Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Litter Breeds Litter One National Anti-Litter Plan Support our call on Government to take a lead on one national anti-litter plan. Litter is getting worse so it’s time for Government to take a strategic lead and make sure we all work together. There are lots of excellent anti-litter initiatives and short-term campaigns but no coordinated long term [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news New Technical Guidance for Waste Classification The way waste is assessed and classified in the United Kingdom has changed significantly and Environmental Agency guidance document WM3 is now in force, replacing WM2. This new document has been produced as a result of several changes to the law which include amendments to the List of Waste (or European Waste Catalogue), a major […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news Suez marks opening of Suffolk EfW Suez Environnement’s Suffolk energy-from-waste plant was officially inaugurated on Friday (July 10) with the Countess of Euston on hand to cut the ribbon. The energy recovery facility, located at Great Blakenham near Ipswich, has the capacity to treat 269,000 tonnes of residual waste per year – generating enough electricity to power around 30,000 households. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news Regain Polymers bought out by Aurelius German investment firm Aurelius – which swooped in to takeover ailing bottle recycler ECO Plastics in December 2014 – has made a second major purchase in the UK plastics recycling sector with the acquisition of Regain Polymers today (July 13). Regain, which is based at a site in Allerton Bywater in West Yorkshire, operates a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news Veolia ‘committed’ to Closed Loop bottle plant EXCLUSIVE: Talks are expected to take place today (July 13) between Birmingham-based investment firm Euro Capital and an un-named third party over the future of Euro Closed Loop Recycling’s bottle recycling facility in Dagenham. Details of the talks are yet to emerge but Veolia has confirmed an interest in the plant saying it is “committed” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news Building a circular economy – going round in circles? Environmental lawyer, Angus Evers of London law firm King & Wood Mallesons, in his monthly column, takes a look at the “circular economy” and points out that there is no generally accepted legal definition of the “circular economy” term. The expression the “circular economy” is one that is increasingly used in the waste management industry. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news Malmö port bans open shipments of RDF EXCLUSIVE: Baled and wrapped RDF material is no longer being accepted via ships into the Port of Malmö in Sweden unless it is transported in closed containers, following a ruling by the city’s environment department. The ban follows a number of problems at the port concerning RDF being ineffectively moved from bulk vessels onto land, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – July 10 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. A new service provided by letsrecycle.com, and sponsored by Biffa, the video report aims to give you a snapshot of the news this week in the world of recycling and waste management. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news Countrystyle & DS Smith working in partnership – Recycling Rejects Read more about the innovative work undertaken by Countrystyle and DS Smith in the June Edition of the CIWM Journal - Recycling Rejects Countrystyle Recycling · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ aids Contarina 85% recycling ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ is one of the key reasons behind the success of a recycling scheme in part of north-east Italy, delegates at the Resource Association annual lecture heard this week. Marco Mattiello, international relations manager at Contarina SpA, gave the lecture about his company’s success in delivering an 85% recycling rate in the historic city of Treviso … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news Biffa upbeat over milk bottle recycling The UK’s first food grade HDPE milk bottle reprocessing plant in Redcar, Teesside remains in a strong position despite challenging market conditions, owners of the site Biffa Polymers have said. Biffa operates three production lines at the Redcar facility, taking in a total of 38,000 tonnes per year for recycling, including HDPE and mixed plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news VIdeo – Cold War control tower falls… - Demolition News Demolition News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news MEPs back higher recycling targets MEPs have called on the European Commission to introduce a higher legally binding recycling target among the measures in its revised ‘Circular Economy’ legislative package, which is due to be put forward later this year. A vote in the European Parliament today saw MEPs back a circular economy resolution by Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s licensee, Chongqing Sanfeng Covanta Environmental Industry Co., Ltd., has been awarded a new contract to supply grate systems. One... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news An upwardly mobile sector AMCS Group’s Elaine Treacy looks at the evolving use of digital technology in the waste sector and also looks at the role of the cloud. When Motorola launched their first commercially available mobile phone in the early 80’s it cost around $10,000 in today’s money, only had 30 minutes talk time and took about 10 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Global The European Parliament shows the way to circular economy The Commission has homework for the summer: if it wants to save time and efforts for the co-legislative process, it should take note of Sirpa Pietikäinen’s report and include its proposals in the future text. On July 9 the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved the own initiative report “Resource efficiency: moving […] Zero Waste Europe · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Waste industry greets National Living Wage with caution Government plans to introduce a National Living Wage for workers over 25 could impact on employment costs for waste and recycling businesses, industry experts have warned. Under plans unveiled in the government’s summer Budget yesterday (July 9), workers on the current National Minimum Wage (NMW) can expect to see their annual salary increase by over … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news AmeyCespa given approval for Isle of Wight contract AmeyCespa is a step closer to tying up its bid for a 25-year Isle of Wight waste collection and treatment contract, after councillors approved the deal at an executive committee meeting yesterday (July 9). AmeyCespa will replace Biffa subsidiary Island Waste which has held a contract with the council since 1997 and which expires in October … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Shanks begins full operations at BDR waste facility Shanks Group has confirmed that its majority-owned 265,000 tonnes-per-year waste recovery plant in Rotherham is fully up and running. The facility, which has been developed in partnership with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), treats residual waste collected from 340,000 households across Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham councils for the next 25 years. The plant was built … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Chemicals in food packaging: EU Commission finally publishes the scope of their new study A year ago we wrote about new research which found that hazardous chemicals are used in food packaging, and that chemicals in many food packaging materials are not properly regulated by the EU. We sent a letter to the then EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg, and the reply from his office said that the Commission’s Joint Research […] CHEM Trust · 9 Jul 2015 Global The 20 most innovative products in the pulp and paper industry CEPI is looking for innovative products or prototypes to appear in a unique publication, featuring the 20 most innovative products in the pulp and paper industry today. The products can belong to any of the following categories: pulp, paper, packaging, tissue or bio-based products. They will also be part of an innovation exhibition at European Paper […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news Doppstadt showcases new product line Global shredder, chipper and screener manufacturer Doppstadt marked its 50th year in business with a special exhibition at its flagship production facility in Calbe, East Germany, last month. The company also used the anniversary as an opportunity to showcase a range of new products that will be available to the market in the coming months, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news HDPE price hit likely in face of Closed Loop crisis The price paid to local authorities and waste management firms for HDPE milk bottles is expected to fall due to the imminent shutdown of Euro Closed Loop Recycling’s Dagenham HDPE recycling plant. Staff at the site have been told that the facility will cease production today (July 8). But, it is expected the company’s offices … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news Birmingham looks to reduce recycling target as rate falls Birmingham city council looks set to downgrade its 2015/16 recycling target to just 30% – after a damning report revealed recycling within England’s largest local authority has declined. (UPDATE: For update on Birmingham retaining 35% recycling target please see letsrecycle.com story). The 2014/15 performance monitoring report also makes concerning revelations of a £893,000 overspend across … R… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Council news Assessment of Care - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 7 Jul 2015 Policy & government Summer Budget 2015 This is the Budget in full. You can find supporting and related documents below. GOV.UK · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Commingled switch for Torridge as recycling service re-established Torridge district council in Devon has announced that kerbside dry recycling collections will resume in the borough from next Monday (July 13). But, materials will be collected commingled and sent for sorting in a materials recycling facility (MRF) rather than separated at the kerbside, as had previously been the case. The announcement today (July 7) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news WRAP reports little change in gate fees in 2014/15 Gate fees for a variety of waste treatment options have remained relatively constant since last year, although most councils are expecting MRF gate fees to increase, an annual survey by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has found. According to WRAP’s eighth annual gate fees report published today (July 7), the median gate fee … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Global Plastic Bag Free Day 2015 Global Round-up Plastic has permeated every corner of our oceans and rivers, leaving virtually no inch of ocean plastic free.1 But all around the world, communities and cities are showing that another way is possible. From Manila to Montenegro, people are saying no to plastic pollution and calling for a world without plastic bags. Plastic has permeated […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Jul 2015 Council news Planning and building control - rbkc.gov.uk Kensington and Chelsea Council · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Trio of local authority waste contracts announced With news on; Grundon awarded contract to treat street sweepings at new Oxfordshire plant; Mid UK wins £2.5m deal to process Lincolnshire recyclables, and; Pearce Recycling named preferred bidder for Staffordshire Moorlands contract Grundon wins street sweepings contract Grundon Waste Management has been awarded a five-year contract to treat municipal street sweepings from three … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Fire breaks out at Mid UK Recycling’s Grantham plant A large fire involving 400 bales of mixed waste has broken out at Mid UK Recycling’s Barkston Heath facility in Lincolnshire. Firefighters were called to the Ancaster site near Grantham at 01.57 this morning (July 7), where around 100×100 metres of mixed household refuse and shredded carpets is alight. A total of 12 appliances from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Plant and equipment round-up (07/07/2015) With news on: Eriez opening a test centre in Wales; balers for TGM and the Co-Operative Group; the launch of a freestanding walling system; and, safety gloves for LondonWaste TGM Environmental adds production line TGM Environmental has made a ‘significant investment’ at its headquarters in Charlton, South East London. The paper merchant and recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news We should care what happens to waste in Nigeria Steve Clark, founder and chairman of resource efficiency specialist ecosurety looks at the global picture for waste. UK recycling rates have climbed a lot in the past decade, with the success of the WEEE and packaging regulations. But some of the benefits to UK citizens and residents are still a bit intangible. So how can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Success of industry-funded communications revealed in MetalMatters report The business case for recycling communications has been laid out in a new report reviewing the MetalMatters programme and demonstrating the power of voluntary industry backing. Figures are based upon data from campaigns that have run in 50 local authorities across the UK between 2012-2015, with the support of the metal packaging industry partnership. The […] Alupro · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news RDF export ‘may become as expensive as landfill’ The UK refuse derived fuel (RDF) market is beginning to level off as export routes “become as expensive as English landfills”, according to the findings of an Environment Agency report published today (July 6). The 47-page document – ‘Reasons for trends in English refuse derived fuel exports since 2010’ – discusses the factors behind the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Euro Closed Loop ‘on brink of closure’ Euro Closed Loop Recycling, the new company formed following the collapse of Dagenham-based bottle recycler Closed Loop Recycling, is on the brink of closure, the company’s owners have claimed. The news comes just two months after it appeared that the plant and its operations had been saved from closure. Thirty-two staff were laid off from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Proposals to cut red tape in PRN system welcomed Proposals to cut red tape in the PRN system have been broadly welcomed by the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP). Responding to Defra’s recent consultation on ‘Batteries and Packaging Waste: Reducing the burden for producers’, launched in March (see letsrecycle.com story), the ACP said it supported measures to reduce the administrative burden placed on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news ELV recycling rate nears 89% The recycling and recovery rate for end-of-life vehicles edged up 0.8% in 2013 to 88.9% (2012: 88.1%) according to figures being submitted to the European Union by the UK government. With a legal target of 95% reuse/recycling/recovery in 2015 the UK is still some way short of the goal. However, developments in the use of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news EA backs SEPA over export contamination The Environment Agency has backed comments by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) suggesting that setting a prescribed contamination limit for green list materials would not be practical. And, the Agency has also confirmed that, in line with its neighbouring authority north of the border, it will be assessing enforcement action against exporters over contamination … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015