Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Site Locations - Mick George Mick George Group · 3 May 2017 Industry news Geminor opens Danish logistics terminal Norwegian-owned waste fuels specialist Geminor has opened a logistics terminal to facilitate the transport of waste derived fuels to Denmark. The terminal, sited at Aalborg Harbour, will be used for the import and national distribution of material including RDF and SRF from England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany. Geminor UK is part of the Geminor Group, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2017 Industry news The Recycle Race with Every Can Counts and Drops Cycling Alupro programme Every Can Counts and Drops Cycling Team are teaming up at major UK cycling races during the 2017 season to engage with the public about the importance of recycling drink cans. Every Can Counts is sponsoring Drops Cycling Team as part of its programme to maximise the recycling of drink cans used by […] Alupro · 3 May 2017 Industry news Wigan to move to three-weekly waste service Wigan council has announced changes to its waste and recycling collection service, which it is claimed will save £2 million from the cost of the service each year. The changes, which include a switch to a three-weekly residual waste collection from September 2017, are aimed at increasing the council’s recycling and composting rate from 43% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2017 Industry news Future Industrial Services taken over from One51 Kirkby-based hazardous waste management specialist Future Industrial Services (FIS) has been taken over in a management buyout from its parent company, the Irish firm One51 Plc, in a deal worth £16 million. The company whose clients are reported to include public authorities, major utility and multi-national companies provides services including waste management, industrial cleaning, emergency … letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2017 Industry news Green Alley Awards 2017 Circular economy opportunity for entrepreneurs Der Beitrag Green Alley Awards 2017 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 3 May 2017 Industry news Viridor Laing seeks compensation as Greater Manchester ends contract Viridor Laing will negotiate for compensation from the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA), after the authority voted to end its waste management PFI contract with the consortium. The decision to end the contract comes eight years after it was agreed. GMWDA – which describes itself as England’s largest waste disposal authority – signed the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2017 Industry news Profile: Riz Boardshorts At #PlanetPatrol we love to share stories of people doing incredible things in the fight against plastic pollution. We spoke to the brains behind Riz board shorts about their #BottlesToBoardshorts campaign. What is Riz Boardshorts all about? The ethos behind the brand has always been to design ‘the most beautiful and environmental boardshorts in the […] Planet Patrol · 3 May 2017 Industry news Comment: How air pollution politics made a parody of ‘purdah’ Last Thursday, lawyers stood before the High Court and defended the government’s decision to withhold publication of a national air pollution plan beyond its legal deadline. The plan could not be published so close to local elections (or the general election), James Eadie QC told the court, because it would threaten the democratic process and […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 2 May 2017 Industry news Shop Online - Mick George Mick George Group · 2 May 2017 Industry news Join us for a tour at our members’ summer meeting! The WRA’s members’ summer meeting is due to take place in sunny Bournemouth this June – and yes we do know it will definitely be sunny – honest! The meeting features a packed agenda including a market overview of the waste wood to energy sector, a presentation about recycling MDF and an overview of the […] Wood Recyclers Association · 2 May 2017 Industry news ESA-backed report calls for waste crime action Revenue from landfill tax should be used to directly fund efforts to tackle waste crime, a report published today (2 May) has suggested. Rethinking Waste Crime, commissioned by the Environmental Services Association Educational Trust (ESAET) and ESA, and launched in the House of Commons this afternoon, has outlined a series of recommendations for policy makers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 May 2017 Policy & government Global Health Inequalities A POSTnote which reviews trends in global health inequalities in the context of the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 2 May 2017 Policy & government Cyber Security of UK Infrastructure The Government has identified ‘cyber’ as one of six Tier 1 threats to UK national security. This POSTnote focuses on the cyber security of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, describing measures to improve cyber security and challenges in implementing them. It also reviews the new National Cyber Security Strategy, along with international policy and legislation. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 2 May 2017 Industry news WISH releases revised waste fire guidance The Waste Industry Safety & Health (WISH) Forum has released the latest version of its guidance on reducing fire risk at waste sites on its website today (2 May). As reported by letsrecycle.com in March, the guidance, which is updated from an initial version published in October 2014, includes revised advice on waste stack sizes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 May 2017 Industry news Compliance fee funds two WEEE research projects Two projects to assess the capture and processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK have been awarded funding via the WEEE Producer compliance fee fund. The projects will seek to shed light on WEEE which is not being captured through the producer compliance system – and therefore not counted towards overall … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 May 2017 Industry news Slovenia Faces Legal Action Over Landfill Failures The post Slovenia Faces Legal Action Over Landfill Failures appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 2 May 2017 Industry news MPs call for WRAP food waste funding support The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee, has called for the government to continue to provide ‘adequate’ funding for the resources charity WRAP to continue work to tackle food waste. This was among the recommendations in a report on food waste in England, following an inquiry launched by the Committee last … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 May 2017 Global “No trade-off on Fairness”: Recommendations from the Alliance for a fair ETS The Parliament, the Council and the Commission enter now the trilogue negotiations that will shape the ETS directive after 2020. We, the 17 signatories of this paper, energy-intensive sectors representing about 2 million jobs in the EU and comprising many SME’s, are fully committed in taking our share of responsibilities and reducing our emissions. However, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 May 2017 Global Recycling the European Paper Recycling Awards, entries now being accepted for the 6th edition! The 6th edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards will take place the 18th October in the European Parliament hosted by europarliamentarian Ms. Simona Bonafè, rapporteur of the Circular Economy package and champion of the importance of recycling. The Awards provide an occasion to shed the spotlight on the innovative projects changing the way we […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 May 2017 Council news Apply for the green bin service - Self - North Devon Council North Devon Council · 1 May 2017 Industry news INCPEN evidence explains how packaging prevents waste INCPEN evidence to House of Commons Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee Food waste in England inquiry Summary In the last few years food waste has attracted much attention but there has been more emphasis on dealing with it after it occurs and far too little on preventing it before it occurs. Manufacturers [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 30 Apr 2017 Industry news The top 10 ways you can help reduce plastic pollution There are believed to be 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of ocean. More than 100,000 marine animals die each year due to plastic ingestion or entanglement in plastic. On top of that, a massive 1 million sea birds also die from plastic. So what can you do to help reduce plastic pollution? […] Planet Patrol · 30 Apr 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 29 April 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on a joint waste contract in Kent. Also, we report on investment at Smurfit Kappa’s Snodland paper mill and recycling depot. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2017 Council news 3sixty Citizen Live Payment Portal - Penalty Charge Notice search - Rushmoor Borough Council Rushmoor Council · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news MPs call for post-Brexit UK to remain as close as possible to EU’s main chemicals law REACH The UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today published the report of its inquiry on chemicals regulation after the EU referendum, which particularly focussed on the EU’s world-leading REACH system for regulating chemicals. The EAC criticise the UK Government’s lack of openness about its post-Brexit plans, and point out that most respondents want the […] CHEM Trust · 28 Apr 2017 Global PRESS RELEASE: EXPRA’s President and Board re-elected Madrid, 28 April 2017. The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), the umbrella organization for packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling systems which are owned by the obliged industry and […] EXPRA · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news National Refuse Championships to take place in June The National Refuse Championships will take place at Weston-super-Mare seafront on Saturday 10 June to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Over 15 teams have already signed up, including Biffa, Amey, Hills, Devon Contract Waste, Simply Waste, ASL Environmental, Weir Waste, Equinox Recycling and Cartwright Skips. Sponsors, lead by Dennis Eagle, include Epic Media, NTM, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news Fires at waste sites tackled nationwide A series of fires have occurred throughout the waste sector this week with blazes reported in London and others across the UK – in what has been described as a ‘peak time ‘for fires in the sector. One of the latest fires to have broken out at a waste site this week occurred at a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news Q1 packaging data shows plastic, steel and wood rise Latest packaging recycling data published this week has suggested that processing of plastics, wood and steel has increased in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period 12 months earlier. The provisional data, published on the National Packaging Waste Database gives an indication of how much packaging waste has been recycled or exported … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news Inquest opened into Erith fatality An inquest has been opened into the death of a man at a waste paper facility in Erith, south east London last month (March 27). Krzysztof Pawlak, a Polish national, died after having been injured by machinery at a site operated by the waste paper merchant RRS London Waste Papers Ltd at Manor Road, Erith (see … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2017 Council news Your Councillors by Ward - Herefordshire Council Herefordshire Council · 28 Apr 2017 Council news Contact us - East Herts Council East Hertfordshire Council · 28 Apr 2017 Council news The 1831 Reform Riots in Bristol - Bristol City Council City of Bristol Council · 28 Apr 2017 Industry news EU approves new power plant pollution rules despite German opposition The EU will adopt tougher power plant emissions rules following a razor-thin vote in which the UK unexpectedly came out in favour of the new standards. A coalition of countries, led by Germany, attempted to block the regulations – known as BREF – even though they are weaker than similar standards in Japan, China and […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Apr 2017 Council news TDC Pest control reporting form - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 27 Apr 2017 Policy & government The Countryside Code Family - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 27 Apr 2017 Council news Art Central Gallery - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 27 Apr 2017 Council news Home | East Herts District Council - East Herts Council East Hertfordshire Council · 27 Apr 2017 Global 3 Positions the EU Must Take To Stay Clean on the Circular Economy “To achieve a circular economy, we need to close the loop of materials by building trust in a toxic-free secondary material market so that both producers and consumers are willing to use them.” Live from the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) to the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam conventions – Geneva There is a group […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Apr 2017