Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Amey to tackle cyclist safety with Cyclear investment Waste services firm Amey is installing the Cyclear cyclist safety system across a number of its UK waste collection contracts taking delivery of new vehicles. The company has 12 RCVs operating in Dartford that are already fully equipped with the Cyclear system, provided by Innovative Safety Systems (ISS) and is rolling out the software across … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2016 Industry news PRN guide explains role of UK system A guide detailing how revenue generated from packaging recovery notes (PRNs) is invested back into recycling has been published – as part of ongoing work to improve transparency in the system. The Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has released the PRN System Guide to show an overview of packaging recycling and how obligated companies and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2016 Industry news Khan pledges to ‘reinvigorate’ London’s recycling Labour’s Mayoral candidate for London Sadiq Khan has pledged to ‘reinvigorate’ the capital’s efforts on recycling, aiming to work towards a 65% target for the city by 2030. The MP for Tooting, who has today (9 March) launched his manifesto ahead of the City Hall election on 5 May, said that the city needed to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2016 Industry news Plant and vehicle round-up (09/03/2016) With news on; Mellor buys RWM 500 baler; Doosan unveils addition to forklift range; Andigestion purchases containers; Mildlothian council installs RCV cameras, and; global sales boost for XR shredder Mellor Electrics invests in Riverside baler Gearbox manufacturer Mellor Electrics has overhauled its approach to recycling with the purchase of a mill-size baler from Riverside Waste … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2016 Industry news Standardised London waste collections sought by Assembly The next Mayor of London should develop a routemap towards standardising municipal waste collection systems across the capital, according to the London Assembly’s environment committee. This could enable “fewer, larger contracts for each waste type”, saving borough councils money on their services and simplifying recycling for householders, a report published today (March 9) by the … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2016 Industry news Air Products rejects TV1 suspension claims Air Products has denied reports that it is halting work on its primary gasification plant in Tees Valley – after trade union Unite raised concerns today that hundreds of jobs could be axed at the site. Tees Valley 1 (TV1) is expected to treat up to 350,000 tonnes of waste per year via Hull city … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2016 Industry news Cambridgeshire waste boss jailed for £1.1m tax fraud The director of a Cambridgeshire recycling company which fraudulently claimed more than £1.1 million in VAT repayments has been jailed for four years. Brian Brader, 35, from Chatteris near Ely, set up NKB Recycling in September 2010, claiming to export waste products such as cardboard and plastics to China and India. However, it was found … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2016 Global EucoLight at Light+Building, Frankfurt, Germany Light + Building is the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and building-services technology. About 2,500 exhibitors take part at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre and almost one in two of the over 210,000 visitors comes from outside Germany. EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes will be present at Light+Buidling through […] L'articolo EucoLight at L… EucoLight · 8 Mar 2016 Industry news Falling export demand sees textile collections drop Pressure on the prices paid for textiles for reuse and recycling were one factor in the volume of material collected falling by around 4% in the UK in 2015, according to a report published by WRAP today (8 March). But figures for the year are incomplete and are likely to be linked as well to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2016 Industry news Testing fears ahead of tighter landfill tax regime Concern over potentially “inconsistent” tests on waste fines material* is mounting as skip hire firms fear they could be unfairly penalised on materials landfilled after April 1. Operators who want their material to be charged at the lower rate of landfill tax of £2.65 per tonne will have to produce loss on ignition (LOI) test … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2016 Council news Denbighshire Tree Work Report - Denbighshire County Council Denbighshire Council · 8 Mar 2016 Industry news Energy Secretary Rudd tours Peterborough ERF Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has praised the ‘innovation’ on display at Viridor’s Peterborough Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) after visiting the plant last week. The MP for Hastings and Rye visited the £72 million facility, completed in late 2015, as part of a wider visit to Peterborough, to learn how the city is developing a future-fit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news UK and North Sea countries agree bottom ash trade deal EXCLUSIVE: An international voluntary agreement has been struck between the UK, France, Flanders and the Netherlands designed to stimulate international trading of secondary resources left over after waste incineration, such as incinerator bottom ash (IBA). The deal could also impact on the trading of refuse derived fuel (RDF), plastics and compost. Signed in Brussels by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news Circular benefits as London works with other cities Moving to a more circular economy will bring a range of benefits to London, especially in the face of a rising population, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment, Matthew Pencharz has told a high-level international conference in the capital. And, the event, held last Friday (March 4) at City Hall also heard that the cities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news Government to press on with red tape programme Fire prevention, packaging, WEEE and waste definitions all feature in a government response to industry on ways to cut red tape. Published today by the Department for Business, the document suggests a harder line will be taken on how the UK implements EU waste legislation – suggesting there is a ‘common theme’ among its consultation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news Hull waste wood biomass plant to open in 2017 A multi-million pound waste wood biomass energy plant is expected to be operational in Hull by March 2017, under plans announced on Friday (March 4) by the project’s developer HRS Energy. The 22MW facility at Tansterne will have the capacity to process up to 175,000 tonnes of waste wood each year, with 100% of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news Ekman grows UK presence with Reliance Fibres deal Swedish trading firm Ekman Group has made a significant move into the UK with the acquisition of Reliance Fibres, a trading company based in north London. Ekman handles more than one million tonnes of recovered materials a year, ranging from paper to metals, and also has interests in the pulp and wood pellets sector. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Industry news EU and UK at odds over recycling targets European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella has reaffirmed his rationale for new recycling targets shortly after the UK revealed its concerns over the proposals. Last Friday (4 March) a meeting of the Environment Council took place in Brussels with an environment minister present from each EU Member State to discuss the Circular Economy proposals for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2016 Council news Committee details - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 6 Mar 2016 Council news Councillor Chris Tomblin - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 6 Mar 2016 Council news Sheltered housing - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 5 Mar 2016 Research & science Home | Nano-Micro Letters - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 5 Mar 2016 Research & science Home | Annals of Operations Research - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 5 Mar 2016 Industry news Food Waste Bill delayed again Discussion by MPs of football governance, immigration and European Parliament elections meant that the proposed Food Waste (Reduction) Bill failed to be heard in the House of Commons last Friday (4 March). Although it has been re-listed to be heard a second time on Friday 11 March, the Bill was objected to by the government … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2016 Council news Schools and children's services contact numbers - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 5 Mar 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 4 March 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report from the Organics Recycling Conference in Daventry where Tom Goulding interviews ORG Chair, Alexander Maddan. Also we report on local authority contracts in southern England and highlight how latest figures on waste electrical and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news Defra ministers ‘passionate’ over circular economy Defra ministers are “passionate” about the circular economy, Parliament has been assured by the department’s minister in the House of Lords. The assurance of passion for the circular economy among ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs came just 24 hours before resource and recycling minister Rory Stewart headed to Brussels for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news Composters warned of Xyllella threat The composting sector has been warned by Defra’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) that the plant disease Xyllella fastidiosa is likely to impact on the sector, if it spreads to the UK. The disease, prevalent on parts of the European mainland could affect plants ranging from oak trees to roses. And, an expert from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news Incinerator health study findings expected this year A wide-ranging set of studies looking into the potential impacts of UK waste incinerators on human health is expected to be published this year, according to Public Health England (PHE). First announced in 2012 in response to public concern over emissions from energy-from-waste (EfW) plants, it was originally envisaged that the joint UK and Scottish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news ‘Strong’ TEEP case for separate food waste collections There is a strong TEEP case for councils to collect food waste separately from households – but a “policy push” is needed to offset the cost. This was the message from Peter Jones, consultant at Eunomia, who discussed the implications of separate food waste rounds at the 2016 Organics Recycling Conference near Daventry yesterday (3 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news CELEBRATE ST PATRICKS DAY WITH US AT LONDON IRISH The count down begins.... less than two weeks until St Patrick's Day. How are you celebrating? Powerday will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with London Irish when they take on Gloucester Rugby on ... Powerday · 4 Mar 2016 Industry news Stewart set for Brussels Circular Economy talks Resource and recycling minister Rory Stewart is to attend the first meeting of environment ministers in Brussels where the European Commission’s Circular Economy proposals will be discussed. The MP for Penrith and the Border will be in Brussels tomorrow afternoon (March 3) to discuss the proposals alongside environment ministers from across EU member states, Defra … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2016 Industry news Government begins Green Investment Bank sale The process of selling off the ‘world first’ Green Investment Bank to private ownership kicked-off today (March 3), with investors invited to register their interest, Business Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), a transfer to the private sector will allow the GIB “to maximise investment into … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2016 Council news Commercial waste - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 3 Mar 2016 Industry news Endocrine disruptors: ‘Better Regulation’ or better public health? CHEM Trust, together with Health and Environment Alliance, have just published a comment piece in Euractiv: “Endocrine disruptors pose a substantial risk to public health, yet the European Commission has dawdled time and again on introducing measures that would finally limit their use. Now is the time to put this right, write Genon Jensen and […] CHEM Trust · 3 Mar 2016 Industry news Lead acid battery collections decline ahead of ‘portable’ shift The volume of lead acid batteries collected by battery compliance schemes in the final months of 2015 declined compared to previous quarters, ahead of a change in rules over which batteries can be classed as ‘portable’. Figures published by the Environment Agency this week show that overall a total of 14,879 tonnes of waste portable … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2016 Council news Noise and nuisance - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 3 Mar 2016 Industry news ‘Green Capital’ Bristol to act on household waste Bristol council is to launch a new waste strategy that aims to cut refuse to landfill – as it attempts to cement the city’s credentials as a former ‘Green Capital’ of Europe. Council chiefs in the South West city are aiming to axe food waste in residual bins by 75% and produce the lowest amount … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2016 Council news Contact us about accessible transport - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 3 Mar 2016 Council news Public health - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 3 Mar 2016