Recycling news: 2017

Industry news AO and TRG join to form fridge and WEEE recycling giant Online electricals retailer AO has acquired Shropshire-based WEEE specialist The Recycling Group (TRG) to form what is considered to be the UK’s largest fridge and WEEE recycling company. The two firms have joined forces to launch AO Recycling – which is expected to recycle 700,000 fridges a year from a ‘cutting edge’ new plant in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2017 Industry news 2017 Charity Boxing The post 2017 Charity Boxing appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 16 Jun 2017 Industry news RDF exporter secures long-term UK orders from CoGen A long-term contract estimated to involve up to 1.5 million tonnes of waste as RDF for energy recovery in the UK, has been awarded to the UK subsidiary of Dutch firm N+P. Initially the agreement will involve the contract for the supply of 240,000 tonnes a year of RDF for energy recovery in the UK rather … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2017 Industry news Veolia in ‘overtime pay’ tribunal Veolia Environmental Services has said it remains ‘committed’ to its legal obligations towards employees after an employment tribunal ruled last week (7 June) that the company should pay overtime to some waste and refuse workers. Veolia noted that not all claimants succeeded in their cases. Full details of the tribunal ruling are yet to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2017 Council news Charitable Trusts - Annual Accounts - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 16 Jun 2017 Council news Putting People First - Community Plan - Mid and East Antrim Council Mid and East Antrim Council · 16 Jun 2017 Industry news Conwy 4-weekly trial sees recycling increase Conwy council has announced a trial area of households receiving four-weekly refuse collections has seen a recycling increase of 17%. Three-weekly refuse bin collections and a trial of four-weekly refuse collections for 10,600 households were introduced throughout the county in September 2016. According to Jon Eastwood, waste manager at Conwy council, the early indicators are … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2017 Industry news £2m investment in further fleet upgrades Powerday has purchased 25 new vehicles as part of the company’s continued commitment to safety and efficiency in fleet management. The £2million deal with Volvo includes 25 skip vehicles, 5 of whi... Powerday · 15 Jun 2017 Industry news HP calls for circular innovation Electronics giant HP has called for more businesses to embrace circular innovation in order to move away from linear ‘take, make, discard’ manufacturing processes. The call for action came during a HP’s annual sustainability summit yesterday (14 June) in London, which coincided with the release of its 2016 Sustainability Report. During the summit, HP presented … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2017 Industry news Waste charges ‘don’t increase flytipping’ The imposition of charges for some wastes at civic amenity sites in West Sussex, which were later withdrawn, did not result in an increase in fly tipping in the county. This was one of the messages to delegates at the annual National Civic Amenity Site conference held in Coventry yesterday (14 June). The view on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2017 Policy & government Rising Sea Levels Sea level rise increases the frequency and severity of coastal flooding and rates of coastal erosion. Sea level rise will continue far beyond the 21st century, even if global temperature increase is limited to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. This POSTnote sets out the causes and likely future levels of sea level rise and its implications. It updates POSTnote 363 on Sea Level Rise, published in… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 15 Jun 2017 Policy & government Projecting Future Sea Level Rise This POSTbrief sets out the causes, likely future levels and implications of sea level rise. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 15 Jun 2017 Council news Minutes Planning applications committee 09:30 to 13:05 13 July 2017 Present: Councillors Driver (chair), Maxwell (vice chair), B - cmis.norwich.gov.uk Norwich Council · 15 Jun 2017 Industry news Boston warns of action over ‘bin lorry blockers’ Vehicle owners who continuously obstruct Boston borough council’s waste collection vehicles could face criminal proceedings, the local authority has warned. Registration numbers are being recorded of residents who repeatedly leave their vehicles ‘inconsiderately parked’ so that the lorries cannot pass, under a new initiative launched by the council. Residents whose vehicles are recorded as havi… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2017 Industry news Defra keeps Coffey following reshuffle Therese Coffey is to retain her post within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) the government has confirmed today (14 June). Dr Coffey who was last week re-elected as the Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal, will continue in the Department alongside George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth, and Lord Gardiner of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2017 Industry news Biffa agrees EfW partnership and eyes growth potential UK waste management giant Biffa plc has announced a partnership with energy from waste specialist Covanta to explore the development of two EfW plants in Cheshire and Leicestershire. The agreement was announced to coincide with the release of the company’s preliminary financial results this morning (14 June) for the year up to 24 March 2017, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2017 Industry news Tag Archives: Human Resources - binngroup.co.uk Binn Group · 14 Jun 2017 Industry news UK coal collapse plays major role in lowering global emissions Carbon emissions from the UK energy sector have fallen dramatically in recent years, leading to the country playing an outsized role in contributing to the global stalling of carbon emissions. Data published yesterday in BP’s annual Statistical Review of World’s Energy, shows that the UK’s energy sector saw the biggest drop in CO2 emissions in […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news UN expert warns Brazil backsliding on indigenous rights and environmental protection A United Nations human rights expert has warned that Brazil is going through a “dangerous time”, as the country experiences political turmoil putting indigenous rights and environmental protection at risk. John Knox, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, told Unearthed that proposals under consideration in the country’s congress would move the […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Jun 2017 Global EXPRA member GreenPak wins Koperattivi Malta Special Award GreenPak Cooperative was recently presented with a Special Award by Koperattivi Malta, a non-political organisation promoting the co-operative business model and its social responsibility dimension. GreenPak was recognised for leading […] EXPRA · 13 Jun 2017 Council news Car Parks - Stratford-on-Avon District Council Stratford-on-Avon Council · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news Appointments round-up (13/06/2017) With news on: Simon Weston to lead Circular Economy Fund; Helistrat appoints head of sustainability; UKWSL’s new board of directors; and, Renewi appoints human resources director. Simon Weston to lead Scotland’s Circular Economy Fund Zero Waste Scotland has appointed Simon Weston from the UK’s paper confederation as chair of Scotland’s Circular Economy fund. The organisation … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2017 Global Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic The post Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Jun 2017 Global Moda Sucia: La contaminación en la cadena de suministros del textil está intoxicando a la viscosa The post Moda Sucia: La contaminación en la cadena de suministros del textil está intoxicando a la viscosa appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Jun 2017 Global Mode yang Kotor: Bagaimana polusi dalam rantai pasokan tekstil global membuat rayon beracum The post Mode yang Kotor: Bagaimana polusi dalam rantai pasokan tekstil global membuat rayon beracum appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Jun 2017 Global Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic The post Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news UK ‘takes the lead’ in recycling warships The UK has taken the lead in recycling warships, according to a report by the Disposal Services Authority (DSA) on the recycling of the former warship HMS Endurance. The recycling process for the ship was won after a competitive tender by LEYAL Ship Recycling of Turkey. The process resulted in 95.04% of the total materials … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news Smart Solutions retain Masters of Waste Scotland trophy A four-man team from Smart Solutions has retained the winner’s trophy at the third Masters of Waste Scotland golf tournament held at Gleneagles on 8 June. The team of Wynn Morgan, Phil Hall, Rhys David and Tom David triumphed with a score of 82 points, seeing off competition from UKCM, whose four-man team scored a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news NRW in warning over criminals storing waste in Wales Criminal gangs are looking to illegally store baled waste on farms across Wales, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has warned. NRW, which is the Welsh government body that includes ‘Environment Agency’ functions in Wales has said it is asking farmers and land owners to be aware of requests to store baled waste on their land. In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2017 Council news Replacement Merthyr Tydfil Local Development Plan (2016 – 2031) Preferred Strategy - MERTHYR.GOV.UK Merthyr Tydfil Council · 13 Jun 2017 Industry news Comment: Can ocean sanctuaries be humanity’s insurance against climate change? The climate is changing and it is in our oceans where some of the most dramatic changes will be felt. Last week more than 200 governments met in New York to attend the first UN Oceans conference – renewing commitments to protect our seas – including moves towards new marine reserves. In an otherwise collaborative […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news Zero Waste Europe praises MEPs’ stance on EfW subsidies Moves by the European Commission to end financial support for municipal energy from waste plants have been backed by MEPs in a draft report. The draft document has now been welcomed by environment pressure group Zero Waste Europe which said the proposed ending of financial support would stop ‘market distortion’. Published earlier this month, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news Crew monitoring ‘essential’, says WISH Guidance and an information sheet for the effective monitoring of safety in refuse and recycling collections have been produced by the waste industry’s safety organisation, the WISH Forum. Published today, the Forum noted that monitoring should be “a core element of any local authority or private contractor health and safety management system”. And the public/private … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news Aylesbury Vale crowned 2017 refuse race champions A refuse collection crew from Aylesbury Vale district council was crowned the winner of the National Refuse Championships, which took place on Saturday (10 June) at Weston-super-Mare. The seafront event raised money for the Alzheimer’s Society and was organised by Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) of Gloucestershire. 17 teams took part in the championships, including Simply … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news NI firm Transco Waste fined over waste offences Northern Ireland waste management company Transco Waste Ltd, its manager Vivian Devlin and landowner Paul Devlin have been fined a total of £8,000 at Newry Crown Court for a series of fuel laundering waste offences, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has noted. The fines were imposed at the court on 9 June … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news Business Standard for Circular Economy Launched The post Business Standard for Circular Economy Launched appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news Gove appointed as Defra Secretary of State A key backer of Brexit, Michael Gove MP, has been appointed to the post of Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Other Defra ministers are expected to be appointed by the end of the week and the UK faces having another recycling minister less than 12 months after Therese Coffey was appointed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2017 Policy & government Bodenverbrauch gefährdet Lebensgrundlage der nächsten Generationen - Umweltbundesamt Österreich Umweltbundesamt Austria · 12 Jun 2017 Industry news A prosperous Britain needs to be low carbon Supporting the continued growth and export potential of the UK’s low carbon economy will be essential to the Conservative Party’s pledge to build a prosperous Britain, argues Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 11 Jun 2017 Council news Youth Service - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 11 Jun 2017