Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Quality measures ease Viridor’s recycling income concerns Viridor’s earnings from its operational landfill sites more than halved during 2015/16, while the company remains ‘cautious’ over recycling commodity values, financial results published today (25 May) indicate. The results also suggest that the company has taken action to address falling recyclate prices through the optimisation of the quality of recycled material it handles. Overall … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Shanks confirms interest in Van Gansewinkel Milton Keynes-based waste management Shanks, which has waste operations in the UK and in Holland and Belgium, today asked for its shares to be suspended while it considers buying continental competitor, Van Gansewinkel Groep BV. Shanks has steadily acquired a number of businesses, particularly in Holland, in recent years and has reported recent growth there. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news Fife converts two RCVs to use hydrogen fuel Fife council has taken delivery of two dual-fuelled hydrogen and diesel powered refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), in what is being touted as a first of its kind scheme anywhere in the world. The vehicles have been converted to use hydrogen fuel as part of the Levenmouth Community Energy Project (LCEP) – which aims to establish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news Worcester puts collection outsourcing plan in doubt Worcester council chiefs have called a halt to plans to outsource the city’s waste collections – following a shock administration change at this month’s local elections. In September, the then Conservative-led authority agreed to procure the collection service by 2017 alongside neighbouring Malvern Hills and Wychavon councils. Worcester and Malvern Hills councils currently carry out … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Council news Contact us about parking - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 24 May 2016 Industry news New Earth awaits white knight after posting £29m loss EXCLUSIVE: New Earth Solutions Group may have ‘no option’ but to enter administration – pending the outcome of negotiations with a white knight, in the form of an unnamed European combined heat and power (CHP) plant developer. The revelation comes in New Earth’s annual report for the year ended 31 January 2015, published on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Council news Private water supplies - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 23 May 2016 Industry news News in Brief (23/05/2016) With news on: Waltham Forest rewards; Belgian cycle challenge; Powerday backs boxing club; Alupro communications, and; Stockport green waste campaign. Waltham Forest launches recycling incentives scheme Waltham Forest council in north London has launched a recycling incentives scheme in a bid to encourage residents in flats to increase the amount that they recycle. The scheme … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news Director sentenced for Essex waste wood storage A 26-year-old Essex man has received a suspended custodial sentence for running an illegal waste site which suffered a fire two days before it was due to be cleared. The site at Thoby Priory in Brentwood, Essex burned for two months creating thick smoke, according to the Environment Agency. Last week (18 May), Chelmsford Crown … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news Covanta ‘holds interest’ as Peel revises EfW project Work on Peel Environmental’s Protos recovery project – formerly Ince park – is continuing with revised plans drawn up for an energy from waste plant on the site, which is east of Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. And, American firm Covanta is also understood to have renewed its interest in delivering the plant, with Peel looking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news REA points to ‘cost benefit’ of food waste collection Mandatory separate food waste collections in England would cut costs and save money for councils and businesses while helping the UK to hit its 2020 renewable energy and recycling targets. The message of positive financial benefits from food waste collections has been highlighted in research produced for the Organics Recycling Group of the Renewable Energy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Global Strong industry concerns on the ITRE Draft Opinion on the EU-ETS Reform post-2020 and other thought experiments putting industries at risk of carbon leakage Tiering is not the solution The undersigned energy-intensive industries express their strong concerns regarding the proposal to introduce “tiered approaches” to carbon leakage protection, as introduced in the ITRE Draft Opinion. According to all forecasts, “tiering” is not needed. All forecasts, including the Commission’s Impact Assessment, predict that a shortage of free allowances is highly […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 May 2016 Council news Constitution - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 22 May 2016 Council news Drivers - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 22 May 2016 Policy & government Benchmarking local data in LG Inform - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 22 May 2016 Industry news GEORGE GROVES JOINS POWERDAY AT GRAND OPENING OF NEW DALE YOUTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB The Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club reopened its doors last week after a £250,000 refurbishment, thanks to the London Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) Powerday Development Programme, in partnership wi... Powerday · 21 May 2016 Council news Change of address - tell us you've moved - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 21 May 2016 Council news Alcohol and entertainment licences - Mid Devon Council Mid Devon Council · 21 May 2016 Council news Cullompton Neighbourhood Plan - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 21 May 2016 Council news Register as a new user - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 21 May 2016 Council news Caravan Sites - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 20 May 2016 Council news Sports centre and swimming pool prices - Bradford Council Bradford Council · 20 May 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 20 May 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we reveal some of the winners of our Awards for Excellence for Recycling and Waste Management. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the growing demands of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Businesses move to digital waste exemption service Nearly 10,000 waste exemptions have been registered by businesses under a ‘radical’ new digital service rolled out by the Environment Agency in March, the regulator has claimed. The service has been designed to make online registration ‘quicker, easier and more efficient’ according the Agency, and is encouraging business owners, landowners and farmers to sign up. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Belfast and Biogen among 2016 Awards for Excellence winners There were local authority winners from Belfast city council to Sutton’s Maria Kampioti at this year’s Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management ceremony held in London yesterday (19 May). Eleven awards were presented at the event which was hosted by ITV presenter Charlotte Hawkins with Lord Deben giving the keynote address (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Viridor signs 25-year Clyde Valley residual waste contract Viridor has signed the £700 million Clyde Valley Residual Waste contract which will see the company handle around 190,000 tonnes of residual waste from five local authorities across Scotland. The contract was signed with North Lanarkshire Council, as the lead authority on behalf of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Councils. Viridor, which … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Council news Council Tax Reduction - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 20 May 2016 Industry news Lord Deben makes case for waste sector to back EU membership Former long-serving Environment Secretary, Lord Deben has made an impassioned plea to the waste industry to back the case for the UK to remain a part of the European Union. His call to support Europe came in a keynote address on environmental issues at letsrecycle.com’s Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management at London’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Research & science MIT - LIGO Lab | Caltech Caltech News · 20 May 2016 Council news Housing Benefit - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 20 May 2016 Council news Renfrewshire Libraries - Renfrewshire libraries Renfrewshire Council · 20 May 2016 Council news Online licensing register - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 19 May 2016 Industry news Video: New home for Bristol Wood Recycling Project With the redevelopment of the area around the Bristol Wood Recycling Project for the Bristol Arena, the project is on the lookout for a new location. Local magazine Bristol 24/7 meets with Bristol staff and volunteers to find out more. Community Wood Recycling · 19 May 2016 Council news Business Rates - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 19 May 2016 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Environment Agency · 19 May 2016 Policy & government Northern Ireland environmental statistics report - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Environment Agency · 19 May 2016 Council news Conservation areas - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 19 May 2016 Industry news SEPA consults on guidance and compost quality limits Guidance aimed at achieving ‘high quality’ recycling of food waste has been opened to consultation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The online survey, which will run until 29 June 2016, asks how the ‘food waste management chain’ – from waste producers to end users – on how to maximise efficiency across composting and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Shanks grows trading profit despite ‘tough markets’ Waste management firm Shanks saw profit growth in its commercial and hazardous waste divisions in 2015/16, but its municipal division saw profits drop by 15%, due to what the company described as ‘market headwinds’. Announcing its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2016 today (19 May) Shanks reported that it had seen revenue … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Augean Group announces hazardous waste acquisition Augean Group has today (19 May) announced the expansion of its hazardous waste portfolio – with the acquisition of Hull-based Colt Holdings for an initial consideration of £9.2 million. The acquisition also includes Colt Holding’s wholly-owned subsidiary Colt Industrial Services. Augean’s purchase comes as it seeks to enhance its Industry & Infrastructure business unit, adding … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016