Recycling news: 2014

Industry news WRAP looks at redistribution to tackle food waste Food waste could be cut through more redistribution by retailers, WRAP report claims letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Policy & government Our energy use Details of the RPA's energy use in all its buildings and its work to reduce waste. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2014 Council news Housing - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Litter Composition Survey of England INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 27 Mar 2014 Policy & government Landfill Community Fund Landfill Community Fund Statutory Instrument laid on 19 March 2014. GOV.UK · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Firm announces 10-year Latvia SRF export deal Dutch firm N+P International BV will export 500,000 tonnes of solid recovered fuel from the UK to Cemex Latvia over the next 10 years letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news LGA report slams waste of reusable products LGA estimates nearly 615,000 tonnes of WEEE and textiles could be saved from landfill each year in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Wide variations in authority waste spending Audit Commission statistics reveal drop in amount spent on household waste, but identifies further 464m in savings letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Torfaen to consult on monthly waste collections Residents will be asked for views on whether residual waste and nappies should be collected fortnightly or monthly letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Cardiff incinerator legal challenge dismissed Viridor pleased with Judges ruling and hopes to finish constructing 350,000 tonnes per year capacity Trident Park EfW next year letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Industry news Colin Kirkby reflects on LARAC career Retiring LARAC executive officer looks back at almost 30 years in the public sector letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2014 Council news Citizenship - Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Council · 26 Mar 2014 Council news Parking - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news Countrystyle Recycling Expands London Portfolio with WLWA Win Countrystyle Recycling has been awarded a two year contract with an option to extend for a further two years, worth in excess of £1.5m a year for the haulage and composting of up to 60,000 tonnes of organic waste by West London Waste Authority. Countrystyle Recycling · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news MPs call for change to definition of waste Report highlighting advantages of remanufacturing unveiled by Caroline Spelman MP at Portcullis House today letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news Thirty illegal workers arrested at textile recycler Savannah Rags International could face up to 300,000 in fines after illegal worker arrests at Mansfield factory letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news BIS outlines final WEEE target for 2014 Compliance schemes will be required to collected 3% more WEEE in 2014 than had been collected during the previous year letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news Veolia and EDF reach agreement over Dalkia Dalkias international and UK operations will fall under Veolia Environnements control, while EDF retains control of Dalkia in France letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2014 Industry news Countrystyle wins 3m WLWA contract Organic waste firm signs two-year contract to transport and treat 60,000 tonnes of waste from six London boroughs letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news Preliminary Results – year ended 31 December 2013 We are pleased to announce our preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Financial highlights Operational highlights Strategic developments Post Period End While Augean underwent a number of operational and strategic changes during 2013, the Group delivered a robust financial performance with increases in revenue and profit from continuing operations. The Board believes […] Augean · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news Composition of Litter in Scotland INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 25 Mar 2014 Policy & government Payments to Surrey County Council for advanced waste treatment Private Finance Initiative (PFI) payments made by Defra to Surrey County Council (SCC) for waste treatment transition. GOV.UK · 25 Mar 2014 Global MARTIN GmbH Our partner signed a contract to build the New Nagasaki West Waste-to-Energy plant and subsequently to operate the plant for... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 25 Mar 2014 Policy & government Gross greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by almost 10% in Scotland – 25 March 2014 Scotland has continued to make good progress towards meeting ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Committee on Climate Change announced in its latest report. Climate Change Committee · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news Source-separated recycling contamination low Zero Waste Scotland report finds contamination of source-separated recycling streams to be generally low, despite sample problems letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news EU recycled 42% of municipal waste in 2012 New figures published today show UK on par with Luxembourg and Austria as tenth top recycler in EU letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news No change policy at HSE despite rise in fatalities Even with doubling of fatalities, no change in approach is signalled by new HSE head of waste Rick Brunt letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news The Sahara to Dorset – charity round-up A range of individuals and waste management companies are involved in raising funds for different charities letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Industry news Scrapping NI waste procurement correct decision Decision to scrap 560m waste contract plans totally outside Northern Irish councils control, environment minister Mark Durkan says letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2014 Research & science University College London - UCL | University College London UCL News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Quality call for organics material from councils Organics Recycling Groups annual conference sees industry call for government to incentivise collection of material for composting and anaerobic digestion letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Disposal of Waste Network businesses We announce the sale of certain businesses and sites of our former Waste Network division. The closure and proposed sale of the Waste Network division was announced in September 2013. Since that time the Group has received numerous expressions of interest to acquire all or part of the business and several offers from potential purchasers. […] Augean · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news The Waste Exemptions Threat – Registered exemptions for old tyres reach record levels The TRA is alarmed that registered exemption for waste tyres have reached record levels in England and Wales. Since 2012 the Association has been warning Ministers of the potential danger posed by weak supervision of exempt sites.Exemptions are easy and cheap to register but may pose a looming threat to the environment where they are… Tyre Recovery Association · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Green Alliance: landfill bans would create jobs’ Think-tank claims as many as 47,500 jobs would be created in UK through landfill bans letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Exporters concerned over impact of P3 Alliance Alliance between three major shipping firms could increase freight costs, exporters warn letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Cautious views over loss on ignition tests Loss on ignition testing to help clarify lower landfill tax qualification, but some concerned system is open to abuse letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Augean sells Waste Network businesses Augean Group completes 1.2 million sale of sites and assets from Waste Network, which ceased trading in January letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2014 Industry news Groundwork - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 22 Mar 2014 Industry news An inspiring DIY workshop We visited the London Bike Kitchen - a very special DIY Bike Repair Workshop in east London. We had felt a certain kinship with this project for a long time. What is for "sale" is empowerment, community and resilience. The Restart Project · 22 Mar 2014 Policy & government Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences in the south-west Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences (PEDLs) covering parts of Bath, Somerset and Bristol (PEDLs 226, 227 and 228). GOV.UK · 21 Mar 2014