Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Metal theft declining, says National Crime Agency EXCLUSIVE: Metal theft is continuing to decline, the National Crime Agency has said in its annual review of serious crime in the UK. Commenting in its National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2017, published last week, the Agency said: “Available data indicates that metal theft continues to decline. However increases in lead prices … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news Tamco container rental firm launched A new waste container rental company, ‘Tamco’, has been launched to give organisations the opportunity to rent ‘high quality’ bins instead of buying them. Taylor Asset Management Company (Tamco) has been launched with the aim of reducing the upfront capital cost of purchasing waste containers, the company explained. And, it said that it will also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news Viridor highlights Scotland’s ambition Viridor’s head of public affairs, Martin Grey, has praised Scotland’s circular economy approach as creating an environment which encourages future investment. And, the company’s director of regulatory affairs, Dan Cooke, has told an English audience that in order to achieve real progress the industry needs recognition of shared cross-sector goals and challenges. Mr Grey’s message … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news ‘Name and shame’ over food waste, says McCarthy ‘Naming and shaming’ of retailers is the way forward in terms of encouraging supermarkets to tackle food waste, Kerry McCarthy MP declared this week. Speaking at All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) food waste event in London yesterday (3 July), Ms McCarthy said: “At the moment figures are reported at an aggregate level and we … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news J. Bryan goes, bounces back… - Demolition News Demolition News · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news Environment - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 4 Jul 2017 Industry news Oil giants admit potential spill could have 30% chance of hitting Amazon reef The controversial offshore oil drilling project in the mouth of the Amazon river could pose significant risk to the mysterious nearby coral reef, according to documents filed by Total and BP. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling blocks shared by the European oil giants claims there is an up to 30% chance that a […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Corporate Partner Membership - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Events Calendar - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Who's Who - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Welcome to ADEPT - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news WRAP looks to Wales success in annual report WRAP’s success in driving up recycling rates in Wales has been hailed by the charity’s chief executive Marcus Gover in its recently published annual report for 2016/17. And, making Wales the “3rd best recycling nation in the world” is given as the charity’s number one impact achieved, under the resource management category. In his introduction … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Membership - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news LGA funding ‘brings delivery partners together’ Funding by the Local Government Association has brought delivery partners together on improving recycling levels and waste services generally, according to a review of the scheme. Known as the LGA’s Waste and Recycling Programme, the scheme provided grants in 2015 of about £20,000 to several local authorities in England on a competition basis. One of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Scots find deposit scheme benefits councils Councils in Scotland could save as much as £6.2 million in residual waste disposal savings if a deposit return scheme was introduced, according to research by Zero Waste Scotland. And, the organisation finds that “in the aggregate, local authorities’ kerbside services benefited financially from a DRS” by between £1.3 million and £9.2 million. And, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2017 Industry news Carbon footprint review shows ‘large’ savings for Axion’s recycled polymers - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 2 Jul 2017 Industry news Careers - Diageo Diageo news and media · 1 Jul 2017 Industry news Open mosaic habitats high value guidance: when is brownfield land of ‘high environmental value’? Wildlife and Countryside Li - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 30 June 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on the Packflow 2025 report. Also, we cover Janez Potocnik’s speech at the Resourcing the Future conference in London. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news Give producers the responsibility for packaging litter Mark Sayers, principal consultant for producer compliance scheme Ecosurety, argues that producers of packaging are likely to have a more significant role in efforts to tackle littering. The scourge of litter affects everybody in the UK, whether they live in a town or city, and costs local taxpayers £778m a year. The government’s Litter Strategy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news Talks avert Reigate & Banstead waste strike Reigate & Banstead borough council has today (30 June) announced that a settlement has been reached with trade union GMB, over proposed strike action by the council’s refuse workers. And, the council confirmed as a result of the settlement, the proposed strike action by members of GMB, employed as drivers and loaders for the authority, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news 80-tonne shredder forms heart of AO WEEE plant AO Recycling has launched what it describes as the UK’s largest fridge recycling facility in Shropshire, at the heart of which is a bespoke 80-tonne shredding machine. The facility in Telford is part of a new venture between the electrical retailer AO and recycling firm TRG, and will process other waste electrical and electronic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news Assembly to investigate London’s waste generation The London Assembly has launched an investigation into waste generation, handling and disposal across the city, to inform the development of work under the Mayor’s Environment Strategy Led by the Environment Committee the investigation will focus on three aspects in particular: waste reduction and the circular economy, recycling and energy from waste. The investigation scoping … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news Car scrapyard has environmental permit revoked The Environment Agency has revoked the permit of an operator of a vehicle scrapyard in County Durham, after what it claimed were a ‘series’ of alleged breaches of environmental legislation. The Agency took the action against Robert Wright (snr), the former Company Director of Robby’s Auto Dismantling Ltd in Stanley, following breaches of licence conditions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2017 Industry news VW admits its fix may not make a difference in the real world The post VW admits its fix may not make a difference in the real world appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Rich List billionaires scoop up millions in farm subsidy payments Billionaires and aristocrats last year scooped up an even greater proportion of the UK’s biggest farm subsidy payouts, Unearthed’s latest investigation into the top 100 recipients of direct payments has found. Analysis of new government data reveals that one in five of the 100 largest payments under the European Union’s “direct” subsidy system now go […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Catalysing green finance: a priority for the new government With Brexit negotiations kicking off and the government facing several immediate policy challenges, it would be easy for the new government to be entirely focused on short-term issues. However, it is in the UK's economic interest for the government to take a long-term view as it develops a new policy agenda, argues Alex White, Policy Officer at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Prevent, eradicate and control: A three-tiered approach to tackling INNS - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Ballast Water Management – Why does it matter? - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news The National Trust - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Badger Trust - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news The Rivers Trust - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Wildlife and Countryside Link appoints new Chair of Trustees - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Legal Strategy - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Farming Fit for the Future - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Blog - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news A move to safer chemicals? Ten years of the EU’s REACH chemicals regulation The EUs system for regulating chemicals, REACH, came into force 10 years ago, on the 1st June 2007. It aimed to gather reliable safety data on chemicals that are used in Europe, and to control those with problems, substituting them with safer alternatives. It was one of the most complex and controversial regulatory proposals that […] CHEM Trust · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Amey awarded seven-year Selby contract extension Amey has been awarded a contract extension by Selby district council, which will see the company continue to deliver waste collections to 38,500 households in the borough. The extension will see Amey delivering refuse and recycling collections, grounds maintenance and street cleansing services for the North Yorkshire authority for another seven years. Amey’s environmental services … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Kingston launches flats recycling rewards scheme Kingston council has rolled out the ‘Kingston Recycling Rewards’ scheme, which aims to reduce non-recyclable waste produced in the borough, to residents in flats. The scheme, provided by the rewards provider Local Green Points, will tackle household waste by rewarding residents with prizes and discounts at local businesses for wasting less and recycling more. According … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2017 Industry news Could hospitality waste soon be biofuel? Turning ‘fatbergs’ into eco friendly fuel – sounds like a rather stinky sci-fi film right? Actually no. A BBC report... Ward Recycling · 29 Jun 2017