Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Organics recyclers hail ‘good news for soils’ Organics recyclers have welcomed the publication of two studies confirming that the risks from using certified compost and digestates in agriculture are ‘acceptably low or negligible’. The reports – entitled ‘Compost quality and safety for agriculture’ and ‘Digestate quality and safety for agriculture’ – were issued earlier this month by resource efficiency charity WRAP (the Waste … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Fire halts operations at UPM’s Shotton MRF Operations have been halted at UPM’s Shotton materials recycling facility (MRF) in North Wales, due to a fire at the site last night (30 January). But, UPM’s newsprint production mill which is located in a separate building on the same site, has been unaffected by the fire, and UPM has confirmed that paper production has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Commission tackled over EfW Communication Waste management companies and manufacturers of energy from waste technology have called on the European Commission to recognise there is a need for more EfW plants. The call comes in the wake of a “Communication” from the European Commission last week which warned against public investment contributing to EfW (energy from waste) overcapacity. In its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Fit for what? CHEM Trust’s views on the current evaluation of the EU’s main chemicals law REACH The EU’s REACH chemicals law aims to ensure that chemicals are safely manufactured and used, so as to protect human health and the environment, at the same time as enhancing innovation and the competitiveness of EU industry. REACH includes requirements on companies to provide – and use – safety information on chemicals, and provides mechanisms to ban […] CHEM Trust · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Aberdeen to reduce waste bin size Aberdeen city council is preparing for an overhaul of its recycling and waste collection service, which will see a reduction by a quarter in the overall capacity given to residents for residual waste. The council is delivering close to 70,000 180 litre black wheeled bins to householders – supplied by the container manufacturer MGB – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2017 Global From waste to taste: Funghi Espresso brings new life to used coffee grounds By guest blogger Tiffany Fourment It is estimated that Italians drink 14 billion espressos every year. While many enjoy their daily espresso, they may never consider the waste – an estimated 380,000 tons of coffee grounds – left behind by such a large amount of coffee production. The Italian startup Funghi Espresso has developed an […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news PRN Markets Flat as UK Looks Likely to Meet Packaging Obligation The post PRN Markets Flat as UK Looks Likely to Meet Packaging Obligation appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news France Achieves New Record for WEEE Recycling The post France Achieves New Record for WEEE Recycling appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Trading Division Expands to Assist Packaging Compliance Growth The post Trading Division Expands to Assist Packaging Compliance Growth appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news Powerday sponsors Awards for Excellence Powerday is sponsoring ‘the Best Community Recycling Initiative’ at this year’s Let’s Recycle Awards for Excellence. The award recognises a social enterprise or community recycling project an... Powerday · 31 Jan 2017 Industry news The banality of Ebell Ebell was spotted outside 10 Downing Street the next day, though apparently met advisers not the Prime Minister Myron Ebell is perhaps the least Trumpian person you can imagine. The bespectacled right-wing policy analyst is rather plain, certainly not showy, and seemingly uncomfortable with the spotlight. A bookworm in a bad suit. And yet here […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 31 Jan 2017 Global Energy-intensive sectors call on MEPs to reject any “tiered approach” We, the signatories of this paper, energy-intensive sectors representing about 2 million jobs in the EU and comprising many SME’s, are under direct impact of the EU ETS and are recognized as exposed to carbon, investment and employment leakage. We ask Members of the European Parliament to acknowledge the mutual importance of our sectors for […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Jan 2017 Global Gipuzkoa continues to mobilise against incineration for health, environment and economy Since early 2016 various of protests have taken place, such as a march to the construction site in February, a human chain in May, a gathering in front of the banks and companies involved in the consortium. A report of the anti-incineration protests in Gipuzkoa from Basque Zero Waste Europe member Zero Zabor. In late […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news UK ranked tenth in 2015 European recycling table The United Kingdom and Italy tied for tenth place among the top-ranked municipal waste recyclers in Europe during 2015, figures published today by the European Union’s statistics body Eurostat today (30 January) suggest. According to the figures, which are submitted on behalf of the EU’s 27 member states, as well as other European nations including … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news RUK celebrates success with record-breaking Welsh football team A record-breaking run of 27 consecutive victories for the Welsh Premier League football champions The New Saints FC has earned global attention for recycling firm Recycling UK Ltd– the club’s main sponsor using its group brand RUKGROUP.COM. The New Saints also known as TNS FC – the Oswestry-based football club – are celebrating a landmark … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news Vehicle and equipment news round-up (30/01/17) With news on: Recycling Partnership vehicle investment; Dunmow skip loader acquisition; Baler installation at Devon Contract Waste; Matpro and CRJ partnership, and; VEKA fleet expansion. Recycling Partnership invests in vehicle safety Crawley-based commercial waste firm The Recycling Partnership has fitted its two latest Mercedes Econic refuse trucks with safety and weighing equipment. The truc… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news Arun council renews Biffa waste collections contract Biffa has been awarded a renewed three-year contract for the collection of waste and recycling, and beach and street cleansing services on behalf of Arun district council. The new contract is effective from February 2017, and has an annual value of around £5 million, as well as an option of a three-year extension. Biffa has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news Calderdale Council- Calderdale Floods- Emergency response and recovery - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news Amazon reef: BP and Total set to drill for oil near newly discovered coral reef BP and Total are planning to drill for oil near a recently discovered coral reef off the coast of Brazil, Unearthed can reveal. Together the oil majors own five deepwater exploration licences in the Foz do Amazonas (Mouth of the Amazon River) basin and are expected to be granted permits to begin exploratory drilling early […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 Jan 2017 Industry news Home · Charity Retail Association - Charity Retail Association Charity Retail Association · 28 Jan 2017 Council news Waste Services - Gedling Borough Council Gedling Council · 28 Jan 2017 Industry news National Project looking for General Manager Our national office, located in central Brighton, is looking for a General Manager to run the day-to-day business of the Community Wood Recycling Network. Community Wood Recycling · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 27 January 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video, we report on amendments to the EU’s Circular Economy package, agreed by MEPs. Also, we look at Peterborough council’s proposal to end a 23-year waste contract after six years. Please view the video below. letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news Recycle Week confirmed for autumn 2017 WRAP has confirmed that Recycle Week will return in 2017, taking place from 25 September until 1 October. Now in its 14th year, the Recycle Now and WRAP-coordinated week has become a mainstay of the local authority and waste industry calendar, with a range of communications and activities organised to encourage householders to recycle. While … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2017 Global Vote at ENVI Committee paves the way for zero waste On 24th January the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted the legislative report for the four waste directives under discussion. With this, the legislative process goes a step further in the path to full adoption and will be voted at the Plenary in March. In the meantime, the Council is still negotiating its own […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Jan 2017 Global Towards a new European mindset on waste-to-energy? This latest communication from the European Commission presents a positive vision of a more circular Europe The European Commission released on 26 January the Communication on the Role of Waste-to-Energy in a Circular Economy. Although non-binding, the communication analyses the current role of waste-to-energy and gives guidance on Member States on how to cope with […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news Uncertainty over Greenway’s Telford site Uncertainty surrounds the position of Greenway Waste Recycling Ltd’s site in Telford, Shropshire. The company has been one of the UK’s significant exporters of RDF but recently the business has lost a contract to supply refuse derived fuel to Netherlands-based AEB. Now, documents available on the Companies House website indicate that the business is involved … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news Sidcot buying Chesterfield tissue mill from SCA Tissue and forest products giant SCA has announced that it is to close the oldest of its two paper machines at its Stubbins mill in Bury and is also to sell its Chesterfield mill. SCA is selling the Chesterfield mill, which produces about 31,000 tonnes of tissue grade material per annum, for £3 million to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news Heathrow: Government considers ignoring official climate advice Ministers are considering ignoring the assessment of the government’s own independent climate advisers on how to manage the emissions from an expanded Heathrow, according to new parliamentary correspondence published today. In a letter to the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), transport secretary Chris Grayling lays out two different approaches to dealing with aviation […] The po… Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Jan 2017 Industry news Resource revolution needs a change in habits Bethan Jones, Head of Engagement and Communications at Resource Futures, says that if we want to evolve towards a circular economy, then we are all going to need to change our habits. Resource Futures · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news Ward Recycling launches new responsive site We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We are a leading waste management company based in Derbyshire... Ward Recycling · 26 Jan 2017 Council news https - pa.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk - Cheshire West and Chester Council - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news Furniture Re-use Network welcomes the EU Waste Frame Directive The social economy sector will become better recognised by waste operator. Craig Anderson, Furniture Re-use Network CEO Here at the Furniture Re-use Network, we welcome the European Parliament’s environment committee backing several changes to the EU Waste Framework Directive. It is the result of a couple of years’ worth of lobbying and it certainly is […] Reuse Network · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news NRT claims black plastic sorting breakthrough Sorting equipment manufacturer National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has unveiled its ColorPlus-R optical sorting unit, which it is claimed can remove opaque materials such as black plastic from a mixed load. The Nashville, USA-based company says that the unit can sort material by colour using detection cameras capable of processing up to 50 million pixels per … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news Appointments round-up (26/01/2017) With news on: Jonathan Lea retires from WRAP; MBA Polymers appoints product development engineer, and; Clarity makes waste fuel division appointment Jonathan Lea retires from WRAP Jonathan Lea has retired as chief financial officer at WRAP after seven years with the charity organisation’s executive team. Since joining in 2010, WRAP says Mr Lea has played … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2017 Council news IT Self Service - Nottingham City Council Nottingham Council · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news EU Commission urges caution over EfW investment The European Commission has adopted guidance today (26 January) over the role of waste-to-energy in a circular economy, and has warned against public investment contributing to incinerator ‘overcapacity’. The Commission’s long anticipated communication on waste-to-energy, published this morning, is intended to ensure that the ‘recovery of energy from waste in the EU supports the objectives … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2017 Global Study tour to the Basque Country On top of the good practices of waste management, the tour visited good practices on circular economy. In this sense, several companies were visited in sectors like gastronomy, fashion or remanufacturing. The study tour started with an event organised by Zero Waste Europe and the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) in Vitoria-Gasteiz on […] Zero Waste Europe · 26 Jan 2017 Industry news Peterborough proposes ‘mutual’ end to 23-year Amey contract Peterborough city council has proposed terminating its 23-year waste collections contract with Amey in what has been described as a ‘mutual’ agreement with the firm, in a bid to save around £100,000 per year. Cabinet members will be consulted on the proposals as part of the council’s budget plan next week (6 February). Residents are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2017 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report: July to September 2016 This is a quarterly publication which reports provisional figures on the key measurements of local authority collected municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2017