Recycling news: 2015

Council news Councillors, meetings and decisions - Bury Council Bury Council · 29 Sept 2015 Policy & government 80 days of climate action The next 80 days will be crucial in the development of domestic and international policy to combat climate change. Between now and December, when the much anticipated international climate talks in Paris draw to a close, discussions about how to tackle the causes and consequences of rising global temperatures will rarely be out of the spotlight. For the Committee on Climate Change, as independe… Climate Change Committee · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news McCarthy slams government’s record on food waste Labour’s shadow environment secretary, the anti-food waste campaigner Kerry McCarthy, has slammed the government’s record on issues around waste, as well as its work on air quality and flooding. The Bristol West MP was appointed to the shadow Defra post following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the opposition this month. In her … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news MSP calls for Dumfries to suspend recycling rollout An MSP for South Scotland has called on Dumfries and Galloway council to suspend the rollout of its new five-bin collection system – which is more than £400,000 over budget. Scottish Parliament member Jim Hume has urged the council to ‘rethink’ its position following the revelations, which were issued in a report presented to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news Refuse workers at risk from ‘unsafe’ air pollution Trade union GMB has reiterated its calls for improved design of collection routes and local air quality monitoring in order to protect frontline refuse workers exposed to ‘unsafe’ levels of traffic pollution in the UK. The union yesterday (September 28) published its own analysis of the government’s 2015 air quality data, showing that levels of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news Scottish councils seeking ‘consistent’ waste policies Scottish councils are being encouraged to sign up to a recycling collections charter with the aim of establishing ‘consistency’ amongst collection strategies for each of the country’s 32 local authorities. Work on the charter is being led by the Zero Waste Taskforce, a joint initiative between the Scottish Government, the Confederation of Scottish Local Authorities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news Gent Fairhead seeks further variation for Essex plant The developer of an estimated 1.4 million tonne capacity energy recovery centre in Essex has applied to change the design and size of its facility, which would include increased throughput of waste-derived fuel. Gent Fairhead & Co. submitted a planning variation to Essex county council at the end of July requesting changes to the size … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2015 Industry news Producer responsibility and recycling on ISWA agenda Jeff Cooper of the International Solid Waste Association reports from its recent annual congress in Antwerp, Belgium The International Solid Waste Association’s Annual Congress was held in the City of Antwerp in early September 2015. Thanks to the strange portfolio of responsibilities of the Antwerp vice-mayor Philip Heylen, which includes both waste management and cultural … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2015 Industry news New chief executive appointed at Environment Agency Sir James Bevan has today (September 28) been announced as the new chief executive of the government’s environmental regulatory body the Environment Agency. Following a “competitive recruitment process”, Sir James has been chosen as the replacement for Paul Leinster, who left the chief executive role on Friday (September 25) after 17 years at the Agency. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2015 Industry news Viridor and Shanks anticipate financial progress Energy from waste operations are expected to yield financial benefits for Viridor in the first half of 2015/16 despite commodity market pressure, parent firm Pennon Group has announced today (September 28). And, Shanks Group has also posted a pre-trading update suggesting its municipal division has made ‘good progress’ over the first half of the year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2015 Industry news Consent order for North London ERF to be submitted Members of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) have approved the submission of plans for the replacement energy recovery facility, to be located at the Edmonton EcoPark near Tottenham. On Friday (September 25), the Authority approved the submission of an application for a Development Consent Order for the facility – a planning application for infrastructure … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2015 Policy & government Radioactive Waste Advisers - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 27 Sept 2015 Global Alappuzha India, Zero Waste Town In this article we hear about how the Indian town of Alappuzha, made drastic improvements in organic waste management. This article is the third in our “Waste & Climate Solutions” series, detailing zero waste stories from around the world. We are releasing this series to mark the final push before COP21, and will release a […] Zero Waste Europe · 26 Sept 2015 Industry news Leading the Transition to a Circular Economy | Ellen MacArthur Foundation - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 26 Sept 2015 Policy & government Reservoirs - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 26 Sept 2015 Policy & government Protected areas - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 26 Sept 2015 Policy & government Emergency response planning - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 26 Sept 2015 Policy & government The Water Environment Fund - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 26 Sept 2015 Industry news Vehicle and plant round-up (25/09/15) With news on; Ecogen baler purchase; RVS rolls out RediTruck service; Samson Containers skips in Scotland; Tana ‘smart’ drum screen, and; Hambleton council awards fleet contract Ecogen Recycling in baler capacity boost Ecogen Recycling Ltd has increased throughput of its Hampshire-based operations by installing a new automatic 50-tonne press force baler. The machinery, supplied … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2015 Global Boston Builds Solutions Today, our article looks at the zero waste model of CERO in Boston. This blog is the second article in our series on “Waste & Climate Solutions” from around the world. We are releasing this series to mark the final push before COP21, and will release a different climate and waste solution across the world […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 Sept 2015 Industry news Councils continuing to ramp up PTT collections Councils are continuing to make progress to increase collections of waste plastics, recycling body Recoup has claimed, including an increase in the number of local authorities collecting PTT for recycling. The comments were made by Recoup chief executive Stuart Foster at the organisation’s annual conference and AGM in Peterborough yesterday (September 24). Mr Foster also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2015 Industry news ACN Europe celebrates paper export milestone A waste paper exporter has celebrated shipping its millionth container of recyclables from Europe to the Far East. American Chung Nam BV (ACN Europe) celebrated the milestone at the ECT Euromax terminal in Rotterdam, Holland, earlier this month. The firm, which was founded in 2000 by US-based ACN, exports paper and plastics from over 20 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 25 September 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 two big tax stories, including raids on waste sites in the North East … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2015 Council news My Services - revenuesbenefits.bexley.gov.uk Bexley Council · 25 Sept 2015 Policy & government Pollution prevention and control - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 24 Sept 2015 Policy & government Planning - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 24 Sept 2015 Policy & government Water - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 24 Sept 2015 Global São Paulo’s commitment to household composting Delivery of compost kits to selected households Composting workshop with officials from the city of Sao Paulo This blog is the first in our series on “Waste & Climate solutions” from around the world. We are releasing this series to mark the final push before COP21, and will release a different climate and waste solution […] Zero Waste Europe · 24 Sept 2015 Industry news MRF operators ‘must comply’ with data reporting Concerns over waste operator compliance have been raised following publication of the latest quarterly data for materials recycling facilities (MRFs) in England and Wales today (September 24). Resource Association chief executive Ray Georgeson queried why just 85 MRFs in England submitted data on their input and output tonnages for January to March (Q1) 2015 – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2015 Industry news NWH Group acquires DJ Laing’s waste operations Edinburgh-based NWH Waste Services Ltd has acquired the business and assets of DJ Laing’s waste management operations in Dundee for an undisclosed sum. Both parties have signed an agreement which will see the waste recycling business continue to trade as DJ Laing Waste Management “for an interim period” after it transfers to NWH during October. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2015 Industry news Fife launches four-weekly collection trial A pilot scheme to collect residual waste every four weeks has been launched by Fife council – the first trial of its kind in the UK. And, a separate trial to monitor the impact of three weekly refuse collections on households in the Scottish district has also been set up. The trials started yesterday (September … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2015 Industry news Landfill reduction to feature in EU circular package Early indications from Brussels regarding the Circular Economy package ‘mark 2’ suggest that it will contain a big focus on reducing the use of landfill. Alongside the measures to reduce landfill there will be a push for more energy recovery but slightly less emphasis on recycling. The overall recycling target is likely to be reduced … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2015 Industry news Storage Boost for CSG’s Oil Recovery Programme Construction of a huge new storage tank capable of holding 800 cubic metres of Recovered Fuel Oil (RFO) is nearing completion at waste management company Cleansing Service Group’s (CSG) hazardous waste treatment facility at Cadishead, near Manchester. The £150,000 bespoke tank has been manufactured on site, with seven sections being welded together before the 10 […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 23 Sept 2015 Industry news Cardiff bin fall injures MGB sub-contractor A delivery operative involved in distributing wheeled bins to households in Cardiff has been taken to hospital after an estimated 100kg stack fell on him this morning (September 23). The worker, who was described by police as a delivery driver, was taken to the University Hospital of Wales with head and neck injuries following the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2015 Industry news UK EfW overcapacity ‘a myth’, claims Biffa report The prospect of the UK energy from waste (EfW) capacity outstripping the tonnage of residual waste available for treatment is ‘a myth’, according to a report published by waste management firm Biffa, today (September 23). ‘The Reality Gap: UK residual waste treatment capacity – making sense of the arguments’, was published by the High Wycombe-based … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2015 Industry news Hounslow to bring waste collections in-house Hounslow council has confirmed plans to bring its waste and recycling collections in-house from October 2016 – as part of a wider overhaul of the service which could include an end to kerbside sorting. The West London borough voted to bring collections back under local authority control at a meeting of the council’s cabinet yesterday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2015 Industry news Committee examines volatility in PRN system Reducing the volatility in the PRN system rather than scrapping it altogether is the current focus of the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, according to ACP chair Phil Conran. Speaking about his committee’s work in assisting government with the development of packaging waste policy, Mr Conran said that the focus was on ensuring that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2015 Industry news Fourteen arrested in landfill fraud dawn raids An investigation into a suspected £78 million landfill tax fraud has seen 14 people arrested across the North East of England and Yorkshire this morning (September 23). The early morning raid was conducted by 180 officers from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) with support from the Environment Agency and local police forces. The teams … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2015 Council news View and comment on planning applications - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 23 Sept 2015 Global Position of the paper and print value chain on the EU General Data Protection review Our associations are part of the paper and print value chain and include paper manufacturing, paper converting, printing, postal services and direct marketing. We are all committed to safeguarding the protection of personal data. Our industry – which ranges from the manufacturer to the distributor of direct mail – provides jobs to 3 million Europeans […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Sept 2015