Recycling news: 2016

Industry news MetalMatters increases metal capture rates in Warwick by 28 per cent Warwick District Council has increased kerbside recycling of metal packaging by 28 per cent in just six months – through MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign. Launched in October 2015 the Warwick MetalMatters campaign directly targeted all 53,000 households in the district with a two phase leaflet drop and additional advertising on recycling vehicles, council information […… Alupro · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Tamar’s Basingstoke AD plant achieves PAS 110 Tamar Energy announced today (14 October) that its Basingstoke anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has achieved the PAS 110 quality standard. The PAS 110 accreditation is an industry specification for digestate produced from anaerobic digestion against which digestate producers can assure their end users of its quality. Tamar’s Basingstoke plant has the capacity to process up … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 14 October 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, we discuss some of the highlights from the LARAC conference 2016, including all the latest announcements from WRAP on consistency and its new recycling guidelines. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Westminster recycling officer named LARAC champion Westminster city council’s Raj Yendluri was crowned the recycling officer of the year at the prestigious LARAC Celebration Awards 2016 in Nottingham this week. With six Awards presented, Rochdale borough council clinched the Best Communications Campaign Award for its ‘Recycling Saves Money’ campaign – while South Staffordshire council and Biffa were recognised for their driver … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news DS Smith targets ‘cheaper’ council material The UK’s largest paper mill and recycling business, DS Smith is “getting back into the local authority” sector in a search for cheaper recycling material, local authority recycling officers were told this week. Speaking to the main session of the LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee – conference in Nottingham, Tom Campbell-White, UK commercial director … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2016 Industry news Fire breaks out at East London MRF Firefighters are continuing to tackle a blaze at McGrath Group’s materials recycling facility in Hackney Wick, East London, more than 12 hours after it broke out. London Fire Brigade was called to the plant on Hepscott Road at approximately 11.30pm last night (12 October), with crews from Leyton, Stoke Newington, Homerton and Bethnal Green attending … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Scottish Water Horizons fined for offensive odours Scottish Water Horizons Ltd has been fined £26,000 due to offensive odours coming from its Deerdykes composting and organics recycling facility in Cumbernauld in 2012. At Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday (10 October), the company pled guilty to five charges of failing to comply with the conditions of its former Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project wins P.E.A. award! Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling project has won the P.E.A. (People. Environment. Achievement.) Award in the Resources category. The winners were announced at a Green Carpet event on Friday at the i360 observation tower. Community Wood Recycling · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Dorset set for £1 million underspend The benefits and difficulties of partnership working were featured at the LARAC conference this week, with delegates told that the Dorset Waste Partnership could have an underspend of £1 million in 2016/17. Disclosing the underspend figure, Karyn Punchard, the Partnership’s director, said that this £1 million would follow on from an underspend last year of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news Edinburgh to stop refuse workers ‘finishing early’ Trade union Unite has accused Edinburgh council of conducting a ‘phoney war’ over plans to prevent its refuse workers finishing shifts early on completed collection routes. The council has said it will put an end to ‘task and finish’ working practices from the end of October due to safety reasons. The working practice – which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2016 Industry news LONDON IRISH RUN ‘DESIGN A SHIRT’ COMPETITION FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY For this season's St Patrick's Day Jersey, London Irish are running a "Design the Shirt" competition, with schoolchildren (U15s) entering their designs and the players choosing their winner. Children... Powerday · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news WRAP targets consistency with £1m fund WRAP’s priorities, including its consistency programme, were spelt out by the charity’s chief executive Marcus Gover to delegates at the LARAC local authority recycling officer’s conference in Nottingham this week. And, he revealed that WRAP is to use £1 million of its existing Defra funding to help councils develop “consistency” programmes for collecting recyclables. He … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Recycling officers ‘at heart of circular economy’ Local authority officers at this week’s LARAC conference were assured by top consultant Dominic Hogg that they and recycling are “at the heart of the circular economy”. Dr Hogg, who is chairman of Bristol-based Eunomia Research and Consulting, addressed the event run by LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory committee – and discussed ‘What now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news News in brief (12/10/2016) With news on: Litter clean up savings; Frugalpac coffee cup partnership deal; MetalMatters increases Warwick metal capture rate; Giant coffee cup bins for Manchester, and; Devon proposes Brynsworthy waste transfer station. Councils could save £300m in litter clean up, ESA study shows Local authorities could save £300 million each year in litter clean-up costs, according … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news WRAP releases National Recycling Guidelines WRAP has released its first National Recycling Guidelines at the LARAC conference this week, which have been developed together with industry stakeholders. And, significantly, the guidelines have specified that bottle tops can be left on plastic bottles, previously a source of contention within the industry. WRAP worked with recyclers, local authorities and waste management companies … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Aberdeen EfW vote splits councillors A divisive plan to erect a 150,000 tonnes-per-year waste incinerator in Aberdeen has been voted through by the city council. Aberdeen city council voted by 24 votes to 13 to conditionally approve planning for the £150 million East Tullos energy from waste plant – which will serve the disposal needs of North East Scotland. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Coffey: EU recycling target ‘too high’ Resources minister Thérèse Coffey has reiterated Defra’s reluctance to back proposals for a 65% by 2030 recycling target, as set out in the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package. In a letter written last month to the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh, Dr Coffey claimed that the targets were ‘too high to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2016 Industry news Local Gov Jobs - Local Gov Jobs LocalGov · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Green groups push ministers on recycling targets A group of environmental lobby organisations has today (11 October) written to European government ministers – including the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment Andrea Leadsom – urging support for the EU’s proposed recycling targets to 2030. The group, which includes the Green Alliance, Friends of the Earth Europe, Zero Waste Europe and Aldersgate Group … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news MVV plays down Brexit risks ahead of Dundee bid MVV Environment’s UK director has insisted the EfW specialist is “committed” to securing new sites – after its German parent company stated it was ‘closely monitoring’ the outcome of Brexit. Paul Carey, managing director of MVV Environment, said the recovery business was still “looking for new opportunities” in the UK and is due to launch … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news EA illegal waste director joins 360 Environmental The Environment Agency’s former deputy director for illegals and waste Mat Crocker is to join waste consultancy firm 360 Environmental as an associate. Mr Crocker will join the business after stepping down from the Agency in August after 27 years in the organisation. Before his appointment to the waste brief in 2011, Mr Crocker had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Liberty Group targets UK scrap metal market International steel and commodities business Liberty House Group has announced its plan to enter the UK’s ferrous and non-ferrous scrap markets. Yesterday (10 October), Liberty House Group announced the launch of Liberty Metal Recycling (LMR) which it claims is targeting the development of close to 5 million tonnes of processing capacity in the UK within … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Local authority news round-up (11/10/2016) With news on: Scottish recycling data revised; LARAC takes joint ownership of OPRL; Greenredeem extends Windsor & Maidenhead link, and; Warwickshire slim bins campaign. LARAC to take joint ownership of OPRL The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) is to become a joint owner of OPRL, the packaging recycling label scheme. OPRL Ltd operates the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news Eco Sustainable Solutions plans two EfW plants Organics and wood waste reprocessing company Eco Sustainable Solutions is planning for the construction of two Energy from Waste (EfW) plants at its site in Christchurch, Dorset. The company is investing £5 million in a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, with construction on the facility already underway. The project is expected to be completed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2016 Industry news DCLG and councils at odds over DIY waste The Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) has indicated that councils charging for householders to dispose of DIY waste at HWRCs may be breaking the law. Legislation was passed in March 2015 which prohibited councils from charging residents for the use of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) either at the point of entry, exit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news What will be the impact of Brexit on food and farming? - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news Commingled MRFs ‘are burying their heads in the sand’ Bill Swan, managing director BPR Group Europe responds to the discussion around MRF material quality and the call from the Confederation of Paper Industries over the need for quality from commingled material. The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has rightly highlighted yet again the problems that commingled collections pose for reprocessors. Paper and cardboard cannot … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news Compliance schemes to share WEEE Reg. 34 requests EXCLUSIVE: A senior body representing waste disposal officers has backed the creation of a ‘producer compliance scheme balancing system’ by WEEE compliance schemes. The initiative, known as the ‘PBS’, has been set up by 23 compliance schemes. It will deal collaboratively with requests from councils for the clearance of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news News in brief (10/10/2016) With news on: Scottish funding call for circular economy businesses; Recycling in Wales on the rise; North Lincolnshire metal recycling winners announced, and; WasteAid launches fundraiser week. Minister hails Welsh recycling performance Final recycling figures for 2015/16 have suggested that local authorities across Wales achieved a combined recycling, composting and reuse rate of 60%. This … … letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news Recycling officers to descend on LARAC Conference Council recycling officers are gearing up for the LARAC Conference and Celebration Awards 2016 in Nottingham this week – with recycling harmonisation and quality among the hot topics for the event. The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee event brings together council officers and the wider waste and recycling industry to debate important developments affecting councils. … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 7 October 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, we discuss the National Textiles Recycling Conference, plans for an HWRC restriction in Derbyshire and a decline in plastic bags at MRFs. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Fire breaks out at Palm Paper mill in King’s Lynn A fire broke out at about 14:00 on the afternoon of 7 October at the Palm Paper newsprint mill in King’s Lynn in Norfolk. One person was taken to hospital. [Updated below 9.15 am Monday 10 October 2016] Early indications are that the fire is in the production or processing area of the plant and not in the paper … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news POWERDAY SPARS TO RAISE MONEY FOR HOOKS ABC One of Powerday’s Business Development Managers, Sam Cox, sparred with Powerday sponsored professional fighter, Lucien Reid, last weekend to raise money for Hooks ABC. Sam, an amateur boxing champi... Powerday · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Putting plastics on the agenda Given recent press coverage of business failures in the plastics recycling sector – you’d be forgiven for thinking that the mood amongst plastics recyclers would be one of gloom. However, at Peterborough’s Kingsgate Conference Centre – the venue for Recoup’s annual conference last week (29 September) – this was not entirely the case. The sector … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Morton reflects on Repic ‘journey’ The departing chief executive of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme Repic has described his time at the helm of the organisation as a ‘fascinating journey’. Speaking exclusively to letsrecycle.com Dr Philip Morton, who will retire from Repic at the end of 2016, said that he is stepping back from the organisation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Suez acquires 30% stake in TerraCycle Suez is to acquire 30% of TerraCycle’s recycling business in Northern and Western Europe in order to expand its range of collection programmes. The partnership brings together TerraCycle’s collections of ‘difficult’ material streams – such as flexible packaging, coffee capsules and cigarette butts – with Suez’s own experience in more traditional waste recovery. Active in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Producing high quality SRF in Rugby SUTCO UK reports that it is has installed plant which is successfully producing high quality SRF at a manufacturing facility in Rugby, now in full operation. Here the company explains in detail more about the project. Working with cement producer CEMEX, Suez (formerly SITA UK) are developing two new waste treatment facilities with the aim to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Waste disposal authorities outline Brexit plan EXCLUSIVE: A consortium of major waste disposal authorities have called on government to reject EU recycling targets and adopt an independent resource agenda for England in the wake of Brexit. The call to scrap weight-based targets comes from the Joint Waste Disposal Authorities (JWDA) – which is made up of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, East London, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2016 Industry news Green Alley Award 2016 Six start-ups nominated for finals Der Beitrag Green Alley Award 2016 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 6 Oct 2016 Industry news FCC signs 25-year Edinburgh & Midlothian deal A major 25-year contract that will see FCC Environment treat up to 155,000 tonnes of residual waste per year on behalf of two Scottish councils has been formally signed today (6 October). FCC and Zero Waste: Edinburgh and Midlothian – a joint venture between the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian council – formally sealed the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2016