Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Insurance - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 17 Dec 2016 Industry news Lord Victor Adebowale, MA, CBE (Cross Bench) - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 17 Dec 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 16 December 2016 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video, we digest the latest household waste and recycling figures. Also, we report on the top performing local authorities in England for recycling. letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news POWERING AHEAD INTO 2017! Welcome to Powerday's winter newsletter. Read how your waste is powering the future and how we have been evolving at Powerday with our re-brand. Read Mick’s thoughts on 2016 and other news in thi... Powerday · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Wheelabrator closes on North Wales EfW plant Wheelabrator Technologies has announced it has reached financial close for a 200,000 tonnes per annum energy recovery facility in Flintshire, North Wales. The facility will treat waste on behalf of five Welsh local authorities – Conwy county borough council, Denbighshire county council, Flintshire county council, Gwynedd council and the Isle of Anglesey county council. With … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news News in Brief (16/12/2016) With news on plans by Brighton & Hove to increase recycling rates; compliance accreditation for Ubico; a construction firm buying shares in Wastewise, and; the development of a new circular economy standard. Construction group buys share in Wastewise East Yorkshire-based recycling and waste management firm Wastewise has announced that construction group Ashcourt is to become … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Suez ‘significantly improves’ Calderdale collection service Calderdale council has reported a “significant” improvement in its waste collection service from contractor Suez following a number of teething problems over the summer. The progress was discussed by councillors and council officers at a meeting of Calderdale council’s Economy & Environment Scrutiny Panel last night (December 15) at which representatives from Suez were also … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Defra scientist looks at waste collection models EXCLUSIVE: An official scientific report into how the UK can derive value from waste will highlight pay as you throw style solutions, Defra’s chief scientific advisor Professor Ian Boyd has indicated. The study, ‘From Waste to Resource Productivity’, is to be published by January 2017 and consists of 13 evidence chapters – including a sub-report … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Eunomia examines impact of Brexit on RDF market Uncertainty over exchange rates following the Brexit vote may make the export of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) less attractive to some operators and increase incinerator demand in the UK. That is one of the possibilities discussed in the latest bi-annual study by consultancy Eunomia into the residual waste market, which also predicts that under a “worst … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Return of the smog: heavy industry threatens Beijing’s pollution fight On Thursday Beijing issued the first air pollution “red alert” of the year, as forecasts anticipate several days of heavy pollution in the capital. As residents brace themselves for an approaching wall of smog, it is becoming apparent that China’s significant progress on air quality has stalled. It follows the government’s decision to unleash a […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 16 Dec 2016 Industry news Kent recycling firm secures £1.8m funding from HSBC Greenbox Recycling, a waste management and skip hire company based in Ashford, Kent, has completed the purchase of its previously rented premises with a £1.8 million funding package from HSBC. The recycling company, which has been operating in Ashford since 2011, has used a commercial mortgage loan of £640,000 to acquire its previously rented yard. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news ‘New funding streams needed’ to tackle recycling drop Waste businesses and councils are calling for increasing involvement from manufacturers to fund the recycling of their products, in a bid to reverse the first ever decline in the UK’s household recycling rate. According to official statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs today (15 December), the UK’s recycling rate decreased … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Our Co-op - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news About us - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news North West - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news East Riding of Yorkshire jumps into recycling top ten East Riding of Yorkshire council has leapt nine percentage points to achieve the second best recycling rate among English collection authorities in 2015/16, figures published by Defra confirm today (15 December). However South Oxfordshire has retained the top spot for a third year running, with the authority achieving a combined recycling, composting and reuse rate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news RPC in takeover bid for container manufacturer ESE World Rigid plastic packaging company RPC has announced a proposed acquisition of the European waste container manufacturer ESE World BV for around €262.5 million (£219 million). RPC has described ESE as Europe’s “largest temporary waste storage solutions provider” serving a customer base which includes local authorities and private waste firms in countries including the UK, Germany, Hungary, … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Work begins on £142m Midlothian EfW plant Work is underway to build a £142 million energy-from-waste plant serving Edinburgh and Midlothian. Environment leaders from the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils visited the site at Millerhill, Midlothian, this week, where construction of the Millerhill Resource and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC) has started. The facility is being built by Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) on … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Defra reports falling UK recycling rate Official figures reported by the government for the recycling of waste from UK households have indicated that recycling rates dropped in 2015 – the first time that the figure has fallen. A statistical release on the data, published today (15 December) indicates that the combined recycling and composting rate for waste from households stood at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Take back control? How post-Brexit trade deals could surrender UK sovereignty Leaving the European Union could make it harder for Britain to make its own laws, and may even prevent us from reaching our full potential. Sure that’s the exact opposite of what we were told in the run up to the referendum, but it’s true. As trade secretary and leading Brexiteer Liam Fox said earlier […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Q&A: What’s the UK government doing to solar power? It was all going so well for solar in the UK. By the summer of 2015, PV deployment and penetration were both way up, costs were way down, and storage was becoming ever-more viable. In fact, the boom years helped set up a record-breaking 2016, in which solar power surpassed coal power for the first time […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2016 Industry news Charity news round-up (14/12/16) With news on Viridor supporting causes in North Lanarkshire and West Sussex; a fundraising drive by E H Hassell & Sons; Havering residents raising money for ten charities; and, Eco Sustainable Solutions supporting a hotel for cancer patients Viridor supports causes in Scotland and West Sussex Waste and resources firm Viridor has announced its support … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news A bad Xmas present: new EDC criteria proposed by European Commission should be rejected (Update 22nd of December) The long process of establishing EU criteria to identify hormone (endocrine) disrupting chemicals (EDCs) continues to stutter forward, with a new proposed texts from the European Commission. These texts, coming just a few weeks since the last texts, fail to address our concerns regarding the burden of proof needed, and introduce a whole new loophole which […] CHEM Trust · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Retail industry food waste up by 20,000 tonnes Food waste produced by the UK’s seven largest retailers increased by 20,000 tonnes in 2015, according to figures published yesterday (December 13) by retail trade association the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data, in the report ‘Reducing food waste from farm to fork’, shows that retailers Asda, The Co-op, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news MP warns of ‘rocky road ahead’ for waste laws post-Brexit Up to a third of EU directives currently steering UK environmental laws cannot be “neatly incorporated” into domestic legislation in the event of Brexit, the chair of a House of Commons select committee has suggested. Speaking at an All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) event in Westminster yesterday (13 December), Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Coca-Cola launches ‘twist’ water bottle to aid recycling Coca-Cola European Partners has launched a ‘twist’ PET plastic bottle for its Abbey Well Spring Water brand, designed to encourage recycling by being easier to crush. The bottle was created by British designers Kinneir Dufort following a £14m investment in Coca-Cola European Partners’ (CCEP) bottling facility in Morpeth, Northumberland. Using up to 32% less plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Give a Gift to the Environment This Christmas The post Give a Gift to the Environment This Christmas appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Government demands Volkswagen pay out for dieselgate by Christmas The government has demanded Volkswagen pay taxpayer costs of the emissions scandal by Christmas. Transport minister John Hayes said on Tuesday he had “issued an invoice” to the car giant and ideally wants it to be paid before the holiday season. It follows an announcement by the EU last week that it is proceeding with […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Dec 2016 Industry news Wales outlines replacement for Landfill Communities Fund The Welsh Government has outlined details of the scheme that will replace the Landfill Communities Fund when landfill tax powers are devolved to Cardiff in April 2018. Named the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities scheme, the initiative will provide grants of between £5,000 and £50,000, for biodiversity, waste minimisation and other environmental projects located close to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Slicker Recycling expands with John Rome acquisition Oil recycling firm Slicker Recycling has announced a period of expansion with the acquisition of industrial cleaning company John Rome. Slicker Recycling, formerly Hydrodec UK/OSS Group, has purchased the company from the Avanti Group in a bid to extend the ‘non-oil side’ of its business. Branding itself as one of the UK’s most advanced environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (13/12/2016) With news on: Augean group finance director; Environment Agency board appointment; new operations director for Ecosurety, and; three new recruits at Shropshire ‘eco hub’. Augean appoints group finance director UK hazardous waste management business Augean has announced the appointment of Mark Fryer to its Board as group finance director. Mr Fryer brings financial expertise across … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news Biffa invests in PP line at Redcar plastics plant Biffa Polymers has invested in a second bespoke conveyor for the processing of mixed post-consumer rigid polypropylene (PP) at its Redcar plastics recycling facility. Manufactured and installed by Middleton Engineering, the conveyor system will be used as part of a process to produce mixed PP plastic flake. Biffa has been processing PP-rich plastic packaging waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news BP leak: Report reveals BP came close to lethal incident at Hull plant A serious incident at BP’s chemical plant in Hull could have been lethal, according to a leaked internal document. The incident, which was never made public, happened because of the way the company handles crucial engineering information. The findings come after Unearthed revealed that a litany of failures in the way the company manages information […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Dec 2016 Industry news LGA surveys council clinical waste collections A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that around three quarters of councils in England currently collect clinical waste from householders. The Clinical Waste Survey 2016, conducted in the autumn, gathered information on how local authorities are dealing with the collection and disposal of clinical waste from residents. LGA says that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Milan – lessons from a large city In this feature, Jeff Cooper explains how Milan was able to set up a successful collection system for food waste and examine why Milan’s success would not necessarily be easily replicated in London or other densely populated British cities. Milan and Food Waste The City of Milan has a population of 1.3 million and is served … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news News in Brief (12/12/2016) With news on: Biowood’s waste-inspired Christmas tree; ACE UK reaches wood fibre-traceability goal; Eunomia researches circularity across furniture supply chain and; Lincolnshire’s EfW plant set for winter. FCC highlights EfW power capacity during cold weather Residents in Lincolnshire have been invited to visit the county’s energy from waste (EfW) facility to see how the plant … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Businesses and organisations recognised as Investors in Zero Waste ITV Studios, Ginsters, CEMEX and Warwickshire county council are among 42 businesses and public bodies recognised for their efforts to reduce waste to landfill and promote sustainability, as part of the Investors in Zero Waste recognition scheme. The 42 organisations were issued with a stars status certificate and a plaque at a ceremony at London’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Packaging targets need to ensure reprocessor interest In terms of producer responsibility, the UK’s packaging waste recovery note (PRN) system has to be the most well-known and well-developed. Perhaps the most remarkable point about the whole system is how it has survived since the mid-1990s with relatively little change. Now a consultation is being carried out by the Department for Environment, Food … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Northampton to seek out-sourced waste contract Northampton borough council is to press ahead with plans to seek a private contractor to run its environmental and waste services contract – after Labour councillors had attempted to scupper the proposals in favour of an in-house service. The council is currently drawing up plans for the future of the service when its existing contract, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2016 Industry news Exxon is heading back to the Arctic once Russia sanctions are lifted ExxonMobil will return to its Arctic partnership with Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft once the US government lifts sanctions against Moscow, a top executive said earlier this year. According to a Reuters report from April, Glenn Waller – who heads up Exxon’s operations in Russia – announced that the US oil giant had not given […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Dec 2016