Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Suez to face penalties under Calderdale waste contract Calderdale council is imposing financial penalties on its waste and recycling contractor Suez due to ongoing issues caused by an overhaul of its collection service. Suez began a new waste and recycling collection contract with the authority in August, which saw the company introduce 17 new recycling vehicles for the collection of a wider range … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news PRN projects site launched in bid for transparency A website allowing packaging producers to choose which recycling projects the money from PRNs is used to fund was showcased by compliance scheme ecosurety in London last night (27 September). The ‘Circularety’ online platform – which is currently in an early ‘Beta’ phase – aims to enable producers obligated under the Packaging Waste Regulations to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2016 Industry news Edinburgh trade waste inspection reveals low compliance An enforcement team set up by Edinburgh council to tackle illegal removal of trade waste has found that only 41% of businesses currently comply with the disposal regulations. The Waste Compliance Team, which comprises a team leader and five wardens, began its inspections at the start of September and so far has visited 191 premises … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Valpak in funding support for MetalMatters The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has announced that the UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has become the latest funding partner to join the MetalMatters programme, which aims to boost the capture rates for metal packaging collected at kerbside. Valpak said its support for the industry-funded recycling communications programme reflects a commitment to conti… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Vehicle News in Brief With news on: Perry’s Recycling invest in fourth mobile shredder; safety features for Bournemouth; Thamesdown tracking; and Bristol Waste Company maintenance; Ubico; and Fred Sherwood. Perry’s Recycling invests in double shredding lorry Somerset-based recycling and off-site shredding company, Perry’s Recycling, has invested in a fourth mobile shredder. As well as keeping up with demand, the … R… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Councils eye commercial growth in wake of VAT ruling Local authorities across England are taking steps to secure the future of their commercial waste services – after a private sector attempt to overturn VAT exemptions was quashed this month. Oxford city council and Dorset county council are among the latest authorities to seek to target growth in the commercial waste sector to generate income … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Retailers and recyclers to discuss textile market challenges With just over a week to go until the National Textiles Recycling Conference 2016, the event promises to deliver a packed programme of industry speakers from global retailers to local authorities. Taking place on 5 October at London’s QEII Centre, this year’s Textile Recycling Conference organised by letsrecycle.com will welcome the likes of Alan Wheeler, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Neales to boost SRF production with ‘Airknife’ investment Neales Waste Management has completed the installation of new processing technology at its facility in Clayton Hall, Lancashire to increase SRF from the site. The facility processes commercial and municipal waste to extract recyclable material and produce refuse derived fuel (RDF) and higher grade solid recovered fuel (SRF). Neales has invested in a High Capacity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2016 Industry news Former Viridor director to replace Repic’s Morton Philip Morton is to retire as the chief executive of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme Repic – with former Viridor operations director Mark Burrows-Smith to step in as his replacement. Dr Morton is retiring from the Manchester-based organisation at the end of the year, having been at the helm of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news POWERDAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME SECURES £7.5M INVESTMENT FOR LONDON ABA This week our partner the London Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) published its annual report on the outcomes achieved by the Powerday supported Development programme. Since the commencement of the sc... Powerday · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news AD operator challenges ‘wasted food’ claim Organics recyclers have backed a major newspaper campaign aimed at increasing the redistribution of edible food waste to charities in London. But, a leading figure in the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry – Agrivert’s Harry Waters – has warned against a ‘harmful perception’ of material going to AD as ‘wasted food’, instead pointing out that much … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Zero Waste– 5 ways to convince your Muslim friends to pitch in Zero Waste Week is open to everyone; after all, waste is everyone’s issue! And the more people who get on board, the better it is for us all. Today, I’m delighted to welcome Emma Wiley and Eman Al-Sibassi from Muslim Women of Merton, as guest writers. They’re sharing how you can convince your Muslim friends… Zero Waste Week · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Let the bins do the talking Technology is a part of our everyday lives with smart software in phones, televisions and even fridges designed to make our lives more efficient. Software firm ISB Smart Solutions has targeted the waste collection industry for the next wave of smart technology, through its Babel Bins App which ‘lets the bins do the talking’. ISB’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Find a scrap metal dealer - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Scrap metal regulations - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Why recycle? | BMRA - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Scrap metal recycling| Join the BMRA - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Yards represented by the British Metals Recycling Association - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Bridgend waste wood fire ‘extinguished’ A major fire at a waste wood recycling yard in Bridgend has been extinguished around five days after the blaze first broke out, the company running the site has said. Fire crews were called to the site at Locks Yard, Heol Llan, operated by South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd, at around 3.30am on Monday 19 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news News in brief (26/09/2016) With news on: Glass collection guidance; West Norfolk recycling incentives scheme; Dagenham food waste campaign, and; Southwark facility opens to public. Industry offers guidance on glass recycling collections Guidance offering best practice for the collection and recycling of household glass has been launched this month in a joint partnership between Friends of Glass and Recycle … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news GIB-financed Allerton EfW plant edges closer Construction work on the long-delayed Allerton Park Waste Recovery Plant near Knaresborough is ‘on track’ for the facility to come on-stream in early 2018, waste firm Amey has revealed. The announcement follows a ‘major milestone’ in the plant’s build this month (September) – with the construction of the chimney stack for the energy from waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2016 Industry news Solar Power Drastically Reduces Bywaters’ Emissions Bywaters has saved 361 tonnes of CO2 in just 9 months following the installation of the largest Solar PV array ever fitted to an existing building in London. Bywaters · 25 Sept 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 23 September 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, Will Date reports on a major legal ruling on local authorities and VAT for trade waste services, in a case brought by the Durham Waste Company trading as Max Recycle. Plus moves towards agreement between several councils in southern … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2016 Industry news West London MD joins from contractor Suez EXCLUSIVE: The West London Waste Authority meets today (23 September) for the first time with a new managing director, Emma Beal, who has joined from the authority’s contractor, Suez. At the authority meeting at Harrow council, Ms Beal, in her new role, leads the executive side of the authority in Part Two discussions about the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2016 Industry news Energy from Waste round-up (23/09/2016) With news on: Ballast Phoenix wins North London IBA contract; Clean Power EfW gets green light, and; Gatwick Airport to build on-site incinerator Ballast Phoenix awarded North London IBA deal Ballast Phoenix has been awarded a £4.5 million contract to process incinerator bottom ash (IBA) generated at the EcoPark Energy Centre in Edmonton. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2016 Industry news Waste prosecutions up, EA figures reveal The number of waste businesses prosecuted by the Environment Agency rose in 2015 – despite an overall decline in prosecutions brought against companies for environmental offences. And, between April 2015 and March 2016, EA officers shut down almost 1,000 illegal waste sites – more than in the previous two years combined. Figures published by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Sept 2016 Industry news NLWA’s David Beadle to retire The managing director of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA), David Beadle, has announced his intention to retire from the organisation at the end of the year. Mr Beadle was brought into the NLWA in 2009, joining from Norfolk Environmental Services, where he had served as managing director for 16 years. NLWA is responsible for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news Putting Circular Economy thinking into practice Amey’s Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park is nearing completion. Ahead of its launch, TOMRA Sorting Recycling explains some of the equipment which Amey has installed at the plant to ensure recyclables are separated efficiently. Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park is a world-class waste treatment facility, which aims to deal with the area’s black bag waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news Councils in discussion over cross-boundary HWRC permits West Berkshire and Hampshire councils are ‘close’ to reaching an agreement that could allow some residents to use household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) across local authority boundaries. Discussions have taken place ahead of the introduction of a permitting system in West Berkshire – which prevents residents living close to the border in Hampshire using the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news ESA backs further action in VAT exemption case Any further action to overturn VAT exemptions for councils that provide trade waste collections will receive the full backing of the Environmental Services Association (ESA). This was the message from the waste industry trade body following news that The Durham Company’s judicial review into the exemption had been dismissed by a High Court Judge yesterday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news Cambridgeshire to review 27-year PFI waste deal Cambridgeshire county council is to review its 27-year PFI contract with Amey – in a move which could see it stop sending waste to the Waterbeach mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility. At a meeting of the council’s General Purposes committee on Tuesday (20 September), councillors resolved to approve a business case which would identify savings … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news About Iceland - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 22 Sept 2016 Industry news Veolia to begin Waste4fuel site clearance The London borough of Bromley has successfully completed the acquisition of the former Waste4fuel site in Orpington, allowing waste firm Veolia to begin removal of a ‘waste mountain’ left on the site. The deal comes after months of negotiations between the Environment Agency and the former landowner, brokered by Bromley council. The land deal was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Equipment news round-up (21/09/2016) With news on: RDF production enhanced with Ellgia shredder; Countrystyle invests in AMCS tech; New food recycling shredding technology for SugaRich, and; CDEnviro boosts SUEZ waste de-classification Ellgia installs shredder to boost RDF production Independent commercial waste management company Ellgia has purchased an industrial shredder for its Scunthorpe site, as part of a larger investment …… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Judge rules in favour of councils on VAT exemptions A legal challenge to overturn VAT exemptions for councils in England who provide trade waste collections was dismissed by a High Court Judge on Monday (19 September). The ruling this week follows a judicial review, heard as an Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber preliminary case in July. It was brought by North East recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (21/09/2016) With news on: CK’s Collier joins RDF specialist; Whitham Mills appoints sales director, and; Cox joins Reconomy from JCB. Chris Collier joins RDF specialist Andusia Chris Collier, the former commercial director of the CK Group of plastics recycling and manufacturing companies, has joined the refuse derived fuel (RDF) export firm Andusia Recovered Fuels as general … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news abf announces sale of achs herbs and spices business - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Slough votes to bring waste in-house after Amey contract Household waste and recycling collections in Slough will be brought in-house from December 2017, when the borough council’s current 15-year contract with Amey is due to expire. Councillors voted to bring Slough borough council’s environmental services contract, which includes waste and recycling collections, in-house on Monday night (19 September) after officers recommended the move would … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Powys to end 15-year link with recycling social enterprise Powys council in central Wales is to end its contract for the collection and processing of recyclables with social enterprise Cae Post, from April 2017. The council has instead opted to take the work in-house, after claiming that ‘no financially viable options’ could be found to continue working with the company. Powys predicts that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2016 Industry news Fire crews continue to tackle South Wales Wood Recycling blaze Fire crews from South Wales Fire and Rescue are continuing to tackle a blaze at a wood recycling yard in Bridgend, operated by South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd, more than 36 hours after the blaze first broke out. The site at Locks Yard, Heol LLan houses close to 5,000 tonnes of wood waste, the Fire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2016