Recycling news: 2019

Council news Epsom and Ewell Community Safety - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Taking Fire Risk Seriously Over the last 24 months, Countrystyle has successfully obtained EA approval for three separate Fire Prevention Plans in its wood, […] Countrystyle Recycling · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Kier seeks early end to Cheshire West and Chester contract Services firm Kier has asked to bring to an end its waste and recycling collections contract with Cheshire West and Chester council from April 2020 – six years ahead of plan. The contract is the latest to have been shed by the company, which is also bringing an end to its collection work with East … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Waste exporters meet in crunch Defra Brexit talks Government officials will meet with exporters of waste and recyclable materials tomorrow (10 January) to discuss planning for a no-deal Brexit. The meeting is expected to focus on the legal framework with presentations from Defra, HM Customs and the Environment Agency as well as practical issues, such as delays at ports. General concerns over exports … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Japan’s nuclear rethink could derail UK energy plans The post Japan’s nuclear rethink could derail UK energy plans appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Gateshead fridge processing plant ‘close to completion’ The company developing a 27,000 tonnes-per-year capacity fridge processing facility in the North East of England expects the plant to be operational in the coming weeks. GAP Waste Management, the developer of the facility in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, claims that the “state-of-the-art” treatment line will bring additional capacity to the UK’s WEEE processing sector. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Climate talks: the laws and bans in place to protect the planet Climate change is causing disasters from severe droughts and flash floods to devastating hurricanes and melting glaciers. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news Hull’s £42 million tidal flood scheme given go ahead £42 million tidal flood scheme has now had final sign off from the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Jan 2019 Industry news China to produce ‘waste and raw materials’ catalogue EXCLUSIVE: China’s delegation to the World Trade Organization has confirmed that it will be producing a catalogue of ‘solid waste materials’ which can be imported as ‘raw materials’. At the same time a statement at the WTO in December, from the delegation of China, said that over past decades, enterprises from other member states have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2019 Council news Assisted Collections - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news New Era for solar and decentralised energy as Export Tariff proposals are announced This morning the Government released their Future for small-scale low-carbon generation: A consultation on a Smart Export Guarantee. Proposals in the consultation include compensation for small-scale generators for the value of their exported electricity, a new framework which allows the market to develop and increasing the role of small-scale generators in a smarter energy system through the u… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Illegal waste site clear-up begins in North Wales Work to clear a site storing waste illegally on the outskirts of a North Wales town starts this week. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said specialist contactors will spend four weeks clearing material – which includes construction and demolition-type waste – from the former site of Porthmadog Skip Hire, on the Penamser Industrial Estate in Porthmadog. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2019 Global How mountains of U.S. plastic waste ended up in Malaysia, broken down by workers for $10 a day In a derelict warehouse complex plastered with “For Rent” signs an hour from the Malaysian capital, four women squatted on upturned buckets. Their fingernails were cracked and nubby, their headscarves dampened with sweat. Wielding hair dryers, they heated and peeled labels from a waist-high pile of discarded plastic electric meters. The stickers affixed to each […] Break Free From Plastic · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Disposed Christmas candles will remain in landfill for 1000 years A report has shown that, far from being a light-hearted stocking stuffer, candles are one of the worst offenders for Christmas-related landfill. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Biffa secures East Sussex collections contract Biffa has been appointed to provide waste and recycling collection services to households in Hastings, Rother and Wealden, as part of a contract with the East Sussex Joint Waste Partnership. The seven-year contract, which also covers beach and street cleaning services, will commence in June 2019, when the authority’s current agreement with Kier Environmental Services … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Councils handed power to fine householders over fly-tipping Councils can issue penalties of up to £400 to householders who fail to check that they have passed their waste to a registered carrier, under new powers which came into force this week (7 January). The measure is intended to toughen the laws around waste disposal to prevent illegal dumping of material from households, by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Industry needs a recycling solution for PP films - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 8 Jan 2019 Industry news Our Mission - Library of Things Library of Things · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news INCPEN’s 2018 summary and plans for 2019 INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Bucks councillors approve HWRC closure and charges Plans to close up to two of Buckinghamshire’s ten household waste recycling (HWRC) sites and to reduce opening hours at other sites have been approved by Buckinghamshire county council today (7 January). The measures are a part of cost-saving steps aimed at cutting around £1.25 million from the council’s current budget and will include the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Hear about the C&D industry’s role in our waste wood classification project The Wood Recyclers’ Association is leading on a project looking at the classification of waste wood within the UK. The link below allows you to watch an interview with Peter Kelly, head of sustainability at construction services company ISG, and part of the CIWM Construction and Demolition Forum, who is interviewed by Letsrecycle.com regarding the project […] Wood Recyclers Association · 7 Jan 2019 Policy & government Fly-tipping: New financial penalties in government fight against waste crime New penalties come into force to crack down on fly-tipping. GOV.UK · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Greater Manchester: radical environmental vision Greater Manchester’s leaders announced bold environmental vision for the city-region, despite ongoing national Brexit uncertainty. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news The future of food and agriculture Håkan Sandin explores the future of the world’s food supply and the need to reduce unsustainable agriculture, in this analysis. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Powerday offers commercial waste service by water London-based waste management company Powerday has announced a partnership with start-up company IRecycle to offer a commercial waste service in the capital using barges to transport material. The partnership has been agreed following a trial to transport around 30-tonnes per week of mixed recyclables collected from Camden Market in north London to Powerday’s Material Recycling … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Lincs councils to consider food waste collections Lincolnshire councils are expected to consider the introduction of separate food waste collections as part of a new long-term waste strategy for the region which is being finalised. Currently being adopted by Lincolnshire councils after around 18 months of discussion between the eight members of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership – the new strategy sets out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Renew your bus pass - Torbay Council Torbay Council · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Powerday and iRecycle combine forces to deliver waste by water Powerday and iRecycle have kicked off 2019 by teaming up to create the first regular commercial waste collection service to be transported by water. Â The collaboration follows a successful trial, mo... Powerday · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Impacts of a potential UK ban of selected single use plastics Resource Futures was commissioned by the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to undertake a preliminary impact assessment of a ban on plastic straws, plastic stirrers and plastic stemmed cotton buds. Single use plastics, including plastic stemmed cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and plastic drinks stirrers, are associated with negative effects … Contin… Resource Futures · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Recycling Lives reports increased sales Lancashire-based waste business Recycling Lives has today (7 January) reported a 61% rise in year-on-year sales in the 2017/18 financial year. The company, which comprises national waste management, WEEE recycling, car salvage, compliance and recruitment businesses, also has its own associated charity and social enterprise of the same name. In financial results published today, the … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Your Councillors by Ward - democracy.northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Your Councillors by Ward - democracy.northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Addressing uncertainty to make infrastructure safer Arturo González addresses the need to make infrastructure safer as it continues to experience an increasing rate of deterioration. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Jan 2019 Industry news Join us at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK SUEZ recycling and recovery UK · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Contact details - Planning Committee - democracy.northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Contact details - democracy.northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Sustainable Drainage Systems - Cyngor Gwynedd Gwynedd Council · 7 Jan 2019 Council news Leicester City Council Jobs | Careers and jobs in Leicester - Leicester City Council Leicester Council · 6 Jan 2019 Industry news Make 2019 YOUR year to be a waste warrior! Brand new for 2019 A course to help you waste less stuff, preserve resources and save money. Happy 2019! Have you made a New Year’s resolution to reduce your household waste? Then I have just the thing for you! I’ve created a brand new course – designed specifically for householders – that will help keep… Zero Waste Week · 6 Jan 2019 Global The answer to plastic pollution is to not create waste in the first place As holiday shopping ramps up, so do the dizzying varieties of plastic packaging tossed in recycling bins. And while we wish a Christmas miracle would transform this old garbage into something new, the reality is the waste left over from the holiday shopping frenzy is more likely than ever to end up in a landfill […] Break Free From Plastic · 6 Jan 2019