Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Croydon cracks down on trade waste collection Croydon council is to expand the trial of a ban on the daytime collection of trade waste outside commercial properties in parts of the borough, in a bid to crack down on the illegal dumping of waste. In March, Croydon council officers imposed a daytime ban on private waste contractors collecting rubbish from outside Thornton … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Council news Happy Mount Park - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 21 Apr 2016 Council news Online payments - Bradford Council Bradford Council · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news MBA Polymers to process WEEE plastic MBA Polymers is to begin production of a blended polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer product, produced using plastic recovered from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the company reports. The PC/ABS product will come in the form of pellets from shredded plastic components in the WEEE stream, and can be used in automotive applications … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Viridor backs Scottish recycling consistency drive Resource management firm Viridor has called for funding from the Scottish Government to help local authorities in the country develop more closely-aligned recycling systems. Viridor’s call for funds comes as Scottish councils weigh up whether to sign up to the Household Recycling Charter, which promotes a consistent recycling system for Scottish households, launched in December … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news RDF exporter and EfW specialist given Queen’s Awards Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd, Inciner8, Vegware and Premier Solutions are among the waste sector businesses who have today (April 21) been recognised in the Queen’s Enterprise Awards. Two-hundred and forty three companies received an award this year, recognising results in innovation, international trade and sustainable development. Inciner8 Limited was one of six small and medium … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Policy & government Human Rights and Democracy Report 2014 A report on the activity in 2014 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy around the world. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Former Cornwall waste operators ordered to clear site The two former owners of a waste transfer business in Cornwall have been fined and ordered to clear the site within 18 months. David and Donna Shrigley, former directors of DRS Demolition National Ltd, pleaded guilty to permit breaches on numerous occasions at the St Dennis site between April 2014 and December 2015. DRS Demolition … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Recycling & Waste Management Services UK | First Mile - First Mile First Mile · 21 Apr 2016 Council news Council Tax - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Careers - First Mile First Mile · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Derby defends decision to remove recycling points Derby city council has insisted it is “very aware” of its legal obligation to provide a recycling service for residents – despite removing communal facilities from some of its streets. The council replaced fortnightly mixed recycling collections with ‘community recycling points’ for 11 streets in the Normanton area in late 2014, citing “unreasonably high costs” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news FEVE calls for mandatory glass separation The European Container Glass Federation FEVE has called the separate collection of packaging ‘absolutely essential’ in its report on proposals for new waste laws within the EU. In a response this week to the European Commission’s Circular Economy package, which was outlined in December, FEVE, representing the Europe’s container glass industry has called on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Augean sees growth in APC residue disposal Waste management specialist Augean has today (20 April) announced contracts for the treatment and disposal of air pollution control residues (APCR), pointing to APCR disposal as a ‘growth’ area in its waste business. Augean’s contracts with existing unnamed customers involve the handling and disposal of around 49,000 tonnes of APCR per year up to March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Otley man killed in head-on waste truck collision A 70-year-old man has been killed in a head-on collision involving a car and a council-owned refuse collection vehicle near Harrogate. The driver of the car from Otley, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident between Blubberhouses and Greenhow Hill at 8.55am yesterday (19 April). The fatal incident … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Policy & government 'UK is committed to supporting India’s goal of 100 smart cities' Speaking notes for Dominic McAllister, British Deputy High Commissioner Bengaluru at sustainable urbanisation conference, 19 April. GOV.UK · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Geminor to transport RDF from Guernsey to Sweden Norwegian-owned waste fuels specialist Geminor has been selected as the preferred bidder by the States of Guernsey Government for a contract to handle around 25,000 tonnes of residual waste from the island each year from 2018. Geminor was selected following a competitive tender process and has proposed to export the waste as refuse derived fuel … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Council news Public Register Person Search - licensing.bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Leeds EfW plant completed ahead of schedule Operations have begun at an energy from waste plant designed to treat up to 214,000 tonnes of household waste generated in Leeds each year. Following a thorough testing phase, construction contractors have completed and handed over the Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility to the city council three months ahead of schedule. The facility, which is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news The Bit At The Bottom v1 A guide to help manufacturers, retailers and packaging designers tackle the problem of Unintentional Product Residue (UPR). INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Brexit ‘risk’ to UK recycling investment Investment in waste and recycling infrastructure would be put at risk if the UK were to leave the EU, the head of the waste giant Suez has claimed, in response to an MPs’ report on the impact of EU environmental policy on the UK. Voters are braced for a crunch referendum on 23 June to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news FEAD calls for ‘leadership’ on eco-design The trade body representing Europe’s waste management firms has called for ‘leadership’ from the European Commission on eco-design, which it is claimed could be ‘crucial’ to the development of a circular economy. FEAD – the European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services – has claimed that waste firms are ‘concerned’ by the need to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news The Bit at the Bottom INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Wastecycle renews £20m Nottingham waste contract Wastecycle has been awarded a contract worth up to a potential £20 million to process refuse and recyclables on behalf of Nottingham city council. The initial two-year deal, with a three year extension option, will see the East Midlands-based waste management firm manage up to 44,000 tonnes of mixed household dry recyclables, municipal refuse, garden … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news ABF Interim Report 2016 - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Viridor invests £2 million in Sheffield glass sorting line Viridor has announced the completion of a £2 million investment in its glass recycling facility in Sheffield, marked with a visit from the MP for Sheffield South East Clive Betts. A total of £6.7m has been invested in the facility, located at Salmon Pastures near the centre of Sheffield, in recent years. The £2million investment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Global Reaction to the tiered approach to carbon leakage protection The signatories (see below), energy-intensive industries express concerns regarding the so called “tiered approach” to carbon leakage protection under the EU ETS The tiered approach1 would reserve free allowances for some sectors at the expense of others. It goes against the principle set in the October European Council Conclusions that best performing companies in ETS […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Apr 2016 Research & science ACS Energy Letters Journal - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 18 Apr 2016 Council news How to pay - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news FGS Organics acquires EnVar Composting Agricultural recycler FGS Organics has today (18 April) announced the purchase of ADAS Group’s EnVar Composting Ltd – believed to be the largest composting operations of its kind in the UK. The sale is the latest addition to the portfolio of companies owned by Trevor Heathcote and forms a ‘natural progression’ for FGS Organics’ compost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news Elderly woman dies in Edinburgh waste truck collision The NWH Group is assisting police inquiries after an elderly woman was killed in a collision with one of its refuse collection vehicles (RCV) in Edinburgh yesterday (17 April). The 85-year-old pedestrian was struck by the collection lorry, operated by the Scottish waste business, on Morningside Road in the south of the city at around … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (18/04/16) With news on; Lumicom appoints general manager; Ward joins SEaB in advisory role, and; UKWSL appoints logistics manager Philip Ward joins SEaB Energy On-site waste to energy specialist SEaB Energy has announced the appointment of former senior civil servant Philip Ward, who is joining the company in an advisory role. Previously, Mr Ward had worked … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news Would EU exit affect demand for UK RDF? OPINION: Lenny van Klink, director of Dutch financial consultancy Rebel looks at the potential impact of a UK exit from the European Union on the continental RDF market. The market for the export of UK waste to the mainland, especially the Netherlands, is to be viewed as one which has a high degree of certainty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news Construction specialist appointed to oversee Belfast EfW Equitix has appointed global consultancy Turner & Townsend to oversee construction of a £107 million energy from waste plant in Belfast. The project, which will process up to 180,000 tonnes of household waste per year, has been described as the largest of its kind in Northern Ireland. It will be fuelled by feedstock derived from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news 16-year-old bailed after Fleetwood waste fire A 16-year-old boy from Fleetwood has been released on police bail, in relation to a fire which broke out at a waste storage site near the town on Saturday (16 April) night. The fire involved 3,000 tonnes of baled plastic waste which had been stored in a warehouse building at Jameson Road for onward transport … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news Clothing retailer H&M launches ‘World Recycle Week’ Clothing retailer H&M has today (18 April) begun its ‘World Recycle Week’ campaign and is aiming to collect 1,000 tonnes of old clothing from customers across its 3,600 stores worldwide. During the campaign, running from 18– 24 April, shoppers will receive a 30% discount in-store in exchange for the unwanted or worn out clothes they … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016 Council news Recovery of unpaid council tax - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 18 Apr 2016 Industry news TRA elects new President At an Extraordinary General Meeting, the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has elected a new President, John Bramwell, following the retirement of the previous incumbent, Mike Wilson. John Bramwell is Operations Director at Conica Ltd based in Newark. He joined the Company (then Charles Lawrence Recycling) in 2001 as Operations Manager for the Tyre Recycling Plant.… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Apr 2016 Global Global Forest Products Industry is Part of the Solution to Climate Change São Paulo – The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and its members welcome the signing of the landmark United Nations agreement to tackle climate change, set to take place on April 22. The agreement urges countries to implement policies that would allow them to keep a global temperature rise below 2 degrees […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Apr 2016 Council news About the Council - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 17 Apr 2016