Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Colchester to vote on waste strategy review Colchester council will next week decide whether to review its current waste strategy in favour of an “alternative” direction for services in the borough. And, if approved, the appraisal looks likely to examine whether commingled recycling collections should be considered in the historic Essex town. In a meeting of the cabinet scheduled for October 14, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2015 Council news Building control - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 7 Oct 2015 Council news Manage your Council Tax account and bills - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 7 Oct 2015 Council news How to contact the council - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 7 Oct 2015 Council news Pay Council Tax - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 6 Oct 2015 Council news Jobs and training - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news News in Brief (06/10/2015) With news on: Southern Housing re-use hub; Mick George growth; J&B retailer tie-up; WRAP bag funding, and; Hambleton fleet renewal. Southern Housing opens first resident re-use hub Southern Housing Group, one of the largest housing associations in the south of Engand, has joined forces with Groundwork London and London Community Resource Network (LCRN) to deliver … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Council news Planning and building - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Stewart bids to end ‘madness’ around recycling regimes Defra minister Rory Stewart looks set to pursue his vision to move England’s local authorities towards a set of ‘more consistent’ policies in waste and recycling collections. Speaking during a fringe session at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday evening (October 4), the minister expressed his desire to see councils move towards one … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Tyre recyclers hit out at Agency fire guidance The Environment Agency’s failure to listen to tyre recyclers on stack sizes could inadvertently increase the risk of fires on waste sites. This was the message from the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) today as it urged the Agency to amend its controversial Fire Prevention Plan guidance. Currently the Environment Agency is undertaking a periodic review … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Shanks employs social approach for Wakefield workers Shanks Waste Management has expanded its Wakefield workforce with the appointment of six candidates recruited via a social enterprise project. In what the firm has branded a boost for local employment, the six employees, who work on behalf of an agency, will be deployed at Shanks’ upcoming waste treatment facility in South Kirkby. The facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Where next for e-textiles and smart garments? - Just Style Just Style · 6 Oct 2015 Council news Wards Wandsworth - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Council concerns remain as bag recycler seeks material The founder of a recycling plant for plastic bags and films in Woolwich, London today declared that there was “no good reason” why people should not be able to put their plastic bags and films into local authority recycling systems. The comment came from Duncan Grierson, founder of Plasrecycle, who told the BBC Radio 4 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news CARS auto recycling show to return in July 2016 Europe’s biggest dedicated trade event for the metal reprocessing and end of life vehicle (ELV) recycling sector is to return in July 2016, and is to be hosted alongside the Metals Recycling Event, organisers have announced. The Complete Auto Recycling and Secondary Materials (CARS) will move to the Donington Park Circuit, Derby, on July 13-14 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Amey signs 25-year Isle of Wight deal Amey has officially signed a 25-year contract to provide waste and recycling collections on behalf of Isle of Wight council. The ceremony follows a vote by councillors to award the contract to the waste firm last month prior to the end of the authority’s 18-year arrangement with Biffa subsidiary Island Waste Services. With the procurement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Palm Recycling’s head office in move to King’s Lynn Palm Recycling is to leave its base in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and move its head office function to King’s Lynn, Norfolk, home to the Palm Paper mill. Parent company Palm Paper has made a formal announcement about the move which will see its Palm Recycling subsidiary take up residence in offices at its newsprint mill on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Biogen opens Bryn Pica AD plant in South Wales Organics recycling firm Biogen’s 22,500 tonnes capacity anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in South Wales has been officially opened by Welsh Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant. Situated at the Bryn Pica former opencast colliery site around four miles from Aberdare, the AD plant has been developed under a 15-year partnership deal between Biogen and three … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news North Yorkshire seeks waste assurances from Niramax North Yorkshire county council has suspended deliveries of waste to Niramax Group in Hartlepool. And, the local authority has now requested assurances from the company that the waste is being managed responsibly. The request and halting of waste deliveries comes as an investigation by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs continues into suspected landfill tax fraud … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Waste Managers Extend Oil Recovery Operation Independent waste management company Cleansing Service Group (CSG) is extending its national network of specialist oil recovery and aqueous treatment plants with the opening of a new facility at Worcester. The company says it will begin treatment of waste at the site – a former hazardous waste transfer station purchased from Augean last year – […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 4 Oct 2015 Council news Tower Hamlets Planning - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 3 Oct 2015 Industry news Retailers call for ‘less confusion’ on eve of bag charge Large and medium-sized retailers in England will begin charging customers for single-use bags issued in shops from Monday (October 5), despite widespread criticism over the way the charge is to be applied. The ‘carrier bag levy’ – a policy proposal originally drawn up by the Lib Dem and Conservative Coalition Government – will bring shops … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news News in brief (02/10/15) With news on; HWRC opens in Bridport; Biffa deploys new Stratford-on-Avon fleet; TerraCycle stubs out cigarette waste; William Tracey in RDF export deal, and; CCE in Rugby World Cup initiative Biffa deploys new Stratford-on-Avon fleet Municipal contactor Biffa has deployed a new fleet of 20 collection and street cleansing vehicles in Stratford-on-Avon. The £3 million … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 2 October 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we report on a warning by the GMB trade union on the effects of air pollution … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news MRF data: the case for credibility Freelance chartered waste manager and town planner, Deborah Sacks, offers her view on the latest reported data to arise from the MRF regulations. A friend of mine described to me how his son’s teacher had told his class that only 8% of the recycling they carefully put in their green bin actually gets recycled. Sighing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news Officers target waste carriers in Lincolnshire Enforcement officers carried out 46 spot checks on vehicles in Lincolnshire on Wednesday (September 30) in a bid to identify illegal waste carriers. The Environment Agency, Lincolnshire Police, Immigration Enforcement and officers from other agencies stopped and checked the vehicles to crackdown on rogue traders. The operation targeted vehicle drivers who transport waste without proper … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news You are here: Home Newsroom News Item Carrier Bags at Boots UK - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news National Recycling Award for Every Can Counts Recycling Initiative at South Lanarkshire Schools An Every Can Counts recycling initiative at schools across South Lanarkshire has been recognised with a Scottish environmental award. The initiative involved the installation of can crushers at all 17 of the education authority’s schools, has been rewarded with a gold standard – Scottish Green Apple Award. As well as improved facilities, the project, which […] Alupro · 1 Oct 2015 Industry news Three WEEE compliance fee proposals submitted The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that three proposed mechanisms for setting a WEEE compliance fee mechanism for 2015 have been submitted. Among them is a proposal by the Joint Trade Associations, which includes compliance schemes ERP, Recolight and Repic, whose proposal was adopted by BIS to set the WEEE compliance … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2015 Industry news Broxbourne braced for waste collection changes A new household waste collection system will be rolled out across Broxbourne from next week in a bid to reduce the cost of sending refuse to landfill. From Monday (October 5), residents in the Hertfordshire borough will see their purple sacks replaced with 180-litre wheeled bins for residual waste – which will be collected fortnightly … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2015 Industry news Scottish MRF code comes into effect Scottish materials recycling facility (MRF) operators are required to measure the quality of the recyclable material that they receive and sort from today (October 1). The requirements, which are a part of the Waste (Recyclate Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, mirror similar legislation in place in England and Wales, which have been in effect for 12 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2015 Global Gary McGann awarded Global CEO of the year CEPI is happy to announce that its Chairman Gary McGann has been awarded the PPI’s Global CEO of the year award. Earlier this year he was awarded the European CEO of the year award for the second year running. The PPI Awards honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry, and are the […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Sept 2015 Industry news Scotland sees minor recycling growth in 2014 Scotland’s councils recycled and composted 42.8% of the country’s household waste in 2014 – an increase of just 0.6% from the previous year’s performance, official data published today (September 30) suggests. The figures come 12 months after it was revealed that nine of Scotland’s 32 local authorities had missed the Scottish Government’s target to recycle … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2015 Global Alternatiba: grass-roots alternatives to climate change The Alternatiba Festival was successful in making the case that there are alternatives to climate change in addition to energy transition and that without them, it will not be possible to mitigate the effects of climate change. After 5,637 km of cycling, the Alternatiba Festival finally arrived in Paris on the 26th September, having left […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Sept 2015 Industry news Multi-million pound investment to fuel Keenan expansion A family-owned composting business in eastern Scotland has announced the injection of around £2.2 million in finance from the Business Growth Fund, as it seeks to expand its operation across Scotland. Keenan Recycling, which is headquartered in New Deer in Aberdeenshire, announced the BGF funding on Monday (September 28), and is seeking to secure a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2015 Global Highlights from Zero Waste Week This year saw a significant growth for Zero Waste Week, held between 7th – 13th of September. What has previously been a national UK based week expanded internationally drawing participants from across the world. The theme for this years Zero Waste Week, was that of ‘Reuse’. One of the ‘3 R’s’, reuse is an essential […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Sept 2015 Industry news Southend set for Veolia collection handover Veolia is due to begin waste and recycling collections in Southend-on-Sea next week, under a new contract believed to be worth up to £150 million. The arrangement, which is set to turn for 15 and a half years, also includes street cleaning, graffiti removal, operation of the Essex borough’s HWRCs and construction of a waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2015 Industry news Biffa acquires PHS chemical waste business Waste management firm Biffa has today (September 30) announced the acquisition of PHS Group’s Chemical Treatment arm in a move to expand its hazardous waste business. The sale includes the Group’s Chemical Waste business in Burscough, Stevenage and Atherstone, De-Pack in Loughborough, Recyclite in Attleborough and Spill Control in Tamworth. The acquisition will see an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2015 Industry news MRF regulations ‘a work in progress’ Jakob Rindegren, recycling policy advisor at the Environmental Services Association (ESA) discussess the latest raft of data released through the materials recycling facility (MRF) regulations. This October the requirements in the MRF Regulations will have been in force for a year. This includes the sampling of input and output material according to set weights and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2015 Council news Mayor tries out new role: ‘Walking in Council staff’s shoes’ - Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council Causeway Coast and Glens Council · 30 Sept 2015