Recycling news: 2016

Industry news RPC in takeover bid for container manufacturer ESE World Rigid plastic packaging company RPC has announced a proposed acquisition of the European waste container manufacturer ESE World BV for around €262.5 million (£219 million). RPC has described ESE as Europe’s “largest temporary waste storage solutions provider” serving a customer base which includes local authorities and private waste firms in countries including the UK, Germany, Hungary, … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Work begins on £142m Midlothian EfW plant Work is underway to build a £142 million energy-from-waste plant serving Edinburgh and Midlothian. Environment leaders from the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils visited the site at Millerhill, Midlothian, this week, where construction of the Millerhill Resource and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC) has started. The facility is being built by Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) on … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Policy & government UK statistics on waste: update UK level waste statistics including Household Recycling (to 2015), BMW to Landfill (to 2015), C&I Waste Generation (to 2014) and Recovery from C&D (to 2014). GOV.UK · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Defra reports falling UK recycling rate Official figures reported by the government for the recycling of waste from UK households have indicated that recycling rates dropped in 2015 – the first time that the figure has fallen. A statistical release on the data, published today (15 December) indicates that the combined recycling and composting rate for waste from households stood at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Policy & government Local authority municipal waste management: April to June 2016 A report that provides information on household and non-household waste such as disposal, reuse, recycling and composting rates. GOV.UK · 15 Dec 2016 Council news Self - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 15 Dec 2016 Policy & government REFUEL - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Take back control? How post-Brexit trade deals could surrender UK sovereignty Leaving the European Union could make it harder for Britain to make its own laws, and may even prevent us from reaching our full potential. Sure that’s the exact opposite of what we were told in the run up to the referendum, but it’s true. As trade secretary and leading Brexiteer Liam Fox said earlier […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Q&A: What’s the UK government doing to solar power? It was all going so well for solar in the UK. By the summer of 2015, PV deployment and penetration were both way up, costs were way down, and storage was becoming ever-more viable. In fact, the boom years helped set up a record-breaking 2016, in which solar power surpassed coal power for the first time […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2016 Global ETS review: Game over for Tiered Approach Today’s vote in Environment Committee of the European Parliament marks another major stepping stone for the ETS review. “There are no more doubts. The message from the Parliament is unequivocal: Game over for the tiered approach. The time has come to promote and reward low-carbon investments” says Nicola Rega, Climate Change and Energy Director at […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Dec 2016 Council news Planning - Comment on an application - West Oxfordshire District Council - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Charity news round-up (14/12/16) With news on Viridor supporting causes in North Lanarkshire and West Sussex; a fundraising drive by E H Hassell & Sons; Havering residents raising money for ten charities; and, Eco Sustainable Solutions supporting a hotel for cancer patients Viridor supports causes in Scotland and West Sussex Waste and resources firm Viridor has announced its support … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Council news Applying in-year | In-year admissions - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news A bad Xmas present: new EDC criteria proposed by European Commission should be rejected (Update 22nd of December) The long process of establishing EU criteria to identify hormone (endocrine) disrupting chemicals (EDCs) continues to stutter forward, with a new proposed texts from the European Commission. These texts, coming just a few weeks since the last texts, fail to address our concerns regarding the burden of proof needed, and introduce a whole new loophole which […] CHEM Trust · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Retail industry food waste up by 20,000 tonnes Food waste produced by the UK’s seven largest retailers increased by 20,000 tonnes in 2015, according to figures published yesterday (December 13) by retail trade association the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data, in the report ‘Reducing food waste from farm to fork’, shows that retailers Asda, The Co-op, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Policy & government Call for Evidence: Scottish Climate Change Bill The Scottish Government has committed to introducing a new Scottish Climate Change Bill. The Committee on Climate Change has been asked by the Scottish Government to provide advice on how the new Bill may look and is seeking evidence to help with that task. Climate Change Committee · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news MP warns of ‘rocky road ahead’ for waste laws post-Brexit Up to a third of EU directives currently steering UK environmental laws cannot be “neatly incorporated” into domestic legislation in the event of Brexit, the chair of a House of Commons select committee has suggested. Speaking at an All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) event in Westminster yesterday (13 December), Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Coca-Cola launches ‘twist’ water bottle to aid recycling Coca-Cola European Partners has launched a ‘twist’ PET plastic bottle for its Abbey Well Spring Water brand, designed to encourage recycling by being easier to crush. The bottle was created by British designers Kinneir Dufort following a £14m investment in Coca-Cola European Partners’ (CCEP) bottling facility in Morpeth, Northumberland. Using up to 32% less plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Give a Gift to the Environment This Christmas The post Give a Gift to the Environment This Christmas appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Government demands Volkswagen pay out for dieselgate by Christmas The government has demanded Volkswagen pay taxpayer costs of the emissions scandal by Christmas. Transport minister John Hayes said on Tuesday he had “issued an invoice” to the car giant and ideally wants it to be paid before the holiday season. It follows an announcement by the EU last week that it is proceeding with […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Wales outlines replacement for Landfill Communities Fund The Welsh Government has outlined details of the scheme that will replace the Landfill Communities Fund when landfill tax powers are devolved to Cardiff in April 2018. Named the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities scheme, the initiative will provide grants of between £5,000 and £50,000, for biodiversity, waste minimisation and other environmental projects located close to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Slicker Recycling expands with John Rome acquisition Oil recycling firm Slicker Recycling has announced a period of expansion with the acquisition of industrial cleaning company John Rome. Slicker Recycling, formerly Hydrodec UK/OSS Group, has purchased the company from the Avanti Group in a bid to extend the ‘non-oil side’ of its business. Branding itself as one of the UK’s most advanced environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (13/12/2016) With news on: Augean group finance director; Environment Agency board appointment; new operations director for Ecosurety, and; three new recruits at Shropshire ‘eco hub’. Augean appoints group finance director UK hazardous waste management business Augean has announced the appointment of Mark Fryer to its Board as group finance director. Mr Fryer brings financial expertise across … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Biffa invests in PP line at Redcar plastics plant Biffa Polymers has invested in a second bespoke conveyor for the processing of mixed post-consumer rigid polypropylene (PP) at its Redcar plastics recycling facility. Manufactured and installed by Middleton Engineering, the conveyor system will be used as part of a process to produce mixed PP plastic flake. Biffa has been processing PP-rich plastic packaging waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news BP leak: Report reveals BP came close to lethal incident at Hull plant A serious incident at BP’s chemical plant in Hull could have been lethal, according to a leaked internal document. The incident, which was never made public, happened because of the way the company handles crucial engineering information. The findings come after Unearthed revealed that a litany of failures in the way the company manages information […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Dec 2016 Council news Keeping our borough clean - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 12 Dec 2016 Council news Community Right to Bid - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news LGA surveys council clinical waste collections A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that around three quarters of councils in England currently collect clinical waste from householders. The Clinical Waste Survey 2016, conducted in the autumn, gathered information on how local authorities are dealing with the collection and disposal of clinical waste from residents. LGA says that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Milan – lessons from a large city In this feature, Jeff Cooper explains how Milan was able to set up a successful collection system for food waste and examine why Milan’s success would not necessarily be easily replicated in London or other densely populated British cities. Milan and Food Waste The City of Milan has a population of 1.3 million and is served … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Council news Councillor Code of Conduct - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news News in Brief (12/12/2016) With news on: Biowood’s waste-inspired Christmas tree; ACE UK reaches wood fibre-traceability goal; Eunomia researches circularity across furniture supply chain and; Lincolnshire’s EfW plant set for winter. FCC highlights EfW power capacity during cold weather Residents in Lincolnshire have been invited to visit the county’s energy from waste (EfW) facility to see how the plant … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Businesses and organisations recognised as Investors in Zero Waste ITV Studios, Ginsters, CEMEX and Warwickshire county council are among 42 businesses and public bodies recognised for their efforts to reduce waste to landfill and promote sustainability, as part of the Investors in Zero Waste recognition scheme. The 42 organisations were issued with a stars status certificate and a plaque at a ceremony at London’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Council news Monitoring - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Packaging targets need to ensure reprocessor interest In terms of producer responsibility, the UK’s packaging waste recovery note (PRN) system has to be the most well-known and well-developed. Perhaps the most remarkable point about the whole system is how it has survived since the mid-1990s with relatively little change. Now a consultation is being carried out by the Department for Environment, Food … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Council news Contact details - - High Peak Borough Council High Peak Council · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Northampton to seek out-sourced waste contract Northampton borough council is to press ahead with plans to seek a private contractor to run its environmental and waste services contract – after Labour councillors had attempted to scupper the proposals in favour of an in-house service. The council is currently drawing up plans for the future of the service when its existing contract, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Exxon is heading back to the Arctic once Russia sanctions are lifted ExxonMobil will return to its Arctic partnership with Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft once the US government lifts sanctions against Moscow, a top executive said earlier this year. According to a Reuters report from April, Glenn Waller – who heads up Exxon’s operations in Russia – announced that the US oil giant had not given […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Bishop’s Cleeve charity receives boost from Grundon The post Bishop’s Cleeve charity receives boost from Grundon appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 12 Dec 2016 Council news Contact details - Licensing Committee - High Peak Borough Council High Peak Council · 11 Dec 2016 Council news Your Councillors - High Peak Borough Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 11 Dec 2016