Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Recycling commodities market bounces back Price rises in the waste paper markets and signs of stability and small rises for other materials are being seen as a notable upturn for the recycling sector and local authorities. Earlier this year councils received a severe jolt when prices for waste paper, in particular used newspapers and magazines, tumbled in the wake of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2015 Industry news Broxtowe council unveils ‘low noise’ bin lifts Broxtowe borough council has rolled out two waste vehicles fitted with low noise bin lifts so as not to wake residents during early morning kerbside collections. The new vehicles, together worth an estimated £300,000, use electric OminDEL E bin lifts that aim to prevent excessive noise during bin rounds. At present, Broxtowe runs a fortnightly … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2015 Industry news CSG Drivers Go Digital Waste management specialist Cleansing Service Group is spending a substantial sum equipping its drivers with Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce paperwork. The first phase of the project, encompassing the company’s large fleet of sewage collection tankers, is currently being rolled out and the new electronic method of working […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news Recresco to pay £70k after worker loses arm Glass recycler Recresco has been fined £50,000 and ordered to pay more than £21,000 in costs after an agency worker’s arm was severed above the wrist when it was caught in a glass sorting machine. Philip Grace, age 43, of Liverpool, lost part of his right arm after the incident on January 26 2014, when … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news Irranca-Davies to head Environmental Audit Committee The winning candidates for Parliamentary select committee chair positions have been announced today (June 18), with Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies taking up the chairmanship of the Environmental Audit Committee. The MP for Ogmore in South Wales, who has previously served as under-secretary of state at Defra, takes over as EAC chair from former Labour MP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news Viridor to start construction of Beddington EfW Viridor is to begin construction of its £200 million energy from waste plant in south London next month. The waste firm, which plans to build the 300,000 tonnes-per-year capacity plant in Beddington, was issued a Notice to Proceed issued on June 12, with construction due to commence later in July. The plant is scheduled for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2015 Global Pope Francis Embraces Zero Waste Pope Francis has expressed in several occasions its support to environmental fights. The Chief of the Catholic Church just published an encyclical warning about the risks of wasteful societies and calling for Zero Waste. Two years ago, Pope Francis posted a video on youtube praising waste pickers for their task. At that time, he said […] Zero Waste Europe · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news News in brief (18/06/15) With news on; Shanks launches corporate targets; Southern Plastics Recycling fined; MEL signs Ferrybridge PPA contract; ZWS circular economy carbon report, and; Simply Cups expands material range Shanks launches corporate targets Waste firm Shanks has launched a set of five-year Corporate Responsibility targets, including aims to boost health and safety and sustainability. Shanks claims … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news MEPs keep up pressure over circular economy laws MEPs have backed calls to impose binding waste-reduction targets, application of pay-as-you-throw measures by Member States and a landfill ban on biodegradable waste and waste by 2025. At a meeting of the Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in Brussels yesterday (June 18) MEPs endorsed a resolution urging the EU Commission … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news How to recycle / reuse old medical text books Ailsa sent me an email. She wrote “I work in a GP practice and have been looking for a way to dispose of old medical text books. Do you have any ideas?” Kate, who describes herself as a tinkerer, mender and recycler suggested: @myzerowaste Surely someone enthusiastic about medical history would add them to their… Zero Waste Week · 18 Jun 2015 Industry news Green Alley Award 2015: Connecting Green Ideas from London to Berlin Der Beitrag Green Alley Award 2015: erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 17 Jun 2015 Industry news Cyclist suffers leg injuries in waste vehicle collision A cyclist suffered serious leg injuries following a collision with a skip-loader near London Bridge earlier today (June 17). The woman in her late 20s was hit by the vehicle whilst cycling on Duke Street Hill at the junction with London Bridge Walk at around 7.30am. She was taken to a hospital in central London … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2015 Industry news Commingling switch given green light in Ealing Ealing council’s cabinet has approved plans to introduce commingled recycling collections across the borough at a meeting yesterday (June 16), which will replace a kerbside sort system which has been in place for over 10 years. The decision is subject to a five-day call-in period for opposition councillors to bid for further scrutiny of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2015 Industry news Labour MP: Landfill tax changes impossible to enforce Labour MPs have raised concern over how new regulations surrounding landfill tax will be enforced at a debate in Westminster last night (June 16). Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham, and Alison McGovern, MP for Wirral South, questioned the effectiveness of the government’s Landfill Tax (Qualifying Fines) Order 2015 before it was formally approved. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2015 Industry news Optimism over Dorset spending plan The acting head of the Dorset Waste Partnership has maintained that the organisation is making good progress on its action plan to bring spending within budget. Speaking to letsrecycle.com following a meeting of the Partnership’s joint committee on Monday (June 15), where councillors were warned that a potential £900,000 overspend for 2015/16 could arise, interim … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2015 Council news I Youth Zone - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 17 Jun 2015 Industry news Mick George acquires Recycle Force division Waste operator Mick George has acquired the trade waste division of Recycle Force, overseeing waste and recycling services for around 500 businesses in Northamptonshire. The acquisition of the division will see Mick George take ownership of five collection vehicles and 1,600 bins – increasing the firm’s bin count to more than 2,000 and doubling the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2015 Industry news Middlesbrough council ‘in line’ with TEEP Middlesbrough borough council looks set to retain commingled recycling collections, claiming that reverting to a kerbside sort system would have a ‘detrimental’ impact on its services. The council’s executive committee today (June 16) is to consider a report on its current commingled recycling collection system, following an assessment of its compliance with ‘TEEP’ requirements that … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2015 Global Inspiring and powerful Zero Waste Gathering in Sofia From Friday 5th to Sunday 7 June, dozens of zero waste campaigners, experts and supporters from across Europe gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria for 3 days of discussion, planning and strategy at the Zero Waste Europe Annual General Assembly, hosted by Zero Waste Europe’s member in Bulgaria, Za Zemiata. On Friday 5th, the Zero Waste Conference […] Zero Waste Europe · 16 Jun 2015 Industry news Service reviews should look at PTT, says WRAP WRAP and the plastics industry have called on councils to look at adding plastic pots, tubs and trays to collection schemes to help the UK meet a 57% by 2017 plastic packaging recycling target. The call for local authority action comes in a WRAP-led initiative for the plastics sector. It tells councils: “When reviewing service … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2015 Industry news Islington to scrap kerbside food waste collections EXCLUSIVE: In a shock move, Islington council, a pioneer of kerbside food waste collections, is to scrap the service in favour of communal collection points. The North London authority, which received money from WRAP for its work on food waste, outlined the decision last month in a Waste Minimisation and Recycling Action Plan 2015/16. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2015 Industry news Royal opening for Viridor’s Ardley EfW plant Viridor’s energy-from-waste incinerator at Ardley in Oxfordshire was officially opened last Thursday (June 11) by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. The £205 million, 26 megawatt facility is already helping to process 300,000 tonnes-a-year of residual waste a year from Oxfordshire county council and other local authorities and businesses. The Duke was joined by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Council news My Loans - Telford & Wrekin Council Telford and Wrekin Council · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news Countrystyle takes delivery of a new Arjes Shredder and McCloskey Screener As part of our continuing drive to improve the quality of our product and operations, Countrystyle has recently taken delivery of a new Arjes VZ850 Shredder and McCloskey R230 Screener. Countrystyle Recycling · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news R Collard opens £2m aggregate wash plant Construction and demolition waste management firm R Collard Ltd has opened an aggregate wash plant at its facility close to the M3 motorway at Eversley, Hampshire. The £2 million facility will provide high-grade recycled aggregate products for regional construction and civil engineering developments in the South of England. The plant was opened by Sir Gerald … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news UK RDF export industry group formed An RDF Export Industry Group featuring a number of leading waste operators has been formed to ‘explore and address issues surrounding RDF export from the UK’, it was announced today (June 15). Members of the working group include both leading UK waste operators and RDF exporters such as Biffa, Veolia and FCC Environment, as well … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Policy & government CCC congratulates David Kennedy on CBE The Committee on Climate Change would like to congratulate its former Chief Executive David Kennedy CBE who was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Environment in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Climate Change Committee · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news EU calls for views on ‘failed’ waste policies The European Commission has launched a public consultation into the functioning of waste markets within the EU – as part of its work to refresh laws around waste and recycling. The consultation, which will run until September 4, seeks to ‘obtain a better understanding of the nature and extent of regulatory failures causing undue distortions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news Waste firms urge councils to share recycling risk Councils should be ‘sensible’ and take on a share of the risk of selling recyclable materials with their waste contractors when procuring waste collection deals. That is the message from waste management companies through their trade body, the Environment Services Association (ESA). It claims that too many local authorities expect their waste contractors to handle … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news £50,000 fine after death at Devon recycling site A recycling firm in south Devon has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was killed after likely being thrown from a six-tonne waste tipper truck. Dittisham Recycling Centre Ltd, which is based at Lapthorne Cross near Dartmouth, was ordered to pay a £50,000 fine and prosecution costs totalling £25,000 at Plymouth Crown Court … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2015 Industry news CSG Support for Young Chemists Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has renewed its support for a national scheme promoting chemistry education. For the second year running, the company sponsored the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry at the University of Manchester as part of an annual nationwide event organised by the Salters’ Institute which plays a major role in promoting chemistry teaching and […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Jun 2015 Council news Home - South Tyneside Council - South Tyneside Council South Tyneside Council · 14 Jun 2015 Industry news OBEs for WRAP’s Goodwin & AD expert Lukehurst Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) chief executive Liz Goodwin has been awarded an OBE for services to the environment in the Queen’s birthday honours list. And, Dr Clare Lukehurst was also recognised for her contributions to the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector. Liz Goodwin Dr Goodwin has led WRAP since 2007, including its transition to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news Stewart favours ‘local’ food waste measures Defra under-secretary Rory Stewart has made his first public comments on waste since being handed the portfolio by Defra last week – hinting that he favours a localist approach to tackling food waste. Mr Stewart was speaking yesterday (June 11) in a debate on food waste convened by the Labour MP for Bristol East Kerry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news Inquiries after fatality involving Bio Collectors’ vehicle Inquiries are continuing into a fatal accident earlier this week involving a hookloader vehicle, belonging to Mitcham-based Bio Collectors Ltd, and a motorcyclist in Streatham, South London. And, Wiltshire Council has confirmed that a streetsweeping vehicle which was involved yesterday (June 11) in a fatal accident in Purton, Cricklade was not one of its vehicles. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news Vehicle news round-up 12/06/2015 With news on: remanufactured vehicles for Bakers Waste; Dennis Eagle launches remote fault scanner; wireless skip controls, and; expansion for vehicle hire firm. Waste firm turns to ‘reuse’ of its own vehicles with RVS Bakers Waste has bought three more remanufactured vehicles from Refuse Vehicle Solutions bringing the total bought over the past three years … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news Bristol to take over Kier contract Bristol city councillors have voted to end a long-term waste and recycling contract with Kier, with a council-owned firm – Bristol Waste Company – to take over the city’s waste services from August 1 2015. Termination of the contract comes after Bristol – the European Green Capital for 2015 – saw a 4% fall in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2015 Council news Latest - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news ICELAND CHARITY AIMS TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR KIDS - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 12 Jun 2015 Industry news EU Chemical Agency committee agrees that Bisphenol A in receipts poses risk to workers The hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in many till (cash) receipts, and the French government has proposed that the EU should ban this use. This proposal has been under discussion in the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA), who have just stated that they agree with the French government that […] CHEM Trust · 11 Jun 2015