Recycling news: 2017

Industry news The low carbon economy is taking off Recent developments in the offshore wind and car manufacturing industries show that the low carbon economy is well and truly taking off, argues Nick Molho, Executive Director at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Equipment news round-up (18/09/17) With news on: Balebid’s launch in UK; Ward’s investment in Ardent fire protection; and AMCS’s new digital solutions. Balebid launches in the UK Recycling trading platform, Balebid, has expanded its global reach – including China and India – by launching in the UK. Balebid offers a marketplace for new machinery and manufacturer’s shopfronts, as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Investigation launched into fire at Viridor’s Bolton plant An investigation has been launched into a large industrial fire at Viridor’s thermal recovery facility in Bolton, which took place yesterday (17 September). Ten fire engines and two aerial appliances attended the fire at the facility at Raikes Lane, which, upon arrival, covered an area measuring around 20m by 50m, across three stories of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Who should pay the bill for disasters like storm Irma? The post Who should pay the bill for disasters like storm Irma? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Ward Recycling and Liebherr go wild for recycling as giraffe and cheetah join the fleet Ward has gone wild for recycling this month, taking delivery of both a customised giraffe material handler and a cheetah... Ward Recycling · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Southampton moves ahead with waste trading arm Southampton city council is moving ahead with plans to establish a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) to run waste collection and other public services in the city. The LATCo will be wholly-owned by the local authority to generate income that can be reinvested into council services. In December 2016, the council proposed to move away … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Ward’s vehicles get a quirky make-over Metals recycler Ward has purchased a customised ‘giraffe’ material handler and a ‘cheetah’ wheel loader from manufacturer Liebherr. The Derbyshire-based company announced that the giraffe and cheetah will be handling materials such as general waste, dry and mixed recycling and scrap metal, and will be moving, loading and sorting waste materials for recycling and processing. … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news About glass - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news Contact us - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Sept 2017 Industry news McDonald's Franchise - Become a Franchisee - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 16 Sept 2017 Industry news Blog - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news EMR purchase of Metal & Waste Recycling to be investigated The Competition and Markets Authority has announced this week that it is investigating the “completed acquisition by European Metal Recycling Limited of Metal & Waste Recycling Limited”. EMR acquired Metal & Waste Recycling at the end of August 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story). EMR is the largest metals recycler in the UK with sites across the country as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news EA and DVSA to target illegal waste carriers The Environment Agency has announced an agreement with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on steps to stop illegal waste carriers and improve road safety in England. Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency chief executive, and Gareth Llewellyn, DVSA chief executive, signed an agreement earlier this week (12 September), in London. According to the Agency, companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Viridor and Sheffield University undertake robotics project Viridor has been working with Sheffield University on a robotics project, which it said could have a ‘significant impact’ on plant safety and efficiency. And, the company’s development manager hopes to have a robot onsite performing a quality control picker function at a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in the next 12 months. The recycling and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Audit committee re-launches disposable packaging inquiry The Environment Audit Committee has re-launched an inquiry into disposable coffee cups and plastic bottles. The Committee is again chaired by labour MP Mary Creagh, who has challenged the department over a number of years, and includes Green party leader Caroline Lucas and Conservative minister Thérèse Coffey. Over 100 pieces of evidence was received before … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news Franchise model gains traction at RWM LWARB subsidiary, London Business Waste and Recycling, and a Westminster city council expert this week advocated a franchise model to deliver waste services for certain locations. The calls came during a panel discussion at the annual RWM in Birmingham on: ‘Adapting to budget cuts: Prospects for monetising collection services’. The audience heard from Jarno Stet, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Sept 2017 Industry news TITAN (Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd.) - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Microscan - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news LasX Industries - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news ColorMatrix - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news M-real - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Owens-Illinois (O-I) - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Eloise Mclennan - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Ypap - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Charities see stagnating donations despite growing demand for second-hand furniture In the last year, we supplied nearly 30,000 people with reused furniture and electrical appliances and we don’t anticipate this demand decreasing. Kelvin Hughes, Newbury Community Resource Centre CEO and FRN member The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) Social Impact Report 2017 published today (Thursday 14 September 2017) shows a stagnation in donations of furniture and electrical equipment […] Th… Reuse Network · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Charity news round-up (14/09/2017) With news on: Michael Eavis joins Viridor celebrations; Ellgia takes on Berlin Marathon; Veolia supports Race for Life; and, LondonWaste’s charity pledge. Michael Eavis joins celebrations at Viridor’s landfill site Carymoor Environmental Trust, a Somerset-based eco charity which claims to have ‘transformed’ over 100 acres of capped landfill into a species-rich nature reserve, has celebrated … R… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news The grim reality behind Coke’s holiday beach bottles The post The grim reality behind Coke’s holiday beach bottles appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news HMRC to ‘crackdown’ on illegal waste sites Rogue operators handling waste illegally will have to pay landfill tax, the government’s economic and finance ministry warned yesterday (13 September). From 1 April 2018, HMRC is proposing to make the illegal disposal of waste taxable, with the power to prosecute illegal waste operators and impose large fines and prison sentences of up to seven years, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Working Together For You You may have read of our recent efforts to define the strongest parts of what makes CSG what it is. After much discussion, we arrived at four distinct elements, what we like to call our ‘brand pillars’ because, together, they hold up everything that CSG does. With this in mind, we’ve decided to dedicate an […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Six EfW projects awarded in CfD auction Six energy from waste projects and two biomass combined heat and power projects have secured funding in the second government ‘Contracts for Difference’ (CfD) auction for renewable technologies. In total, 11 new energy projects were successful in the government auction and are worth up to £176m per year and set to generate over 3GW of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Biffa outlines rationale for new landfill space The rationale for taking a fresh policy approach to the development of new landfill capacity was outlined at the RWM show this week by two Biffa authors, following publication of its Reality Gap report. The report writers, Jeff Rhodes, head of environment and external affairs, and Mike Thair, group business development director spoke at a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Contractors - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Shell worked with Myanmar government despite ‘reputational risk’ of Rohingya violence The post Shell worked with Myanmar government despite ‘reputational risk’ of Rohingya violence appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Sept 2017 Industry news Cars’ rush hour emissions well above ‘real world’ pollution stats, independent tests show The post Cars’ rush hour emissions well above ‘real world’ pollution stats, independent tests show appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news Thieves oil recipe – the perfect home made zero waste antibacterial household cleaner! I shared a photo of my homemade multi purpose cleaner (Thieves blend) on Instagram during Zero Waste Week and a few people asked for my recipe. It smells so AMAZING and actually makes cleaning kinda enjoyable! Before I share my recipe, I want to tell you the story of the thieves blend, as I think… Zero Waste Week · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news Quality First report launched at RWM The Recycling Association strengthened its call for quality recycling with the launch of its Quality First policy document at RWM in Birmingham yesterday (12 September). The report, titled ‘Why Quality Must Come First’ puts forward the message that providing quality materials for recycling is more ‘vital’ than ever, and suggests actions and recommendations that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news Offshore wind is now competitive with gas, as analysts hail ‘energy revolution’ The post Offshore wind is now competitive with gas, as analysts hail ‘energy revolution’ appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news Bywaters Run Spartan Race 2017 for Bromley-by-Bow Centre Bywaters’ Head of Business, Andrew White, is aiming to complete the Reebok Spartan Race on 30th September 2017 to raise money for the Bromley-by-Bow Centre. Bywaters · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news ERP launches ‘Batteries for Barretstown’ recycling campaign Der Beitrag ERP launches ‘Batteries for Barretstown’ recycling campaign erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 13 Sept 2017 Industry news Deposit scheme ‘not the same’ as carrier bag levy Comparing the idea of a deposit refund scheme for drinks bottles and cans to the plastic bag levy is not a good idea, panellists at RWM said yesterday (12 September). Representatives of two of the UK’s largest food and drinks suppliers, McDonald’s UK and Coca-Cola both queried the comparison idea which has been mentioned a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2017