Recycling news: 2014

Industry news Councils warned over consortium contracts A senior local authority recycling figure has warned that some contractors may be averse to working with large council consortiums, as they can be more risky for the private sector. The comments came during a panel session at last week’s RWM exhibition and conference, titled: “If waste really is a ‘resource’ how much money is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova HZI has been contracted to deliver the complete electro-mechanical portion in the Energy from Waste facility in Poolbeg, Dublin. The... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Telesales Management Appointment at CSG Kelly Duffus (30) has been appointed to the position of Telesales Manager by waste management specialists Cleansing Service Group. Working at the company’s head office in Fareham, Hampshire, Kelly will manage both the industrial and domestic teams of customer service responders. She has extensive industrial and commercial sales experience including over four years in the […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Organics recyclers concerned over EU Fertiliser Regs Concerns have been raised by organics recyclers that the UK’s Quality Protocols for compost and digestate could be superseded by proposed EU Fertiliser Regulations, which would mean compost manufacturers having to comply with a new set of technical requirements. The Environmental Services Association (ESA) and the Organics Recycling Group (ORG) have been in discussions with … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Preston poised to cease food waste collections An estimated 15,000 households in Preston could lose separate food waste collections from February 2015, under council plans to make ‘vital’ savings. Preston city council is due to meet on Wednesday (September 24) to decide whether to cease its limited food waste collection service. The dedicated food waste collection service was rolled out for some … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news RDF exports close to exceeding 2013 level Close to 1.4 million tonnes of waste derived fuels were exported from England and Wales to mainland Europe for incineration during the first seven months of 2014, figures published by the Environment Agency have revealed. This will mean that the overall volume of material exported to the continent, including refuse derived fuel (RDF) or solid … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Rogerson and RWM The appearance of Dan Rogerson at the end of the RWM exhibition last week was something of a surprise, confusing and, truth be known, disappointing. The recycling, or resource minister, had already submitted a video address for the start of the show. But at the last minute he suddenly opted to head to the NEC … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Carrot and sweet potato soup This recipe is adapted from a Mary Berry recipe. You can add a handful of red lentils to really bulk it out or substitute swede or parsnips if you don’t have carrots and sweet potato Zero Waste Week · 20 Sept 2014 Industry news EU criteria for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Responsibility moving from DG Environment to DG Health & Consumer Affairs Chemical Watch is reporting that the European Commission is re-organising responsibility for the setting of criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), moving it from the Environment Directorate General (DG) to DG Health and Consumer Affairs (or ‘Sanco’), though DG Environment will remain in charge of overall EDC policy. In addition, responsibility for biocides and pesticides policies i… CHEM Trust · 19 Sept 2014 Policy & government Scottish independence referendum – what's next? The Scottish independence referendum took place on 18 September 2014. On this page, you’ll find useful information about what happens next. GOV.UK · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Business as usual’ after Scotland referendum Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has suggested that the results of the Scottish independence referendum this morning (September 19) – which showed voters in favour of staying part of the United Kingdom – will not affect its long term waste strategy in Scotland. The final results of the referendum on Scottish independence were announced this morning … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news Rogerson hints at uncertain Defra future VIDEO REPORT: Defra’s minister for waste and resources Dan Rogerson hinted at uncertainty over his future in the Department, in an address to delegates on the closing day of the RWM exhibition and conference in Birmingham yesterday (September 19). letsrecycle.com video production Mr Rogerson was a late addition to the conference bill, delivering a key … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news Finalists for LARAC 2014 awards unveiled Judges have revealed the finalists for the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) 2014 Celebration Awards, in what has been another year of ‘very high standard’ entries. Now in its fourth year, the awards ceremony recognise the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues over the past year. The winners … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Policy & government Nature Improvement Areas partnerships Speech by Andrew Sells, Chairman of Natural England, to the Nature Improvement Areas Annual Forum. GOV.UK · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news SITA UK and Rochford agree contract extension Waste management firm SITA UK has agreed a seven-year contract extension with Rochford district council to provide waste and recycling collections and street cleansing services until 2022. The renewed deal, worth £22.7 million over its duration, comes just days after the Essex-based council recorded an overall provisional recycling rate of 65.49% in 2013/14 – the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Council news Login - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Council · 18 Sept 2014 Policy & government Professor Samuel Fankhauser and Professor Martin Parry step down from the Adaptation Sub-Committee Professor Samuel Fankhauser and Professor Martin Parry, two of the founding members of the Adaptation Sub-Committee, are stepping down after fulfilling their five-year terms. Climate Change Committee · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news North Kesteven seeks garden waste ban from residual bins North Kesteven council in Lincolnshire is seeking to ban residents from placing garden waste material in their residual waste containers from April 2015 in order to reduce refuse bin tonnages and boost composting. At a meeting of the executive board this week (September 16), councillors recommended that the council implement the ban from next year, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news News in brief ESA launches biowaste strategy at RWM The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has launched its first biowaste strategy which aims to address the key challenges faced by those in the biowaste treatment sector. The strategy entitled ‘Circular Organics: Biowaste in a Circular Economy’ was launched on the first day of the RWM 2014 exhibition (September 16) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Change in culture’ needed to boost circular economy People outside the waste and recycling sector need to better understand the importance of the circular economy in order for it to grow, according to Viridor chief executive Ian McAulay. Speaking during a panel session at the RWM exhibition in Birmingham yesterday (September 17), Mr McAulay said that “not enough people understand the circular economy” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Policy & government Delivering comprehensive waste collections for local taxpayers Eric Pickles' speech to the resource efficiency and waste management conference. GOV.UK · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news Middlesbrough recycling firm fined over £14,000 A recycling firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £14,400 for operating a waste facility without an environmental permit. S B Recycling Ltd, in Normaby Road, was sentenced at Teesside Magistrates’ Court this week (September 16) after the firm was found to have been depositing waste illegally between October 2012 and June 2013. The prosecution follows … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news FCC signs 25-year Wigan waste deal Wigan council has officially signed a 25-year residual waste treatment contract with waste management firm FCC Environment, the authority announced today (September 17). Under the contract, FCC Environment will continue to manage the council’s Kirkless transfer station in Ince as well as the borough’s three household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Atherton, Ince and … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Pickles comes under fire at RWM Updated with video: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles has called on local authorities to prove their residents do not want weekly refuse collections, during a tense exchange with audience members at the Birmingham NEC today (September 17). letsrecycle.com video production Delivering a speech on waste collection frequency at the RWM … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Bob Lisney steps down as packaging council chair Bob Lisney is stepping down as chair of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) after five years in the role, prompting the Department to begin its search for a replacement as well as new committee members. The Committee is made up of representatives from different sectors affected by the Packaging Waste Regulations and advises Defra … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Commission studying the problem of chemicals in packaging – but will the new Commissioner act on the results? Back in July, worrying new research on hazardous chemicals in food packaging led to CHEM Trust writing a letter to the current EU Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg – more details in this blog post. We are particularly concerned about gaps in regulation for chemicals in non-plastic food contact materials (cardboard, ink, glue etc), and the fact that […] CHEM Trust · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Committee slams government handling of PFI waste deals Heavy criticism was levelled at the government today (September 17) over its handling of three private finance initiative (PFI) waste contracts by a parliamentary committee, which concluded that long-term PFI deals lasting 25-30 years “may be inappropriate for the waste sector”. Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Margaret Hodge MP said it was “appalling” that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Waste industry debates Scottish independence A win for the ‘Yes’ campaign in the referendum on Scottish independence could make movements of waste across the border to England more difficult, some waste industry experts have claimed. As campaigning on both sides of the debate enters its final day, opinion remains divided over the wider impact a vote in favour of breaking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Community Fund sponsors Kingfisher Project The Kingfisher Project has improved public amenities with the construction of a café at Barnwell Country Park and has enabled the creation of a Kingfisher nesting bank, viewable from the café deck and with live feed cameras feeding back to the flat screen TV in the café. It has also provided nest box cameras in […] Augean · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news Green waste debate heats up at RWM Councils should combine services and work with other authorities in order to reduce green waste collection charges for residents, an RWM panel heard at the Birmingham NEC today (September 16). Chaired by letsrecycle.com editor Steve Eminton, ‘Balancing income against the cost of service delivery: What is the future of garden waste disposal?’, saw councillors discuss … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news Exporting RDF ‘a good way to manage risk’ Exporting refuse derived fuel to Europe is a really good way of managing risk while the UK market develops, according to SITA UK’s technology development director, Stuart Hayward-Higham. Speaking at an Anglo-Dutch roundtable event on waste management in London yesterday (September 15), Mr Hayward-Higham said that RDF exports to countries including the Netherlands ‘bridged the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news WRAP chief highlights need for council recycling targets Recycling rates are stalling because councils no longer have specific recycling targets and so are spending money on other activities, the head of the Waste & Resources Action Programme has warned. Speaking to letsrecycle.com in the wake of last month’s vote at WRAP to seek charity status for the organisation, chief executive Dr Liz Goodwin … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news RDF ‘good example of an industry that is working’ The UK refuse derived fuel (RDF) market which sees thousands of tonnes of the material shipped abroad for energy recovery is a “good example of an industry that is working”, according to Hertfordshire-based Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd. Defending the production of RDF, the company described the practice as a “sustainable industry” which gets a “bad … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news And not forgetting the cities… With the provisional recycling rates for 2013/14 released today, it is reassuring to see a number of local authorities in England have been able to maintain rates of 60% or more – well above the mandatory target of 50% set for 2020. While many councils are still struggling to achieve this level of recycling, Rochford … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Industry news Norfolk hazardous waste amnesty causes HWRC gridlock “Extraordinary demand” to dispose of hazardous waste at two household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Norfolk during an annual amnesty last weekend (September 6-7) saw a number visitors turned away for safety reasons. Residents are usually banned from disposing of hazardous waste – such as paint, aerosols and household chemicals –at Norfolk HWRCs in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Industry news Eurokey Recycling loses insurance court case A burgeoning waste recycling company which turned out to be grossly under-insured following a devastating factory fire has failed to convince the High Court that its brokers were negligent. Eurokey Recycling Limited and its associated companies had achieved spectacular success in the four years prior to the May 2010 blaze at its plant in Enderby, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on: Ministerial MRF visit; EA ruling on AD feedstocks; construction complete on Widnes AD plant; and, a campaign launch in Cardiff EA ruling for AD benefits fruit and veg producers Biogas producers will no longer need to pay for permits or waste handling controls to use fruit and vegetable by-products in the anaerobic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Industry news The future of extended producer responsibility Caelia Quinault looks at DHL’s thoughts on extended producer responsibility. The implementation of and compliance with extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies, which regulate the collection, treatment and recycling of waste, are difficult enough even in advanced economies. The situation in developing regions, where the consumption of finished goods is rising rapidly, is even more comple… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Industry news South Oxfordshire ‘tops’ league table EXCLUSIVE: South Oxfordshire district council looks set to top the recycling, composting and reuse league table for England in 2013/14, narrowly clinching the title from Rochford district council. The district’s success has been revealed through research conducted by letsrecycle.com into the best performing councils in England. The study comes ahead of the Department for Environment, … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2014 Policy & government The History of the Electric Car - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 15 Sept 2014