Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Product News in Brief With news on: bin weighing technology; software at Entrust; FB Chains sales; biogas storage; and, a reuse mobile phone app letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Wakefield PFI deal to complete in September Council expects to sign long-awaited 750 million waste PFI contract in Autumn with new facilities expected to come online in 2014 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Panorama investigation highlights the importance of using responsible recyclers A major investigation by BBC TV’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, has highlighted the importance of garages, tyre retailers and vehicle dismantlers using responsible recyclers for the collection of their waste tyres. In the programme broadcast on 16th July, it showed how large quantities of tyres are being illegally dumped each year in the UK… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Night-time bin rounds planned during Olympics Local authorities and waste management companies in East London tocollect waste earlier in morning and late at nightamid traffic fears letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Government set to reduce consultation periods Guidance published which states that consultations, including those for waste and recycling, may run for as little as two weeks letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news VAT victory for Somerset Waste Partnership Partnership claimsvictory over VAT rules which it says could save it 300,000 a year and benefit other waste partnerships letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Government under fire for RO Banding Review delay Renewable Energy Association criticises government for not publishing the banding review before parliamentary recess letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Recycling Pays Off For Queen’s Award Winner A Total Waste Management (TWM) programme operated by Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has enabled leading specialist materials manufacturer M&I Materials Ltd to become a zero waste to landfill company. The landmark achievement has been accomplished just a year after the programme was launched. Queen’s Award winner M&I supply industry and science worldwide with highly specialised […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Two out of Three Aluminium Beverage Cans Recycled in Europe! The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU 27* increased by 2.4% to 66.7% in 2010. After the difficult economic situation in the previous years the consumption of aluminium beverage cans increased by a further 2 billion units to a total of 36 billion cans in 2010. This means that at least […] Alupro · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: Wales' carrier bag usage; Merseyside charity drive; food waste scheme; DS Smith joins Resource Association, and; waste apprenticeships letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news Bucks poised to award waste treatment contract to FCC Councillors expected to approve 30-year waste treatment deal that will see FCC build EfW incinerator at Greatmoor at meeting on Monday letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news UK meets 2011 battery recycling target Final data published by Environment Agency shows that target to collect 18% of waste portable batteries was met in 2011 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news POWERDAY SUPPORTS YUKON RIVER QUEST Powerday recently supported former members of the London Irish coaching team and Interserve to raise money for Help for Heroes by participating in the Yukon River Quest. The 14th annual canoe and kay... Powerday · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Half of Europes PET bottles collected for recycling Recycling rate for PET bottles increases 3% across continent in 2011 according to plastics trade bodies letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news China clamps down on imports of poor quality paper London-based inspection agency CCIC contacts UK exporters to remind them of need to ensure mixed paper sent to country does not have contamination letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news of; Sims polymer recovery; End of Waste warning; Preston DCF opening; SEPA AD consultation, and; Medway schools WEEE scheme letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Directive looks for high end of quality spectrum Welsh Government official tells LARAC event that markets no excuse for poor quality and discusses Judicial Review letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Swansea in loss-leader move to win trade waste work To help boost its trade waste work, Swansea has revealed it is willing to run loss-leader contracts and to take no action if customers drop contracts letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Landfill gas code of practice launched Waste management industry trade association, ESA, launches document offering best practice advice and standards for operators and regulators letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Waste Managers Find Reasons To Be Cheerful In Economic Gloom A Hampshire-based independent waste management company is beating the economic gloom. As many other businesses battle for survival in the recession, Cleansing Service Group has posted record turnover figures, increased profits and paid its staff a bonus. The company, which has its headquarters in Fareham, operates nationally and provides waste management services ranging from metals […] The pos… CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Two new ‘firsts’ from the Tyre Recovey Association New initiatives from the Tyre Recovey Association (TRA) will help members stay at the forefront of professional tyre recovery. With the agreement of the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP) the TRA’s website will host the newly-updated PAS 107 (Publicly Available Specification) recovery standards and norms for tyre-derived materials.… Tyre Recovery Association · 13 Jul 2012 Industry news BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS Powerday will be operating business as usual throughout the Olympics and Paralympics this summer, continuing to deliver our first class skip service to clients.Simon Little, Marketing & Sales Dire... Powerday · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news MP calls for urgent plastic recycling debate Conservative MP urges government to consider debate on establishing realistic roadmap for plastic packaging recycling letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news Scrap metal reforms take step closer to law MPs vote to progress private Members Bill to reform scrap metal industry to committee stage letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news Angus council suspends plasterboard recycling Scottish local authority stops taking in plasterboard at HWRCs after warnings from SEPA about use of material as animal bedding letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news Textile Recycling Association welcomes WRAP’s research on “Valuing our Clothes” The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) welcomes the publication by WRAP of their publication “Valuing our Clothes” which was launched at yesterday’s Clothing Roadmap conference in London. The study has taken a look at the environmental and economic impacts of clothing across all stages of its lifecycle from production and extraction of raw material, through to [...] Read More... from Textile R… Textile Recycling Association · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news MetalMatters launches to increase recycling rates in Scotland MetalMatters has launched in Scotland with the support of the Scottish Government and funding from Zero Waste Scotland. The metal packaging industry-led programme is designed to increase the capture rate for metal packaging collected for recycling by households. It is hoped it will contribute to the Government’s vision of a Zero Waste society. MetalMatters is […] Alupro · 12 Jul 2012 Industry news Islington to take waste collection service in-house North London authority anticipates savings of around 3 million per year by taking control of waste management and street cleansing services letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news Global incineration market growing significantly Report predicts that worldwide spending on waste incineration facilities will hit 5.6 billion by 2016 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news WasteCare acquires assets of ailing battery recycler Hampshire site of battery sorting company Loddon now being run by WasteCare after company enters administration letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news Backing the Bill Ahead of the second reading of Scrap Metal Dealers Bill, Ian Hetherington of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) outlines his hopes for regulatory reform letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news CSG is Recruiting – Apply Within To assist with our expansion throughout the UK, we are seeking to appoint a Technical Sales Manager for Central and East Midlands. The Technical Sales Manager will join our expanding and successful sales team, selling our full portfolio of Waste Management Services. Applicants will ideally have experience of working in sales, however anyone with a chemical or […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news Valuing our clothes: The cost of UK fashion Valuing our Clothes – The true cost of how we design, use and dispose of clothing in the UK, published by Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). To view the supporting documentation to Valuing our clothes on the WRAP website Download the WRAP PDF titled valuing our clothes [...] Read More... from Valuing our clothes: The cost of UK fashion Textile Recycling Association · 11 Jul 2012 Industry news Welsh Plan points to lack of residual waste capacity Collection and infrastructure plan produced by Welsh government suggests that municipal waste infrastructure in pipeline may not be sufficient letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2012 Industry news Diverting clothes from landfill could save 140m WRAP report finds that 31% of clothes bought in UKsent tolandfill, but revenue could be generated through reuse and recycling letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2012 Industry news Remploys recycling arm has future despite cuts Social enterprise confirms that WEEE recycling at Porth and Heywood will continue despite withdrawal of government subsidy letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2012 Industry news Sims to review UK metal recycling operations Metal recycling giant to undertake review of its operations in UK due to current economic climate letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2012 Industry news Put That Spills Emergency Plan To The Test Companies whose operations pose a potential accidental spills hazard should “take nothing for granted” when they draw up emergency action plans. Spills expert Hugh Neatherway, who heads Cleansing Service Group’s (CSG) Spills Division, says a response plan which is prepared just in case an incident happens can’t just be “taken off the shelf and put […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 10 Jul 2012 Industry news WRAP finds falling costs for waste treatment Annual WRAP gate fees report shows that prices have fallen for most treatment routes but industry is warning that value of recyclables is reducing letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2012 Industry news Warwickshire starts taking trade waste at HWRCs County council opens Leamington Spa and Ruby household waste recycling centres up to traders, who can also use weighbridges,for small fee letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2012