Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Collection delays following Somerset landfill fire Delays to refuse collections across some areas of South Somerset are expected, following a fire at a landfill site in Castle Cary. The fire started at the Dimmer Landfill Site – which is operated by waste management company Viridor – yesterday afternoon (28 August). In a statement, Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service described the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Free resource – take a waste audit! With less than a week to go before the tenth annual Zero Waste Week campaign, I’ve been encouraging participants to take a waste audit. There are two reasons to do this. First, we often don’t realise we’re throwing things away and second, we don’t know WHAT we are throwing away. We just put it in… Zero Waste Week · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Glass Packaging Experiences Production Boost The post Glass Packaging Experiences Production Boost appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news New Campaign To Clean Up City Beaches The post New Campaign To Clean Up City Beaches appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news International equipment news round-up (29/08/2017) Catch up on the latest international equipment news, including: Whitham Mills’ second UAE contract; SULO wheeled bins receive Blue Angel certificate; Machinex and RDT deliver Townsville MRF; and, Smurfit Kappa sees success with HAAS. Whitham Mills wins second UAE contract Waste management machinery designer and manufacturer, Whitham Mills, has won a contract to provide a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Industry news Litter fund to boost recycling points Councils could receive funding for new recycling points along with other approaches to waste collection in order to reduce litter, as part of the Government’s new Litter Innovation Fund. Launching the fund at the weekend (24 August), environment minister Therese Coffey announced that almost £500,000 will be awarded to community projects to tackle the ‘blight’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2017 Council news Discretionary Housing payments - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 29 Aug 2017 Council news Weekday casual swims and after-school fun are back at the National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty! - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 28 Aug 2017 Council news Welcome to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 28 Aug 2017 Policy & government Planes fuelled by waste could take off from British airports Planes could take off from British airports using fuels made from rubbish that gets sent to landfill, under a new government scheme. GOV.UK · 27 Aug 2017 Council news Online Planning - Fife Council - Fife Council Fife Council · 27 Aug 2017 Council news School term dates - Find school term dates - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 27 Aug 2017 Council news Street trading licence - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 27 Aug 2017 Council news Dave Beighton, Principal Planning Officer on 01638 719470 or dave.beighton@westsuffolk.gov.uk. - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 27 Aug 2017 Council news Personal Licence - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 27 Aug 2017 Council news Council Tax - Application for properties exempt from council tax payments - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 26 Aug 2017 Council news Contact us - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 26 Aug 2017 Council news Temporary Event Notice (TEN) - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 26 Aug 2017 Industry news Current vacancies - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 26 Aug 2017 Council news Single Person Discount Review - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 26 Aug 2017 Industry news CarFest to spread ‘clean green waste’ message Organisers of the annual CarFest South motoring event are taking the opportunity to raise awareness of the problems of green waste contamination, especially plastics, to the thousands of visitors attending. The three day festival takes place this weekend (25-27 August) at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire, with part of the race being run through the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Aug 2017 Council news Council Tax - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 26 Aug 2017 Industry news Recycled aggregates - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 25 Aug 2017 Council news My account migration - East Riding of Yorkshire Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news Homepage - MPA Cement Mineral Products Association · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Birth, marriage or death certificate searches and copies - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Skip permit - Apply for a permit - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Telephone the Council - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Report it - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Pay it - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news EA rejects Newcastle landfill permit transfer The Environment Agency has rejected a request to transfer the environment permit for Blaydon Quarry landfill in Newcastle to a different operator, Recyclogical. Current operator Octagon Green Solutions was refused permission to make the change after making the request to transfer the site to Recyclogical earlier this year. This month, the Agency reported that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2017 Council news Making your complaint - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news Amec Foster Wheeler secures £4m nuclear waste contracts Global engineering consultancy, Amec Foster Wheeler, has secured two framework contracts with a company which manages the UK’s lower level radioactive waste. The contracts with LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) – worth around £4 million – cover environmental safety case (ESC) services and waste characterisation and assurance support (WCASS). LLWR operates the UK’s Low Level Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news Fire hits Veolia transfer station in Derby Firefighters have remained on scene today (25 August) at a fire at Veolia’s waste transfer station on London Road, Alvaston, Derby, which started yesterday at around midday. Waste management company Veolia has confirmed that it contacted emergency services yesterday at 12.30pm after a fire broke out at the waste transfer station. The company reported that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news Social Enterprise Awards 2017 We are very excited to have been shortlisted in the Environmental Social Enterprise category of the 2017 Social Enterprise Awards. These awards recognise businesses that give back, enrich communities and make a contribution to society, and we’re proud to have been nominated in a competitive field. Community Wood Recycling · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news Recycled plastics - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 25 Aug 2017 Industry news China has already surpassed its 2020 solar target China has more than doubled its end-of-decade solar power target, with new installations dramatically outstripping expectation, according to the government’s energy agency. By the end of July this year, China’s solar PV capacity topped 112GW, after installing a stunning 35GW in just seven months — more than twice as much as installed by any other […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 24 Aug 2017 Industry news Waste Management Courses (ciwm.co.uk) - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 24 Aug 2017 Industry news Boston hails success of CCTV footage Boston borough council in Linconshire has highlighted what it sees as the success of CCTV cameras on its refuse collection lorries in protecting the council against fraudulent claims. Since they were installed three years ago, the borough has been recording footage during collection rounds from four cameras fitted onto the lorries. Over this course of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Aug 2017 Council news Find Tropical World - Tropical World Leeds Council · 24 Aug 2017