Recycling news: 2014

Council news Missed bin collection - Blackpool Council Blackpool Council · 30 Oct 2014 Industry news Veolia ‘confident’ of victory in Herts planning dispute Waste management firm Veolia is ‘confident’ of defeating Eric Pickles in the High Court over his decision to deny planning consent for the New Barnfield energy from waste plant in Hertfordshire. The firm is due to have its case against the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) heard in the High Court on December … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2014 Industry news Healthcare waste firm acquires GW Butler Lanarkshire-based Healthcare Environmental Group has acquired medical waste company GW Butler (GWB). The acquisition sees the addition of three waste processing facilities to the expanding Group, located in Bradford, Nottingham, and Rainham in Essex – all of which are installed with Tempico Rotoclave technology for the treatment of healthcare waste. GWB has been providing clinical … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2014 Industry news Plant and vehicle round-up With news on; W&S Recycling baler; Grundon installs bin-weighing device; Tamar buys shredder and trommel; Yotta Mayrise software targets flytipping, and; L&S Waste invests £2m in new fleet W&S Recycling takes delivery of new baler Dorset-based waste firm W&S Recycling has bought a twim-ram baler from Middleton Engineering as part of a new venture … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2014 Industry news Stroud latest council to consider joining Ubico Waste and recycling services in Stroud – currently operated by Veolia – could move under the control of local authority-owned firm Ubico Ltd from 2016 under proposals to be considered at a council meeting next week (November 6). And, as well as recommending that Stroud becomes a shareholder in not-for-profit Ubico, the district council’s environment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2014 Council news Welcome to Middlesbrough Council - middlesbrough.gov.uk Middlesbrough Council · 29 Oct 2014 Industry news Hillingdon recycling boost ‘made possible’ by DCLG fund A recent boost in the amount of waste recycled in the West London borough of Hillingdon has only been made possible by finance received under the DCLG weekly waste collection scheme, the council has suggested. Between April and June 2014, recycling in Hillingdon rose to 50.7% – up from 45.5% in the same financial period … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2014 Industry news Fall in waste sector injuries in 2013/14 The number of reported injuries to waste and recycling workers fell to 486 in 2013/14 compared to 528 the previous year, according to the latest injury and ill health statistics published today (October 29) by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The injury rate (injuries per 100,000 employees) for the sector is still “much higher” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2014 Industry news Veolia applies for EfW extension over feedstock fears Veolia has applied to source more commercial and industrial waste for its East Sussex energy-from-waste facility, amid concerns that it will be unable to sustain the current level of power exported to the National Grid. The waste management firm submitted an application to lift the existing planning condition on the 242,000 tonnes-per-year capacity Newhaven plant … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2014 Industry news Lochhead announces ‘brokerage service’ for recycled materials Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has revealed that councils north of the border will be given access to a ‘brokerage service’ which will provide a marketplace for the sale of recyclable materials. Mr Lochhead revealed details of the brokerage service during his address at the Scottish Resources Conference in Glasgow this morning (October 29). He … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2014 Council news Blackpool Council | Home page | Blackpool Council services - Blackpool Council Blackpool Council · 29 Oct 2014 Policy & government Income Tax - Government.nl Government of the Netherlands · 29 Oct 2014 Industry news Bowing out It was to resounding applause that Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik left his final European Environment Council meeting today (October 28). But his final Environment Council appearance – on his proposed package for higher waste and recycling targets – could not have filled him with much confidence for the future. Mr Potocnik’s revised target – for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2014 Industry news Potocnik appeals to ministers over EU recycling targets Defra waste and recycling minister Dan Rogerson was among a number of European ministers to express concerns over the Commission’s proposed higher waste and recycling targets at a meeting of the European Environment Council in Brussels today (October 28). Mr Rogerson said during a debate on the policy package that he was “not yet convinced” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2014 Industry news Falkirk collection switch ‘could yield 60% recycling’ The first local authority in the UK to collect residual waste from households every three weeks has hailed the positive impact of the scheme, dubbed the ‘sustainable waste collection service’, claiming that the measure could see its recycling rate top 60%. Falkirk council became the first authority to move its green bin residual waste collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2014 Policy & government “Significant weakening” of plans to manage flood risk from new development Lord Krebs, Chairman of the Adaptation Sub-Committee has written to Elizabeth Truss, the Environment Secretary, to express concerns about how the government now intends to encourage the use of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in new development. Climate Change Committee · 28 Oct 2014 Industry news TEG suspends shares after failure to exit contract Organics recycling firm TEG Group has today (October 28) requested for its shares to be suspended after it failed to negotiate the release of £2.8 million in retentions held under the Greater Manchester waste contract. In a statement, TEG said that it recently engaged in discussions with construction firm Costain in relation to its overall … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2014 Industry news Galashiels gasification plant no longer on track for 2015 The start date for operations at New Earth Solution’s 60,000 tonnes-per-year capacity gasification plant in Galashiels has been pushed back, Scottish Borders council has indicated. The EfW plant, which will also include a mechanical biological treatment facility (MBT) to pre-treat domestic and commercial residual waste, is part of an £80 million, 24-year contract that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news ‘Continuous’ strike action planned at Sheffield HWRCs [testimonial id = “65” align=”right”] Strike action is due to take place at five household waste and recycling centres in Sheffield from Wednesday (October 29), in a dispute over pay for workers. The GMB trade union has called the strikes over a failure to secure an agreement on premium pay for weekend and overtime working, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news HSE publishes collections safety guidance Guidance aimed at councils and contractors on managing risks from waste and recycling collection service activities has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Published this month in partnership with the Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH), the document incorporates guidance previously found in the HSE information sheet ‘Managing ‘task and finish’ … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news WEEE compliance fee proposals outlined Online marketplace the Environment Exchange (T2E), which has run a PRN service since 1998, or accountants Mazars look set to take a leading role in the administration of the WEEE compliance system under proposals published by the Department for Business. Two of the three proposed methodologies for the calculation of a compliance fee under the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Council news THE SCALE OF FEES - Breckland Council Breckland Council · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news UK's Recycling, Resource & Waste Management Company - Viridor Viridor · 25 Oct 2014 Industry news Countrystyle Celebrates MegaGrowth 50 Success Countrystyle are very pleased to have been placed 41st in the Kent Messenger MegaGrowth 50 publication this year, achieving a 53% growth in turnover during the period of 2011-2013. Countrystyle Recycling · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news 5 plastic free alternatives to sticking plasters (band aid) Jane says “Is there a Zero Waste alternative to sticking plasters? I know it’s good to leave cuts uncovered, but sometimes they bleed a lot or are too painful to leave uncovered. “A big bandage on a finger cut would be over the top. I thought of cutting down little pieces of cloth but they… Zero Waste Week · 24 Oct 2014 Council news Contact Us - Moray Council Moray Council · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news HSE presents council recycling inspections results The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) issued 59 enforcement notices with regards to local authority waste and recycling services during a recently-completed inspection initiative between 2010 and 2014, according to HM inspector Janet Viney. These 59 enforcement notices covered 14 topics, the initiative found, with the most common involving: risk assessment and route risk assessment; … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Policy & government Recovered appeal: Arpley landfill site, Forrest Way, Sankey Bridges, Warrington (ref: 2201665, 23 October 2014) Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission. GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Edinburgh council looks to curb trade waste on streets A pilot scheme to minimise the number of trade waste bins stored on the streets of Edinburgh could be rolled out on a city-wide basis by March 2016. The initiative has been trialled by Edinburgh council since March in order to improve the appearance of the city centre, with businesses on Rose Street, Leith Walk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on Northern Ireland recycling exceeds landfill rate; Budget Pack rebrands as ecosurety; Taylor containers become ‘automated’; Remondis sets example for Environment Agency, and; Local Green Points launches app NI recycling exceeds landfill rate The amount of household waste and local authority collected recycled or composted in Northern Ireland has exceeded the volume sent … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Staffordshire offers TEEP template to other councils Staffordshire Waste Partnership has produced a legal compliance template for separate collection rules, under the revised Waste Framework Directive, which it is to allow other local authorities to use. The offer of the TEEP template comes as local authorities face significant costs in hiring consultants to carry out assessments of their collections schemes ahead of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Judge reduces R&S Recycling’s health and safety fine A recycling company, heavily fined after an employee was crushed by a falling one-tonne bale of rubbish, has won a substantial cut in the penalty on appeal. Worcestershire based R&S Recycling Ltd was fined £100,000, and ordered to pay almost £60,000 in legal costs, after safety officer Kenneth Swaby 43, from Canvey Island, Essex, was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news NI waste crime plan seeks ‘coordinated approach’ A plan aimed at tackling waste crime and “systemic failures in management and regulation of waste” in Northern Ireland has been published by the devolved government’s Department for the Environment (DOENI). According to the plan, closer collaboration between the Department and local authorities – and also with industry bodies – as well as stronger Duty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Waste: weighing up the cost David Adams, managing director of waste management and recycling broker 707 discusses the issue of charging customers per-tonne for waste collection. As consumers, we are all used to doing all we can to avoid paying the extra weight charges for hold baggage when we go on our annual holiday, to an extent that a Samoan … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Straight joins OnePlastics manufacturing group The new owners of container manufacturer Straight have said the company will not be rebranded following its takeover, but will offer a more comprehensive range of products to local authority clients. The well-recognised Leeds-based manufacturer was taken over by Irish firm One51 in the summer for around £10.7 million (see letsrecycle.com). One51 specialises in plastics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Circular economy focus for new CIWM president There is “still a lot of uncertainty” surrounding the circular economy, according to the findings of a CIWM survey published to coincide with the inauguration of its new president John Quinn this week (October 21). Former arc21 chief executive Mr Quinn has promised to focus on the circular economy for his term as the Chartered … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Appointment round-up With news on the approval of Environment Commissioner by the European Parliament; senior staff appointments at Biffa, and; new managing director at G&P Batteries MEPs approve Environment Commissioner Members of the European Parliament have approved the new college of 27 Commissioners, including commissioner for the environment Karmenu Vella. The new European Commission, presented by … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A can transfer from receipts into our bloodstream Update: The use of BPA in thermal paper has been restricted in the European Union since 2020. However, there is evidence that another bisphenol BPS is being used as a replacement. This chemical also has concerning health properties. To protect the health of people and the environment, CHEM Trust is calling for a robust and […] CHEM Trust · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Carry on Giving Clothing Say Recycling Groups A new piece of industry research published today shows that previous estimates of the amount of clothes donations being stolen are over-stated. The report by the Textile Recycling Association in conjunction with their project partners LRS Consultancy, LM Barry and Co and Clothes Aid shows a marked decrease in textile theft across London, with as [...] Read More... from Carry on Giving Clothing … Textile Recycling Association · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Q3 packaging data shows material surplus Compliance schemes have welcomed further improvement in the provisional packaging waste recovery statistics released for the third quarter of 2014 today (October 22), with a further cooling of PRN prices forecast across the board. The figures for July – September 2014, available on the National Packaging Waste Database, show a surplus in glass remelt, plastics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2014