Recycling news: 2016

Industry news The Week in Waste – 27 May 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 in the waste industry debate over 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 · 27 May 2016 Industry news Equipment news round-up (27/05/2016) With news on: Bobcat launches excavator; Whitham Mills to install JD Sports’ system; Sesotec unveils sorting system; ZenRobotics announces ‘trainable’ recycling robot, and; Mick George selects AMCS Bobcat launches E57W Stage IIIB Wheeled Excavator Bobcat has launched a new wheeled excavator, building on the success of its previous E55W model. The E57W IIIB-compliant excavator … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2016 Industry news Operator jailed for failing to repay waste crime proceeds A Darlington man has been jailed for three years after failing to pay back the proceeds he gained through illegal waste activities. Tony Leigh Shepherd, of Winston, was ordered to pay back £350,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act – one of the largest orders the Environment Agency has gained in the North East. In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2016 Industry news Contact Us - Mick George Mick George Group · 26 May 2016 Industry news Discussing the EU’s circular economy package Der Beitrag Discussing the EU’s circular economy package erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 26 May 2016 Industry news WRAP: Fewer councils receiving income from recycling Materials recycling facility (MRF) gate fees have risen in response to falling commodities prices with fewer councils receiving an income for recyclable materials, a report published by WRAP today (26 May) has suggested. And, the resources charity’s annual gate fees report, which calculates the median and range of gate fees for a number of waste treatment options based on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2016 Industry news Fines top £25,000 for illegal waste wood burning Employees of an Ashford-based waste business have been fined a total of £25,419 for the illegal deposit and burning of waste wood at a site in Kent in 2012. Richard Monks, a director of Greenbox Recycling Kent Limited, was fined £5,525 with £9,000 costs, having pleaded guilty to the charges in a personal capacity. Andrew … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2016 Industry news ‘War on Waste’ adviser decries failure of Food Waste Bill Environmental campaigner Tristram Stuart has spoken of his regret that too little has been done to raise awareness of Defra shadow minister Kerry McCarthy’s Food Waste (Reduction) Bill. Mr Stuart – who served as chief adviser on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s ‘War on Waste’ – told letsrecycle.com he felt a “real culpability” that the piece of would-be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2016 Industry news Wildlife returns to Banbury’s Spiceball Park as the Wild Banbury project takes off The post Wildlife returns to Banbury’s Spiceball Park as the Wild Banbury project takes off appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 25 May 2016 Industry news Council officers fight back over industry reports Local authority recycling officers have delivered a stinging rebuke to two reports which they claim paint an ‘unrealistic’ picture over costs for food waste collection and efficiency levels in council services. Andrew Bird, the chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) which represents council officers across the UK, has expressed ‘dismay’ over the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Eunomia assesses European residual waste demand Waste consultancy Eunomia has predicted that Northern Europe will have around 14 million tonnes of surplus residual waste treatment capacity by 2030 – if all of the energy recovery facilities currently in development come online. The prediction comes in the tenth edition of the firm’s ‘Residual Waste Infrastructure Review’ published yesterday (24 May) to coincide … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Referendum a ‘red herring’, warns FCC Environment FCC Environment today (25 May) called for government and the waste and resources sector to look beyond the EU referendum and instead focus on the need for consistency and strategic direction. Kristian Dales, FCC Environment’s communications director, said: “The reality is that the industry needs clarity on direction of travel right now, irrespective of whether … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news The need to ‘look beyond the referendum’ Kristian Dales, director of communications at Spanish-owned FCC Environment, reflects on the need for policy whatever the referendum result brings. FCC Environment today (25 May 2016) called for government and the waste and resources sector to look beyond the EU referendum. The UK’s membership of the European Union hangs in the balance. With just one … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Three Rivers council to begin charging for green waste Three Rivers district council in Hertfordshire – one of the top councils in England for composting – is preparing residents for the introduction of a charge for using its green waste collection service. The local authority is imposing a £35-per-year subscription fee for the service from July 2016, which had previously been provided free of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Want Real Bread? Look for The Loaf Mark! | Real Bread Campaign - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 25 May 2016 Industry news Quality measures ease Viridor’s recycling income concerns Viridor’s earnings from its operational landfill sites more than halved during 2015/16, while the company remains ‘cautious’ over recycling commodity values, financial results published today (25 May) indicate. The results also suggest that the company has taken action to address falling recyclate prices through the optimisation of the quality of recycled material it handles. Overall … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2016 Industry news Shanks confirms interest in Van Gansewinkel Milton Keynes-based waste management Shanks, which has waste operations in the UK and in Holland and Belgium, today asked for its shares to be suspended while it considers buying continental competitor, Van Gansewinkel Groep BV. Shanks has steadily acquired a number of businesses, particularly in Holland, in recent years and has reported recent growth there. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news Fife converts two RCVs to use hydrogen fuel Fife council has taken delivery of two dual-fuelled hydrogen and diesel powered refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), in what is being touted as a first of its kind scheme anywhere in the world. The vehicles have been converted to use hydrogen fuel as part of the Levenmouth Community Energy Project (LCEP) – which aims to establish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news Worcester puts collection outsourcing plan in doubt Worcester council chiefs have called a halt to plans to outsource the city’s waste collections – following a shock administration change at this month’s local elections. In September, the then Conservative-led authority agreed to procure the collection service by 2017 alongside neighbouring Malvern Hills and Wychavon councils. Worcester and Malvern Hills councils currently carry out … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news New Earth awaits white knight after posting £29m loss EXCLUSIVE: New Earth Solutions Group may have ‘no option’ but to enter administration – pending the outcome of negotiations with a white knight, in the form of an unnamed European combined heat and power (CHP) plant developer. The revelation comes in New Earth’s annual report for the year ended 31 January 2015, published on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2016 Industry news News in Brief (23/05/2016) With news on: Waltham Forest rewards; Belgian cycle challenge; Powerday backs boxing club; Alupro communications, and; Stockport green waste campaign. Waltham Forest launches recycling incentives scheme Waltham Forest council in north London has launched a recycling incentives scheme in a bid to encourage residents in flats to increase the amount that they recycle. The scheme … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news Director sentenced for Essex waste wood storage A 26-year-old Essex man has received a suspended custodial sentence for running an illegal waste site which suffered a fire two days before it was due to be cleared. The site at Thoby Priory in Brentwood, Essex burned for two months creating thick smoke, according to the Environment Agency. Last week (18 May), Chelmsford Crown … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news Covanta ‘holds interest’ as Peel revises EfW project Work on Peel Environmental’s Protos recovery project – formerly Ince park – is continuing with revised plans drawn up for an energy from waste plant on the site, which is east of Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. And, American firm Covanta is also understood to have renewed its interest in delivering the plant, with Peel looking … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news REA points to ‘cost benefit’ of food waste collection Mandatory separate food waste collections in England would cut costs and save money for councils and businesses while helping the UK to hit its 2020 renewable energy and recycling targets. The message of positive financial benefits from food waste collections has been highlighted in research produced for the Organics Recycling Group of the Renewable Energy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2016 Industry news GEORGE GROVES JOINS POWERDAY AT GRAND OPENING OF NEW DALE YOUTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB The Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club reopened its doors last week after a £250,000 refurbishment, thanks to the London Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) Powerday Development Programme, in partnership wi... Powerday · 21 May 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 20 May 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we reveal some of the winners of our Awards for Excellence for Recycling and Waste Management. The video report comes as letsrecycle.com continues to develop its coverage of recycling news, to serve the growing demands of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Businesses move to digital waste exemption service Nearly 10,000 waste exemptions have been registered by businesses under a ‘radical’ new digital service rolled out by the Environment Agency in March, the regulator has claimed. The service has been designed to make online registration ‘quicker, easier and more efficient’ according the Agency, and is encouraging business owners, landowners and farmers to sign up. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Belfast and Biogen among 2016 Awards for Excellence winners There were local authority winners from Belfast city council to Sutton’s Maria Kampioti at this year’s Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management ceremony held in London yesterday (19 May). Eleven awards were presented at the event which was hosted by ITV presenter Charlotte Hawkins with Lord Deben giving the keynote address (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Viridor signs 25-year Clyde Valley residual waste contract Viridor has signed the £700 million Clyde Valley Residual Waste contract which will see the company handle around 190,000 tonnes of residual waste from five local authorities across Scotland. The contract was signed with North Lanarkshire Council, as the lead authority on behalf of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Councils. Viridor, which … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Lord Deben makes case for waste sector to back EU membership Former long-serving Environment Secretary, Lord Deben has made an impassioned plea to the waste industry to back the case for the UK to remain a part of the European Union. His call to support Europe came in a keynote address on environmental issues at letsrecycle.com’s Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management at London’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2016 Industry news Video: New home for Bristol Wood Recycling Project With the redevelopment of the area around the Bristol Wood Recycling Project for the Bristol Arena, the project is on the lookout for a new location. Local magazine Bristol 24/7 meets with Bristol staff and volunteers to find out more. Community Wood Recycling · 19 May 2016 Industry news SEPA consults on guidance and compost quality limits Guidance aimed at achieving ‘high quality’ recycling of food waste has been opened to consultation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The online survey, which will run until 29 June 2016, asks how the ‘food waste management chain’ – from waste producers to end users – on how to maximise efficiency across composting and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Shanks grows trading profit despite ‘tough markets’ Waste management firm Shanks saw profit growth in its commercial and hazardous waste divisions in 2015/16, but its municipal division saw profits drop by 15%, due to what the company described as ‘market headwinds’. Announcing its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2016 today (19 May) Shanks reported that it had seen revenue … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Augean Group announces hazardous waste acquisition Augean Group has today (19 May) announced the expansion of its hazardous waste portfolio – with the acquisition of Hull-based Colt Holdings for an initial consideration of £9.2 million. The acquisition also includes Colt Holding’s wholly-owned subsidiary Colt Industrial Services. Augean’s purchase comes as it seeks to enhance its Industry & Infrastructure business unit, adding … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Small investors complain as New Earth lenders seek exit “A lack of clarity” surrounds the future of New Earth Solutions Group – after its director this week admitted that senior lenders are looking to pull out of the waste and recycling business. And, small investors have made complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service over advice they received over investing in New Earth. In a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2016 Industry news Lochhead replaced in Scottish cabinet reshuffle Scotland’s First Minister Nichola Sturgeon has appointed a new Environment Secretary following the announcement that Richard Lochhead has stepped down from the role. The SNP MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Roseanna Cunningham, will take over the front bench role within the Scottish Parliament from today (18 May), the Scottish Government has announced, having previously … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2016 Industry news Final Q1 data eases glass packaging concerns Fears of a slow start for glass packaging recycling in 2016 have been alleviated, following publication of the final first quarter figures this week. The data, which has been published by the Environment Agency, shows how much packaging waste was recycled or exported between January and March this year – and gives an indication of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2016 Industry news CSG prepares for ‘significant increase’ in APC residue Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has announced plans to ramp up the processing of incinerator Air Pollution Control (APC) residues at its Cadishead site, west of Manchester in anticipation of ‘significant growth’ in demand for the service. The company said that it has developed a process to handle the residue by blending it with non-hazardous liquid … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2016 Industry news ‘Non target’ MRF input material remains at 14% The proportion of non-target recyclable material processed at MRFs in England and Wales remained broadly stable in the final quarter of 2015, data published today (17 May) by WRAP has suggested. Published on WRAP’s Materials Facility Reporting Portal this morning, the data charts the volume of ‘target’ and ‘non-target’ material received at registered MRFs from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2016 Industry news Ealing to make commingling switch in June Ealing council is to make its switch from a kerbside-sort to a commingled recycling collection system from next month (6 June), after changes to the authority’s waste collection contract were approved by councillors. Collections are currently carried out in the borough by contractor Amey – formerly Enterprise – which was awarded a 15-year contract by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2016