Recycling news: 2017

Industry news SEPA in MRF contamination warning Contamination of waste sent to Scotland’s material recovery facilities (MRFs) is hindering the recovery of quality material, according to a report published yesterday (27 July) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The report is the first to be published by the regulator on the quality of waste coming into and leaving material recovery facilities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2017 Industry news Looking ahead: The waste industry in 2022 Paul Levett, director of Waste Transition , gives his predictions for what the UK’s waste industry will look like in 2022. In July 2012, I wrote an article predicting some of the changes that we would see in the in the UK waste industry within five years i.e. by 2017. It’s now an appropriate time to review … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2017 Industry news FCC chosen as preferred bidder for Wychavon contract FCC Environment have been endorsed as the preferred bidder for Wychavon district council’s waste and recycling collections contract, which had previously looked set to be awarded to Serco. Following its recommendation to award the contract to Serco in February, the authority faced a legal challenge which led to a re-tendering process and the recommendation to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2017 Industry news Game over for original kilogram as metric system overhaul looms - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 28 Jul 2017 Global 6 ways embodied energy could shape policy in Europe There are many methods for calculating the embodied energy contained in a product. In our latest briefing paper, based on research by Eunomia we explore how an embodied energy indicator could be applied to European product policy to drive the circular economy forward, increasing the retention of valuable resources within an increasingly closed loop. Embodied […] Zero Waste Europe · 28 Jul 2017 Industry news Ain’t no rest for the wicked It's been an eventful first week of Parliament's summer recess, argues Sarah Williams, Public Affairs Manager at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news AD biogas ‘can help air quality crisis’ The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and Renewable Energy Association, have called on the government to increase the use of renewable biomethane to fuel vehicles, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution in the UK. Biomethane can be produced through anaerobic digestion a food and organic waste disposal method, where organic material is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news North Kesteven to implement ‘Schedule 2’ waste charge North Kesteven district council (NKDC) is to introduce charges for waste collected from schools and care homes, as part of a number of changes to its waste collections policy. Changes to the service, the majority of which come into force from 1 September 2017, have been approved by the council’s executive board. Other charges are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Liebherr launches equipment safety programme Material handling and wheeled loader manufacturer Liebherr has launched a ‘Product Familiarisation Programme’ to help improve on-site safety in the waste sector. The Product Familiarisation Programme will be available to all Liebherr customers in the UK and will initially focus on materials handling machines where the company says there is a ‘recognised gap’ in both … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Public Sector Duty - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 27 Jul 2017 Global Joint statement on the importance of the waste hierarchy in calculating recycling targets European Bioplastics (EUBP) together with the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), European Compost Network (ECN), European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP), European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA), and European Centre of Employers and Enterprises (CEEP) co-signed a joint statement on the im… European Bioplastics News · 27 Jul 2017 Global Scientific view on the plastic bag debate by Fraunhofer UMSICHT On the occasion of the International Plastic Bag Free Day at the beginning of July, German-based research institute Fraunhofer UMSICHT published a position paper on plastic bags that looks at the pros and cons of the use of plastic bags compared to other alternatives such as paper or cotton bags from a scientific perspective, [...] European Bioplastics News · 27 Jul 2017 Global Facts on bio-based plastics made simple The Netherlands Enterprise Agency and Wageningen University published an info graphic that highlights the main facts and benefits of bio-based plastics. The graphic includes facts about the usage benefits, environmental benefits, feedstocks, properties, recycling, and prices of bio-based plastics and advertises a new labelling system introduced in the Netherlands to help consumers choose the [...] European Bioplastics News · 27 Jul 2017 Global Member portrait: Organic Waste Systems (OWS) In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Bruno De Wilde, Lab Manager at Organic Waste Systems (OWS), shares some information on the global leader in biodegradability testing, based in Belgium. 5 facts about OWS, Belgium Bruno De Wilde, Lab Manager, [...] European Bioplastics News · 27 Jul 2017 Global News in brief – July 2017 Perstorp Capa™ grades 6500D and 6800D given food contact approval in US: Perstorp has acquired food contact use approval for its Capa™ for Bioplastics product grades 6500D and the new 6800D. Perstorp already has food contact approval in Europe. The new Capa 6800D grade further extends Perstorp’s Capa portfolio. It is a high molecular [...] European Bioplastics News · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news PAS Reporting & Analytics Tool - paslabsportal.premierfoods.co.uk Premier Foods news · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Packaging Recycling Data Paints Positive Picture The post Packaging Recycling Data Paints Positive Picture appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news ‘Clear Direction’ Needed From New Defra Head The post ‘Clear Direction’ Needed From New Defra Head appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Waste companies respond to driver ‘shortage’ A number of waste and recycling companies are putting measures in place to tackle a reported national shortage of qualified drivers. The shortage has been attributed to a number of factors including the demands of the job and the strict requirements around licensing for drivers. Concerns have also been raised of the availability of drivers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2017 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report: January to March 2017 This is a quarterly publication which reports provisional figures on the key measurements of local authority collected municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 27 Jul 2017 Council news Throughcare and Aftercare Services - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Contact - Library of Things Library of Things · 27 Jul 2017 Industry news Five things you need to know about Gove’s air pollution plan 1) The 2040 ban on petrol and diesel cars may not be quite what it says on the tin The headline measure of yesterday’s plan was a promise to ban the sale of polluting and carbon intensive vehicles, in 23 years (a little later than the government’s own previously published carbon plan would suggest is necessary). […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Waste Regulation SIG - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Council news Hindley - Wigan Archives Wigan Council · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Local authority news round-up (26/07/2017) With news on: Beverage carton kerbside milestone; Hart’s green waste subscription; Powys HWRC; Plastic caddy liners, and; Surrey food waste savings. Kerbside collection of beverage cartons reaches 66% of councils The proportion of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has hit 66%, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news How to promote Zero Waste Week in your community Nadine contacted me about getting her business onboard with Zero Waste Week. She is trying to get the word out for people to stop throwing away items and to reuse, recycle and reduce. As she works in a thrift store, she was after suggestions on how to promote the week. Here are five ideas: Swish… Zero Waste Week · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Future of RDF Exports to Europe from the UK The post Future of RDF Exports to Europe from the UK appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Salvation Army offers recycling at student accommodation University accommodation provider Campus Living Villages and Salvation Army Trading Company have teamed up to help students recycle unwanted items at the end of term. Across 17 of Campus Living Villages’ accommodation sites, the Salvation Army will be setting up textile donation banks and there will also be a number of collection days where students … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Waste sent to landfill as Potters permit suspension continues Potters Waste Management says that a partial permit suspension for the processing of residual waste into refuse derived fuel (RDF) at its site at Pembroke Port in Wales is causing thousands of tonnes of waste to be diverted to landfill. And National Resources Wales (NRW) has claimed this week that the partial suspension of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Fuelling growth in uncertain times Gemma Hamilton, investor at the BGF (Business Growth Fund), outlines the organisation’s outlook on investments in the waste sector. It is no secret that waste management’s big players are currently focusing on consolidation. However, there are rafts of smaller businesses challenging their dominance, businesses that are ambitious to scale up and grow. BGF has backed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Council news - Hillingdon Council Hillingdon Council · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Reports & research - CIWM - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Industry news Search - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Jul 2017 Council news Help for landlords - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 25 Jul 2017 Global #Designed4Trash award: Styrofoam Containers Styrofoam containers have been voted the 2nd most wasteful item at the Designed For Trash Awards, organised by the People’s Design Lab during last May 2017. Participants on this popular contest have also suggested sustainable alternatives to replace these problematic containers, which are responsible for an increasing amount of plastic pollution on the environment. Styrofoam […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 Jul 2017