Recycling news: 2016

Council news Carlisle Parade Car Park - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 3 Aug 2016 Council news St Margaret's Road Car Park - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 3 Aug 2016 Council news Falaise Road Car Park - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 3 Aug 2016 Council news Castle Hill Car Park - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 3 Aug 2016 Council news Your say Belfast - Belfast City Council Belfast Council · 2 Aug 2016 Council news Planning - before you start work - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news Lewisham and Viridor in MRF sorting agreement Lewisham council is to extend a contract with resources firm Viridor to sort household recyclable materials at its Crayford materials recycling facility. The partnership will see around 18,000 tonnes of recycled material collected from households across Lewisham each year, which will be processed and sold by Viridor. The council is the latest London authority to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news MVDA chair calls for action over illegal waste sites Chairman of the Motor Vehicle and Dismantling Association (MVDA) Duncan Wemyss has called for more funding for the Environment Agency to tackle illegal waste sites. letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news Waste firms back Duty of Care campaign Companies from across the waste sector are backing an Environmental Services Association (ESA)-led campaign aimed at helping small businesses understand their Duty of Care obligations. letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news Events taking place Zero Waste Week 2016 Each year there are several events that take place during Zero Waste Week. If you’re running an event during the week of September 9th 2016, let me know and I’ll add it to the list! Real Junk Food in Leicester are running their Junk Food Café on Thur eve (8th) + Fri lunchtime (9th). They… Zero Waste Week · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news Dorset extends HWRC contract with W&S Weymouth and Sherborne Recycling (W&S) has been awarded a renewed contract to manage household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) across Dorset. letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2016 Industry news Hampshire urges councils to back IBA recycling appeal Hampshire county council’s appeal to allow incinerator bottom ash (IBA) in meeting its recycling targets is gaining traction, with a further 21 English disposal authorities so far registering their support. Project Integra – the organisation responsible for the collection and disposal of waste in Hampshire – wrote to government in October 2015 requesting any IBA … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2016 Council news Rats: advice and information - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 1 Aug 2016 Council news I want to report a missed household waste collection - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news Thérèse Coffey confirmed as new waste minister Thérèse Coffey – MP for Suffolk Coastal – will officially take on the government’s waste management brief, Defra confirmed today (1 August). Dr Coffey was appointed to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) by Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks ago following the promotion of Rory Stewart to International Development. However, it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news Former Defra official to take helm of CIWM Dr Colin Church – former top waste official at Defra – has been appointed chief executive of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) effective October 2016. And, an announcement on the future of Resource & Waste UK, the 18-month-old partnership between the Institution and the Environmental Services Association (ESA), is due imminently. Dr Church, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news Minister Coffey hails carrier bag decline Environment minister Thérèse Coffey has hailed the impact of the 5p carrier bag levy in England, with data released on Saturday suggesting that the measure has led to a substantial drop in bag usage. letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news TRA members mobilise MPs in push to protect UK tyre recovery infrastructure, warn of damage to tyre retailers TRA members are ready to lobby their constituency Members of Parliament in their effort to fight off Environment Agency plans to bring in new storage limits which could put many responsible recyclers out of business. The association believes that the proposed new norms which it is claimed will lead to a reduction in waste fires… Tyre Recovery Association · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news Appointment news round-up (01/08/2016) With news on: Richard Dolben joins Wastecycle; Repic expands team with two recruits; Keenan Recycling appoints commercial director; New marketing manager appointed at Cawleys, and; Johnathan Lea to retire as WRAP CFO Wastecycle announces general manager appointment East Midlands resource management and recycling company Wastecycle has appointed Richard Dolben as its general manager – recycling.… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2016 Industry news ESA calls for public sector waste shake-up The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has outlined its vision for the long term future of the waste sector, and has proposed radical changes to the way waste is managed by local authorities and private sector companies. Launching a new strategy paper today (1 Aug) ‘Resourceful: Delivering a Strong and Competitive UK Resource Economy’, the ESA … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2016 Council news Dog fouling - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 31 Jul 2016 Council news Fuel Poverty Information - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 31 Jul 2016 Council news Park management - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 31 Jul 2016 Policy & government Billions fewer plastic bags on the streets Six billion fewer plastic bags taken home by shoppers in England and over £29 million donated to good causes thanks to 5p charge GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2016 Global Plastic Bag Free Day 2016 Round-up The 7th Annual Plastic Bag Free Day 2016 took place on July 3rd, seeing hundreds of actions take place around the world. With scores of organisations and hundreds of citizens taking part in events and awareness raising activities highlighting the environmental impact and hazards of single-use plastic bags. A joint statement was released by a […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jul 2016 Global The Zero Waste Festival, the place to be for zero waste advocates From 30th June to 2nd July the first Zero Waste Festival took place in Paris. From 30th June to 2nd July the first Zero Waste Festival took place in Paris. Organised by Zero Waste France, the festival brought 5,000 participants together in a unique event where policy-makers, entrepreneurs, innovators, waste managers, individuals living a zero […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jul 2016 Global Zero Waste News from Barcelona On the July 14th, civil society organisations, schools, companies in the waste sector and public institutions met to initiate a ‘Strategy for Barcelona to go towards Zero Waste’. The main challenges of waste management in Barcelona were presented as starting point. The Fundació per a la Preveció de Residus i Consum, a Zero Waste Europe […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jul 2016 Global The Curse of Sachets in Asia: why western companies should be held accountable Written by Zero Waste Europe Policy Officer, Delphine Lévi Alvarès after experiencing the incredible amount of plastic waste on beaches in the Philippines. On the morning of Saturday 16th of July some of Zero Waste Europe’s staff took part in their first Philippines beach cleanup. It was only 8am, and a swarm of volunteers were […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jul 2016 Industry news WRA blasts ‘restrictive’ revised fire guidance Fire prevention guidance for waste operators released by the Environment Agency today has been branded ‘extremely disappointing’ by the Wood Recyclers Association. The Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance is an update on previous rules stipulating various restrictions on the storage and separation distances between piles of waste materials. It follows consultation with operators earlier this … R… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 29 July 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report on the ongoing wait for an announcement over who will manage waste and resources policy within Defra. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2016 Industry news Defra stays silent on announcement of waste minister The waste and recycling industry remains without government representation today (29 July) – almost two weeks after former resource minister Rory Stewart was moved on to a new job. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has yet to reveal who will take over the brief following the Penrith and the Border MP’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2016 Industry news Wheelabrator closes on Kemsley EfW facility Wheelabrator Technologies has announced it has reached financial close on plans for a 550,000 tonnes per year energy-from-waste (EFW) facility at Kemsley in Kent, with construction work due to start next month (August). letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2016 Industry news Storm in a coffee cup Phil Conran, director of 360 Environmental and chair of the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) examines the issues around the recyclability of coffee cups highlighted in the BBC programme Hugh’s War on Waste, aired yesterday (28 July). As an avid coffee drinker, I am a big user of coffee ‘on the go’. Why? Because … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2016 Council news Pledge4plastics in Hastings - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 28 Jul 2016 Council news Aberdeen City - publicaccess.aberdeencity.gov.uk Aberdeen City Council · 28 Jul 2016 Industry news County Durham man jailed over illegal waste site A County Durham man has been jailed for 16 weeks for operating an illegal waste site, following legal proceedings brought by the Environment Agency. letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2016 Industry news TV coffee cup crusade provokes mixed industry response Waste management firm Veolia has unveiled plans to develop a new paper-pulping facility in an attempt to address ongoing concerns over disposable cup recycling – which will come under renewed scrutiny in BBC One’s ‘War on Waste’ programme tonight (28 July). But The Recycling Association – which represents a large number of UK paper recyclers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2016 Industry news Regulation and Responsibility Britain’s tyre recyclers and retreaders are threatened with draconian new storage regulations which could put many out of business. The TRA is pleading for a more proportionate approach. Since 2006 Britain’s tyre industry has faced a near 100% reuse or recovery obligation. Far greater than that of other ‘low risk’ waste streams. That we have… Tyre Recovery Association · 28 Jul 2016 Industry news Forest of Dean to expand kerbside recycling service Changes to Forest of Dean district council’s kerbside-sort recycling service are being brought in to allow residents to recycle a greater range of materials. letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2016 Industry news SFS to overhaul Richmondshire waste fleet Richmondshire district council is to overhaul its waste and recycling collection vehicle fleet following the award of a contract to fleet management company Specialist Fleet Services (SFS). letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2016