Recycling news: 2019

Council news Accessibility Statement - Mid Ulster Council Mid Ulster Council · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news ‘End of the line’ for RRS Derbyshire contract The £900 million waste management contract between Derbyshire and Derby councils and Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS) has been brought to an early end due to delays in completion of the Sinfin gasification plant. The contract with Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire) Ltd – a partnership between infrastructure firm Interserve and waste management company Renewi – was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Duracell promotes battery recycling with elephant sculpture A life-sized elephant sculpture has been created by artist Tony Diaz as part of an initiative by the battery manufacturer Duracell to encourage portable battery recycling, writes Lucy Lewin. According to Duracell, 20,000 tonnes of portable batteries are sent to UK landfill sites every year, rather than being recycled. With the intention of raising awareness … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Up the Bears with Countrystyle! Strengthening its dedication to the local community, Countrystyle proudly sponsors the Bearsted FC V. AFC Croydon match ahead of the […] Countrystyle Recycling · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Ed on the Environment: Surveying the Damage to the Great Barrier Reef Bywaters’ Head of Sustainability, Ed van Reenen, writes about his recent trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and the growing problem of coral bleaching. Bywaters · 5 Aug 2019 Policy & government CH98550 - Penalties for VAT and excise wrongdoing: other penalty issues: company and company officer penalties: company officer liable to a penalty GOV.UK · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Vehicle news round-up (05/08/19) With news on: new telescopic loaders from Doosan Bobcat; Fareham deploys used RCV in fleet; JCB Hydradig for Irish Polymer processing plant; Arnold Plant Hire fleet grows with JCB order, and; B&M Waste invests in driver safety. Doosan Bobcat launches new telescopic loaders A new range of telescopic loaders have been launched by Doosan Bobcat … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Investment boosts recycling capacity for Axion Polymers - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Winchester to add glass after contract switch Winchester council is adding separate collections of glass to its kerbside recycling service under changes being rolled out as it splits away from a joint contract with East Hampshire council. The two local authorities currently have a joint contract with the waste management firm Biffa, which began in 2011 and comes to an end on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news What in the world are nurdles? Plastic pellets, or nurdles, are tiny (3-5mm) pieces of plastic used to make drink bottles, food containers, toothbrushes … you name it, if it’s plastic, it’s likely been made with nurdles. These seemingly innocent mini balls of plastic usually end up in the sea. They are spilt and leaked in all stages of their life […] Planet Patrol · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Is plastic the biggest threat to our oceans? There are already 150 million tonnes of plastic on Earth, with eight million more tonnes entering the oceans every single year. If you joined together all the plastic bags ever produced, they would circle the earth 4,200 times. Plastic pollution and its harmful effects on both the health of the environment and humans is all […] Planet Patrol · 5 Aug 2019 Industry news Hydrogen helping the environment, reducing carbon emissions Morry Markowitz, President of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association details how policies have been implemented that increase the role of hydrogen in various applications – including transportation as one method reducing carbon emissions. Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Aug 2019 Industry news The UK’s new trade secretary met with US pressure groups to discuss weakening regulations The post The UK’s new trade secretary met with US pressure groups to discuss weakening regulations appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 4 Aug 2019 Industry news Policy News - Biofuels International Magazine Biofuels International · 4 Aug 2019 Council news Ruth Poverty Fact Book Parent - Leeds Observatory Leeds Council · 3 Aug 2019 Industry news Recycling – Issue 15 Autumn 2019 The post Recycling – Issue 15 Autumn 2019 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Aug 2019 Council news Apply for it - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 3 Aug 2019 Council news Hastings Borough Council (HBC) Contact info - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news Building better oaks for the urban environment Dr Nina Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute, School of Integrative Plant Science explores how building better oaks will help improve the future of urban environments. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Aug 2019 Council news Gloucester City Council - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news Council officers stage ‘mock fly tip’ South Cambridgeshire district council officers staged a ‘mock fly-tip’ in an effort to raise awareness of the impact of improper waste disposal and to gauge public reaction to the incident. As part of the stunt, officers dumped a fridge, freezer, mattress, pallets, packaging and bags of other waste at a spot at the Milton Park … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news Suez applies to increase Suffolk EfW capacity Suez Recycling and Recovery UK has applied to the Environment Agency to increase the permitted capacity of its energy from waste (EfW) facility at Great Blakenham in Suffolk by 26,000 tonnes. The two-stream plant currently has approval to treat around 269,000 tonnes per-year and has been receiving residual waste from Suffolk county council since commissioning … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2019 Global International Solid Waste Association Names the Next Managing Director The new Managing Director will lead the Association starting January 2020 in the new location of the ISWA General Secretariat in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news News From The Network 29 July – 2 August Find out what our members have been up to this week. Instagram releases new donate button! The Genesis Trust are also finding more ways to fundraise online You can use #easyfundraising to raise FREE donations for Genesis with over 60 airlines! These are some of the biggest donations you can raise for us, so please […] Reuse Network · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news Biffa ‘smashes’ WasteAid fundraising target Waste management firm Biffa has announced that its staff have raised more than three times the fundraising target set after establishing a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid. The partnership was set up in April between the two, with Biffa pledging to support WasteAid financially and offer its expertise to help communities in developing countries … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2019 Industry news Allerdale seeks end to recycling suspension Allerdale council’s executive will meet on Tuesday (August 6) in a bid to resolve issues that have seen suspensions to the borough’s garden waste and dry recycling collections services. This comes after the Shadow Environment Secretary and MP for Workington, Sue Hayman, asked the borough council to consider a refund or a reduction in council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2019 Council news Free school meals - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 1 Aug 2019 Council news Prevent - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news RDF under pressure as Amsterdam backs restrictions Amsterdam council is supporting a call by the Dutch Waste Management Association for the Netherlands to import less waste for incineration because of the part-closure of the city’s energy from waste plant. Any restrictions could further hit the UK’s export of RDF – refuse derived fuel – with the Netherlands the major importer from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news Plastics recycler fined after baler injures worker’s hand A Manchester-based plastics recycler has been fined £13,000 after an employee seriously injured his hand and lost two fingers whilst operating a baler at a site in Bolton. The incident at the site at Bradford Street, operated by Wrapp Recycling Ltd, occurred on 2 October 2018. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2019 Research & science Stellenangebote der ETH Zürich - ETH Zürich ETH Zurich News · 1 Aug 2019 Global Our journey towards Plastic Free July The zero waste movement goes on every day, but if there was any time to get more involved, that was definitely July. Indeed, for the entire month, nearly 1,500 organizations and more than 6,000 individuals from all over the world have taken part in Plastic Free July, because trying to live without plastic is possible! […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Aug 2019 Policy & government IP6 0NW, Viridor Waste Management Limited: partial surrender issued - EPR/BV4517IM/S010 View the partial surrender issued for Masons Landfill Site, Ipswich under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news Biffa and Bywaters retain North London MRF contracts The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has awarded renewed contracts, believed to be worth up to £90 million, to Biffa and Bywaters for the processing of mixed dry recyclables. As a feature of the new contracts, the Authority will take a greater share of income from the material processed, after bidders took a ‘cautious view’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news The role of local authorities in reaching net-zero Anthony Donoghue, Principal Engineer and Power Systems team lead at WSP, highlights what role local authorities play in reaching net-zero targets. Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Aug 2019 Council news School Attendance - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 1 Aug 2019 Policy & government New studies will help drive protections for beetles Two new studies into groups of British beetles have been published by Natural England to provide a better picture of the conservation status of these insects. GOV.UK · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news B&M acquires AWS Recycling’s trade waste division B&M Waste Services has continued its expansion in the Midlands by acquiring the trade waste division of AWS Recycling. Birmingham-based AWS Recycling is a commercial waste specialist with operations throughout the Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley and Wolverhampton area. The company also operates a MRF for commercial waste in Birmingham, which it will continue to run after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2019 Industry news Veolia reports growth in waste business Global resources firm Veolia has reported ‘strong’ growth in earnings across its waste business for the first half of 2019, despite a continued impact from falling recovered paper prices. The Paris-headquartered company published six-month financial results today (1 August), in which it highlighted a growth in revenue across its global operations, which include waste, water … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2019 Global The Zero Waste Study Tour Experience 2019: Slovenia An international delegation from all over Europe, led by the Zero Waste Cities Team, visited Ljubljana, Vrhnika and Bled to learn how Slovenia is leading the way towards zero waste. Slovenia is well known for being a green country as it has been awarded the Greenest destination price in 2016. Obviously, waste management plays an […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Aug 2019