Recycling news: 2017

Industry news EU countries on collision course with MEPs on waste - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 18 May 2017 Industry news #PlanetPatrol featured on Sky News Lizzie was recently featured for #PlanetPatrol on Sky News regarding our clean up of the channel. Link Planet Patrol · 18 May 2017 Industry news Comment: Could drilling require the same planning permission as Velux windows? Fracking is the future gift that – somehow – never stops giving. Since the idea first emerged that the UK could enjoy a “US style” shale boom global oil and gas prices have fallen, drilling outside the US has ground to a standstill and exactly nobody is producing any shale gas anywhere in the UK. […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 17 May 2017 Industry news Will an international scheme to protect the world’s second largest rainforest survive? A UK backed deal to protect the world’s second largest rainforest is struggling, just over a year since it was signed and amid rising concerns over deforestation, corruption and political instability. Back in April 2016, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a landmark deal to protect its vast rainforest. Stopping deforestation there is seen […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 17 May 2017 Industry news #Let’sBuySocial with Wates and Community Wood Recycling Community Wood Recycling is a part of this initiative to connect social enterprises with major corporations, and our relationship with Wates is featured in this report marking the first year of the initiative. Community Wood Recycling · 17 May 2017 Industry news Lib Dems outline waste plan in election manifesto The Liberal Democrats have outlined a series of pledges on waste and recycling in the Party’s General Election manifesto, including a statutory 70% recycling target and a tax on incineration. Launched today (17 May) the manifesto echoes a number of the policies set out in the Party’s 2015 policy document (see letsrecycle.com story) – alongside … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news Henschel shear boosts S Norton’s London capacity Liverpool-based S Norton & Co Ltd has announced that full production has been reached after an investment of more than £10 million in plant, cranage and associated site works to increase efficiency and capacity at its Barking site in London. The family-owned metal recycling business has processing facilities in Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton and London. At … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news South Northants joins MetalMatters comms scheme South Northamptonshire council is the latest local authority to join the ‘MetalMatters’ communications initiative to promote the recycling of metal packaging to householders. The MetalMatters programme, led by the packaging recycling industry through the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), is designed to increase the capture rate for metal packaging at the kerbside by running c… letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news Obligation data offers clearer picture of 2017 packaging targets Data published this week has confirmed that packaging recycling targets for 2017 look largely on course to be met by the end of the year, with performance in steel, paper and wood ahead of schedule. Obligation data which was made available on the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) on Monday (15 May) reveals … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news Aldersgate Group calls for resource efficiency strategy Aldersgate Group has called for politicians to consider resource efficiency measures as a ‘priority’, in a manifesto report setting out policies beyond the June election, published yesterday (16 May). The group, which has members including M&S, Sky, IKEA, the Green Alliance and the Environmental Industries Commission, set out a series of policy demands in its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news Renewable Energy Association forms landfill gas group A dedicated landfill gas group has been set up by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), in response to demand from its members. Organisations to have participated in the formation of the group include waste firms Viridor, Biffa, Suez and Veolia, alongside energy firms including Aurora Energy, Infinis and EnerG Natural Power. Landfill gas is produced … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2017 Industry news A competitive economy needs an ambitious low carbon policy The new government will need an ambitious and stable low carbon policy to bolster UK competitiveness and deliver export opportunities, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 16 May 2017 Industry news WRA Chair Andy Hill gives overview of waste wood market Andy Hill, chair of the Wood Recyclers Association, gives an overview of the UK’s waste wood market Over the past year, the wood recycling sector has continued to grow, mature and develop, with around 3.5 million tonnes of waste wood being recycled or recovered into the industry’s mainstream products, including feedstock for panel board, animal […] Wood Recyclers Association · 16 May 2017 Industry news Labour pledges to protect EU environmental laws Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his Party’s 2017 General Election manifesto in Bradford today (16 May), committing to protect environmental laws ahead of Brexit. Dubbed policies ‘For the Many, Not the Few’ the Party’s headline pledges include a new top rate of tax for the highest earners and plans to scrap tuition fees for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2017 Industry news Furniture Re-use Network awards its shining stars – across the reuse sector I’m really grateful it’s here as it’s the only place that is genuinely there to help the local community and people in need Grahame Park Estate customer Craig Anderson, Furniture Re-use Network, CEO presented this year’s awards for Re-use Organisation of the Year, Innovative Project of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Award at […] Reuse Network · 16 May 2017 Industry news Man dies in incident at Attleborough skip firm Health and Safety Executive officials have attended the scene of a fatality which occurred yesterday (16 May) at a skip hire business in Besthorpe, Norfolk. A man, aged in his 20s, died in the incident which occurred at the premises of Baldwin Skip Hire at Besthorpe, a few miles to the east of Attleborough. As … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2017 Industry news Tesco outlines food waste tonnages Supermarket giant Tesco produced a total of 46,684 tonnes of food waste across its UK operations including stores and distribution centres in 2016/17 – figures published yesterday (15 May) have suggested. This represents an increase of around 4,004 tonnes compared to the previous year, the figures published in the supermarket giant’s annual report indicate. According … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2017 Industry news WRA Works With EA to Define Hazardous Wood Waste The post WRA Works With EA to Define Hazardous Wood Waste appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 May 2017 Industry news UK criticised over Circular Economy package ‘transparency’ The UK government has been criticised for a ‘lack of transparency’ over its position on the EU’s Circular Economy package, ahead of negotiations on the legislative proposals this summer. The European Environment Bureau (EEB) pressure group alongside Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe, have approached each of the 27 European Union Member … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2017 Industry news Ex-Bionova Recycling directors jailed over funding fraud Two former directors of a company which supplied food waste digestion equipment have been jailed for falsifying financial details on an application for a loan from a government-backed investment scheme. Frederick Bartlett and Clive Tayton – former directors of Bionova Recycling Ltd – were sentenced at Exeter Crown Court last Thursday (11 May) for conspiracy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2017 Industry news Riwal Presents 38m Electric Boom - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 16 May 2017 Industry news Revealed: Shell in deal with top university to influence its curriculum Shell has a contractual agreement with a major Dutch university, which allows it to influence the curriculum and “the profile of its students”, according to documents seen by Unearthed. The oil giant also paid Erasmus university hundreds of thousands of euros for conducting research into the business climate for multinationals in the Netherlands, invoices paid […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 May 2017 Industry news Analysis: How China’s shadow banking crackdown will help clear the skies China’s overdependence on heavy industry and construction is not only an environmental hazard — it’s a massive financial risk. If there’s one certainty in China it’s this: Just when you think you have something figured out, it will turn on its head. Take China’s energy transition, for instance. In early 2016, the country’s transition to cleaner […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 May 2017 Industry news China suspends permits for coal plants as new policy bites The Chinese government has ordered the vast majority of its provinces to stop permitting new coal power projects. According to a statement from the National Energy Administration (NEA), 28 of China’s 31 mainland provinces do not currently have the right financial or environmental conditions to build new coal capacity. This represents an update to the government’s ‘traffic light’ system, […] The… Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 May 2017 Industry news WRAP highlights potential for growth in AD market The UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) sector could ‘double or triple in size’ by the end of the decade, a report by the sustainability and resources charity WRAP has suggested. ‘The Organics Recycling Industry Status Report 2015’, which was published last month, suggests that growth in the AD sector is set to continue, with the sector having … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2017 Industry news Barnet to retain in-house waste collection Councillors in the London borough of Barnet approved proposals to keep the authority’s ‘street scene’ services including recycling and waste collections in-house at a meeting last week (11 May). The council’s Environment Committee met last week to consider alternative methods for delivery of the street scene services work, with options on the table having included … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2017 Industry news News in Brief (15/05/2017) With news on: Repic and Scottish council’s WEEE initiative; Mersey community groups receive environmental funding; Helistrat receives ISO accreditations; WCRS’ ‘Recycling Angels’; and, Biogen recognised in business report. Repic WEEE campaign launched in Argyll and Bute Community groups, schools and social causes across Argyll and Bute are being offered the chance to win £500 worth … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2017 Industry news Revealed: Chemicals giant Ineos refused to fund anti-terror defences Chemicals and fracking giant Ineos rejected the advice of UK security services and refused to pay for measures to protect its refinery at Grangemouth from a terrorist attack, an Unearthed investigation has found. Confidential government documents obtained by Unearthed reveal how Ineos rejected security recommendations made by the Centre for the Protection of National […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 May 2017 Industry news WRA to work with EA on defining hazardous wood The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to look at the classification of hazardous waste wood in the UK. The EA approached the WRA following concerns that lower grade waste wood was being used as a fuel in some non-WID compliant biomass boilers, instead of grade A wood, an issue […] Wood Recyclers Association · 12 May 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 12 May 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on the dry weather which is impacting on the organics sector in the UK. Also, we report on a policy introduced by Bournemouth council for the charging of extra waste arriving at some houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Click on the link below to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2017 Industry news HSBC provides funding for London construction waste firm Croydon-based waste management company, Able Waste Services, has received a “six figure funding package” from the HSBC banking group. Able Waste has used the finance to invest in equipment including a Trommel screen and a fleet of trucks for the collection of material. The firm now employs over 30 people and provides waste management, demolition … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2017 Industry news WRA and Agency to assess hazardous wood waste The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) and the Environment Agency are collaborating to assess the definition of ‘hazardous’ waste wood, following concerns over the use of lower grade material as biomass fuel. At present waste wood is classified under one of four categories A, B, C or D – with A grade material corresponding to ‘clean … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2017 Industry news Paper Round receives Living Wage accreditation London-based commercial waste and recycling company, Paper Round, has been awarded Living Wage Foundation accreditation. The Living Wage Foundation, launched in 2011, works with employers to help them implement the ‘real Living Wage’ that meets the cost of living. The wage is independently-calculated each year based on what employees and their families need to live. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2017 Industry news Textile recycler Wilcox expands with Cohen acquisition A new force has been created within the UK’s textiles recycling sector with the acquisition of Manchester-based I & G Cohen Ltd by JMP Wilcox & Co of the West Midlands. The deal, agreed last month (April 2017), sees Wilcox and I&G Cohen become one of the UK’s largest operators with a new total annual throughput … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2017 Industry news JOIN LONDON IRISH AT THE PLAY-OFF FINAL! Following an emphatic 74-25 aggregate win against Doncaster, London Irish are preparing for the Greene King IPA Championship play-off final with firm hopes of returning to the Premiership next season.... Powerday · 12 May 2017 Industry news Plymouth rolls out fortnightly waste collections Plymouth city council has rolled out an alternate weekly collection service from this week (8 May) – a move which it claims brings it in line with 75% of councils from across the UK. The move has been brought about as part of efforts to ‘modernise’ waste services in the city, and to increase recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2017 Industry news Coastal Recycling to provide ‘pop up’ Teignbridge service Exeter-based waste firm Coastal Recycling has won a contract with Teignbridge council to deliver a rural skip service, collecting bulky waste from areas that do not have easy access to a civic amenity site. According to Coastal Recycling, the service will bring a ‘pop up recycling facility’ to locations which are not close to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2017 Industry news Dry weather impacts green waste tonnages A number of organics recyclers have reported a reduction in tonnages of green waste into their sites in recent weeks, thought to have been caused by the prolonged period of dry weather across the country. According to the MET Office, statistics for April 2017 show that the UK as a whole saw rainfall levels drop … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2017 Industry news Bristol Waste Company launches commercial service The council-owned waste business Bristol Waste Company has launched a commercial waste and recycling service to meet ‘increasing demand’ from businesses in the city and rival private sector operators. Under the name ‘Bristol Waste Commercial’ the company is offering businesses across the city a ‘bespoke’ waste management service which includes general waste and recycling collection, … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2017 Industry news As new Arctic drilling drive begins, Statoil sees safety incidents rise Norway’s oil regulator has voiced ‘concerns’ over a surge in serious safety incidents as the industry prepares for its latest Arctic drilling drive. The warning comes as an Unearthed analysis of media reports highlights 14 major incidents state-owned Statoil has suffered over the past 18 months. The rate of both potential and actual serious incidents […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 10 May 2017