Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Skip firm director accepts corporate manslaughter charge The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that a company at which an employee suffered fatal injuries in 2015 has a accepted a charge of Corporate Manslaughter. The HSE said today (3 November) that Safi Qais Khan, 29-year-old employee, suffered fatal injuries at the company in Sparkhill on 22 January 2015 as he was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2017 Industry news Second robot for American MRF as BHS targets UK American equipment supplier, Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), has made a second installation of its ‘Max-AI’ robot, at a materials recovery facility (MRF) in York, Pennsylvania. And, the company’s CEO, Steve Miller, said he expects the technology to be in the UK in the first quarter of 2018. Penn Waste BHS provided new optical sorting and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2017 Policy & government Ms D O’Neill v Furniture Recycling Scheme for Hertfordshire (Fresch) and Mr Michael Gadeke: 3346905/2016 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Nov 2017 Industry news ESA to spread ‘best practice’ after lack of safety improvement The waste and recycling industry as a whole appears to be showing no sign of meaningful improvement in terms of health and safety, the Environmental Services Association has warned. And, it has now pledged to try and spread examples of good practice beyond its membership. The comment from the ESA, which represents the UK’s waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2017 Policy & government Mr G Turpie and others v Veolia ES (UK) Ltd: 3300471/2015 Employment Tribunal decision GOV.UK · 3 Nov 2017 Industry news RDF exporters concerned over EU driver rest rules Companies within the refuse derived fuel (RDF) export sector have expressed concern about the impact of new rules coming into effect in Germany prohibiting lorry drivers from taking long rests in their cabs. Currently, a large proportion of RDF created in the UK is exported abroad for incineration in energy from waste facilities in other European … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2017 Council news Council meetings - Cambridge City Council Cambridge Council · 3 Nov 2017 Council news Street name and numbering - Sunderland City Council Sunderland Council · 3 Nov 2017 Council news Freedom of Information - Sunderland City Council Sunderland Council · 3 Nov 2017 Council news Refuse and Recycling Service - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 2 Nov 2017 Council news Five Year Housing Supply - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 2 Nov 2017 Industry news Zero to lose? With a new waste strategy due next year and the Clean Growth Strategy setting landfill avoidable plans for 2050, Peter Hayes, Business Development Executive for waste management specialist CDEnviro, gives his thoughts on how realistic some of the options are. The recent government announcement on zero avoidable waste to landfill by 2050 in its Clean … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2017 Council news Assisted Collection - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 2 Nov 2017 Policy & government End of life vehicles (ELVs): guidance for waste sites How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets. GOV.UK · 2 Nov 2017 Industry news Rhondda CT council targets recycling contamination Rhondda Cynon Taf council is calling on residents to reduce recycling contamination and avoid putting food waste into recycling bags, in a bid to increase recycling in the borough. The council recorded a 64% recycling and composting rate in the 2016 calendar year, according to latest figures, just above the Welsh average (63%), but the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2017 Council news Event Organisation - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 2 Nov 2017 Industry news Zero Waste Scotland | Inspiring change to fight the climate crisis - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 2 Nov 2017 Council news Housing - Sunderland City Council Sunderland Council · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Rotherham consults on collections overhaul Rotherham council is proposing changes to the way household waste and recycling is collected, which includes the introduction of larger capacity recycling containers. The council said it wants to hear residents’ views about how it can make this happen. The changes are being proposed as the council says local authorities across the country are under … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Ceredigion looks to build on Welsh recycling ‘success’ The deputy leader of Wales’ top performing council for recycling in 2016/17– Ceredigion – has claimed that the council’s success has been in part down to the use of a commingled recycling system. Annual figures published by the Welsh Government earlier this month showed Ceredigion had a recycling rate for municipal waste of 70.1% for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2017 Council news My Business Rates - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news MetalMatters in Oxford The post MetalMatters in Oxford appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Unfurnished properties - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Exemptions - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Summer Holiday Activities - Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY Isles of Scilly Council · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Six men sentenced for waste permit breaches One man has been jailed, three given suspended prison sentences and another two handed community orders over environmental permit breaches at three waste sites in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. The charges related to illegal storage of waste and blending of material to avoid paying a higher rate of landfill tax, the Environment Agency, which brought … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Councillors - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Q3 Packaging Recycling Data Leads to Plastic Price Drop The post Q3 Packaging Recycling Data Leads to Plastic Price Drop appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Apply - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Analysis: can South Korea’s coal clampdown clean up its air? The post Analysis: can South Korea’s coal clampdown clean up its air? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 1 Nov 2017 Industry news Major Dutch timber company found in breach of European Timber Regulation - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 1 Nov 2017 Council news Have Your Say - secured.knowsley.gov.uk Knowsley Council · 1 Nov 2017 Global “Deliver or pay”, or how waste incineration causes recycling to slow down Is incineration compatible with recycling? A common argument in the past has been that we could recycle as much of the waste as possible and burn what remains. In reality, however, incineration can discourage recycling. Here’s why. Recycling VS incineration In Europe, burning waste in the so-called “waste-to-energy” plants is an increasingly common practice. About […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Oct 2017 Council news East Lindsey District Council - East Lindsey District Council - East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey Council · 31 Oct 2017 Industry news Public encouraged to tackle pumpkin waste Companies and organisations in the waste management sector are encouraging the public to find solutions for their leftover pumpkins this Halloween in an effort to tackle food waste. Oxfordshire residents are being encouraged to turn Halloween into ‘Hallow-eat’ as part of the county’s efforts to avoid extra food waste caused by the occasion. According to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2017 Global Milking it: How milk formula companies are putting profits before science The post Milking it: How milk formula companies are putting profits before science appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 31 Oct 2017 Global Milking it: How milk formula companies are putting profits before science (中国人) The post Milking it: How milk formula companies are putting profits before science (中国人) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 31 Oct 2017 Global Sacando el jugo: Cómo las compañías de leche de fórmula anteponen los beneficios a la ciencia The post Sacando el jugo: Cómo las compañías de leche de fórmula anteponen los beneficios a la ciencia appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 31 Oct 2017 Global Le pot au lait: Comment les fabricants de laits infantiles font passer leurs profits avant la santé des nourrissons The post Le pot au lait: Comment les fabricants de laits infantiles font passer leurs profits avant la santé des nourrissons appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 31 Oct 2017 Global Memerah untung: Bagaimana perusahaan susu formula mengutamakan keuntungan daripada sains The post Memerah untung: Bagaimana perusahaan susu formula mengutamakan keuntungan daripada sains appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 31 Oct 2017