Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Maintenance underway after Novelis incidents The UK’s major buyer of used aluminium cans, Novelis Recycling, has temporarily stopped buying used beverage cans after two incidents at its Warrington smelting plant. In late August an aluminium ingot was dropped at the plant causing some damage. Work is thought to have stopped for several days although used cans were still brought in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2016 Industry news Police launch inquiries into Aberdeen recycling death An investigation has been launched following the death of a man at EIS Waste Services’ materials recycling facility near Aberdeen yesterday (3 October). Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are making inquiries into the ‘sudden’ incident, which happened at the Nigg-based site at around 2.30pm. The man, who has not been named, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2016 Industry news Somerset cracks down on ‘out-of-county’ HWRC users Somerset council has moved to prevent users from outside of the county from using any of its 16 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). Under changes which came into effect yesterday Somerset HWRCs will be enforcing a stricter permitting requirement, which will see drivers of vans or trailers issued with permits to prevent access to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2016 Council news Havant Ward Boundaries - Havant Borough Council Havant Council · 4 Oct 2016 Council news Bin Round Lookup - selfserve.worcester.gov.uk Worcester Council · 4 Oct 2016 Council news Browse meetings - Pensions Committee - Islington Council Islington Council · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Fire burns for third day at Countrystyle’s Ridham Docks site A fire that broke out on Saturday morning (1 October) at Countrystyle’s waste wood site at Ridham Docks remains alight, the Kent Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed. The fire started at 09:04 on Saturday and involved a “large amount of wood chippings,” in a pile approximately 100 by 75 metres, according to the Kent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Averies Recycling directors plead guilty to waste offences Two former directors of Wiltshire waste company Averies Recycling, Lee and David Averies, have pleaded guilty to breaching environmental regulations. Last week (30 September) at Swindon Crown Court, the brothers pleaded guilty to breaching environmental regulations at three waste sites, Swindon Skips Ltd (SSL) at Brindley Close and Cheney Manor, and Averies Recycling Swindon Ltd … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Mills attack waste sector over paper contamination Paper mills warned today (3 October) that they are becoming impatient about having to “shoulder the cost burden of contamination” in the face of rising amounts of contamination at MRFs. In a strongly worded statement, the Confederation of Paper Industries, which represents UK mills including Saica, DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa, hit out at waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news News in Brief (3/10/2016) With news on: Five years of Wales carrier bag charge; EU beverage carton recycling rates grow; Gloucestershire joins Duty of Care drive; Recycling earns £6,000 for Torbay charities, and; Pictorial history of Biffa is published Recycling residents earn £6,000 for Torbay charities Five local charity and community projects have each received a share of £6,000 thanks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Biogen opens seventh AD facility at Merevale Food waste processor Biogen has added to its network of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities across the UK, with the opening of its 45,000 tonnes-per-year capacity Merevale plant near Atherstone in Warwickshire. The facility – Biogen’s seventh – was opened by Lord Henry Plumb, former President of both the European Parliament and the National Farmers’ Union. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news BPI director dismisses talk of plastics recycling ‘crisis’ A senior plastics recycling industry executive has downplayed suggestions that reprocessors are under pressure due to the impact of falling oil prices on the price of virgin polymers. Mike Baxter, external affairs director at plastic film recycler and manufacturer BPI Recycling Products, was responding to suggestions that UK plastics recyclers are ‘in crisis’ due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Tesco installs food waste tipping system Waste management machinery designer and manufacturer Whitham Mills has completed the design, installation and commissioning of a bespoke roll cage tipping system for food waste on behalf of Tesco. The system replaces over 700 compactors at Tesco stores and is designed to reduce the cost of compactor lifts, cleaning, maintenance and replacement. This was installed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Industry news Plymouth to consider plans to ‘modernise’ waste collections Plans to ‘modernise’ waste collections in Plymouth will be discussed at the council’s Place and Corporate Overview Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday (5 October). Among the proposals is a plan to introduce alternate weekly collections of residual waste and recyclables, which the council claims could increase recycling rates by up to 9%. According to a report to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2016 Council news Browse meetings - Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee - Islington Council Islington Council · 3 Oct 2016 Council news Location details - Committee Room 3, Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD, Islington Town Hall - Islington Council Islington Council · 3 Oct 2016 Council news Browse meetings - Pensions Board - Islington Council Islington Council · 2 Oct 2016 Council news Council Tax - Moving out of Malvern Hills, Worcester City or Wychavon - selfservice.wychavon.gov.uk Wychavon Council · 2 Oct 2016 Council news Committee details - Health and Care Scrutiny Committee - Islington Council Islington Council · 1 Oct 2016 Industry news Countrystyle Recycling Appointed as sole Waste Management Provider for Medway Norse Countrystyle are delighted to announce that Medway Norse have appointed us as their sole waste management provider for their non-hazardous […] Countrystyle Recycling · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news VAT ruling sets hare running The court ruling in favour of local authorities regarding VAT exemption for commercial waste services has set a hare running. This debate has been going on for more than five years but is becoming sharper as there is a growing awareness of the different approach between councils and contractors. (see letsrecycle.com story) Previously it was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news O’Brien secures Middlesbrough MRF contract O’Brien Waste Recycling Solutions has been awarded a three-year contract to process mixed recyclables on behalf of Middlesbrough council. The contract will see O’Brien process commingled materials at its materials recycling facility (MRF) in Hartlepool. The arrangement, which was initially tendered for five years is valued at £1.6 million. The contract had been due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 30 September 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, Tom Goulding reports on a string of major financial deals in the waste and recycling sector. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the growing demands of our audience of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2016 Council news Salt Ayre Leisure Centre - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news Anglesey responds to nappy collection outcry Anglesey council’s new waste collection scheme hit national headlines this week following news that its nappy collection required parents to provide a birth certificate to prove children were under the age of three. The nappy collection scheme is being introduced alongside changes to the waste collection service from October 2016. The Welsh local authority has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news M&S assesses single polymer in push for recycling Retail giant Marks & Spencer is assessing whether it could reduce plastic packaging down to one type of polymer which would help recycling, the company revealed yesterday (29 September). Senior packaging technologist and innovation lead at Marks & Spencer, Kevin Vyse told delegates at the annual Recoup conference in Peterborough that the retailer is exploring … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2016 Industry news DOCUMENTARY SHOWS TRUE BENEFITS OF POWERDAY’S LONDON ABA SUPPORT A documentary released last week shows the true benefits of Powerday’s support of London Amateur Boxing Assocation. The short film 'Between the ropes' shows how boxers at Attleborough ABA in South ... Powerday · 29 Sept 2016 Industry news RiverRidge Recycling receives £10m equity investment Waste management company RiverRidge Recycling has secured a major equity investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), which provides growth capital to SMEs. RiverRidge Recycling describes itself as “the largest independent waste management operator in Northern Ireland”, treating over 400,000 tonnes of waste each year on behalf of local authorities, commercial businesses and individual househ… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2016 Industry news Agrivert completes two AD plants in ‘record’ time Organic waste business Agrivert has announced the completion of two anaerobic digestion facilities, securing their tariffs for the next 20 years. The two new plants, in South Wales and North London, bring the number of Agrivert’s food waste facilities to a total of five. The two plants were built in ‘record time’ of nine months … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2016 Policy & government Ministerial meeting on the Welsh government's new funding arrangements Joint communique following ministerial meeting on the Welsh government's new funding arrangements. GOV.UK · 29 Sept 2016 Global New zero waste comic released A new comic has been released by the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN). The comic, titled ‘Everything Goes Somewhere’ features intricate illustration and lettering from Frances Howe, and can be purchased at UKWIN website. The illustrated comic is a work of art in itself and can be used to communicate the message that incineration […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Sept 2016 Industry news Shanks and VGG merger terms agreed The proposed merger by Shanks Group plc with Dutch and Belgian waste business the Van Gansewinkel Group (VGG) has moved closer after terms were agreed between the two parties. Completion is expected in December 2016. In a financial announcement today (29 September) Shanks said: “Merger terms agreed between Shanks and VGG to form a leading … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2016 Industry news Biffa eyes North West growth with Blakeley’s acquisition Waste management firm Biffa has today (29 September) agreed conditional terms for acquiring the waste collection and processing business of Wigan-based Blakeley’s Recycling Ltd. The acquisition, which is planned to complete on 1 November 2016, is expected to add over £7 million to Biffa’s annual revenues. Blakeley’s Recycling Ltd carries out commercial waste collections services … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2016 Industry news China’s Firion set to acquire Urbaser A Chinese-owned group has agreed to buy the Spanish-owned Urbaser environmental services business which would see it take on a range of municipal services across the UK. Urbaser Ltd contracts include the Gloucestershire energy from waste project run with Balfour Beatty, waste treatment services for Essex and Southend-on-Sea councils, recycling collections for Bournemouth and waste services … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news Three arrested in West Midlands recycling site ‘slavery’ raids Three men were arrested yesterday (27 September) for alleged slavery offences, after it was claimed that a group of Polish nationals were paid just £1 an hour for work at recycling sites in Sandwell. The arrests by West Midlands Police followed raids at CAP Recycling in Elwell Street, West Bromwich, and Black Country Recycling, Union … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news The Chinese conundrum There seems to be a lurking suspicion out there that most of the UK’s recycling gets sent to China. People complain that this is a farcical state of affairs which negates the value of recycling. Some seem to think that, once recycling gets to China, it’s more likely to be buried or burned than recycled. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news Local authority news round-up (28/09/2016) With news on: Charging at West Sussex HWRCs; Bexley green points system; King’s Lynn consultation, and; NW Leicestershire recycling roadshows. West Sussex to introduce charging at HWRCs Changes are set to come into force to West Sussex’s 11 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) from Saturday (1 October). The changes will affect opening times, and will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news Wales launches bag purchasing framework The National Procurement Services for Wales has published details of companies selected for inclusion on a ‘waste disposal bags framework’ for use by Welsh public sector organisations. The category is the first specifically related to recycling although the NPS has drawn up a suppliers list in the past for wood pellets for biomass boilers. Available … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news SUTCO UK outlines Landor Street SRF process In this contributed news article, SUTCO UK outline the development behind and for the Suez SRF production facility at Landor Street, Birmingham as part of a 25-year contract to supply Cemex with an SRF known as ‘climafuel`. Specialist plant builder Sutco UK was chosen after a rigorous selection process to provide a plant that process 24 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news Suez to face penalties under Calderdale waste contract Calderdale council is imposing financial penalties on its waste and recycling contractor Suez due to ongoing issues caused by an overhaul of its collection service. Suez began a new waste and recycling collection contract with the authority in August, which saw the company introduce 17 new recycling vehicles for the collection of a wider range … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016