Recycling news: 2014

Industry news Energy, emissions and our gadgets Apple is in PR blitz mode, promoting green initiatives. Yet there is nothing to suggest that Apple is addressing reduction of carbon emissions at manufacture, which according to their own data is the overwhelming majority. The Restart Project · 22 Apr 2014 Industry news POWERDAY MANAGER RECEIVES ROYAL RECEPTION! Powerday’s Senior Business Development Manager, Bob Casey, had the honour of being invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace 25th of March . The event was to celebrate the Anglo-Irish relationship... Powerday · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news Steel shortage evident in Q1 packaging data Q1 packaging data for 2014 shows fall in tonnages recycled during first three months of year, compared to same period in 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news Navitas granted permit for St Albans biomass plant Environment Agency to limit storage rate for 86,000 tonne-a-year capacity waste wood plant letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; scrap firm fined; Grundon Arundelle acquisition; Hills MoD contract; FCC Tata Steel deal, and; MetalMatters campaigns letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news Council TEEP and quality route map published Advice document on Waste Regulations will help councils avoid reinventing the wheel in response to TEEP requirements letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news Global Action Plan | Our lives our planet - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 21 Apr 2014 Council news • - epayments.tandridge.gov.uk Tandridge Council · 21 Apr 2014 Industry news How to keep avocados from turning brown One of my favourite foods is avocado. I’ll put half a large avocado in my morning smoothie which I then sip between breakfast and lunch. I’ll eat avocado mashed on crackers for a snack. I’ll mash it on a plate with tomatoes, garlic and onion for an instant guacamole that is the perfect accompaniment to… Zero Waste Week · 18 Apr 2014 Policy & government Does the IPCC endorse shale gas? Recent headlines have suggested that the latest IPCC report endorses shale gas. We take a look at what the report actually says. Climate Change Committee · 17 Apr 2014 Industry news Torfaen monthly collection consultation delayed Purported lack of data sees public consultation over monthly waste collections suspended until June letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2014 Industry news Councils turn to Teckal-exemptions for waste Councils increasingly looking at setting up wholly-owned companies in light of economic austerity and Localism Act letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2014 Industry news Straight takeover talks ongoing with MGB owner Due diligence of Irish suitor One51 which owns MGBPlasticsbeing carried out as Straight plc announces full-year results letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2014 Industry news Visiting Access Space Access Space is much more than a computer refurbishing centre: it is the first making space we visit that spells out inclusion as a key priority for its activities. The Restart Project · 16 Apr 2014 Policy & government CCC advises government not to “bank” emissions The CCC has recommended that emission reduction targets should not be relaxed for the second carbon budget period. Climate Change Committee · 16 Apr 2014 Policy & government NDA sets key tasks for ‘role model’ Dounreay Dounreay’s owners today set out their priorities for decommissioning in a 3-year business plan approved by Ministers. GOV.UK · 16 Apr 2014 Industry news LARAC praises Easter egg recycling scheme Chair of local authority recycling body endorses Sainsburys in-store collection scheme for Easter egg packaging letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2014 Industry news FCC to investigate cause of Wrexham MBT blaze Waste contractor expected to announce whether yesterdays fire at the unfinished facility will delay opening of plant letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2014 Industry news BIS outlines criteria for WEEE compliance fee Guidance published for organisations seeking to submit a proposal for setting a compliance fee under the revised WEEE regulations letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2014 Industry news Waste-to-jet fuel plant to be developed in Thurrock Partnership between British Airways and Solena Fuels plan to locate gasification facility at Thames Enterprise Park letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2014 Industry news Skillsharing workshops, for and by women Last week, our first women’s electronics repair workshop was a great success, thanks to the participation of 12 women of all ages and skill levels. We had an ex-professional repairer in our ranks, some born tinkerers and DIY types, and some who had never really had an opportunity to tinker. Our workshop is named after […] The Restart Project · 15 Apr 2014 Industry news Threshold for packaging waste set to rise An exemption for smaller businesses, tighter export PRN rules and more action on waste crime were discussed at an ACP conference letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Put reuse before recycling, says Green Party Green Party vice-chair calls for more reuse and repair at presentations to Zero Waste Award winners letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Labour rubbishes Shapps monthly collection claims Claim that Labour government under Ed Miliband would force councils to move to monthly collection is rebuked by Party letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Norfolk contract award under scrutiny Former county councillor to head inquiry into decision to award now terminated 500 million waste treatment contract letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Taking the lead on waste Philip Simpson of food waste recycler ReFood explains why the waste sector in England needs leadership from Defra letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Wales is leader in AD, minister claims First minister Carwyn Jones claims that Biogen AD plant demonstrates Welsh ambition to tackle food waste letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2014 Policy & government Renewable solution needed: our response to the third IPCC report Jim Skea sets out the CCC’s response to the third IPCC report in an article for the Guardian. Climate Change Committee · 14 Apr 2014 Policy & government HMRC's business plan: 2014 to 2016 This business plan sets out what HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is going to do over the next two years. GOV.UK · 14 Apr 2014 Industry news Council fined after recycling vehicle fatality HSE deplores needless loss of life after pensioner killed by reversing collection vehicle in Glasgow letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2014 Industry news Biffa making good progress on landfill odours Public Health England rules air quality at Redhill site not a risk, but recommends Biffa address off-site odours letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; London Marathon clean-up; LRS merger; Liverpool HWRC plans; recycler licence revoked, and; William Tracey joins Scottish campaign letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2014 Industry news High demand for garden waste services Kings Lynn & West Norfolk residents placed on waiting list, and; tempers fray over HWRC queues in Birmingham letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2014 Industry news Judges uphold record Scottish waste fine Appeal judges rule that South Lanarkshire firm must pay 200,000 fine issued for waste crimes in December 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2014 Industry news Plant and vehicle round-up With news on: Macpresse Mac 108L/1; Boughton hook-loaders; KP Waste vehicle upgrade; Lakeside EfW solar panels, and; IQR FlexHammer letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2014 Industry news Milton Keynes poised to extend Serco waste deal Council prepares to extend waste collection deal to 2023, whilst implementing plans to fuel collection fleet with AD-gas letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2014 Industry news Welsh councils approve Wheelabrator for EfW deal US-owned firm in line for North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Project deal worth an estimated 800 million letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2014 Industry news Eco invests to tackle odours at composting site Organics recycler Eco Sustainable Solutions has invested 1 million in Parley site following complaints about obnoxious odours letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2014 Policy & government Information notes 2014 These are used to promulgate best practice and other information of an advisory nature. GOV.UK · 10 Apr 2014 Industry news Rogerson outlines scale of fires in waste sector Environment Agency statistics show around one in every 18 privately-owned waste sites caught fire in 2012 and 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2014