Recycling news: 2014

Industry news ‘Wales’ largest’ food waste AD officially opens An anaerobic digestion plant hailed as the ‘largest in Wales’ for treating food waste has officially opened in Denbighshire. The £7 million plant at Waen has been developed by anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Biogen under a 15 year contract signed in October 2012 with Denbighshire, Conwy and Flintshire councils. The plant has the capacity to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2014 Industry news Suspended prison sentence for skip firm director The director of a Lincoln skip hire company has been handed a suspended prison sentence after thousands of tonnes of waste were deposited at his company’s site in breach of an environmental permit and planning conditions. Shaun Nigel Dixon was the sole director of SOS Skip Hire and Haulage Ltd, which is now in liquidation. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2014 Industry news We ask President Juncker to act to protect the public from hormone disrupting chemicals On Thursday 20th November CHEM Trust, along with other civil society organisations, delivered a letter for President Juncker to the European Commission’s headquarters building in Brussels. The letter asks the new President of the European Commission to take action to minimise our exposure to hormone (or endocrine) disrupting compounds. The letter criticises the Commission’s current consultation… CHEM Trust · 25 Nov 2014 Policy & government The IPCC Report and the UK 2050 target This month saw the release of the new Synthesis Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).… Climate Change Committee · 25 Nov 2014 Industry news Recycle Now campaign undergoes refresh The national recycling campaign for England, Recycle Now, is undergoing a ‘comprehensive refresh’ a decade after it was launched. WRAP – the Waste & Resources Action Programme – is developing new messages and materials for partners to use to communicate the importance of recycling and resource efficiency. WRAP has managed the Recycle Now brand and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2014 Industry news Record EU loan to boost UK grid upgrades - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 25 Nov 2014 Policy & government UK Government pushing ahead with Wales Bill Stephen Crabb and Baroness Jenny Randerson welcome Wales Bill passing through House of Lords. GOV.UK · 24 Nov 2014 Policy & government Disagree with a tax decision or penalty What to do when you disagree with a tax decision (HMRC1) - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses. GOV.UK · 24 Nov 2014 Industry news Defra seeks feedback on ‘waste’ barrier to reuse Defra has launched a consultation on barriers to reuse and repair caused by the current definition of waste and intends to set up a working group next year aimed at tackling the issue. The Department has published a paper – ‘Clarifying the application of the definition of waste to reuse and repair activities’ – on which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2014 Industry news Uncertainty knocking waste investment, Gerstrom warns Uncertainty caused by government and a lack of confidence because of PFI funding withdrawals and planning delays are threatening future investment in the waste management sector, Peter Gerstrom, the new chair of the Environmental Services Association, has warned. Mr Gerstrom, chief executive of Cory Environmental, has been elected chair of the organisation in succession to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2014 Industry news Biffa driver dies after RCV incident Waste management firm Biffa has expressed its shock after the death of a collection driver who was crushed by his vehicle while working in South Queensferry near Edinburgh on Saturday (November 22). The incident occurred at around 1pm on Saturday afternoon and the driver, who local reports have named as 58-year-old Maurice Willis, died at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2014 Industry news Demolition News - Demolition News is the premier source of updated information about the global demolition industry. - Demolition News Demolition News · 23 Nov 2014 Research & science UCL Summer School - UCL | University College London UCL News · 22 Nov 2014 Industry news Pledge 4 Plastics features in EU Waste Reduction Week events Councils across the UK are gearing up to participate in the sixth annual European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) which will see waste reduction initiatives carried out in over 25 countries across the continent. The Week will run from November 22 to 30 2014 and is designed to raise awareness of waste reduction strategies and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news EU bag reduction laws take step forward EU Member States may have to introduce laws to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags under draft rules agreed by a delegation of MEPs today (November 21). Negotiations over the proposals to reduce carrier bag usage have been ongoing within the European Commission this week and were passed to MEPs today for approval. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news Widnes CHP biomass plant secures £110m backing A proposed waste wood combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant in Widnes, Merseyside, has secured £110 million backing from Foresight Group and the Green Investment Bank (GIB). The 20.2MWe and 7.8MWth facility is being developed within the 180-acre Mersey Multimodal Gateway project – a logistics hub just west of Liverpool – by Danish firm … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news Five ways to reduce food waste during European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) 2014 If you’re missing all the fun and frolics of Zero Waste Week, I have just the thing for you! The sixth annual European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) begins tomorrow. They estimate around 12,000 actions ranging from reducing waste to reusing and recycling, will take place across 28 countries. The aim is to raise awareness… Zero Waste Week · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news Norfolk EfW ‘not off the table’ Councillors are to decide on proposals for the long term treatment of residual waste in Norfolk, after plans for a large-scale energy from waste (EfW) in King’s Lynn collapsed earlier this year. And, Norfolk council’s environment, development and transport committee, which met this week (November 18) has refused to rule out the possibility that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news Recycle your Sunday Dinner into breakfast! Don’t throw away your leftover Yorkshire Puddings… A Yorkshire pudding is for breakfast, not just for, erm, Sunday dinner! This towering creation included Yorkshire puddings stuffed with marscapone and cream, topped with sliced banana topped with a hearty dollop of puréed blueberries: The perfect dessert or breakfast. Full of cholesterol? Yep! Full of taste?… Zero Waste Week · 21 Nov 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; Peel gets planning permission for Nottingham facility; First Mile celebrates 10th anniversary; ReFood launches scholarship; TRA revises charity shop specs, and; Febreze and TerraCycle partner for scheme Nottingham energy facility gets green light A £70 million gasification plant and materials recycling facility in Bilsthorpe have been granted planning permission by Nottingham … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2014 Research & science Wageningen University & Research: Shape responsible change | WUR WUR - Wageningen University & Research Wageningen University & Research News · 20 Nov 2014 Industry news Cuts and street sweepings blamed for stalling recycling Funding cuts from central government and a change in classification on recycling street sweepings have been blamed by some English local authorities whose recycling rates have fallen in 2013/14. 171 out of England’s 326 collection and unitary authorities witnessed a fall in recycling rates throughout the year, with the biggest decreases in recycling rates coming … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2014 Industry news Heathrow Airport expansion threatens Lakeside EfW EXCLUSIVE: Grundon and Viridor’s Lakeside energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Berkshire would be demolished and relocated under a plan put forward to build an additional runway at Heathrow Airport. The independent Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, is currently consulting on three options for expanding UK airport capacity, two of which concern expanding Heathrow and … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2014 Industry news NLWA to redevelop Edmonton EfW plant by 2025 VIDEO REPORT: The North London Waste Authority has today (November 20) announced its plan to spend around £500 million to redevelop the Edmonton EcoPark in Enfield, to create a state-of-the-art energy recovery facility on the site. Councillors had been locked in discussions over the future of the site throughout the summer after the authority abandoned … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2014 Industry news FCC assesses political landscape around waste sector Waste management and recycling firm FCC Environment has outlined its view of the potential impact of the forthcoming general election on the waste industry, calling for ‘consistency’ in policies from any incoming government. The ‘Mapping the politics of waste’ report, published yesterday (November 18) examines the Coalition Government’s waste policy and the manifestos of the … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news The Woodhouse named “Environmental Champion of the year” at Selnet Awards Congratulations to The Woodhouse in Preston, who have been named as Environmental Champion of the year at the Social Enterprise Lancashire Network Awards. Community Wood Recycling · 19 Nov 2014 Council news Garage waiting list application - eforms.dacorum.gov.uk Dacorum Council · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news Guest Post: Barley from Fabrications Talks Textile Waste I am very happy to be invited to guest write this week on TRAID’s blog for the #Secondhandfirst Week of... TRAID · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news AmeyCespa to process recyclables for RECAP Waste management firm AmeyCespa has been awarded a five-year contract to process dry recyclables from households on behalf of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership (RECAP). The deal, estimated to be worth up to £16 million over the contract period, will see AmeyCespa process materials including plastics, metal and card at its Waterbeach materials recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news Meet The Stylist – Marta Krolewicz Shopping #secondhandfirst takes time and an eagle eye. At TRAID we hand sort through 6-7 tonnes of clothes every day... TRAID · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news Increasing recycling: where next? Dan Cooke, director of external affairs at waste and resources firm Viridor, reflects on the latest household waste recycling data for England, which shows that progress towards EU recycling targets is continuing to stagnate. The UK has made great progress in recycling and landfill diversion. However, yesterday’s figures show that we can and should do … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news Councils opt not to alter collections after TEEP test A number of councils in England have assessed their recycling collection systems and deemed that they are in line with new rules advocating separation of materials from January 2015. Brentwood, Wallsall, Dacorum, Rother, Epping Forest and the London borough of Bexley are among the local authorities to have so far confirmed that their collection methods … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news Derby to cut more recycling collections Derby city council is expanding plans to cut kerbside collections from some households from next month due to contamination, while residual waste collections in these areas will increase from fortnightly to weekly. From Wednesday December 3 2014, Derby city council will roll out a trial weekly black bin collection for an additional eight streets in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2014 Industry news POWERDAY COLLABORATION IN NORTH LONDON ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT Powerday has announced its collaboration with Willen Biogas in the development of a new anaerobic digestion plant in North London. The 25,000 tonne facility is currently under construction and is expe... Powerday · 19 Nov 2014 Council news Bins, recycling and street cleaning - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 18 Nov 2014 Industry news Waste industry laments ‘stagnant’ recycling rate Figures from the waste and recycling sector have expressed concern over England’s stagnant recycling rate, following the release of household waste collection data by Defra today (November 18). The data shows that England recycled 43.5% of its household waste in 2013/14, a 0.3% increase on the previous 12 months. Concerns have been raised over the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2014 Industry news WRAP unveils sustainability signatories at resource conference Over 50 businesses and organisations including Sky, Samsung and Panasonic have signed up to a sustainability plan aimed at ‘revolutionising’ the electrical sector, WRAP chief executive officer Dr Liz Goodwin announced today (November 18). The Electrical and Electronic Sustainability Action Plan (esap) will help organisations repair, reuse and recycle electrical products, working collaboratively… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2014 Industry news Inverclyde to roll out glass recycling next month Inverclyde council will begin introducing a new fortnightly kerbside glass recycling service to almost 28,000 households from the start of next month. Currently, glass is not collected by the council as part of its dry commingled recycling service, but the council opted to bring in a separate black-box glass collection in December last year at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2014 Industry news Defra seeks ‘further measures’ to boost England’s recycling rate WRAP is to be brought in by Defra to find out what more can be done to boost recycling rates in England, after the latest annual figures published today revealed that England’s household waste recycling rate increased by merely 0.3% between 2012/13 and 2013/14. The call for help comes after the latest annual figures published … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2014 Industry news South Oxfordshire finally tops recycling table VIDEO REPORT: South Oxfordshire council has taken the top spot in England’s recycling league table from Rochford council, the latest local authority recycling figures published today (November 18) confirm. The Oxfordshire authority’s recycling rate for 2013/14 totalled 65.71% the figures show up from 65.32% in 2012/13. The council was the top performer for waste and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2014