Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Innovations on display at RWM 2015 A number of new innovations and products were on display at last week’s RWM exhibtion at Birmingham’s NEC, letsrecycle.com offers you a round-up of some of the highlights. Dennis Eagle launches two new narrow vehicles Vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle celebrated the launch of not one but two new waste collection trucks at RWM this year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2015 Industry news Agency attempts to simplify PRN accreditation Moves by the Environment Agency to streamline the ‘onerous’ PRN accreditation process have been broadly welcomed by figures in the waste and recycling sector. However, some have raised concerns that changes relating to accreditation for paper PRNs have been rushed through and may make it harder in some respects to issue PRNs. Late last month, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2015 Industry news Defra pulls final round of Waste Prevention Fund Defra has axed the final round of its Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund, claiming it is unlikely to generate any fresh ideas on how to prevent waste. The £800,000 fund, coordinated by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), had been set to run in three phases over two years to promote waste prevention and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2015 Industry news Interim results – six months ended 30 June 2015 We are pleased to announce our interim results: Group financial highlights From continuing operations and excluding exceptional items Operational highlights and strategic developments Outlook I am pleased with the Group’s performance in the first half of the year, where we delivered double digit growth in Group revenue and pre-tax profit, along with continued improvement in […] Augean · 22 Sept 2015 Industry news Blackpool ‘should have charged’ VAT on collections Blackpool council is awaiting ‘further guidance’ from HMRC on whether to backdate VAT on trade waste collections it should have charged to clients outside of its local boundary. In a letter seen by letsrecycle.com, Blackpool commercial waste manager John Paul-Lovie wrote to one of the council’s customers in June announcing that the council ‘should have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2015 Research & science 3.1. Recombination and the formation of the CMB - NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Caltech News · 21 Sept 2015 Industry news Stobart signs supply contract for Teesside biomass plant Stobart Energy has won a contract to supply around 250,000 tonnes of waste wood fuel per year to a Teesside biomass plant in what is likely to be seen as a further boost to the UK’s waste wood sector. The fourteen year agreement, with energy firm Eco2 and investment partner Temporis Capital, is the second … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2015 Global Babcock & Wilcox Vølund Babcock [&] Wilcox Vølund has won their third major contract for a biomass facility in the UK: a 40MWe waste... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 21 Sept 2015 Industry news AWM and Suez to retain Calderdale contracts Calderdale council has today (September 21) announced that it is to renew its waste and recycling collection and treatment contracts which were due to expire next year. Suez will continue to collect waste and recyclables on behalf of the West Yorkshire-based authority until 2024, while Associated Waste Management (AWM) will process the council’s non-recyclables into … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2015 Industry news Little appetite for strict RDF standard at RWM Environment Agency and waste industry officials expressed little appetite for a ‘strict’ RDF treatment standard and agreed exports of the material are showing signs of levelling off, during an RWM panel session last week. Speaking during a panel discussion on the future of RDF export at the annual Birmingham exhibition on Wednesday (September 16), senior … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2015 Industry news Suez opens £18 million SRF facility in Rugby Recycling and waste management firm Suez has officially unveiled its new £18 million Rugby solid recovered fuel (SRF) production facility, which will feed the UK’s largest cement kiln next door. Owned and operated by Suez, the Rugby SRF plant has been two years in development in partnership with cement manufacturer Cemex, with the two firms … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2015 Industry news Setting a standard in Europe Neil Grundon, deputy chairman of Grundon Waste Management, offers his take on comments made by Karl Falkenberg, the European Commission’s outgoing director general for environment, over the UK’s continued use of commingled waste collections. Speaking last week (September 16) at the RWM Show, Karl Falkenberg was quoted as saying that while the rest of Europe … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2015 Global 3.5 million jobs at risk if EU grants Market Economy Status to China, finds new report A landmark study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released last week reveals that if the EU grants Market Economy Status (MES) to China, the EU could lose 3.5 million jobs and 2% of GDP. Read AEGIS Europe press release here. CEPI is a member of the AEGIS alliance. Follow AEGIS on Twitter @AEGISeurope AEGIS website […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 20 Sept 2015 Council news Council Tax - rbkc.gov.uk Kensington and Chelsea Council · 19 Sept 2015 Council news Calendar of meetings - Kirklees Council Kirklees Council · 19 Sept 2015 Council news Report - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 18 Sept 2015 Industry news Worcestershire councils to outsource collections Waste and recycling collections across South Worcestershire look set to be jointly outsourced, after plans to tender the service were approved by Wychavon council chiefs. Worcester, Wychavon and Malvern Hills councils have unanimously agreed to procure the collection service by 2017 in a bid to jointly save around £1.5 million a year. At present, Wychavon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 18 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 our report comes from the RWM Conference and Exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2015 Industry news Environment Agency assessing TEEP risk The Environment Agency is to assess the results of a local authority collection survey to weigh up the risk of any councils failing to comply with their requirement to separately collect recyclable materials. Mike Tregent, the Agency’s waste stream assessment officer outlined the Agency’s work to assess the progress councils have made towards meeting the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2015 Industry news Summer Selfie winner announced Following a season of spectacular snaps, judges have announced the winner of letsrecycle.com’s ‘Summer Recycling Selfie’ competition – sponsored by DHL Envirosolutions. Molly Hooper takes home an Apple iPad for her inspiring ‘Recycling Can Man’ picture shot while holidaying at a campsite in Salou, Spain. The Telford & Wrekin waste operational contract officer was snapped … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news Failand Paper Services entering administration Waste paper brokerage business Failand Paper Services Ltd of Bristol has entered into a process of administration with an administrator due to be appointed early next week. In a statement issued today (September 17), managing director Peter Dyer said: “It is with a great deal of sadness that I announce to the industry that Failand … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news Bury accepts three-weekly contamination issues Bury has seen a ‘manageable’ increase in recycling contamination since reducing the frequency of refuse collections, the council’s head of waste management has revealed. Speaking on collection cycles at the RWM Show this week, Glenn Stuart said there had been improvements in recycling and waste reduction since the new three-weekly system was rolled out in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Policy & government David Mundell: Referendum Anniversary Speech Secretary of State for Scotland outlines why the benefits of being part of the UK are even clearer 12 months since the referendum GOV.UK · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news Two Kent firms to pay total of £44k for illegal waste activity Two Kent companies have been ordered to pay a total of £44,294 for illegal waste disposal on flood plain near the River Medway. In action brought by the Environment Agency, construction firm Fastrac Contractors and Utilities Ltd was found guilty in its absence of illegal waste activity and fined £40,000 with £1,650 costs at Sevenoaks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news Risk sharing backed in waste sector study The need to increase recycling rates is putting cost pressure on councils and businesses at a time when commodities prices are falling, claims a report published today by Resources & Waste UK. The report, paid for by the ESA’s Education Trust, outlines possible ways to reduce the impact of fluctuations in secondary material values caused … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news FCC gets green light for Midlothian EfW An energy from waste facility designed to treat up to 195,000 tonnes of waste per year has been unanimously approved by Midlothian council. FCC Environment has been granted planning permission for the estimated £115 million Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre, which will treat mixed waste derived from City of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2015 Council news MINUTES Norwich Highways Agency committee 10:00 to 11:25 17 September 2015 Present: County Councillors - cmis.norwich.gov.uk Norwich Council · 17 Sept 2015 Council news Report it - Doncaster Council Doncaster Council · 17 Sept 2015 Industry news Safety first as Kennetholme flies the flag for Grundon The post Safety first as Kennetholme flies the flag for Grundon appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 16 Sept 2015 Council news Street Works Web Register - Dudley Council Dudley Council · 16 Sept 2015 Industry news EU official critical of UK over ‘commingling’ The UK will not match higher recycling levels in Europe until it scraps its ‘peculiar’ approach towards recycling collections, an EU policy advisor has suggested. Speaking at the RWM Show today (September 16), Karl Falkenberg, the Commission’s outgoing director general for environment, hinted that the upcoming European Commission’s circular economy package would push separate collections as … R… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2015 Council news Paying your Council Tax - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 16 Sept 2015 Industry news A Zero Waste Week shoutout to the local authorities making a difference! There are over 40 local authorities on the Zero Waste Week mailing list. Each council wants to help their residents reduce landfill waste and increase recycling. They’re helping householders save money too. Many councils share tips on reducing food waste or hold roadshows where residents can find out about washable nappies and composting. And by… Zero Waste Week · 16 Sept 2015 Council news List of current Development Plans - Southampton City Council Southampton Council · 16 Sept 2015 Industry news Barry Dennis appointed UROC chairman A skip operators association has appointed one of the waste management industry’s leading figures as its chairman. Former ESA chief Barry Dennis has joined the United Resources Operators Consortium (UROC) as its chairman, in a move which the organisation has described as Mr Dennis “going back to his roots”. Mr Dennis previously served as director … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2015 Industry news Scottish MRF code guidance published Guidance has today (September 16) been published to help materials recycling facility (MRF) operators to comply with the MRF Regulations coming into effect in Scotland from next month (October). Developed jointly by Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) the Materials Recovery Facilities Testing and Reporting Guidance, provides assistance for permit holders wi… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2015 Industry news Grade specific optimisation: Permanent (PAE) versus temporary (GPAM) wet strength utilisation - Tissue World Magazine Tissue World Magazine · 16 Sept 2015 Council news Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Council · 16 Sept 2015 Council news Licensing Board Meetings - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 16 Sept 2015 Council news Free school meals - Kirklees Council Kirklees Council · 15 Sept 2015