Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Food waste: How tech can eat away at our hefty problem Jamie Crummie, co-founder of Too Good To Go discusses how technology could be the solution to food waste in the UK. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news The hidden environmental cost of artificial sports pitches The arrival of the artificial grass pitch was a major leap forward for sports enthusiasts active in colder, wetter climes, used to scrabbling around on muddy pitches. Fast forward forty or so years and we now have third generation artificial turf pitches that have overcome the ‘performance problems’ associated with early solutions. But at what cost? Resource Futures · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news LETTER: From Cllr Clyde Loakes, NLWA LETTER TO THE EDITOR – 9 October 2019 Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your article – Landfill tax ‘the driver’, Lib Dem Baroness tells LARAC – of 7 October. You report that Baroness Huntingdon-Mandeville questioned recycling in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, noting that she had a “a real fear that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Eco Sustainable to invest over £2m in operations Dorset-based recycler Eco Sustainable Solutions is set to invest over £2 million in their operations before the end of 2019. In the past year the company reports expenditure of £1.3 million on new equipment for its work, which includes generating heat and electricity and producing topsoil, compost and woodchips. The money has bought a £600,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Oxfam reports positive response to ‘superstore’ Charity Oxfam has reported “incredibly positive” results from its secondhand store and ASDA has cited success in selling surplus or secondhand items. Oxfam opened its first ever ‘superstore’ charity shop in Oxford on 7 September, whilst ASDA recently ran a ‘Re-Loved’ pop-up shop for four weeks in its Milton Keynes supermarket. WRAP estimate that £140 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Australia’s Cleanaway acquires SKM Recycling assets Cleanaway Waste Management has strengthened its position in the Australian recycling market by acquiring the assets of the beleaguered recycling firm, SKM Recycling Group. Cleanaway – whose UK business was sold to Veolia in 2006 – announced today (October 9) that it is to take over the properties, plant, equipment and other assets of SKM … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Charity news round-up (8/10/19) With news on; Wastepack to run for blood cancer charity; Mick George awards sports fund; Beddington ERF supports south London charities; TOMRA partners with eXXpedition:and Suez backs Kirkby good causes. Wastepack to run half marathon for blood cancer charity Employees from compliance scheme Wastepack will be running the Royal Park’s half marathon this coming weekend … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Grundon achieves Top Track status in Sunday Times league table The post Grundon achieves Top Track status in Sunday Times league table appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Prorogation sees Trade and environmentally friendly bills dropped amid Extinction Rebellion protests On Tuesday evening Parliament was prorogued seeing a number of bills dropped including the Agriculture, Trade and Non-Domestic Ratings Bills. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Market supports more EfW plants, says Viridor Viridor has said that it is “analysing opportunities” for three new Energy from Waste (EfW) plants in the UK, claiming that the market supports more facilities. The remark from the waste management firm came in its 2019 sustainability report, which was released on Friday (October 4). The report explained that 2018 saw Viridor’s EfW plants … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news Defra to hold Brexit events across England Members of the waste management industry are being invited to attend one of a series of free events across England about what leaving the EU will mean for the sector. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is holding five sessions at different locations across the country later this month ahead of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news WRA Member Focus | A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products The post WRA Member Focus | A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products appeared first on Wood Recyclers Association . Wood Recyclers Association · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Recolight CEO arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests Nigel Harvey – CEO of the Recolight compliance scheme and chair of the WEEE Scheme Forum – has been arrested at the London Extinction Rebellion protests. The arrest took place at 4.08pm yesterday at Trafalgar Square, one of the central London sites where the climate activists plan to protest until 19 October. He was released … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Ward takes to the stage for an award-winning UK Construction Week 2019 Ward’s Head of Sustainability, Ashley Oates took to the stage in October to support UK Construction Week 2019. The three-day... Ward Recycling · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Community engagement ‘drives better recycling’ Innovative engagement with communities is key to improving recycling, according to local authority recycling officers speaking at the LARAC Conference 2019. Officers from Swansea and Cheshire West and Chester councils, as well as Zero Waste Scotland, gave the Birmingham audience an overview of their work tackling consistency. Their projects demonstrated the value in working closely … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Why retailers must put unsold clothes into use A major issue in the fashion supply chain is ‘deadstock’- clothes which haven’t been sold at full or sale prices.... TRAID · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Unilever to cut virgin plastic use in half Unilever has announced plans to cut its use of virgin plastics in half by 2025 in a move which could help boost global demand for recycled material. The consumer goods giant – which owns brands including Dove and Ben & Jerry’s – yesterday (October 7) committed to reducing its use of plastic packaging by 100,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news REA comments on HM Treasury tariff update REA comments on HM Treasury tariff update. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Envac goes live at Barking Riverside An automated underground waste collection system is now operational at the Barking Riverside development in London. Lucy Pegg visits the East London site to see how Envac’s suction waste system is changing perceptions of waste collection. At the 178-hectare Barking Riverside complex there are no wheeled bins or recycling boxes – instead 460 ‘inlets’ will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Give back this Christmas as we partner with an innovative advent calendar supporting charities We are delighted to announce that we will be part of a unique advent calendar for Christmas 2019 alongside 23 other charities that will appear in John Lewis & Partners... Emmaus UK · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Bywaters Launches New Website In order to make it easier for new and prospective clients to find the information they need, Bywaters has overhauled our website, adding many new exciting features. Bywaters · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Agency highlights packaging monitoring ‘success’ An Environment Agency audit in 2018 uncovered an error of 99.8% in a company’s reported handling of packaging, which “reduced the pressure on wood PRNs by several thousand tonnes”. The Agency announced this as part of its ‘annual packaging compliance monitoring and enforcement activity report’ for 2018 which was published last week. This report “provides … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Scottish warning against ‘rash choices’ after DRS Local authorities have been warned not to make any “rash choices” in response to a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), if such a scheme is implemented in England in the future. The cautious message was given by Paul Doherty, sector manager at Zero Waste Scotland, as he addressed the practicalities of DRS in a speech at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Ince plans laid for ‘plastic to hydrogen’ plant Peel Environmental has submitted plans to Cheshire West and Chester council for a £7 million ‘waste plastic to hydrogen plant’ near Ellesmere Port. The application forms part of a £130 million deal Peel has signed with technology firm PowerHouse Energy and energy from waste specialist Waste2Tricity to develop 11 plastic to hydrogen plants across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Sidcot Group in administration before sale It has emerged that the Sidcot Group (Chesterfield Mill) Ltd – which last month had its trade and assets acquired by the tissue producer Northwood – had entered into administration prior to the sale. It was reported by letsrecycle.com that the trade and assets of the Sidcot Group, which included its mill in Chesterfield (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Recycling firm Plasticity (Worldwide) enters liquidation Liquidators have been appointed at Staffordshire-based plastics recycling company, Plasticity (Worldwide) Ltd, which has debts of more than £2 million. A notice last month in the UK’s official record publication, the Gazette, said that it was passed at general meeting of the company on September 17, that the firm would “be wound up voluntarily” and insolvency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news AO tops fridge recycling report The fridge recycling plant operated by electrical retailer AO.com in Telford has come out on top of a report looking at treatment standards, and in particular gasses, at fridge reprocessing facilities in England and Wales. The report was conducted by the independent consultancy firm Anthesis, and assessed whether plants looked to have met the treatment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Buy Social for a Better World From 7-12th October we are joining the Social Enterprise UK campaign to encourage people to buy from social enterprises and help build a better world. Community Wood Recycling · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Devon officer triumphs at LARAC awards A Devon county council recycling officer has been rewarded for her “extraordinary organisational skills” at the LARAC Celebration Awards 2019. Catherine Causley – Devon county council’s reuse project officer – won the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Recycling, sponsored by Countrystyle Recycling, at the awards which were held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel. After … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Landfill tax ‘the driver’, Lib Dem Baroness tells LARAC The opening address at this year’s LARAC local authority conference saw senior Liberal Democrat politician, Baroness Huntingdon-Mandeville point to landfill tax as the driving force behind recycling. The Baroness – who as Cathy Bakewell – served as a councillor and leader on Somerset county council, also indicated what her political party is focusing on, plus … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news BIG Group opens waste wood gasification plant The Bioenergy Infrastructure (BIG) Group has officially opened its 170,000 tonne per year capacity waste wood gasification plant in Ince, Cheshire. However, the plant – handed over to BIG last year before becoming fully operational in March 2019 – is currently suffering an outage due to problems with the screw feeder and is due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Leaked: Liz Truss’ department will push to weaken food standards for US trade deal The post Leaked: Liz Truss’ department will push to weaken food standards for US trade deal appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Plastic vs glass bottles: the great debate It’s estimated that 1 MILLION plastic bottles are sold EVERY MINUTE. Earlier this year Coca Cola revealed that it’s sales of glass bottles have increased by 14% in the past year as the result of people boycotting plastic. So which material is more ‘sustainable’? It’s not as simple as glass vs plastic. When considering what […] Planet Patrol · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Defra assures councils ‘new burdens’ will be funded A top Defra official has reinforced the government’s commitment to cover the costs of national changes to household waste collections which are likely to be set out in an Environment Bill later this year. Chris Preston, deputy director of resources and waste at Defra, reaffirmed the department’s promise not to leave the costs of ‘new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news News From The Network 30th September- 4th October Find out what our members have been up to this week. Reuse Network · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Ward Recycling Using Work Wallet Ward chose Work Wallet for audits and RAMS. Ward Recycling, the Derbyshire based recycling company and winners of Derbyshire Business of the... Ward Recycling · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Defra confident of landfill capacity post-Brexit Defra officials have said that they are confident that the UK will have sufficient landfill capacity to cope with any disruption to waste shipments from a no-deal Brexit. This was among the messages from the Department at a meeting with waste industry stakeholders in London yesterday (3 October), detailing the government’s preparations for the UK’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news BCP backs ‘fully commingled’ service Plans to move to a fully commingled service next year in the Christchurch area of Dorset have taken a step forward as the council’s cabinet unanimously agreed to the proposals. The move comes as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council is set to take over Christchurch’s waste and cleansing services from Dorset council in April 2020. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Nestlé Archive Reminiscence Pack - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 3 Oct 2019 Industry news Developing research in maritime regions through innovation ecosystems Here, the EMBRC-ERIC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) explores the need to develop research activities by focusing on innovation ecosystems. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Oct 2019