Recycling news: 2013

Industry news 22 organisations sign up to clothing commitment Major retailers including M&S, Sainsburys and Arcadia Group sign up to SCAP 2020 Commitment to reduce waste, water and carbon footprints of clothing by 2020 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news 22 organisations sign up to clothing commitment Retailers including M&S, Sainsburys and Arcadia Group sign up to SCAP 2020 Commitment to reduce waste, water and carbon footprints of clothing letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Kent councils shift focus from waste to resource Kent Waste Partnership changes name to Kent Resource Partnership in a move aimed at driving resource agenda forward letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Greater Manchester reduces waste to landfill Greater Manchester Waste and Disposal Authority also reports budget savings and reappoints chair at AGM letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Birmingham aims for wheeled bin recycling boost Residents are having old recycling boxes collected as part of a pilot ahead of plans to introduce wheeled bins across the city letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Independent verification confirms 70% of rigid metal packaging was recycled in 2010 Metal Packaging Europe asks for stronger commitments regarding the verification of recycling data. Alupro · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Novelis makes £1.7 M recycling investment in Warrington facility Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced the completion of a £1.7 million upgrade program at its aluminium can recycling plant in Warrington, Cheshire. In operation since September 2012, the rotorshredder equipment, which is designed to increase the plant’s capacity to separate plastic contamination from UK-sourced used beverage cans (UBCs), has improved […] The p… Alupro · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Relativity behind mercury's liquidity - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news 10 Simple tips to reduce food waste Over on our My Zero Waste facebook community, I asked our wise and wonderful people what tips they would give to someone who was new to reducing food waste. Here’s what they said: Buy what you need Only buy what you need. Lots of waste is caused by simply having more than you need. Portion… Zero Waste Week · 20 Jun 2013 Industry news Product roundup With news on Jarshire balers for May Gurney; trommel fine recycling by L&S; refurbished balers for the Co-op; glass recycling bin liners; and, a Doosan wheeled loader letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2013 Industry news Producers and recyclers disagree on WEEE changes Electronics producers and WEEE recyclers offer differing views on future of WEEE regime ahead of BIS consultation closure tomorrow letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2013 Industry news Brighton a bomb site as second bin strike looms Seven days of industrial action by refuse workers to end today, but another strike planned for Monday in ongoing dispute over pay letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2013 Industry news Closing the quality loop in textiles Phil Geller of textile recycling firm I&G Cohen discusses what the future holds for the textile recycling industry letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2013 Industry news Waste Transfer Note consultation due this summer Plans to reduce administrative burden on business of having to complete and store waste transfer notes to be consulted on letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Site Waste Management Plan consultation; Norfolk EfW contract; SITA tissue service; Swansea food waste; and, RDF export deal letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news Fire crews still at scene of Lawrence Recycling fire Firefighters expect to be on site until the end of the week after massive blaze on Sunday night letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news Illegal e-waste shipments top IMPEL agenda European enforcement agencies meet to discuss work to tackle illegal waste shipments at IMPEL conference in Holland this week letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news Mini offshore wind farm in Denmark’s LEGOLAND - Energy Live News Energy Live News · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news When life presents you with food waste This week I read that supermarket chain, Tesco, has pledged to reduce the amount of food wasted as part of its corporate responsibility report 2013. They reckon they will do this by no longer encouraging customers to buy large amount of food with a short life; such as Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers… Zero Waste Week · 18 Jun 2013 Industry news Warning over using dirty wood in animal bedding Environment Agency issues guidance highlighting that only clean shredded waste wood must be used in animal bedding letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Sustainable clothing agreement to launch this week More than 15 organisations already signed up to commitment to reduce waste, water and carbon footprint of clothing by 2020 letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Agency set for blitz on illegal waste sites Environment Agency officers to visit suspected illegal waste sites today as part of Operation Cyclone letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Waste project failure due to poor decision making Independent report highlights poor decision making and inefficiency at Cheshire East council after waste transfer station project abandoned letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Shanks achieves 8% reduction in accidents Waste management company publishes 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report which shows company is on target to reduce accidents by 25% by 2015 letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Help us scale! We need to help mobilise a global network of Restarters, and we need your help to achieve this. We have worked tirelessly alongside our dayjobs and degrees to give life to The Restart Project because we believe it is important and urgent and it simply has to happen. With your help, we can spread Restart […] The Restart Project · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news Update on The Co-operative Bank’s capital position and plan to meet The Co-operative Bank’s capital requirements - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 17 Jun 2013 Industry news SCHOOL CHILDREN CELEBRATE RECYCLE WEEK WITH POWERDAY AND BARRATT HOMES Powerday and Barratt Homes have been helping pupils celebrate Recycle Week this week with an initiative that saw milk bottles exchanged for garden furniture made entirely of recycled plastic.The campa... Powerday · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news Kent RDF firm under pressure to move material Waste4Fuel working to remove combustible waste at its Kent site as soon as possible but could face prosecution from the Environment Agency letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news Council wary of commingling challenge Broxbourne switches to commingled collections but says quality is at heart of service to be rolled out this autumn letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news Targeted communications could increase recycling Study published by the North London Waste Authority suggests that councils could improve recycling rates by focusing on inconsistent recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news MBE for LARAC’s Colin Kirkby LARAC executive officer recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours for community and environment work letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news First RDF treated at Avonmouth gasification plant Energy production begins at facility set up to treat waste derived fuel from waste and recycling firm New Earths Avonmouth MBT letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2013 Industry news One year, one electronic polar bear We’re celebrating our first birthday today with friends and supporters. We have to pinch ourselves when we realise that we have thrown 27 Restart Parties in the past year, involving and empowering over 500 Londoners of all ages, backgrounds and groups. Together we have saved an approximate 393 kilograms of electronics from waste, which James […] The Restart Project · 15 Jun 2013 Industry news Quality and cost issues hit mixed plastics plant Biffa Polymers to reopen Redcar plant but will no longer recycle mixed plastic pots, tubs and trays due to poor quality letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news Hazardous waste NPS laid before parliament Documentthat will guide planning decisions for large hazardous waste infrastructure finalised following consultation and scrutiny by MPs letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news People Round-up With news on: REAs new chief executive; appointments at Cory Environmental, CSS Recycling and ShP; and a promotion at the BIR letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news Three businesses strike gold in Zero Waste Awards A range of businesses from across the UK have been recognised for their hard work in waste prevention and recycling letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news End of Waste criteria for glass come into force Defra says new EU criteria will benefit glass recyclers by reducing costs involved with moving glass cullet and says guidance will be issued shortly letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news Packaging Myths INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 13 Jun 2013 Industry news NI proposes to increase carrier bag levy The Northern Ireland Carrier Bags Bill proposes to extend the levy to include multi-use bags and increase the charge to 10p letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2013