Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Regain proposes CVA to tackle ‘unbearable’ debt EXCLUSIVE: Plastics compounder and recycler Regain Polymers is seeking to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after a ‘massive reduction’ in credit limits from suppliers, letsrecycle.com can reveal. Suppliers to the company were contacted last week by Regain’s managing director Michael Eidecker who informed them that Regain is proposing the CVA in order to deal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news UK government suppressed damaging fracking report until after crucial Lancashire vote The British government deliberately withheld the release of a damaging fracking report to prevent local councillors from scrutinising it ahead of a crucial vote on shale gas drilling, according to an ongoing Unearthed investigation. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show for the first time how ministers, including Andrea Leadsom, worked together to […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 25 Nov 2016 Industry news Grundon supports awareness of Road Safety Week The post Grundon supports awareness of Road Safety Week appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 25 Nov 2016 Global Skills & Qualifications in the Pulp & Paper Sector Today and tomorrow skill needs of the European Industry require updating the education and training offer. Today, the European Social Partners in the Pulp and Paper Sector, CEPI and industriAll Europe, presented a set of policy recommendations that should contribute to a more comprehensive skills strategy in Europe. These recommendations are the result of an […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 24 Nov 2016 Council news All the lonely people: social isolation and loneliness in County Durham - Durham County Council County Durham Council · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news Milton Keynes Recovery Park begins taking waste Amey’s anticipated Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park has accepted its first residual waste loads ahead of the plant becoming fully operational in spring 2017. The 132,000 tonnes-per-year capacity facility, based in Wolverton, brings together mechanical treatment, gasification and anaerobic digestion under one roof. It has been developed under a 15-year contract between Amey and Milton … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news Middleton completes Terex material handler investment Yorkshire-based waste management firm CH Middleton has invested in a Terex TWH220 waste handler for use at its transfer station site at Doncaster. The machine was provided by equipment supplier Warwick Ward Machinery, and will be used to handle waste from households and businesses sourced from Doncaster, Barnsley Rotherham and the wider Yorkshire region. According … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news Treasury spotlight on waste infrastructure welcomed Senior waste industry figures have welcomed recognition from the government for the sector as a priority area for infrastructure development in the Treasury’s Autumn Budget Statement. Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Statement in Westminster yesterday (23 November), which suggested infrastructure development will be focussed in a number of strategic economic areas, namely transpor… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news London SMEs offered ‘circular economy’ support The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has announced a three-year support programme to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the capital adopt ‘circular economy’ business models. Known as ‘Advance London’ the programme will be open from January 2017 and will provide free help and advice to businesses. LWARB is a partnership between the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2016 Council news Report to Norwich Highways Agency committee Item 24 November 2016 Joint report of Head of city development services and Executi - cmis.norwich.gov.uk Norwich Council · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news China’s distant water fishing industry is now the largest in West Africa China’s distant water fishing industry is now the largest in West Africa, with more than 400 fleets operating, producing a £340 million catch every year, according to documents published by China’s Ministry of Agriculture. The majority of the boats use bottom trawling, an extremely destructive form of fishing which catches anything in its path – and […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 24 Nov 2016 Industry news Neonicotinoids: Landmark European Court verdict could change bee deaths debate Safety tests submitted to European regulators by chemical companies will have to be made public, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that could have a major impact on the debate around the decline of bee populations across the world. The verdict means studies submitted by the chemical industry to national […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 24 Nov 2016 Global Tripling of direct costs on the European paper industry impedes Europe’s investment potential “The time has come for a regulatory reset for the paper industry bringing investment back to Europe” says Sylvain Lhôte, CEPI’s Director General A European Commission real-time 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 […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news News in Brief (23/11/2016) With news on: More organisations joining Duty of Care campaign; Veolia recycling uniforms; WRAP’s Black Friday message; Cawleys sponsoring a rugby team; and, Edinburgh tackling bin misuse Support for Duty of Care campaign grows The number of organisations who have joined the right Waste, right Place (rWrP) campaign, which raises awareness of the Duty of Care … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news Autumn Statement reaffirms landfill definition tweak The Treasury has today (23 November) restated that it will be pressing ahead with amendments to the definition of ‘taxable disposal’ for Landfill Tax purposes – with the changes to come into effect from 1 April 2017. The measure – which was first set out in the 2016 Spring Budget – was confirmed today among … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2016 Policy & government Autumn Statement 2016: tax updates and technical changes This document supplements Autumn Statement 2016 with updates on tax consultations, confirms standard uprating changes, and technical changes to tax legislation where no substantive change is being made to the policy. GOV.UK · 23 Nov 2016 Policy & government Autumn Statement 2016: documents This is the Autumn Statement in full. You can find all supporting and related documents below. GOV.UK · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news A Male Perspective on Shopping Secondhandfirst Growing up, shopping 2nd hand was not something you let anyone know you did, you certainly did not write a... TRAID · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news Biffa wins three-year John Lewis Partnership contract Biffa has been awarded a three-year contract to provide integrated waste management services across the John Lewis Partnership’s shops and supermarkets. The contract, which was announced yesterday (22 November), will be delivered on behalf of facilities management firm MML and will include collection of refuse, mixed dry recyclables and food waste across John Lewis Partnership’s … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news Call for long term recycling support in Autumn Statement Ahead of the Autumn statement later today (November 23), the government has been urged to provide longer term support for recycling and certainty over future landfill tax rates. The call from the Environmental Services Association (ESA), the trade association representing the UK’s waste management industry, comes as other figures in the sector also called for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news CIWM to fund waste guidance for ‘low-income’ nations The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is to fund the development of a guidance document on reuse and recycling technologies for use in low and middle-income countries. The document will be delivered by the charity WasteAid UK with support from consultancy firm Resource Futures, led by CIWM senior vice president and patron of WasteAid … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2016 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORS REPTON BOXING CLUB V WALES SELECT Powerday sponsored Repton Boxing Club against Wales select last weekend as part of our ongoing support of London Amateur Boxing Association. The event held on 19th November at Merlins Leisure Centre ... Powerday · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news FCC and Provectus partner on quarry reclamation project FCC Environment has partnered with Provectus Remediation Ltd on a project to treat up to 500,000 tonnes of contaminated soils and oily wastes per year, on the site of a former quarry in the West Midlands. The site is located at Rowley Regis, near West Bromwich, and allows for the treatment of contaminated soils from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2016 Global Acrylamide levels in food: Passing the hot potato The post Acrylamide levels in food: Passing the hot potato appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news Three hospitalised after Urbaser RCV overturns in Hampshire A collection crew operative from services firm Urbaser has remained in hospital overnight after suffering minor injuries when a collection vehicle overturned on the M27 motorway yesterday (21 November). The vehicle was transporting waste collected from homes in Gosport when it overturned, and the crew member was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth along … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news Kent skip firm sees vehicle licence suspended Kent-based skip hire business BSP (Knockholt) Ltd will see its vehicle operator licence suspended for 14 days next month – after the director of the company was accused of failing to stop for enforcement checks. The firm, which is based in Sevenoaks, will be unable to operate its 18 vehicles from 3 December until 17 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news Appointments news round-up (22/11/2016) With news on: President and board of EuRIC elected; Ecosurety appoints board chair; Augean in directorate change, and; UKWSL welcomes supply chain manager. President and board of EuRIC elected The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has elected new leaders during its General Assembly held in Brussels on 16 November 2016. Michael Schuy, a long-time board member of … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news Hill calls for continued effort on green policies WRAP chair Julie Hill has called on UK policy makers not to neglect green and environmental initiatives in light of the country’s impending exit from the European Union. Speaking at the WRAP Cymru Conference in Cardiff this morning (22 November), Ms Hill told delegates that the UK’s administrations must not lose focus on the economic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2016 Council news Constitution - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 22 Nov 2016 Council news Claim Council Tax Reduction - Inverclyde Council Inverclyde Council · 22 Nov 2016 Industry news What’s actually happening with the Arctic sea ice? You may have seen a number of terrifying graphs, stats and news headlines about the rapidly diminishing sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. Yes, it is at a record low for this time of year. Yes, greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels is largely to blame. And yes, the trends are *very* concerning. Your […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 22 Nov 2016 Global European paper industry unveils major investment agenda to drive towards its 2050 vision CEPI foresees 40% more investment to transform industry and lead the low-carbon bioeconomy in Europe. At the 18th edition of annual event European Paper Week, CEPI’s new Director General Slyvain Lhôte and its Chairman, Peter Oswald (CEO Mondi Group, Europe & International Division) outlined industry’s ambitious investment agenda towards achieving its 2050 vision of a […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 21 Nov 2016 Global Stakeholder’s discussion paper on “2050 Roadmap to a low carbon bioeconomy” CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news WRAP outlines latest figures on MRF input contamination ‘Target’ material received and recorded at materials recovery facilities (MRFs) for recycling in England and Wales stood at over 87% – figures published for the second quarter of 2016 suggest. Published on WRAP’s Materials Facility Reporting Portal last week, the data charts the volume of ‘target’ and ‘non-target’ material received at registered MRFs from April … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news Community Wood Recycling shortlisted for the SE100 Resilience Award Community Wood Recycling is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Resilience award in the NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards 2016/17. The Resilience Award recognises a social venture that continually delivers positive social or environmental change and repeatedly achieves impact goals. Community Wood Recycling · 21 Nov 2016 Council news MyServices - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news News in brief (21/11/2016) With news on: Remondis graduate scheme; FCC reuse shop; Repic WEEE schools project, and; Viridor south London community fund. Remondis launches graduate chemist scheme German-owned waste management firm Remondis has launched a graduate scheme for chemists at its Prescot UK headquarters. According to Remondis the graduates, who have been sourced from universities across Liverpool and … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news Bionova Recycling directors disqualified from role Three directors of former Devon-based waste business Bionova Recycling Ltd have been disqualified from acting in the management of a company, following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. The disqualification undertakings come after two of the now defunct firm’s directors obtained a £250,000 loan by false pretences. Frederick Arthur Bartlett and Clive Victor Tayton have … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news ESA to maintain health and safety focus The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has pledged to continue work to spread best practice on health and safety in the waste sector, after reporting a 32% reduction in injuries across its membership in 2015. The waste industry trade body today (21 November) offered an update on health and safety amongst its members as part of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2016 Industry news Oil frontiers: British government uses aid money to back oil drilling in UNESCO World Heritage Site British officials are using aid money to support oil drilling in a World Heritage Site in Africa, according to an Unearthed investigation. Government documents, obtained through freedom of information (FOI), reveal that the Foreign Office pledged thousands of pounds in aid to support drilling in Lake Malawi, where the UN warns that a spill could […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 21 Nov 2016