Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Packaging specialist appointed BMRA director general Ian Hetherington is to step down as director general of the British Metal Recycling Association (BMRA) – with Ardagh Group’s Robert Fell named as his successor. Mr Hetherington, who was appointed director general in early 2009, will continue to advise the BMRA on Europe before retiring in autumn 2016. Looking back on his seven-year tenure, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Helping Refugees, Saving Lives Peggy Whitfield is a volunteer with the Starfish Foundation in Lesvos, a registered NGO helping tens of thousands of refugees... TRAID · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Eat, Drink, be Merry … and Recycle! The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has added to its range of free resources to help local authorities encourage residents to recycle aluminium packaging over Christmas. Alupro has produced a short animated video to promote the recycling during the festive season. This adds to the range of advertising templates and digital communications that the organisation […] Alupro · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Serco to retain waste business portfolio Outsourcing giant Serco this morning (December 15) confirmed its ‘strategic commitment’ to retain its waste and environmental services arm, despite previously engaging in talks to sell this section of the business letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news WRAP publishes clothing sustainability guide WRAP, the waste and resources charity, has produced guidance for the clothing industry aimed at helping manufacturers to produce more durable clothes. The document, the Sustainable Clothing Guide, provides information on how to extend the life of clothes by making changes in design and production. Emphasis is placed on boosting both physical and ‘emotional’ durability … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news UK labours towards EU recycling rate EXCLUSIVE: The government has today outlined the UK’s progress toward the European Union’s recycling target during 2014, showing that a household waste recycling rate of 44.9% was achieved for the whole calendar year. This represents an improvement of 0.8% when compared to 2013, but it confirms that the UK is currently making slow progress towards … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news MRF rules ‘will boost market confidence’ The introduction of the Materials Facility regulations to improve the quality and quantity of recyclables has broken new ground in recycling, Defra official Ian Everett told delegates to a MRF conference in Birmingham. Addressing the event last week, Mr Everett, from Defra’s recycling team, said: “One of the key messages in this process is the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORED GREEN CYCLING CLUB RAISES ‚£35,000 The Powerday sponsored Green Cycling Club raised nearly £35,000 through its charity bike ride this summer. The 25 amateur riders, made up of waste and environment professionals, cycled from York to ... Powerday · 15 Dec 2015 Industry news Wades Ltd recycling tragedy leaves one dead One man has died and another seriously injured following an incident at a recycling facility in County Durham on Saturday (12 December). Emergency services were called to the Wades Ltd – also known locally as the John Wade Group Ltd – Aycliffe Quarry plant at 12.04pm to reports of a serious accident. The victim, named … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Send us your recycling themed Christmas cracker jokes! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – so much so that letsrecycle.com is delighted to announce the launch of its 2015 Christmas competition, sponsored by McGrath. For many people, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without sitting down to dinner on 25 December and pulling a cracker or two. The jokes within are invariably … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Defra official outlines consistency drive focus Work by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on consistency in household collections is “not about one size fits all” a senior Defra official has emphasised. Speaking at conference on materials recycling facilities last week in Birmingham, Robert Vaughan, head of the Defra recycling team, said that the scope of the consistency work … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Commission reveals difficulties over Circular Economy package The stresses and strains behind preparation of the European Commission’s circular economy package could mean that its implementation will take more than 12 months, a top EU official suggested last week. Speaking on 9 December at the Resource Association’s parliamentary reception in London, Julius Langendorff, deputy head of the Commission’s waste unit, revealed how the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up (11/12/2015) With news on: Sam Reeve promoted to chief executive at Resource Futures; interim environment director employed for Kensington and Chelsea; Tomra appoints UK sales engineer, and; Suez makes two key appointments. Sam Reeve to take over as Resource Futures chief executive Environmental consultancy Resource Futures, has promoted operations director Sam Reeve to the role of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 11 December 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report from Cory’s Riverside Resource Recovery Facility in Belvedere East London, which has been permitted to take in more waste for treatment. And, we also hear criticism from London Green Party member Jenny Jones on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news Lakeside EfW fate still unknown after Heathrow decision delay Uncertainty continues to surround the future of Grundon and Viridor’s joint energy from waste (EfW) facility near Heathrow, with the government delaying its decision over whether to expand the airport until next summer at the earliest. The Lakeside EfW plant at Colnbrook, Berkshire, currently sits just outside the Northern boundary of Heathrow Airport. But, if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news Cory expansion points to London EfW growth Waste firm Cory has secured permission to treat a greater tonnage of waste at its south east London energy from waste plant, underscoring a rise in incineration in the capital as recycling rates continue to stagnate. Plans to boost the capacity of the Riverside Resource Recovery Limited EfW plant, located in Belvedere, were rubber-stamped by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2015 Industry news Derby recycling nosedives after council axes service Recycling in Derby is continuing to plummet in the wake of the council’s decision to remove fortnightly collections from some streets in the city. Figures released by Defra last week show that in 2014/15, Derby’s overall recycling rate fell from 42% to 32% – the largest drop recorded among collection authorities in England. And, while … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2015 Industry news Charity calls for waste vehicle focus in light of Glasgow crash A pedestrians’ charity has expressed its concerns over the number of large waste collection vehicles operating on busy city streets in Scotland, and has called for further focus on city centre waste collections in light of the Glasgow bin lorry crash. The comments came this week from walking charity Living Streets, which claimed that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2015 Industry news Doncaster consults on recycling container reduction Doncaster council is asking residents for their opinions on changes to recycling collections, which could include a move towards wheeled bins in a shift from the current boxes and bags system. The proposals have been put forward as the council is seeking to increase its recycling rate from its 2014/15 level of 40.6% to 50% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2015 Industry news Gasification specialist defends Air Products delay Delays to Air Products’ gasification plants in Tees Valley are to be ‘expected’ when scaling up the technology to treat 350,000 tonnes of waste a year, supplier AlterNRG has suggested. Defending delays to commissioning of the TV1 plant, and the decision to halt work on TV2, AlterNRG said that its plasma gasification technology had been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2015 Industry news New Tankers Join Waste Managers’ Fleet Waste hauliers Cleansing Service Group (CSG) have taken delivery of the latest consignment of new road tankers purchased as part of a multi-million pound fleet investment plan. The five 32 tonne Scania ADR pet-regged vehicles, specifically equipped for liquid waste removal and transportation, will be put to work removing oily waste from petrol forecourts and […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 10 Dec 2015 Industry news Scottish Government to support single system for recycling Councils in Scotland are being encouraged to move towards a single, unified system for recycling collections, in a move backed by the Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead. The move is being pushed through as a part of the voluntary recycling charter developed by the Zero Waste Taskforce, a joint initiative between the Scottish Government, the Confederation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2015 Industry news Recycling Association celebrates 40 years The Recycling Association, which primarily represents businesses in the recovered or waste paper sector, has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a celebratory luncheon attended by past-presidents and members. Current president Adrian Jackson welcomed the guests to the event and in particular “some of the legends of the industry.” Mr Jackson said: “The association was started … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2015 Industry news EfW air pollution ‘significant’, claims Zero Waste Europe Air pollution problems from waste incineration activities across Europe may be “significant” and “serious”, a report produced for Zero Waste Europe claims. The study finds that the release of pollutants to air, soil and water is “an unavoidable consequence of waste incineration”, despite the adoption of pollution abatement measures, and calls for more emphasis on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2015 Industry news Circular economy ‘could create 40,000 London jobs’ by 2030 Reuse, remanufacture, repair and an increase in product rental could create more than 40,000 new low to mid-skilled jobs in London by 2030, according to a WRAP-led report published today (December 10). The ‘Employment and the Circular Economy’ report argues that businesses involved in reuse, repair, remanufacturing and rental require more labour to create economic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2015 Industry news WRAP launches festive paper and card recycling drive A three-month drive beginning over the festive period to boost household paper and card recycling is underway, spearheaded by the WRAP-led Recycle Now campaign. letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news Halton hails ‘positive’ reaction to green waste charge Halton council has claimed that a move towards a charge for the collection of green waste from householders has been successful, with over £400,000 collected through the service. Council officers have made the claim in a report to Halton’s Environment & Urban Renewal Policy and Performance Board, which was published last month. Halton currently operates … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news Every Can Counts returns to Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour This year’s Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour will again be supported by drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts. The campaign is designed to engage consumers and boost recycling rates among consumers across Great Britain. Brand ambassadors from Every Can Counts will meet members of the public to discuss recycling as they claim free samples of Coca-Cola product […] Alupro · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news New report shows UK not pulling its weight in identifying worst chemicals A new report, published today by the European Environment Bureau (EEB), argues that unless the EU chemicals regulation REACH “is better enforced, it will never achieve its aim of removing harmful chemicals from the market“. EEB and CHEM Trust are particularly concerned about the way the ‘Authorisation’ system is working, which is supposed to result […] CHEM Trust · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news Amey’s Milton Keynes waste plant continues to take shape Amey has made progress with the construction of its Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park, with the focus now on installing technology to sort and recycle waste from households, the contractor has announced. Over 1,300 metres of conveyor belts, along with separating machinery are being put in place to sift through residual waste from Milton Keynes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news News in Brief (8/12/2015) With news on: town selected for food waste trial; Helistrat’s ‘My Local’ contract; Mick George opens soils facility; Andigestion accreditation, and; Welsh recycling rates. Swadlincote selected for Sainsbury’s food waste pilot A south Derbyshire market town has been awarded £1 million by supermarket chain Sainsbury’s to trial a food waste reduction initiative as part of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news Veolia deal announced as fire hits Niramax site North-eastern waste management firm Niramax Group suffered a fire at its Hartlepool RDF production site on Friday night (4 December) shortly after announcing an agreement with Veolia over trade waste collections. The companies announced on Friday that Veolia is to take over commercial waste collections through Niramax’s network of 4,000 trade waste containers, collected from … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2015 Industry news Manchester council in appeal over ‘industrial’ fly tipping Manchester city council is calling for information that could lead to the perpetrators of an illegal waste operation in the city, after a dumped trailer was found containing 90 tonnes of waste. Council officers removed the 44-foot trailer, which had been left on South Street, Openshaw last month and disposed of the waste material that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news MetalMatters reaches half a million households in 2015 MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign to increase household recycling of metal packaging, has reached over half a million households across the UK in 2015. Following the launch of campaigns to another 300,000 homes in Warwick, Torbay and four districts in Lancashire. These are the latest in a growing list of UK councils to benefit from […] Alupro · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news Treecycle your Christmas tree with Pilgrims Hospices Countrystyle are pleased to announce our support and involvement in the Pilgrims Hospice Treecycle campaign. Countrystyle Recycling · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news NRW action over fire at wood recycling site Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is working with recycling company South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd to tackle an ongoing fire at its Newport Dock facility. Fires occurred in mid-November after a number of hotspots within the 18-20,000 tonnes of woodchip waste stored at the site were exposed. An issue of smoke has arisen through the efforts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news Glasgow crash judge calls for strict driver checks The judge overseeing the inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash has concluded that strict checks should be put in place to assess the health of drivers employed by the city council. This comes after the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the incident on 6 December 2014, which found that the driver of the Glasgow city … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news Firms fined over ‘horrific’ conveyor deaths A fatal incident at a Merseyside woodchip factory – described by one HSE inspector as his “most horrific case” – has seen two firms ordered to pay combined costs of £624,000. Portuguese-owned Sonae Industria (UK) Ltd and equipment specialist Valmet Ltd, which took over Metso Ltd in 2013, were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news BIR calls for recognition of recycling at Paris climate talks Recycling and waste management provides environmental benefits and huge potential in the fights against climate change in the framework of the Paris climate change conference, a recycling association president has said. This was the message promoted during an event organised by the French recycling association FEDEREC last week (4 December 2015) by Ranjit Baxi, world … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015 Industry news Powerday opens 330,000 tonne capacity Enfield MRF Recycling company Powerday unveiled its new material recovery facility (MRF) on Friday (4 December 2015) in Enfield, London. The new site, which cost £10 million to develop, has the capacity to recycle and process 330,000 tonnes of construction and commercial waste from the London area. The local family business is creating up to 60 jobs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2015