Recycling news: 2013

Industry news SWaMP council to tender alone for waste contract Newry and Mourne to seek bidders for residual waste contract after collapse of Southern Waste Management Partnership tender letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2013 Industry news The dangers of the Red Tape Challenge Peter Hunt managing director of Wastecare discusses some of the potential pitfalls of the governments Red Tape Challenge letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2013 Industry news Broad support for changes to compliance systems Responses to consultation on proposed amendments to the batteries, WEEE and packaging producer compliance regimes published by government letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news Lawrence chair sad as firm enters administration Commercial waste contractor laments loss of jobs as skip hire firm declared insolvent after spate of fires letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news Defra looks at hedging to stabilise waste market Letter from Lord de Mauley outlines outcomes of waste investment symposium with Defra to examine viability of hedging for recovered goods letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news NI seeks to ban food waste from landfill by 2015 Northern Irelands Department of the Environment consults on measures to implement ban on landfilling segregated food waste by April 2015 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news Wychavon set to end food waste collections Councillors in Wychavon, Worcestershire, vote in favour of withdrawing weekly food waste collections from January 2014 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news Recyclers warned over legionella compost link REAs Organics Recycling Group reiterates warning over treatment of organic waste after NHS Lothian investigates four cases linked to compost letsrecycle.com News · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news The Alu D&T Challenge returns for 2013 The Alu D&T Challenge, our national competition for 11-14 year olds, is back! The Challenge encourages students to think about the importance of sustainable design, using aluminium. The competition is a part of a free online teaching resource developed by Alupro in partnership with the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) and leading aluminium reprocessor Novelis UK. […] Alupro · 16 Sept 2013 Industry news Recycled tray gains compostable certification Glasgow-based Cullen Packaging becomes first UK company to gain compostable packaging certification for product made from recycled materials letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news Bag levy to take effect in England from 2015 Government to introduce levy for single-use bags, but plastics recyclers voice concerns over incentives for biodegradable bags letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news Rescue plan agreed for Merseyside recycling firm Environmental Waste Controls set to exit administration after creditors vote in favour of Company Voluntary Agreement letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news Defra reveals scenario of waste arisings increase Waste prevention work needed for range of reasons including to minimise possible growth in arisings, RWM seminar hears letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Shanks RDF export; ELV reprocessor milestone; Biffa name change; EPRO contest; FCC Environment service launch, and; Fife skip pull letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news Serendipity Fig Rolls I’ve just tasted the best fig roll ever. And it was an accident. I have long been wondering what to do with a jar of fig jam I was given that is now well past its Best Before date. It didn’t quite work as jam on its own as it was just a bit too… Zero Waste Week · 15 Sept 2013 Industry news The Egg Test I was reading the waste and recycling section of a local council website today in preparation for visiting one of the primary schools in their area. In their food waste guidelines they give some explanation of ‘Use By’ and ‘Best Before’ dates. The website quite rightly explained that it is the ‘Use By’ dates that… Zero Waste Week · 13 Sept 2013 Industry news Acquisition of Blackdog Hazardous Waste Site Augean North Sea Services (ANSS) has acquired a hazardous waste site at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, as part of its programme of extending and increasing specialist services, and investing in additional resources and facilities to meet the waste management needs of the oil and gas sector in the region. This acquisition is their fourth facility and will […] Augean · 13 Sept 2013 Industry news FCC has MRF extension plans rejected Oxfordshire county council rules against waste firms plans to increase operating hours of MRF, once complete, and increase throughput of site letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2013 Industry news Paper industry divided over end of waste Merchants believe criteria are beneficial economically and will promote higher quality, but mills believe it could drive down quality and recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2013 Industry news WEEE schemes concerned by de minimis guidance BIS advises small producers to defer registration for 2014 with future of WEEE regulations expected to be announced soon letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2013 Industry news The Circular Economy versus waste legislation Phil Conran of 360 Environmental reflects on the circular economy and the waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2013 Industry news Cutting food waste could save Londoners 79m Evaluation of a six month campaign by WRAP found steps to reduce food waste could lead to significant savings for London residents letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2013 Industry news EA and CIWM offer Edoc preview at RWM Businesses given first look at Electronic Duty of Care, designed to ease administrative burden of producing waste transfer notes letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2013 Industry news New Earth takes over Avonmouth RDF operations Handover of phase one operations follows approval of 60,000 tonnes-per-year capacity plant in Galashiels on behalf of Scottish Borders council letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2013 Industry news Councils rail against loss of enforcement powers Council delegates criticise government over the removal of enforcement powers against householders letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2013 Industry news RDF export an economic reality says RWM panel Industry representatives met at RWM 2013 to discuss whether exporting RDF is a long term waste treatment solution letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2013 Industry news Industry leaders debate future of waste Experts from across the waste and recycling industry debated where sector is headed on first day of RWM show letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news HMRC offers further guidance on landfill tax Latest draft guidance offers definition of which materials are classed as naturally occurring following HMRC ruling over trommel fines last year letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Equipment Round Up With news on: Terberg Matec UK distribution deals; a Birmingham MRF; vehicles for Ribbex; Middleton Engineering balers; and, a Doosan excavator letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Straight wins Bournemouth caddy contract Container manufacturer to supply food waste inner caddies, kerbside and kitchen caddies and compostable liners under 550,000 contract letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Illegal waste carrier to pay £2,750 A Soham man caught carrying scrap illegally has been fined £750 and ordered to pay £2,000 costs at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court today (Tues). Frank Allgood of Heron Croft, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire was stopped by Suffolk police in October 2012 when he claimed that the waste he was carrying had come from a skip… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Illegal waste operator sentenced to prison again for continuing to commit waste offences An illegal waste operator has been sentenced at Banbury Magistrates’ Court (2, July 2013) to a total of eight months imprisonment and ordered to pay costs of £9,449 for waste offences. David Ham, 36 of the Old Dairy, Dudgrove Lane, Whelford, Gloucestershire commited the offences at two sites at Whelford in Gloucestershire and Faringdon in… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Prolific waste criminal put behind bars after failing to pay for his crimes An unrepentant organised crime boss has been jailed for just under three years after failing to pay back the proceeds of his illegal waste and money laundering business in Aldermaston. Hugh O’Donnell, 65, was ordered to serve the default sentence yesterday (30 May) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after failing to pay the full amount of… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Asbestos offences cost couple £80,397 Two waste operators who ran an illegal site in Benfleet have today (Fri) been ordered to hand over 80,397GBP compensation, confiscation and fines by Chelmsford Crown Court. A1 Bins and Waste Ltd’s director David John Tuffen and manager Nigel Lee Hickman were given suspended prison sentences in February after Chelmsford Crown Court heard that the… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Illegal waste operator and company fined £25,000 for illegally dumping waste at a farm near Windsor An illegal waste operator and company have been fined for illegally dumping waste at a farm near Windsor. Mr Mark Jones, 49, pleaded guilty at Maidenhead Magistrates’ Court to three offences of causing or permitting the unlawful deposit of waste between August 2006 and December 2010 on rented land surrounding his property at Brayfield Farm,… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news £10,000 fine for illegal West Sussex waste business The Environment Agency has prosecuted the owner of a waste business near Chichester for operating without a permit despite being warned about his criminal activities on numerous occasions. The prosecution was brought as part of Operation Mosaic, a multi-agency initiative that includes the Environment Agency, the police, local authorities and environmental organisations, which is cracking… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Car breaker fined for illegal site Car breaker and exporter Adel Elkabir has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £3,996 by Deputy District Judge Roscoe today for running an illegal site in Fengate, Peterborough. Elkabir started operating from the site without an Environmental Permit despite advice from the Environment Agency, which brought the prosecution. The court heard… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Pensioner to pay £27,404 for unauthorised waste activities On 28 August 2013, John Roberts of Ludlow, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates’ Court to three charges concerned unauthorised waste management activities at Sherbourne Farm, near Ludlow. Mr Roberts (age 69) was fined 20,000GBP and ordered to pay 7,284GBP in costs, along with a 120GBP victim surcharge. The judge also granted an Order by the… Tyre Recovery Association · 10 Sept 2013 Industry news Recyclers call for ambition in EU waste targets Resource Association says that a more ambitious approach is needed in response to consultation on EU waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2013 Industry news Cabinet Office cool on MRF regulations There have been mixed views over whether the MRF Code should be mandatory although Defras view has won through letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2013