Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Waste Managers Join Government Energy Efficiency Scheme Independent waste management company Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has successfully registered with the new Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) following a comprehensive energy audit across the company’s entire UK operations. ESOS is the Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme for business. The mandatory scheme, administered by the Environment Agency, requires around 10,000 qualif… CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 21 Dec 2015 Research & science Home | Waste and Biomass Valorization - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 19 Dec 2015 Research & science MIT brings a touch of trash to fashion Student-run Trashion Show, returning for its fifth year, aims to foster awareness of sustainable materials. MIT News — Recycling topic · 18 Dec 2015 Industry news Alupro figures show aerosols and aluminium foil “widely” collected for recycling New figures released by Alupro show 96% of councils in the UK are collecting aerosols and 86% are collecting aluminium foil for recycling. Over the past three years, the number of councils collecting aerosols has increased from 87% to 96%, providing almost complete coverage throughout the UK. Meanwhile, foil recycling has also seen a dramatic […] Alupro · 18 Dec 2015 Industry news Minister repeats consistency call in wake of recycling results Resources minister Rory Stewart has reiterated the role harmonisation can play towards boosting recycling rates in England – after many councils failed to make noticeable gains in 2014/15. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday (December 17), Mr Stewart was grilled over England’s lack of progress towards meeting the 50% recycling target set by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2015 Global EucoLight welcomes the Commission’s Circular Economy Package EucoLight, the association of European Lighting WEEE compliance schemes has cautiously welcomed the Circular Economy Package released by the European Commission on 2 December 2015. It is particularly pleased to observe that the Commission considers Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) a key tool of an efficient circular economy. Commenting on the news, EucoLight Chairman Juan Carlos […] L'art… EucoLight · 18 Dec 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 18 December 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report on the latest UK-wide recycling figures, which show that the country is not on track to meet its EU recycling targets. Also, a special guest reads some of the entries to our Christmas cracker … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2015 Industry news Scottish councils agree EfW partnership Aberdeen city, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils have entered into a three-way agreement for the development of a jointly-owned energy from waste plant. The 150,000 tonnes per year capacity plant, which is being proposed to be developed on an industrial site at East Tullos in the south of the city, will treat non-recyclable household waste from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2015 Global Sustainable Forest Management CEPI and its members are committed to the sustainable management and use of forest resources. In that context CEPI is supporting and actively involved in the ongoing process of Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe, known as Helsinki Process, and the Resolutions that were adopted at the Strasbourg, Helsinki, Lisbon and Vienna […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Dec 2015 Industry news EU discussing new restrictions on bisphenol A in food contact materials The European Commission recently published a ‘road map’ proposing options for increasing controls on the use of hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials. CHEM Trust has been concerned about the health and environmental impacts of BPA for many years, and in our view, it should be phased out of all food contact applications. However, as […] CHEM Trust · 17 Dec 2015 Industry news ‘Further work needed’ to assess bag charge exemption Defra is to keep its plans to exempt biodegradable plastic bags from the 5p bag charge under review in order to carry out further research into the impacts of biodegradable plastics. The Department published its long-awaited ‘Review of standards for biodegradable plastic carrier bags’ today (17 December) after a three month delay. The report concludes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2015 Industry news Construction of Port Clarence biomass plant begins Construction of a £160 million biomass plant in Teesside has started this week, which is expected to become a major outlet for waste wood in the North East of England. The Port Clarence Renewable Energy Plant, owned by UK financial institution Glennmont Partners, will have capacity to treat an estimated 325,000 tonnes of waste wood … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2015 Industry news Mid UK: Building a stronger future It has been several months since a fire damaged Mid UK Recycling’s plant in Lincolnshire. letsrecycle.com caught up with the firm to find out how it is preparing to move forward with new plans and equipment. A year in the waste industry can be challenging, and for Lincolnshire-based Mid UK Recycling 2015 has certainly been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2015 Industry news CLOCS SCHEME WINS AWARD The Construction Logistics and Cycling Safety (CLOCS) scheme has won the Prince Michael International Road Safety 'Premier Award' recognising the scheme’s outstanding achievement in road safety. CL... Powerday · 17 Dec 2015 Global Strong rhetoric, an empty promise: together, we must fill the Paris Agreement’s enforcement gap Statement from The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) delegation to the Paris COP21 Together we represent leaders in climate solutions from every continent. In our communities and countries, we are blocking dirty energy projects like waste-burning incinerators, forming zero waste cooperatives that create jobs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and advancing the redesign o… Zero Waste Europe · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Forest of Dean favours Biffa over ‘radical’ waste plan Forest of Dean district council has opted to extend its waste collection contract with Biffa – sinking plans for a ‘radical’ joint waste service across Gloucestershire. The deal, worth an estimated £18 million, will see Biffa continue to service the authority for a further six years after its current contract ends in July 2018. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Saxlund secures Templeborough biomass system deal Energy technology provider Saxlund International has secured a €4 million (£2.9 million) deal to design and install the waste wood fuel handling system for the Templeborough biomass plant in Rotherham, the company announced today. Construction work on the 260,000 tonnes per year capacity waste wood biomass energy facility started last month and operations are expected … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Keep sending your recycling themed Christmas cracker jokes! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – so much so that letsrecycle.com has launched its 2015 Christmas competition, sponsored by McGrath. For many people, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without sitting down to dinner on 25 December and pulling a cracker or two. The jokes within are invariably rubbish, so that’s why this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Waste recruitment: Getting the best candidates Changes are afoot in the waste and recycling recruitment arena, writes Dave Nicholson, managing director of Red Kite Waste. He outlines what it takes to attract the best talent in today’s market. Our clients in the waste and resource management sector constantly challenge us to bring them the best people, and rightly so. However, in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Plant & equipment round-up (16/12/2015) With news on: MRF site in Pentrebach; ACS praises tracking system; Terex|Finlay adds to its range of cone crushers, and; HPR Stoke install Bunting metal separator. MRF opened to help Merthyr Tydfil meet recycling targets Recycling engineers Middleton Engineering have completed a new materials recycling facility (MRF) for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council designed to support the … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2015 Industry news Packaging specialist appointed BMRA director general Ian Hetherington is to step down as director general of the British Metal Recycling Association (BMRA) – with Ardagh Group’s Robert Fell named as his successor. Mr Hetherington, who was appointed director general in early 2009, will continue to advise the BMRA on Europe before retiring in autumn 2016. Looking back on his seven-year tenure, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Helping Refugees, Saving Lives Peggy Whitfield is a volunteer with the Starfish Foundation in Lesvos, a registered NGO helping tens of thousands of refugees... TRAID · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Eat, Drink, be Merry … and Recycle! The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has added to its range of free resources to help local authorities encourage residents to recycle aluminium packaging over Christmas. Alupro has produced a short animated video to promote the recycling during the festive season. This adds to the range of advertising templates and digital communications that the organisation […] Alupro · 15 Dec 2015 Global Paris Ivry incinerator opposed in shadow of COP21 Anti-incineration campaigners in front of Ivry Incinerator, Paris On Wednesday 9 December, members of the GAIA (Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives), Collectif 3R, Zero Waste France, and Zero Waste Europe, gathered outside the Ivry Incinerator in Paris to demonstrate their opposition to the proposed redevelopment of the project. Carrying giant inflatable lungs, a ‘red line’ […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Serco to retain waste business portfolio Outsourcing giant Serco this morning (December 15) confirmed its ‘strategic commitment’ to retain its waste and environmental services arm, despite previously engaging in talks to sell this section of the business letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news WRAP publishes clothing sustainability guide WRAP, the waste and resources charity, has produced guidance for the clothing industry aimed at helping manufacturers to produce more durable clothes. The document, the Sustainable Clothing Guide, provides information on how to extend the life of clothes by making changes in design and production. Emphasis is placed on boosting both physical and ‘emotional’ durability … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news UK labours towards EU recycling rate EXCLUSIVE: The government has today outlined the UK’s progress toward the European Union’s recycling target during 2014, showing that a household waste recycling rate of 44.9% was achieved for the whole calendar year. This represents an improvement of 0.8% when compared to 2013, but it confirms that the UK is currently making slow progress towards … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news MRF rules ‘will boost market confidence’ The introduction of the Materials Facility regulations to improve the quality and quantity of recyclables has broken new ground in recycling, Defra official Ian Everett told delegates to a MRF conference in Birmingham. Addressing the event last week, Mr Everett, from Defra’s recycling team, said: “One of the key messages in this process is the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORED GREEN CYCLING CLUB RAISES ‚£35,000 The Powerday sponsored Green Cycling Club raised nearly £35,000 through its charity bike ride this summer. The 25 amateur riders, made up of waste and environment professionals, cycled from York to ... Powerday · 15 Dec 2015 Research & science Home | Information Systems Frontiers - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Wades Ltd recycling tragedy leaves one dead One man has died and another seriously injured following an incident at a recycling facility in County Durham on Saturday (12 December). Emergency services were called to the Wades Ltd – also known locally as the John Wade Group Ltd – Aycliffe Quarry plant at 12.04pm to reports of a serious accident. The victim, named … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Send us your recycling themed Christmas cracker jokes! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – so much so that letsrecycle.com is delighted to announce the launch of its 2015 Christmas competition, sponsored by McGrath. For many people, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without sitting down to dinner on 25 December and pulling a cracker or two. The jokes within are invariably … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Policy & government Domestic implications of the “Paris Agreement” to combat climate change The UK’s 2008 Climate Change Act was passed, with broad cross-party support, as part of the UK’s contribution to the global effort to address dangerous levels of future climate change. The Committee on Climate Change, set up under the Act to provide independent advice to Government and Parliament, welcomes the agreement that was reached in Paris last week. The agreement helps to clarify the lev… Climate Change Committee · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Defra official outlines consistency drive focus Work by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on consistency in household collections is “not about one size fits all” a senior Defra official has emphasised. Speaking at conference on materials recycling facilities last week in Birmingham, Robert Vaughan, head of the Defra recycling team, said that the scope of the consistency work … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Policy & government UK Statistics on Waste The update will cover the following: UK and country level ‘Waste from Households’ measure for 2013 and 2014. UK and country level BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to Landfill for 2013. UK recycling and recovery of packaging waste for 2013. GOV.UK · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Commission reveals difficulties over Circular Economy package The stresses and strains behind preparation of the European Commission’s circular economy package could mean that its implementation will take more than 12 months, a top EU official suggested last week. Speaking on 9 December at the Resource Association’s parliamentary reception in London, Julius Langendorff, deputy head of the Commission’s waste unit, revealed how the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Council news Login - Hillingdon Council Hillingdon Council · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up (11/12/2015) With news on: Sam Reeve promoted to chief executive at Resource Futures; interim environment director employed for Kensington and Chelsea; Tomra appoints UK sales engineer, and; Suez makes two key appointments. Sam Reeve to take over as Resource Futures chief executive Environmental consultancy Resource Futures, has promoted operations director Sam Reeve to the role of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 11 December 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report from Cory’s Riverside Resource Recovery Facility in Belvedere East London, which has been permitted to take in more waste for treatment. And, we also hear criticism from London Green Party member Jenny Jones on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news Lakeside EfW fate still unknown after Heathrow decision delay Uncertainty continues to surround the future of Grundon and Viridor’s joint energy from waste (EfW) facility near Heathrow, with the government delaying its decision over whether to expand the airport until next summer at the earliest. The Lakeside EfW plant at Colnbrook, Berkshire, currently sits just outside the Northern boundary of Heathrow Airport. But, if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015