Recycling news: 2016

Industry news VAT judicial review case heard at High Court The judicial review case to decide if councils in England should remain exempt from charging VAT on commercial waste collections was heard in London’s Royal Courts of Justice this week. North east waste business, The Durham Company Ltd, trading as Max Recycle has brought the case against HMRC – having originally sought proceedings in late … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2016 Industry news Needlestick injuries: Don’t put others at risk The post Needlestick injuries: Don’t put others at risk appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 20 Jul 2016 Industry news Defra: Recycling consistency ‘still on the agenda’ A project on recycling consistency amongst local authorities, started by the former Defra minister Rory Stewart and steered by WRAP, has been pushed back following the minister’s departure from the Department on Sunday (17 July). But, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the consistency project ‘remains on the agenda’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2016 Industry news Spending cut impact on environmental targets ‘likely’ Cuts outlined by the Treasury in its Autumn 2015 spending review are likely to slow progress towards meeting environmental targets, the National Audit Office warned today (20 July). The five-year spending plans, outlined by the then Chancellor George Osborne in November 2015, set in motion a 15% cut in day-to-day spending for the Department of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2016 Industry news News in Brief (20/07/2016) With news on: Simply Waste raises £27,000 for charity; Powerday retains PAS accreditation; WRAP review highlights achievements; Teesside man fined £1,300; and UK students urged to recycle. Simply Waste raises £27,000 for charity Simply Waste Solutions celebrated its 10th birthday by raising £27,000 for the Shooting Star Chase children’s hospice charity. The charity cares for … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2016 Industry news Metals recycler warns of Brexit export impact The fallout from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union could lead to “anti-British” sentiment in the international scrap metals market in the short-term, according to Peter Mathews chairman of Black Country Metals. letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2016 Industry news ‘Optimism’ over Circular Economy pull measures A European recycling body has reiterated its call for recycling ‘pull measures’ to encourage the use of recycled content in products to be introduced as part of the EU’s Circular Economy package. Speaking at last week’s Metals Recycling Event at Donnington Park near Derby, Emmanuel Katrakis, secretary general of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2016 Industry news 7 ways to reduce food waste in a hot climate We’re hitting a heat wave here in the UK, and I’m thinking about effects on food waste. I asked our Facebook group whether hot weather increased food waste in their households. I was thinking about scenarios such as flies landing on food, foods ripening and going off more quickly, or dwindling appetites in the heat… Zero Waste Week · 19 Jul 2016 Industry news Waste walkers raise £5,000 for charity VIDEO REPORT: A sunset charity walk up Mount Snowdon – Wales’ highest peak – has raised an estimated £5,000 for waste management projects in the third world. Around 30 people including waste professionals, council officers and their families came together on Saturday evening (16 July) to scale the mountain as part of WasteAid UK’s ‘Walk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2016 Industry news Carbon8 Aggregates wins United Nations recognition The post Carbon8 Aggregates wins United Nations recognition appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Chemical regulations cost money wherever you are in the world – and they protect workers, public and environment The main lobby organisation for Europe’s chemical industry, CEFIC, has been keen to publicise a new study from the European Commission, a “Cumulative Cost Assessment” of the cost of regulation on Europe’s chemical industry. However, as the European Commission has pointed out, the study doesn’t consider economic or broader societal benefits of the legislation (such as […] CHEM Trust · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Wood recyclers question EA storage flexibility The Environment Agency could ‘seriously damage’ the wood recycling sector if it fails to clarify how new Fire Prevention Plan guidance will impact permits to store waste. This was the message from the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) last week, which argued moves to restrict wood storage at sites could ‘threaten’ some parts of the industry, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news News in Brief (18/07/2016) With news on; Veolia’s responsible business award; Terex purchases new offices; Scheme to reward recycling communities, and; Viridor hosts work experience students. Veolia in ‘responsible business’ accolade Waste management giant Veolia is celebrating winning ‘Responsible Business of the Year 2016’ at the Business in the Community awards held at London’s O2 arena. Veolia was recognised … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Fell highlights steel progress and calls for cash-ban action The metals recycling sector has been “complacent” in promoting its own successes, according to Robert Fell, chief executive of the British Metals Recycling Association. letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news UKWIN Membership Policy - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news WEEE fraudster handed seven-year prison sentence A man convicted of committing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) evidence fraud worth up to £2.2 million was handed a seven year and six month jail sentence at Leeds Crown Court on Friday (July 15). Terence Solomon Dugbo, 45, of High Ash Avenue, Leeds, was sentenced following an Environment Agency investigation and a seven-week … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Video – DSR drops Oldham car park… - Demolition News Demolition News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Site report: Sarens scores in Lyon - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Thérèse Coffey joins Defra as Stewart goes Rory Stewart has left his position as waste and resources minister at Defra to start a new post today (18 July), in a promotion to minister of state at the Department for International Development. The departure of Mr Stewart from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs coincides with the reshuffle of the Cabinet … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2016 Industry news Egg McMuffin® with Bacon: Breakfast Sandwich - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2016 Industry news Double Quarter Pounder®* with Cheese - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2016 Industry news Quarter Pounder® with Cheese: Fresh Beef Burger - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2016 Industry news Briefings and Reports - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Renewable Obligations Certificates - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Pretty Muddy – Mote Park, Maidstone We threw mud in Cancer’s face at Mote Park Pretty Muddy. The team had great fun and got covered in […] Countrystyle Recycling · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Knowaste nappy recycling plant rejected Knowaste’s revised plan to build a £15 million nappy recycling plant in Hayes, west London has been thrown out by Hillingdon council in a damning assessment of the proposals. Planning officers cited the proposed plant’s proximity to a school, as well as the company’s ‘significant’ underestimation of noxious odour emissions as reasons to refuse the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 15 July 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we report from the CARS and Metals Recycling Event at Donington Park near Derby. Plus, we also look ahead to a court case over VAT payments for council-run commercial waste services. The video report comes as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Defra examining producer responsibility options Ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have instructed officials to look at the options for introducing extended producer responsibility schemes for specific product lines. Sources at Defra have indicated that ministers have said they are happy to weigh up the options for producer responsibility on products which could range from gas … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news FCC’s Greatmoor EfW now fully operational A new energy from waste facility in Buckinghamshire is now fully operational FCC Environment has announced. The plant, the Greatmoor EfW facility near Aylesbury, was opened to the media yesterday (14 July) to showcase the development of the plant and the waste management treatment provision that it offers. Greatmoor has been designed and built by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Creagh: Brexit leaves recycling investors ‘reeling’ The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will see investors in recycling technologies look to countries of less risk, Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh has warned. Speaking at Tuesday’s Westminster debate on the environmental impact of the referendum, the Wakefield MP said Brexit had left investors in the UK’s secondary raw materials market … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news Welsh councils to share £5.75m recycling funding pot Wales’ Environment Minister has announced a new £5.75 million funding pot to assist up to 10 local authorities in meeting the Welsh Government’s ambitious recycling targets. Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, said the money will be distributed as part of the government’s Collaborative Change Programme – an initiative set up in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2016 Industry news DECC and BIS merge to form new department The UK government’s Department of Energy & Climate Change – and the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills – have been abolished today (14 July) to pave way for a new policy unit. MP for Tunbridge Wells Greg Clark has been appointed by Theresa May to head the newly-formed Department for Business, Energy & Industrial … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news Andrea Leadsom appointed Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom, Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire, has been appointed Environment Secretary in Theresa May’s new government today (14 July). Mrs Leadsom will take over responsibilities at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from Liz Truss, who has been promoted to Justice Secretary in the cabinet reshuffle. She joins minister of state … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news EFRA launches food waste inquiry The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the economic, social and environmental impact of food waste in England, with evidence submissions being sought by 13 September. Research from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) said the total economic cost from food waste will be £3 billion a year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news Hampshire reviews HWRCs to meet spending cuts Hampshire county council will review proposals recommending changes to its Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) service in light of revised savings targets. Councillors will consider a series of policy recommendations over the provision of the Household HWRC service at 24 centres, in order to meet a new savings target of £1.55 million, at a meeting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news Contact Us: McDonald's Customer Service & FAQs - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news About Us: McDonald’s History, Values, Management & More - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news Plastic Expert opens Gosport recycling hub Hampshire-based recycling firm Plastic Expert has opened a depot in Gosport, capable of handling roughly 10,000 tonnes of recovered plastics from businesses across the region. The facility, which is the first ‘bricks and mortar’ recycling site owned by the export-focused company handles a range of plastic materials including LDPE films, rigid HDPE and PP plastics, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news Happy Meal® Menu: A Delicious Kids Meal - mcdonalds.com McDonald's UK newsroom · 14 Jul 2016 Industry news 4 Piece Chicken McNuggets® with All White Meat Chicken - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 14 Jul 2016