Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Inspector finds ‘deficiencies’ in West London Waste Plan A government-appointed planning inspector has recommended a number of changes to the West London Waste Plan ahead of its expected adoption this summer. The Plan sets out the long-term waste management planning strategy for the six West London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames. Covering the 17 year period until … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2015 Industry news Labour pledges to create one million green jobs The Labour Party has said it will create one million additional green jobs and introduce “ambitious” domestic carbon reduction targets in its General Election manifesto, which was launched in Manchester today (April 13). The manifesto also includes pledges to introduce a timetable for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to be given additional powers to borrow … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2015 Industry news February 2015 is biggest ever month for RDF export A greater tonnage of waste derived fuels were exported from England and Wales in February 2015 than in any other month previously, data published by the Environment Agency indicates. The data, which was made available on the Environment Agency’s website this month, shows that a total of 240,860 tonnes of RDF was exported to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2015 Industry news Viridor announces landfill site closures Viridor has stopped taking loads of non-hazardous waste at its Ardley landfill site in Oxfordshire, after 35 years in operation. Non-hazardous waste will now be taken into Viridor’s adjacent state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility (ERF). The £205 million facility has capacity to treat 300,000 tonnes of waste per year, sufficient to treat all of Oxfordshire’s residual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2015 Industry news Weymouth & Portland council slams Dorset action plan Councillors at Weymouth & Portland borough council have rejected a plan to address the Dorset Waste Partnership’s £2.8 million overspend and may consider leaving the Partnership altogether, it has been revealed. A plan was drawn up by the Partnership’s joint committee last month – outlining 37 steps to address problems encountered during the rollout of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s licensee, Chongqing Sanfeng Covanta Environmental Industry Co., Ltd., has been awarded a new contract to supply grate systems. Two... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 10 Apr 2015 Industry news EU rules on UK Aggregates Levy The European Commission has ruled that all but one of the exemptions, exclusions and tax reliefs from the Aggregates Levy introduced by the UK government in 2002 are free of state aid. The aggregates levy is intended to encourage the use of recycled aggregate and other alternatives to freshly extracted aggregate, as well as to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2015 Industry news Recycling Lives hit by scrap fire at Preston site Lancashire-based WEEE and metal recycling firm Recycling Lives has suffered a major fire overnight at its scrap metal site at Longridge Road, Preston. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the site before 21:40 yesterday evening, where firefighters found that a pile of cars, approximately 30 metres by 20 metres was well alight. According … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SECURES UK RDF OUTLET WITH FERRYBRIDGE MULTIFUEL ENERGY LIMITED Powerday is delighted to announce a contract with Ferrybridge Multifuel Energy Limited (FMFEL) to supply refuse derived fuel (RDF) to their new power station in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire. The plant... Powerday · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news REACH helps the circular economy clean up, facilitating sustainable recycling On 24th March I took part in an event in Brussels, organised by EurActiv, discussing the relationship between the REACH chemicals regulations and the Circular Economy, in particular the interaction between REACH & recycling. The other panelists included representatives of the European Commission (both DG Environment and DG Growth), the plastic pipe industry and an […] CHEM Trust · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news ACP sets out EU circular economy proposals The UK government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has submitted a series of proposals to the European Commission to take into account when drawing up its revised Circular Economy package this year. Proposed new targets for the recycling of packaging were put forward last summer, amongst a series of proposals drawn up by the former … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news Final clearance of Waste4fuel site to start this summer Work to finally clear the abandoned Waste4Fuel site in Orpington will begin this summer after a plan of action was agreed by the Environment Agency and Bromley borough council “in light of the potential environmental and health hazards caused by the site”. The Agency said the joint clearance operation would commence once it has “clarified … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news Andigestion invests £2.3m in biogas cleaning plant Berkshire-based anaerobic digestion specialist Andigestion has unveiled a £2.3 million investment in a state-of-the-art bio methane cleaning plant at its AD facility at Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire. According to the firm, the new technology will enable the facility to export a total of 3 million cubic metres of natural gas to the grid per year. Bio … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news Material Change expands with composting acquisition Lincolnshire-organic waste treatment firm Material Change has announced the acquisition of green waste composting business Organic Recycling Ltd. The deal sees Material Change take over the operation of Organic Recycling’s 56,000 tonnes-per-year capacity open windrow composting site at Crowland near Peterborough. The Crowland site also has planning permission for a 2.8MW anaerobic digestion fac… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2015 Industry news Trade bodies renew pressure over Office for Resource Management A leading group of trade bodies in the environmental, resources and engineering sectors has written to the leaders of the main political parties calling for them to back the establishment of an Office for Resource Management after the election. The policy has been discussed as a means of pooling expertise within government on resources and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2015 Industry news HSE investigates Cumbria waste site injury The Health and Safety Executive has launched a formal investigation after a man was hospitalised when his legs became trapped in machinery at waste management firm Cumbria Waste Group’s Distington site on Sunday (April 5). A spokesman for Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service said firefighters were called to the scene on Pittwood Road near Lillyhall … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2015 Industry news Defra assesses future of plastics packaging target The government is seeking views on the future of plastics packaging targets, after research suggested that the recycling rate for the material is higher than previously thought. A consultation paper was launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) last month, seeking views on proposed amendments to the laws governing packaging waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2015 Industry news Oil Monster Rolls Out New Tankers Waste lubricating oil collection specialist Oil Monster (OM) has rolled out two new tankers after recording a 100 per cent increase in volumes of oil collected and reprocessed last year. The Chester-based company, launched in 2012 to help small volume waste oil producers gain value from the by-product, was acquired by independent waste management company […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news Export and PRNs blamed for Closed Loop difficulties Reforms to the packaging recovery note (PRN) system, including incentives for the use of recycled materials, could have shielded plastics recyclers from market volatility currently affecting the sector the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has claimed. The comments came in a statement today (April 7) from the BPF’s Recycling Group, which claimed that businesses such as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news Back to school Louise Holt, managing director of Remondis UK, argues that the waste sector must focus on skills if it is to thrive in the future. The UK waste sector needs to work together to promote the vast array of opportunities available to the next generation if it is to secure its future success. The waste industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news East Lothian eyes 60% recycling with collection changes East Lothian council in East Scotland is rolling out a raft of changes to its waste collection service this month, bringing it in line with the requirements of the Scottish Government’s waste regulations. The borough, which includes the towns of Dunbar, Musselburgh, East Linton and North Berwick, is reducing the frequency of residual waste collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news Recyclers set out hopes for EU circular economy package The use of recycled materials needs to be incentivised across Europe, according to the recently-formed European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), which represents paper and metal recyclers across Europe. The comments from the Confederation’s president, Dominique Maguin, came at a debate organised by EuRIC in Brussels on March 24 which brought together recyclers and EU policymakers … … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news Allied Glass appoints Business Development Director - Glass International Glass International · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news AD plant build complete - Olleco Olleco · 7 Apr 2015 Industry news EFSA corrects its risk assessment of bisphenol A to acknowledge that experts didn’t say ‘no health concern’ CHEM Trust have discovered that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have admitted that the abstract of January’s risk assessment of the commonly used hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A incorrectly stated that there was ‘no health concern’. CHEM Trust wrote to the EU Health Commissioner on 25th February complaining about EFSA’s misrepresentation of the risk assessment and […] CHEM Trust · 2 Apr 2015 Industry news We write to EFSA: Why did you misrepresent the results of the Risk Assessment of Bisphenol A? CHEM Trust have written to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to ask them why they misrepresented the results of their risk assessment of the commonly used hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The risk assessment, published in January, concluded that there was a ‘low health concern’ from exposure to bisphenol A – yet the EFSA […] CHEM Trust · 2 Apr 2015 Industry news Revised Agency data indicates WEEE target met Revised data published by the Environment Agency today (April 2) has confirmed that the UK has exceeded its 2014 target to collect 490,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Questions had been raised over whether the target had been met initially after provisional data published by the Agency at the start of March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2015 Industry news Equipment round-up (02/04/15) With news on; Viridor buys metal separator for glass plant; Blue Machinery Scotland makes milestone sale; Norse invests in JCB fleet, and; William Sinclair purchases walls for expansion Viridor invests in metals separator at glass facility Waste management firm Viridor has invested in an Eclipse Magnetics metal detector at its Sheffield glass recycling facility. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2015 Industry news News in brief (02/04/15) With news on: £15 million investment at Hanger Lane; safety accolade for Biffa Municipal, and; two new Thames barges for Cory. O’Donovan to invest £15m in West London site Construction waste management company O’Donovan Waste Disposal has announced plans to invest £15 million in a new processing facility in west London. Close to Hanger Lane, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2015 Industry news How to reuse / recycle old cds Vicky has a musical query. She writes “I want to know what to do with old cds – any ideas for recycling? I’m limited as the amount I wish to be creative with!” As ever I put the query out to our wonderful Zero Heroes community and here’s what they came up with: Sun catchers… Zero Waste Week · 2 Apr 2015 Council news Pre Application Meetings and Advice - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 2 Apr 2015 Council news Council Tax Yearly Charges - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 2 Apr 2015 Council news Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 2 Apr 2015 Council news Council services - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 1 Apr 2015 Council news Application Checklists - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 1 Apr 2015 Industry news New research strengthens link between hormone disrupting bisphenol A and diabetes New research, published today in the Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology, finds that exposure of mice to the widely-used hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy may raise a mother’s susceptibility to weight gain and diabetes later in life. As the press release for the study states: Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in a variety of consumer products, including plastic […] CHEM Trust · 1 Apr 2015 Industry news Scottish Government changes tack on landfill LOI tests Landfill operators north of the border have been told to perform loss on ignition (LOI) testing “from the outset” of Scotland’s new landfill tax regime, which came into effect today (April 1). Revenue Scotland – the public body set up to administer the country’s new tax powers – has informed operators that they will now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2015 Industry news EVERY CAN COUNTS PRESENTS THE FIRST ‘GREEN CAN AWARDS’ Eight organisations have been recognised for going the extra mile when it comes to drink can recycling, with the presentation of the first ‘Green Can Awards’ by leading drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts. The ‘Green Can Award’ winners were shortlisted by a panel of experts against key performance indicators, with an onus on […] Alupro · 1 Apr 2015 Council news Council Strategies, Policies and Reports - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 1 Apr 2015 Industry news BIS settles on final 2015 WEEE target The collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is to rise by around 16,000 tonnes for 2015 compared to 2014 the Department for Business (BIS) has revealed. The news comes despite uncertainty over whether the target for 2014 has been fully met. The final 2015 target, which was revealed to compliance schemes last … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2015