Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Big House, Little House Just Wood Leicestershire have been on the television again! This time it's Big House Little House on Channel 4. Community Wood Recycling · 30 May 2017 Industry news Empowering the Circular Economy through procurement Jamie Pitcairn from Ricardo Energy & Environment considers how procurement has a major role to play in the transition towards a circular economy. Our wasteful economy needs to change. A new economic model needs new business models. New business models need a new procurement strategy and a new relationship between producers and purchasers and a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Council news Scrutiny Committees - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 30 May 2017 Industry news Campaigners call for ‘ambition’ in Circular Economy negotiations Environmental campaign groups have called for the EU’s Council and Commission to back proposals agreed by the European Parliament to reduce food waste across the continent. Talks began today (30 May) to set the future direction of the EU’s laws on waste and recycling up to the end of 2030 – as set out in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Council news Burial and Cremation - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 30 May 2017 Council news Bereavement Services - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 30 May 2017 Industry news Vehicle and plant news round-up (30/05/2017) With news on: Riverside celebrates 20-year milestone; Bakers Waste truck donation; Bournemouth council endorses Reaclear; Ecogen’s Presona baler; and, ALBA’s RDF production line. Bournemouth council endorses Reaclear Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) has announced that its reversing safety device Reaclear is ready to go into full production this summer, following a trial by Bournemouth counci… letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news Lawyers warn HMRC over Agency crime funding Top lawyers have warned that giving HMRC the power to charge landfill tax on illegal waste sites could threaten Environment Agency funding for waste crime work. The warning comes from the UK Environmental Law Association which represents many of the legal firms working for the waste management and local authority sector and is in response … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Policy & government Home | Local Government Association - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 28 May 2017 Industry news UK tries to weaken EU climate change targets despite Brexit The post UK tries to weaken EU climate change targets despite Brexit appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 May 2017 Council news Benefits Advice Service - Disability Information Bureau - livewellservices.cheshireeast.gov.uk Cheshire East Council · 27 May 2017 Research & science Access expertise from UCL’s world-leading academics - UCL | University College London UCL News · 26 May 2017 Council news Public Register - planning.eastleigh.gov.uk Eastleigh Council · 26 May 2017 Industry news London Irish Win Promotion Back to Premiership Rugby! Champions! As sponsors of London Irish Rugby Club, everyone here at Powerday would like to congratulate the team, coaches and all involved on winning promotion back to the Premiership. London Irish b... Powerday · 26 May 2017 Industry news Scrap metal fire hits Light Bros’ Lewes site A fire involving an estimated 200 tonnes of scrap metal at a site operated by waste management company, Light Brothers Ltd, in Lewes, East Sussex, is being tackled by fire crews. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has described the incident as a ‘large’ fire, and has reported that the blaze broke out at close … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2017 Industry news Duracell and Battery Back partner for ‘Battery Hunt’ campaign Alkaline battery producer Duracell and the compliance scheme Battery Back have partnered on a pilot scheme to encourage battery recycling in schools. To date, 50 schools have participated in the programme, dubbed ‘The Big Battery Hunt’, collecting around 60,000 household batteries for recycling the organisers have said. Duracell is expecting to launch a nationwide campaign … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 26 May 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on ongoing discussions over the EU’s circular economy package. Also, we report on the latest trading updates from Renewi (formerly Shanks) and Viridor. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2017 Industry news Know Your Waste Securing the right method of disposal and recycling treatments for each of these waste types is of vital importance. At Powerday, we’re committed not only to avoiding sending waste to landfill, but ... Powerday · 25 May 2017 Industry news Welsh recycling and composting rate hit 63% in 2016 Provisional figures released by the Welsh Government today (25 May), suggest that the country has achieved a 63% recycling and composting rate in 2016. This compares with the 59% rate recorded for the same period the previous year, and 56% during the 2014 calendar year. The report notes that 19 of the 22 Local Authorities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2017 Industry news North London ERF expected to be operational in 2025 Video Report: Peter Sharpe, managing director of LondonWaste Ltd, has spoken to letsrecycle.com about the future of the Edmonton EcoPark site in North London, which is due to undergo a major revamp. The Edmonton site has housed the existing 550,000 tonnes-per-year capacity energy-from-waste plant since the early 1970s, which is due to reach the end … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2017 Industry news Alupro reports ‘milestone’ for aluminium can recycling The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), has reported that aluminium drink can recycling in the UK reached a ‘milestone’ 70% recycling rate in 2016. According to the organisation data taken from the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database suggests that the equivalent of seven out of ten aluminium drink cans sold in the UK during … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2017 Industry news Renewi targets improvement in UK PFI contracts European waste business Renewi plc has targeted operational improvements across its portfolio of UK PFI contracts, after the company reported continued challenges in its municipal division in financial results published today (25 May). Renewi – which was formed this year following a merger between UK waste business Shanks and its Dutch competitor Van Gansewinkel Groep … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2017 Industry news North Devon to trial three-weekly waste collection North Devon council has announced changes to its waste collection service starting next month (5 June), which will include a trial of a three-weekly service for residual waste. The council is to switch from a fortnightly to a three-weekly residual waste service across 3,400 properties in the borough. Service changes implemented permanently across the district … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2017 Research & science Home - Research Collection | ETH Library - ETH Zürich ETH Zurich News · 24 May 2017 Industry news TRA in dialogue with Environment Agency over industry specific Fire Prevention Plans The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is in ongoing dialogue with the Environment Agency (EA) over a template designed to help its members gain approval from the EA for a more site-specific approach to fire prevention at members’ sites. The aim of the talks is to develop a waste stream-specific approach which recognises current operational constraints… Tyre Recovery Association · 24 May 2017 Industry news LSS invests in Liebherr loaders and telehandler Leeds-based waste firm LSS Waste Management has completed a £400,000 investment in two Liebherr 550 loading shovels and a Liebherr TL441-7 telehandler to handle an increase in tonnages at its Cross Green facility. The new machines have arrived at the site this month, and cap an investment of over £3.5 million in vehicles and plant … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2017 Industry news Man injured after G&P Batteries fire A 26-year-old man has been treated in hospital for minor injuries following a fire at G&P Batteries’ Darlaston recycling facility in the West Midlands yesterday afternoon (23 May), emergency services have confirmed. The incident, which occurred at the Willenhall Road facility at around 1.45 pm is believed to have been caused by the explosion of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2017 Industry news General Election 2017: Party Manifesto Guide The post General Election 2017: Party Manifesto Guide appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 May 2017 Industry news Packaging Obligation Data Reveals Comfortable Position The post Packaging Obligation Data Reveals Comfortable Position appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 May 2017 Industry news Survey Reveals Perception of Glass Packaging The post Survey Reveals Perception of Glass Packaging appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 May 2017 Industry news Italy Will Be Taken to Court for Landfill Failures The post Italy Will Be Taken to Court for Landfill Failures appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 May 2017 Industry news Hazardous waste export market ‘set for growth’ Totus Environmental’s commercial director for hazardous waste, Phil Thomas, discusses the export opportunity for UK waste management companies in the market. The disposal of hazardous waste within the UK via Incineration is close to saturation point. As a result, the domestic processing market can be a fairly difficult place in which to find value for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2017 Industry news Viridor reports recycling earnings boost Pennon Group – the parent company of waste and resources firm Viridor – has reported an ‘improvement’ in earnings of around £9.6 million from its recycling operations in 2016/17. In its full year financial report, published today (24 May), the company claims that ‘self-help’ efficiency measures, implemented to improve margins in the recycling business, have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2017 Global Methodology for the development of a systematic approach to derive suitable BAT-AELs ranges The above signatories have signed a proposal for the development of a systematic approach for deriving suitable BAT1-AEL2s ranges, submitted to DG Environment of the European Commission. The legal obligation for permitting authorities to set the emission limit value for a given pollutant at a level that ensures that, under normal operating conditions, emissions do not […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 May 2017 Industry news Alupro announces a new milestone reached for aluminium drink can recycling in the UK as recycling rate reaches 70% Seven out of ten aluminium drink cans sold in the UK in 2016 were recycled, according to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation. Beverage cans make up by far the largest sector of the 180,000 tonnes of aluminium packaging placed on the market during the year; and with the UK being the largest beverage can market […] Alupro · 23 May 2017 Industry news Viridor faces prosecution over 2015 driver fatality The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is prosecuting waste management firm Viridor, over an incident that led to the death of a skiploader driver in Plymouth in June 2015. The driver, Lee Jane, died following the incident at Derriford Hospital, when his 18 tonne Telehoist skiploader vehicle rolled down a slope and into a building. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2017 Industry news Map Highlights CE Package Leaders & Laggards The post Map Highlights CE Package Leaders & Laggards appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 23 May 2017 Industry news Date set for Global Recycling Day A Global Recycling Day to ‘promote action on recycling around the world’ has been scheduled for Sunday 18 March 2018 – the organiser, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has announced today. BIR, which is spearheading the initiative, has claimed that recyclables should be recognised as the ‘seventh most important natural resource’ water, air, coal, oil, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2017 Council news Rhymetime - Macclesfield Library - livewellservices.cheshireeast.gov.uk Cheshire East Council · 23 May 2017 Industry news News in Brief (23/05/1017) With news on: Highlander completes investment; Hubbub and Lucozade’s litter initiative; DS Smith supports Recycling Association manifesto, and; Wastecycle praised by new partner. Highlander completes £150,000 investment Glasgow-based paper recycler Highlander International Recycling has announced the completion of a £150,000 investment into its security shredding operations within its East Kilb… letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2017