Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Container weight rules will bring ‘clarity’ to exports The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has clarified new rules for verifying the weight of containers for exporting cargo such as recyclables. The Safety of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which came into effect on 1 July, means containers are now required to have a verified gross mass before they can be loaded on to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2016 Industry news ‘Business as usual’ for PRNs as experts urge calm Trading of packaging recovery notes (PRNs) has not been destabilised by the UK’s decision to leave the EU, although some longer-term impacts should be anticipated. This was the message from compliance schemes and waste packaging experts this week, who continue to call for stability in the wake of fallout from the EU referendum result. They … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2016 Industry news Eunomia: Brexit offers ‘opportunity’ to improve legislation The vote to leave the EU is generating uncertainty but could provide an opportunity to review existing waste policy and legislation, Dominic Hogg, chairman of Eunomia has suggested. Speaking exclusively to letsrecycle.com, Dr Hogg said that since the UK has not yet formally left or applied to leave the EU, the future of waste legislation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2016 Industry news Veolia to revive Closed Loop bottle recycling plant Veolia has acquired the assets of Euro Closed Loop Recycling – the HDPE milk bottle recycling business in East London – and is to re-open the bottle recycling facility which has been shut down for several months. The move has been welcomed by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who said that the deal is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news NI waste incinerator decision deferred The future of a project to develop a £240 million energy-from-waste plant for Northern Ireland continues to remain uncertain – after Newtownabbey & Antrim council deferred its decision to grant planning permission last week. The EfW plant – which would be located at the former Hightown Quarry near Belfast – has been proposed by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news Kier sets aside £35m in wake of low recyclate prices Kier Group is to set aside £35 million for future expense across its East Sussex and Cheshire West & Chester collection contracts, as the business continues to be affected by low recyclate prices. In a trading update posted today (4 July), the Bedfordshire-based company indicated that financial performance across its whole portfolio for the year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (04/07/2016) News on: A new director for Storm; CASE appoints heavy-line specialist; Keith Palmer joins ISS, and; Clarity Environmental appoints operations coordinator. Julian Gaylor joins Storm as director Julian Gaylor has been appointed director of wheeled container manufacturer, Storm Environmental. Mr Gaylor is joining former colleagues and waste industry professionals Anton Taylor, Ian Powell and Arch… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news Now is not the time to waver on the environment Reflecting on the EU referendum result, Steve Clark, chairman of compliance firm ecosurety, calls for renewed momentum in environmental action. Like most people, I have been unable to escape the wall-to-wall post Referendum TV coverage since the country decided to leave the EU. Among the twists and turns, the political wheeling and dealing, we seem … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news News in Brief (04/07/2016) With news on: Riverside hosts Malaysian delegation; Grundon on cycle safety; FCC service landmark; Cromwell bags boost, and; J Denham scrap export. Malaysian minister visits waste Riverside EfW facility Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili the Malaysian minister for energy, green technology and water has visited Cory’s Riverside Resource Recovery energy from waste plant … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news Tamar Energy opens Hertfordshire AD plant Food waste treatment firm Tamar Energy has opened a 66,000 tonnes-per-year capacity anaerobic digestion (AD)facility in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2016 Industry news POWERDAY HELPS MORE ASPIRING BOXERS WITH SECOND ANNUAL ATHLETE BURSARIES Powerday and London ABA are helping the next generation of London’s boxing talent fulfil their potential and achieve international standards with the award of their second annual athlete bursaries. ... Powerday · 3 Jul 2016 Industry news Fifth Carbon Budget decision praised by AD industry The government’s decision to uphold new legally binding carbon targets has been welcomed by the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector today (1 July). Energy Secretary Amber Rudd yesterday confirmed that she had accepted the advice of the Committee on Climate Change to endorse the Fifth Carbon Budget – which sets out tough new objectives for decarbonisation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news Noble Waste Treatment in permit revocation The Environment Agency has revoked an environmental permit held by Noble Waste Treatment Ltd for its Thornes Lane Wharf waste transfer station following a series of breaches of permit conditions. As a result of the revocation the company can no longer accept waste at the site. The Environment Agency claimed that the company has a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news Export charges to be heard in Caernarfon court Charges relating to the export of waste materials are due to be heard next February at Caernarfon Crown Court, Wales, in an action brought by Natural Resources Wales against UPM Kymmene (UK) Ltd, Parry & Evans Ltd, Stephen Evans and Peter Dyer. Court papers for the indictment list 17 Counts in the action by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news Greene King Careers - Explore Exciting Pub & Hospitality Jobs - Greene King Greene King newsroom · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news Hitachi to deliver second Ferrybridge EfW plant A contract to deliver Multifuel Energy Ltd’s second major energy from waste plant at Ferrybridge has been awarded to Hitachi Zosen Inova this week, the Swiss firm’s ninth project in the UK. The technology provider announced yesterday (30 June) that it would be constructing the estimated £277 million Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) plant in South … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 1 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 on the latest developments following the ‘leave’ vote in the EU referendum. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the growing demands of our audience … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2016 Industry news UK ‘without policy’ on EU’s Circular Economy plans Defra is expected to continue to participate in ongoing discussions on the European Union’s Circular Economy Package, despite the UK’s impending withdrawal from the EU. But, letsrecycle.com has learnt from high-level sources that the UK government is still to come up with a clear stance on the EU’s Circular Economy Package and this is not … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news Exporters face container weight rules from July New rules ensuring shipping lines verify the weight of containers before they are shipped could create extra costs and even disruption for some UK waste and recycling exporters from tomorrow (1 July). The International Maritime Organisation has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) so that containers are required to have a verified … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news WRA calls for reconsideration on fire plan burn times Proposals by the Environment Agency to allow a maximum four hour burn time for fires at waste sites should be reconsidered, the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has claimed. letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news Landfill Directive pioneer calls for European dialogue One of the UK’s leaders of the waste management sector, involved in the shaping of the Landfill Directive in the 1990s, has urged that the UK remains in dialogue with Europe over environmental issues. The call has come from Keith Bury CBE, who is a former president of CIWM and former chairman of the Environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news Scotland unveils ‘more prescriptive’ landfill tax consultation A second consultation on how landfill tax should be applied to waste fines in Scotland has been launched this week, following confusion over how the material will be classified and tested. Revenue Scotland is seeking views from waste processors and landfill operators on existing guidance, after respondents to a previous 2015 consultation argued it needed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news Birmingham to map out 20-year waste strategy A consultation proposing how to map out Birmingham’s waste strategy over the next 20 years was put to residents yesterday (29 June). And, options being considered include an expansion of the range of recyclable materials collected at the kerbside, including the potential for food waste collections to be rolled out. ‘A Waste Strategy for Birmingham’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2016 Industry news Case Study: Windsor Lodge Care Home – Improved management of clinical waste sets new standards The post Case Study: Windsor Lodge Care Home – Improved management of clinical waste sets new standards appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Kent claims 90% of waste handled in UK Around 90% of Kent’s household waste was reprocessed in the UK in 2014/15 the Kent Resource Partnership (KRP) has claimed in its fourth ‘End Destinations’ report. The KRP is a partnership comprising all 13 councils in Kent, set up to align work on waste and recycling in the county. The Partnership includes Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Monoworld sorting mixed plastics at Rushden PRF Plastics recycling firm Monoworld Recycling is accepting mixed plastic polymers for sorting, following the opening of its £9 million plastics recycling facility (PRF) in Rushden, Northamptonshire. The site, which the company claims is the UK’s first mixed plastics to extrusion HDPE and PP recycling facility, will have the capacity to recover close to 100,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Excitement mounts for Snowdon ‘Walk for Waste’ With less than three weeks to go before the ‘Walk for Waste’, interest in the Mount Snowdon charity event is rising. On Saturday 16 July, walkers of all abilities will ascend Wales’ highest peak to watch the sunset – before trekking back down. The estimated nine mile round fundraising event has been set up by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Oldham approves three-weekly waste collection scheme Oldham council’s cabinet has approved proposals to roll out a three-weekly residual waste collection service across the borough. The proposal for the introduction of reduced residual waste collections was discussed at a cabinet meeting on Monday (27 June). The authority issued a ‘Waste Management Options Report’ ahead of the meeting, laying out its reasons for considering the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Camden set to renew Veolia recycling contract EXCLUSIVE: Camden council has named its existing contractor, Veolia, as preferred bidder for a new £18 million waste and recycling contract starting next year. In the final tender process, Veolia looks to have pipped Amey and Serco for the work in the north London borough, although Serco has been chosen as the reserve bidder. The contract would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2016 Industry news Display event - Chartered Workshop - Harrogate - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news World food role for Goodwin after WRAP The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today (28 June) that Dr Liz Goodwin will join the organisation as senior fellow and director of food loss and waste. Dr Goodwin will join WRI’s efforts to encourage countries and companies to monitor food loss and waste, engage the public and private sectors to implement solutions, and further build … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news After the vote: Assessing the impact of Brexit Opinion: Gev Eduljee, director of external affairs at Suez, reflects on the challenges ahead for the recycling sector following the UK’s historic decision to leave the EU. With the political fallout from last Thursday’s referendum result still reverberating around the corridors of power, spare a thought for the implications on our sector of the vote … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news Veolia ‘remains committed’ to UK after Brexit vote Waste management and resource giant Veolia has given an assurance that it remains committed to working in the UK in the wake of the referendum vote in favour of leaving membership of the European Union. Antoine Frérot, chairman and chief executive officer of Veolia told letsrecycle.com: “The United Kingdom’s people’s choice to exit the European Union … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news UK can ‘capitalise’ on waste sector innovation, report claims Public and private financing is needed for the UK to capitalise on innovation and new technologies in the waste sector, a report by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has claimed. Produced this month, the report calls for increased stimulation of innovation in the waste sector and is the culmination of a one-year investigation by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news Dorset Waste Partnership ‘optimistic’ as finances strengthen The Dorset Waste Partnership’s is entering a “business as usual state” for the first time since its formation five years ago, its director has claimed. In a draft updated business plan for 2016/17, Karyn Punchard noted that the Partnership is now in a position to “take stock of services as a whole across the county” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news Asics and Toray team up on colour-changing textile - Just Style Just Style · 28 Jun 2016 Industry news Welsh councils voice concern over Brexit impact The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has expressed concerns over the implications of the EU referendum outcome, calling it a “seismic change in UK public policy” for Welsh councils. The Welsh organisation said European legislation for local councils, particularly with regards to the environment, should be protected. While the WLGA stated it “recognises and respects” … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2016 Industry news Goodwin speaks of ‘pride and progress’ at leading WRAP WRAP chief executive Dr Liz Goodwin, who steps down from the post on Thursday (30 June), has described her time at the organisation as the most ‘fulfilling’ 15 years of her life and has praised the “drive and commitment” of the charity’s staff in seeking to promote the resources and recycling agendas. Speaking to letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2016 Industry news Automotive Waste Associations join forces to form AWSA The Automotive Waste Stream Alliance (AWSA) is a newly formed working group initiated by the TRA in conjunction with the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), the British Vehicle Salvage Federation (BVSF), the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association (MVDA) and the Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA). The Alliance will work together on common areas of interest bringing together… Tyre Recovery Association · 27 Jun 2016 Industry news Fire investigation at SAICA’s Manchester paper mill An investigation is now underway after a fire broke out at the SAICA paper mill’s adjacent paper store in Manchester, last week (23 June). The fire broke out in the recovered paper yard of the Partington paper mill near Trafford, Manchester, which stores 400 tonnes of paper on site for use in the papermaking process. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2016