Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Top tips for reducing food waste Are you all having fun this Zero Waste Week! Yay! We live in a multi media society and many people, who are time poor, prefer to watch a video or listen to an audio broadcast. If that’s describing you then I have a treat for you today! Kate Arnell is a passionate zero waster/ eco… Zero Waste Week · 6 Sept 2016 Policy & government The industry of decarbonisation The new UK Government has an opportunity to take full advantage of the global shift to a low-carbon economy, says Matthew Bell , Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. Climate Change Committee · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news DS Smith eyes further European expansion DS Smith has reported ‘good progress’ in its annual performance, including strong pan-European growth in corrugated packaging, ahead of its Annual General Meeting today (6 September). The paper recycling and packaging business has issued a trading update for the period from 1 May 2016, announcing that performance is ‘in line with expectations’, following five acquisitions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news Building destroyed after fire at Wiser WEEE site A fire at Wiser Recycling’s waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) processing facility on the Caxton Road industrial unit in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, has caused major damage to a buidling on the site. The facility, which houses the company’s head office, mixed WEEE, fluorescent tube, lamp & CRT recycling and WEEE reuse facilities, was hit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news Suez renews landfill testing agreement with ESG Suez has renewed its contract with the Environmental Services Group (ESG) to inspect and test waste fines and soil samples from the business’ landfill sites for a further three years. And the arrangement, which could be extended a further year, also includes provision of laboratory services for Suez’s UK waste transfer stations and civic amenity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news Welsh councils explore joint waste service Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire county borough councils in west Wales are to consider the possibility of introducing a joint waste service across the region. The plans will be under scrutiny by Ceredigion council’s cabinet later today (6 Sept), where councillors will consider the merits of the proposal. According to a report presented to councillors ahead of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news TFR Group trials ‘automatic’ pocket spring mattress recycling EXCLUSIVE: A prototype machine designed to recover pocket springs from mattresses has been unveiled by The Furniture Recycling Group in a bid to automate and speed up the recycling process. The system, which is already in operation at TFR Group’s Blackburn recycling site, has been designed internally by the company’s engineers to dismantle and separate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news 9 fantastic recipes for using up stale bread Welcome to day 2 of Zero Waste Week 2016! Bread is one of the top wasted foods. In fact, the amount of bread we waste in a DAY in the UK would stretch to the top of Snowdon and back 110 times. I asked our Facebook Group community to share some of their favourite ways… Zero Waste Week · 6 Sept 2016 Industry news NI minister discusses Chinese market prospects for glass Northern Ireland’s first minister Arlene Foster has discussed ‘opportunities’ for sustainable glass manufacturing with the Chinese Consul General during a joint visit to Encirc’s plant in Derrylin, County Fermanagh last month. Madam Wang Shyung – Chinese Consul General – conferred with the minister on a tour of Encirc’s Derrylin facility in August, which has been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Saxlund to supply RDF handling system for Surrey EfW plant Energy technology provider Saxlund is to build a bulk material handling system for the storage and discharge of refuse derived fuel (RDF) at the Shepperton gasification plant, to be operated by Suez on behalf of Surrey county council. The plant, which is currently being constructed by lead contractor M+W Group, is being built as part … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news B&M triumphs at 2016 Waste World Cup B&M won the top prize at this years’ Waste World Cup, beating the three-time champion Valpak with a stunning victory at the University of Northampton on Friday (2 September). With an impressive 4-0 score in the tournament’s final match, B&M denied Valpak the opportunity to lift the trophy for the second consecutive year. Tournaments The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Viridor chosen for £127m South Lanarkshire waste contract Viridor has been awarded a 10-year contract to treat municipal refuse generated by South Lanarkshire council in Scotland – worth an estimated £127 million over its lifetime. The arrangement, which could be extended for a further five years, will see Viridor process the residual waste from 1 April 2017. South Lanarkshire borders the south east … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Agency to act over 20,000-tonne WEEE data discrepancy The Environment Agency has confirmed that it is working to address a discrepancy in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collection data, which was published last week for the first half of 2016. According to the data, a total of 291,055 tonnes of WEEE was collected from household sources from January to June 2016 – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Three ‘Use it up!’ ideas from Sue I love hearing from you. You all share such fantastic information and ask intriguing questions. Today I was contacted by Sue who shared such brilliant food waste tips I couldn’t keep them to myself; they just had to be shared. Leftover vegetables Leftovers go into a vegetable crumble (radish, odd carrot, lettuce, greens, anything really)… Zero Waste Week · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Countdown to RWM 2016 begins Anticipation is building with just over one week to go until the Resource Waste Management (RWM) show in Birmingham. Across three days (13-15 September), more than 13,000 visitors are expected to attend the show at Birmingham’s NEC, including council officers, waste contractors and consultants. More than 600 exhibitors are also expected to attend. Seminars will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Eats, shoots and strawberry leaves Welcome to the first day of Zero Waste Week 2016! We’re focusing on reducing food waste. Over on Facebook, Ali asked what she could do with strawberry leaves. Something many of us cut out and throw away. The answers were surprising – here’s what people came up with: Zero Waste Week · 5 Sept 2016 Industry news Now the carrier bag tax is here, what do you (re) use to line a wastepaper bin? Mary contacted me this week with a question I think many of you are asking, now that we have a carrier bag tax in the UK. She wrote “Having reused supermarket food shopping bags for years as pedal bin and wastepaper bin liners I really grudge the cost of having to buy liners for these… Zero Waste Week · 4 Sept 2016 Council news Search for a course - Liverpool City Council Liverpool Council · 4 Sept 2016 Industry news Nine ways to shop for food without excess packaging Today I’m answering a query from Cecilia. She’s asking about buying food without excess packaging. She wrote “What I’d most like to know about is buying food that’s not in packaging or is in reusable (either by me or by the shop if i take it back) packaging, and preferably organic food too. I have… Zero Waste Week · 4 Sept 2016 Industry news Menstruation, medication and getting mad about packaging! The run up to Zero Waste Week is an incredibly busy time with queries filling my inbox as fast as I can answer them! Today I’m answering four questions from fantastic women who have signed up to Zero Waste Week. How to recycle polystyrene chips Jackie told me her recycling bugbear is polystyrene chips that… Zero Waste Week · 3 Sept 2016 Council news Apply for a primary school place - Islington Council Islington Council · 3 Sept 2016 Industry news You can win a signed copy of my book! Today I’m writing with a slightly different twist. Zero Waste Week this year is all about reducing food waste and I wonder if you’ve thought about using food to clean your home? Vinegar, lemons, bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and olive oil will all keep your home fresh and clean! Here are a few recipes… Zero Waste Week · 3 Sept 2016 Council news Environmental evidence - Great Yarmouth Borough Council Great Yarmouth Council · 3 Sept 2016 Council news Local Development Orders (LDOs) - Great Yarmouth Borough Council Great Yarmouth Council · 2 Sept 2016 Industry news News in Brief (02/09/16) With news on: Mayor of London to showcase UK waste tech in US; Welsh Assembly Member takes up waste management issues; REPIC hits milestone in WEEE recycling, and; Stockport council praises residents at recycling centre open day UK waste tech firm joins US business envoy UK waste-to-energy tech company, SEaB Energy, will join the Mayor … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2016 Industry news Countrystyle awarded £1.8m Kent waste contracts Countrystyle Recycling has announced the award of waste contracts worth £1.8 million across Kent, alongside completing work to test fire safety at one of its sites in the county. The contracts include a three-year deal worth around £1 million for waste management services at Canterbury Christ Church University, covering locations including halls of residence, Student … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2016 Industry news Bromley approves £2.7m Waste4fuel land acquisition The London borough of Bromley has approved plans to purchase and clear the land of former Waste4fuel site in Orpington, at a cost of £2.7 million. At an executive meeting of the council this morning (2 September), members formally agreed to the land acquisition proposal. The council was seeking approval to acquire land at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2016 Industry news Lead acid battery recycling falls but target concerns remain The proportion of lead acid batteries collected to meet battery recycling targets has fallen, figures for the first half of 2016 published this week (31 August) suggest. However, collections of ‘other’ batteries – such as disposal batteries used in small appliances – may need to increase if future recycling targets are to be met. Provisional … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2016 Industry news Landfill tax repayment case thrown out by High Court EXCLUSIVE: Veolia is likely to appeal a verdict by the High Court dismissing a judicial review against HMRC over the repayment of landfill tax on ‘base and side fluff’ at landfill sites. Separate applications against HMRC were launched by Veolia and Viridor, but were heard together in February. The applications were thrown out earlier this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2016 Council news Council tax - Islington Council Islington Council · 1 Sept 2016 Council news Tell us you're moving - Islington Council Islington Council · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news INCPEN director Jane Bickerstaffe to step down Jane Bickerstaffe is to step down as director of the Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment (INCPEN) before the end of 2017, after more than 16 years in the role. The organisation – which leads sustainability research into packaging – is now seeking to appoint a new director with the same ‘passion and enthusiasm’. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news 8 ways to set up a food sharing initiative I love the emails I get from you lovely waste warriors. They’re always full of interesting questions and pieces of information. This week Helen wrote to me with a query about surplus produce. She wrote: “I would love to start up a food sharing initiative locally, and I wonder if/how this happens in small, local… Zero Waste Week · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news Hyndburn waste officer reinstated after RCV death suspension The head of waste services at Hyndburn borough council will return to work after a six month suspension due to an investigation into the death of a pedestrian in a collision with a waste vehicle in 2007. Jean Eastwood, 66, was killed in Rishton, Lancashire, in an accident involving a Hyndburn borough council vehicle on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news Businesses pay £300,000 for packaging non-compliance Businesses which failed to comply with the Packaging Waste Regulations donated an estimated £304,000 to charities to avoid legal action between January and July 2016. Data published by the Environment Agency lists 14 companies who received civil sanctions from the Environment Agency for failing to register as obligated producers or to take reasonable steps to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news Major fire hits Belfast recycling site A major fire broke out yesterday afternoon (31 August) at a site housing a materials recycling facility (MRF) belonging to the Northern Irish recycling company Wastebeater in West Belfast, with firefighters still at the scene. The Northern Irish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that it received a call to attend the site at 4:37pm yesterday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2016 Industry news Piddington takes over as Viridor chief executive Energy expert Phillip Piddington has today (1 September) been promoted to become chief executive of Viridor, taking over from Ian McAulay who is leaving “with immediate effect” after three years in the post. A short statement from Viridor’s Pennon Group parent company said that Mr McAulay was leaving “to pursue other opportunities”. Mr McAulay joined … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2016 Global Joint Statement on the legislative review amending the Waste Framework Directive and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive Key Messages 1. Ensure a life-cycle approach in legislation, taking into account the functionalities of packaging, such as preserving the entirety of resources invested in the packaged product along the entire value chain. 2. Safeguard the Internal Market (the legal basis of the PPWD) to ensure the free movement of packaging and packaged goods. Avoid […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 31 Aug 2016 Council news Mayor and Councillors by Ward - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 31 Aug 2016 Industry news Draw for 2016 Waste World Cup announced VIDEO: Groups have been drawn for the 2016 Waste World Cup, which takes place this Friday (2 September) at Northampton University, with reigning champion Valpak looking to retain its title. The fourteenth annual waste industry 6-a-side tournament will see 24 mixed-gender teams go head-to-head for the prize of being the sector’s football champion. Teams from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2016