Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Countrystyle & DS Smith working in partnership – Recycling Rejects Read more about the innovative work undertaken by Countrystyle and DS Smith in the June Edition of the CIWM Journal - Recycling Rejects Countrystyle Recycling · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ aids Contarina 85% recycling ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ is one of the key reasons behind the success of a recycling scheme in part of north-east Italy, delegates at the Resource Association annual lecture heard this week. Marco Mattiello, international relations manager at Contarina SpA, gave the lecture about his company’s success in delivering an 85% recycling rate in the historic city of Treviso … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news Biffa upbeat over milk bottle recycling The UK’s first food grade HDPE milk bottle reprocessing plant in Redcar, Teesside remains in a strong position despite challenging market conditions, owners of the site Biffa Polymers have said. Biffa operates three production lines at the Redcar facility, taking in a total of 38,000 tonnes per year for recycling, including HDPE and mixed plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news VIdeo – Cold War control tower falls… - Demolition News Demolition News · 10 Jul 2015 Industry news MEPs back higher recycling targets MEPs have called on the European Commission to introduce a higher legally binding recycling target among the measures in its revised ‘Circular Economy’ legislative package, which is due to be put forward later this year. A vote in the European Parliament today saw MEPs back a circular economy resolution by Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news An upwardly mobile sector AMCS Group’s Elaine Treacy looks at the evolving use of digital technology in the waste sector and also looks at the role of the cloud. When Motorola launched their first commercially available mobile phone in the early 80’s it cost around $10,000 in today’s money, only had 30 minutes talk time and took about 10 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Waste industry greets National Living Wage with caution Government plans to introduce a National Living Wage for workers over 25 could impact on employment costs for waste and recycling businesses, industry experts have warned. Under plans unveiled in the government’s summer Budget yesterday (July 9), workers on the current National Minimum Wage (NMW) can expect to see their annual salary increase by over … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news AmeyCespa given approval for Isle of Wight contract AmeyCespa is a step closer to tying up its bid for a 25-year Isle of Wight waste collection and treatment contract, after councillors approved the deal at an executive committee meeting yesterday (July 9). AmeyCespa will replace Biffa subsidiary Island Waste which has held a contract with the council since 1997 and which expires in October … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Shanks begins full operations at BDR waste facility Shanks Group has confirmed that its majority-owned 265,000 tonnes-per-year waste recovery plant in Rotherham is fully up and running. The facility, which has been developed in partnership with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), treats residual waste collected from 340,000 households across Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham councils for the next 25 years. The plant was built … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Chemicals in food packaging: EU Commission finally publishes the scope of their new study A year ago we wrote about new research which found that hazardous chemicals are used in food packaging, and that chemicals in many food packaging materials are not properly regulated by the EU. We sent a letter to the then EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg, and the reply from his office said that the Commission’s Joint Research […] CHEM Trust · 9 Jul 2015 Industry news Doppstadt showcases new product line Global shredder, chipper and screener manufacturer Doppstadt marked its 50th year in business with a special exhibition at its flagship production facility in Calbe, East Germany, last month. The company also used the anniversary as an opportunity to showcase a range of new products that will be available to the market in the coming months, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news HDPE price hit likely in face of Closed Loop crisis The price paid to local authorities and waste management firms for HDPE milk bottles is expected to fall due to the imminent shutdown of Euro Closed Loop Recycling’s Dagenham HDPE recycling plant. Staff at the site have been told that the facility will cease production today (July 8). But, it is expected the company’s offices … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news Birmingham looks to reduce recycling target as rate falls Birmingham city council looks set to downgrade its 2015/16 recycling target to just 30% – after a damning report revealed recycling within England’s largest local authority has declined. (UPDATE: For update on Birmingham retaining 35% recycling target please see letsrecycle.com story). The 2014/15 performance monitoring report also makes concerning revelations of a £893,000 overspend across … R… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2015 Industry news Commingled switch for Torridge as recycling service re-established Torridge district council in Devon has announced that kerbside dry recycling collections will resume in the borough from next Monday (July 13). But, materials will be collected commingled and sent for sorting in a materials recycling facility (MRF) rather than separated at the kerbside, as had previously been the case. The announcement today (July 7) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news WRAP reports little change in gate fees in 2014/15 Gate fees for a variety of waste treatment options have remained relatively constant since last year, although most councils are expecting MRF gate fees to increase, an annual survey by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has found. According to WRAP’s eighth annual gate fees report published today (July 7), the median gate fee … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Trio of local authority waste contracts announced With news on; Grundon awarded contract to treat street sweepings at new Oxfordshire plant; Mid UK wins £2.5m deal to process Lincolnshire recyclables, and; Pearce Recycling named preferred bidder for Staffordshire Moorlands contract Grundon wins street sweepings contract Grundon Waste Management has been awarded a five-year contract to treat municipal street sweepings from three … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Fire breaks out at Mid UK Recycling’s Grantham plant A large fire involving 400 bales of mixed waste has broken out at Mid UK Recycling’s Barkston Heath facility in Lincolnshire. Firefighters were called to the Ancaster site near Grantham at 01.57 this morning (July 7), where around 100×100 metres of mixed household refuse and shredded carpets is alight. A total of 12 appliances from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news Plant and equipment round-up (07/07/2015) With news on: Eriez opening a test centre in Wales; balers for TGM and the Co-Operative Group; the launch of a freestanding walling system; and, safety gloves for LondonWaste TGM Environmental adds production line TGM Environmental has made a ‘significant investment’ at its headquarters in Charlton, South East London. The paper merchant and recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2015 Industry news We should care what happens to waste in Nigeria Steve Clark, founder and chairman of resource efficiency specialist ecosurety looks at the global picture for waste. UK recycling rates have climbed a lot in the past decade, with the success of the WEEE and packaging regulations. But some of the benefits to UK citizens and residents are still a bit intangible. So how can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Success of industry-funded communications revealed in MetalMatters report The business case for recycling communications has been laid out in a new report reviewing the MetalMatters programme and demonstrating the power of voluntary industry backing. Figures are based upon data from campaigns that have run in 50 local authorities across the UK between 2012-2015, with the support of the metal packaging industry partnership. The […] Alupro · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news RDF export ‘may become as expensive as landfill’ The UK refuse derived fuel (RDF) market is beginning to level off as export routes “become as expensive as English landfills”, according to the findings of an Environment Agency report published today (July 6). The 47-page document – ‘Reasons for trends in English refuse derived fuel exports since 2010’ – discusses the factors behind the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Euro Closed Loop ‘on brink of closure’ Euro Closed Loop Recycling, the new company formed following the collapse of Dagenham-based bottle recycler Closed Loop Recycling, is on the brink of closure, the company’s owners have claimed. The news comes just two months after it appeared that the plant and its operations had been saved from closure. Thirty-two staff were laid off from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Proposals to cut red tape in PRN system welcomed Proposals to cut red tape in the PRN system have been broadly welcomed by the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP). Responding to Defra’s recent consultation on ‘Batteries and Packaging Waste: Reducing the burden for producers’, launched in March (see letsrecycle.com story), the ACP said it supported measures to reduce the administrative burden placed on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news ELV recycling rate nears 89% The recycling and recovery rate for end-of-life vehicles edged up 0.8% in 2013 to 88.9% (2012: 88.1%) according to figures being submitted to the European Union by the UK government. With a legal target of 95% reuse/recycling/recovery in 2015 the UK is still some way short of the goal. However, developments in the use of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news EA backs SEPA over export contamination The Environment Agency has backed comments by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) suggesting that setting a prescribed contamination limit for green list materials would not be practical. And, the Agency has also confirmed that, in line with its neighbouring authority north of the border, it will be assessing enforcement action against exporters over contamination … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2015 Industry news Welsh Government’s landfill tax consultation – RDF is the answer Oliver Latter, managing director of Boomeco reasons that RDF is the solution for local authorities trying to avoid the cost of landfilling domestic waste in the face of the cost of disposing to landfill. The company specialises in “recycling and resource recovery services for wood and refuse”. Will cash strapped councils in Wales have less money … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2015 Industry news MEPs lobbied ahead of circular economy vote MEPs are being lobbied by environmental and business groups over whether to vote for or against a crucial report containing ‘ambitious’ resource efficiency and circular economy proposals. The report, approved by the MEP’s own Environment Committee and chaired by Finland MEP Sirpa Pietikainen, calls for future EU circular economy legislation to include binding municipal, industrial … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2015 Industry news Schedule 2 charging hoped to save Staffs £100k per year Hospitals, care homes and universities in Staffordshire could be charged for waste disposal for the first time under plans intended to save Staffordshire county council £100,000 a year. The council has decided to pass on the cost of disposing of waste collected from these premises to its eight waste collection authorities, who can then choose … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2015 Industry news New Earth councils claim discrimination over MBT A number of local authorities who use New Earth Solutions treatment facilities are claiming that the Waste Data Flow reporting system is understating their composting rates because they use mechanical biological treatment plants. The group of authorities, from the West Country and Leicestershire, want the organics collected from treating residual waste to be assessed in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2015 Industry news CFOA urges waste operator vigilance in heatwave Waste operators should remain vigilant against fires during a sustained period of warm weather across the UK, the Chief Fire Officer’s Association (CFOA) has warned. The advice comes as temperatures soared to 32-33C yesterday – the hottest day recorded for July since records began. The weather has already caused issues for some councils, with Bath … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jul 2015 Industry news Tameside favours ‘bin swap’ over three-weekly collections Tameside metropolitan borough council is the latest Manchester authority to lay out plans to boost recycling and reduce residual waste capacity, with councillors approving a new collection system to be brought in by September 2015. However, the council will not be following its fellow Greater Manchester Waste Authority councils Bury and Rochdale, who have opted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jul 2015 Industry news Viridor PRF back online following fire Viridor’s £12.5 million plastics recycling facility (PRF) in Rochester, Kent has partially reopened following a fire at the site last month, the company has confirmed. The June 5 fire destroyed 500 tonnes of input material as well as an office building at the Clipper Close site. The cause of the blaze has yet to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jul 2015 Industry news SEPA details export contamination stance Defining a contamination limit for ‘green list’ materials for export such as dry recyclables would not be beneficial or practical, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) said this week. The regulator reiterated its stance on contamination in waste for export in a detailed post on its website yesterday (July 1), in which it underlined its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jul 2015 Industry news Councils could create new entity “to control risk” Local authorities should consider coming together and setting up a separate entity to help provide greater stability in terms of recycling income, according to a top waste and recycling expert. letsrecycle.com video production The suggestion for a new way to help councils manage risk comes from Paul Levett, who is director of Waste Transition and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jul 2015 Industry news intu Trafford Centre takes a canny approach to recycling The intu Trafford Centre is aiming to recycle more than 1 million drinks cans, following the unveiling of 243 can collectors at various sites throughout the shopping centre. The scheme, which has been implemented by the free to use Every Can Counts recycling programme, will aim to encourage the shopping centre’s 31 million annual […] Alupro · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news Green team gears up for 500km cycle challenge VIDEO REPORT: Mayor of London Boris Johnson has offered his backing to some of the capital’s senior figures in the waste and recycling sector, who will be taking part in a gruelling 500km cycling challenge for charity. The newly-formed London Green Cycling Club is organising the 500km Charity Challenge, due to begin in York on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news Airports Commission recommends moving Lakeside EfW A scheme to construct a third runway at Heathrow Airport – which would require the “removal and replacement” of the Lakeside energy from waste (EfW) plant and surrounding recycling facilities – has been recommended for government approval by the Airports Commission. In its long-awaited final report today (July 1), the Commission unanimously concluded that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news Eleven waste-related deaths in 2014/15 Six members of the public were killed by waste and recycling activities, alongside five deaths to workers in Britain throughout 2014/15, figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (July 1) suggest. The provisional figures indicate that one more worker died in the sector than during the previous year, but there was a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news News in Brief (01/07/2015) With news of: training for O’Donovan; Scotland reuse store; Helistrat training approval; membership boost for Simply Cups, and; Multifuel supply deal. WAMITAB training offered to all O’Donovan staff O’Donovan Waste Disposal is offering waste industry training for all of its staff including more than 60 waste-handlers, office staff and management. NVQ level 2 and 3 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news Havant approves Norse joint venture waste plan Waste and recycling collections in Havant could be shared with Norse, after the Hampshire authority voted to pursue a joint venture with the Norfolk council-owned firm. The proposal, which was approved by Havant borough council’s scrutiny committee last week (June 24), will see the local authority enter into a formal dialogue with Norse to help … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2015