Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Ocado Technology leads development of one of the world’s most advanced collaborative robots - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 1 Jul 2015 Industry news ACADEMY GOLF DAY MOST SUCCESSFUL YET The annual Powerday sponsored London Irish Amateurs’ Golf Day took place at Ealing Golf Club last week. Over 150 guests joined Powerday’s Chairman Mick Crossan for great hospitality and golf on a... Powerday · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Fracking applications rejected in Lancashire, UK, and an EU Commission stakeholder meeting Just over a week ago we published our new briefing and detailed report looking at chemical pollution from fracking. It’s been a busy 10 days since publication, with inaccurate criticism of our report from the UK fracking industry, two decisions on fracking applications in Lancashire, UK, and an EU Commission stakeholder meeting. Lancashire County Council […] CHEM Trust · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Brighton to consider wheeled bin collection trial Wheeled bins could be rolled out to 4,500 households in Brighton & Hove from November under plans to improve the city’s flagging recycling rate. Under the city council proposals, the £135,000 trial would assess the impact of switching from 50-litre black recycling boxes to 240-litre wheeled bins for collections of paper, cards, cans and plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Welsh Government announces WRAP funding The Welsh Government yesterday (June 29) announced a new raft of funding of almost £9.5 million for WRAP Cymru, in order to cover the charity’s core activities. The grant, which has been designated for the period October 2015 to March 2018, represents a ‘significant’ increase on the equivalent £2.7 million received by the Welsh Government … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Rochdale council backs three-weekly residual switch Rochdale council looks set to follow in the footsteps of its neighbouring local authority Bury in switching to a three weekly collection schedule for residual waste. At a cabinet meeting yesterday (June 29), councillors approved the plans to move from an alternate weekly collection system for residual waste, to a new schedule that will see … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Biowise opens £4.5 million IVC near Hull A state of the art in-vessel composting (IVC) facility developed by recycling company Biowise was officially opened by Lord Haskins yesterday (June 29), at Willerby, near Hull. Over 100 guests joined Lord Haskins and Biowise management at the opening event, including representatives from local businesses, funding organisations, local authorities and children from Willerby Carr Lane … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2015 Industry news Case Study: The Championships, Wimbledon – Food waste service is the perfect match at Wimbledon The post Case Study: The Championships, Wimbledon – Food waste service is the perfect match at Wimbledon appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news Regulation and enforcement key themes at TRA tenth anniversary Recycling Day The Tyre Recovery Association’s (TRA) Recycling Day, a one-day conference and dinner organised in partnership with the Retread Manufacturers Association, was held at the Ardencote Manor, Warwickshire on Friday the 19th of June. The conference, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the TRA, was attended by representatives of the tyre and waste recycling industries and included… Tyre Recovery Association · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news New video tells a story of ‘endless possibilities’ Alupro has produced an animated video to explain to consumers why it’s important to put the cap back on your empty glass bottle before recycling. Screw caps on bottles of olive oil, wine and spirits are made from aluminium, which is endlessly recyclable. It’s valuable too, with Alupro’s research suggesting that around 5,000 tonnes of […] Alupro · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news Northern Ireland to consider bottle deposit scheme The Northern Irish Executive will consider whether to introduce a money-back scheme on drinks bottles, similar to that under review in Scotland, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has revealed. Mr Durkan made the revelation on Friday (June 26), after having welcomed the publication of the feasibility study for a Deposit Return System for drinks containers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news Room for improvement Marc Zornes, co-founder and chief executive of food waste reduction specialist Winnow outlines the opportunities for cutting food waste in the hospitality sector. Summer is the busiest time of year for the UK’s hotel industry. London is heaving with tourists and in many of our seaside towns and rural beauty spots the holiday season is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news First ever PAS 107 QP certificate presented to CONICA LTD at Recycling Day In December 2014 the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) added a new Quality Protocol option to PAS 107 to support sustainable tyre recycling. After passing the audit and inspection process CONICA LTD was awarded the first ever Certificate of Qualification during the TRA’s Recycling Day conference on the 19th of June, in what represents a significant… Tyre Recovery Association · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news Former Shanks director to lead LondonWaste Former Shanks and Kelda Group director Peter Sharpe has been appointed managing director of LondonWaste Ltd and will take the helm of the North London Waste Authority-owned company from August 3. Mr Sharpe takes over from departing managing director David Sargent who will retire on July 31, after 15 years in the role. LondonWaste – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news South Molton Recycle enters administration Longstanding social enterprise South Molton Recycle Ltd has gone into administration today (June 29) after providing recycling services to Devon residents for 29 years. The South Molton-based organisation, which has over 34 staff and claimed to have been one of the last social enterprises providing recycling services in England, revealed the news and notified staff … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news Edinburgh rolls out cycle-safety kit on waste fleet City of Edinburgh council has upgraded its waste fleet with cycle safety equipment with a view to preventing collisions between cyclists and lorries. The local authority has integrated Cyclear technology into its vehicles, which comprises an illuminated sign that lights up to alert anyone travelling towards a lorry when it is turning left, and a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2015 Industry news BORIS BACKS POWERDAY SPONSORED CYCLING CHALLENGE A brand new group of 25 amateur London cyclists today launch their bid to ride 500km in 4 days, and raise £40,000 for charities across the Capital. The London Green Cycling Club, which has already r... Powerday · 28 Jun 2015 Industry news 1000 Scottish Businesses make Every Can Count! Drinks can recycling programme, Every Can Counts, has today revealed that over 5,000 new recycling points have been set up across 1,000 Scottish workplaces, making it easier for employees, shoppers and students to recycle ‘on the go’. The figure was revealed as the free to use service marked reaching its 1,000th site, over six months […] Alupro · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Carmarthenshire to assess recycling collections Carmarthenshire council is to carry out a TEEP assessment in order to inform its long term waste strategy as it decides whether to stick with its current commingled recycling collection system. Councillors considered a series of measures which form a part of the authority’s 10-year strategy to meet the Welsh Government’s statutory target of 70% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Scotland to develop ‘more consistent’ recycling approach Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has unveiled plans to develop a voluntary charter for local authorities to encourage a ‘more consistent’ approach to recycling. The proposal is one of several drawn up by the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste Taskforce aimed at boosting recycling north of the border, and will focus on the design and operation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Recycle Week 2015 news round-up With news on events and initiatives taking place across the country to mark this year’s Recycle Week campaign, including a bathroom campaign in South Northamptonshire, a ‘forgotten’ campaign on Merseyside, a Mick George prize draw, a Welsh survey and Reading roadshows. Council raises awareness of bathroom item recycling Householders in South Northamptonshire are being reminded … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Bucks tenders biowaste treatment contracts Buckinghamshire county council has begun tendering the latest round of interim biowaste waste treatment contracts on behalf of four local authorities – worth a combined value of more than £2 million. The contracts, which will see the chosen waste firms treat municipal food waste and green waste collected from homes by Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jun 2015 Industry news Circular economy package must ‘reinvent what’s possible’, says WRAP Fresh on the back of WRAP’s new five-year plan, ceo Liz Goodwin has called for the new EU Circular Economy Package to “reinvent what’s possible” and for a focus on food waste. The WRAP charity’s five-year plan launched this morning called for a “resource revolution” to “accelerate” the move to a circular economy away from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news Potters secures five year deal to run Powys recycling centres Potters Waste Management has won a five-year deal to run all Powys County Council household waste recycling centres and will create up to ten jobs. The Welshpool based company already operates council recycling centres at Welshpool and Newtown. However, from July it will also take over operation of the Brecon site, currently run by Powells … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news AmeyCespa preferred for Isle of Wight contract AmeyCespa has been selected as the preferred bidder for a contract to deliver waste collection and treatment services for the Isle of Wight for the next 25 years, starting in November this year. If successful, AmeyCespa will replace Biffa subsidiary Island Waste which has held a contract with the council since 1997 and which expires in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news Brand Guidelines - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 25 Jun 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SUPPORTS BEDFORD PARK GREEN DAYS Powerday is pleased to have supported the Bedford Park Festival Green Days for the fifth year running. The two day fete and craft fair took place 12th June on Acton Green Common. Powerday provided wh... Powerday · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Glasgow blames Scottish food waste policy for staff cuts EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow city council leader Gordon Matheson has blamed in part the ‘unavoidable’ cost pressures of city-wide food waste collections on an impending reduction in its staff numbers. Cllr Matheson singled out the service, which has to be introduced by 1 January 2016, as a factor contributing to the ‘unprecedented’ financial challenge facing the local authority … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Action call over waste subsidies to Eastern Europe The circular economy cannot progress until subsidised investments by the EU to Central and Eastern Europe are monitored more stringently, a waste and resources expert has suggested. Speaking at the FEAD annual conference of the European waste management industry in London yesterday (June 23), FEAD administrative council member Peter Hodecek indicated that money invested by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Rory Stewart aims for UK to lead the world on recycling Defra minister for resource management, Rory Stewart, today (June 24) declared an ambition to see the UK become the “best country in the world for recycling”. Making one of the strongest speeches in favour of recycling by a Defra minister in recent years, Mr Stewart said: “We really want to make the United Kingdom the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2015 Industry news Veolia reveals extent of waste wood sent to landfill An estimated nine million tonnes of waste wood are being landfilled each year according to a Circular Economy report published today by waste management giant Veolia. The study says that the Circular Economy is the “industrial revolution” for a new generation. And, the company said that “it’s time for businesses to wake up to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news First Minister opens Trident Park EfW plant VIDEO REPORT: The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has officially opened the Trident Park energy recovery plant in Cardiff which has been developed by Viridor for a group of five local authorities. letsrecycle.com video production The facility for the Prosiect Gwyrdd partnership,which consists of Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly, can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Eunomia urges caution over EfW investment Waste consultancy Eunomia has reiterated its claim that the UK is on course to exceed its requirement for residual waste treatment capacity – noting that the country could be just three years away from overcapacity. Eunomia’s eighth Residual Waste Infrastructure Review, published yesterday (June 23), suggests that facilities currently operational, in construction or expected to … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Just Wood Leicestershire on ‘Love your Garden’! Just Wood Leicestershire CIC has been chosen to provide an unusual playhouse for the TV show ‘Love Your Garden’ starring Alan Titchmarsh, and will appear on the ITV show at 8pm on Tuesday 23rd June 2015. Community Wood Recycling · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Fracking pollution: A response to the claims made by the UK fracking industry CHEM Trust yesterday launched a new report “Chemical Pollution from Fracking” and briefing “Fracking pollution: How toxic chemicals from fracking could affect wildlife and people in the UK and EU“. The report was the result of months of research and was written by a very experienced technical journalist [1]. It’s worth noting that CHEM Trust’s view […] CHEM Trust · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Construction ‘milestone’ for Milton Keynes Recovery Park The tallest section of the Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park – a 55-metre high steel stack and a key piece of the site’s Advanced Thermal Treatment plant – is now in place. The park in Old Wolverton will bring mechanical treatment, AD, and advanced thermal treatment together to treat black sack waste. It is being … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news UK Recyclate threatens Ealing with TEEP legal action EXCLUSIVE: Anti-commingling pressure group UK Recyclate has warned Ealing council that it is considering legal action against the local authority over its plans to switch from a kerbside sort collection system to a commingled scheme. The news comes as opposition councillors prepare to call the plans in for scrutiny, claiming that public consultation should be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Welsh councils share £3m to boost recycling A £3m funding pot from the Welsh Government has been divided between four councils to help them meet recycling targets. Flintshire County Council, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Wrexham CBC and Newport City Council have all secured funding to help them develop recycling services as part of the Welsh Government’s Collaborative Change Programme. The four councils … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2015 Industry news Middlesbrough scraps Norse joint venture Middlesbrough council will not transfer its refuse and recycling collections to a joint venture with Norse, following a review of creating a partnership with the Norfolk council-owned firm. Members of the council’s executive committee last week voted to cease work on exploring the joint venture after nearly three years of speculation– on the grounds that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015 Industry news Scottish composter fined £17,000 after odour complaints A £17,000 fine has been handed out to a Scottish composting company after residents complained of a “putrid” odour that was so bad it prevented some people from going outside. Billy Bowie Special Projects based at Kilmarnock in Ayrshire failed to comply with a condition within its permit, which stated that all emissions should be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2015