Recycling news: 2017

Council news Waste & Recycling - Blaenau Gwent CBC Blaenau Gwent Council · 7 Jan 2017 Council news School contact details - Blaenau Gwent CBC Blaenau Gwent Council · 7 Jan 2017 Policy & government THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 7 Jan 2017 Council news Health, Wellbeing & Social Care - Blaenau Gwent CBC Blaenau Gwent Council · 7 Jan 2017 Council news Getting the help you need - Blaenau Gwent CBC Blaenau Gwent Council · 6 Jan 2017 Council news Register a Birth - Blaenau Gwent CBC Blaenau Gwent Council · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news Bunting Magnetics expands with Master Magnets acquisition Magnetic equipment business Bunting Magnetics has acquired Master Magnets Ltd, a UK-based manufacturer of magnetic separation equipment. According to Bunting Magnetics, the acquisition will benefit the company through broadened customer reach, new manufacturing capabilities and the opportunity to sell into new markets. Redditch-based Master Magnets provides magnetic separation, recycling and me… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news Alupro’s response to recycling targets consultation Consultation on changes to packaging recycling business targets for paper, steel, aluminium, wood and overall recovery and recycling for 2018-20 Alupro fully supports the Government’s ambition “to have appropriate targets which ensure that the UK complies with the EU Packaging Directive targets whilst maximising the benefits for consumers, businesses and the environment” but in its […] The post… Alupro · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news Alupro announced as sponsor of Drops Cycling Team The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is sponsoring the Drops Cycling Team during 2017 as part of its work to encourage everyone to recycle more of the aluminium packaging they use at work, at home and on the go. The sponsorship will focus on the Every Can Counts programme, which helps people to recycle drinks […] Alupro · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 6 January 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video, we look ahead to 2017 with thoughts on the coming year from David Palmer-Jones of Suez and REA’s Jeremy Jacobs. Also, we report on guidance from the Department for Communities and Local Government on the disposal of Christmas trees. letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news East Devon prepares for three-weekly collection roll-out East Devon district council is preparing for the roll-out of its three-weekly residual waste collection regime – which is due to start in the borough from 16 February. Around 16,700 households in Exmouth have been contacted with details of the new collection service – to be delivered by contractor Suez. The company began a seven-year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news China kept on smashing renewables records in 2016 Such is the speed of China’s energy transition that it’s hard for plans to keep up. The country’s new five-year plan for the energy sector, released yesterday, set targets that would have been celebrated as groundbreaking just a couple of years ago, but now seem positively quaint. Coal consumption will be limited below its peak […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news London breaks annual air pollution limit in five days London has broken legal air pollution limits for 2017 within five days, according to King’s College London. The annual limit for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was breached on Brixton Road in south London at around 9pm on Thursday. NO2 is a toxic gas emitted by diesel vehicles linked to cardiac and respiratory illnesses. A study by […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Jan 2017 Industry news Sustainability at Mondi | Packaging Company | Mondi - Mondi Group Mondi newsroom · 5 Jan 2017 Policy & government New Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee announced The Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Professor Dame Julia King, has been appointed as the next Chair of the Committee on Climate Change's Adaptation Sub-Committee. Climate Change Committee · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news Surrey set to create single-tier waste service Surrey county council has proposed creating a single-tier waste disposal and collection service – separate from the Surrey Waste Partnership – as it seeks to alleviate rising landfill and EfW costs. As a first step, the council’s cabinet has voted to integrate some of its waste disposal functions with four district and borough councils under … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news Statistics for Worthing-Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news Alupro is recruiting! Alupro is looking for a new team member to develop and manage our campaigns to increase aluminium packaging recycling in the UK, including the Every Can Counts and MetalMatters programmes. The role involves working closely with local authorities, waste management companies and other third parties to identify opportunities to develop beneficial partnerships, and providing advice […] Alupro · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news Road Rage – On the frontline In this report Jason Houghton, commercial waste director at Amey, talks about the proactive approach being taken to deal with increasing incidents of violence towards those working in the waste industry. There have been numerous examples of road rage in 2016, including one particularly shocking incident where a driver reversed his truck into a lorry before smashing a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news RDF exports at around 3m tonnes in 2016 Exports of waste derived fuels from England in 2016 look to have exceeded 3 million tonnes, latest Environment Agency figures indicate. According to provisional Agency data released for January to November 2016, a total of 2,884,866 tonnes of waste derived fuel was approved for export – roughly 262,000 tonnes per month. The feedstock material predominantly … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news The next decade of organics recycling Jeremy Jacobs, technical director of the Renewable Energy Association, assesses what 2017 and coming years holds for the world of organics in green waste and food recycling. In a world of uncertainty and turmoil, 2016 was no exception with both the national stage experiencing the most significant upset for many years with the unexpected results … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017 Council news Committee structure - High Peak Borough Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 5 Jan 2017 Industry news Factcheck: Does air pollution really cause dementia? It’s a frightening thought – that the air we breathe might be causing our brains to degenerate. But is it accurate? People who live near busy roads are up to 12% more likely to contract dementia, according to a new study published in the Lancet on Thursday. The study by Public Health Ontario is comprehensive. […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Jan 2017 Council news Keeping Warm, Keeping Well - Mid and East Antrim Council Mid and East Antrim Council · 4 Jan 2017 Industry news Metal recyclers push for ‘sector-specific’ fire guidance The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has announced that it is to work with the Environment Agency to develop sector-specific guidance on the prevention of fires at scrap metal sites. Work on the guidance is to begin next month (February) and follows ‘intensive conversations’ between the Agency and the BMRA on the issue, according to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017 Council news Current wellbeing initiatives - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 4 Jan 2017 Industry news MPs call for renewed Environmental Protection Act The government must commit to a new Environmental Protection Act to ensure that environmental protections are maintained in UK law when the country leaves the EU, a cross-party group of MPs has claimed. This was among the findings of the House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee, which today (4 January) published its report on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017 Industry news York looks to cuts to avoid waste overspend City of York council is to consider cutting two recycling rounds and eight full time staff positions, in a bid to prevent a £400,000 overspend during the next financial year. The changes – which could be adopted from 1 April 2017 – would see collections of residual waste and dry recyclables ‘de-coupled’, because the council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017 Industry news Countrystyle grows Kent trade waste work through Kier FM contract success Kier Facilities Management has appointed Countrystyle Recycling as its exclusive sub-contractor to provide waste collection and recycling services across Kent’s […] Countrystyle Recycling · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news Circular Economy plan high on EU’s 2017 priorities The European Commission has outlined its policy priorities for 2017 – with implementation of the action plan on the Circular Economy among the top policy areas highlighted. The Commission’s Work Programme for 2017 outlines 21 ‘key initiatives to implement 10 political priorities in 2017’. Second to top among the proposals, and under the heading ‘A … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news DCLG Christmas tree recycling advice backs bonfires The government’s Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a series of ‘practical tips’ to the public for the disposal of Christmas trees, which includes advice to burn trees on bonfires. The Department, which has also encouraged composting or re-planting real Christmas trees, claims that cutting up and burning old Christmas trees is ‘far … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news Packaging waste: A little less conversation, a little more action James Piper, managing director of producer compliance scheme Ecosurety looks ahead to challenges facing the packaging waste sector 2017, and calls for action to boost packaging recycling rates. Late last year the waste industry, hosted by the Environmental Services Association (ESA), met to discuss the way forward for packaging recycling. We were there to talk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news Recycling and Brexit: David Palmer-Jones looks ahead to 2017 With 2016 now past its consequences will certainly live on with the waste and recycling sector facing up to the knock-on impact of the Brexit vote and other domestic and world developments. In an interview with letsrecycle.com, David Palmer-Jones, chief executive of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK, talks about the “shock” of the Brexit vote … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news Appointment of Group Finance Director We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fryer to the Board as Group Finance Director. Mark brings a significant breadth of financial expertise across a broad range of both listed and private companies having been Group Finance Director of Dialight PLC from 2010 to 2014 and previously of Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC from […] Augean · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news Video: This court ruling could transform the bee deaths debate The post Video: This court ruling could transform the bee deaths debate appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 3 Jan 2017 Industry news 11 ways to stick to a zero waste lifestyle New Year’s Resolutions can be so hard to stick to. You begin with the best of intentions, but by January 10th, they’re a distant memory and you’re back to bad habits. If you’ve made a resolution to live a zero waste lifestyle, our Facebook Group members are sharing the easiest changes they made, so you… Zero Waste Week · 1 Jan 2017