Recycling news: 2015

Council news Outside bodies - Kingston Town Centre Management Board - Modern Council - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 19 Nov 2015 Industry news Salford to consider three-weekly waste switch Salford could become the latest Greater Manchester district to introduce three weekly refuse collections under plans being considered next week. Salford city council will decide whether to join neighbouring Bury and Rochdale in rolling out the reduced-frequency residual waste service as it responds to mounting financial pressure from central government. The council’s waste costs are … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2015 Industry news M&H Packages New Nicky Clarke Range - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 19 Nov 2015 Global Paper industry launches the Age of Fibre at European Paper Week 2015 The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has concluded the 17th edition of European Paper Week 2015. Its great success is reflected in a record number of attendees: More than 400 industry representatives gathered in Brussels for three intensive days and have left full of inspiring ideas, new contacts and good memories. The industry declared […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Nov 2015 Global Paper Industry 4.0 – What digital can do for the paper industry CEPI in cooperation with StepChange and SITRA have launched a brochure on the state of industry 4.0 in the pulp and paper industry. The European pulp and paper industry has experienced and consistently supported the three major phases of industrial transformation since the 18th century. From steam power to electric power, then to the progressive […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Nov 2015 Global The Age of Fibre – The pulp and paper industry’s most innovative products The industry has declared the start of The Age of Fibre with a brand new publication containing the most innovative products of the pulp and paper industry. This new publication is the third in the sequence of initiatives that started with the 2050 Roadmap in 2011, followed by the Two Team Project in 2013. All […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Nov 2015 Industry news Paint firms call for collection at HWRCs An industry-led paint recycling campaign is calling for more local authorities to collect unwanted paint for from householders at civic amenity sites. According to the British Coatings Federation (BCF), which published the recommendations from its ‘Paintcare’ initiative today (November 18), only one in three household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) currently accept liquid paint. The Paintcare … letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2015 Industry news Waste wood stack fire tests get underway Controlled test burning of waste wood is set to take place in Yorkshire this week with the aim of gaining evidence to feed into regulatory rules on material stack sizes at waste storage sites. After almost a year of delays, the fire tests are being carried out at Stobart’s waste wood site in Pollington, Yorkshire, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2015 Industry news Rudd policy blow to AD sector Energy Secretary Amber Rudd today hinted at further de-escalation of renewable subsidies in what could be seen as another blow to the UK’s beleaguered anaerobic digestion (AD) sector. AD operators are already braced for reforms to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) incentive scheme in the face of the decision to scrap the climate change levy exemption … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2015 Industry news York finds PTT collection not ‘financially viable’ Councillors in the city of York have been told not to push for the collection of mixed plastic pots, tubs and trays (PTT) – as it is claimed that adding the material to recycling collections could reduce the income received for other recyclable material. The recommendation comes ahead of a meeting of City of York … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2015 Research & science U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 18 Nov 2015 Industry news APSE in waste warning over spending cuts Cuts to local authority budgets have reached a ‘tipping point’ where public services including waste and recycling may no longer be sustainable, a public services body has claimed. The Association for Public Excellence (APSE) issued the warning today (November 17) following the Department for Communities and Local Government’s provisional commitment to slash around 30% of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2015 Industry news Salvaged bike raises funds for Children in Need A classic bike has been recovered from a scrap heap and auctioned off to raise almost £400 for Children In Need and promote recycling and reuse. A member of the public recovered the Mark 3 Raleigh Chopper at a household waste recycling centre, which is run by waste and management company, FCC Environment. The bike … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2015 Industry news Reading to look to joint food waste venture Reading borough council looks set to scrap plans to go ahead with an individual kerbside food waste collection service after a report found that the scheme could cost the authority up to £1.4 million per year. However, Reading may instead look to work with its neighbouring authorities within the re3 partnership – Wokingham and Bracknell … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2015 Industry news International talks make progress in controlling harmful chemicals Two important global chemical processes have had meetings recently. Experts working on the Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention recommended international controls on more chemicals, notably the flame retardant deca-DBDE, and the non-stick chemical, PFOA. Meanwhile, governments met at the International Conference on Chemicals Management and prioritised future work on pharmaceutical pollution… CHEM Trust · 17 Nov 2015 Industry news Scotland commits to landfill tax checks Scottish ministers have ‘committed’ to introducing loss on ignition (LOI) testing from April 2016 – in a move that will bring Scotland’s landfill tax regime in line with England and Wales. The measures aim to provide scientific data on whether waste fines qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax, which currently stands at £2.60 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2015 Council news St Albans City and District Council updates - St Albans City and District Council St Albans Council · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Beatson Clark invests in glass sorting line Rotherham glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has completed an £840,000 upgrade at its Greasborough Road facility to install optical glass sorting technology aimed at boosting material quality. The company holds a contract, renewed last year, with Rotherham metropolitan borough council to manage recycling collections in the South Yorkshire town. According to the firm, which is part … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Air Products TV2 could face ‘12-month’ delay Construction of a 350,000 tonne capacity gasification plant in Tees Valley might not resume until November 2016, trade union GMB has warned. Work on Air Products’ TV2 plant was halted earlier this month following delays to the commissioning process at the adjacent TV1 site. The two plants are intended to convert refuse-derived fuel into synthetic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news News in brief 16/11/2015 With news on: ACE joint ownership of OPRL Ltd; Yorwaste secures university waste management contract; NWLA application for development accepted for examination; Aberdeen city council receives funding to increase recycling, and; Salford launches recycling reward scheme. ACE UK announces joint ownership of OPRL Ltd The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK announced … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Norfolk to decide on £68m RDF contracts Norfolk county council will decide this week (November 20) whether to provisionally award three contracts worth a total of £68 million over four years to process household waste into refuse derived fuel (RDF) for export aboard. The contracts would see waste processed into RDF in Norfolk at FCC’s waste transfer station at Costessy, aggregates company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Powys to roll out three-weekly waste collections Powys council in Wales is preparing for the launch of its three-weekly refuse collection regime across the county from next week. The move, which was rubber-stamped by council officials last month, makes Powys the second local authority in Wales to subscribe to three weekly waste collections after Gwynedd. The neighbouring authority phased in its new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Cambridgeshire councils merge waste services Two local authorities in Cambridgeshire have merged waste teams and collection services from last Monday (November 9) in a bid to save up to £700,000 within the next three years. Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire councils agreed to the move in October 2014 as a way of optimising routes and reducing vehicle movements across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Construction starts on 41MW Rotherham biomass plant Construction work has started on a 260,000 tonnes per year capacity waste wood biomass energy plant in Rotherham, the Danish-owned developers of the facility have announced. Templeborough Biomass Power Plant Ltd, which is owned by management firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S (CIP), said on Friday (November 13) that below ground work for the facility has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news EIA_ Watchmen_Palm_Oil_report_1115_EIA_report_0208.qxd - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 16 Nov 2015 Industry news Dodgy auditors undermine palm oil group’s ‘sustainability’ claims - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 16 Nov 2015 Research & science Home | Silicon - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 16 Nov 2015 Research & science Home | The Journal of Supercomputing - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 14 Nov 2015 Research & science Home | Clinical Oral Investigations - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 14 Nov 2015 Industry news ‘Cross the Mersey Away from Anfield this week, councillors and waste bosses in Merseyside were passing around a political football of their own. Bin collections became a focus point for many districts and boroughs in the region, following Liverpool’s controversial decision to bring its waste services in-house. Scoring a goal for the public sector camp, Steve Munby – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – November 13 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we report on a review of the government’s stance on the classification of ash from incinerators. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news Bradford to tender £165m treatment contract Bradford council is tendering a £165 million contract for the treatment of its residual waste –after its proposed 25-year PFI project was rendered ‘unaffordable’ in 2013. The arrangement, which is scheduled to start in April 2017, will see the successful bidder treat 130,000 tonnes of municipal refuse per annum for a period of up to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news South Gloucestershire to review recycling collections South Gloucestershire is to review its kerbside sort service in order to ‘simplify’ recycling for residents. And, the unitary authority is also looking to reduce the capacity of its 240 litre refuse bins to 140 as an added measure to boost recycling rates. The proposals have been outlined in the council’s draft waste strategy 2015-2020, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news Leeds recycling service ‘inhibited’ by funding cuts Plans to expand food waste and glass recycling services in Leeds have been “inhibited” by financial pressures and central government funding cuts, city council documents reveal. A council report highlights concern about a “small decrease” now being observed in the city’s recycling rate, which stood at 43% in 2014/15. According to the authority, this is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news FIRST LOAD OF RENEWABLE FUELS PRODUCED AT ENFIELD Powerday’s new Enfield Materials Recycling Facility produced its first load of renewable fuels this week. Located at Powerday’s former waste transfer station in the Brimsdown area of Enfield, the... Powerday · 13 Nov 2015 Industry news Inquiries into Leicestershire scrap yard death continue Investigations by Police and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) are ongoing following the death of a worker at a metal recycling site in Leicestershire last week. Bev Upton, who worked at the Ellis Taylor Metal Recycling in Hinckley, died after sustaining crush injuries at the Leicester Road site on the morning of November 4. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2015 Council news Browse meetings - Council - Modern Council - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 12 Nov 2015 Industry news Local Green Points to take on door-to-door recycling campaigns Recycling communication and incentives specialist Local Green Points has secured contracts with three local authorities for door to door canvassing projects. The company is to deliver bespoke campaigns in Rochdale, Westminster and Kingston upon Thames aiming to engage residents in recycling and waste services, with a view to boosting recycling by residents. The Metropolitan Borough … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2015 Global EucoLight delivers for lighting WEEE in 2015 EucoLight, the new lighting WEEE compliance scheme trade association has made good progress in its first year of operation. Nigel Harvey, Chief Executive of Recolight, and a board member of EucoLight said today “EucoLight now has members from 16 EU Member States, which gives the organisation a great deal of credibility when dealing with European […] L'articolo EucoLight delivers for lighting WE… EucoLight · 12 Nov 2015 Industry news Incinerator ash classification ‘under review’ The UK government is reviewing whether to count incinerator bottom ash (IBA) usage toward the nation’s overall recycling performance and has asked the European Commission for a ruling. Defra is coming under increasing pressure from local authorities as well as pressure from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to change its stance on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2015