Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Southampton moves ahead with waste trading arm Southampton city council is moving ahead with plans to establish a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) to run waste collection and other public services in the city. The LATCo will be wholly-owned by the local authority to generate income that can be reinvested into council services. In December 2016, the council proposed to move away … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Ward’s vehicles get a quirky make-over Metals recycler Ward has purchased a customised ‘giraffe’ material handler and a ‘cheetah’ wheel loader from manufacturer Liebherr. The Derbyshire-based company announced that the giraffe and cheetah will be handling materials such as general waste, dry and mixed recycling and scrap metal, and will be moving, loading and sorting waste materials for recycling and processing. … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Council news #TravelHack2 – Fare Enough - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news About glass - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Contact us - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Sept 2017 Council news HomePortal - swimanglesey.anglesey.gov.uk Isle of Anglesey Council · 17 Sept 2017 Council news Weekly meetings calendar - week commencing 13 July 2026 - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 17 Sept 2017 Industry news McDonald's Franchise - Become a Franchisee - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 16 Sept 2017 Industry news Blog - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 15 Sept 2017 Global Cleaning our way out of our plastic crisis: coastal cleanups and beyond Save the date! The 16th September 2017 is the International Coastal Cleanup Day. From an activity previously only carried out by a small group of ecological front runners, coastal cleanups have become a big deal. Last year, a large US-based network involved almost 800,000 volunteers internationally and, since launching in 1985, claims to have involved […] Zero Waste Europe · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news EMR purchase of Metal & Waste Recycling to be investigated The Competition and Markets Authority has announced this week that it is investigating the “completed acquisition by European Metal Recycling Limited of Metal & Waste Recycling Limited”. EMR acquired Metal & Waste Recycling at the end of August 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story). EMR is the largest metals recycler in the UK with sites across the country as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Europe’s largest energy-from-waste plant for municipal solid waste is to be built in Istanbul. The turnkey contract, together with one-year... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news EA and DVSA to target illegal waste carriers The Environment Agency has announced an agreement with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on steps to stop illegal waste carriers and improve road safety in England. Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency chief executive, and Gareth Llewellyn, DVSA chief executive, signed an agreement earlier this week (12 September), in London. According to the Agency, companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Viridor and Sheffield University undertake robotics project Viridor has been working with Sheffield University on a robotics project, which it said could have a ‘significant impact’ on plant safety and efficiency. And, the company’s development manager hopes to have a robot onsite performing a quality control picker function at a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in the next 12 months. The recycling and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Policy & government UK Aid continues to support Lebanon's economy Mercy Corps held a graduation ceremony under 'INTAJ' programme funded by UK Aid targeting economic opportunities in Bekaa and North Lebanon GOV.UK · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Audit committee re-launches disposable packaging inquiry The Environment Audit Committee has re-launched an inquiry into disposable coffee cups and plastic bottles. The Committee is again chaired by labour MP Mary Creagh, who has challenged the department over a number of years, and includes Green party leader Caroline Lucas and Conservative minister Thérèse Coffey. Over 100 pieces of evidence was received before … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Franchise model gains traction at RWM LWARB subsidiary, London Business Waste and Recycling, and a Westminster city council expert this week advocated a franchise model to deliver waste services for certain locations. The calls came during a panel discussion at the annual RWM in Birmingham on: ‘Adapting to budget cuts: Prospects for monetising collection services’. The audience heard from Jarno Stet, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Global ‘Sense the Future’ at European Paper Week 2017. Registrations now open Registration is now open here for the 19th edition of European Paper Week 2017, November 28 -30 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. This year CEPI celebrates its 25th anniversary and to mark this occasion we will be holding a very special anniversary dinner at Brussels’ famous Royal Museum of Art and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news TITAN (Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd.) - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Microscan - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news LasX Industries - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news ColorMatrix - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news M-real - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Owens-Illinois (O-I) - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Burgers, Fries & More | McDonald's UAE - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Eloise Mclennan - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Ypap - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Charities see stagnating donations despite growing demand for second-hand furniture In the last year, we supplied nearly 30,000 people with reused furniture and electrical appliances and we don’t anticipate this demand decreasing. Kelvin Hughes, Newbury Community Resource Centre CEO and FRN member The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) Social Impact Report 2017 published today (Thursday 14 September 2017) shows a stagnation in donations of furniture and electrical equipment […] Th… Reuse Network · 14 Sept 2017 Global 4 reasons why recycling is better than incineration The waste hierarchy is the main principle at the cornerstone of the European Union’s waste policy. It establishes the priority order Member States should apply when developing waste management legislation and policy. It envisions that waste should be in the first place prevented, then reused, recycled, processed for energy recovery, and finally disposed of. Unfortunately, […] Zero Waste Europe · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Charity news round-up (14/09/2017) With news on: Michael Eavis joins Viridor celebrations; Ellgia takes on Berlin Marathon; Veolia supports Race for Life; and, LondonWaste’s charity pledge. Michael Eavis joins celebrations at Viridor’s landfill site Carymoor Environmental Trust, a Somerset-based eco charity which claims to have ‘transformed’ over 100 acres of capped landfill into a species-rich nature reserve, has celebrated … R… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Council news Aberdeen Beach Webcam - Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news The grim reality behind Coke’s holiday beach bottles The post The grim reality behind Coke’s holiday beach bottles appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news HMRC to ‘crackdown’ on illegal waste sites Rogue operators handling waste illegally will have to pay landfill tax, the government’s economic and finance ministry warned yesterday (13 September). From 1 April 2018, HMRC is proposing to make the illegal disposal of waste taxable, with the power to prosecute illegal waste operators and impose large fines and prison sentences of up to seven years, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Working Together For You You may have read of our recent efforts to define the strongest parts of what makes CSG what it is. After much discussion, we arrived at four distinct elements, what we like to call our ‘brand pillars’ because, together, they hold up everything that CSG does. With this in mind, we’ve decided to dedicate an […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Six EfW projects awarded in CfD auction Six energy from waste projects and two biomass combined heat and power projects have secured funding in the second government ‘Contracts for Difference’ (CfD) auction for renewable technologies. In total, 11 new energy projects were successful in the government auction and are worth up to £176m per year and set to generate over 3GW of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Biffa outlines rationale for new landfill space The rationale for taking a fresh policy approach to the development of new landfill capacity was outlined at the RWM show this week by two Biffa authors, following publication of its Reality Gap report. The report writers, Jeff Rhodes, head of environment and external affairs, and Mike Thair, group business development director spoke at a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Contractors - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Shell worked with Myanmar government despite ‘reputational risk’ of Rohingya violence The post Shell worked with Myanmar government despite ‘reputational risk’ of Rohingya violence appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Sept 2017 Council news MyServices - Perth and Kinross Council - Perth & Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Cars’ rush hour emissions well above ‘real world’ pollution stats, independent tests show The post Cars’ rush hour emissions well above ‘real world’ pollution stats, independent tests show appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Sept 2017