Recycling news: 2016

Council news Report a change of address - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 2 Dec 2016 Council news Find planning applications - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 2 Dec 2016 Council news Welcome to Stockport Council - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news - ukpayslips.dssmith.com DS Smith (International Paper) · 2 Dec 2016 Policy & government Third ministerial meeting on the Welsh Government's new funding arrangements The Joint Exchequer Committee (Wales) met yesterday to continue talks about establishing funding arrangements. GOV.UK · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news Equipment round-up (02/12/16) With news on: Highlander installs compactor; Whitham Mills secures baler installation; ; ABB trommel speed drives; Taylor Group partners with Mattiussi, and Presona launches new baler Highlander installs solar-powered compactor Scottish paper recycling firm Highlander International Recycling has installed a solar-powered waste compactor at Arjo Wiggins in Aberdeen. The compactor, fitted with bi… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news Northern Ireland councils at 42% recycling in 2015/16 Councils in Northern Ireland achieved a 42.2% municipal recycling and composting rate in 2015/16, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Published yesterday (1 December), the annual statistical report shows that in total, Northern Ireland’s councils collected 969,157 tonnes of local authority collected (LAC) municipal waste in 2015/16. The tonnage was a … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 2 December 2016 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video, we report on a major contract for the collection of waste across four local authorities in Surrey. Also, we look at the Welsh Landfill Disposals Tax, which is due to come into effect from April 2018. letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news Rushcliffe warns of ‘frozen waste’ as temperatures plunge Freezing weather conditions across the UK caused collection issues for recycling crews in Nottinghamshire earlier this week – with garden waste ‘frozen’ to the inside of bins. Responding to residents’ concerns that their green bins have not been emptied, Rushcliffe borough council warned it may struggle to collect the organic waste due to snow and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news Veolia unveils 2016 Apprentice of the Year winner Waste and resources firm Veolia has unveiled its 2016 Apprentices of the Year at a special ceremony in the Houses of Parliament. The annual event, now in its second year, sees some of the company’s 350 apprentices recognised for their work and progress. The event took place last week (23 November) and was attended by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2016 Policy & government Search in the Swedish PRTR - Naturvårdsverket Swedish EPA (Naturvardsverket, English) · 2 Dec 2016 Industry news Why sky-high coking coal prices could actually be terrible news for the coal industry The financial press has been calling coal, and particularly coking coal, the “hottest commodity of the year” — and for short-term traders, it certainly has been. Prices have quadrupled from the low reached at the start of the year, driven by a perfect storm of China’s strict output quotas, red-hot real estate bubble and speculative […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 2 Dec 2016 Global Paper for Recycling Quality Control Guidelines The European Standard EN 643, European list of standard grades of paper and board for recycling, is the basic document to be used by industry professionals in the buying and selling of paper for recycling. Interested parties should order the EN 643 from their respective national standardisation body. The standard was revised in 2013 and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Dec 2016 Global ECOPACK BULGARIA INVESTED BGN 2.5 MILLION IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FACILITY SORTING GLASS PACKAGING WASTE BY COLOR EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global ÉCO ENTREPRISES QUÉBEC (ÉEQ) CANADA THE INNOVATIVE GLASS WORKS PLAN EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) NEWS FROM FOST PLUS EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global ÇEVKO (TURKEY) ÇEVKO FOUNDATION, THE PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING, CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY! EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global GREEN DOT (CYPRUS) EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ABOUT RECYCLING FOR CHILDREN EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global CONAI (ITALY) RECOVERY AND RECYCLING: 2016-2017 FORECASTS EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WITH CHILDREN’S DRAMA STUDIO EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global GREENPAK (MALTA) FIRST PRIZE IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THE SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE AWARDS EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Global ENVI-PAK (SLOVAKIA) ON LINE: DON´T BE LAZY AND SORT WASTE! WWW.TRIEDIME.SK WILL HELP YOU! EXPRA · 1 Dec 2016 Policy & government The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Northumbrian Water Limited: [2015]UKUT 0093 (TCC) Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mrs Justice Rose on 13 March 2015. GOV.UK · 1 Dec 2016 Policy & government Taylor Clark Leisure Plc v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs: [2014] UKUT 0396 (TCC) Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Lord Doherty on 8 September 2014. GOV.UK · 1 Dec 2016 Policy & government Patersons of Greenoakhill Limited v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs: [2014] UKUT 0225 (TCC) Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mrs Justice Rose on 22 May 2014. GOV.UK · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news News in Brief (1/12/2016) With news on: North Somerset contract, Bigbelly success in Rugby; Machinex launches new website; Landfill programme in £290k boost to communities, and; Tamar pioneers closed-loop food waste system Machinex launches new website Sorting technology manufacturer Machinex has revealed its new website accessible at www.machinextechnologies.com Visitors can access Machinex’ entire range of products an… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2016 Global Fondos para “soluciones” insustentables: financiamiento climático alemán al sector de los residuos en el Sur Global (Versión en español no oficial, elaborada por una de las autoras del artículo. El artículo se encuentra publicado en Inglés y en Alemán) Organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) de la red de GAIA en todo el mundo han alertado que la Cooperación Alemana para el Desarrollo, a través de la GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Make a difference to the world in less than three minutes How would it feel to make a positive difference in the world, right now? Sometimes the problems we’re facing can feel so overwhelming, we don’t know where to start, right. But here’s a simple solution you can do right now, that will make a huge difference and you can feel good about. Every year I… Zero Waste Week · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Dorset director calls for clarity over HWRC charges The director of the Dorset Waste Partnership has called for further guidance from government over what constitutes ‘household’ waste for disposal at household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). Karyn Punchard, director of the Dorset Partnership – which manages waste services for seven local authorities in the coastal county – made the call in response to comments … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Defra minister hints at UK’s Circular Economy approach Defra under secretary Lord Gardiner of Kimble has offered an insight into the government’s position on the EU’s Circular Economy Package, indicating that the government may be open to adopting some measures set out by Brussels. Lord Gardiner’s comments came in response to a written question in the House of Lords this week (29 November), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Waste trade bodies join forces over fire guidance A number of waste trade associations have joined together to lobby the Environment Agency over the latest version of its Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance. The Wood Recyclers Association, the Tyre Recovery Association, the Resource Association and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) are challenging the guidance, which they believe will have a ‘major negative … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2016 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics annual report 2015/16 This is an annual publication which reports final figures on the key measurements of local authority collected municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Eunomia predicts ‘revival’ in gasification interest Investor interest in advanced conversion technologies (ACTs) – such as gasification – could see a ‘revival’, despite set-backs in the roll-out of the technology in recent years, consultancy Eunomia claims. In a market report published by the consultancy yesterday (30 November), Eunomia predicted that the UK could see a ‘cascade’ of further gasification energy from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2016 Research & science Preserving Snow Crystals - its.caltech.edu Caltech News · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Dakota Access: UK banks back pipeline builder Energy Transfer Partners Some of Britain’s biggest banks have loaned hundreds of millions of pounds to the company building the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, according to an Unearthed analysis. In the last 5 years Barclays, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have together bankrolled pipeline firm Energy Transfer Partners and its subsidiaries to the tune of […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news May the FORS be with you! The post May the FORS be with you! appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 1 Dec 2016 Industry news Tesco launches crowdfunding site for food waste projects Supermarket giant Tesco is appealing to ‘food waste entrepreneurs’ to join a new crowdfunding platform which could bring their products to market. The crowdfunding platform – BackIt – has been launched by Tesco in order to promote projects which will eliminate food waste across the supply chain. The platform is designed to help small businesses … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2016 Global Zero Waste Europe at the COP22 Photo by Rhys Gerholdt, WRI (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) edits by ZWE Despite the fact that COP 22 will sadly go down in history as the Trump COP, the Zero Waste Europe team did not miss the chance to participate in the climate negotiations and promote the work of zero waste cities, communities and recycling workers […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Nov 2016 Global Cement industry in the spotlight in Spain Between the 11th and 13th of November the VII Gathering of Spanish Network of Platforms Against Waste Incineration in Cement Kilns took place in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain. This gathering coincided with the release of a statement from 55 civil society organisations calling for an immediate end to the burning of waste in cement kilns. […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news Biffa’s Cory gains drive ‘strong’ half-year results Waste management firm Biffa has posted its half-year financial results for 2016/17 – revealing a “strong performance” based on its recent acquisition of Cory’s municipal contracts in the summer. The business recorded £71 million in underlying earnings before tax, a boost of 14.9% on the previous 12 months, while net revenue rose 8.6% to £446.7 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2016