Recycling news: 2015

Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: Scottish devolution How the UK government has worked to devolve more powers to the Scottish Parliament and continue to strengthen the devolution settlement. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: business and the environment How the government is helping businesses to manage resources more efficiently and reduce their impact on the environment. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: greenhouse gas emissions We're moving the UK to a more efficient, low-carbon economy to meet our legally binding climate change targets. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: waste and recycling How the government is working towards a zero waste economy by supporting the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste, and controlling hazardous waste. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: energy efficiency in buildings We need to reduce carbon emissions from buildings and make sure that planning policies help to protect and improve the environment. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Policy & government 2010 to 2015 government policy: food and farming industry How the government is responding to the growing population's demand for food, while minimising the impacts of farming and food production on the environment. GOV.UK · 8 May 2015 Industry news Drummond charts evolution of waste sector Former Viridor chief executive Colin Drummond OBE gave a candid overview of the evolution of the waste and recycling industry in the UK over the last three decades to an invited group of guests in London last Thursday (April 30). Mr Drummond was the guest speaker at Wax Chandlers Hall to deliver a lecture titled … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Industry news Conservatives urged to act on recycling Waste sector trade body the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has urged the incoming Conservative government to look immediately at flagging recycling rates following yesterday’s (May 7) General Election. David Cameron’s party looks to have won an outright majority in the polls, despite much of the build up to the vote indicating that a hung parliament … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Industry news Election: Rogerson ousted while Conservatives strengthen Waste and resources minister Dan Rogerson MP has lost his seat in North Cornwall in what has been described as a “cruel and painful” General Election for the Liberal Democrats. Mr Rogerson, who was appointed to Defra in October 2013, lost his South West constituency to Conservative challenger Scott Mann by 6,631 votes. The MP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Global Trash Talk: incineration VS the circular economy Turning our trash into energy is at first glance a party trick that is comparable to the likes of turning water to wine. But in-reality that comparison would only be accurate if that wine is the slightly dubious 1 euro bottle you find in the clearance bin at Aldi. It will still get you drunk, […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 May 2015 Policy & government Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Dewis Iaith / Natural Resources Wales - Language Select - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 7 May 2015 Industry news Climate change could worsen effects of EDC pollution In the first study of its kind, scientists have shown that climate change could amplify the negative effects of pollution from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on aquatic wildlife. Climate change is seen globally as a major environmental risk, and when combined with chemical pollution and habitat loss, it has the potential to have a severe impact on wildlife populations. […] CHEM Trust · 7 May 2015 Industry news Recyclers eye ballot paper recycling ‘boost’ As UK voters hit the polls today (May 7) paper recyclers are eyeing up a ballot papers boost for confidential paper shredding next year. Guidance provided by the Electoral Commission to local returning officers for today’s General Election states that after being safely retained for a year after polling day, election documents must be ‘securely … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news EU circular economy consultation ‘imminent’ A consultation on the proposed measures likely to form the European Commission’s revised circular economy legislative package will be launched shortly, Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella said today (May 7). The Maltese Commissioner made the revelation in his speech at the European Business Summit in Brussels. In his speech he reiterated the Commission’s commitment to adopt … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news TJ opens £1.2m Southampton MRF Hampshire waste management firm TJ Waste & Recycling has officially opened a materials recovery facility (MRF) in Southampton for handling commercial waste. More than £1.2m has been invested in the three-acre site, which has the capacity to process 50,000 tonnes of waste per year, including £350,000 on plant, such as a new excavator, pre-picking belts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news Gardiner slams Coalition for recycling ‘plateau’ A senior Labour Party politician has savaged the Coalition Government’s record on recycling – as new quarterly household recycling data shows that progress towards a 50% recycling rate has remained flat. The figures, which were published as Britain goes to the polls today (May 7) in what has been described as the closest General Election … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news Veolia fined after worker falls at Four Ashes site Waste and recycling firm Veolia has been fined £16,600 after a worker fell from a conveyor at its Four Ashes energy recovery plant at Enterprise Drive in Staffordshire. The global waste firm was also ordered to pay costs of £1,773 and a victim surcharge of £120 following the prosecution at Stafford Magistrates Court yesterday (May … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Council news Councillor Kika Mirylees - modgov.waverley.gov.uk Waverley Council · 7 May 2015 Industry news News in brief (06/05/2015) With news on: B&M’s Stockdale acquisition; RBS loan for Fresh Start; SWR and RUR3 to tackle food waste, and; Cambridge hospital’s recycling accolade ______________________________________________________________________________________ B&M continues growth with Stockdale acquisition Cheshire waste firm B&M Waste Services has announced the acquisition of Stockdale & Sons Ltd, a waste services pr… letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Two waste firms prosecuted by HSE Two waste and recycling firms have been handed fines totalling around £40,000 in separate prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for safety failings, in cases concluded yesterday (May 6). London recycler and RDF producer, Street Fuels Limited was fined £25,000 with £893 costs and a victim surcharge of £120 at Medway Magistrates … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Green Plan-It completes £1.5m Leicestershire MRF Confidential shredding specialist Green Plan-It has completed the construction of a £1.5 million custom-designed materials recovery facility (MRF) at Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire. The firm, which carries out the destruction of confidential materials and waste management services for businesses across the country appointed equipment manufacturer Whitham Mills to carry out the design an… letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news The green debate Matt Miles, director of waste management and recycling broker 707, discusses environmental issues and the General Election. As election fever reaches a crescendo, it seems not a day goes by without another policy announcement from the UK’s political parties. Given the rhetoric about our mountain of debt and the need to cut costs, it’s sad … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news 2016 target date for Shanks MBT to fully reopen Shanks has confirmed that its Frog Island mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility in East London is expected to be fully operational again early next year, almost 18 months after it was hit by a major fire in summer 2014. According to Shanks, the 180,000 tonnes per year capacity plant is now accepting all contracted waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Buyer moves in for Closed Loop Recycling Plastic bottle recycler Closed Loop Recycling has been acquired by Dubai-based investment firm Euro Capital after having been placed into administration late last week, letsrecycle.com has learned. The company has been bought in a pre-pack arrangement after having posted losses in recent months due to challenging trading conditions. Much of the firm’s problems had stemmed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news Recycling Association to focus plastics lobbying The Recycling Association is to step up its lobbying on issues relating to plastics recycling after convening the first meeting of its Plastics Focus Group last week. The group met at the Association’s head office in Daventry on Wednesday (April 29) where it was agreed that it would meet regularly, with issues to be fed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news EfW ‘not a long term solution’ for plastic scrap A leading plastics recycling organisation has cautioned that energy from waste (EfW) is not a ‘long term solution’ for the treatment of recyclable plastic scrap, despite difficulties in the plastics recycling market. The warning note came from Stuart Foster, chief executive of plastics recycling organisation Recoup, in response to waste firm FCC Environment, which has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news Wastecycle invests in collection vehicle to boost safety East Midlands-based recycling firm Wastecycle has expanded its collection fleet with an aim to boost road safety and save on fuel consumption. The company has invested in a Mercedes-Benz 8×2 Aroc rigid collection vehicle, which has been designed to meet company specifications through collaborative work between Wastecycle and local dealership Mertrux. The vehicle includes additional … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Council news Public Register Person/Premises Search - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 5 May 2015 Industry news ERP Portugal: 10th Anniversary over 100,000 tonnes of WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators Der Beitrag ERP Portugal: 10th Anniversary erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 1 May 2015 Industry news Suez fined for landfill leachate licence breach Suez environnement was fined £20,000 at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday (30 April 2015) for its handling of leachate, a potentially polluting liquid, at its Binn landfill (Glenfarg) site. The company – which was trading as Sita UK at the time of the offences – pleaded guilty to breaching licensed conditions on leachate volume between 18 December … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news Equipment round-up (01/05/15) With news on; IRD increases PET plastics output; BlueMAC MRF for Murray Browns; Balcan Engineering launches new plastic lamp processor; UNTHA unveils XR-C waste shredder, and; SEaB Flexibuster mini plants Infra-Red Dryer increases PET output Gloucestershire-based Petlon Polymers has invested in new equipment for the compounding of plastics recyclate. The equipment incorporates a Kreyenborg … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news EU bag laws include look at bio bag exemption MEPs have approved new targets to cut plastic bag use and called on the Commission to investigate the use of oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags within the European Union. The targets have prompted a British manufacturer of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags, which have been proposed as an alternative to plastic carrier bags, to welcome the new legislation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: UKIP With the race for Number 10 heating up, letsrecycle.com takes a look at the parliamentary candidates for the waste and recycling industry to watch when Britain goes to the polls on May 7. In the last entry in our election series, we look at what the United Kingdom Independence Party candidates would – or would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Council news https - newplanningaccess.eastriding… - East Riding of Yorkshire Council - newplanningaccess.eastriding.gov.uk East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 30 Apr 2015 Council news Homepage | Spelthorne Borough Council - Spelthorne Borough Council Spelthorne Council · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news Cheshire West keeps Eunomia’s carbon crown Cheshire West and Chester council has held onto its place at the top of Eunomia’s carbon league, by saving the highest amount of CO2 through recycling of all the authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The north western authority achieved a carbon saving of 116 kilograms per person in 2013/14, finishing ahead of North … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news Men’s ethical fashion supports TRAID Ethical men’s fashion website Brothers We Stand directing 10% of sales to TRAID Brothers We Stand – a new online... TRAID · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news March brings another record for RDF exports Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England and Wales have once again broken records with latest figures showing the largest ever overall monthly tonnage of material was shipped out during March 2015. Environment Agency date shows that a record 256,309 tonnes of RDF was exported to the continent last month, which means the record … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news LGA: Producers must support waste collection costs Revised EU circular economy plans should require producers to pay a full cost contribution for waste collections and disposal by 2030, the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested. In an a position paper on proposals currently being drawn up by the EU on the circular economy, published this month, the local authority organisation argued that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Global Climate Finance for the Waste Sector: What is it About? Inter-linkages between waste and climate change issues are not always self-explanatory to the common eye. Apparently it seems that the former deals with the rubbish bin and the latter deals with reducing CO2 and typhoons, doesn’t it? 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