Recycling news: 2019

Industry news News in brief (25/03/2019) With news on; South Gloucestershire buys site to ‘improve waste capacity’; Legislation ‘calculator’ launched by Suez and Anthesis; Council launches HWRC campaign; Coca-Cola support for spring clean initiative. South Gloucestershire buys site to ‘improve waste capacity’ South Gloucestershire council has announced that it has acquired a waste transfer and CA site from Viridor as part … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news Glasgow Wood Recycling wins Sustainability Award We are delighted to say that Glasgow Wood Recycling took home the Sustainability Award from the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards in Liverpool on the 13th of March. Community Wood Recycling · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news Bracing ourselves for the Brexit fallout OPINION: Brian Gist, head of TOMRA Sorting UK, shares his views on the potential impact of Brexit on the UK’s waste and recycling sector. Michael Gove comes in for a great deal of flack, but he and his department deserve some credit for managing to launch the government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy – the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news Hertfordshire names organic waste contractors Hertfordshire county council has awarded the initial parts of a contract for organic waste treatment and composting services, which could be worth up to £4.6 million. Among the companies to successfully bid for the work was Biogen, which will provide treatment and haulage for around 10,200 tonnes per annum of garden waste from Dacorum borough … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2019 Policy & government GCA investigation report into Co-operative Group Limited The findings of the Groceries Code Adjudicator investigation launched on 8 March 2018 into Co-operative Group Limited. GOV.UK · 25 Mar 2019 Global From Single-Use to Multi-Use: Seizing the Opportunity in the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive Efforts to reduce marine litter and eliminate plastic waste (particularly the single-use kind) were some of the key themes of 2018, with European Union Parliament and Council ending the year with a provisional agreement to phase out problematic single-use plastic (SUP) items by 2021 Reloop Platform · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news EfWs on target at Viridor but Glasgow losses loom Pennon Group today reported good progress on its subsidiary Viridor’s suite of energy from waste plans under development but could face having to make further provisions for losses over its Glasgow facility. In an update ahead of its results for the year ending 13 March 2019 which will be published at the end of May, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news Cost to councils of Resources Strategy under spotlight MPs are to probe the potential impact of the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy on local authority finances. The inquiry from the Commons’ Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, announced on Friday (22 March), will examine how the strategy is likely to affect council services. Defra’s long-anticipated Resources and Waste Strategy was launched in December, … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2019 Council news ISLE OF ANGLESEY COUNTY COUNCIL - Anglesey County Council Isle of Anglesey Council · 25 Mar 2019 Council news Lewisham Characterisation Study - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 25 Mar 2019 Global My journey to unlearning and relearning the story of plastic pollution Having lived in the Philippines all my life, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing plastic trash pretty much anywhere—from sidewalks and business districts to mountainsides and white sand beaches. It would annoy the heck out of me, and I’d grumble about how undisciplined people are and how parents aren’t raising their children right and how the […] Break Free From Plastic · 25 Mar 2019 Industry news Staying ahead of the market Andy Walker, Technical Marketing Director at Johnson Matthey, outlines the technological opportunities for Johnson Matthey from being at the forefront of the transformation in the automotive market. Aldersgate Group · 24 Mar 2019 Council news The electoral register - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 24 Mar 2019 Council news The electoral register - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 24 Mar 2019 Council news Browse meetings - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 23 Mar 2019 Council news Contact details - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 23 Mar 2019 Industry news INEOS threatens to close UK plant unless it can dodge EU pollution rules The post INEOS threatens to close UK plant unless it can dodge EU pollution rules appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 23 Mar 2019 Industry news Six month timetable for India plastics restriction EXCLUSIVE: India’s ban on plastic waste imports will come into effect at the end of August, documents seen by letsrecycle.com have indicated. The country’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced that it had banned the import of plastic scrap, in a bulletin posted on 6 March (see letsrecycle.com story). The move was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Four brand new JCB 457 Wheel Loaders acquired for our Ridham Facility We are excited to announce that Countrystyle has further improved on-site handling efficiency at its flagship facility at Sittingbourne, Kent, […] Countrystyle Recycling · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Community Wood Recycling Shortlisted in Social Business Awards We're delighted to have been shortlisted for the NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards, in the Resilience category. After celebrating 20 years of wood recycling last year, it's a lovely recognition of the achievements of the network. Community Wood Recycling · 22 Mar 2019 Policy & government Welsh Secretary celebrates 40 years of leading Welsh ‘green’ business Alun Cairns hails achievements of ROCKWOOL UK at 40th anniversary reception GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news UK gets new £5 million climate change research centre Cardiff University has been selected as the main hub for a £5 million climate change research centre to explore how we can live differently to achieve the rapid and far-reaching emissions cuts required to address climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news ‘No default technology for food waste’ – Defra Mandatory food waste collections proposed for households in England will focus on the way food waste is “presented”, a senior Defra official said last week. Addressing the annual conference of the Organics Recycling Group at Quarry Bank, Cheshire, Robert Vaughan, head of household waste collection and recycling policy at Defra, explained the Resources and Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Global News in brief: March 2019 Burberry’s plastics packaging to be 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 On the recently launched report New plastics economy global commitment by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Burberry reveals its planned efforts to tackle plastic waste. In the brand’s commitment to use 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic packaging by 2025, Burberry will ensure that [...] European Bioplastics News · 22 Mar 2019 Global New study by the European Commission assesses the environmental impact of bio-based products in comparison to petrochemical counterparts The European Commission has published a new study Environmental impact assessments of innovative bio-based products. The study aims at providing science-based facts and evidences on the environmental impacts of bio-based products for comparison with petrochemical plastic counterparts, in order to support the future bioeconomy policy and decision-making at the EU level. The report concludes that… European Bioplastics News · 22 Mar 2019 Global New EU report acknowledges the potential of bio-based plastics to successfully realise the circular economy in Europe The European Commission has delivered the report A circular economy for plastics, which provides research insights from EU-funded projects to support policy development and funding decisions. The objective is to foster the use of pastics that could circulate with full transparency at high-value usage, while minimising the risks to human health and the environment. The [...] European Bioplastics News · 22 Mar 2019 Global Member portrait: BioBag Group Mr Kjell Ivar Bache, CEO of BioBag Group In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mr Kjell Ivar Bache, CEO of BioBag Group, shares some information on a world-leading company in the development, production, and marketing of certified compostable and biodegradable products. [...] European Bioplastics News · 22 Mar 2019 Policy & government Marine licensing: proposed changes to exemptions Seeking views on proposed changes to marine licensing exemptions. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Greater Manchester prepares final waste contracts Major contracts to provide waste management services on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority are being finalised and are expected to be awarded to Suez next month. GMCA has today confirmed Suez as its preferred tenderer for two lots of the contract, which will run for an initial seven years, with an option for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Rookery Pit ERF reaches financial close Veolia is to supply the feedstock for a major waste facility in Bedfordshire – the Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility – which achieved financial close today (22 March). Veolia owns a 20% stake in the 545,000 tonnes-per-year capacity facility, while the remaining 80% is split equally between Covanta and the Green Investment Group (GIG). The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news US plastics firm lines up RPC Group acquisition One of the UK’s largest plastics manufacturing and recycling businesses RPC Group – looks set to be taken over by the US plastic packaging giant Berry Global in a deal worth up to £5 billion. Berry announced this morning (22 March) that it has made a final offer of 793 pence per share for Rushden-based … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Global 14th European Bioplastics Conference: Become a sponsor! European Bioplastics Conference has been published last month, and we have started receiving highly relevant abstracts for the programme. The conference registration is set to open very soon, but there is no need to wait in line if you would like to make this edition of the conference a special one for your company: as [...] European Bioplastics News · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Urbaser and Veolia tie-up waste contracts Urbaser and Veolia have announced the award of renewed contracts with two local authorities in north London and the north west of England respectively. Veolia has extended its waste and recycling contract with Wyre council – building on a contract initially signed in 2012. Wyre council serves a population of over 100,000 in the area … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news ERP UK recycles 1 million tonnes of WEEE Since 20007 ERP have recycled 1 million tonnes of electronic waste. Der Beitrag ERP UK recycles 1 million tonnes of WEEE erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 22 Mar 2019 Policy & government HS2 completes biggest demolition challenge yet at site of new Old Oak Common tunnel crossover box HS2 has cleared a key construction site close to the new Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station, as work to deliver Phase One of the UK’s new high speed rail project continues to ramp up. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2019 Industry news Tissue takes on the looming issue of rapid decline in P&W - Tissue World Magazine Tissue World Magazine · 22 Mar 2019 Policy & government Barriers to retrofit in social housing This study interviewed 40 social landlords and 8 retrofit suppliers about carrying out retrofits and the barriers that they faced. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2019 Council news Councillor Geoff Jung - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 21 Mar 2019 Council news Councillor Marianne Rixson - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 21 Mar 2019 Council news Councillor Helen Parr - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 21 Mar 2019