Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Conwy rolls out ‘Trolibocs’ recycling containers Conwy county borough council in northern Wales has completed the rollout of an innovative stackable recycling box for use across its kerbside recycling scheme. The rollout of the new system follows a Welsh Government-backed trial of the new container, which consists of three boxes that stack together on a trolley, across 10,000 homes in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: Green Party 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 third article of our election series, we turn our attention to the Green Party, which has enjoyed a surge in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2015 Industry news Polls apart: a waste sector view on the election manifestos Following last year’s ‘Mapping the politics of waste’ report assessing how the UK’s political landscape might affect the waste and resource agenda over the next five years, Kristian Dales, FCC Environment’s sales and marketing director, takes a detailed look the manifestos of the main political parties. Waste and resource management policy has been all but … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2015 Industry news New Co-op Funeral home for Newbury - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 29 Apr 2015 Industry news RWE assesses effect of Tullis Russell collapse The operator of a major £200 million biomass facility in Scotland has said that the plant will continue to operate as normal despite the news that its main heat and power customer has entered administration. RWE Npower officially opened the Markinch biomass facility last month, having agreed to supply 17MW of electricity and 120 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2015 Industry news Judge rules in favour of South London EfW plant Viridor is to press ahead with its plans to build a £200 million energy from waste plant at its Beddington landfill site in South London, after a senior judge backed a planning ruling on the facility. Croydon Green Party parliamentary candidate Shasha Khan, brought the challenge to the Royal Courts of Justice today (April 28) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2015 Industry news The ultimate way to reuse things! Zero Hero Andrea is a fan of her local scrapstore and wanted to share her experience with you today. If you’ve never heard of them, scrapstores literally allow ‘One Man’s Trash’ to become another man’s treasure by connecting businesses with things to give away with the people who want them. Andrea’s nearest scrapstore is Thurrock… Zero Waste Week · 28 Apr 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: Labour 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 shine the spotlight on a number of Labour candidates from the sector who are hoping to make their mark, including … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2015 Industry news Street sweepings recycling firm achieves End of Waste A Northern Irish company specialising in recycling street sweepings has signed up four new local authority customers after achieving End of Waste status which it says allows 99% of the material to be classed as ‘recycled’. ReCon Waste Management, which is based at Portadown in County Armagh, started researching ways to recycle the organic fraction … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2015 Industry news RWE biomass plant could lose main customer Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd – the Fife paper mill supplied with heat and power by RWE Npower’s waste wood biomass energy plant – has fallen into administration with the loss of 325 jobs. A further 149 jobs are also at risk at the mill after Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KPMG LLP were appointed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2015 Industry news Green business members back Lib Dem green plan Green business members have welcomed publication of the Liberal Democrat environment manifesto, which reinforces the Party’s pledge to boost green investment and England’s recycling target. A total of 20 business leaders and investors have signed a letter in support of the policy document, which was published yesterday (April 26). Among them is waste and recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2015 Industry news Fires hit Veolia and JWS Waste sites Fires broke out at waste sites in Hampshire and Salford over the weekend, in the latest incidents to hit the waste and recycling sector. In Hampshire, fire crews were called at around 8pm on Friday (April 24) evening to Veolia’s Blue Haze landfill site on Alderholt Road in Ringwood to attend to a fire involving … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2015 Industry news In the Spotlight: Liberal Democrats 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 first of our election series, we cast our eye on North Cornwall – heartland of the Liberal Democrats. The South … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up (24/04/15) With news on; Steve Barker appointed Yorwaste MD; Stuart Tilley becomes head of TOMRA Sorting; John Haddow joins Jayplas as group compliance manager, and; Tom Brown hired as Andigestion AD officer Steve Barker appointed MD of Yorwaste Council-owned waste firm Yorwaste has appointed Steve Barker as its new managing director. Mr Barker, 42, joined … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2015 Industry news West Sussex to assess future of Biffa MBT facility EXCLUSIVE: West Sussex county council is due to consult on the future of its 25-year waste treatment contract with Biffa, following continued delays to the opening of the Brockhurst Wood mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant. Operations at the MBT facility near Horsham were previously slated to start in summer 2013. But, the opening has been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2015 Industry news Northern Ireland data shows recycling drop off Councils in Northern Ireland witnessed a quarter on quarter decline in the amount of waste recycled at the end of 2014, interim data published by the Department of the Environment yesterday (April 24) reveals. Figures published for September to December 2014 show 38.2% of municipal waste was recycled or composted, compared to 38.5% for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2015 Industry news POWERDAY SPONSORS LONDON GREEN CYCLING CLUB CHALLENGE Powerday is sponsoring the London Green Cycling Club in a 500km charity challenge this summer over stages two and three of last year’s Tour de France and finishing with the Prudential Ride 100. The... Powerday · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news Turtles could be the latest casualties of hormone disrupter bisphenol A The sex of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), native to fresh waters of North America, is normally determined by the temperature the eggs are exposed to during development, but new research shows the commonly used hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) can disrupt this process. BPA, which is present in a number of household products including food can […] CHEM Trust · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news Vehicle news round-up (23/04/15) With news on; Bobcat S650 compact loader; Biffa vehicles remanufactured; Lytx unveils driver safety product; Brigade in camera blind spot warning, and; Ernest Cooper fuel efficiency Concorde Metals buys Bobcat S650 compact loader South East-based metals supplier Concorde Metals has purchased a Bobcat S650 compact loader for its Belvedere facility. The loader is used … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news GDF signs biomass energy agreement Energy firm GDF Suez has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the operators of a waste wood to energy biomass plant in the north east of England. Under the agreement, GDF Suez Energy UK, sister company to waste management firm SITA UK (which is currently rebranding as Suez), will buy all of the electricity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news TEEP campaigner gears up for council election battle An environmental campaigner who has led the legal challenge against the government’s stance on commingling is preparing a bid to enter political office as a candidate in forthcoming council elections. Andy Moore, the former figurehead of the Campaign for Real Recycling (CRR), now director of UK Recyclate Ltd, is standing as the Green Party candidate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news Alupro calls for changes to PRN system Metal recycling organisation Alupro has called for an “overhaul” of how PRNs are issued, following a shortfall in the amount of aluminium packaging recovered in the first quarter of 2015. Alupro, which represents aluminium packaging producers, claims that delays in the accreditation process means that a large amount of aluminium recovered from incinerator bottom ash … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2015 Industry news Alupro Statement on Q1 PRN Data for Aluminium Quarter 1 data for Aluminium Packaging highlights the need for an overhaul of the PRN system, says Alupro Executive Director Rick Hindley. Packaging waste recovery data released by the Environment Agency for the first quarter of 2015 shows that reported aluminium packaging recycling is significantly below the levels required to achieve the 2015 target. Whilst […] Alupro · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Creating a sustainable recycling industry for the UK Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association outlines some of the recycling issues that will need to be addressed in the wake of the General Election. We are all aware that the UK’s recycling industry is going through a challenging time. At the front end, slashed local authority budgets are leaving them less … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Biffa eyes more acquisitions as it returns to growth VIDEO REPORT: The chief executive of Biffa, the UK’s second largest waste management company, has revealed that the company is interested in making more acquisitions after successfully navigating “a difficult period”. In an exclusive video interview with letsrecycle.com, Ian Wakelin said that the High Wycombe-based business had been performing “very well” since a debt restructure … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Contract news round-up (22/04/15) With news on; Local Green Points in Torbay; FCC wins Torfaen HWRC contract, and; North Lincs £25m municipal waste deal Local Green Points awarded Torbay contract Local Green Points has been appointed to operate a recycling incentive scheme on behalf of Torbay council in South Devon. The incentive scheme has been launched after Torbay council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news CHEM Trust joins with other NGOs to highlight the importance of REACH to the Circular Economy The debate on the ‘Circular Economy’ is hotting up, as the Juncker Commission tries to work out what changes it is going to make to the existing proposal to make it ‘more ambitious’. CHEM Trust have already pointed out the importance of chemical regulation – in particular REACH – in cleaning up the circular economy. […] CHEM Trust · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Aluminium and recovery hit hard in Q1 packaging data Changes to scrap metal protocols have led to a “concerning” shortfall in the amount of aluminium packaging recovered in the first quarter of 2015, some industry sources have claimed in response to provisional recycling data released today (April 22). And, changes to rules on energy-from-waste accreditation have also seen an estimated shortfall of 110,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Countrystyle Recycling Cleaning Up Kent Cricket Countrystyle Recycling has joined forces with Kent County Cricket Club in promoting access to cricket activities, countywide. Countrystyle Recycling · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Swansea’s black bag limit sees residual waste fall The amount of residual waste collected for disposal from households in Swansea has fallen by over 25% in the 12 months since city council introduced a limit on the number of waste bags available to householders, it has been claimed. Since early April 2014, Swansea residents have been restricted to putting out a maximum of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news EU Food Authority responds to letter on misleading communication on Bisphenol A risks, claims ‘simplification’ for ‘accessibility’ On Friday 17th April we finally got a response to our letter to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on why their press release & public briefing on 21st January had stated that there was ‘no health concern’ from the hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), when their expert panel had actually stated that there was a ‘low […] CHEM Trust · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Shanks’ Westcott AD plant achieves PAS 110 status Waste management giant Shanks has announced that it has achieved PAS 110 certification at its Westcott Park anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Buckinghamshire. The PAS 110 specification, which was originally published in February 2010, aims to provide assurances to companies using digestate as a biofertiliser or soil improver that the product is of a consistent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Plastics Packaging Seminar – Packaging in Context We presented at the BPF Plastics Packaging Seminar in April 2015: see our presentation deck below: INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 22 Apr 2015 Industry news Surrey councils seek joint £100m collection contract Four local authorities in Surrey have decided to procure a joint waste collection and street cleansing contract in a deal valued at over £100 million, letsrecycle.com can reveal. Elmbridge borough council, Mole Valley district council, Surrey Heath borough council and Woking borough council are teaming up to tender for a contract for an initial term … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2015 Industry news News in brief (21/04/15) With news on: Biffa WEEE collections; Scottish bag levy progress; CK Melrose investment, and; Grundon & Carbon8 tanker. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Biffa collects 400 tonnes of household WEEE Municipal services firm Biffa has collected over 400 tonnes of small waste electrical and electronic items (WEEE) from households since the launch… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2015 Industry news Green jackets won by DHL at 2015 Masters of Waste DHL have been crowned champions after winning the team competition in the 2015 Masters of Waste golf tournament held this year at Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire. Players from across the waste sector came together last week (April 17) for the competition which saw DHL Envirosolutions, runners-up twice before, take the title from 2014 winners Powerday, with a strong performance from the … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2015 Industry news The EU claims that TTIP won’t reduce EU food safety standards – but is this true? The EU commission has claimed that there will be no lowering of food safety standards in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that is currently being negotiated with the United States. However, an examination of the EU’s negotiating position shows that they are already offering changes which could lead to increased amounts of pesticide residues […] CHEM Trust · 20 Apr 2015 Industry news Shanks suspends Cumbria MBT operations Waste and recycling firm Shanks has been forced for a second time to suspend operations at its Barrow-in-Furness mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant in Cumbria – this time in order to improve odour management. The Environment Agency, which served a notice to Shanks on Friday (April 17), is investigating the Sowerby Woods site over “non-compliance” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2015 Industry news Labour commits to resource security review The Labour Party today (April 20) said it would undertake a review of resource security if elected in order to “unblock the economic opportunities from using our resources more efficiently”. Highlighting “volatile” raw materials prices and the need to support domestic recycling and remanufacturing, Labour said the review would be led by the Treasury to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2015 Industry news WEEE arisings increasing globally, UN report finds The amount of WEEE being generated across the globe reached around 41.8 million tonnes in 2014, and is due to reach close to 50 million tonnes before the end of the decade, research published by the UN suggests. These are among the findings contained in the annual ‘Global E-Waste Monitor’ report published by the United … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2015