Recycling news: 2019

Global ISWA Experts Contribute to the Second Edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook The second edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook was launched on 11 March 2019 at the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. ISWA Working Group on Hazardous Waste members were among the independent experts invited to review the draft GCO-II. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news ‘Reassessing responsibility for waste’ OPINION: David Newman, special advisor on the circular economy for AI firm Ditto Sustainability and former President of the International Soild Waste Association, gives his views on the Resource and Waste Strategy. In December, Defra released its Resource and Waste Strategy (“RWS”), the first comprehensive waste legislation strategy proposed since 2007, and about time too… … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news Veolia and Leon team up for DRS machine Veolia has teamed up with the restaurant chain Leon to unveil a reverse vending machine which accepts plastics bottles and aluminium cans at its King’s Cross branch in London. The machine has been launched as part of a pilot scheme that will operate for six months “to encourage people to recycle while on the go”. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news News in brief (15/03/19) With news on; Westminster Waste applies to expand facility; W Martin begins Nuneaton deal; MP visits DS Smith facility; UK to ‘double aid support’ for plastic recycling HW Martin begins Nuneaton deal HW Martin Waste has announced that it has begun work on a “prestigious” recycling contract for Nuneaton & Bedworth borough council, handling mixed recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news South Gloucestershire moves from bags to boxes South Gloucestershire council has announced that it will replace the green and white bags used by residents for recycling with green boxes, following a public consultation. When residents now need replacement bags, they will instead receive the box, which the council says will “further improve” its environmental performance. The key focus of the proposal to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news Plant investment leads to losses at Clean Tech A £7 million investment in sorting and production equipment contributed to a multi-million pound loss for the plastic recycling firm Clean Tech UK Ltd, but the company says performance has since stabilised. Clean Tech UK, which runs the PET plastic bottle recycling facility at Hemswell in Lincolnshire, disclosed the losses and investment in its 2018 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2019 Council news Performance in Place & Economy - Clackmannanshire Council Clackmannanshire Council · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news Co-op launches Smartwater Fog Cannons to combat crime in communities - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 15 Mar 2019 Industry news Our Business in Australia - Diageo Diageo news and media · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Successful bond launch allows Bristol Wood Recycling Project to buy its new premises Bristol Wood Recycling Project has raised the funds it needs to buy its new premises, hitting its £430,000 target in just a fortnight. Community Wood Recycling · 14 Mar 2019 Policy & government Managing on-site stockpiling and use of high volumes of concrete-based demolition material An independent research report conducted as part of NDA's Direct Research Portfolio (DRP). GOV.UK · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Extra time to enter the 2019 Awards for Excellence Following a late surge in demand, the deadline for entries to letsrecycle.com’s 2019 Awards for Excellence has been extended to March 20. Local authorities, businesses, individuals, and waste and recycling companies will now have extra time to submit an entry into the wide-ranging awards scheme, which covers 16 categories. Organised by letsrecycle.com, the annual celebration … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Waste companies fined following safety breaches Two companies in the waste sector have this week been fined for safety breaches in separate cases brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). On Monday (11 March), Alness-based William Munro Construction (Highland) Limited, was fined £30,000 at Tain Sheriff Court for an incident in November 2018 in which an operative sustained ‘severe’ leg … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Global Attend the First International Conference on Medical Waste Management in Russia On 19 March 2019, Moscow will host its first international event on medical waste management. The speakers and attendees include representatives of authorities responsible for medical waste treatment, heads of state programs and leading experts, including ISWA Working Group on Healthcare Waste member, Sandra Eglite who will present at the event. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Mar 2019 Research & science Subjects - UCL | University College London UCL News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Government funding for landfill leachate pilot Viridor and a UK water purification company have been awarded grant money for a pilot project to harness landfill gas energy to extract water from leachate produced at a Devon landfill site. Viridor and Newbury-based LAT Water have secured a £548,000 grant from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news OBR predicts Scottish landfill tax ‘displacement’ Scotland’s 2021 ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill will ‘mostly benefit UK tax receipts’ – the government’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed. The conclusion was reached in the organisation’s economic and fiscal outlook for March, published on the same day as the Treasury’s Spring Statement yesterday (13 March). OBR is a non-departmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news WRAP’s Maddox talks Strategy, food waste and funding SPECIAL REPORT: Government has committed to covering the cost of separate weekly food waste collections, a WRAP official influential in some of the thinking behind the Resources and Waste Strategy has told letsrecycle.com. Peter Maddox, director of the sustainability body, spoke to letsrecycle.com about the Strategy’s approach to food waste, as well as ongoing and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Veolia and Bromley sign renewed waste contracts Bromley council and Veolia have signed renewed contracts for waste services in the south east London borough, for a period of up to 16 years. The deal is structured in three parts, with Veolia being contracted to carry out waste disposal, waste collection and street cleaning services for the council, from April 2019. Contracts have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Council news Jobs in schools - Wolverhampton Council Wolverhampton Council · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Research briefing: Super Market Failure - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Offshore wind has come of age The signing of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal will put offshore wind at the heart of the UK’s clean, affordable and reliable energy system, argues Mary Thorogood, Senior Specialist, Strategy and Business at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. Aldersgate Group · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Museum of Brands visit – harnessing packaging knowledge and design expertise We sent a group of staff to the Museum of Brands to investigate the potential to implement some of the museum’s packaging design knowledge into our Data Insight Platform. Andy Cooper, Data Portal Coordinator, provides a low down of the visit in his latest Blog. Valpak · 13 Mar 2019 Council news Contact Gateshead Register Office - Gateshead Council Gateshead Council · 13 Mar 2019 Global Letter to Kellogg’s regarding the fortification of its breakfast cereals in Mexico (English) The post Letter to Kellogg’s regarding the fortification of its breakfast cereals in Mexico (English) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Mar 2019 Global Letter to Kellogg’s regarding the fortification of its breakfast cereals in Mexico (Español) The post Letter to Kellogg’s regarding the fortification of its breakfast cereals in Mexico (Español) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Positive Commitments for the industry announced in Spring Statement In the Spring Statement the Chancellor announced: a Consultation later this year on increasing the proportion of green gas in the grid with the aim of reducing natural gas dependency in homes and businesses; a Call for Evidence on an Energy Efficiency Scheme for Small and Medium Sized Businesses exploring how the Government can support investment in energy efficiency measures; as part of the In… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Mar 2019 Policy & government CCC welcomes Government commitments to new low-carbon homes and green gas The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) welcomes news that the UK Government intends to implement a series of new measures to help reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. Climate Change Committee · 13 Mar 2019 Council news Login or Register - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 13 Mar 2019 Global Kristel Vandenbroek Elected as New Chair of the European Compost Congratulations to Kristel Vandenbroek representing the Flemish Compost and Digestate Association ???Vlaco??? in ECN, who recently was elected as the new Chair of the European Compost Network. ECN is a long-time member of ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste (WGBTW), who has contributed significantly to the EU legislation about recycling of organic waste! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Treasury launches infrastructure funding review Government is reviewing its support for private infrastructure investment across sectors including waste management. The review was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in his Spring Statement this afternoon (13 March). This will look at the government’s tools for supporting private investment in areas such as waste, energy, water and transport in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Allington EfW plant operational after ‘minor’ fire FCC Environment said today that its Allington energy from waste plant in Kent is now “operational” after a fire in a bunker at the facility earlier this week. Kent Fire and Rescue were called to the plant on Monday afternoon (11 March) and smoke was visible outside the facility. The fire service remained at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Biffa points to municipal awards over past 12 months In the wake of reporting last week to the financial sector that its municipal performance had stabilised, waste management firm Biffa has released a summary of activities in the local authority sector for 2018. And, the company’s commercial director, Pete Dickson, has welcomed the government’s plans to “reignite recycling” as laid out in the Resources … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Welsh Easter templates and animations The post Welsh Easter templates and animations appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 13 Mar 2019 Global Guest Post | Sweet Success: Molasses Used To Improve Treatment of Mature Leachate Wastewater Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is the operating company of the Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) for Malaysia's largest State, Sarawak, and also a corporate member of the Waste Management Association of Malaysia (WMAM), ISWA National Member.They recently made a significant breakthrough, successfully improving contaminant removal process efficiencies for mature leachate wastewater, using a… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news ‘Recycling boost’ after Conwy four-weekly residual switch Conwy county borough council in the north of Wales has claimed that a switch to four-weekly collections of residual waste has led to an 11% spike in the tonnage of recyclables collected during the final quarter of 2018. The Welsh council approved a decision to roll-out four-weekly residual waste collections across the county following a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Defra consults on mandatory WEEE PBS options Defra is consulting on two options for a mandatory waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme balancing system (PBS). Competing proposals have been put forward by the WEEE Schemes Forum and another organisation, WEEE Allocation Scheme Ltd. WEEE Schemes Forum’s proposal would largely replicate the voluntary PBS format that has previously been overseen … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Council news TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETING Town Hall - Bridge Street, Bideford, EX39 2HS Wednesday, 13 March 2019 - 2 - democracy.torridge.gov.uk Torridge Council · 13 Mar 2019 Council news Register a birth - Gateshead Council Gateshead Council · 13 Mar 2019 Council news Strategies and Plans - Blaby District Council Blaby Council · 12 Mar 2019