Recycling news: 2016

Industry news EA monitors odour progress at North East landfill sites Remedial works to tackle odour problems at two landfill sites in North East England are progressing in the wake of enforcement notices issued by the Environment Agency earlier this year. Complaints from local residents about odour have led to the Agency issuing notices against both Suez’s Path Head landfill site near Gateshead and Octagon Green … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news COSLA pleased with recycling charter progress Scottish local authorities have started to sign up to the Household Recycling Charter, a consistent recycling system for Scotland launched in December 2015. The Charter, a joint initiative by Scottish Government and COSLA Zero Waste Taskforce, introduces a three-stream recycling system. This uses one container for glass, one container for paper and card, and one … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news Newcastle and North Tyneside tender MRF contract Newcastle city and North Tyneside councils are seeking a contractor to handle household recyclables for up to five years. Under the arrangement, the successful candidate will provide and operate a materials recycling facility (MRF) to receive, sort and transfer segregated materials for reprocessing. Combined, the neighbouring authorities are expected to generate a combined 34,000 tonnes … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news SMEs ‘not complying’ with Duty of Care, campaign warns A campaign designed to assist small businesses in understanding their Duty of Care obligations has been launched by the Environmental Services Association (ESA) today (12 April). The ‘Right Waste, Right Place’ campaign aims to provide ‘practical’ information for companies, partnerships, family businesses and sole traders to comply with waste legislation and tackle waste crime. The … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news Probio Energy and Newport Paper agree RDF export deal Hartlepool-based Probio Energy has struck a three-year deal with waste firm Newport Paper to export 100,000 tonnes of refuse derived fuel (RDF) to Scandinavia for energy and heat generation. Announced today (April 12), the deal will see bales of RDF produced at Avondale Environmental Ltd’s specially-modified facility at Polmont near Falkirk, before being exported to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news Norfolk overhauls HWRC charging system Norfolk county council is trialling a revised ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ (PAYT) charging system at eight of its household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) from this week. And, the authority is also introducing a paid-for ‘trade waste’ service at seven sites. Residents have been able to deposit DIY waste on a PAYT basis at Norfolk’s major recycling centres for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2016 Industry news Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016 - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 12 Apr 2016 Global Bioeconomy 2.0 will help lead the EU’s renewable revolution – with the right support On the occasion of ‘BioEconomyUtrecht2016’, the fourth Bioeconomy Stakeholders’ Conference, the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) calls on the EU to lead a worldwide transition towards a renewable, low-carbon economy. Europe has all of the means necessary to become a global leader in the bioeconomy, if its potential is realised and embraced by European policy makers. […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Norfolk ELV site hit by ‘serious’ fire Fire crews have tackled a ‘serious’ fire at a scrap yard and end of life vehicle (ELV) treatment site in Seething, Norfolk, which broke out late last night (10 April). Around 70 firefighters from Norfolk and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Services attended the call at David Yarham Salvage Ltd at Harveys Lane, responding to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Awards for Excellence 2016 finalists announced The list of finalists for the 2016 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management has been unveiled, with businesses, community organisations and councils all in the running for accolades. Winners are due to be announced at a celebratory luncheon and Awards Ceremony on 19 May at the Landmark Hotel, London. Launched in 2004, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Air Products – what happens now? News last week that Air Products is to exit the energy from waste sector has come as little surprise to many in the waste industry. “It was inevitable,” tweeted Jarno Stet, waste services manager at Westminster city council. “Reluctant to point out I said this would happen but I will,” tweeted consultant Nigel Mattravers. Even … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Gent Fairhead pushes ahead on Rivenhall waste plant The developer of the Rivenhall energy recovery and recycling facility in Essex – with a proposed capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year – has started preparation works on the site after the county council agreed to its revised plans. However, the county council has come under fire from some local residents who are seeking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Amey employee killed in Daventry truck collision An Amey refuse collection crew worker has been killed in a collision with a refuse truck while collecting waste from properties in Daventry on Friday (8 April). Kane Beard, 22, from Daventry, had been working as part of a four-man collection crew when the incident occurred on Ashby Road at its junction with Langdon Close … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Global Renewables cut hits Lancashire organics collections South Ribble borough council in Lancashire will cease to collect commingled food and garden waste from households from June in the wake of the closure of Global Renewables’ in-vessel composting services. From June 1 2016, the council will end commingled garden and food waste collections “in line with the request from Lancashire county council as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2016 Industry news Mick Crossan Recognised for London ABA Support In recognition of Mick Crossan's support and commitment to London ABA and young Londoner's, a special presentation of the revered and sought after 'Champions Belts' was made on 7th April to mark Mr Cr... Powerday · 10 Apr 2016 Council news School year groups - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 9 Apr 2016 Council news Bexley Foodbank - London Borough of Bexley Bexley Council · 9 Apr 2016 Council news Job vacancies at Salford City Council - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news Recyclers urge commercial approach to moisture Publication of guidelines for the quality of recovered, or waste paper, published by a pan-European paper association earlier this week have been broadly welcomed by the UK’s two paper organisations. But there are some concerns that CEPI failed to consult fully with the recycling sector on the guidance and that its wording on moisture content … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 8 April 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report on the decision by Air Products to exit the energy-from-waste business, putting in doubt the future of a major residual waste treatment project. Also we report on a Finnish company developing robots capable of sorting waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news News in Brief (08/04/16) With news of: Environmental Waste Controls awarded Lincolnshire HWRC contract; Fife council launches ‘Food for Thought’ campaign; Mick George provides Boston employment opportunities; Cardiff seeks partner for new reuse project, and; H2 Energy Group enters administration. Lincolnshire awards Bourne HWRC contract Lincolnshire county council has awarded Environmental Waste Controls a one-year con… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news Paper PRN boost expected as protocol change confirmed An increase in the proportion of mixed papers that can be counted as packaging during recycling has been confirmed by the Environment Agency. For 2016, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has agreed that 23% of mixed papers can be recycled as packaging material – up from 12.5%, under changes to the Packaging … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news Waste wood market ‘less reliant on Sweden’ Amid concern over Environment Agency plans to impose stricter storage rules, wood recyclers are reporting a more stable spot market for lower grade material and slightly less reliance on biomass export. The waste wood market has traditionally been driven by seasonal demand, with arisings from summertime construction work helping to boost stocks of material, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news North West study finds £20m of waste efficiency savings EXCLUSIVE: Twenty-two local authorities in North West England saved a combined £20 million per annum through delivering waste efficiencies, a report by council advisory body Local Partnerships has found. The review, published last week, looked at the ways waste efficiencies can be delivered despite continuing budget restraints within the region. The North West region has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2016 Council news Schools admissions - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 8 Apr 2016 Industry news Port Talbot electric arc furnace ‘would be boost for UK’ Development of an electric arc furnace at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot site could give the UK an opportunity to take a lead in scrap metal recycling and steel production, according to a top UK metals academic. The view that an opportunity could emerge from the difficulties facing the plant came today (7 April) from Julian Allwood, Professor of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2016 Industry news Edinburgh cuts trade waste collection service City of Edinburgh council has announced that it is to end its collection service for waste from businesses after claiming that the scheme is not making enough income to cover its costs. From Friday (1 April) the council has stopped selling sacks for the collection of waste, as well as stickers for cardboard boxes. Collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2016 Global Running on empty: What business, government and citizens must do to confront South Africa’s water crisis The post Running on empty: What business, government and citizens must do to confront South Africa’s water crisis appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 7 Apr 2016 Industry news Consortium aims to break ‘national waste monopoly’ A consortium of small and medium-sized waste businesses are pooling together to break a ‘monopoly’ on commercial waste collection in the UK. National Resource Consortium (NRC), a company co-founded by Huntingdon-based recycling firm Mick George Ltd, says it will tackle the ‘large, corporate’ waste management firms which it claims dominate the regional markets. Its members … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2016 Industry news Defra moves to clarify rules on lamp crushing Companies crushing fluorescent tube lamps containing mercury may have to apply for a permit to do so, under new rules being brought in by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from 2017. Last month, the Department tightened a permitting exemption that allowed lighting producers to crush lamps on their own sites without … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2016 Council news Contacts - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 6 Apr 2016 Council news Council tax - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 6 Apr 2016 Council news Bins and recycling - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 6 Apr 2016 Industry news Circular Economy Package under discussion at the EU: ERP supports consistent, constructive solutions for EPR schemes across Europe Der Beitrag Circular Economy Package under discussion at the EU: erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 6 Apr 2016 Industry news Robotic recycling – a glimpse of the future? Cheerleaders for the circular economy claim that enhanced recycling and reuse of products can create thousands of jobs around the UK and Europe, many of those in the sorting and separation of waste for recovery. However, as the technology around waste management and recycling becomes more sophisticated, does this reduce the employment opportunities in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2016 Industry news Celebrating our ten-year anniversary 6 April 2016 On its ten-year anniversary as an independent sustainability company, Resource Futures announces its new executive team. Sam Reeve has officially taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer from Jane Stephenson who has become Business Development Director. Supporting Sam are two newly created senior roles: Bethan Jones steps up as Head of Engagement and Communications, whilst Emma… Resource Futures · 6 Apr 2016 Industry news Vehicle news round-up (06/04/16) With news on: Collett’s RCV investment; FCS moves into waste market; O’Donovan showcases Mercedes skip loader, and; Sentinel upgrades reversing radar system. Collett invests in RCV-hire fleet Municipal vehicle hire specialist, Collett Transport Services (CTS) has invested over £2.3m in the past 12 months expanding and refreshing its fleet. The investment has seen over 30 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2016 Policy & government Summary of Hazardous Waste Requirements - pca.state.mn.us Minnesota PCA · 6 Apr 2016 Industry news Impetus ‘anticipated’ Air Products Teesside exit Impetus Waste Management has confirmed that its RDF operations will not be affected by Air Products’ decision to axe its gasification project in Teesside. The North East waste business was contracted to supply the two 350,000 tonne-per-year plants with refuse-derived fuel. Feedstock for the project would have been provided by Impetus’ own 10-year residual waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2016 Council news Register for a MyCouncil account - Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Council · 5 Apr 2016