Recycling news: 2014

Industry news Councils back compost feedstock quality drive Local authority bodies have thrown their support behind a new best practice guide designed to help councils and composters reduce plastics and other physical contaminants in feedstock for composting. The Feedstock Quality Package from the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) Organics Recycling Group sets out how composters and local authorities can work together to improve the … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2014 Industry news LC Waikiki selects PLM for product development - Just Style Just Style · 15 Dec 2014 Industry news LONDON ABA’S CHRISTMAS UPDATE It is that time of year again and we reflect on what has happened and what difference we have made as individuals and organisations. Well Santa came very early for a number of London Amateur Boxing Cl... Powerday · 15 Dec 2014 Industry news New National Accounts Manager for CSG Waste Management Specialists Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has appointed David Tafner (43) to the position of National Accounts Manager. David brings a wealth of experience to CSG having spent over six years in the drainage and waste industry, and 10 years in operations management. Working throughout the UK from the company’s headquarters in Fareham, Hampshire, […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 15 Dec 2014 Industry news Parliament passes Welsh landfill tax powers Wales has come a step closer to setting its own landfill tax from April 2018, after legislation containing devolved powers cleared the final hurdle at the House of Commons on Wednesday (December 10). The landfill tax powers are included in the Wales Bill – which devolves a range of tax and borrowing powers to Wales … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2014 Industry news ECO Plastics acquired by investor Aurelius Struggling plastic bottle recycling firm ECO Plastics has been acquired by pan-European investor Aurelius, it was announced this morning (December 12). However, as a result of the acquisition, Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) has “decided not to continue” with its ‘Continuum Recycling’ joint venture with ECO Plastics, with CCE instead entering into a “long-term agreement” to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2014 Industry news Veolia champions circular resource model Waste and resources firm Veolia has today (December 12) published a report outlining how it is implementing a ‘circular economy’ business model across all of its operations. The report includes practical examples of initiatives that the firm has put into place, which it believes demonstrate its commitment to the circular model. Veolia claims that 20% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2014 Industry news Are there safer alternatives to Bisphenol A in thermal paper? The French government has proposed that there should be a ban on the use of hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in thermal paper (e.g. till receipts) – but industry is now arguing that the alternatives are less well understood. Since the French Government’s proposal for an EU wide ban on BPA in thermal paper, which […] CHEM Trust · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news V&A Creative Quarter 2014 TRAID Education returned to the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach students about the benefits of ethical fashion, and to... TRAID · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news TRAID Photography Collective #3 Sumeja Tulic Photographer and human rights advocate Sumeja Tulic shot images for the TRAID photography collective project. The shoot took place in... TRAID · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news LWARB pumps £1.25m into Reuse Network The London Reuse Network has received a £1.25 million cash injection from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) today, in order to grow its service offerings and ‘retail presence’. The investment comes after LRN exceeded its reuse and recycling targets for a third consecutive year, and will be used to fund London Reuse Ltd … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news Leaked EU document signals end of circular economy plans EXCLUSIVE: Draft documents outlining the European Commission’s work programme for 2015 confirm that policy proposals to update waste legislation are to be dropped. The documents, seen by letsrecycle.com today (December 11), confirm that the Commission, under the leadership of the new President Jean-Claude Juncker, intends to remove pending proposals that ‘do not match our objectives … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news IQ impacted for children of pregnant women exposed to higher levels of phthalates New research has found that the children of women exposed to higher levels of certain phthalate chemicals when pregnant have lower IQ at seven years old. The research, published in the journal PLOS One, looked at the levels of phthalates (a commonly used group of chemicals) in the urine of 328 mothers late in their […] CHEM Trust · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news Serco in talks to sell waste arm Support services giant Serco is currently in talks to sell its waste services arm as part of a funding strategy to reduce debt across its operations. The Environmental Services arm was identified as ‘non-core’ to the future of the Group in November, along with its Leisure business and the majority of is private sector business … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news HMRC makes further changes to LOI testing regime Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has set out further changes to the loss on ignition testing regime, as a result of responses to its consultation on landfill tax. Feedback to the consultation, which was published yesterday (December 9), highlighted a number of issues surrounding the consistency and scope of how the LOI test would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news Europe awaits crunch decision on circular economy proposals BREAKING: Uncertainty surrounds the future of the European Commission’s circular economy policy package, with strong suggestions from Brussels that the measure could be scrapped today (December 11). The policy package was put together under the stewardship of the former Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik and includes plans to increase targets for the recycling of municipal to … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news Agency to confirm separate collection approach Councils and waste collection companies are to be asked to supply information on their collection arrangements by the end of March 2015, as part of the Environment Agency’s efforts to police separate collection legislation. With the new legislation coming into force on January 1, the Environment Agency is finalising a briefing note to stakeholders in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2014 Industry news Hayler named executive director at ESA Waste industry trade body the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has announced that economist Jacob Hayler will assume the role of executive director, when current director general Barry Dennis retires at the end of the year. Mr Hayler, 36, has been with the ESA for just under 10 years and will take up the new position … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Every Can Counts promotes recycling on Christmas Truck Tour Drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts is currently supporting this year’s Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour in a new recycling initiative developed in partnership with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). Volunteers from CCE and Every Can Counts will engage with members of the public about recycling whilst they are queuing to claim their free sample of Coca-Cola […] Alupro · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Reuse projects get funding under Waste Prevention Programme The first 10 projects to receive funding under the Waste Prevention Programme for England have been announced by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) today – a year after the initiative was first launched by Defra. Unveiled by WRAP in May, the £800,000 Innovation in Waste Prevention (IWP) Fund is being run in three … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Yorwaste begins work on Ryedale recycling contract Yorwaste has started a two and a half year contract to handle, process and sell household dry recyclables on behalf of Ryedale district council. The deal, worth an estimated £250,000 over its life, will see the waste contractor receive paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and glass at its transfer station on Showfield Lane, Malton. Materials will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Dorset aims to provide ‘highly efficient’ waste service The Dorset Waste Partnership has allayed fears that its recycling and refuse collection service will not be rolled out on schedule, following a delay in providing bins for residents in Weymouth and Portland. And, DWP remains confident that it can also meet the financial requirements of the project – after projecting an estimated £2 million … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Veolia to turn poor quality paper into pulp Veolia is to manufacture a pulp product out of poorer quality paper and cardboard from the household waste stream at a plant in Sheffield. The waste management company described the paper and card as being the non-recyclable component of the household waste stream at Southwark’s Integrated Waste Management facility and is expected to include lower … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2014 Industry news Elham Primary School pupil wins Christmas card competition Countrystyle Recycling surprised the winner of their school Christmas card competition by presenting the prizes during a whole school assembly. Countrystyle Recycling · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news Police investigate death following SITA UK vehicle collision Police in Essex are investigating after an 87-year old woman died in hospital following a collision with a SITA UK refuse collection vehicle last month. The incident occurred at Rydal Close, Hullbridge in the borough of Rochford at around 11.50 on the morning of November 4. The woman, who has been named as Hullbridge resident … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news J&B Recycling gets £7.5m cash injection Teesside-based J&B Recycling has received £7.5 million in growth capital investment from the independent Business Growth Fund, in order to help expand its operations across the region. The company, which has an estimated annual turnover of £10 million, provides commercial waste and recycling collections in the North East – operating from two recycling facilities in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news ECO Plastics seeks buyer A buyer is being sought for the pioneering plastic bottle recycling business ECO Plastics after the company revealed that it has written off £2 million of its value due to tough trading conditions. The company, which handles around 140,000 tonnes-a-year of waste plastic bottles at its Hemswell bottle recycling plant in Lincolnshire, has been particularly … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news Appointments round-up With news on; Taylor appoints chief executive; Countrystyle expands management team; Casepak makes two appointments, and; Imtech takes on sales director Taylor appoints Brendan Murphy as chief executive Bin manufacturer Taylor has announced the appointment of Brendan Murphy as the new chief executive of the company. He replaces David Williams in the post, after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news AWARD WINNING WEBSITE Powerday’s website has won two Web Marketing Association Awards for its designer Chris Curd Design. The awards for the construction and environmental industry categories acknowledge outstanding ach... Powerday · 9 Dec 2014 Industry news Waste industry outlines general election proposals Waste industry members have joined together in outlining a list of policy proposals for England’s main political parties to consider in the run up to the 2015 general election. A joint letter, dated December 4, was sent out to policy makers with a list proposals the industry would like to see included in each party’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news Plastics recycling trial targets trigger tops An innovative plastics trial which will seek to establish whether corporate brands can help change recycling behaviour is being rolled out in Somerset and Gloucestershire. From December 2014 to March 2015, residents in the two areas will be able to separate and recycle the trigger tops and flip caps from their air and home care … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news Beatson Clark increases capacity with amber glass furnace Glass packaging manufacturer Beatson Clark has increased its capacity to reprocess glass cullet with the opening of a new amber glass furnace at its site in Rotherham, Yorkshire. The company has replaced its former amber furnace with one which has a melting area which is more than 6m² larger and can produce around 200 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news Wakefield pursues commingled plans after TEEP test Wakefield council is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a fully commingled recycling service next year after concluding that the service will be in keeping with new separate collection requirements coming into force on January 1. The Yorkshire local authority is writing to residents this week explaining how from Spring 2014, they will no longer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news Brighton recycling firm to lose vehicle licence A Brighton-based waste firm is set to lose its licence to operate restricted goods vehicles over a ‘significant’ failure to tackle drivers’ hours infringements. KSD Environmental Services Ltd – which can legally operate 15 vehicles with 11 currently in possession – was told its licence would be revoked from January 17 2015 at a public … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news WRAP has charity status confirmed The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is officially registered as a charity as from today (December 8 2014), following a successful application to the Charity Commission. The organisation hopes that the move will give it access to more sources of funding, after its budget from government has been cut in successive years. Funding for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news ASPRG report calls on government to support remanufacturing The Government must do more to ‘lift the regulatory burden’ on the remanufacturing sector, a report published by an independent committee concluded today (December 8). The conclusions were drawn by the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (ASPRG) and All-Party Manufacturing Group (APMG) in a 108-page report on its findings. It follows an eight month inquiry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2014 Industry news Medicines in the Environment: A Growing Threat to Wildlife and Drinking Water There is increasing evidence that human and veterinary medicines are damaging wildlife, a new report launched today by the environmental charity CHEM Trust shows. The report “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: A growing threat to our tap water and wildlife” highlights that medicines [1] are polluting rivers and have harmed wild birds and fish. Other species too […] CHEM Trust · 7 Dec 2014 Industry news Agency seeking further evidence in CRT dispute The Environment Agency is seeking quality assurances from the Dutch producers of a concrete block product which uses some CRT glass imported from the UK. The Agency’s involvement follows concerns raised by some UK-based recyclers of glass from cathode ray tubes (CRT). In April 2014 a group of UK-based WEEE and cathode ray tube (CRT) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2014 Industry news Wokingham to scrap amenity service over TEEP concerns A weekly refuse collection service in Wokingham is to be scrapped over concerns that it will not meet new waste regulations due to take effect from January 2015. The borough council has also highlighted safety concerns surrounding the amenity waste service, a Saturday-only scheme that has been in place for ‘many years’. Under the current … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2014 Industry news Stronger policy framework needed for circular economy DS Smith’s European commercial director Mat Prosser discusses the steps needed to drive the circular economy. We need a clear policy framework with relevant and specific Government support to make the step change toward a circular economy. And we need a stronger framework than we currently have; there is danger in simply leaving the market … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2014