Recycling news: 2016

Industry news EU Commission launches food waste platform The European Commission launched the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste yesterday (29 November), in a bid to improve communication between member states on work to tackle food waste. The Platform, which will promote inter-sector cooperation and sharing of best practice, brings together Member State experts, EU bodies, international organisations and all actors … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news News in Brief (30/11/2016) With news on: Marston’s contract, J&B Recycling turnover; Welsh Government landfill visit; Warwickshire’s Christmas reuse appeal, and; MRWA health and wellbeing recognition UKWSL wins three-year Marston’s contract Waste brokerage firm UKWSL has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to manage waste from Marston’s chain of pubs for three years. The arrangement, which began this … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2016 Policy & government Landfill tax bulletin: July 2016 Monthly statistics on Landfill Tax receipts, liabilities and tonnage for the UK. GOV.UK · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news Defra Consults on New Packaging Targets The post Defra Consults on New Packaging Targets appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news Somerset Waste Partnership to decide on 2017 service changes The Somerset Waste Partnership will decide next month whether to roll out three-weekly residual waste collections to households from autumn 2017. If agreed, residents in Mendip, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Taunton Deane and West Somerset district councils would all switch from a fortnightly to three-weekly collection system. The decision – which is hoped could lead to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2016 Council news Homepage | Newark & Sherwood District Council - Newark & Sherwood District Council Newark and Sherwood Council · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news Factcheck: China is mining less coal, not more Yesterday the New York Times published an article claiming that China is “scrambling to mine and burn more coal”, painting a picture of a country backpedaling on its climate commitments. In reality, coal output has plummeted 10% year on year as the Chinese government placed strict curbs on production. China is now easing those curbs in […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 Nov 2016 Industry news Defra outlines proposed packaging targets to 2020 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (29 November) outlined proposed recycling targets for paper, steel, aluminium and wood packaging up to 2020. Three options have been outlined for the future of the targets, which include keeping them at 2017 levels through to the end of the decade or varying increases … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2016 Industry news WasteAid launches Christmas jumper scheme The charity WasteAid UK is launching a festive fundraiser scheme to help people reduce their environmental impact through buying a secondhand, rather than new, Christmas jumper. UPDATE: December 2 – the scheme is now open with jumpers available and WasteAid are asking for more jumpers to be offered at www.wasteaid.org.uk. Zoë Lenkiewicz of WasteAid UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2016 Industry news Plant and vehicle round-up (29/11/2016) With news on: Comb-bar replacement innovation; Powerscreen investment; Ubico strengthens safety commitment; Crawfords’ RediTruck deal, and; Kramer tie-up for EH Hassell. UKCM launches comb-bar repair system Waste container repair and refurbishment firm UK Container Maintenance (UKCM) has devised a system to replace comb bars on steel bins – which it is claimed can increase the … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2016 Council news Customer Service - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 29 Nov 2016 Industry news Amey set to secure Surrey collection contract Local authority services firm Amey is expected to be named preferred bidder for a major Surrey Waste Partnership collection contract valued at over £100 million, letsrecycle.com can reveal. The deal, due to be confirmed imminently, would see the company collect and process waste and recyclables on behalf of Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2016 Industry news Unwrapping the Autumn Statement Environmental Services Association (ESA) executive director Jacob Hayler examines the key issues highlighted by the Treasury’s Autumn Statement, delivered last week. The (relatively) new Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement on Wednesday 23rd November to a packed House of Commons. This was his first chance to set a tone for this Administration and its priorities in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2016 Industry news Brexit: Household energy bills are probably going up this winter A recent rise in wholesale prices could push up energy bills dramatically this winter whilst putting more small firms at risk of financial difficulty, according to an Unearthed analysis. Data on the UK gas price and power price shows that the combined effect of Brexit and – more significantly – current uncertainty over power supply this winter […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Nov 2016 Council news Garden waste - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Kenilworth Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 28 Nov 2016 Council news Login or Sign up - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Trafford Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Telford Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news News in Brief (28/11/2016) With news on: Powerday Redrow contract; MP’s visit to Viridor MRF; Eastleigh HWRC to open, and; Cherwell’s container offer. Powerday gets to work on north London construction project London’s Powerday has begun work with Redrow Homes to manage waste from the construction of over 2,900 homes at the site of a historic police training centre … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Incoming ESA chairman highlights Brexit ‘opportunities’ Brexit presents the waste sector with an opportunity to have a greater influence on government policy – the new chairman of the Environmental Services Association (ESA), Stewart Davies, has said. Dr Davies, chief executive of the hazardous waste business Augean Plc, has been elected chair of the organisation, which represents the waste management sector, in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news UK Wood Recycling fined over Teesside wood piles UK Wood Recycling Ltd has been ordered to pay £143,335 in fines and costs for storing waste wood in a manner likely to cause pollution at its site near Redcar in 2014. The company, based in Manchester, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on Thursday (24 November) over the storage of the material at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Wales moves forward with Landfill Disposals Tax Bill A bill devolving landfill tax powers to Wales from April 2018 is due to be laid before the Welsh National Assembly today (28 November). The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Bill will also include a ‘third rate’ of tax – set higher than the standard £84.40 per tonne rate as a ‘deterrent’ to waste criminals. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news Ocado teaches robots to talk over 4G - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 28 Nov 2016 Industry news How the UK imports coal from Russian megamines that are displacing indigenous groups The post How the UK imports coal from Russian megamines that are displacing indigenous groups appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 28 Nov 2016 Global Infographic: Cost of EU regulations on European paper industry A European Commission study on our sector has revealed that over the past 10 years, direct regulatory costs have more than tripled. On average, direct and ETS-related indirect regulatory costs have absorbed more than 40% of the industry’s annual profitability since 2004. You can download here an easy-to-use infographic demonstrating the findings of the study […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 27 Nov 2016 Global Future skills for the paper industry Like other industries in the EU, Europe’s pulp and paper sector has noticed that fewer young people are joining its workforce than in the past. The EU’s population is ageing and stagnating, which is an additional concern for its future workforce. These trends are occurring against a background of rapid change in the industry in […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 27 Nov 2016 Council news IDP - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 27 Nov 2016 Council news Planning and building - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 27 Nov 2016 Council news Job Search - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 27 Nov 2016 Policy & government Jobs and opportunities - Euraxess Eurostat news · 27 Nov 2016 Industry news Conservative Party years behind tree planting manifesto pledge The government is more than seven years behind its tree planting targets in England, according to an Unearthed analysis of figures released by the Forestry Commission (FC). The current rate of planting is at its lowest since available statistics began in 1970, according to official data. The Conservative 2015 manifesto pledged to plant 11 million […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Nov 2016 Policy & government EURAXESS | Researchers in motion - Euraxess Eurostat news · 26 Nov 2016 Industry news POWERDAY WINS CONTRACT WITH REDROW HOMES AT HISTORIC HENDON SITE Powerday has begun work with Redrow Homes at the historic police training centre at Hendon. The 22 hectare site was previously owned by the Metropolitan Police and used as an operational training cen... Powerday · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 25 November 2016 VIDEO: In this news weekly round up video, we reported on Chancellor Philip Hammond’s debut Autumn Statement, which featured further confirmation on the government’s ‘taxable disposal’ definition for landfill tax. Also, we reported that Biffa has won a three-year contract to collect waste and recyclables on behalf of the John Lewis Partnership. letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Shrewsbury Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news Vantage Waste finds buyer after entering administration EXCLUSIVE: National waste brokerage service Vantage Waste Management has been acquired by Tony Team Limited, after the firm entered administration last Friday (18 November). Giles Hetherington, managing director of Vantage Waste, told letsrecycle.com that it was “business as usual” at the firm in Bakewell, Derbyshire, with no changes to staff or premises. Established in 2000, … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news Somerset commits waste to Viridor EfW Viridor has confirmed it will proceed with the development of a £252 million energy recovery facility in Avonmouth south of Bristol. The company said today (25 November) that the 33MW plant will burn up to 320,000 tonnes of waste per year, and is expected to take up to 35% of its feedstock from councils within … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news Scotland outlines food waste reduction target Zero Waste Scotland has published the baseline data for the country’s food waste reduction target up to 2025 – with a likely goal of 445,000 tonnes to be met. This is based on an 1.35 million tonnes of food and drink waste produced in Scotland in 2013, according to the data released in a report … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news RDF Industry Group working on ‘Code of Practice’ Work on an ‘RDF Code of Practice’ to ensure that suppliers of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) meet the quality requirements of offtakers is underway, Eunomia managing director Mike Brown announced yesterday (24 November). The work is being led by the RDF Industry Group – an association of UK waste operators and exporters founded in 2015 which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016