero Waste Park. Under the deal, owner Rank Recycling Scotland (RRS) will supply and transmit waste heat from its 6.2MW CHP facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news News in Brief With news on Transwaste fire; fine over safety failings; North Kesteven green waste ban approval; move to three weekly collections in Blaenau Gwent; and, Countrystyle contract. Manchester recycling firm fined £10k for safety failings Recycling firm Roydon Polythene (Export) Ltd was fined £10,000 at Trafford Magistrates’ Court on Friday (September 26) after a worker sustained … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Off the agenda Party conference season is now in full swing, with all of the major parties setting out their stalls ahead of the May 2015 general election. Labour fired the starting gun in Manchester last weekend, with the Conservative conference currently underway in Birmingham and the Lib Dems due to meet in Glasgow at the end of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Scottish councils miss 2013 recycling target More than two thirds of Scotland’s councils fell short of the Scottish Government target to recycle 50% of household waste by 2013, according to figures published today (September 29). The figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) indicate that a total of 42.2% of the country’s household waste was sent for composting or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news EU Commission starts consultation on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals that can disrupt the functioning of the endocrine (or hormonal) systems of humans or wildlife. There are EU laws in place that can restrict their use – but they will only work if there is agreement on how to decide if a chemical is an EDC. The issue of criteria […] CHEM Trust · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Nottingham plans for separation of glass and paper Plans by Nottingham city council to change its collection system to keep paper and glass apart under the new rules to separately collect glass, paper, plastics and metals have been backed by the Environment Agency. Speaking at a seminar on the new regulations at an event in Coventry last week, Andrew Beighton, commercial services manager … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Agency closer to separate collection regime The Environment Agency is in the final stages of preparing a risk-based regulatory regime for handling the separate collection rules deriving from the revised Waste Framework Directive. Speaking at a seminar organised by waste management firm UKWSL last week in Coventry, senior EA official David Bunt explained to delegates that he is getting nearer to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Landfill tax banding proposal ‘overcomplicated’ Proposals for a landfill tax banding system which would see rates increase in line with higher loss on ignition results would be ‘too difficult to enforce’, a leading waste expert has suggested. Speaking as director of Waste Transition Ltd, Paul Levett argued that while he could see the case for an intermediate landfill tax rate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Wirral EfW plant gets green light from council Gasification specialist Biossence has won planning permission to build a 400,000 tonne-per-year capacity energy-from-waste plant at Hooton Park near Ellesmere Port. Wirral borough council decided to approve the £180 million plant at a planning committee meeting last night (September 25), despite fears that the project could lead to traffic congestion in the adjacent village of … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news PRN support ‘needed’ for plastic comms schemes Less than 1% of the revenue taken from plastic packaging recovery notes (PRNs) is spent on initiatives to encourage consumers to recycle more according to plastics recycling body Recoup. letsrecycle.com video production The comments come at a time when the sector is struggling to reach its target to collect 57% of waste plastic packaging by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news New appointments at DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa Paper recycling and mill groups DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa Recycling UK have both made changes to their senior management structures. At DS Smith, which has its recycling division based in Caerphilly, Peter McGuinness, chief executive of the recycling division, is also to take charge of the company’s paper division. In a statement, the company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news Recycling is at heart of aluminium production, says Alupro chief The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) celebrated its 25th Anniversary this year and, while highlighting how the sector had come together to push recycling, it warned that the future targets might harder to achieve. Addressing guests at a dinner at London’s Haberdashers’ Hall, Rick Hindley, executive director for Alupro, first reflected on past achievements. This … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Council news Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news The EU’s ‘independent’ scientific committees: too much industry influence? A new report “Chemical conflicts”, from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) – who specialise in exposing corporate lobbying – finds that two-thirds of scientists advising the EU on controversial substances have industry links. CEO looked at four recent case studies of chemicals that had been examined by the European Commission’s Scientific Committees: parabens, nano titanium dioxide, nano-silver… CHEM Trust · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Is the chemical industry trying to weaken rules on labelling harmful chemicals? Chemical Watch has reported that the chemical-industry backed ECETOC organisation is pushing to change the way hazardous chemicals are classified & labelled. The group aims to change the safety labels on chemical that are carcinogenic (cancer causing) or toxic to reproduction. These labels inform users of the chemicals about their hazards, so that risk management measures can […] CHEM Trust · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Defra waste data prompts 2020 target warning New statistics published by Defra today (September 25) show England is ‘no closer’ to meeting the EU’s 50% recycling target by 2020, waste management firm Viridor has warned. Defra’s summary of waste statistics over the 2010-2012 period show that the overall recycling rate in England continued to show very slight improvement – increasing from 42.9% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Allerton Park 25-year EfW project given go-ahead Plans for the long-delayed energy-from-waste (EfW) and recycling facility at Allerton Park were given final approval after a financial package was agreed by North Yorkshire county councillors yesterday (September 24). The county council and City of York council’s 25-year, £1.4 billion deal with waste management company AmeyCespa to develop the Allerton Waste Recovery Park can … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Council to make collection change on safety grounds Householders in Craven, North Yorkshire could be asked not to leave their wheeled-bins in places inaccessible to waste trucks, under new rules being considered by the district council. The council claims that the policy is being discussed due to instructions made by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), but the organisation has denied forcing the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news News in brief Latest news round up including; WRAP partnership; CPI weekly waste collection warning; William Tracey at Ryder Cup; Foreign Secretary visits Agrivert AD plant, and Every Can Counts retail reminder Love Food Hate Waste extends global impact Love Food Hate Waste has extended its campaign to tackle food waste by partnering with Canadian-based Metro Vancouver to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Industry news Powerday to reignite West Drayton MRF plans London-based business waste firm Powerday is to re-submit plans to develop a large-scale materials recycling facility (MRF) in West London, after plans for the plant were turned down in 2011 and 2013. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, Powerday’s managing director Mark Bensted and non-executive advisor Paul Levett said that plans for the site had been redrawn, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Policy & government UK Statistics on Waste: 2010 to 2012 High level summary statistics 1. Recycling of Waste from Households 2. Recovery of Construction & Demolition Waste 3. Biodegradable Municipal Waste to Landfill 4. Total Waste Generation and Final Treatment GOV.UK · 24 Sept 2014 Industry news Miliband calls for greater GIB powers Labour leader Ed Miliband criticised the coalition government’s environmental credentials and called for the Green Investment Bank to be given “real powers to borrow and attract investment” in his speech to delegates at the party’s conference in Manchester yesterday (September 23). However, the leader of the opposition made no pledges on waste and recycling in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Council news Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 23 Sept 2014 Council news Swansea Home - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Interim results – six months ended 30 June 2014 We are pleased to announce our interim results: Financial highlights Operational highlights Group trading in line with expectations for the full year: Strategic developments Post period end Outlook The results reflect progress in the delivery of the Group’s new strategy, with revenue growth in each of the five divisions. Development of our service-led approach […] Augean · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news RWM 2014 – apps, bins and more RWM 2014 review and highlights including: an app from WasteCare; Novelis at ‘full throttle’; BigBelly’s bins; Clarity website; Dennis Eagle and Euro 6; Taylor expands its horizons; Pyropure at trial stage; and the Untha range of balers. Thousands of visitors descended on the Resource Waste Management (RWM) show at the Birmingham NEC last week, to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Lack of rigour’ in waste wood segregation A briefing note on waste wood management has been published by the Environment Agency in response to what it describes as “a number of incidents” involving waste wood being sent to “inappropriate sites” such as compost facilities or used as animal bedding. The document explains that these incidents have highlighted the need for “more effective” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Awards for Excellence 2015 launched The prestigious 2015 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management are now open for entries after the industry’s ‘Oscars’ was officially launched at the RWM exhibition in Birmingham last week. Now in its 12th year, the awards scheme celebrates the innovation and dedication of the UK recycling sector – including local authorities, commercial companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Pickles delays Gloucestershire EfW decision Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has delayed his decision over whether to grant planning permission for a controversial energy-from-waste plant in Gloucestershire after “new information” came to light. Mr Pickles had been due to decide by September 17 whether or not to overturn Gloucestershire county council’s decision last year to refuse planning permission for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Partnerships way forward for councils’ – Paul Deakin Paul Deakin recently stepped down from a ‘short-term’ post as recycling manager for East Devon district council. Steve Eminton caught up with him to hear his reflections on local authorities and recycling. With a broad range of recycling and waste experience in both the private and public sector, for Paul Deakin, his last post become rather … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014