Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Strike action resumes in Birmingham Strike action has been resumed in Birmingham today (1 September) after the city council announced it would be issuing redundancies to some of its refuse collection workers. This is the latest announcement in a long-running dispute between trade union Unite and Birmingham city council over proposed changes to working practices of the council’s refuse and recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2017 Council news Homelessness advice and support - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news News in brief (01/09/2017) With news on: Craemer acquires Telford site; Encirc and SCA go carbon positive; Urban Mine platform to be unveiled; Textile exporter boosts charities with £250K loan; and, Countrystyle and Buckinghamshire’s Doyle shredder. Craemer Group acquires Telford site Plastics manufacturer Craemer Group – which has its headquarters in Germany – is set to expand its presence … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news 5 ways to deal with food waste The food waste hierarchy seems to be a well-kept secret. Yet it is a very important piece of information in the fight against climate change. Given that food and farming are responsible for such a huge carbon footprint and food waste itself compared to every country’s total carbon emissions, would come in third behind only the… Zero Waste Week · 1 Sept 2017 Policy & government BH20 7PA, Viridor Waste Management Limited: environmental permit issued View the permit issued for Tatchells Landfill Site, Wareham under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news Veolia to utilise landfill for green energy Veolia is looking for opportunities to generate green energy from its former landfill sites as part of its landfill restoration programme. The waste management firm is working alongside specialist partners REG Power Management and Ethical Power, to ‘better utilise’ and add value to its landfill sites, which will include creating solar farms. Veolia said the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news Getting smart in the city Sarahjane Widdowson from Ricardo Energy & Environment explores the role of technology and data in cities, and how the digital revolution could change the world of waste and resources. I’ve spent the last month shouting at someone called Alexa to turn my lights on in various rooms around my home. To explain, I’ve recently updated … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2017 Global 3 ways the European Parliament can fix the Renewable Energy proposal The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is currently under revision in the European Parliament. Soon the committees responsible for the file will vote on the amendments, many of which cover use of waste for energy generation. Just like the previous version, the new proposal (RED II) continues to promote energy recovery processes from the biodegradable fraction […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news Axplas® recycled mixed engineering plastic chips - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news Axpoly® recycled polypropylene pellets - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news Axpoly® recycled polystyrene pellets - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 1 Sept 2017 Industry news The Circular Economy – Under the Microscope The Circular Economy is a Big Idea, but is it all that it is cracked up to be? Gev Eduljee, external affairs director at Suez Recycling and Recovery UK, gives his perspective on the hype surrounding the Circular Economy. Big Ideas tend to trace a similar life cycle – great excitement leading to an avalanche … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news 10 Metre Plastic Whale ‘Plasticus’ Comes to Bow Bywaters has contributed enough recovered plastic to make the 10 metre-long whale ‘Plasticus’ in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue. Bywaters · 31 Aug 2017 Global Ireland’s first zero waste festival In June, the first Zero Waste Festival in Ireland took place. Building on the success of other Zero Waste Festivals such as Paris, and Roubaix the festival was a massive success. This festival and the others which have taken place over the summer represent a new activity in the burgeoning zero waste movement. Here Mindy O’Brien […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news Amey proposes EfW facility in Cambridgeshire Waste firm, Amey, has outlined proposals for a new, £200m energy from waste facility at its 400 acre Waterbeach Waste Management Park. The new facility, the company said, would be used to create energy from household and commercial waste – either in the form of electricity, heat or a mix of both. Waterbeach Waste Management Park provides … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news Administrators appointed for County Waste Midlands-based waste management company, County Waste Limited, has been placed into administration, in what has been described as a ‘complicated case’. The administrators are asking for creditors to come forward to establish the ‘full financial position’ of the company which had Environment Agency against it last year. “This is a complicated case. It appears that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news Augean says HMRC assessment ‘without merit’ Hazardous waste treatment company, Augean, is in discussions with HMRC over whether it has paid enough landfill tax in relation to its treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Augean was notified on 25 August of an assessment on a subsidiary of the Group by HMRC for landfill tax of £1.9m with interest of £0.2m for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2017 Global Biodegradable plastics in the Circular Economy in Europe At the beginning of this year, the European Commission published its EU Roadmap for a Strategy on Plastics in a Circular Economy. In the Roadmap, the Commission has given priority to assess how to decarbonize the plastics economy and to increase efficiency of waste management with a strong focus on recycling of plastic in [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Global Bioplastics Week 2017 A very successful second edition of the Bioplastics Week, organised by the US Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) bioplastics division, took place on 21-25 August. Bioplastics Week is an annual campaign – driven on social media using the hashtag #BioplasticsWeek – created to educate people about the many benefits of bioplastics by increasing their visibility. [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Global PLA bioplastics from Bonsucro certified sugarcane now available from Total Corbion PLA First Bonsucro certified sugar delivery arriving at the Corbion site in Rayong, Thailand. Image: Total Corbion PLA. Total Corbion PLA, global technology leader and producer of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics and lactide monomers, announced last week that PLA resins from Bonsucro certified sugarcane are now available for commercial order. Converters and [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Global German MPs support innovation and growth of bioplastics sector Members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group visited BIOTEC, one of Germany’s leading producers of compostable plastics based in Emmerich on the Rhine, and promised to increase support for innovation and growth in the region’s bioplastics sector. Marie-Luise Dött (CDU, MdB), Kerstin Radomski (CDU, MdB), Dr Günter Bergman (CDU, MdL), and Stefan Rouenhoff (CDU candidate for [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Global Member portrait: Reverdia In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Marcel Lubben, President of Reverdia, shares some information on the global leader in the production of sustainable bio-succinic acid, based in the Netherlands. 5 facts about Reverdia Marcel Lubben, President of Reverdia Reverdia [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Global News in brief – August 2017 European plastics manufacturers’ views on biodegradable plastics: In the light of the European Commission’s aim to turn Europe into a circular economy, PlasticsEurope, the Association of Plastics Manufacturers, has published a fact sheet and two view papers outlining how biodegradable plastics play an important role in this transition and how both mechanical & organic [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news Axpoly® recycled ABS pellets - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 31 Aug 2017 Industry news New Septic Tank Manhole Safety Device Could Save Lives Independent waste management group CSG, whose business includes a major off-mains drainage maintenance operation, plans to deploy a new “potentially life-saving” device specifically designed to prevent falls into open septic tank manholes. The Manhole Safety Barrier (MSB) has been devised in-house by the company’s health & safety manager Kevin Mooney who said early trials of […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 30 Aug 2017 Global EU trainees are hacking disposable plastic cups Who said that Brussels and the European Institutions are places for cold bureaucracy and economic reasoning only? We met with Paolo, Ieva, Diego, Adrian, Karin and Nico, who prove that the seeds of ecology, sustainability and active citizenship can sprout everywhere – even in the not-so-sunny Brussels’environment. During their traineeship within the European institutions, they […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news Action ‘crucial’ to tackle capacity gap, says Biffa The UK’s environmental direction of travel has ‘major realities’ which need to be confronted, Biffa said this week. And, the waste and resources company called for action to remedy declining landfill availability. Both the need for shaping environmental policy and the need for landfill are highlighted in its report – ‘The Reality Gap 2017’ – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news Student placements - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news The return of Make Noise 2017 One of the UK’s most original music and recycling projects returns to Wales Der Beitrag The return of Make Noise 2017 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news EA officers trial body worn cameras in North East Environment Agency officers in the North East are wearing body worn cameras as part of a six-month trial. The trial – which is noted as the first of its kind within the organisation – is aimed at assessing if cameras can help reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour, assaults and threats against staff, particularly those working … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news Plastic PRNs Continue to Rise Despite Positive Data The post Plastic PRNs Continue to Rise Despite Positive Data appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Aug 2017 Global Sadiq Khan pledges to make London zero waste Supporters excited by step in the right direction but the strategy should phase out the continuation of waste incineration in London, if a true zero waste city is to be achieved Unveiling his environmental strategy for London, Sadiq Khan has pledged to make London a zero waste city. Specifically, the London Mayor has suggested that […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Aug 2017 Industry news Global Operation Uncovers 1.5 million Tonnes of Illegal Waste The post Global Operation Uncovers 1.5 million Tonnes of Illegal Waste appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Aug 2017 Council news Streetworks - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 30 Aug 2017 Policy & government Adaptation Sub-Committee seeks new members The Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the Committee on Climate Change is seeking two new expert members. The appointees will be responsible for helping to steer the work of the ASC, determining its strategic direction and providing impartial input into the Sub-Committee’s work. Climate Change Committee · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Recycling Association in warning over China rule changes Implementation of more restrictions on the importing of materials for recycling into China could hit China’s income from the European region, the Recycling Association has warned. The Association’s comments come in response to a consultation document issued last month over plans by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (CMEP) to tighten import controls for materials such … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Consultation closes on revised China import rules Consultation closed before the Bank Holiday weekend (25 August) on proposals from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection over changes to import controls for recycling materials. letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Government to support waste fuels for planes Waste could be fueling planes taking off from British airports, under a new government scheme. The Department of Transport is offering £22m to projects in the UK developing low carbon waste-based fuels for planes and lorries, with matching funding from industry. There has already been over 70 groups interested in bidding for the funding, said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Geminor secures ‘major contract’ with Hull council Norwegian-owned waste fuels specialist, Geminor, has secured a ‘major contract’ with Hull city council to manage municipal solid waste (MSW). The agreement, which is for an initial seven-year term – with extensions for a further three and two-year period – will see Geminor implement an integrated waste processing solution to divert ‘more than 80%’ of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news EMR acquires Metal & Waste Recycling Global metals recycler, EMR has confirmed that it is acquiring the London-based company, Metal & Waste Recycling. A spokesperson for EMR said: “We can confirm that EMR purchased the Metal and Waste Recycling (MWR) business on Friday, August 25th. The two companies have many similar cultural values so we believe that the acquisition process will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017