Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Retailers told not to turn back on recycling commitments The Resource Association has launched an impassioned plea for retailers not to turn their back on commitments to use recycled plastic in milk bottle production, following a crunch meeting on plastics recycling earlier this week. Yesterday (March 19) letsrecycle.com revealed that Defra minister Dan Rogerson had called an emergency involving retailers, the recycling sector and … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2015 Industry news WRAP offers preview of updated Recycle Now campaign The chair of the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has offered councils in Kent an early look at the refreshed nationwide recycling communications scheme ‘Recycle Now’, which is due to be relaunched in the summer. Julie Hill, who was appointed chair of the resource efficiency body in October gave the preview at the annual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2015 Industry news Time to show support for the domestic reprocessing sector Within the commodity markets that encompass the recycling sector, there is a huge amount of volatility and uncertainty at present. Ferrous metals markets have dived after the iron ore price fell. In paper, the value of used newspapers and magazines has reduced and this has also knocked the price paid for lower quality mixed papers. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2015 Industry news Countrystyle Recycling Ltd find Bell loader well-equipped for plant’s demands Continuing its aim to help clients achieve zero waste to landfill, Countrystyle has extended its fleet with the new addition of a L1506E Wheeled Loader from Bell Equipment UK. Countrystyle Recycling · 20 Mar 2015 Industry news Rogerson assesses options to support plastics recycling Environment minister Dan Rogerson has brought together the recycling sector, plastics industry, retailers and waste trade associations to discuss the difficulties facing the plastics recycling market. In a meeting earlier this week, the minister aired concerns about the pressures on the sector and noted the recent challenges for plastics recycling in light of oil prices … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2015 Industry news Separate glass among Dundee collection changes Dundee city council has begun the two-year roll-out of a new collection regime for household recycling, as it seeks to almost double its recycling rate from 32% currently to 60% by 2020. Residents in the city, which is the fourth largest in Scotland, are to receive a complete overhaul of their recycling and waste collections, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s partner signed a contract to supply 2 waste combustion systems for the new district MSW incineration [&] power generation... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Mar 2015 Global MARTIN GmbH MARTIN’s partner signed a contract to supply 3 waste combustion systems for the Renewable Energy Center in Shanghai’s Jiading district,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Mar 2015 Industry news Defra backs ‘caddy bag’ flexible packaging trial Defra is backing a trial to assess the feasibility of collecting flexible laminated packaging such as food and drink pouches, pet food pouches and toothpaste tubes from households, via a ‘caddy bag’ scheme. The scheme is intended to demonstrate that aluminium can be recovered from the material for recycling. Around £188,000 has been secured from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2015 Industry news Waste industry welcomes extra funding to tackle crime Members of the waste industry have unanimously welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to provide extra funding for the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime. The funding, which was announced in the Chancellor’s spring Budget yesterday (March 18), will see the Treasury allocate a “one off £4.2 million increase in Environment Agency funding to address waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2015 Industry news Barking and Dagenham refuse drivers walk out Refuse collections are likely to be affected in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham over the next three days, the council has said, due to a planned walk out by GMB union refuse drivers over a pay dispute. Of the 136 drivers in the council’s overall fleet, which includes refuse vehicles, 30 came into … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news Three achieve gold in Zero Waste Awards Three companies have been bestowed with gold Zero Waste Awards for showing commitment to preventing, reusing and recycling waste. Soft drink label manufacturer Americk Webtech, the New York Bakery Company and WEEE Recycler RDC have all achieved a ‘gold rating’ for their innovative approach to achieving zero waste, following the latest round of judging in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news Viridor brings cyclist safety to London waste fleet Viridor has fitted its London-based waste collection vehicles with sideguards and sensors, to help prevent collisions on the road with cyclists. Over 50 rigid vehicles from the Canning Town and Iver South depots have been fitted with a range of measures aimed at minimising potential hazards to road users. These include side guard bars to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news Chancellor gives Agency £4.2m to tackle waste crime There were no surprises in terms of the rate of landfill tax to be charged in coming years in today’s Budget, but there was a big announcement on extra funding to tackle waste crime. The Budget documents reveal that Chancellor George Osborne is to change the cap on contributions by landfill operators to the Landfill … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Policy & government Budget 2015: HM Revenue and Customs overview This overview highlights the main new budget 2015 announcements made by the Chancellor. GOV.UK · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news Humber Wood Recycling wins at Green Energy Awards 2015 A massive well-done to Humber Wood Recycling Project, who won in the ‘Engaging the Community’ category in this year’s Humber Renewables & Green Energy Awards. Community Wood Recycling · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news £4.2m Scottish Borders waste contract claim dropped A multi-million pound legal claim linked to the scrapped Scottish Borders waste treatment contract has been dropped. The claim against Scottish Borders council was raised in the Court of Session in August 2013, dating back to claims made in 2011 by Barry Phelps, director of London-based management consultancy D&P Management Enterprises. Mr Phelps was engaged … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Industry news Monoworld fined for illegally exporting waste A Bedfordshire-based plastics and paper recycling firm has been ordered to pay more than £23,000 after attempting to illegally export mixed waste to Germany and China. Monoworld Ltd, of Sharnbrook, was sentenced at Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Court after the company admitted sending the waste without the prior written notification and consent of the authorities. The Court … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2015 Council news Sign In - Colchester City Council Colchester Council · 17 Mar 2015 Industry news Shanks delivers first RDF to Ferrybridge Multifuel plant Shanks has delivered the load of first refuse derived fuel (RDF) for incineration at the 570,000 tonnes-per-year capacity Ferrybridge Multifuel 1(FM1) facility in West Yorkshire. The plant has been built as part of a joint venture between energy and gas supplier SSE plc and Wheelabrator – Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL). FM1 is located at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2015 Industry news FCC fined after Watford worker killed by loading shovel FCC Waste Services has been ordered to pay £265,000 after a worker was struck and killed by a vehicle at the firm’s Waterdale waste transfer station in Watford. Patrick Murphy, 58, who had worked as a groundsman at the waste transfer station since 2004, was run over by a JCB loading shovel on-site in August … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2015 Industry news East Staffordshire considers three-weekly collections East Staffordshire borough council has become the latest local authority to consider operating its residual waste collection service once every three weeks. The council is considering the measure in a bid to cut operational costs and reduce the amount of food waste disposed of by residents in residual bins. Currently, the authority collects residual in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2015 Industry news Westminster panel calls for “green industrial revolution” Labour MP Barry Sheerman has called for a “green industrial revolution” at the unveiling of a report on resource policy recommendations in Westminster yesterday (March 16). And, the member of parliament for Huddersfield added that he would like to see more engagement with the electorate on agendas such as the circular economy and climate change. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2015 Industry news Maddan hails growth of organics sector The organics recycling industry has been hailed as a sector which has grown from being “a tiny little pea to a 10 million tonne vine”. The analogy was drawn last week by Alexander Maddan, chair of the Organics Recycling Group of the Renewable Energy Association, while addressing members at their annual conference held at Horwood … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news DCLG recycling fund soars from £5m to £11m Eric Pickles’ Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has today (March 16) announced that 46 successful bids are to receive funding through its Recycling Rewards Scheme. The scheme, which was originally offering funding totalling £5 million, has now been extended to offer a total of £11.1 million to local authorities, after the Department opted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news Moffett Forklift Truck for Packaged Waste What is a Moffett forklift truck? A Moffett forklift truck is a type of forklift vehicle that is able to attach itself to another vehicle, as shown in the image above. Why is a Moffett forklift truck necessary for packaged waste? CSG and J&G have invested in this type of forklift truck to provide additional […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news MetalMatters launches in Wrexham The first MetalMatters campaign of 2015 sees people living in Wrexham being urged to make their ‘metals matter’ by recycling more of the estimated 58.4 million items of metal packaging they use in their homes every year.* Used metal packaging can be recycled endlessly into new products at a far lower cost to industry, and […] Alupro · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news Court rejects Beddington EfW appeal application A legal challenge against Viridor’s proposed £200 million energy from waste plant in South London has been rejected by the Court of Appeal. Protest group Stop the South London Incinerator brought its case against the London borough of Sutton council – over its decision to grant the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility planning permission in March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news Roydon hit by ‘severe’ fire at Swinton plastics site Firefighters have extinguished a major fire at a plastic recycling plant operated by Roydon Group in Swinton, Greater Manchester, that broke out yesterday afternoon (March 15). Eight fire engines were used to tackle the blaze at the site at Units 1-3 Rake Lane close to the M60 motorway, after having been called out at 4.40 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news Sheffield proposes shared bins for residents Residents on certain streets in Sheffield could be asked to share their bins, under city council plans to save £3.4 million across its waste and recycling services by 2017. According to the council, the shared bin scheme would be rolled out on specific streets where households have multiple occupants, such as student areas. The scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2015 Policy & government Assessing the impact of exposure to microplastics in fish Research to assess the potential impacts of microplastics on fish. GOV.UK · 16 Mar 2015 Policy & government CCC visits Northern Ireland Our Chairman Lord Deben, Chief Executive Matthew Bell and I spent 2 days in Northern Ireland in March… Climate Change Committee · 16 Mar 2015 Industry news POWERDAY AWARDED FORS GOLD Powerday has been awarded the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) gold accreditation, the highest standard of the Transport for London scheme. View our case study here. FORS is designed to help ... Powerday · 16 Mar 2015 Policy & government Downloadable Documents | Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 15 Mar 2015 Policy & government Contact | Environment Research & Technology Comprehensive Information Website - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 15 Mar 2015 Policy & government New era where families are rewarded for recycling - not fined or bullied Millions of families across the country who recycle their household rubbish will now be rewarded with cash prizes, shopping vouchers and loyalty points. GOV.UK · 14 Mar 2015 Industry news Tackling food waste to feed the world With less than 10 days to go until Waste-Works at the ExCeL Centre in London (March 22-25), the waste and resource event dedicated to the food and drink industry, WRAP’s director of sustainable food systems and technical lead Dr Richard Swannell explains how tackling food waste could solve the challenge of feeding the world’s growing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2015 Industry news Kent councils hear commodity market concerns The head of the waste sector trade body the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has called for cooperation between councils, government and industry to help weather a difficult period for the resources industry. Jacob Hayler, who has been executive director at the ESA since the turn of the year, made the comments at the Kent Resource … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2015 Council news Community grants - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 13 Mar 2015 Industry news Q4 2014 packaging data indicates strong year for glass Compliance schemes welcomed publication of the final provisional packaging waste recovery statistics for 2014 yesterday (March 12), showing the market appears to have met its obligations for the year. The Q4 figures for September – December 2014, which are available on the National Packaging Waste Database, also show a large carry over in glass and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2015