Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Recycling Symbols Explained We’re all used to recycling more of our waste these days, but there are a multitude of symbols to go with each different waste type. The type of symbol you see will depend on what materials have bee... Powerday · 6 Jun 2017 Industry news Birmingham refuse workers vote on strike Birmingham city council has said it is disappointed by a vote being carried out by its refuse collection workers on strike action, following an accusation by the union of “financial mismanagement” by the council. Trade union Unite said an overspend of £9.7m by the local authority also led to the industrial action ballot, which started … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news Waste Industry Group publishes misclassification guide The Waste Industry Group has published an “easy to use” guide on common misconceptions in waste classification and how to avoid them. The group said “Misclassification of Waste- and how to avoid it” is aimed at waste producers, carriers, brokers, consultants and managers. According to the group, the guide lists the most common mistakes in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news Eastern councils rising to ‘efficiency challenge’ Councils in the East of England are broadly ‘rising to the challenge’ of delivering efficient waste services in the face of tighter budgets, suggests a report by the Local Partnerships organisation. Local Partnerships is a joint venture run by the Treasury and the Local Government Association and produces detailed studies on waste and other issues within … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news £50,000 donated to Tay View Community Garden The Augean Community Fund has donated £50,000 to provide an on-site community chalet together with gardening equipment for the Tay View Community Garden. The chalet will be an important focal point for the community garden, providing a pleasant meeting place for the local community with kitchen facilities and a storage area for equipment. It is […] Augean · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news Environment Agency saves registrants £2m with online service The Environment Agency published its business impact target (BIT) assessments on Tuesday (30 May) which found that a new online service for registering waste exemptions had saved registrants £2m since it was introduced in March 2016. The business impact target (BIT) is a cross-government target for the reduction of regulation on business. Under the BIT, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news Clearing hazardous construction waste In many construction and demolition projects, there are certain hazardous materials which cannot simply be disposed of in the usual... Ward Recycling · 5 Jun 2017 Industry news Brazil: Increase in rural land killings as political crisis threatens Amazon The post Brazil: Increase in rural land killings as political crisis threatens Amazon appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 4 Jun 2017 Industry news Low carbon growth will continue without Trump The announcement by President Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Deal is a temporary setback for international climate diplomacy but it won’t derail the growth of the low carbon economy in the US or globally, argues Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 4 Jun 2017 Industry news Recycling – Issue 6 Summer 2017 The post Recycling – Issue 6 Summer 2017 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Jun 2017 Industry news Renewi secures 20-year contract with FM2 Waste-to-product company, Renewi (formerly Shanks), has secured a 20-year contract to supply refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) facility, which is under construction in the UK. Renewi said it will supply 50,000 tonnes a year of RDF to the FM2 facility, which is being constructed by SSE in conjunction with the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2017 Industry news WEEE collections dip in first quarter of 2017 Collections of waste electrical and electronic equipment from civic amenity sites and other sources fell in the first quarter of 2017 in comparison to the same period last year and in 2015. This comes in the face of higher collection targets for 2017 although traditionally more collections occur in the next two quarters of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2017 Industry news Equipment news round-up (02/06/2017) With news on: Avery’s weighbridge ‘care’ package; Whitham Mills to explore 3D printing; and, CTS takes delivery of 10 vehicles. Avery Weigh-Tronix unveils weighbridge ‘care’ package Weighing equipment manufacturer, Avery Weigh-Tronix, has unveiled its ‘Uptime Select’ servicing package, which will be available to weighbridge operators across the UK. The company introduced Uptime Select – which i… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2017 Industry news Fire plan changes help Stobart gain Widnes permit Adjustments to its fire prevention plan (FPP) have helped Stobart Biomass secure a permit for its 150,000 tonnes per annum waste wood processing plant at Widnes. The Environment Agency announced this week that it had approved a permit application for the processing plant along with its FPP. The site, at Foundry Lane, Widnes will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2017 Industry news Comment: Can China really lead the world in fighting climate change? In 2011, Beijing experienced a silent spring moment. Choking smog had hung over Northern China for days, and citizens took to social media to vent their frustration. This populist outburst fueled a war on pollution, which has seen emissions inspections, public air quality monitoring, and a three-year drop in coal consumption. Now, just as the Trump administration […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news ANSS Wins Total Waste Management Contract Augean North Sea Services (ANSS) is delighted to announce the win of a major total waste management contract to support Statoil’s UK operations. The contract is for 5 years with options to extend the term. It will encompass management of all wastes from the drilling, hook-up and production phases. ANSS was founded in 2012 for […] Augean · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news What next after the Election? Ahead of the General Election, FCC chief executive Paul Taylor considers what might lie ahead for the waste and resource sector. With the UK set to go to the polls on June 8th, and the official negotiations on Brexit commencing only a couple of weeks afterwards, the debate over the future of waste and resource policy is likely … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news Waste sector in policy call to next government A week ahead of the General Election, the waste management sector’s ‘Trade Association Group’, has issued a call for the next government to set out a long term policy for waste and resource management. The grouping says that the framework should build on the “foundations previously laid by European Union waste and resource legislation, so … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news Scottish committee to explore ‘cash for trash’ The Scottish Parliament has agreed that its environment committee is to explore a number of issues – including “cash for trash” incentives – to assess how Scotland might better manage waste. The Scottish Parliament has agreed that the Environment, Climate Change and Landfill Reform Committee will examine waste generation and disposal. The work will include … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news Merseyside’s HWRCs outperform contractual requirements Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority’s (MRWA) household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) are performing “well in excess” of the contractual performance requirements, its Annual Report for 2016/17 has revealed. And, according to the report, the performance makes a strong contribution towards Merseyside’s overall recycling rate, which is expected to exceed 43% for the year. The network … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news Conservatives may seek to review recycling measures A Conservative government would provide ‘stability’ on environmental laws, but could review the use of ‘weight-based’ targets to measure recycling in the UK, Defra minister Therese Coffey has revealed. Dr Coffey, who is standing for re-election as the MP for the Suffolk Coastal constituency, made the comments at an environmental hustings event, hosted by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2017 Industry news Data reveals nearly half of key marginals hit by illegal air pollution More than 50 marginal seats in the 2017 election are affected by illegal levels of roadside air pollution, an Unearthed investigation has revealed. The list of marginals affected by high levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution includes key London battlegrounds like Brentford and Isleworth and Twickenham, as well as regional seats like Halifax and […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 31 May 2017 Industry news Nearly half of China’s provinces have failed to clean up their water Much of the water flowing through the rivers of China’s major cities is ‘unfit for human contact,’ according to a new analysis of official government data. In 2015, at the end of China’s last Five-Year Plan Period, more than 85% of the surface water in Shanghai was deemed unsafe to drink, while in Tianjin – […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 31 May 2017 Industry news Trafficking gang of four with recycling links are jailed Four men involved with supplying labour to recycling centres in the north east of England have been jailed for their involvement in a people trafficking ring. This week they were jailed for between 5 and 12 years. The Crown Prosecution Service noted that that the “appalling” ring had “abused and exploited Polish workers as modern … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2017 Industry news New recycling line at Biffa plant set to ‘double output’ Biffa Polymers’ new recycling line at its Redcar plant in Cleveland is up and running, following a £7m investment. The company, which is part of waste management services provider, Biffa, said the second recycled High Density Polyethylene (rHPDE) line will enable it to “double its ouput” of food-grade rHDPE, from 9,000 tonnes per year to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2017 Industry news Helping you dispose of hazardous waste What is hazardous waste? Hazardous waste is any material that poses a risk to humans and the environment. This includes... Ward Recycling · 31 May 2017 Industry news MRF operators take top board posts at Resource Association Following its annual meeting last week, the Resource Association has announced that Robbie Warden of UPM, which has a paper mill and a modern materials recycling facility in north Wales, has been elected chair. And the new vice-chair of the association is Eric Randall, a director of Northern Ireland’s Bryson Recycling which takes materials from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2017 Industry news Isle of Wight drops gasification for moving bed facility EXCLUSIVE: Waste management contractor Amey and the Isle of Wight council have confirmed that work has started on its new waste treatment facility at Newport with moving bed incineration chosen as the technical solution for the energy plant. The switch to a moving bed technology marks the end of years of difficulties on the island … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2017 Industry news South Gloucestershire moves to weekly recycling South Gloucestershire council has said it expects to make substantial savings from changes to its collection services, which include a move to weekly collections for all recycling. The council said the plans, to be implemented from 19 June are expected to save £1m per annum from a reduction in disposal costs of residual waste collected … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2017 Industry news Obituary: Brian Brookes, metal recycler Brian Brookes, former managing director of N. Brookes & Brothers Ltd, a metal recycling company based in Cradley Heath, West Midlands has died at the age of 79. Brian was an active member of the Metal Recycling Industry, serving on the committees of the MidWest Scrap association and British Scrap Federation (now the British Metals … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news ‘Major fire’ hits Renewi’s Amsterdam facility An investigation is underway into a fire at Renewi’s Icova facility on the outskirts of Amsterdam which started on Saturday evening (27 May). According to Renewi (formerly Shanks in the UK which has merged with Dutch firm Van Gansewinkel), the ‘major fire’ caused extensive damage to the sorting halls, however, the main Icopower facility, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news Big House, Little House Just Wood Leicestershire have been on the television again! This time it's Big House Little House on Channel 4. Community Wood Recycling · 30 May 2017 Industry news Empowering the Circular Economy through procurement Jamie Pitcairn from Ricardo Energy & Environment considers how procurement has a major role to play in the transition towards a circular economy. Our wasteful economy needs to change. A new economic model needs new business models. New business models need a new procurement strategy and a new relationship between producers and purchasers and a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news Campaigners call for ‘ambition’ in Circular Economy negotiations Environmental campaign groups have called for the EU’s Council and Commission to back proposals agreed by the European Parliament to reduce food waste across the continent. Talks began today (30 May) to set the future direction of the EU’s laws on waste and recycling up to the end of 2030 – as set out in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news Vehicle and plant news round-up (30/05/2017) With news on: Riverside celebrates 20-year milestone; Bakers Waste truck donation; Bournemouth council endorses Reaclear; Ecogen’s Presona baler; and, ALBA’s RDF production line. Bournemouth council endorses Reaclear Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) has announced that its reversing safety device Reaclear is ready to go into full production this summer, following a trial by Bournemouth counci… letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news Lawyers warn HMRC over Agency crime funding Top lawyers have warned that giving HMRC the power to charge landfill tax on illegal waste sites could threaten Environment Agency funding for waste crime work. The warning comes from the UK Environmental Law Association which represents many of the legal firms working for the waste management and local authority sector and is in response … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2017 Industry news UK tries to weaken EU climate change targets despite Brexit The post UK tries to weaken EU climate change targets despite Brexit appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 May 2017 Industry news London Irish Win Promotion Back to Premiership Rugby! Champions! As sponsors of London Irish Rugby Club, everyone here at Powerday would like to congratulate the team, coaches and all involved on winning promotion back to the Premiership. London Irish b... Powerday · 26 May 2017 Industry news Scrap metal fire hits Light Bros’ Lewes site A fire involving an estimated 200 tonnes of scrap metal at a site operated by waste management company, Light Brothers Ltd, in Lewes, East Sussex, is being tackled by fire crews. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has described the incident as a ‘large’ fire, and has reported that the blaze broke out at close … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2017 Industry news Duracell and Battery Back partner for ‘Battery Hunt’ campaign Alkaline battery producer Duracell and the compliance scheme Battery Back have partnered on a pilot scheme to encourage battery recycling in schools. To date, 50 schools have participated in the programme, dubbed ‘The Big Battery Hunt’, collecting around 60,000 household batteries for recycling the organisers have said. Duracell is expecting to launch a nationwide campaign … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2017