Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Ealing council looks to commingling for recycling boost Councillors in the London borough of Ealing will next week (June 16) vote on plans to overhaul recycling and waste collections in the borough, including the introduction of a commingled wheeled bin service for recycling. The authority is keen to increase its recycling rate beyond the 40.2% recycling rate it achieved in 2013/14 – and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2015 Industry news Paper exporters seek SEPA quality inspection clarity Waste paper firms have voiced their frustration at the lack of prescribed and consistent contamination limits for bales of material sent for export from the UK in light of a perceived clampdown from regulators in Scotland. However, outlining its inspection approach at a seminar this week (June 9), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2015 Industry news Profit v planet Charlie Trousdell, organics industry expert of Charlie T Associates, reflects on whether market forces are best placed to drive improvements in organics recycling. What is the primary purpose of diverting wastes from landfill? This is a crucial question for government and the answer is on one hand very simple but the delivery of appropriate solutions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2015 Industry news Sims rebrands IT and mobile phone recycling businesses Metal recycling giant Sims has rebranded its IT asset disposal and mobile phone recycling businesses under one name – Sims Recycling Solutions. The IT asset management business, based at the Irongray Business Park in Dumfries, had formerly been known as Sims Lifecycle Services. Sims’ mobile device recovery business was known as S3 Interactive (S3i) and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2015 Industry news Get Your Students Out Of The Classroom Friday 19th June is Empty Classroom Day. Now in it’s fourth year, Empty Classroom Day celebrates outdoor learning with a... TRAID · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news Minister asked for clarity on waste policy Seven senior waste industry, recycling and infrastructure bodies have written to the newly appointed resources and waste minister Rory Stewart to highlight key issues facing the sector. The letter, which also comes from senior local authority figures, calls for an early meeting with the minister to discuss future policy direction on waste. Mr Stewart – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news Coca Cola Enterprises to reduce virgin plastic use Drinks giant Coca Cola has targeted a decrease in the amount of virgin plastic content in its bottles manufactured in the UK, upping its commitment to use around 40% rPET or ‘renewable plastics’ by 2020. The pledge is among those made by Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) in its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report 2014/15, published … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news Fife maps four-weekly collection trial Fife council has informed residents in the Glenrothes district of its plans to change the frequency of its waste and recycling collections as part of a trial aimed at boosting recycling rates. Introduced over a nine-month period, the trial will see a reduction in the frequency of residual waste collections but an increase in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news Scotland pledges £5m funding for food waste collections The Scottish Government has pledged around £5 million in funding to assist local authorities in rolling out food waste collections to householders. Climate Change Minister Aileen McLeod announced the funding yesterday (June 10) as part of the devolved government’s action to tackle climate change. The measure was announced alongside action on transport and energy. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news South Derbyshire acts over recycling contamination A publicity campaign has been launched by South Derbyshire District council to reduce contamination and avoid having to separate out materials under waste regulations. The council’s ‘back in the black’ campaign is focusing on the contamination of its green recycling bins by black plastic. Residents are being informed that their recycling bins will not be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2015 Industry news Trade Waste Expansion requires Fleet Upgrade To ensure our continued committment to a quality service for trade waste customers as part of Countrystyle’s Fleet Replacement Programme and as part of growth plans, the Company takes delivery of three new Mercedes Arocs dustcarts in May 2015 Countrystyle Recycling · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Welsh government waives £1m recycling fines Welsh resources minister Carl Sargeant has opted to waive fines totalling more than £1 million for Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil councils over failure to meet their statutory recycling targets for 2013/14. The decision, which was formally approved last week (June 3) means that Cardiff will not be forced to pay its £802,000 penalty for failing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Dorset Partnership at risk of further overspend The Dorset Waste Partnership could be on course to overshoot its budget for the second year running, with a potential £900,000 overspend forecast for 2015/16. This comes after the Partnership put in place a 37-point plan to address a £2.8 million overspend in its 2014/15 budget, caused by problems encountered during the rollout of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Waste sector mergers ‘on the rise’ Consultancy firm Grant Thornton has warned of a “lack of clarity” in government waste policy, while also noting a rise in the number of mergers and acquisitions among waste businesses, in a report published this week. Mergers and acquisitions have been steadily on the rise since 2012 with 2014 experiencing a particularly strong finish to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Countrystyle takes the Lead in Reducing Fire Risk As part of Countrystyle’s application to amend its waste wood processing permit at its site at Ridham Sea Terminals, Countrystyle has invested heavily in ensuring that its new processed wood storage area follows the guidance issued by the Environment Agency (TGN7.01) and the WISH Forum on reducing fire risk at Waste and Recycling Sites. Countrystyle Recycling · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Agency highlights rules governing all Quality Protocols Operators are being reminded that waste-derived products which are no longer deemed to be a waste under a Quality Protocol in England, Wales and Northern Ireland may still be viewed as a waste elsewhere. The note of caution from the Environment Agency comes in new guidance entitled Quality protocols (QPs): rules for all QPs which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news Green light for £65m Barnsley waste wood to energy plant Peel Environmental’s plans to develop a £65 million waste wood gasification facility on a former coal mine in Yorkshire have been given planning permission by Barnsley metropolitan borough council. Members of the council’s planning board voted to approve the plans last week (June 2), which will see a 20MW Renewable Energy Centre capable of processing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2015 Industry news WEEE compliance money ‘could go to councils’ Giving councils money raised from the WEEE compliance fee is to be considered by the Department for Business. Speaking at last week’s letsrecycle.com conference on the Recycling of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment), John Redmayne, general manager of compliance scheme ERP, said the option to give councils the money raised by the fee was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news Large waste companies to face higher fines for pollution Large waste firms which commit pollution offences have been warned that they could be hit by much higher fines in future which are proportionate to the size of their businesses under new sentencing guidelines. The warning from the Environment Agency comes after the Court of Appeal last week (June 4) upheld a £250,000 fine for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news Viridor skiploader driver killed in Plymouth incident The driver of a Viridor skiploader died in an incident at Plymouth’s Derriford hospital this morning (June 8) when the vehicle rolled down a slope into a building. The 18 tonne Telehoist skiploader also had an attachment to take a second skip on a trailer. Viridor said that “it is with regret that the company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news Stock destroyed in fire at Viridor’s Rochester plastics facility Approximately 500 tonnes of input stock and an office building have been destroyed at Viridor’s £12.5 million polymers recycling facility (PRF) in Rochester after major fire broke out at the site on Clipper Close yesterday afternoon (June 7). However, the main seats of the fire are now extinguished and Viridor said early inspections suggest that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news 4 ways to reuse old erasers Little Miss Green used to collect stationery. Then she grew out of it. We had drawers full of notebooks, pens, pencils and erasers to dispose of. These memories were triggered by Zoe this week, who wrote on our Facebook group “I’m having a clear out and have found lots of old partly used rubbers (erasers).… Zero Waste Week · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news You are here: Home Newsroom News Item Boots renews customer-led business model to drive future growth - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 8 Jun 2015 Industry news Bristol to join North Somerset RDF deal with Boomeco Bristol city council has agreed plans to join North Somerset’s existing contract with Gloucestershire-based Boomeco to process household waste into refuse derived fuel (RDF) for export to Sweden. Bristol’s cabinet this week (June 2) approved a report’s recommendation to join the deal for the next 12 months, while producing another report to cabinet later this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2015 Industry news News in brief (05/06/2015) With news on; Carbon8 Avonmouth construction; Oxfordshire landfill maintenance contract; Newport Paper contract award; Mick George commercial waste service launch, and; South Wales Enviroparks groundbreaking Carbon8 begins Avonmouth aggregate site construction Construction has begun at Carbon8 Aggregates’ £4 million manufacturing facility at Avonmouth, with production of secondary aggregates to… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2015 Industry news BIS: Future WEEE targets “very achievable” The UK will meet higher WEEE collection targets set by the EU through improved classification of business and household electrical goods, the head of environmental regulation at BIS has claimed. Speaking at the WEEE Conference in London yesterday (June 4), Steven Andrews of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills told delegates that meeting higher … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2015 Industry news Biffa invests £3.1m in MRF glass cleaning Biffa has invested £3.1 million into glass cleaning technology at its two ‘super’ MRFs at Aldridge in the West Midlands and Edmonton in North London, aiming to boost material quality and “reduce the risk presented by the volatile onward glass market”. The multi-million pound investment has seen upgrades made to the two materials recycling facilities, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2015 Industry news Communications focus in Mole Valley waste action plan Mole Valley district council in Surrey has produced a new waste management action plan for the coming year, focusing on improving communications with residents to boost recycling rates. Actions identified by the council to tackle during the 2015/16 financial year include improving information on recycling available to new residents, better collection crew enforcement of tagging … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2015 Industry news Tesco pilots app to donate food waste to charity Retailer Tesco is to start trialling a scheme to cut food waste in its stores by using ‘FoodCloud’ app technology to donate surplus food to charity, it announced today (June 4). Working with food redistribution charity FareShare, the ‘groundbreaking’ scheme will see Tesco store managers alert charities to the amount of surplus food they have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2015 Industry news Countrystyle Wins Kent Commercial Services Contract Countrystyle Recycling has been appointed by Commercial Services Ltd (a Kent County Council wholly owned trading company) as the waste haulage and plant hire service provider for two waste transfer stations in Kent, North Farm at Tunbridge Wells and Dunbrik at Sevenoaks. Countrystyle Recycling · 4 Jun 2015 Industry news Recycle Now re-launch scheduled for Recycle Week The refreshed Recycle Now campaign is to be re-launched to coincide with the 2015 Recycle Week later this month, the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has revealed. WRAP has been working since September 2014 to update the nationwide recycling communications scheme which includes a range of free to use communication materials for local authorities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2015 Industry news POWERDAY ALL FEMALE 15 BOUT BOXING TOURNAMENT Following up on the continued sponsorship of the London ABA, we are delighted that this inaugural women’s and girl’s tournament will take place on 6th June. It is part of a series of initiatives t... Powerday · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Chemical found in till receipts affects parenting behaviour in mice New research, published today [1,2], finds that low doses of a chemical that leaches from many till receipts and food cans, can change the behaviour of female mice towards their offspring. The chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), has already been banned from use in baby bottles, and the French government has asked for an EU-wide ban on its […] CHEM Trust · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Recycling – Issue 1 Summer 2015 The post Recycling – Issue 1 Summer 2015 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Thank you, volunteers! This week (1st to 7th June) is Volunteers' Week, a celebration of the great work accomplished around the UK by people who donate their time to organisations like Community Wood Recycling. Community Wood Recycling · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news White smoke at Defra Defra has confirmed that Rory Stewart will handle the waste and recycling brief – and with it validation that the industry has not been forgotten by government. With the announcement coming less than 24 hours before the first PMQs of the new term, the waste industry will no doubt breathe a collective sigh of relief … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Viridor acquires waste collection business Viridor has purchased the waste collection division of Commercial Recycling Ltd, which services around 1,000 businesses across Dorset and Somerset. The acquisition includes 18 collection vehicles, a lease of a vehicle depot and the TUPE transfer of 36 staff from the Bournemouth-based trade waste firm to Viridor. As part of the agreement, Commercial Recycling Ltd … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Packaging data confirms challenge for aluminium Obligation data indicating the amount of packaging waste producers will have to recycle in 2015 has confirmed there could be a challenge in meeting demand for aluminium PRNs. The figures – which are subject to change as more producers submit market data – have been published by the Environment Agency and are available on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up (03/06/2015) With news on; Claire O’Donoghue appointed to Recycling UK; EMR executive Colin Iles steps down; Olleco appoints National Accounts director, Broughton Engineering appointment, and; Cromwell restructures sales team Recycling UK appoints business development manager Cheshire-based paper recycling business Recycling UK Ltd has appointed Claire O’Donoghue as business development manager. Ms O’Donogh… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2015 Industry news German plants under pressure from UK exports of RDF Dusseldorf-based journalist, Gerhard Wirsig, reports for letsrecycle.com on the latest market dynamics in the RDF sector German operators of incinerators, RDF power plants and cement works are being offered substantial extra tonnages of waste material, as are German processors who are upgrading British RDF to a higher quality feedstock. Consequently gate fees are rising and … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2015