Recycling news: 2015

Council news Accessibility Statement - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 13 Aug 2015 Council news Careers - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Wokingham’s faltering recycling rate blamed on street sweepings Wokingham borough council has claimed that its flattening recycling performance is in part due to a 2012 Environment Agency ruling which outlawed the use of street sweepings in compost. In addition, the council’s executive member for the environment, Angus Ross, said that the decline of newsprint in the UK was also “having a perverse effect … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Glasgow accident inquiry: driver heard “wake up” THE DRIVER of a bin lorry that careered into and killed six people days before Christmas last year will not face any criminal charges by the Crown, the fatal accident inquiry being held in Glasgow has heard. But, a prosecution outside of Scotland is still a possibility, the inquiry has heard [For details of this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Glasgow accident inquiry: driver could be prosecuted out-with Scotland The driver of a bin lorry that careered into and and killed six people days before Christmas could still be prosecuted out-with Scotland, the fatal accident inquiry in Glasgow has heard. Dorothy Bain QC representing the family of Jacqueline Morton asked if Mr Clarke could be charged with offences south of the border. He said that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Reclaimed wood stage at Firle Vintage Fair A beautiful day at last Sunday's Firle Vintage Fair, and a chance to see wood saved by Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project put to great use to make a stage! Community Wood Recycling · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Preston Barracks Grand Opening The grand opening of Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project's new Woodstore took place on Saturday, with marmalade cake and reclaimed wood aplenty. Community Wood Recycling · 13 Aug 2015 Industry news Landowner vigilance urged over illegal waste Slick organised criminals are targeting ‘isolated’ landowners in order to dump huge quantities of illegal waste, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned. The association argued that many criminal ringleaders have ‘a very legitimate front’ – meaning it is difficult to tell whether operators are genuine. It follows a notice from the Environment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2015 Global Best Available Technique (BAT) Conclusions for the Production of Pulp, Paper and Board CEPI implementation guide available here. Discussion on the BAT conclusions for the pulp and paper sector Foreword The new BAT conclusions for the production of pulp, paper and board was published in all EU languages in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 September 2014 containing the legally binding requirements for all pulp, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 Aug 2015 Industry news Bin lorry crash driver’s health in spotlight Scottish authorities have reiterated this week that the driver of a bin lorry that careered into and killed six people in Glasgow days before Christmas will not face any criminal charges, including fraud. The health and wellbeing of driver Harry Clarke have been the focus of a fatal accident inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court over … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2015 Industry news Entry call for LARAC 2015 Awards Local authority officers involved in recycling and waste management activities still have time to submit entries to the annual LARAC celebration awards which feature six awards categories. Winners will be announced at the organisation’s annual Awards Dinner on the evening of October 14 during the annual two day LARAC conference in Nottingham. Communications, new ideas, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2015 Industry news Concern over ‘more onerous’ bioaerosol monitoring Organics recyclers have expressed concern over new draft guidance on the monitoring of bioaerosols which they believe puts forward proposals which could be too onerous and place extra costs on industry. Although not being launched for formal consultation, the draft Environment Agency guidance, entitled ‘Technical Guidance Note M9’, was sent out last month to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2015 Industry news Tarmac loses appeal on waste construction An aggregates firm has lost an appeal to permit almost 70,000 tonnes of waste as recovery for use in construction purposes at Methley Quarry in Leeds. Lafarge Aggregates Limited, now Tarmac, lost the appeal at the Administrative Court in Leeds last week, after it was determined the operation counted as disposal as opposed to recovery … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2015 Industry news Birmingham opts to keep 35% recycling target Birmingham city council has decided to retain its 35% recycling target for 2015/16, after it had been expected to reduce it to 30%. According to the council’s cabinet member for sustainability, the lower target was recommended within the council’s 2014/15 performance monitoring report due to a ‘technical error’. Councillor Lisa Trickett told the cabinet at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2015 Industry news Babz Media fined for breaching environmental rules Babz Media Limited, an online trading company operating from Bilton Road, Perivale, Middlesex, has been fined £45,500 for non-compliance with environmental legislation across three separate material types: packaging waste, batteries and electrical equipment. The conviction is the first of its type for failing to comply with rules covering all three materials as well as being … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2015 Industry news DCLG: Weekly guidance still relevant EXCLUSIVE: DCLG has again called on local authorities to support weekly refuse collections – as a growing number of councils in England turn to three-weekly rounds for residual waste. Reinforcing its position on collection frequency for the first time since the general election, the Department for Communities and Local Government has reiterated that every household … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2015 Industry news RDF ‘teething problems’ lead to odour at Pembroke Port Pembrokeshire county council and its contractor Potters Waste Management have apologised to local residents for ‘initial teething problems’ with RDF processing which gave rise to odour issues at Pembroke Port. The first shipment of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion councils left the port for Sweden this week under a £48 million deal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2015 Industry news England must ‘pick up pace’ to meet recycling target Council and waste industry members have welcomed growth in England’s recycling rate in the final quarter of 2014 – but warn changes are needed in order to hit the 50% target by 2020. The statistics, which were published by Defra last week (August 6), show England reached a recycling, reuse and composting rate of 44.8% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2015 Industry news Morrisons launches milk that gives customers the choice to pay more to support farmers - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 11 Aug 2015 Council news Supplementary planning documents and guidance - rbkc.gov.uk Kensington and Chelsea Council · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news Former council worker charged over food waste bag theft A former Salford city council employee has been bailed on charges of theft involving “a significant number” of the authority’s biodegradable food waste bags. 30-year-old Paul Strickland of Bolton Road, Worsley, is due to appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Wednesday (August 12 2015) to face charges of theft by an employee. Greater … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up (10/08/2015) With news of a new MD for Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company; sales team appointments at Whitham Mills; a London and South East post for Taylor; and a new engineering manager at Eriez Starkey joins Coventry and Solihull from FCC Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company (CSWDC) has announced the appointment of a new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news Warwickshire food waste surge boosts recycling A surge in food waste capture rates across Warwickshire has boosted recycling across the region, the county council has claimed. Project manager David Whitehouse told letsrecycle.com that the overall recycling rate for the county is projected to increase almost 2% in 2014/15 as a result of a Warwickshire Waste Partnership campaign to encourage food waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news McGee Group loses construction waste storage appeal Construction waste recycling activities at the McGee Group Ltd’s riverside site in East London must be carried out within a fully enclosed building from 2017, after the Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal against the condition in the site’s environmental permit. Demolition and engineering company McGee Group had appealed a condition placed in its environmental permit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news The Co-operative Legal Services announces trio of new appointments - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 10 Aug 2015 Research & science Job vacancies - UCL School of Management UCL News · 8 Aug 2015 Research & science People - UCL School of Management UCL News · 8 Aug 2015 Research & science UCL School of Management - UCL School of Management UCL News · 8 Aug 2015 Industry news Grand Arcade Cambridge takes a CAN-do approach to drinks can recycling Shops and businesses based in the Grand Arcade Cambridge are making a difference, as part of a new canny recycling initiative. All of the 58 premium retail centre’s shops and its 670 staff are now part of the Every Can Counts recycling scheme, which aims to ensure more drinks cans are recycled rather than sent […] Alupro · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – August 7 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 we take a look at the latest recycling data for England. Also, we report on calls for clarity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news UK WSL targets growth through brokerage model Advances in technology over the last two decades have undoubtedly changed the way that businesses provide services to their customers. Take the rise of taxi service Uber, for example, which, despite transporting hundreds of thousands of customers from ‘a’ to ‘b’ each day owns no fleet of vehicles. This might be an example of a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Reuse requires immediate refocus Steve Bell, reuse development manager at FCC Environment argues that reuse requires urgent focus from government, businesses and the public. In recent years under the Coalition Government, waste strategy developed at different paces across the United Kingdom. Each of the four nations implemented their own waste strategy and related targets and while the devolved administrations … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Grundon secures 25-year capacity at Ardley EfW Grundon Waste Management has secured annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes at the Ardley energy from waste facility in Oxfordshire, under a 25-year agreement with Viridor. The arrangement will enable Grundon to utilise a sixth of the 300,000 tonne-per-year capacity plant, which has been developed by Viridor at a cost of £250 million. The facility, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Veolia faces fines ahead of Croydon recycling switch Croydon council is considering whether to issue a financial penalty to waste contractor Veolia, after the firm missed an estimated 3,000 waste collections in June. The disruption follows a restructure of how waste and recycling is collected in the south London borough, which has seen Veolia and council workers join forces to cover collections in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORED CYCLING CLUB COMPLETES CHALLENGE The Powerday sponsored London Green Cycling Club has completed its 500km charity challenge over stages two and three of last year’s Tour de France and finishing with the Prudential Ride 100. The 25... Powerday · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Paper packaging flow study launched A joint project to research how much paper and card packaging is placed on the UK market has been launched by Valpak and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) today (August 6). The study into paper and card packaging flows follows similar collaborative projects on glass, metals and plastic packaging which have also been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news London Green Cycling Club completes 500km challenge England’s country roads were a blur of green late last week as a group of riders from London’s environmental sector took part in a gruelling 500km charity cycling challenge, culminating in this weekend’s Prudential RideLondon in the capital. The 25-rider strong London Green Cycling Club successfully cycled two of the stages of last year’s Tour … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news England’s recycling rate edges closer to 45% The recycling, reuse and composting rate in England reached 44.8% in the 12 months to December 2014, with the latest figures showing a slight increase from the 44.2% rate the previous year. According to Defra, which today (August 6) released data for the final quarter in 2014, the increase was driven by a rise in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Teignbridge to roll out separate food waste collections Weekly separate food waste collections are due be phased in across Teignbridge, as the South Devon council prepares to alter its recycling services. Between September and November 2015, collections of food waste and dry recyclables will be brought forward from a fortnightly to weekly service – in a bid to boost recycling rates in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Contact us - Unilever Global Unilever news · 6 Aug 2015