Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Windsor introduces pink bags for textiles The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has introduced pink bags for discarded textiles collected for recycling. In an announcement, the council said that the brightly coloured bags will make textiles more visible to recycling crews who are collecting the bags in “custom made cages fitted to the recycling trucks”. The introduction of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2017 Industry news Glazewing’s goods vehicles licence to be revoked A waste management company in West Norfolk will have its standard national operator’s licence revoked from the end of the year after the company was found to have “seriously compromised road safety on numerous occasions.” As a result of a public enquiry (19 September) into the matter, two of Glazewing’s directors, Jonathon Miles and Simon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2017 Industry news Smart Solutions joint ventures in PPE supplier Services and outsourcing group Smart Solutions has announced that it has bought a 50% stake in Armadillo Supplies, a South-Wales based supplier of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Armadillo Supplies was previously known as Celtic Industrial Supplies but was rebranded following Smart’s 50% stake in what is now described as a “joint venture business”. Armadillo has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2017 Industry news Defra Launches Open Scope Consultation The post Defra Launches Open Scope Consultation appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 25 Oct 2017 Council news Privacy Statement - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 25 Oct 2017 Council news Meetings, agendas, and minutes - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 25 Oct 2017 Industry news Wardrobe without waste In fashion, sustainability has never looked so good. The fashion industry is the second largest globally. If we can make it greener and more eco-friendly, huge gains could be made for the environment. This all begins with clothing choices. As a consumer, we can show retailers what we want: clothes that are produced in a […] Planet Patrol · 25 Oct 2017 Industry news The Future is Bright for Poultry Packaging - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 24 Oct 2017 Council news View and Comment On Planning Applications - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 24 Oct 2017 Policy & government Understand how your council works How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2017 Council news Corporate Finance - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 24 Oct 2017 Industry news Suez officially opens £27m Aberdeen facility Suez has officially opened a £27m recycling and resource facility which recycles waste from Aberdeen. The Altens East facility was opened last week (20 October) by Aberdeen city council co-leader, councillor Jenny Laing, and David Palmer-Jones, chief executive of Suez Recycling & Recovery UK. Mixed recyclables collected from homes and businesses are sorted at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2017 Industry news Safety warning after Jack Moody Recycling fined The HSE has reiterated the need for proper risk management procedures when pedestrians and “large industrial machinery” are working closely together. The reminder came in the wake of the prosecution last Friday (October 20) of Jack Moody Recycling Ltd after an employee was left with life changing injuries after he was struck by a moving … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2017 Global European Parliament supports use of biodegradable mulch films Berlin, 24 October 2017 – Today, the Plenary of the European Parliament voted in favour of supporting biodegradable mulch films in the revision of the EU Fertilizers Regulation. European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the bioplastics industry in Europe, welcomes the outcome. “The inclusion of biodegradable mulches in the EU Fertilizers Regulation will help [...] European Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2017 Industry news One in five UK councils have chosen to make their metals matter Since the MetalMatters programme launched in 2012, one in five UK councils have chosen the campaign as a vehicle to deliver their recycling messages to householders and increase the metal packaging captured at kerbside: A total of 5.3 million households have now received MetalMatters messages directly through their door. Nine councils have launched MetalMatters campaigns […] Alupro · 24 Oct 2017 Industry news Plastic performs ‘beyond expectations’ in Q3 data Recycling targets for packaging materials are on track to be achieved for 2017, according to the latest set of figures published by the Environment Agency. The data, released on the National Packaging Waste Database yesterday (23 October), is for quarter three (Q3) – July to September 2017. A stronger than expected plastic recycling performance in Q3 mirrors a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2017 Industry news Dundee City Council - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 23 Oct 2017 Research & science UCL Tableau Server - UCL | University College London UCL News · 23 Oct 2017 Council news Education - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 23 Oct 2017 Policy & government FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 16 October 2017 Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses published during the week commencing 16 October 2017 GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2017 Policy & government Robert Buckley v R.A.G.S. (UK) Ltd: 1300484/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2017 Industry news Melksham Metals boss to pay £2m The owner of Melksham Metals Recycling, Lee Hazel, has been ordered to pay almost £2 million he made from running an illegal waste site in Wiltshire or face an eight-year jail sentence. In an announcement by the Environment Agency on Friday (20 October), the Agency stated that the ruling marked the end of a five-year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2017 Industry news Producer Pioneers Championing choice: the first chapter of our 10 Year Report on WEEE Der Beitrag Producer Pioneers erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 23 Oct 2017 Industry news Weak sterling boosts Renewi figures Waste and recycling firm Renewi today said that the weakened state of sterling against the Euro would be a factor in a positive performance over its financial year to 31 March 2018. And, the business pointed that higher volumes of waste being handled within its commercial division was boosting performance. The financial comments by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2017 Council news Dundee Registrars Office - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 23 Oct 2017 Industry news BIR told plastics recyclers ‘insanely dependent on China’ Global recycling association, BIR, has heard that the plastics recycling industry had become “insanely dependent” on China. Consequently, China’s recently-announced import ban has left suppliers in other parts of the world not so much with a cold but rather with “pneumonia”. The reasoning came from BIR plastics committee chairman, Surendra Borad Patawari of Gemini Corporation … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2017 Global ENVI vote embraces sustainable sourcing of biomass but misses the mark by encouraging mass conversion of coal power plants The Environment (ENVI) committee has understood the importance of better aligning the text with Circular Economy principles, energy efficiency standards and sustainable forest management practices. It nonetheless seriously jeopardises Europe’s bioeconomy by encouraging the mass conversion to biomass by low-efficiency coal power plants. “Despite significant technical improvements the ENVI commit… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Oct 2017 Industry news Holtite Ltd - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 21 Oct 2017 Council news Benefits for people with health conditions - Angus Council Angus Council · 21 Oct 2017 Council news MyDundee - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Dunsville Quarry - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Defra consults on ‘open scope’ WEEE changes Defra has launched a consultation on potential changes to the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) system, which will bring into effect ‘open scope’ requirements, changing the way that some types of WEEE are classified. The consultation, which opened today (20 October) will incorporate changes necessary under the Open Scope requirements of the WEEE Directive, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Equipment news round-up (20/10/2017) With news on: Cawleys’ digital investment; Wheeldon invests in Polaris; LSS goes paperless; Crawfords’ refuse truck and, Hadley invests in Hydradig. Cawleys continues digital investment Luton-based waste management specialist Cawleys, has signed a contract with fleet software company r2c Online. The contract is part of a digital investment for optimised fleet and workshop management. Cawleys … … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Buy Nothing New Day – 24 November 2017 The Reuse Network is launching a new campaign, Buy Nothing New Day to dispel the myth that second-hand means second-best and encourage people to go to their local charity shop on Friday 24 November. You’ll be familiar with Black Friday, one of the many American marketing ploys to have made its way to this side […] Reuse Network · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news NFDC (National Federation of Demolition Contractors) - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 20 Oct 2017 Global Have blogs replaced Grandmothers, and how does this relate to food waste? The zero waste strategy is a way to create green jobs and infrastructure. This needs to be on the agenda for the G20 How often do you check on your grandmother and how often do you read a blog? Just kidding. But there is a truth to this headline. It doesn’t have to correlate with […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Regulation on fire prevention and RDF conference agenda Upcoming conferences on RDF and fire prevention and control are set to offer delegates guidance on regulations and the latest updates on issues affecting the industry. Taking place on 23 November at the Congress Centre in London, the RDF Conference will take an in depth look at the outlook for the RDF market, including the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news GMWDA seeking to replace PFI contract The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has begun the process of procuring for new contractors to deliver waste treatment services across the region. This follows the conclusion of the Greater Manchester PFI contract on 29 September with Viridor Laing. In a statement today (20 October), GMWDA said it is seeking to procure residual waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Land killings rise as Brazil’s political crisis continues The post Land killings rise as Brazil’s political crisis continues appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 20 Oct 2017 Industry news Sconser Quarry - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 20 Oct 2017