Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Carlisle EfW proposed as part of Cumbria ‘waste plan’ An energy from waste plant capable of processing up to 225,000 tonnes of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) per year has been proposed for Carlisle. The estimated £80 million plant is being proposed by a consortium of developers – Fortum Carlisle Limited, Kingmoor Park Properties and Verus Energy Ltd – as part of Cumbria county council’s emerging … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2016 Industry news RDF exports see strong start to 2016 Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from the UK have shown a strong start to the year, with more than 600,000 tonnes of material sent to Europe during January and February, the latest provisional Environment Agency data suggests. This shows a considerable increase of almost 150,000 tonnes compared to the same period last year, suggesting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2016 Industry news Lewisham to roll out new collection system As one of London’s worst boroughs for recycling, Lewisham is hoping to improve rates to more than 30% through weekly food waste collections and a reduced refuse service. The south-east London borough holds the lowest recycling rate in the capital and was second from bottom in the UK’s recycling league tables for 2014/15 with a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2016 Industry news APSE warns of austere future for council waste spending APSE chief executive Paul O’Brien has voiced his support for councils considering in-house waste collections to save money, at the launch of a damning report into local authority cuts today (26 April). By 2020, argues the Association for Public Services Excellence report, the combined current and capital spending by local government will be lower than … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Taylor adds OMB containers to portfolio Droitwich-based container Egbert Taylor Group has been appointed as exclusive distributor of the Italian OMB container range within the UK. OMB is part of the BUSI Group, an Italian producer of containers and waste vehicle equipment including single-body and classic tailgate rear loaders. The involvement with OBM adds to a number of other deals that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Cambridge event recycles 20 tonnes of e-waste Der Beitrag Cambridge event recycles 20 tonnes of e-waste erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Police investigate fatal Park Royal waste collision A 57-year-old woman was killed yesterday (25 April) in a collision involving a Bywaters waste vehicle and another vehicle in Park Royal, London. The pedestrian was hit on Abbey Road near the junction with Eldon Way while walking to work at around 8.45am. She died from extensive head injuries at the scene. The woman has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Tegos takes over supply of enwis software An IT system aimed at consolidating and simplifying software used by UK industry – including the waste sector – is now being provided by German-owned distributor Tegos, rather than Paris-based Prodware SA. The ‘enwis)’ software enables businesses to reduce the number of software systems they have down to a single programme, according to Tegos UK. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Hospital trial recycles 830kg of PVC items A niche recycling trial for hospital waste across seven hospitals in England has seen 830 kg of PVC medical items collected between December 2014 and March 2016, according to the British Plastics Federation (BPF). The BPF, working with Axion Consulting, has placed a small number of bins in the hospitals, two in northern England and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2016 Industry news Snowdon waste walk to raise money for charity A charity event will see walkers flock to Mount Snowdon this summer in order to raise money for waste management projects in the third world. Walkers of all abilities will assemble at the bottom of the mountain on Saturday 16 July with a view to watch the sunset from Wales’ highest peak – before making … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2016 Industry news UK lecturer steps into clothing export debate A senior Huddersfield University lecturer has accused the western world of flooding the East African country of Tanzania with discarded clothes and is hoping to revive a vibrant clothing industry in Tanzania. The criticism of the west for used clothing exports by Dr Karen Shah, who lectures in fashion design, comes just weeks after a meeting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2016 Industry news Viridor’s Calne landfill site accepts final load Calne landfill site in Wiltshire has taken its final load of waste after almost 25 years in operation and has now entered its ‘aftercare’ phase, site operator Viridor announced on Friday (April 22). In operation since 1992, the site has taken more than five million tonnes of residual waste from the surrounding area, including local … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2016 Industry news Knowaste to resubmit plans for London nappy plant Hygiene waste specialist Knowaste Ltd is resubmitting its planning application to construct what would be the UK’s only dedicated nappy recycling facility in the London borough of Hillingdon, West London. The £15 million plant, on the border of Southall and Hayes, would reportedly use ‘unique’ recycling technology to process up to 40,000 tonnes per year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2016 Industry news THE GREAT POWERDAY BAKE OFF! The Powerday team have been baking hard this weekend to raise money for St Luke's Hospice. The event was arranged by Powerday’s Sarah Hallissey and, as you can see in the image, has been very well ... Powerday · 24 Apr 2016 Industry news Ward Recycling fined for Derbyshire breaches Donald Ward Limited, trading as Ward Recycling has been fined £270,000 plus costs for environmental breaches described by the Environment Agency as “serious and persistent”, at two sites in Derbyshire. The metals recycling company, also operating in commercial waste and domestic skips, was sentenced yesterday (April 21) at Derby Crown Court for breaches of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 22 April 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 flytipping problems in Derby after the city council tried an alternative option to collect recycling in an area where material was being contaminated. Plus we take a quick look at an MPs’ report on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2016 Industry news Q1 packaging data shows slow start for glass Provisional packaging recycling data published today (22 April) reveals a rocky start to the year for glass. The official quarterly data has been released by the Environment Agency and gives an indication of how much packaging waste has been recycled or exported between January and March 2016. The statistics, published in an interim report on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2016 Industry news Recycling income warning in Stockton review Stockton-on-Tees council is to review its kerbside waste collection in a drive to improve the authority’s 26.6% recycling rate. Included in the review will be an assessment of costs and income with scrutiny of potential costs and losses if the current system is changed. At a cabinet meeting yesterday (April 21), recommendations put forward by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2016 Industry news WISH seeks more ‘accessible’ health and safety guidance A more easily-accessible and practical approach to safety guidance at work is the way forward, according to the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) forum. Safety guidance documents are routinely kept up to date with a review every 18 months to account for developments in technology, procedure and experience. But, since 2014, WISH – which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2016 Industry news Croydon cracks down on trade waste collection Croydon council is to expand the trial of a ban on the daytime collection of trade waste outside commercial properties in parts of the borough, in a bid to crack down on the illegal dumping of waste. In March, Croydon council officers imposed a daytime ban on private waste contractors collecting rubbish from outside Thornton … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news MBA Polymers to process WEEE plastic MBA Polymers is to begin production of a blended polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer product, produced using plastic recovered from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the company reports. The PC/ABS product will come in the form of pellets from shredded plastic components in the WEEE stream, and can be used in automotive applications … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Viridor backs Scottish recycling consistency drive Resource management firm Viridor has called for funding from the Scottish Government to help local authorities in the country develop more closely-aligned recycling systems. Viridor’s call for funds comes as Scottish councils weigh up whether to sign up to the Household Recycling Charter, which promotes a consistent recycling system for Scottish households, launched in December … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news RDF exporter and EfW specialist given Queen’s Awards Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd, Inciner8, Vegware and Premier Solutions are among the waste sector businesses who have today (April 21) been recognised in the Queen’s Enterprise Awards. Two-hundred and forty three companies received an award this year, recognising results in innovation, international trade and sustainable development. Inciner8 Limited was one of six small and medium … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Former Cornwall waste operators ordered to clear site The two former owners of a waste transfer business in Cornwall have been fined and ordered to clear the site within 18 months. David and Donna Shrigley, former directors of DRS Demolition National Ltd, pleaded guilty to permit breaches on numerous occasions at the St Dennis site between April 2014 and December 2015. DRS Demolition … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Recycling & Waste Management Services UK | First Mile - First Mile First Mile · 21 Apr 2016 Industry news Careers - First Mile First Mile · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Derby defends decision to remove recycling points Derby city council has insisted it is “very aware” of its legal obligation to provide a recycling service for residents – despite removing communal facilities from some of its streets. The council replaced fortnightly mixed recycling collections with ‘community recycling points’ for 11 streets in the Normanton area in late 2014, citing “unreasonably high costs” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news FEVE calls for mandatory glass separation The European Container Glass Federation FEVE has called the separate collection of packaging ‘absolutely essential’ in its report on proposals for new waste laws within the EU. In a response this week to the European Commission’s Circular Economy package, which was outlined in December, FEVE, representing the Europe’s container glass industry has called on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Augean sees growth in APC residue disposal Waste management specialist Augean has today (20 April) announced contracts for the treatment and disposal of air pollution control residues (APCR), pointing to APCR disposal as a ‘growth’ area in its waste business. Augean’s contracts with existing unnamed customers involve the handling and disposal of around 49,000 tonnes of APCR per year up to March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Otley man killed in head-on waste truck collision A 70-year-old man has been killed in a head-on collision involving a car and a council-owned refuse collection vehicle near Harrogate. The driver of the car from Otley, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident between Blubberhouses and Greenhow Hill at 8.55am yesterday (19 April). The fatal incident … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Geminor to transport RDF from Guernsey to Sweden Norwegian-owned waste fuels specialist Geminor has been selected as the preferred bidder by the States of Guernsey Government for a contract to handle around 25,000 tonnes of residual waste from the island each year from 2018. Geminor was selected following a competitive tender process and has proposed to export the waste as refuse derived fuel … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2016 Industry news Leeds EfW plant completed ahead of schedule Operations have begun at an energy from waste plant designed to treat up to 214,000 tonnes of household waste generated in Leeds each year. Following a thorough testing phase, construction contractors have completed and handed over the Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility to the city council three months ahead of schedule. The facility, which is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news The Bit At The Bottom v1 A guide to help manufacturers, retailers and packaging designers tackle the problem of Unintentional Product Residue (UPR). INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Brexit ‘risk’ to UK recycling investment Investment in waste and recycling infrastructure would be put at risk if the UK were to leave the EU, the head of the waste giant Suez has claimed, in response to an MPs’ report on the impact of EU environmental policy on the UK. Voters are braced for a crunch referendum on 23 June to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news FEAD calls for ‘leadership’ on eco-design The trade body representing Europe’s waste management firms has called for ‘leadership’ from the European Commission on eco-design, which it is claimed could be ‘crucial’ to the development of a circular economy. FEAD – the European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services – has claimed that waste firms are ‘concerned’ by the need to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news The Bit at the Bottom INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Wastecycle renews £20m Nottingham waste contract Wastecycle has been awarded a contract worth up to a potential £20 million to process refuse and recyclables on behalf of Nottingham city council. The initial two-year deal, with a three year extension option, will see the East Midlands-based waste management firm manage up to 44,000 tonnes of mixed household dry recyclables, municipal refuse, garden … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news ABF Interim Report 2016 - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news Viridor invests £2 million in Sheffield glass sorting line Viridor has announced the completion of a £2 million investment in its glass recycling facility in Sheffield, marked with a visit from the MP for Sheffield South East Clive Betts. A total of £6.7m has been invested in the facility, located at Salmon Pastures near the centre of Sheffield, in recent years. The £2million investment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2016 Industry news FGS Organics acquires EnVar Composting Agricultural recycler FGS Organics has today (18 April) announced the purchase of ADAS Group’s EnVar Composting Ltd – believed to be the largest composting operations of its kind in the UK. The sale is the latest addition to the portfolio of companies owned by Trevor Heathcote and forms a ‘natural progression’ for FGS Organics’ compost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2016