Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Metals recycler sails to remote super-quarry Metals recycler, S Norton & Co, has travelled to a remote Scottish super quarry to remove over 1,500 tonnes of scrap steel by boat. The Liverpool-based recycler sailed in after the Glensanda Super Quarry’s workshop, crusher house, conveyor system and ‘glory hole’ building were demolished by AR Demolition to make room for new facilities. Located … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2017 Industry news China confirms need to sort mixed papers China has formally told the World Trade Organisation of its plan to ban certain imports of waste materials from the end of 2017. For the waste and recycling sector this is likely to impact on certain paper exports, textiles, metal and plastics. But, it does not mean that exports, such as mixed paper are banned, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2017 Industry news MP hails job success at SWEEEP plant Conservative MP Gordon Henderson has praised the “employment success” of the SWEEEP Kuusakoski waste electrical and electronics equipment plant in Kent, 10 years on from when he opened it in 2007. Mr Henderson, who is MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey attended an anniversary celebration at the plant in Sittingbourne last week. He said: “I am … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2017 Industry news The environment and Brexit: to be handled with care To have world class environmental legislation after Brexit, the UK government will have to preserve the effectiveness of EU-derived laws through its Repeal Bill whilst simultaneously pushing through a bold new environmental policy agenda, argues Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Your metal matters: Recycle for Leeds The post Your metal matters: Recycle for Leeds appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news MetalMatters in Warwick The post MetalMatters in Warwick appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Why rinse foil trays before recycling? The post Why rinse foil trays before recycling? appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Is it foil? The scrunch test The post Is it foil? The scrunch test appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Meet the winners of the Alu DT Challenge 2016 The post Meet the winners of the Alu DT Challenge 2016 appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Summer BBQ and picnic themed templates Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Kerbside sort ‘could pump £150m’ into N. Ireland economy The Northern Ireland economy could secure £150 million per year if councils adopted recycling services that generated high quality materials for the recycling industry, claims a report published by five recycling companies. The study was conducted by The Collaborative Circular Economy Network, funded by Invest NI and led by social enterprise Bryson Recycling and four … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Geminor in RDF deal for Hull energy plant Norwegian-owned waste fuels specialist, Geminor, has signed an agreement to be one of the future suppliers of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to the Energy Works facility in Hull. The Energy Works energy from waste plant is due to become operational in Q2 2018 with an investment of more than £150 million. Energy Works will process 240,000 tonnes of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Appointments round-up (18/07/2017) With news on: Heald recognised in 35 Women Under 35; Reardon named Max-AI MD; and, Whitham Mills’ new sales manager. Heald recognised in 35 Women Under 35 Sarah Heald, director of corporate affairs and investor relations at the Pennon Group, has been included in Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35 list for 2017. Management Today’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Education resources To discover our free educational resources available on our learning aluminium website please click here Alupro · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news WRAP finds consumers ‘not using WEEE recycling services’ Fewer than 10% of UK households use household recycling schemes for their unwanted electrical products, according to a report published today (18 July) by WRAP. In ‘Switched on to Value: Powering Business Change’, the resources charity found that consumers either “don’t know how to discard their unwanted electrical items” or are unwilling to discard their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2017 Industry news Library of Things | Borrow useful Things for your home, projects and adventures - Library of Things Library of Things · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news Making every can counts at the intu Trafford centre The post Making every can counts at the intu Trafford centre appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news News in Brief (17/07/17) With news on recycling rewards in Hackney, Coastal Recycling in Devon, Waste Management Brokers Association, Bodycams at LondonWaste sites and Plastic Expert opens new sales office. Hackney rewards scheme raises £7,500 for charities Three local charities have been awarded £7,500 raised by households participating in London borough of Hackney’s Recycling Rewards scheme. Funded by Defra’s … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news Cuts, Costs and Contamination Simon Weston, director of raw materials at the Confederation of Paper Industries, assesses the issue of contamination and recycling. As many drivers know to their cost, taking a short cut does not always bring a better outcome for a journey. Encountering a long queue of traffic as others try the same rat run can lead … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news Coca-Cola backs changes to PRN system Coca-Cola has thrown its support behind the idea of changes to the PRN system including support for materials to be recycled in the UK rather than overseas. Alongside last week’s announcement on a move towards a 50% recycled PET content for its bottles by 2020, the soft drinks giant has said that it supports a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news Deposit Return Scheme Investigated in Scotland The post Deposit Return Scheme Investigated in Scotland appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 17 Jul 2017 Industry news ‘I don’t appreciate them calling me a liar’: Bees study author hits back at Bayer and Syngenta The lead author of a major study which found that neonicotinoid pesticides harm honey bees has hit back against criticism from the chemical companies that part-funded the work. Dr Ben Woodcock from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), said Bayer and Syngenta, which produce the controversial pesticides, had looked to undermine his work after […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 16 Jul 2017 Industry news China’s smokestack economy makes roaring comeback in 2017 China’s stronger economic growth since early 2016 has been driven by a massive credit boost that has benefited construction and ailing heavy industry sectors such as steel, cement and coal. Together with an exceptionally poor year for hydropower, this has seen coal consumption and CO2 emissions rebound. But this kind of heavy industry led growth […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 16 Jul 2017 Industry news Leading scientists warn logging in DRC could cause environmental disaster Leading scientists have warned that opening up the world’s second largest rainforest to logging could lead to huge amounts of carbon being released into the atmosphere, causing environmental devastation that would be felt around the world. The news comes as the Norwegian government considers proposals from the French development agency that would allow commercial logging […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news Energy Incentives – the year so far… As we approach the middle of year it seems like an appropriate point to take stock and look at developments in the area of incentives over the past six months and look ahead to what can be expected before the end of 2017. Martin Williams of Ricardo Energy & Environment gives his thoughts on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news Tony Beech joins exporter Mark Lyndon International paper recycling business Mark Lyndon Paper Enterprises UK, a major exporter of used cardboard to China, has appointed Tony Beech as commercial manager in the business’s buying team in Nottingham. Mr Beech joins from UK-headquartered paper recycling and mill business DS Smith, where he held a number of posts and most recently was sourcing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 14 July 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on Defra finding that it should retain the PRN packaging waste system in the UK. We also over the announcement by WRAP of the theme of this year’s Recycle Week. Also, charity work is in the news but there is loss positive news about the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news Environmental laws included in Repeal Bill The government’s Repeal Bill – published yesterday (14 July) – will maintain the ‘body’ of current environmental laws as the UK leaves the EU, but uncertainty remains over policy direction post-Brexit. Formally titled the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, the legislation is intended to provide ‘legal certainty’ ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news Creagh and Parish back in environment posts Two MPs who have held the government to account over waste issues will continue to chair influential parliamentary select committees, following nominations by MPs this week. Mary Creagh, the Labour MP for Wakefield, has been confirmed as the chair of the Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee, having stood for the post unopposed, and the Conservative MP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2017 Industry news Who’s funding the Red Tape Initiative? The government-backed Red Tape Initiative – a project set up to create cross-party consensus on cutting regulations after Brexit – has endured a rough few weeks. Last month, Unearthed revealed that the group had been consulting on changes to EU building standards just weeks before the tragedy at Grenfell Tower. The briefing produced by right-wing lobbying […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news Fracking firms tell government the industry is ‘struggling’ as finance dries up British companies working in the fracking industry have told government they are “suffering” and struggling to secure finance, according to documents obtained via freedom of information. In a meeting last May with then-business minister Anna Soubry, the Onshore Energy Services Group (OESG) said raising the money needed to develop a widescale fracking infrastructure was proving difficult. […] Th… Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news TRAID Hits Glastonbury This year TRAID were thrilled to be invited and get involved in Shangri-La at Glastonbury Festival. The message for Shangri-La... TRAID · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news TJ Waste & Recycling praises fire service after blaze TJ Waste & Recycling has praised the work of the fire services for the way it tackled a fire at the company’s materials recovery facility in Southampton on 11 July. At approximately 3am on Tuesday 11th July, the company was notitifed of a fire at the MRF by its detection system. No members of staff were … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news Agrivert unveils £14m AD facility near London Organic waste business, Agrivert, opened its £14m anaerobic digestion (AD) facility yesterday (12 July). Sited in Colney, North London, the plant is expected to process 50,000 tonnes of food and liquid wastes each year. The facility, which was designed and constructed by Agrivert, was officially opened by Richard Thake, chairman of Hertfordshire county council. It was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news ‘Work together’ call at Resource Association lecture The need for the waste management and resource sector to work together on a joint resource policy for government was highlighted at this week’s annual Resource Association lecture. After association chief executive Ray Georgeson had criticised the “withering vine” of policy development in England, guest speaker Dominic Hogg suggested that the sector comes together over the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2017 Industry news ‘Brazil failing to address Zika virus conditions’ as climate change increases risk of new outbreak The risk of a repeat of the Zika virus outbreak that devastated northern Brazil last year is likely to increase as climate change accelerates, according to a leading scientist. This comes as Human Rights Watch release a new report warning that Brazil is unprepared for a repeat of the crisis. Dr Cyril Caminade made international […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Jul 2017 Industry news Communities Fund criteria tightened as landfill falls A range of communities fund groups are having to tighten their criteria for funded projects as a result of the decreasing use of landfill for waste disposal. The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is a tax credit scheme enabling operators of landfill sites in England, Northern Ireland and Wales to contribute money to community and environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2017 Industry news What’s the value of waste wood to UK energy supply? Read the opinion of our Chairman Andy Hill on just how valuable waste wood is to the supply of the UK’s renewable energy market, published this month in the CIWM Journal. Click below to read the full article. Andy Hill CIWM July 2017 Wood Recyclers Association · 12 Jul 2017 Industry news Powerday BDM wins first Pro bout Last Saturday was a big night for Sam Cox, Powerday’s Business Development Manager who had his first professional bout. Sam had a distinguished career in the amateur ranks and also became the young... Powerday · 12 Jul 2017 Industry news Illegal mining discovered in China habitat of endangered Green Peafowl One of China’s last remaining habitats for a highly endangered species of bird is under threat from illegal silver and lead-zinc mining, a new analysis of satellite data has found. The green peafowl (Pavo Muticus) has been listed as a Category 1 endangered species in China since 1988, with fewer than 500 remaining in the […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 11 Jul 2017