Recycling news: 2014

Industry news New appointments at DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa Paper recycling and mill groups DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa Recycling UK have both made changes to their senior management structures. At DS Smith, which has its recycling division based in Caerphilly, Peter McGuinness, chief executive of the recycling division, is also to take charge of the company’s paper division. In a statement, the company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news Recycling is at heart of aluminium production, says Alupro chief The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) celebrated its 25th Anniversary this year and, while highlighting how the sector had come together to push recycling, it warned that the future targets might harder to achieve. Addressing guests at a dinner at London’s Haberdashers’ Hall, Rick Hindley, executive director for Alupro, first reflected on past achievements. This … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news The EU’s ‘independent’ scientific committees: too much industry influence? A new report “Chemical conflicts”, from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) – who specialise in exposing corporate lobbying – finds that two-thirds of scientists advising the EU on controversial substances have industry links. CEO looked at four recent case studies of chemicals that had been examined by the European Commission’s Scientific Committees: parabens, nano titanium dioxide, nano-silver… CHEM Trust · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Is the chemical industry trying to weaken rules on labelling harmful chemicals? Chemical Watch has reported that the chemical-industry backed ECETOC organisation is pushing to change the way hazardous chemicals are classified & labelled. The group aims to change the safety labels on chemical that are carcinogenic (cancer causing) or toxic to reproduction. These labels inform users of the chemicals about their hazards, so that risk management measures can […] CHEM Trust · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Defra waste data prompts 2020 target warning New statistics published by Defra today (September 25) show England is ‘no closer’ to meeting the EU’s 50% recycling target by 2020, waste management firm Viridor has warned. Defra’s summary of waste statistics over the 2010-2012 period show that the overall recycling rate in England continued to show very slight improvement – increasing from 42.9% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Allerton Park 25-year EfW project given go-ahead Plans for the long-delayed energy-from-waste (EfW) and recycling facility at Allerton Park were given final approval after a financial package was agreed by North Yorkshire county councillors yesterday (September 24). The county council and City of York council’s 25-year, £1.4 billion deal with waste management company AmeyCespa to develop the Allerton Waste Recovery Park can … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news Council to make collection change on safety grounds Householders in Craven, North Yorkshire could be asked not to leave their wheeled-bins in places inaccessible to waste trucks, under new rules being considered by the district council. The council claims that the policy is being discussed due to instructions made by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), but the organisation has denied forcing the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Sept 2014 Industry news News in brief Latest news round up including; WRAP partnership; CPI weekly waste collection warning; William Tracey at Ryder Cup; Foreign Secretary visits Agrivert AD plant, and Every Can Counts retail reminder Love Food Hate Waste extends global impact Love Food Hate Waste has extended its campaign to tackle food waste by partnering with Canadian-based Metro Vancouver to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Industry news Powerday to reignite West Drayton MRF plans London-based business waste firm Powerday is to re-submit plans to develop a large-scale materials recycling facility (MRF) in West London, after plans for the plant were turned down in 2011 and 2013. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, Powerday’s managing director Mark Bensted and non-executive advisor Paul Levett said that plans for the site had been redrawn, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Industry news Miliband calls for greater GIB powers Labour leader Ed Miliband criticised the coalition government’s environmental credentials and called for the Green Investment Bank to be given “real powers to borrow and attract investment” in his speech to delegates at the party’s conference in Manchester yesterday (September 23). However, the leader of the opposition made no pledges on waste and recycling in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Sept 2014 Industry news Interim results – six months ended 30 June 2014 We are pleased to announce our interim results: Financial highlights Operational highlights Group trading in line with expectations for the full year: Strategic developments Post period end Outlook The results reflect progress in the delivery of the Group’s new strategy, with revenue growth in each of the five divisions. Development of our service-led approach […] Augean · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news RWM 2014 – apps, bins and more RWM 2014 review and highlights including: an app from WasteCare; Novelis at ‘full throttle’; BigBelly’s bins; Clarity website; Dennis Eagle and Euro 6; Taylor expands its horizons; Pyropure at trial stage; and the Untha range of balers. Thousands of visitors descended on the Resource Waste Management (RWM) show at the Birmingham NEC last week, to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Lack of rigour’ in waste wood segregation A briefing note on waste wood management has been published by the Environment Agency in response to what it describes as “a number of incidents” involving waste wood being sent to “inappropriate sites” such as compost facilities or used as animal bedding. The document explains that these incidents have highlighted the need for “more effective” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Awards for Excellence 2015 launched The prestigious 2015 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management are now open for entries after the industry’s ‘Oscars’ was officially launched at the RWM exhibition in Birmingham last week. Now in its 12th year, the awards scheme celebrates the innovation and dedication of the UK recycling sector – including local authorities, commercial companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Pickles delays Gloucestershire EfW decision Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has delayed his decision over whether to grant planning permission for a controversial energy-from-waste plant in Gloucestershire after “new information” came to light. Mr Pickles had been due to decide by September 17 whether or not to overturn Gloucestershire county council’s decision last year to refuse planning permission for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Partnerships way forward for councils’ – Paul Deakin Paul Deakin recently stepped down from a ‘short-term’ post as recycling manager for East Devon district council. Steve Eminton caught up with him to hear his reflections on local authorities and recycling. With a broad range of recycling and waste experience in both the private and public sector, for Paul Deakin, his last post become rather … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Councils warned over consortium contracts A senior local authority recycling figure has warned that some contractors may be averse to working with large council consortiums, as they can be more risky for the private sector. The comments came during a panel session at last week’s RWM exhibition and conference, titled: “If waste really is a ‘resource’ how much money is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2014 Industry news Telesales Management Appointment at CSG Kelly Duffus (30) has been appointed to the position of Telesales Manager by waste management specialists Cleansing Service Group. Working at the company’s head office in Fareham, Hampshire, Kelly will manage both the industrial and domestic teams of customer service responders. She has extensive industrial and commercial sales experience including over four years in the […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Organics recyclers concerned over EU Fertiliser Regs Concerns have been raised by organics recyclers that the UK’s Quality Protocols for compost and digestate could be superseded by proposed EU Fertiliser Regulations, which would mean compost manufacturers having to comply with a new set of technical requirements. The Environmental Services Association (ESA) and the Organics Recycling Group (ORG) have been in discussions with … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Preston poised to cease food waste collections An estimated 15,000 households in Preston could lose separate food waste collections from February 2015, under council plans to make ‘vital’ savings. Preston city council is due to meet on Wednesday (September 24) to decide whether to cease its limited food waste collection service. The dedicated food waste collection service was rolled out for some … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news RDF exports close to exceeding 2013 level Close to 1.4 million tonnes of waste derived fuels were exported from England and Wales to mainland Europe for incineration during the first seven months of 2014, figures published by the Environment Agency have revealed. This will mean that the overall volume of material exported to the continent, including refuse derived fuel (RDF) or solid … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Rogerson and RWM The appearance of Dan Rogerson at the end of the RWM exhibition last week was something of a surprise, confusing and, truth be known, disappointing. The recycling, or resource minister, had already submitted a video address for the start of the show. But at the last minute he suddenly opted to head to the NEC … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2014 Industry news Carrot and sweet potato soup This recipe is adapted from a Mary Berry recipe. You can add a handful of red lentils to really bulk it out or substitute swede or parsnips if you don’t have carrots and sweet potato Zero Waste Week · 20 Sept 2014 Industry news EU criteria for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Responsibility moving from DG Environment to DG Health & Consumer Affairs Chemical Watch is reporting that the European Commission is re-organising responsibility for the setting of criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), moving it from the Environment Directorate General (DG) to DG Health and Consumer Affairs (or ‘Sanco’), though DG Environment will remain in charge of overall EDC policy. In addition, responsibility for biocides and pesticides policies i… CHEM Trust · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Business as usual’ after Scotland referendum Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has suggested that the results of the Scottish independence referendum this morning (September 19) – which showed voters in favour of staying part of the United Kingdom – will not affect its long term waste strategy in Scotland. The final results of the referendum on Scottish independence were announced this morning … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news Rogerson hints at uncertain Defra future VIDEO REPORT: Defra’s minister for waste and resources Dan Rogerson hinted at uncertainty over his future in the Department, in an address to delegates on the closing day of the RWM exhibition and conference in Birmingham yesterday (September 19). letsrecycle.com video production Mr Rogerson was a late addition to the conference bill, delivering a key … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news Finalists for LARAC 2014 awards unveiled Judges have revealed the finalists for the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) 2014 Celebration Awards, in what has been another year of ‘very high standard’ entries. Now in its fourth year, the awards ceremony recognise the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues over the past year. The winners … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news SITA UK and Rochford agree contract extension Waste management firm SITA UK has agreed a seven-year contract extension with Rochford district council to provide waste and recycling collections and street cleansing services until 2022. The renewed deal, worth £22.7 million over its duration, comes just days after the Essex-based council recorded an overall provisional recycling rate of 65.49% in 2013/14 – the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2014 Industry news North Kesteven seeks garden waste ban from residual bins North Kesteven council in Lincolnshire is seeking to ban residents from placing garden waste material in their residual waste containers from April 2015 in order to reduce refuse bin tonnages and boost composting. At a meeting of the executive board this week (September 16), councillors recommended that the council implement the ban from next year, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news News in brief ESA launches biowaste strategy at RWM The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has launched its first biowaste strategy which aims to address the key challenges faced by those in the biowaste treatment sector. The strategy entitled ‘Circular Organics: Biowaste in a Circular Economy’ was launched on the first day of the RWM 2014 exhibition (September 16) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news ‘Change in culture’ needed to boost circular economy People outside the waste and recycling sector need to better understand the importance of the circular economy in order for it to grow, according to Viridor chief executive Ian McAulay. Speaking during a panel session at the RWM exhibition in Birmingham yesterday (September 17), Mr McAulay said that “not enough people understand the circular economy” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news Middlesbrough recycling firm fined over £14,000 A recycling firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £14,400 for operating a waste facility without an environmental permit. S B Recycling Ltd, in Normaby Road, was sentenced at Teesside Magistrates’ Court this week (September 16) after the firm was found to have been depositing waste illegally between October 2012 and June 2013. The prosecution follows … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2014 Industry news FCC signs 25-year Wigan waste deal Wigan council has officially signed a 25-year residual waste treatment contract with waste management firm FCC Environment, the authority announced today (September 17). Under the contract, FCC Environment will continue to manage the council’s Kirkless transfer station in Ince as well as the borough’s three household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Atherton, Ince and … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Pickles comes under fire at RWM Updated with video: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles has called on local authorities to prove their residents do not want weekly refuse collections, during a tense exchange with audience members at the Birmingham NEC today (September 17). letsrecycle.com video production Delivering a speech on waste collection frequency at the RWM … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Bob Lisney steps down as packaging council chair Bob Lisney is stepping down as chair of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) after five years in the role, prompting the Department to begin its search for a replacement as well as new committee members. The Committee is made up of representatives from different sectors affected by the Packaging Waste Regulations and advises Defra … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Commission studying the problem of chemicals in packaging – but will the new Commissioner act on the results? Back in July, worrying new research on hazardous chemicals in food packaging led to CHEM Trust writing a letter to the current EU Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg – more details in this blog post. We are particularly concerned about gaps in regulation for chemicals in non-plastic food contact materials (cardboard, ink, glue etc), and the fact that […] CHEM Trust · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Committee slams government handling of PFI waste deals Heavy criticism was levelled at the government today (September 17) over its handling of three private finance initiative (PFI) waste contracts by a parliamentary committee, which concluded that long-term PFI deals lasting 25-30 years “may be inappropriate for the waste sector”. Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Margaret Hodge MP said it was “appalling” that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Waste industry debates Scottish independence A win for the ‘Yes’ campaign in the referendum on Scottish independence could make movements of waste across the border to England more difficult, some waste industry experts have claimed. As campaigning on both sides of the debate enters its final day, opinion remains divided over the wider impact a vote in favour of breaking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2014 Industry news Community Fund sponsors Kingfisher Project The Kingfisher Project has improved public amenities with the construction of a café at Barnwell Country Park and has enabled the creation of a Kingfisher nesting bank, viewable from the café deck and with live feed cameras feeding back to the flat screen TV in the café. It has also provided nest box cameras in […] Augean · 16 Sept 2014 Industry news Green waste debate heats up at RWM Councils should combine services and work with other authorities in order to reduce green waste collection charges for residents, an RWM panel heard at the Birmingham NEC today (September 16). Chaired by letsrecycle.com editor Steve Eminton, ‘Balancing income against the cost of service delivery: What is the future of garden waste disposal?’, saw councillors discuss … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2014