Recycling news: 2017

Policy & government Metal theft falls after introduction of Scrap Metal Dealers Act A review into the Scrap Metal Dealers Act has found the number of thefts fell by more than three quarters in 4 years. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2017 Global CEP: COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT REACH PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT ON NEW EU WASTE RULES EXPRA · 11 Dec 2017 Industry news ‘Concern’ over Q3 WEEE collection drop WEEE producer compliance schemes have expressed concern over the latest figures for the collection of waste electricals from households, which suggest that 2017 targets may be missed. Provisional data, which was published on the Environment Agency’s website earlier this month, suggests that a total of 133,000 tonnes of household WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2017 Industry news Making Your Waste Work You may have read about the way we’ve defined the four main aspects of CSG, our brand pillars – and perhaps read more about two of them, Customer Service and Heritage. In this, the third of the series, the focus falls on another of our pillars: Innovation. Most companies will claim to be innovative and, […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 11 Dec 2017 Industry news BP Amazon reef plans dealt further blow by Brazilian regulator The post BP Amazon reef plans dealt further blow by Brazilian regulator appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 11 Dec 2017 Industry news Clean growth – lessons learned Duncan Price, Director of Sustainability at BuroHappold Engineering, reviews the recently published report Help or Hindrance? Environmental regulations and competitiveness. Aldersgate Group · 10 Dec 2017 Council news Wales Coast Path - Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion Council · 9 Dec 2017 Council news Resident - Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion Council · 9 Dec 2017 Council news Wimbledon Park Watersports Centre - Merton Council Merton Council · 8 Dec 2017 Global EXPRA’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, NOVEMBER 30, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 8 Dec 2017 Industry news Ward sponsorship spurs on apprentice Jenny Powell to biggest career win yet The last few months have seen apprentice jockey, Jenny Powell, enjoy her biggest career win to date, thanks in part... Ward Recycling · 8 Dec 2017 Industry news Indigo Capital emerges as sole Taylor shareholder Egbert Taylor & Co, manufacturer of steel bins and containers, has announced a restructuring of the ownership and financial structure of the business. This sees the investor Indigo Capital take sole shareholding ownership of the company, widely known in the waste sector as ‘Taylor Bins’. Changes had been expected after two businesses related to Egbert Taylor & … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2017 Industry news Specialist Waste Recycling and Newstar announce merger Two of the UK’s largest waste management brokers have merged to form SWRNewstar. The merger is between outsourcing companies, Specialist Waste Recycling (SWR), based in Alton, and Buckingham-based New Star Environmental (Newstar). SWRNewstar said that the merger creates a business which will have an annual turnover of £41 million. Commenting on the merger, chairman of the new … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2017 Industry news EU Commissioner ‘in touch’ with China over exports The European Commission has requested China to consider a longer transition period for tighter controls relating to the import of waste for recycling. And, the Bureau of International Recycling has today (8 November) written to the Chinese authorities suggesting changes to the GB Standards produced by China which set down the rules and percentages for exports of recyclables … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2017 Industry news Members' Area - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news What is the bioeconomy? - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Bioeconomy News - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Home - BBIA - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government HRH The Prince of Wales awards MOD Apprentice of the Year 2017 Young apprentices were recognised by HRH The Prince of Wales as engineers of the future at the Annual Ministry of Defence Apprentice Awards today. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Government looking for policy ideas, says Lord Deben The government is “desperate” for policies for the waste and recycling sector after Brexit, former environment secretary Lord Deben declared today (7 December). He told UK’s anaerobic digestion sector annual conference in London that delegates should come forward with solutions to help the industry expand and develop . Lord Deben – who as John Gummer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) annual conference 2017 Speech by Energy Minister Richard Harrington at the Nuclear Industry Association’s annual conference. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government Future electric vehicle batteries: long-lasting, cleaner, better £40 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund investment in business and research will develop the next generation of automotive batteries. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Bywaters and Sky highlight ocean pollution With concerns over single-use plastics making headlines in recent months, London-based recycling company Bywaters this week played host to a ten-metre whale made of waste plastics. The ‘Plasticus’ sculpture was produced by TV company Sky in partnership with Bywaters to raise awareness of the problem of plastics being dumped in the oceans and the threat … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government Mr G Chalk v Suez Recycling And Recovery UK Ltd: 2500726/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Global Steinmüller Babcock Environment Gummersbach, 7th December 2017 Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH, Germany, is the technology supplier as well as the supplier of key... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news DS Smith highlights strength in e-commerce sector In half year results today (7 December), paper and plastics packaging giant DS Smith reported “strong organic volume growth of 5.2%” and highlighted its success in the e-commerce sector. In the UK revenues jumped by 18% to £550m for the half year to 31 October 2017 (H1 2016/17 £466m). And, the company said that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Lords to grill Coffey over waste and Brexit The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to DEFRA Minister Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, asking the UK Government to urgently “provide clarity” on the post-Brexit trade arrangements for waste. The letter to Dr Coffey, who has the recycling and resource brief, follows an evidence session with the sector experts on 22 November, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government The Devolution of Landfill Tax (Wales) Order 2018 Technical consultation seeking views on the draft statutory instrument for devolution of Landfill Tax to Wales and closure of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF). GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Policy & government Devolution of Landfill Tax to Wales and the 2 year transitional period for the Landfill Communities Fund Legislation will be made to amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 so Landfill Tax no longer applies and the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) closes in Wales. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2017 Council news Breakfast Clubs in South Ayrshire Schools - archive.south-ayrshire.gov.uk South Ayrshire Council · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Axion Polymers offers new improved recycled ABS grades - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news Brand Guidelines - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news China’s plastic scrap ban threatens ‘crisis’ for UK recycling industry A Chinese ban on the import of plastic waste poses major challenges for the UK’s recycling industry, which ships more scrap to China and Hong Kong than any other destination. British companies have shipped more than 2.7m tonnes of plastic scrap to China and Hong Kong since 2012 – nearly two-thirds of the UK’s total […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 7 Dec 2017 Industry news More than red tape: environmental regulations can drive growth Nick Molho, Executive Director at the Aldersgate Group, argues that, while often portrayed as a barrier to growth, well-designed environmental regulations can in fact result in a range of positive economic outcomes. Aldersgate Group · 6 Dec 2017 Industry news Investigation underway into North Wales fatality An investigation is ongoing into a fatality which took place at a recycling facility in North Wales last week. Today (6 December), Stephen Jones, managing director of Recycle Cymru which operates the facility at the Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate in Kinmel Bay, said he was “devastated” by the fatality. When contacted by letsrecycle.com, he explained … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2017 Industry news Regulating hazardous chemicals after Brexit: Poor Government response to letter from 19 organisations The European Union has created the most sophisticated system for regulating hazardous chemicals in the world, called REACH. CHEM Trust is very concerned that the UK could lose access to this system on Brexit, and we joined with 18 other organisations, from Trade Unions to the Women’s Institute, to send a joint letter to the Secretary of State […] CHEM Trust · 6 Dec 2017 Council news School Admissions - Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion Council · 6 Dec 2017 Industry news Encirc receives first cullet shipment by rail Glass container manufacturer and bottler, Encirc, has received its first shipment of recycled cullet to its purpose-built railhead in Elton, Cheshire. The delivery marks the opening of the terminal, which is expected to reduce Encirc’s operational carbon emissions by more than 2,400 tonnes every year. The railhead will also allow the manufacturer to receive 78% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2017 Industry news Templates Foil recycling advertising and social media templates Alupro · 6 Dec 2017 Industry news Instagram templates The post Instagram templates appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 6 Dec 2017