Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Equipment news round-up (15/07/2019) With news on: JCB launch new app and website; AeroThermal TPH vessel processes bio-waste for first time; Eriez supplies new metal detector; and SigNET install ATK Equipment baler. JCB launches app for fleet operators A new app and website from JCB will help fleet owners and machine operators to reduce downtime, increase revenue and improve … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news Augean’s £34.7 million landfill tax payment delayed Hazardous waste treatment specialist Augean has confirmed that payment of a £34.7 million HMRC bill for landfill tax has been delayed until the conclusion of a tribunal into the issue. In a trading update, Augean said that “following receipt of hardship for Augean North Limited announced in February 2019, it has also now received confirmation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news Exeter plots overhaul of kerbside recycling service Kerbside glass and food waste collections are set to be introduced in Exeter, as the city council also looks to move to a three-weekly cycle for residual waste collections. The move to introduce a kerbside service for food represents a change in policy for the council, which had opted against the measure in 2018 due … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news A packaging compliance fee – creating a mechanism to please all OPINION: With increased debate about the achievability of packaging targets, Robbie Staniforth, head of policy at Ecosurety, argues that the government can play an enhanced role in ensuring a compliance fee is only used when and where it is essential. The philosophical dilemma of the chicken and egg has never been more relevant to our … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news Lostock EfW granted permit variation Ministers have approved a proposal to amend the power output of the proposed 600,000 tonnes-per-year capacity EfW plant in Lostock, Cheshire. The plant is being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and FCC Environment through a joint venture called the ‘Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Limited’ (LSEP). Plans for the plant were originally drawn up in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news XR summer rebellion begins - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 15 Jul 2019 Industry news Nature shouldn’t be something we watch on TV – it’s on all our doorsteps - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 15 Jul 2019 Global CEPI Annual Statistics 2018 – limited assurance report Deloitte Deloite has been engaged by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (“CEPI”) to issue a limited assurance statement on the data quality rating method CEPI applies on a selection of core indicators published in the “2018 CEPI annual statistics report”, “2017 Environment Statistics report” and the “Key Statistics Report“, being a summarizing public report in […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Jul 2019 Council news Team Around the Child - directory.islington.gov.uk Islington Council · 14 Jul 2019 Industry news What are the alternatives to landfill? Waste management experts from Indaver explain exactly what the process is when disposing of the bin bags left outside the front of our houses Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Jul 2019 Council news Manageable Council Tax repayments - Liverpool City Council Liverpool Council · 14 Jul 2019 Global PRESS RELEASE EXPRA launches online information tool to facilitate packaging recyclability Brussels 29 July 2019. The packaging sector recognizes the need to minimise the environmental impact of both product and its packaging. That is why EXPRA, the umbrella organisation bringing together 26 […] EXPRA · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news News From The Network 8 – 12 July Find out what our members have been up to this week. Meet the faces of our new Reuse Network members of the team View this post on Instagram It’s been an exciting couple of months for the Reuse Network and we are pleased to have four new staff members! From left to right […] Reuse Network · 12 Jul 2019 Council news Log In - selfservice.blackpool.gov.uk Blackpool Council · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news AO hits millionth recycled fridge milestone AO Recycling, part of the AO.com retail group, has celebrated the recycling of the millionth fridge at its specialist fridge recycling facility in Telford. At an event held at the plant yesterday (July 11), Telford council’s cabinet member for borough economy, Cllr Lee Carter, was invited to press the button to process the milestone unit. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Council news The Armed Forces Covenant - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Grundon donates £20,000 to kick start vital woodland project The post Grundon donates £20,000 to kick start vital woodland project appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Clarity challenges air pollution The post Clarity challenges air pollution appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Viridor Beddington blaze fully extinguished A fire which took place yesterday at a waste transfer station at Viridor’s Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Beddington, south London, has now been fully extinguished. Fire crews left the scene at 20:00 yesterday (July 11) and have confirmed that the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. According to the London Fire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news People news round-up (12/07/2019) With news on: Phil Morton named global WEEE ambassador; HSE appoints chief executive; Vanden brings in business development manager, and; global changes at Doosan. Philip Morton becomes global WEEE ambassador The WEEE forum has made its former president, Philip Morton, its global ambassador, as it looks to share its knowledge across the globe. Former Repic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Kemsley CHP granted development consent Development consent has been granted for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant at the Kemsley paper mill in Kent, operated by DS Smith. The new CHP – known as K4 – has been developed in partnership with E.ON and will include a gas turbine, waste heat recovery boilers and a steam turbine. It is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Global Moscow to Receive Swiss Support in Fight Against Waste Mountains Four energy-from-waste plants are to be constructed in Moscow Region. A consortium consisting of the Swiss clean-tech firm Hitachi Zosen... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news REA Comments on National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios Today the National Grid ESO, with their latest Future Energy Scenarios, has reemphasised the scale of the transformation needed to decarbonise our power, heating and transport sectors to meet our 2050 decarbonisation targets. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 11 Jul 2019 Global Plastic Bag Free Campaign in Ukraine: from a local initiative to a national campaign In a very western point of Ukraine there is the city of Lviv. In 2016 Lviv was suffering from a very poor waste management system, which caused a fire on the local landfill. After the accident, the local authorities realised that things needed to change, and this is when Zero Waste Lviv introduced the strategy […] Zero Waste Europe · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Fire crews attend Viridor’s Beddington facility A fire has broken out in a waste transfer station at Viridor’s Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Beddington, south London this morning (11 July). According to the London Fire Brigade four fire engines and around 25 firefighters are at the scene of the fire, which was first reported at 10:23 in a single-story building. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Can the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy really help reduce waste? The post Can the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy really help reduce waste? appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Harness climate action, Resource Association lecture hears Using existing recycling systems to capture public interest dominated the discussion at the Resource Association’s summer lecture, awards and reception. The annual event this year featured two lectures, delivered by Iain Gulland, chief executive of Zero Waste Scotland and president of the board of the Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management (ACR+) … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Policy & government Work underway to remove tonnes of plastic from West Cumbrian river River liner was installed 25 years ago GOV.UK · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Shake-up for East Hampshire waste contracts East Hampshire district council will end its waste agreement with Winchester city council this summer and begin a new partnership with Havant borough council. The waste agreement between East Hampshire and Winchester will end on September 29 following the conclusion of its current arrangement, which had been contracted to Biffa. From then on East Hampshire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Nestlé York cuts the ribbon for brand new employee gym - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news HSE lays out steps to reduce manual handling risks Containers and vehicles can be redesigned to reduce the manual handling risks from kerbside recycling collections, a new report from the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has suggested. The document highlighted the importance of vehicles having low load-heights, as well as the need for better handles on both recycling containers and sacks. Manual handling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Industry must act now to reduce the injury rate of refuse collectors Joseph Doherty, managing Director of Re-Gen Waste, welcomes the latest report findings by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which analyses manual handling risks to workers collecting household recycling. The HSE Report addresses the fact that the injury rate in the waste and recycling sector is significantly worse that the average for all industries, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Policy & government Air quality: brake, tyre and road surface wear - call for evidence Call for evidence on pollutants from brake, tyre and road surface wear and the effect on air quality. GOV.UK · 10 Jul 2019 Policy & government Government low carbon fuels strategy for transport Speech given by Michael Ellis MP, Minister of State for Transport, at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference. GOV.UK · 10 Jul 2019 Council news What to expect from the Health Visiting Service - directory.islington.gov.uk Islington Council · 10 Jul 2019 Council news Carers Support - Islington Council Islington Council · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news NBF reveals results of first round of Due Diligence Random Testing Programme The National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed the results of the first round of Due Diligence random testing programme – with NBF members faring far better than non-members. Introduced in 2018 after an initial pilot and now forming part of the NBF’s Code of Practice, which has received ‘assured’ advice status from Primary Authority West […] National Bed Federation · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news REA comments on CCC Progress Report “Today’s CCC progress report must be the starting gun for Government to get on and deliver the UK’s legally binding ambitions to have net zero emissions by 2050. The report reflects the status of renewable and clean tech markets today, with a dearth of polices constraining the pipeline of power, heat and transport projects needed to deliver immediate carbon reductions. What’s more this policy g… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Jul 2019 Policy & government Ms M Janiga v Thistle Recycling Solution Ltd: 2503336/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news Climate Change Committee waste target splits opinion A recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) to ban biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025 has split opinion within the waste and resources industry. The CCC – a think tank on climate change, led by the former Environment Secretary Lord Deben – has said that committing to a ban on the landfilling of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019