Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Business Unusual: Making circular business models the norm Increasing consumer demand for ever more complex EEE products represent a very real challenge for industry. Yet these same challenges represent a huge opportunity for business to create positive change, says Norah Lewis, Electricals Technical Specialist at WRAP . Aldersgate Group · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Careers - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Products - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news News in brief (23/08/17) Catch up on the latest recycling and waste news, including CEWEP’s new member, a video on a recycling plant, Renewi’s 100th truck, a new contract for social enterprise Recycling Lives, a new home for UKCM and new waste services for Scottish EPA’s HQ. CEWEP welcomes a new member from UK The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Investigation launched into Coventry EfW loader fall A driver escaped serious injury after a shovel loader he was driving fell into a waste pit at the energy from waste plant in Coventry on Monday (21 August). The incident took place at the 250,000 tonnes-per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) facility managed by Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company (CSWDC) on Bar … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Contact - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news About - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Veolia set for £35 million Stafford collection contract Veolia has been announced as the preferred choice for Stafford borough’s £35 million household waste and recycling collections contract. In what the council has called its “biggest ever contract”, Veolia will be collecting waste and recycling in Stafford for the next ten years – under an award worth around £3.5 million a year. If confirmed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Suez agrees pay deal for Doncaster workforce Planned refuse collection strikes in Doncaster due to begin today (Wednesday 23 August) have been called off. Trade union Unite and Suez – the collection contractor for Doncaster council – have been involved in an ongoing dispute over pay cuts and proposed jobs cuts. Today (22nd August), Unite announced that a last minute pay offer was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Councils ‘failing over bin collection complaints’ A failure to communicate in the wake of the outsourcing of councils’ collection services is “at the root” of a rise in upheld complaints, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said today (23 August). In his latest report, ‘Lifting the lid on bin complaints’, the Ombudsman, Michael King, has reported a rise in the percentage … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Chartered - CIWM - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Investor Relations - Diageo Diageo news and media · 23 Aug 2017 Industry news Home - Axion - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news Management of Hazardous Waste - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news Contract Essentials - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news London Irish 2017/18 Fixtures Released After a successful season in the Championship - finishing as champions - London Irish are now looking ahead to 2017/18 Premiership campaign after one year out of the Aviva Premiership. The fix... Powerday · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news Waste Legislation Essentials in Wales - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news A ‘Brand’ New Outlook Over the last year, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about CSG, what it means, what it stands for and what it is that sets us apart from our competitors. Technically, you could call it a re-branding exercise but you might forgive us for being a little hesitant to use that phrase in public […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news WRA calls for biomass boiler clarification The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has called for clarification on what grades of wood are acceptable for small scale biomass boilers, after finding “inconsistencies” in guidance. The concerns surround potential inconsistencies in guidance on exactly what grade of wood is acceptable for small scale Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomass boilers which don’t have to comply … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news Worcestershire man sentenced for waste offences The sole director of Arrow Gypsum Recycling has been sentenced for two charges relating to waste on a site in Norton, Worcestershire. Mark Smyth, aged 40, from Pershore, Worcestershire was sentenced on 16 August to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, with 200 hours unpaid work following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news AD Now Powers Over a Million Homes, According to Report The post AD Now Powers Over a Million Homes, According to Report appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 22 Aug 2017 Industry news British company still exporting dangerous lead petrol, years after saying it would stop A British company made millions this year selling a dangerous chemical linked to brain damage and premature death to a developing country, despite repeatedly stating it would stop. Innospec claims to be the only company in the world that manufactures a fuel additive called tetraethyl lead (TEL) — which is the lead in leaded petrol. TEL […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Farnham Repair Café awarded charity status Farnham’s Repair Café, encouraging the repair and reuse of products, has received charity status. The community resource in Surrey invites visitors to bring in their broken products as varied as vacuum cleaners, jackets and bicycles, which are then assessed and where possible repaired. The café is a collaboration between The Centre for Sustainable Design at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Tata Steel steps up support for MetalMatters Alupro has announced that Tata Steel UK is increasing its support for MetalMatters; the metal packaging industry’s UK behavioral change programme which aims to boost capture rates for metal packaging collected at kerbside. The European operations of Tata Steel, whose main steelmaking sites are in the UK and the Netherlands, comprise Europe’s second largest steel […] Alupro · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Investigation launched into V10 Polymers fire A fire which took place at a waste plastics plant in Blackburn today (21 August) has now been extinguished. The fire started in the early hours of this morning at a plastic recycling plant on a site which was operated by V10 Polymers, on Patterson Street. The fire involved around 100 tonnes of material. A … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news News in brief (21/09/17) Catch up on the latest news on Viridor and MediaCityUK; Rewards for Hackney households using reusable nappies; Recycling campaigns on the sides of Newark and Sherwood bin lorries; Partnership launched to recycle wetsuits; and Ceris Burns marks its 10-year anniversary. Viridor and MediaCityUK renew partnership Viridor has renewed its partnership with MediaCityUK under a new three-year … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Agrivert begins contract with Bridgend and Swansea Organic waste business Agrivert has begun a 15-year contract with Bridgend and Swansea councils, after opening an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Bridgend last year. As part of the contract – which started on 3 August 2017 – Agrivert will recycle about 18,000 tonnes of food waste expected to be collected from Bridgend and Swansea … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Wood Recyclers’ Association Seeks Biomass Boiler Clarification The post Wood Recyclers’ Association Seeks Biomass Boiler Clarification appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news “High Level Diplomacy” Needed for Chinese Import Ban The post “High Level Diplomacy” Needed for Chinese Import Ban appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news What's happening - Library of Things Library of Things · 21 Aug 2017 Industry news Organisation Packages - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 20 Aug 2017 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 19 Aug 2017 Industry news Environmental Permitting Operators Certificate - CIWM - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 19 Aug 2017 Industry news Data: Michael Gove must triple tree planting to keep manifesto promise Michael Gove has said he will meet a government target to plant 11 million trees by 2020 – but new figures show he would have to triple the current rate of planting to do so. Experts said it would now require a “major act of will” to meet the target, a challenge that could be […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news More ReWarding We recognise that our business cannot exist in isolation and we owe it to our customers, our community, our neighbours... Ward Recycling · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news West Berks to charge for ‘non-household’ materials at HWRCs West Berkshire council is to introduce charges for disposing of some ‘non-household’ materials at its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). From Monday 4 September there will be charges for soil, rubble, ceramics, plasterboard and tyres at both the council’s Newtown Road and Padworth recycling centres. According to the council, these items are classified as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news Recyclers back councils’ call for changes to tendering rules Recycling businesses have supported a call from the Local Government Association for sweeping changes to the tendering system for council contracts. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents virtually all councils in England, said this week that simpler rules “regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs”. … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news Share price information - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news Corporate governance - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 18 Aug 2017