Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Welsh councils report landfill reduction progress All 22 Welsh local authorities met 2015/16 targets to reduce biodegradable municipal waste to landfill – although some councils face a ‘challenge’ to meet landfill reduction targets up to 2020, Natural Resources Wales has claimed. The comments came in a data release on the Welsh Government’s Landfill Allowances Scheme for 2015/16 – which indicates that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2016 Industry news Sheffield workers’ strike halts waste collection Waste collection crews employed by Veolia in Sheffield are threatening continued strike action this month, following a 24-hour strike yesterday (17 October) in a dispute over pay rises. Waste collections were halted for the day. The GMB trade union, which represents the crews, has said strike action may continue until Veolia agrees to “sit down … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2016 Industry news Case Study: DC Site Services – When waste management is a major event The post Case Study: DC Site Services – When waste management is a major event appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 17 Oct 2016 Industry news Cycle Link seminar focuses on quality A major exporter of paper for recycling from the UK, Cycle Link International, has held a seminar on quality in Suzhou, China which was attended by a number of representatives from the UK. One of those present, Simon Ellin, chief executive of the Recycling Association, told the event that the UK and CHINA needed to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2016 Industry news A cleaner sweep Material recovery specialist CDEnviro and waste management company Biffa have partnered on a project to install an advanced screening process at the Biffa’s street sweepings plant in Horsham, West Sussex. Biffa Waste Services has installed an innovative 50,000 tonnes-per-year plant to process street sweepings at its treatment facility in Horsham, West Sussex. Designed and installed … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2016 Council news - Gedling Borough Council Gedling Council · 17 Oct 2016 Industry news News in brief (17/10/2016) With news on: Welsh RDF warning; Merseyside planning application; litter proposals dismissed, and student bedding partnership. Welsh regulator in RDF permit warning Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is asking farmers and landowners to be aware of requests to store refuse derived fuel (RDF) illegally on their land. The warning follows an alleged increase in reports to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2016 Industry news Biffa cuts share price in IPO flotation Biffa has today (17 October) triggered its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange at 180 pence per share. The offer price equates to a market value of £450 million for the waste business, but has been cut from an initial signalling of 220-270 pence per share. Biffa first confirmed the flotation last … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2016 Industry news LGA advisor questions idea of recycling consistency A senior adviser on waste issues for the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that councils will be resistant to measures to enforce a ‘consistent collection system’ across England. The cautionary note over consistency came from LGA adviser Hilary Tanner during a debate titled ‘Localism vs Consistency’ at the LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2016 Global Review of Directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain roads We welcome the European Commission’s intention to create a technically interoperable system in all Member States. However, the introduction of any distance-based road charging measure will inevitably be more costly. Road charging should not result in penalising of the road. It should respect the level playing field between different modes and not disturb the market […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 16 Oct 2016 Council news Contact details - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 15 Oct 2016 Council news Log in to My Account - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 15 Oct 2016 Council news North Devon 3Sixty Citizen Live - parking.northdevon.gov.uk North Devon Council · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news MetalMatters increases metal capture rates in Warwick by 28 per cent Warwick District Council has increased kerbside recycling of metal packaging by 28 per cent in just six months – through MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign. Launched in October 2015 the Warwick MetalMatters campaign directly targeted all 53,000 households in the district with a two phase leaflet drop and additional advertising on recycling vehicles, council information […… Alupro · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Tamar’s Basingstoke AD plant achieves PAS 110 Tamar Energy announced today (14 October) that its Basingstoke anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has achieved the PAS 110 quality standard. The PAS 110 accreditation is an industry specification for digestate produced from anaerobic digestion against which digestate producers can assure their end users of its quality. Tamar’s Basingstoke plant has the capacity to process up … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 14 October 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, we discuss some of the highlights from the LARAC conference 2016, including all the latest announcements from WRAP on consistency and its new recycling guidelines. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Westminster recycling officer named LARAC champion Westminster city council’s Raj Yendluri was crowned the recycling officer of the year at the prestigious LARAC Celebration Awards 2016 in Nottingham this week. With six Awards presented, Rochdale borough council clinched the Best Communications Campaign Award for its ‘Recycling Saves Money’ campaign – while South Staffordshire council and Biffa were recognised for their driver … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news DS Smith targets ‘cheaper’ council material The UK’s largest paper mill and recycling business, DS Smith is “getting back into the local authority” sector in a search for cheaper recycling material, local authority recycling officers were told this week. Speaking to the main session of the LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee – conference in Nottingham, Tom Campbell-White, UK commercial director … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Fire breaks out at East London MRF Firefighters are continuing to tackle a blaze at McGrath Group’s materials recycling facility in Hackney Wick, East London, more than 12 hours after it broke out. London Fire Brigade was called to the plant on Hepscott Road at approximately 11.30pm last night (12 October), with crews from Leyton, Stoke Newington, Homerton and Bethnal Green attending … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Scottish Water Horizons fined for offensive odours Scottish Water Horizons Ltd has been fined £26,000 due to offensive odours coming from its Deerdykes composting and organics recycling facility in Cumbernauld in 2012. At Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday (10 October), the company pled guilty to five charges of failing to comply with the conditions of its former Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project wins P.E.A. award! Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling project has won the P.E.A. (People. Environment. Achievement.) Award in the Resources category. The winners were announced at a Green Carpet event on Friday at the i360 observation tower. Community Wood Recycling · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Dorset set for £1 million underspend The benefits and difficulties of partnership working were featured at the LARAC conference this week, with delegates told that the Dorset Waste Partnership could have an underspend of £1 million in 2016/17. Disclosing the underspend figure, Karyn Punchard, the Partnership’s director, said that this £1 million would follow on from an underspend last year of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Edinburgh to stop refuse workers ‘finishing early’ Trade union Unite has accused Edinburgh council of conducting a ‘phoney war’ over plans to prevent its refuse workers finishing shifts early on completed collection routes. The council has said it will put an end to ‘task and finish’ working practices from the end of October due to safety reasons. The working practice – which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Council news The Golden Lotus: Beauty vs Brutality - Maidstone Museum Maidstone Council · 13 Oct 2016 Council news A NIGHT OUT IN KINGSTON: DRINKING PATTERNS AND EXPERIENCES - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 13 Oct 2016 Policy & government Infographic: The future of heating in UK buildings This infographic provides a snapshot of the key options for low-carbon heating. It accompanies the Committee on Climate Change's 2016 report, 'Next steps for UK heat policy'. Climate Change Committee · 12 Oct 2016 Policy & government Concrete action needed to meet UK climate commitments following Paris Agreement and Brexit vote In a set of new reports, the Committee recommends that the Government vigorously pursues the full package of measures the CCC has identified in order to meet existing UK climate commitments at least cost. Climate Change Committee · 12 Oct 2016 Global ETS Review: European paper industry commends rejection of tiered approach Today’s vote in the European Parliament marks a major stepping stone for the ETS review. “This message reads loud and clear: NO to a tiered approach on carbon leakage and YES to a dynamic and predictable benchmark’s reduction” says Nicola Rega, Climate Change and Energy Director representing the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). The […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news LONDON IRISH RUN ‘DESIGN A SHIRT’ COMPETITION FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY For this season's St Patrick's Day Jersey, London Irish are running a "Design the Shirt" competition, with schoolchildren (U15s) entering their designs and the players choosing their winner. Children... Powerday · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news WRAP targets consistency with £1m fund WRAP’s priorities, including its consistency programme, were spelt out by the charity’s chief executive Marcus Gover to delegates at the LARAC local authority recycling officer’s conference in Nottingham this week. And, he revealed that WRAP is to use £1 million of its existing Defra funding to help councils develop “consistency” programmes for collecting recyclables. He … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Recycling officers ‘at heart of circular economy’ Local authority officers at this week’s LARAC conference were assured by top consultant Dominic Hogg that they and recycling are “at the heart of the circular economy”. Dr Hogg, who is chairman of Bristol-based Eunomia Research and Consulting, addressed the event run by LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory committee – and discussed ‘What now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Policy & government DN15 0BD, Biffa Waste Services Ltd: environmental permit issued View the permit issued for Roxby Landfill, Scunthorpe under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news News in brief (12/10/2016) With news on: Litter clean up savings; Frugalpac coffee cup partnership deal; MetalMatters increases Warwick metal capture rate; Giant coffee cup bins for Manchester, and; Devon proposes Brynsworthy waste transfer station. Councils could save £300m in litter clean up, ESA study shows Local authorities could save £300 million each year in litter clean-up costs, according … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news WRAP releases National Recycling Guidelines WRAP has released its first National Recycling Guidelines at the LARAC conference this week, which have been developed together with industry stakeholders. And, significantly, the guidelines have specified that bottle tops can be left on plastic bottles, previously a source of contention within the industry. WRAP worked with recyclers, local authorities and waste management companies … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Aberdeen EfW vote splits councillors A divisive plan to erect a 150,000 tonnes-per-year waste incinerator in Aberdeen has been voted through by the city council. Aberdeen city council voted by 24 votes to 13 to conditionally approve planning for the £150 million East Tullos energy from waste plant – which will serve the disposal needs of North East Scotland. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Coffey: EU recycling target ‘too high’ Resources minister Thérèse Coffey has reiterated Defra’s reluctance to back proposals for a 65% by 2030 recycling target, as set out in the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package. In a letter written last month to the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh, Dr Coffey claimed that the targets were ‘too high to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Global Joint Statement: Working Group on the future direction of FOREST EUROPE European forest owners, managers and forest-based industries released a joint statement today, outlining key elements to be included in the review of the FOREST EUROPE process to ensure Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), at the first meeting of the working group on the future direction of the FOREST EUROPE in Bratislava. European forest owners, managers and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 Oct 2016 Council news Dead animal removal request - forms.southwark.gov.uk Southwark Council · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Local Gov Jobs - Local Gov Jobs LocalGov · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Green groups push ministers on recycling targets A group of environmental lobby organisations has today (11 October) written to European government ministers – including the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment Andrea Leadsom – urging support for the EU’s proposed recycling targets to 2030. The group, which includes the Green Alliance, Friends of the Earth Europe, Zero Waste Europe and Aldersgate Group … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016