Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Waste budgets ‘could bear brunt’ of council austerity LARAC chair Andrew Bird has warned that council waste budgets are likely to suffer in the event of further cuts to local authority spending under the new government. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, Mr Bird expressed concern that recycling will be “way down on the priority list” for councils if the Conservatives decide to push ahead with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2015 Industry news Cumbria MP replaces Rogerson at Defra Rory Stewart, the Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border, has been confirmed as the replacement for Dan Rogerson within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The news comes after it was confirmed that both Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss and minister of state George Eustice, who had worked within the Department … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2015 Industry news POWERDAY RENEWS TIR CHONAILL GAELS SPONSORSHIP Powerday has renewed its sponsorship of the Gaelic Athletic Association club, Tir Chonaill Gaels, whom the company has supported for many years. The club was formed in 1962 and has gone on to become ... Powerday · 11 May 2015 Industry news Glasgow exhibiting at the Ideal Home Show Scotland Glasgow Wood Recycling is going to be exhibiting at the Ideal Home Show in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, from the 22nd until the 25th of May. Community Wood Recycling · 11 May 2015 Industry news First round of trainees graduate Making Wood Work programme We're delighted to see the first round of trainees successfully complete their courses on Glasgow Wood Recycling's Making Wood Work programme. Community Wood Recycling · 11 May 2015 Industry news A change in direction With the dust settling on what turned out to be a surprising and decisive result in the General Election, David Cameron’s Conservative majority government is now taking shape, with a number of key cabinet appointments announced. What is clear from the majority of appointments is that Mr Cameron will continue the work his Party began … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2015 Industry news Eric Pickles replaced as Communities Secretary The controversial Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has not kept his post in the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and has been given a job as the government’s new ‘anti-corruption tsar’, it has been reported. Prime Minister David Cameron is appointing a new cabinet following the Conservative Party’s majority victory in last week’s General … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2015 Industry news Liz Truss keeps Defra post Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that Liz Truss will remain in the role of Environment Secretary as part of the new government. Mr Cameron is appointing a new cabinet following the Conservative Party’s majority victory in last week’s General Election. Mrs Truss, the South West Norfolk MP, had held the Environment portfolio since July … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2015 Industry news LGA: landfill funds could boost recycling The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for additional funding support for councils struggling to meet the 50% by 2020 statutory recycling target. In particular, the organisation has urged government to look at pouring the proceeds of landfill tax back to councils via Revenue Support Grants, to enable councils to decide locally how to invest … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2015 Industry news Packaging committee considers PRN transparency The Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) is to consider whether the categories where PRN funding can go may benefit from further amendment, because of a “widespread lack of understanding” of where the money is being spent. A first stage report on the topic, looking at the transparency of PRN spending, has just been published by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2015 Industry news Drummond charts evolution of waste sector Former Viridor chief executive Colin Drummond OBE gave a candid overview of the evolution of the waste and recycling industry in the UK over the last three decades to an invited group of guests in London last Thursday (April 30). Mr Drummond was the guest speaker at Wax Chandlers Hall to deliver a lecture titled … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Industry news Conservatives urged to act on recycling Waste sector trade body the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has urged the incoming Conservative government to look immediately at flagging recycling rates following yesterday’s (May 7) General Election. David Cameron’s party looks to have won an outright majority in the polls, despite much of the build up to the vote indicating that a hung parliament … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Industry news Election: Rogerson ousted while Conservatives strengthen Waste and resources minister Dan Rogerson MP has lost his seat in North Cornwall in what has been described as a “cruel and painful” General Election for the Liberal Democrats. Mr Rogerson, who was appointed to Defra in October 2013, lost his South West constituency to Conservative challenger Scott Mann by 6,631 votes. The MP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2015 Industry news Climate change could worsen effects of EDC pollution In the first study of its kind, scientists have shown that climate change could amplify the negative effects of pollution from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on aquatic wildlife. Climate change is seen globally as a major environmental risk, and when combined with chemical pollution and habitat loss, it has the potential to have a severe impact on wildlife populations. […] CHEM Trust · 7 May 2015 Industry news Recyclers eye ballot paper recycling ‘boost’ As UK voters hit the polls today (May 7) paper recyclers are eyeing up a ballot papers boost for confidential paper shredding next year. Guidance provided by the Electoral Commission to local returning officers for today’s General Election states that after being safely retained for a year after polling day, election documents must be ‘securely … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news EU circular economy consultation ‘imminent’ A consultation on the proposed measures likely to form the European Commission’s revised circular economy legislative package will be launched shortly, Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella said today (May 7). The Maltese Commissioner made the revelation in his speech at the European Business Summit in Brussels. In his speech he reiterated the Commission’s commitment to adopt … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news TJ opens £1.2m Southampton MRF Hampshire waste management firm TJ Waste & Recycling has officially opened a materials recovery facility (MRF) in Southampton for handling commercial waste. More than £1.2m has been invested in the three-acre site, which has the capacity to process 50,000 tonnes of waste per year, including £350,000 on plant, such as a new excavator, pre-picking belts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news Gardiner slams Coalition for recycling ‘plateau’ A senior Labour Party politician has savaged the Coalition Government’s record on recycling – as new quarterly household recycling data shows that progress towards a 50% recycling rate has remained flat. The figures, which were published as Britain goes to the polls today (May 7) in what has been described as the closest General Election … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news Veolia fined after worker falls at Four Ashes site Waste and recycling firm Veolia has been fined £16,600 after a worker fell from a conveyor at its Four Ashes energy recovery plant at Enterprise Drive in Staffordshire. The global waste firm was also ordered to pay costs of £1,773 and a victim surcharge of £120 following the prosecution at Stafford Magistrates Court yesterday (May … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2015 Industry news News in brief (06/05/2015) With news on: B&M’s Stockdale acquisition; RBS loan for Fresh Start; SWR and RUR3 to tackle food waste, and; Cambridge hospital’s recycling accolade ______________________________________________________________________________________ B&M continues growth with Stockdale acquisition Cheshire waste firm B&M Waste Services has announced the acquisition of Stockdale & Sons Ltd, a waste services pr… letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Two waste firms prosecuted by HSE Two waste and recycling firms have been handed fines totalling around £40,000 in separate prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for safety failings, in cases concluded yesterday (May 6). London recycler and RDF producer, Street Fuels Limited was fined £25,000 with £893 costs and a victim surcharge of £120 at Medway Magistrates … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Green Plan-It completes £1.5m Leicestershire MRF Confidential shredding specialist Green Plan-It has completed the construction of a £1.5 million custom-designed materials recovery facility (MRF) at Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire. The firm, which carries out the destruction of confidential materials and waste management services for businesses across the country appointed equipment manufacturer Whitham Mills to carry out the design an… letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news The green debate Matt Miles, director of waste management and recycling broker 707, discusses environmental issues and the General Election. As election fever reaches a crescendo, it seems not a day goes by without another policy announcement from the UK’s political parties. Given the rhetoric about our mountain of debt and the need to cut costs, it’s sad … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news 2016 target date for Shanks MBT to fully reopen Shanks has confirmed that its Frog Island mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility in East London is expected to be fully operational again early next year, almost 18 months after it was hit by a major fire in summer 2014. According to Shanks, the 180,000 tonnes per year capacity plant is now accepting all contracted waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2015 Industry news Buyer moves in for Closed Loop Recycling Plastic bottle recycler Closed Loop Recycling has been acquired by Dubai-based investment firm Euro Capital after having been placed into administration late last week, letsrecycle.com has learned. The company has been bought in a pre-pack arrangement after having posted losses in recent months due to challenging trading conditions. Much of the firm’s problems had stemmed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news Recycling Association to focus plastics lobbying The Recycling Association is to step up its lobbying on issues relating to plastics recycling after convening the first meeting of its Plastics Focus Group last week. The group met at the Association’s head office in Daventry on Wednesday (April 29) where it was agreed that it would meet regularly, with issues to be fed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news EfW ‘not a long term solution’ for plastic scrap A leading plastics recycling organisation has cautioned that energy from waste (EfW) is not a ‘long term solution’ for the treatment of recyclable plastic scrap, despite difficulties in the plastics recycling market. The warning note came from Stuart Foster, chief executive of plastics recycling organisation Recoup, in response to waste firm FCC Environment, which has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news Wastecycle invests in collection vehicle to boost safety East Midlands-based recycling firm Wastecycle has expanded its collection fleet with an aim to boost road safety and save on fuel consumption. The company has invested in a Mercedes-Benz 8×2 Aroc rigid collection vehicle, which has been designed to meet company specifications through collaborative work between Wastecycle and local dealership Mertrux. The vehicle includes additional … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2015 Industry news ERP Portugal: 10th Anniversary over 100,000 tonnes of WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators Der Beitrag ERP Portugal: 10th Anniversary erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 1 May 2015 Industry news Suez fined for landfill leachate licence breach Suez environnement was fined £20,000 at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday (30 April 2015) for its handling of leachate, a potentially polluting liquid, at its Binn landfill (Glenfarg) site. The company – which was trading as Sita UK at the time of the offences – pleaded guilty to breaching licensed conditions on leachate volume between 18 December … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news Equipment round-up (01/05/15) With news on; IRD increases PET plastics output; BlueMAC MRF for Murray Browns; Balcan Engineering launches new plastic lamp processor; UNTHA unveils XR-C waste shredder, and; SEaB Flexibuster mini plants Infra-Red Dryer increases PET output Gloucestershire-based Petlon Polymers has invested in new equipment for the compounding of plastics recyclate. The equipment incorporates a Kreyenborg … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news EU bag laws include look at bio bag exemption MEPs have approved new targets to cut plastic bag use and called on the Commission to investigate the use of oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags within the European Union. The targets have prompted a British manufacturer of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags, which have been proposed as an alternative to plastic carrier bags, to welcome the new legislation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: UKIP With the race for Number 10 heating up, letsrecycle.com takes a look at the parliamentary candidates for the waste and recycling industry to watch when Britain goes to the polls on May 7. In the last entry in our election series, we look at what the United Kingdom Independence Party candidates would – or would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 May 2015 Industry news Cheshire West keeps Eunomia’s carbon crown Cheshire West and Chester council has held onto its place at the top of Eunomia’s carbon league, by saving the highest amount of CO2 through recycling of all the authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The north western authority achieved a carbon saving of 116 kilograms per person in 2013/14, finishing ahead of North … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news Men’s ethical fashion supports TRAID Ethical men’s fashion website Brothers We Stand directing 10% of sales to TRAID Brothers We Stand – a new online... TRAID · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news March brings another record for RDF exports Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England and Wales have once again broken records with latest figures showing the largest ever overall monthly tonnage of material was shipped out during March 2015. Environment Agency date shows that a record 256,309 tonnes of RDF was exported to the continent last month, which means the record … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news LGA: Producers must support waste collection costs Revised EU circular economy plans should require producers to pay a full cost contribution for waste collections and disposal by 2030, the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested. In an a position paper on proposals currently being drawn up by the EU on the circular economy, published this month, the local authority organisation argued that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: Conservatives With the race for Number 10 heating up, letsrecycle.com takes a look at the parliamentary candidates for the waste and recycling industry to watch when Britain goes to the polls on May 7. Today we focus on the blue corner, with Conservatives polling neck and neck with Labour in the run up to the election. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Apr 2015 Industry news FIRST COMPANY IN ENGLAND TO GAIN RECYCLING PERFORMANCE REPORTING ACCREDITATION Powerday has become the first waste management company in England to gain the recycling performance reporting accreditation PAS 402: 2009. The British Standard for waste resource management - specifi... Powerday · 29 Apr 2015 Industry news Waste incinerators ‘do not affect’ nearby agriculture Waste incinerator emissions do not reduce the quality of nearby crops and milk production, a decade-long study publicised by the European Commission this week has concluded. The research was undertaken in the Netherlands and published by scientific journal Chemosphere in March. It found that the level of contaminants were similar whether the products came from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2015