Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Palm to build fibre separation plant at King’s Lynn A fibre separation plant is to be built by Palm Paper alongside its paper mill in King’s Lynn which recycles 500,000 tonnes of fibre per year into newsprint and associated grades. The significant investment in the separation plant will see separately collected mixed papers targeted by the company for sorting these primarily into newspaper and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Dec 2018 Policy & government Mr N Brown v York Timber Products Ltd: 1805175/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 31 Dec 2018 Policy & government Alun Cairns’ New Year message for 2019 The Welsh Secretary reflects on Welsh success stories in 2018 and looks ahead to the following 12 months GOV.UK · 31 Dec 2018 Policy & government Gove appoints Food Waste Champion Ben Elliot appointed as government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste GOV.UK · 31 Dec 2018 Industry news Healthcare Environmental Services ‘closes down’ Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) today (29 December) announced that it has “ceased operations” and its remaining employees have been informed that their employment with the company will end. The company issued a statement saying that “Staff at the Lanarkshire-based clinical waste disposal firm were told the news at company meetings. HES believes that TUPE (Transfer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Dec 2018 Industry news Andy Rees receives OBE in 2019 New Year Honours The Welsh Government’s Head of Waste Strategy, Andrew Rees, has been made an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for 2019. And, Colin Crooks, a former pioneer of community sector recycling work in London, has received an MBE (see below for more details). Dr Rees has received the award for services to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Dec 2018 Council news Denton-with-Wootton Parish Council - Dover District Council Dover Council · 29 Dec 2018 Industry news 2018 Year in Review January Countrystyle’s very own Birendra and Jolene kindly volunteered as part of the 19 strong fleet of vans, making their […] Countrystyle Recycling · 28 Dec 2018 Industry news Making the most of your Christmas food? I was asked by my local council to make some short videos to help people reduce their waste over Christmas, and get more from the food they buy. The spike in food waste at Christmas is a big worry for councils, who have to pay to dispose of our Christmas excesses. Turkey pie for dinner… Zero Waste Week · 28 Dec 2018 Industry news The best environmental journalism of 2018 The post The best environmental journalism of 2018 appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 28 Dec 2018 Policy & government Mr RM Slowik v Southern Plastic Recycling Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation): 1400284/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 27 Dec 2018 Policy & government Schools challenged to go single-use plastic free by 2022 Schools are being urged to stop using single-use plastic items and consider environmentally-friendly alternatives. GOV.UK · 27 Dec 2018 Policy & government Plastic carrier bags: Gove sets out new measures to extend charge Government launches consultation to extend the 5p plastic bag charge to all retailers and increase the charge to 10p GOV.UK · 27 Dec 2018 Council news Anti-Bullying - Stockton Virtual School Stockton-on-Tees Council · 26 Dec 2018 Council news Find adopted highways - Torbay Council Torbay Council · 26 Dec 2018 Council news About - Stockton Virtual School Stockton-on-Tees Council · 26 Dec 2018 Industry news What we Unearthed in 2018 The post What we Unearthed in 2018 appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Dec 2018 Policy & government Regulations & Permits - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 25 Dec 2018 Industry news Driver shortage adds to paper market pressures A shortage of drivers, the impact of Brexit and Chinese quotas are all causing some concerns within the waste (recovered) paper sector. Driver shortages are impacting across the sector and are also affecting the waste management industry. Some companies have told letsrecycle.com that they are stepping their own efforts to train and retain drivers while … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2018 Industry news Bucks considers HWRC closures and charges Buckinghamshire county council will consider closing two of its ten household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) – as well as the potential introduction of charges for some types of waste at remaining sites. A final list of proposals have been drawn up in a bid to cut the cost of the county’s HWRC service, with a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2018 Industry news Our Waste, Our Resources – My Reflections In the wake of the government’s publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy, Dr Adam D. Read, external affairs director, SUEZ SUEZ recycling and recovery UK reflects on the Strategy – and Christmas. OPINION: It’s finally here, and the excitement almost mirrors that of Christmas morning for most children in the UK who wake to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2018 Global We wish you a merry Christmas – and a zero waste one! Christmas is here! Religious or not, for many Europeans this is the most magical time of the year. Our cities lighten up with decorations and resound with festive songs, the air smells like mulled wine, and people get together to celebrate with their loved ones. For those among us who live away from family and […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Dec 2018 Council news myAccount - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 22 Dec 2018 Policy & government Chemicals - The Danish Environmental Protection Agency Danish EPA (Miljostyrelsen, English) · 22 Dec 2018 Global 1 week to Christmas – Relax and don’t waste food For many people Christmas is synonymous with great food. But it is also a time when lots of food is wasted. How can you reduce your food waste and enjoy a tasty Christmas period? We are only a couple of days away from Christmas eve. How are you? Already experiencing a holiday burn out whilst […] Zero Waste Europe · 22 Dec 2018 Council news Stockton Virtual School | Home - Stockton Virtual School Stockton-on-Tees Council · 22 Dec 2018 Policy & government CCC to advise the Government on its third assessment of UK climate change risks The UK Government has formally asked the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) to prepare an independent Evidence Report to support the UK’s third comprehensive assessment of the risks and opportunities from climate change. Climate Change Committee · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news Hazardous waste wood testing – an update Clarification has emerged about work taking place to aid the classification of waste wood as either hazardous or non-hazardous from construction and demolition sites. Details were published on Monday of an ongoing project to test waste wood from the construction sector for any hazardous content. Early work has suggested that some treated wood arising from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news Leading Brexiteers’ trip to meet Trump trade officials funded by US business interests The post Leading Brexiteers’ trip to meet Trump trade officials funded by US business interests appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news Reconomy acquires compliance specialist Valpak Reconomy, the outsourced waste and recycling services business which operates across the UK, today announced the acquisition of Valpak the UK’s largest compliance scheme provider. Founded in 1997 and based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Valpak provides environmental consultancy, waste management solutions and data management services to more than 4,000 UK customers. The sale to Telford-based Reconomy,… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news News from the Network 17 – 21 December This is our last News from the Network of 2018! Find out what our members have been up to in the run up to Christmas. The Brick are nearly ready for Christmas with the various donations they have received Wow! Here are just some of the donations we received today for our #christmashamper collection from […] Reuse Network · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news December 2018 news round-up With news on: Wood packaging recycling targets; personnel changes at Suez, and; plant investments for Mick George and ETM. Wood packaging targets unchanged for 2019 Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that targets for the recycling of wood packaging up to 2020 will not be altered. The revelation comes in a letter to the Advisory … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2018 Industry news Festive period sees Saturday waste collections Local authorities are gearing up for Christmas with many making changes to collection days, and issuing advice to residents on what to recycle over the festive period. In Cherwell, for example, residents are having their collection days moved to the weekend to avoid disruption to services. Households in the district which have a collection that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2018 Policy & government Corporate social responsibility at Companies House A round-up of our corporate social responsibility successes over the last 6 months. GOV.UK · 20 Dec 2018 Industry news Bywaters and Reyooz Re-home 26 Bikes With The Bike Project Bywaters and Reyooz have managed to re-home 26 bikes through he Bike project - a charity that collect bikes, repairs them, and then donates them to refugees and asylum-seekers. Bywaters · 20 Dec 2018 Global Controversial assumptions of study by University of Bonn create misleading interpretation of bioplastics’ environmental impact The recent study “Land use mediated GHG emissions and spillovers from increased consumption of bioplastics” published by the University of Bonn calls into question the contribution of bio-based plastics to climate change mitigation. Although the study describes that fossil-based plastics are responsible for 15 percent of the global CO2 emissions*, it fails to acknowledge [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global Member portrait: POLIFILM In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mrs Maria Heinze, Project Manager R&D at POLIFILM shares some information on a leading manufacturer of extrusion and protective films. Sustainability is teamwork – also at POLIFILM (Photo credit: Thilo Schoch photo+videographer) 5 [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global News in brief – December 2018 UK unveils £60 million (US $76.4 million) funding to develop sustainable packaging: The funding, to be bolstered by industry support, and delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims at support the development of new forms of packaging and plastic made from farming, food and industrial waste, among other [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics Berlin, 20 December 2018 - The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and reduce marine litter of these products. European Bioplastics (EUBP) fully supports the transition from a linear to a ‘no-leakage’ circular [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Industry news Enva announces Hadfield Wood Recyclers acquisition Leading wood waste processing business Hadfield Wood Recyclers has been acquired by the services company Enva – the two firms have announced today (20 December). The acquisition sees Enva grow its presence in the UK market – complementing its ties to the Scottish waste management company William Tracey, as well as other businesses including Wastecycle … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2018