Recycling news: 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) · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Carmarthenshire to assess recycling collections Carmarthenshire council is to carry out a TEEP assessment in order to inform its long term waste strategy as it decides whether to stick with its current commingled recycling collection system. Councillors considered a series of measures which form a part of the authority’s 10-year strategy to meet the Welsh Government’s statutory target of 70% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Global EucoLight – The European Association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes A new European association focused on WEEE in the lighting sector has been established. EucoLight has been created to give a voice to WEEE compliance schemes that are specialised in managing the collection and recycling of lamps and luminaires. The WEEE Directive, as recast, has greater impact on lighting than on any other industry sector. […] L'articolo EucoLight – The European Association of … EucoLight · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Scotland to develop ‘more consistent’ recycling approach Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has unveiled plans to develop a voluntary charter for local authorities to encourage a ‘more consistent’ approach to recycling. The proposal is one of several drawn up by the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste Taskforce aimed at boosting recycling north of the border, and will focus on the design and operation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Recycle Week 2015 news round-up With news on events and initiatives taking place across the country to mark this year’s Recycle Week campaign, including a bathroom campaign in South Northamptonshire, a ‘forgotten’ campaign on Merseyside, a Mick George prize draw, a Welsh survey and Reading roadshows. Council raises awareness of bathroom item recycling Householders in South Northamptonshire are being reminded … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Bucks tenders biowaste treatment contracts Buckinghamshire county council has begun tendering the latest round of interim biowaste waste treatment contracts on behalf of four local authorities – worth a combined value of more than £2 million. The contracts, which will see the chosen waste firms treat municipal food waste and green waste collected from homes by Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Global China is not a market economy, confirms new in-depth study CEPI is a member of the new AEGIS alliance, which published the following press release regarding China’s Market Economy Status: EU industry: China’s state capitalism is biggest threat to European jobs Several hundreds of national, regional and sectoral five-year plans, pervasive state control over businesses, subsidies that have doubled over the past five years, and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 25 Jun 2015 Policy & government Potential Roles of Ammonia in a Hydrogen Economy - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news Circular economy package must ‘reinvent what’s possible’, says WRAP Fresh on the back of WRAP’s new five-year plan, ceo Liz Goodwin has called for the new EU Circular Economy Package to “reinvent what’s possible” and for a focus on food waste. The WRAP charity’s five-year plan launched this morning called for a “resource revolution” to “accelerate” the move to a circular economy away from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news Potters secures five year deal to run Powys recycling centres Potters Waste Management has won a five-year deal to run all Powys County Council household waste recycling centres and will create up to ten jobs. The Welshpool based company already operates council recycling centres at Welshpool and Newtown. However, from July it will also take over operation of the Brecon site, currently run by Powells … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s licensee, Chongqing Sanfeng Covanta Environmental Industry Co., Ltd., has been awarded a new contract to supply a total plant.... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 25 Jun 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s licensee, Chongqing Sanfeng Covanta Environmental Industry Co., Ltd., has been awarded a new contract to supply grate systems. Two... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 25 Jun 2015 Policy & government The future of the Green Investment Bank The Business Secretary announces plans to support the world-leading Green Investment Bank by moving it into the private sector. GOV.UK · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news AmeyCespa preferred for Isle of Wight contract AmeyCespa has been selected as the preferred bidder for a contract to deliver waste collection and treatment services for the Isle of Wight for the next 25 years, starting in November this year. If successful, AmeyCespa will replace Biffa subsidiary Island Waste which has held a contract with the council since 1997 and which expires in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news Brand Guidelines - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 25 Jun 2015 Policy & government Role of an Energy Manager - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SUPPORTS BEDFORD PARK GREEN DAYS Powerday is pleased to have supported the Bedford Park Festival Green Days for the fifth year running. The two day fete and craft fair took place 12th June on Acton Green Common. Powerday provided wh... Powerday · 24 Jun 2015 Global Two Team winner gets EU funding The PROVIDES consortium recently received a substantial subsidy from the Bio-based Industries Initiative (BBI JU). The consortium focuses on developing environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical solvents in the European pulp and paper industry by means of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). Coordinated by ISPT, the industry-driven PROVIDES project is also financially supported by 18 industrial… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 24 Jun 2015 Council news Welcome to Eastleigh Borough Council - Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh Council · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Glasgow blames Scottish food waste policy for staff cuts EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow city council leader Gordon Matheson has blamed in part the ‘unavoidable’ cost pressures of city-wide food waste collections on an impending reduction in its staff numbers. Cllr Matheson singled out the service, which has to be introduced by 1 January 2016, as a factor contributing to the ‘unprecedented’ financial challenge facing the local authority … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Action call over waste subsidies to Eastern Europe The circular economy cannot progress until subsidised investments by the EU to Central and Eastern Europe are monitored more stringently, a waste and resources expert has suggested. Speaking at the FEAD annual conference of the European waste management industry in London yesterday (June 23), FEAD administrative council member Peter Hodecek indicated that money invested by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Rory Stewart aims for UK to lead the world on recycling Defra minister for resource management, Rory Stewart, today (June 24) declared an ambition to see the UK become the “best country in the world for recycling”. Making one of the strongest speeches in favour of recycling by a Defra minister in recent years, Mr Stewart said: “We really want to make the United Kingdom the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Veolia reveals extent of waste wood sent to landfill An estimated nine million tonnes of waste wood are being landfilled each year according to a Circular Economy report published today by waste management giant Veolia. The study says that the Circular Economy is the “industrial revolution” for a new generation. And, the company said that “it’s time for businesses to wake up to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news First Minister opens Trident Park EfW plant VIDEO REPORT: The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has officially opened the Trident Park energy recovery plant in Cardiff which has been developed by Viridor for a group of five local authorities. letsrecycle.com video production The facility for the Prosiect Gwyrdd partnership,which consists of Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly, can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Eunomia urges caution over EfW investment Waste consultancy Eunomia has reiterated its claim that the UK is on course to exceed its requirement for residual waste treatment capacity – noting that the country could be just three years away from overcapacity. Eunomia’s eighth Residual Waste Infrastructure Review, published yesterday (June 23), suggests that facilities currently operational, in construction or expected to … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Just Wood Leicestershire on ‘Love your Garden’! Just Wood Leicestershire CIC has been chosen to provide an unusual playhouse for the TV show ‘Love Your Garden’ starring Alan Titchmarsh, and will appear on the ITV show at 8pm on Tuesday 23rd June 2015. Community Wood Recycling · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Fracking pollution: A response to the claims made by the UK fracking industry CHEM Trust yesterday launched a new report “Chemical Pollution from Fracking” and briefing “Fracking pollution: How toxic chemicals from fracking could affect wildlife and people in the UK and EU“. The report was the result of months of research and was written by a very experienced technical journalist [1]. It’s worth noting that CHEM Trust’s view […] CHEM Trust · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Construction ‘milestone’ for Milton Keynes Recovery Park The tallest section of the Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park – a 55-metre high steel stack and a key piece of the site’s Advanced Thermal Treatment plant – is now in place. The park in Old Wolverton will bring mechanical treatment, AD, and advanced thermal treatment together to treat black sack waste. It is being … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news UK Recyclate threatens Ealing with TEEP legal action EXCLUSIVE: Anti-commingling pressure group UK Recyclate has warned Ealing council that it is considering legal action against the local authority over its plans to switch from a kerbside sort collection system to a commingled scheme. The news comes as opposition councillors prepare to call the plans in for scrutiny, claiming that public consultation should be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Welsh councils share £3m to boost recycling A £3m funding pot from the Welsh Government has been divided between four councils to help them meet recycling targets. Flintshire County Council, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Wrexham CBC and Newport City Council have all secured funding to help them develop recycling services as part of the Welsh Government’s Collaborative Change Programme. The four councils … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Global Industrial policy is back! European paper industry strongly welcomes European Commission’s renewed focus on industrial policy Today European Commissioner Bieńkowska presented to the European Parliament her views on a new industrial policy for Europe. The Commissioner has done this in a new and refreshing approach, by sending a letter to the member states instead of yet another Communication from the Commission. The policy builds on the 20% industrial GDP target set […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news Middlesbrough scraps Norse joint venture Middlesbrough council will not transfer its refuse and recycling collections to a joint venture with Norse, following a review of creating a partnership with the Norfolk council-owned firm. Members of the council’s executive committee last week voted to cease work on exploring the joint venture after nearly three years of speculation– on the grounds that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news Scottish composter fined £17,000 after odour complaints A £17,000 fine has been handed out to a Scottish composting company after residents complained of a “putrid” odour that was so bad it prevented some people from going outside. Billy Bowie Special Projects based at Kilmarnock in Ayrshire failed to comply with a condition within its permit, which stated that all emissions should be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news FCC begins South Ribble collection contract FCC Environment has started its seven-year contract to collect refuse, recyclables and mixed organic waste on behalf of South Ribble borough council in Lancashire. The contract, worth over £21 million, began last week on June 15 and will run until 2022 with the option for a seven-year extension. Under the deal signed earlier this year, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news WRAP launches refreshed Recycle Now campaign Local authorities can access a range of new free-to-use promotional materials aimed at encouraging householders to recycle as part of the refreshed Recycle Now campaign launched today (June 22). The refresh marks the first time that the iconic communications campaign originally launched in 2004 has been given a major overhaul, with new materials having been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news Chemicals from fracking could cause significant pollution and damage to wildlife A new analysis for chemicals charity CHEM Trust finds that chemicals from fracking sites have the potential to cause significant pollution [1]. This pollution with hazardous chemicals could cause damage to sensitive ecosystems, including killing wildlife, as has happened in the US. Important UK wildlife sites are threatened, which could harm a wide range of species such as butterflies, […] CHEM Trust · 20 Jun 2015 Council news Civic Receptions and Hospitality - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 20 Jun 2015 Industry news Environmental news, analysis, reference | ENDS Report - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 19 Jun 2015 Industry news Piddington stands in as Burrows Smith departs Viridor Viridor chief operating officer for energy Phillip Piddington has temporarily assumed responsibility of Mark Burrows Smith’s duties in the wake of his departure from the waste firm. Mr Burrows Smith, who was appointed chief operating officer at Viridor in 2011, has announced he is stepping down from the firm to become chief executive of Irish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2015 Industry news Councils count down to launch of Recycle Week 2015 Local authorities across England are gearing up for Recycle Week 2015, with this year’s theme raising awareness of items that can be recycled throughout the home. Now in its twelfth year, Recycle Week – which runs from June 22 to June 28 – and will see councils seek to educate householders on what they can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2015