Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Renewi reports ‘strong’ trading results Renewi – the company formed through a merger of UK waste business Shanks and its Dutch competitor Van Gansewinkel – has ‘continued to trade strongly’ since the two businesses joined together, the company has claimed. The announcement comes in the company’s latest trading update for the previous six months ending 30 September ahead of its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2017 Industry news Doncaster recycling crews to vote on strike action Trade union Unite confirmed yesterday (27 September) that it will ballot Doncaster refuse workers over strike action in a dispute over job cuts. Should workers vote in favour of the action, it is likely to affect waste collections later this year and over the Christmas period, Unite has warned. The union has claimed that Suez … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2017 Industry news Recycle Week takes off across UK Councils and businesses across the country are hosting events to mark the 2017 Recycle Week to raise public awareness about recycling and waste. Starting on Monday (27 September), Recycle Week runs until 1 October around resource charity WRAP’s theme ‘Recycling – It’s worth it!’. The resource charity said that insights from WRAP’s annual recycling tracker … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2017 Policy & government Untitled - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 28 Sept 2017 Industry news Green fatwas: the imams championing the environment in water-scarce Jordan The post Green fatwas: the imams championing the environment in water-scarce Jordan appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 28 Sept 2017 Policy & government Mr F M Donnelly v Total Recycling Solutions (North East) Ltd and others: 2501119/2016 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Sept 2017 Policy & government Mr J Galloway v Williams Recycling Centre Ltd: 2401904/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Sept 2017 Industry news Manchester PFI contract to end this week Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) is on track to terminate its Private Finance Initiative contract with Viridor Laing at the end of the week. Yesterday (26 September), a spokesperson for the authority confirmed the contract is still due to be concluded on 29 September. The spokesperson said that negotiations are ongoing and was unable to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2017 Industry news Sutton’s recycling rate ‘hits 53%’ Residents in Sutton are producing more recycling than residual waste for the first time in the borough’s history, the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) has claimed. Waste tonnage data released by SLWP shows that Sutton’s recycling rate for April, May and June 2017 was 53%, 50% and 53% respectively. The council said for all three … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2017 Industry news BBC Highlights Illegal e-Waste Dumping The post BBC Highlights Illegal e-Waste Dumping appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Sept 2017 Industry news UK In the Dark About the Benefits of Recycling The post UK In the Dark About the Benefits of Recycling appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Sept 2017 Industry news HSE to conduct surprise safety inspections The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned waste businesses to expect unannounced safety inspections at sites from next week (2 October). The warning comes after the HSE advised businesses in the waste and recycling industry that “they must pay closer attention” to how they manage workplace risk. It is part of a “proactive review” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2017 Research & science News | Gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger observed by LIGO and Virgo - LIGO Lab | Caltech Caltech News · 27 Sept 2017 Council news B O S T O N - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 27 Sept 2017 Global Martin GmbH Bristol-Avonmouth, Great Britain The British waste management company Viridor has awarded our French partner CNIM the contract to build the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 27 Sept 2017 Global In my Opinion: Opportunities amid the Uncertainty China notified the World Trade Organization that it would ban imports of 24 categories of solid waste by the end of 2017, as part of its campaign against yang laji or “foreign garbage.” While there is still a lot of ambiguity surrounding the exact specifications of what will be banned, one thing is for certain: China will be accepting a lot less material. Reloop Platform · 27 Sept 2017 Council news Cemetery Locations - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news The Driving Force Behind CSG’s Vehicle Fleet CSG operates one of the industry’s largest vehicle fleets. They range from small vans to huge liquid-carrying tankers and articulated leviathans carrying up to 25 tonnes of waste materials destined for treatment, recovery or, as a last resort, disposal. It goes without saying that the vehicles have to be carefully specified and carefully examined and […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news The yin and yang of electrification Ian Ellison, Sustainability Manager at Jaguar Land Rover, reviews JLR's electrification strategy and the challenges and opportunities of the transition to electric vehicles. Aldersgate Group · 26 Sept 2017 Policy & government VCM8155 - Venture Capital Schemes: companies receiving risk finance investments: exceptions to the basic age condition: investment to enter new product market or geographic market – condition B GOV.UK · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Treatment and Recovery If you’ve spent any time involved with the Waste industry, it’s a fairly safe bet that you’ll be familiar with the Waste Hierarchy. As long ago (or as relatively recently, depending upon your viewpoint) as the 1970s, the time came for waste to cease to be thought of as something you could just ‘throw away’ […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Scotland’s household recycling rate hits 45.2% The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has reported that Scotland’s household waste recycling rate rose to 45.2% in 2016. Today (26 September), SEPA has published official statistics which provide detail of household waste collected across all local authorities, and for the first time, waste landfilled and waste incinerated in Scotland in 2016. The statistics show … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Trump review could open up the California coast to oil drilling The post Trump review could open up the California coast to oil drilling appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Oxford city council edges closer to 50% recycling Work to boost the collection of food waste from homes and flats, and a recycling rewards scheme has helped to boost the recycling rates in Oxford, the city council has reported. And, according to Oxford city council, which released preliminary figures for its recycling performance for 2016/17 this week, the amount of residual waste discarded has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news LARAC 2017 Awards finalists revealed The local authorities in with a shot at this year’s Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) 2017 Celebrations Awards have been announced, as this year’s finalists are unveiled. The annual event, which is now in its ninth year, recognises the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues over the past … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Georgeson calls for government action on China exports Ray Georgeson, chief executive of the reprocessing trade body, the Resource Association, has called on the UK government to ‘get on a plane to Beijing’ and to lobby the Chinese government to relax proposed tighter import controls on waste materials. Mr Georgeson made the plea during his presentation at the Kent Resource Partnership annual conference … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2017 Industry news Should Wales consider carbon based targets? Simon Gandy, principal consultant, and Brian Mayne, regional director Wales at Ricardo Energy & Environment look at whether the UK’s leading recycler, Wales should use carbon based targets as opposed to weight-based targets. Wales’ recycling performance continues to rise as the latest figures reveal the country now recycles, reuses or composts 64% – an increase from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2017 Industry news Circular Economy package expected to be implemented Defra is working towards the expectation that the EU’s Circular Economy Package “will be adopted” and implemented in the UK even with Britain’s exit from the EU, a Defra official has reiterated. The comments came from Robert Vaughan, head of household waste at Defra, speaking at the Kent Resource Partnership conference on Friday (22 September). … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2017 Industry news News in brief (25/09/2017) With news on: FCC outlines Brexit opportunity; actions agreed to tackle black plastic packaging; companies commit to simplify food labels; and Biffa expands green waste. FCC outlines Brexit opportunity in Parliamentary Review Waste and resources business FCC Environment has featured in the latest copy of the Parliamentary Review – a document issued to politicians and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2017 Industry news Viridor research points to recycling ‘confusion’ Research carried out on behalf of waste management company Viridor shows that the public are still confused when it comes to recycling, and many are in favour of a ‘standardised’ system. Viridor today (25 September) launches the 2017 edition of its UK Recycling Index which the company said will shed new light on the UK’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2017 Industry news David Attenborough: On climate change, optimism and Blue Planet II The post David Attenborough: On climate change, optimism and Blue Planet II appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 25 Sept 2017 Industry news Keir Starmer: ‘Tory Brexiteers are living in a fantasy world’ The post Keir Starmer: ‘Tory Brexiteers are living in a fantasy world’ appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 25 Sept 2017 Policy & government Scotland needs to take more action to meet its ambitious climate change plans Scotland’s plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions into the 2030s will need to bring forward firmer policies in transport, heating and other sectors if it is to remain world-leading, the Committee on Climate Change says. Climate Change Committee · 24 Sept 2017 Industry news Why heat pumps should replace gas boilers in commercial buildings Using heat pumps rather than gas boilers for heating and cooling can cut commercial building ventilation costs by 25% and provides a golden opportunity to improve city air quality, says Andrew Marsh-Patrick, Associate Director at WSP. Aldersgate Group · 24 Sept 2017 Council news How to comment on a planning application - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 24 Sept 2017 Council news TPO Regulations - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 23 Sept 2017 Council news Protected Trees - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 23 Sept 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 22 September 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video, we report on the latest developments in the Birmingham waste strikes. letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2017 Policy & government Government invests in northern transport infrastructure Chris Grayling speaks about transport investment in the north and announces investment in digital intercity railway plans. GOV.UK · 22 Sept 2017 Industry news Amey awarded Central Beds residual waste contract Waste firm Amey has won a contract to treat household residual waste from Central Bedfordshire council at its energy from waste facility in Milton Keynes. The contract, which will begin on 1 October, will see Amey treat household kerbside residual waste for the council for three-and-a-half years. The contract will involve around 25,000 tonnes of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2017