Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Warwickshire food waste surge boosts recycling A surge in food waste capture rates across Warwickshire has boosted recycling across the region, the county council has claimed. Project manager David Whitehouse told letsrecycle.com that the overall recycling rate for the county is projected to increase almost 2% in 2014/15 as a result of a Warwickshire Waste Partnership campaign to encourage food waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news McGee Group loses construction waste storage appeal Construction waste recycling activities at the McGee Group Ltd’s riverside site in East London must be carried out within a fully enclosed building from 2017, after the Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal against the condition in the site’s environmental permit. Demolition and engineering company McGee Group had appealed a condition placed in its environmental permit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news The Co-operative Legal Services announces trio of new appointments - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 10 Aug 2015 Industry news Grand Arcade Cambridge takes a CAN-do approach to drinks can recycling Shops and businesses based in the Grand Arcade Cambridge are making a difference, as part of a new canny recycling initiative. All of the 58 premium retail centre’s shops and its 670 staff are now part of the Every Can Counts recycling scheme, which aims to ensure more drinks cans are recycled rather than sent […] Alupro · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – August 7 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we take a look at the latest recycling data for England. Also, we report on calls for clarity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news UK WSL targets growth through brokerage model Advances in technology over the last two decades have undoubtedly changed the way that businesses provide services to their customers. Take the rise of taxi service Uber, for example, which, despite transporting hundreds of thousands of customers from ‘a’ to ‘b’ each day owns no fleet of vehicles. This might be an example of a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Reuse requires immediate refocus Steve Bell, reuse development manager at FCC Environment argues that reuse requires urgent focus from government, businesses and the public. In recent years under the Coalition Government, waste strategy developed at different paces across the United Kingdom. Each of the four nations implemented their own waste strategy and related targets and while the devolved administrations … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Grundon secures 25-year capacity at Ardley EfW Grundon Waste Management has secured annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes at the Ardley energy from waste facility in Oxfordshire, under a 25-year agreement with Viridor. The arrangement will enable Grundon to utilise a sixth of the 300,000 tonne-per-year capacity plant, which has been developed by Viridor at a cost of £250 million. The facility, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news Veolia faces fines ahead of Croydon recycling switch Croydon council is considering whether to issue a financial penalty to waste contractor Veolia, after the firm missed an estimated 3,000 waste collections in June. The disruption follows a restructure of how waste and recycling is collected in the south London borough, which has seen Veolia and council workers join forces to cover collections in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORED CYCLING CLUB COMPLETES CHALLENGE The Powerday sponsored London Green Cycling Club has completed its 500km charity challenge over stages two and three of last year’s Tour de France and finishing with the Prudential Ride 100. The 25... Powerday · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Paper packaging flow study launched A joint project to research how much paper and card packaging is placed on the UK market has been launched by Valpak and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) today (August 6). The study into paper and card packaging flows follows similar collaborative projects on glass, metals and plastic packaging which have also been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news London Green Cycling Club completes 500km challenge England’s country roads were a blur of green late last week as a group of riders from London’s environmental sector took part in a gruelling 500km charity cycling challenge, culminating in this weekend’s Prudential RideLondon in the capital. The 25-rider strong London Green Cycling Club successfully cycled two of the stages of last year’s Tour … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news England’s recycling rate edges closer to 45% The recycling, reuse and composting rate in England reached 44.8% in the 12 months to December 2014, with the latest figures showing a slight increase from the 44.2% rate the previous year. According to Defra, which today (August 6) released data for the final quarter in 2014, the increase was driven by a rise in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Teignbridge to roll out separate food waste collections Weekly separate food waste collections are due be phased in across Teignbridge, as the South Devon council prepares to alter its recycling services. Between September and November 2015, collections of food waste and dry recyclables will be brought forward from a fortnightly to weekly service – in a bid to boost recycling rates in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Contact us - Unilever Global Unilever news · 6 Aug 2015 Industry news Less landfill disposal as Grundon and Viridor sign a long-term treatment contract The post Less landfill disposal as Grundon and Viridor sign a long-term treatment contract appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 5 Aug 2015 Industry news LARAC calls for clarity on street sweepings Council recycling officers have called for the Environment Agency to end confusion over the recycling of street leaf sweepings – as more local authorities seek to find ways of prevent the material from going to landfill. Andrew Bird, chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), argued that the Agency should re-issue its guidance, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2015 Industry news Nathan’s takes Masters of Waste Scotland crown A four-man team from Falkirk-based textile recycler Nathan’s Wastesavers scooped the first ever Masters of Waste Scotland crown on a glorious day at Archerfield Links, North Berwick last Thursday (July 30). Around 40 golfers took part in the one day-tournament at the prestigious course just outside of Edinburgh, organised by letsrecycle.com in partnership with equipment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2015 Industry news Wychavon clamps down on recycling contamination Spot checks are being carried out on recycling bins in Wychavon following a spike in contamination levels. The Worcestershire council has claimed householders are incorrectly placing textiles, nappies and food waste in their green wheeled bins, which are collected fortnightly and designated for mixed dry recyclables. In one recent incident in Wychavon, three tonnes of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2015 Industry news Bury sees recycling boost after three-weekly switch A switch to three-weekly residual waste collections has seen household waste recycling rates jump by 10%, Bury council in Greater Manchester has claimed. The local authority was the first in England to reduce its residual waste collection frequency beyond a fortnightly service in October 2014. Under the new service, grey residual waste bins were switched … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2015 Industry news News in brief (04/08/2015) With news on; Man in court over Pendle Skips death; Huddersfield ReFood scholarship; Taylor unveils fireproof bin lid; Suez undergoes second name change, and; FoodCycle becomes Veolia charity partner Man in court over Pendle Skips death A man has appeared in court following the discovery of a body at Pendle Skips in Burnley, Lancashire. Stephen … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2015 Industry news Averies Recycling directors deny waste offences Two former directors of Wiltshire waste company Averies Recycling pleaded not guilty to waste offences yesterday (August 3) at Swindon Magistrates Court. David Averies and his brother Lee – who succeeded David as director of the Swindon-based firm in October 2014 – both deny charges brought by the Environment Agency over breaches of the Environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2015 Industry news North London to continue ‘exporting’ waste A draft version of the strategy for handling North London’s waste for the next 15 years has been published – which identifies the need to increase recycling and waste treatment capacity in the region. The seven North London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest are working together to prepare the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2015 Industry news POWERDAY TRANSPORT MANAGER GAINS CILT CHARTERED STATUS Powerday’s Transport Manager Bill Cox has been awarded Chartered Member status of the internationally recognised Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Membership of the Institute is... Powerday · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news Recycling – Issue 2 Autumn 2015 The post Recycling – Issue 2 Autumn 2015 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news WRAP report highlights ‘challenging’ plastics market Plastics recyclers are facing financial difficulties as a result of ‘challenging’ market conditions caused by tumbling oil prices, the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has said. The comments come in the organisation’s annual report and accounts, published today (August 3). The accounts are the first to be released following WRAP’s transition to charity status. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news LWARB to invest in waste fund Up to £3 million is to be invested in a new waste fund in response to London’s rapid population growth, the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has announced today (August 3). LWARB will invest in venture and growth stage businesses through the private equity fund with a view to finance ‘innovative’ waste management technologies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news Brighton Wood Store now at Preston Barracks Brighton Woodstore, the first ever Community Wood Recycling enterprise, is moving its premises from the old marketplace on Circus Street. The new retail site is at Preston Barracks on Lewes Road. Community Wood Recycling · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news Has the circular economy become too unwieldy? Dr Gev Eduljee, head of external affairs at Suez, discusses the broad nature of the concept of a circular economy. As a circle stitching together the entire “take-make-dispose” economy, the circular economy concept is by its very nature a very broad church. But is this flexibility now becoming a hindrance? Comments made at the All-Party … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news Ferrybridge Multifuel facility ‘fully operational’ The £300 million Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 energy from waste facility in West Yorkshire has started full commercial operations. Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL), a joint venture between energy and gas supplier SSE and US firm Wheelabrator Technologies, will use a range of waste derived fuels to produce up to 70MW for the National Grid – enough … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news A force for good – understanding the EU waste market Environmental lawyer, Angus Evers of London law firm King & Wood Mallesons, in his monthly column, outlines some of the issues that could arise from the European Commission’s consultation on the functioning of waste markets in the EU. Hot on the heels of its consultation on the circular economy (which closes on 20 August 2015), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news More councils looking to three-weekly refuse collections Residents in two areas of East Devon will see their refuse collected once every three weeks, under a trial due to be launched by the district council from September 2015 to boost recycling. Launch of the trial in East Devon comes as Powys council in central Wales also unveiled plans to switch to a three-weekly … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2015 Industry news EIA - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 31 Jul 2015 Industry news Boomeco to pay £18,000 over ‘inadequate’ RDF storage Waste wood and RDF company Boomeco has been ordered to pay £18,873 in fines and costs for ‘failing to store waste in an environmentally safe manner’ on Avonmouth Docks in Bristol. The ruling came after a number of complaints were lodged about an infestation of flies in the area in 2014. Boomeco Ltd processes between … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 31 July 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we take a look at recycling in Thurrock, where the council has been hit by the closure of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2015 Industry news Keep sending in your summer recycling selfies! Keep sending them in! Thanks to all our readers who are sending in their summer recycling snaps as part of “Summer Recycling Selfie” competition, sponsored by DHL Envirosolutions. You can see a selection of some of the pictures in the gallery below. For our summer competition, letsrecycle.com is inviting you to send in a “Summer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2015 Industry news Andigestion chairman: AD investment ‘misguided’ The Green Investment Bank (GIB) is ‘misguided’ to be funding AD development in the UK, the chairman of Andigestion has suggested. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, Peter Prior has said he ‘would not be surprised’ if a number of anaerobic digestion plants were decommissioned in the near future due to lack of feedstock. The criticism comes after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2015 Industry news £1.3m new plant puts Oxfordshire County Council on the road to boosting recycling rates The post £1.3m new plant puts Oxfordshire County Council on the road to boosting recycling rates appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 30 Jul 2015 Industry news Wood recyclers slam ‘uninformed’ EA storage restrictions Trade body the Wood Recyclers’ Association has criticised the Environment Agency’s waste wood storage restrictions for being based not on “any science of fact but on conjecture and un-informed opinion”. It follows yesterday’s (July 29) news that Hadfield Wood Recyclers has temporarily closed its gates in Manchester and Middlesbrough to incoming waste wood due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2015 Industry news JCB unveils latest model in Wastemaster line Plant manufacturer JCB unveiled the latest in its Wastemaster range of vehicles with the launch of the ‘457WM’ wheeled loader at its global headquarters in Rocester, East Staffordshire, yesterday (July 29). The newly modelled 457, which will be on display for the first time at RWM 2015 in September, is the first machine to feature … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2015