Recycling news: 2019

Industry news REA comments on the Future of Urban Mobility Strategy The Department for Transport released their Future of Urban Mobility Strategy alongside a response to the Last Mile Call for Evidence. The Government claims the new Strategy will aim to maximise the benefits from transport innovation in cities and towns. The Strategy includes a £90m funding competition to support local leaders and industry in trialling new mobility services, modes and models an… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Emergency services attend Chichester RCV collision Police and paramedics attended a road traffic collision involving a Chichester district council refuse collection vehicle and a car this morning (19 March), which saw one person hospitalised. The council said it anticipates some disruption to its in-house waste collection services as a result of the collision. Police are currently investigating the incident which took … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019 Policy & government Chris Stark: Towards Net Zero On 2 May, the CCC will publish new advice on the UK's long-term climate change targets. Ahead of that report to Government, CCC Chief Executive, Chris Stark , addressed the Business Green Leaders Briefing to share his observations about the 'climate choices' that lie ahead. Climate Change Committee · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news re3 Helping you waste less and recycle more - RE3 Recycling FCC Environment UK · 19 Mar 2019 Policy & government Demolition work begins at RAF Lakenheath Demolition work has started at RAF Lakenheath as part of a Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) project to prepare the base for the arrival of 2 squadrons of US F-35s. GOV.UK · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Synthetic chemicals in our bodies: what is our ‘body burden’? Many people are unaware of the fact that our bodies are contaminated with synthetic chemicals that weren’t there in pre-industrial times. Some of these chemicals are now banned, but stick around as they take decades to break down, if at all. Others are still in use in furniture or even cosmetics. More than ten years […] CHEM Trust · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Ward builds on award success with five further shortlistings Ward, the Derbyshire-based metal, recycling and waste management specialist, is following on from its recent success at the Midlands Family... Ward Recycling · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Cost concerns prompt Derbyshire Dales contract changes Derbyshire Dales council is to consider proposals to switch to a three-weekly collection system for residual waste, under a new waste collections contract to start in 2020. The move has been prompted by concerns over the cost of a new contract, due to changes in the recycling market. The council is preparing for the end … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Rough sleeping count shows no significant improvement New statistics released today show that there has been no significant improvement in the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England. The figures, released by the Ministry for... Emmaus UK · 19 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mrs M Green v South Cave Kids Club: 1800950/2017 Employment Tribunal Decision. GOV.UK · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Agency recovers £200,000 in Averies waste case Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been confiscated from a Wiltshire man who ran an illegal waste operation leading to a serious fire at one of his yards. Lee Averies is serving a five-year ban from the waste industry after environmental offences at sites in Swindon he operated with his brother, David Averies, and another … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Vehicle news round-up (19/03/2019) With news on: Chambers’ shovel loaders; CTS takes 12 new Dennis Eagle RCVs; Kettering and Corby fleet, and; H&H Volvo investment. Chambers brings in new shovel loaders Surrey-based recycling business Chambers Group has invested in three new shovel loaders at its Guildford recycling centre. The investment includes a Volvo L50, a Volvo L60 and a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Organisers highlight Global Recycling Day success The organisers of Global Recycling Day, which took place yesterday (18 March), have praised the success of the event after people from across the world took part. In its second year, the Global Recycling Day 2019 focused on ‘connecting with the youth’ and had the theme “Recycling into the Future”. Online, the Twitter hashtag #GlobalRecyclingDay … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Defra Consults On WEEE Producer Balancing System Options The post Defra Consults On WEEE Producer Balancing System Options appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 19 Mar 2019 Global Challenge Plastic Waste: take part in the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition [vc_custom_heading text=”Challenge Plastic Waste: take part in the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1552984814164{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]On February 28th in Ljubljana, the 2019 Edition of the European Social Innovation Competition, a challenge prize run by the European Commission a… Zero Waste Europe · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Privacy Policy - First Mile First Mile · 19 Mar 2019 Research & science ETH Zurich - Homepage - ETH Zürich ETH Zurich News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Terms and conditions - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Suez Mitcham waste fire ‘under control’ [Updated 19 March 13.08: London Fire Brigade has confirmed that its officers left the site at 11.25 this morning] A fire which started at Suez’ Benedict Wharf site in Mitcham, south west London, last night (17 March) is now under control. According to the company, the fire was in the main general refuse processing building … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news PCIAW® SUMMIT | Q&A WITH CYNDI RHOADES The scope of the textile and professional clothing industry means that the issue of sustainability has long been a problem with a dire need for a solution. As one of the largest industries in the world, the professional clothing trade body has a... Worn Again Technologies news · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news ‘Environmental change without enforcement won’t balance’ OPINION: Anthony Sant, AO Business UK managing director, shares his thoughts on regulation and enforcement in the waste management sector. Modern communications technology now means a message can travel around the world in the blink of an eye. However, once it has reached our brain, it can still take months or years for a decision … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Powerday begins grade A wood production Powerday has begun production of grade A woodchips as part of the company’s focus on managing the materials produced by its operations as sustainably as possible. The company produces around 40,000... Powerday · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Easter templates The post Easter templates appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Mar 2019 Global Introduction to the Waste Management Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean The Waste Management Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean was launched in Buenos Aires at the end of 2018. It was elaborated by mandate of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Assembly on Environment. Atilio Savino, Regional Development Network Representative for the Latin America Region, and Chief Editor & Author of the Report, … ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Companies mark Global Recycling Day The second ever Global Recycling Day is being celebrated today, with a range of waste management companies marking the occasion in their own way. The event is organised by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), which describes the event as “a movement dedicated to celebrating the importance of recycling and making the world think resource … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news EMR urges public to sell metal direct to recyclers Members of the public should look to sell their scrap metal items directly to metal recyclers, rather than taking them to local authority civic amenity sites, metal recycler EMR Group has suggested. The comments come after the company has published the results of a survey in which it found that 65% of the public would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news ISM launches campaign after propane cylinder incident Bury-based ISM Recycling has launched a safety campaign with its customers following an incident which saw a propane cylinder placed in a collected skip and crushed. The company explained that the cylinder was crushed by a blade and nearly cut in half. The cylinder was empty at the time, but if full, ISM said it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news MetalMatters springs into action on Global Recycling Day As we celebrate Global Recycling Day, three UK Councils are launching their MetalMatters campaigns. As more and more people across the UK shift their focus towards recycling today, Merthyr Tydfil, Powys and Teignbridge District Council in Devon will urge a total of 157,000 households to ‘Make their metals matter’. Starting today, and for the next […] Alupro · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news Shropshire to cut bring-back sites this spring Shropshire council is set to “close and remove” its recycling bring-back sites, subject to cabinet approval on Wednesday (March 20). The council will vote on the move to close the 120 sites across the county in an effort to save £237,000 a year. This comes on the back of a six-week consultation into the proposals, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2019 Industry news How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia The post How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Mar 2019 Global A joint call for an updated and stronger EU Forest Strategy Acknowledging the report from the European Commission on progress in the implementation of the Forest Strategy the undersigned organizations, representing forest owners, managers, contractors and the forest-based industry, call on the European Commission, Parliament and Council to update the EU Forest Strategy with an aim to strengthen its role as a key reference for […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Mar 2019 Industry news Hidden Heroes – Lifetime Achievement category winner Tony joined Emmaus Hertfordshire as paid staff and used his experience to make small changes to the social enterprise, such as recruiting volunteers and reducing hold time on items, as... Emmaus UK · 17 Mar 2019 Industry news Education - education.biffa.co.uk Biffa · 16 Mar 2019 Policy & government Number of council seats held by Conservatives in England - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 16 Mar 2019 Policy & government HS2 could provide green energy to hundreds of new homes In an innovative first, engineers developing the HS2 super-hub at Old Oak Common in north west London are proposing plans to tap heat from the brakes and engines of high speed trains to heat water and power central heating of up to 500 new homes that could be built nearby. GOV.UK · 16 Mar 2019 Research & science Karthik Narasimhan - Princeton Engineering Princeton Engineering News · 16 Mar 2019 Council news Young Fathers Project, Salford Youth Service - directory.salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 16 Mar 2019 Industry news Birmingham and Unite end dispute The long-running dispute between Birmingham city council and the Unite union has ended, after the council today (March 15) approved a legal agreement which brought an end to the dispute. The Unite union said in a statement that it is pleased to secure the “excellent settlement”, which will see its members who were balloted for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Global Tyranny of the Minority Slows International Progress on Addressing Plastic Pollution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2019 Nairobi, Kenya – At the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), member states of the UN Environment Programme failed to meet expectations to confront the ever-growing plastic-pollution crisis threatening our waterways, ecosystems, and health. At UNEA-4, member states considered several resolutions designed to increase international a… Break Free From Plastic · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news Coral Products opens recycling facility at Haydock Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd saw its newly-built plastic container recycling facility at Haydock officially opened in mid-March, allowing the Merseyside-based company to reprocess used polypropylene boxes and use the pellets for new products. A supplier of recycling boxes and food waste bins to local authorities, Coral Products says the new machine at its Haydock facility … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019