Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Contact Us - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news WEEE and Batteries Compliance Workshop Let us untangle the complexity for you! Der Beitrag WEEE and Batteries Compliance Workshop erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 18 Aug 2017 Industry news Total’s own Amazon reef report reveals oil spill risk to nearby countries The controversial offshore oil project in the mouth of the Amazon river could pose significant spill risk to nearby countries, according to documents from drilling giant Total. The findings have led to the company to disown key parts of its own Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). In a statement to Unearthed, Total said: “The countries and […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 17 Aug 2017 Industry news WRA seeks clarification on biomass boiler fuel supply The Wood Recyclers’ Association is calling for clarification on exactly what grades of wood are acceptable for small scale RHI biomass boilers (non WID compliant), after discovering inconsistencies in guidance to boiler manufacturers and fuel suppliers. The trade body is expressing its concerns after finding inconsistencies in wording used in guidance to boiler manufacturers and […] Wood Recyclers Association · 17 Aug 2017 Industry news Amey’s Allerton EfW begins waste treatment The Allerton Waste Recovery Park in North Yorkshire has commenced operations, waste firm Amey has announced today (17 August). Amey confirmed that othe first waste was processed through the energy from waste (EfW) facility, near Knaresborough last week. Household waste collected in North Yorkshire and the city of York, which had previously been sent to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2017 Industry news MRF quality report shows little change in ‘target’ material Data on the quality of material received at materials recycling facilities (MRFs) for the first quarter of 2017 shows that the volume of ‘target’ material received at facilities has remained relatively static at close to 87%. Published on WRAP’s Materials Facility Reporting Portal this week the data charts the volume of ‘target’ and ‘non-target’ material … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2017 Industry news EfW shortage could lead to ‘disaster scenario’, warns Suez Suez has warned that the UK could face a ‘disaster scenario’ in regards to a shortage of waste treatment infrastructure over the next decade, contradicting the recent findings of consultancy firm Eunomia. Yesterday (16 August) Suez claimed that its new research indicates a current national shortfall of nearly 14 million tonnes of domestic treatment capacity, dropping … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2017 Industry news China keeps giving ‘green bonds’ to coal projects A new Chinese coal-to-chemical project is set to receive millions of dollars in so-called ‘green bonds’. The project, to be built by a Fortune 500 company in the coal-rich province of Shanxi, will convert high-sulphur coal into methanol gasoline and liquid petroleum gas, as well as a few other chemicals. When it’s up and running, […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news The Networks Jigsaw – a system-wide approach to the UK’s energy system There is real value in the UK employing a multi-vector approach to its energy supply, both from the perspective of transitioning to a low carbon energy system, but also in a way that is convenient and affordable to consumers, says Liam Lidstone, Strategy Manager for Energy Storage and Distribution at the ETI . Aldersgate Group · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news Birmingham industrial action suspended after ACAS talks Industrial action by refuse collection crews at Birmingham city council has been suspended after talks under the auspices of conciliation service ACAS. The city council and trade union Unite were involved in the talks at ACAS and the union has agreed to consider a five day working week for collectors. In a statement ACAS said: “Birmingham … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news Service Member Directory | BMRA - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news Obituary: Peter Dyer, past IWPPA president The death has been announced of a former president of the Independent Waste Paper Processors Association (IWPPA), Peter Dyer. Mr Dyer died on Saturday 12 August 2017 at the age of 86. His son, also Peter, recalls that his father had a long and successful career in the waste paper industry having been born in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news EA updates export guidance for range of materials Updated guidance relating to the export of packaging, batteries and waste electrical items for recycling has been issued by the Environment Agency. The guidance relates to the rules surrounding the need to send materials to plants which have “broadly equivalent” status to facilities within the UK. The rules come under producer responsibility legislation, where on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2017 Industry news Bywaters Works with Sky TV to Combat Ocean Plastic Last Tuesday, Sky TV unveiled an eye catching 10-metre whale made out of plastic waste, and Bywaters is very pleased to have contributed the materials used to make the sculpture. Bywaters · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news New Fund to Boost Reuse and Recycling of e-Waste Defra announces funding from the DTS and WEEE compliance fee Der Beitrag New Fund to Boost Reuse and Recycling of e-Waste erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news Eunomia reaffirms residual waste findings Research firm Eunomia has reaffirmed the findings of its 12th Issue Residual Waste Infrastructure Review (RWIR), which found that the UK is heading towards an overcapacity of waste plants. The Bristol-based consultancy has responded to criticism of its report and ‘backed up’ its RWIR with ‘straightforward’ figures. Eunomia claimed: “Even without the sophisticated modelling of … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news Two battery recycling plants to open by end of year The UK is set to have two battery recycling plants in operation later this year with the announcement that compliance scheme Ecosurety and recycling firm Belmont Trading are partnering on a plant in Scotland. In September a facility run by WasteCare and the BatteryBack compliance scheme, announced last year, is due to start processing alkaline … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news Zero Waste Art from @ecothrifty Zoe lives in Brighton with her husband and their two children. In 2011, Zoe’s older child was due to start school and her younger was starting nursery. The idea of juggling her family’s needs with her own commute filled Zoe with dread. However she was comfortable with her eco friendly and organic lifestyle which she… Zero Waste Week · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news Employee injured at Viridor’s Wythenshawe MRF The Health and Safety Executive has launched an investigation after an incident at Viridor’s recycling site in Sharston, Greater Manchester on Sunday evening. In the incident a male employee was injured at the company’s Longley Lane materials recycling facility (MRF) in Sharston in the Wythenshawe area of south Manchester. In a statement, Viridor said it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2017 Industry news BP plans to use coral harming chemical in event of oil spill near Amazon reef BP plans to use chemicals that kill off coral larvae in the event of an oil spill near a unique coral reef in the mouth of the Amazon river. The British oil giant intends to drill in the region in August 2018. The company’s environmental impact assessment (EIA), submitted to the Brazilian authorities for the […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news Young people and the low carbon transition Young people’s futures, including students’, depend upon a low carbon transition. The low carbon economy is not only likely to provide diverse and fruitful employment opportunities – it has to, argues Rob Young, Vice President for Society and Citizenship at the National Union of Students . Aldersgate Group · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news Cardiff to pursue new markets for cardboard Cardiff city council has announced it is to stop collecting garden waste with cardboard from the end of August 2017. The local authority said the changes had been implemented as ‘new markets’ had evolved for cardboard. According to a city council spokesman, the market value for cardboard has increased and as a result the council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news ‘Nervous’ Coventry opts for MRF contract extension Coventry city council has agreed to extend its existing MRF (Materials Recycling Facility) contract with Biffa for a further two years, to avoid the ‘risk’ of a less favourable deal. In a meeting earlier this month (1 August), the council’s cabinet was asked to approve a two-year extension of an existing contract with Biffa for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news Powerday backing Enfield Town FC for 2017/18 As part of our commitment to give back to the communities in London through sport, we’re pleased to announce our sponsorship of Enfield Town Football Club for the 2017/18 season in the Bostik League... Powerday · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news Powerday continues as main sponsor of London Irish Powerday renewed their principal sponsorship of both the London Irish professional and amateur clubs for the 2017/18 season. The curtain raiser proved a great first day back in the Aviva Premiership ... Powerday · 14 Aug 2017 Industry news Discover Diageo | Diageo - Diageo Diageo news and media · 11 Aug 2017 Industry news Birmingham refuse crews to vote on more strike action Birmingham city council has accused Unite of ‘holding the city to ransom’ after the trade union announced a vote on further strike action. The union’s announcement is the latest step in a long-running dispute over proposed changes to working practices of the council’s refuse and recycling collection workers. In a statement released today (11 August), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2017 Industry news Mayor consults on 50% recycling by 2025 for London councils The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today (11 August) officially proposed that London’s recycling target of 50% by 2020 be put back five years to 2025 for local authorities. And, he also declared incineration “undesirable, costly and an inefficient use of resources”. The UK has a national recycling target set by the European Union of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2017 Industry news China has a big overfishing problem China is catching an estimated four million tons of fish too young or small for human consumption every year, exacerbating the country’s over-fishing problem and potentially decimating fish stocks. A new report by Greenpeace East Asia found that the number of “trash fish”, the name given to fish with little or no market value, […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news The Beat of a Different Drum For decades, CSG subsidiary Willacy Oil Services has been one of the leading providers of specialist oil storage cleaning services in the UK. From their Flintshire headquarters, close to the huge Stanlow oil refinery, they quickly established a reputation as reliable exponents of oil recovery and sludge stabilisation – a reputation that soon spread to […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news Killer whales under threat from persistent PCB chemicals, yet emissions continue PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are a group of chemicals which were produced in large quantities by companies such as Monsanto, and were widely used in electrical equipment, sealants and paints. Their production was phased out in the mid 1980’s in Europe, and they are now banned by the global Stockholm convention, as they were found to be […] CHEM Trust · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news Man dies after West Midlands ELV plant fire A man in his 50s has died following a fire at a gasification and ‘advanced recycling’ facility for material from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), run as part of a joint venture between EMR and Chinook Sciences. The incident at the Innovative Environmental Solutions plant at Oldbury in the West Midlands occurred early on Monday morning (7 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news SEPA announces partnership to tackle waste tyres The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced a partnership with Entrepreneurial Scotland, to encourage businesses to find ‘environmental’ solutions for using waste tyres. According to the Agency, around 100 tyres are turned into waste every 15 minutes in Scotland and an ‘environmental solution’ is needed to ensure that they do not create a waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news Marine litter – the plastics paradox? Polyethylene terephthalate, or ‘PET’, is a recycling success story. It’s one of the most widely recycled plastics. It is easy to identify and therefore separate from post-consumer waste streams. 99% of UK local authorities now collect plastic bottles as part of their recycling collections, up from 80% in 2008. And it is a good example of closed-loop recycling, with an estimated third of plastic… Resource Futures · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news #PlanetPatrol featured on ITV News Lizzie was recently featured for #PlanetPatrol on ITV News. Link Planet Patrol · 10 Aug 2017 Industry news Tar sands pipeline companies oversee hundreds of oil spills The post Tar sands pipeline companies oversee hundreds of oil spills appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 9 Aug 2017 Industry news Councils and waste firms must act over exports, ministers told Government was told today by the paper sector that local authorities and waste management companies are among those that must act to help ensure standards are met for the export of recyclables. The message to councils and waste firms came in letters from the Recycling Association and the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) to four government … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2017 Industry news Disputes continue in Birmingham and Doncaster Two disputes continue this week with trade union Unite accusing Birmingham city council and Suez – the contractor for Doncaster council – of seeking to make job cuts to their waste collection services. Birmingham city council has reported that ‘positive discussions’ are being held with Unite to resolve an ongoing dispute regarding changes to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2017 Industry news Where We Operate Around the World - Diageo Diageo news and media · 9 Aug 2017 Industry news South Wales Wood owner in court over wood fire THE owner of a recycling company has denied six charges in connection with a fire involving 20,000 tonnes of wood chippings at Alexandra Docks, in Newport, South Wales. The fire started in November 2015 and raged for two months, sending smoke and a foul smell across Newport and further afield. Dennis Burke of Curwen Terrace, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2017