Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Grundon donates £20,000 to kick start vital woodland project The post Grundon donates £20,000 to kick start vital woodland project appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Clarity challenges air pollution The post Clarity challenges air pollution appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Viridor Beddington blaze fully extinguished A fire which took place yesterday at a waste transfer station at Viridor’s Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Beddington, south London, has now been fully extinguished. Fire crews left the scene at 20:00 yesterday (July 11) and have confirmed that the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. According to the London Fire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news People news round-up (12/07/2019) With news on: Phil Morton named global WEEE ambassador; HSE appoints chief executive; Vanden brings in business development manager, and; global changes at Doosan. Philip Morton becomes global WEEE ambassador The WEEE forum has made its former president, Philip Morton, its global ambassador, as it looks to share its knowledge across the globe. Former Repic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news Kemsley CHP granted development consent Development consent has been granted for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant at the Kemsley paper mill in Kent, operated by DS Smith. The new CHP – known as K4 – has been developed in partnership with E.ON and will include a gas turbine, waste heat recovery boilers and a steam turbine. It is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2019 Industry news REA Comments on National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios Today the National Grid ESO, with their latest Future Energy Scenarios, has reemphasised the scale of the transformation needed to decarbonise our power, heating and transport sectors to meet our 2050 decarbonisation targets. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Fire crews attend Viridor’s Beddington facility A fire has broken out in a waste transfer station at Viridor’s Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Beddington, south London this morning (11 July). According to the London Fire Brigade four fire engines and around 25 firefighters are at the scene of the fire, which was first reported at 10:23 in a single-story building. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Can the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy really help reduce waste? The post Can the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy really help reduce waste? appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Harness climate action, Resource Association lecture hears Using existing recycling systems to capture public interest dominated the discussion at the Resource Association’s summer lecture, awards and reception. The annual event this year featured two lectures, delivered by Iain Gulland, chief executive of Zero Waste Scotland and president of the board of the Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management (ACR+) … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Shake-up for East Hampshire waste contracts East Hampshire district council will end its waste agreement with Winchester city council this summer and begin a new partnership with Havant borough council. The waste agreement between East Hampshire and Winchester will end on September 29 following the conclusion of its current arrangement, which had been contracted to Biffa. From then on East Hampshire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Nestlé York cuts the ribbon for brand new employee gym - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news HSE lays out steps to reduce manual handling risks Containers and vehicles can be redesigned to reduce the manual handling risks from kerbside recycling collections, a new report from the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has suggested. The document highlighted the importance of vehicles having low load-heights, as well as the need for better handles on both recycling containers and sacks. Manual handling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news Industry must act now to reduce the injury rate of refuse collectors Joseph Doherty, managing Director of Re-Gen Waste, welcomes the latest report findings by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which analyses manual handling risks to workers collecting household recycling. The HSE Report addresses the fact that the injury rate in the waste and recycling sector is significantly worse that the average for all industries, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2019 Industry news NBF reveals results of first round of Due Diligence Random Testing Programme The National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed the results of the first round of Due Diligence random testing programme – with NBF members faring far better than non-members. Introduced in 2018 after an initial pilot and now forming part of the NBF’s Code of Practice, which has received ‘assured’ advice status from Primary Authority West […] National Bed Federation · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news REA comments on CCC Progress Report “Today’s CCC progress report must be the starting gun for Government to get on and deliver the UK’s legally binding ambitions to have net zero emissions by 2050. The report reflects the status of renewable and clean tech markets today, with a dearth of polices constraining the pipeline of power, heat and transport projects needed to deliver immediate carbon reductions. What’s more this policy g… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news Climate Change Committee waste target splits opinion A recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) to ban biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025 has split opinion within the waste and resources industry. The CCC – a think tank on climate change, led by the former Environment Secretary Lord Deben – has said that committing to a ban on the landfilling of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news WYG acquired by US consultancy Consultancy firm WYG, which specialises in a range of sectors including waste and resources, has been acquired by the Californian engineering services firm Tetra Tech. With its UK head office in Leeds, WYG employs 1,600 staff across 30 locations primarily in the UK and Europe. As well as its work in waste and resources, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news News in brief (09/07/2019) With news on: Coffey watches Bin It! show; ReFood reports shows UK food waste progress; Veolia clean up London pride in colour; ENTRUST releases annual report; Holland and Barrett reaches zero waste to landfill. Bin It! visits environment minister and Suffolk children Drama-based education programme Bin It! visited school children in Suffolk this week – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news Coffey sees need for flexibility in waste contracts Defra’s resources minister Thérèse Coffey has said that the Department will “take a dim view” of businesses preventing councils from altering contracts to make allowances for the government’s Resources & Waste Strategy. However, the minister did not deny that councils may have to bear the cost for any changes to long-term waste contracts brought on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news The world’s 10 worst countries for workers - Just Style Just Style · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news Wood sector voices opposition to PRN fee mechanism The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written a joint letter with the Wood Panels Industry Federation (WPIF) voicing their opposition to a “stability mechanism” being introduced in the PRN market. The letter was written to John Dye, the wood sector’s representative on the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP), raising concerns over the proposals for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2019 Industry news Trade bodies warn wood PRN market does not need stability mechanism The Wood Panels Industry Federation (WPIF) and the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) have written a joint letter outlining their opposition to a “stability mechanism” being introduced for the wood PRN market. In a letter to John Dye, the wood sector’s representative on the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP), the two trade bodies have raised […] Wood Recyclers Association · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news OPRL launches labelling review The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) will see a review of its rules – which will for the first time take account of current recycling infrastructure. The revised rules will take account of sorting processes at Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and the likelihood of recyclate being reprocessed into packaging or other products. A steering group – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Geminor secures Danish wood waste contract Waste fuel specialist Geminor has signed an export contract with Denmark’s largest waste recovery company, Vestforbrænding, to export waste wood for manufacturing. The deal will see Geminor export around 100,000 tonnes of grade A2 waste wood produced at Vestforbrænding to markets in Sweden and Latvia, where it will be utilised in the production of furniture. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Inform consumers of packaging cost, report claims Consumers should be made aware of how much they pay for packaging to encourage them to seek more sustainable alternatives, a new report from Zero Waste Scotland has claimed. The study suggests that if consumers knew how much of a product’s cost covered its packaging they would be more likely to turn to reusable alternatives. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Brexit: UK Government commits to not ‘undermine’ public participation and stakeholder involvement in chemical laws On 4th June CHEM Trust’s lawyers Leigh Day sent a legal letter to the UK Government, arguing that their proposed post-Brexit rules for chemicals and pesticides were not a proper reflection of the EU laws they were supposed to be copying. These laws would enter into force in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Since […] CHEM Trust · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Allerdale announces suspension of some collection services Residents of Allerdale in Cumbria have been advised that they may face delays for some waste collections, after changes to services left crews unable to reach homes on the scheduled collection days. Garden waste, glass, cans and plastic recycling will not be collected for the next two months, Allerdale borough council announced on July 5. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Warwick Ward launches partnership with Keestrack Waste and recycling equipment supplier Warwick Ward launched its new partnership with Keestrack as it hosted an open day at the company’s expanded Midlands depot last week (3 July). The dealership has moved from Redditch to a larger site in nearby Alcester and becomes the only business in England and Wales to offer the full … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Viridor seeks ‘stability’ in plastics reprocessing VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: A public backlash against plastic waste has not resulted in a slowdown in the tonnage of material being recycled by householders, according to the chief plastics recycling expert at resources and waste firm Viridor. Jez Blake, head of recycling assets (polymers) at Viridor spoke to letsrecycle.com at the company’s Polymer Recovery Facility (PRF) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2019 Industry news Fire crews remain after blaze at Cawleys site Fire crews remain at the scene of a blaze at a Northamptonshire recycling depot which began on Friday (July 5). The fire began at Cawleys waste transfer and recycling depot on the Finedon Road Industrial Estate in Wellingborough shortly before 2.30pm, according to the local fire service. No-one was injured and the fire is now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news Gang members jailed in West Midlands slavery case Members of a Polish human-trafficking ring with links to recycling sites in the West Midlands have been handed jail sentences of between three and 11 years in what has been described as the UK’s largest modern slavery conviction. Three people were sentenced on Friday (5 July) at Birmingham Crown Court, following the imprisonment of five … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news NBF reveals results of first round of Due Diligence Random Testing The National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed the results of the first round of Due Diligence random testing programme – with NBF members faring far better than non-members. Introduced in 2018 after an initial pilot and now forming part of the NBF’s Code of Practice, which has received ‘assured’ advice status from Primary Authority West […] National Bed Federation · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news Waste World Cup glory for Shred Station Shred Station has been crowned the 2019 Waste World Cup winner, after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Circle Waste in the annual industry tournament on Friday (5 July). This year’s tournament, organised by letsrecycle.com, took place at Beaconsfield Rugby Club in Buckinghamshire, and saw 22 mixed-gender teams from across the waste sector competing for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news Directors given suspended sentences after waste fires Directors of a waste management company in Hereford have been issued suspended prison sentences after two major fires on their premises. David Lawrence and Andrew Gibson, formerly of Lawrence Skip Hire, pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to comply with an environmental permit and three charges of treating, keeping or disposing of controlled waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news AEB downtime takes capacity out of RDF market EXCLUSIVE: Four of the six combustion lines at Amsterdam’s AEB energy from waste plant are to be temporarily taken out of service, as works take place to improve safety at the plant. The facility which was commissioned in 1993, is one of the largest in the Netherlands, and is a major off-taker of residual waste, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news EFRA committee hears of packaging labelling concerns MPs heard evidence last week (3 July) from retailers and the packaging industry as they consider changes that can be made to plastic food and drink packaging to aid recycling. The viability of compostable packaging dominated discussions at an evidence session of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee last week, with much discussion of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2019 Industry news New York takes action to fight climate change In this article, author Bruce Nagy discusses the recent innovations to fight climate change in New York, with a focus on clean energy. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Jul 2019 Industry news Exporters face wait over Dutch RDF tax Exporters of RDF (refuse derived fuel) will have to wait until the autumn to learn if the Netherlands will introduce a tax on the import of waste for incineration, which could have a major knock-on effect on waste disposal costs. Proposals for the tax have come to light this week (see letsrecycle.com story). The measure … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2019 Industry news Councils split over Javelin Park incinerator Gloucestershire county council and Stroud district council are at odds over the opening of an energy from waste (EfW) facility at Javelin Park, which began operating tests this week. Council leaders in Stroud have long opposed the EfW plant and now claim they will ensure as little waste as possible is sent from the town … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2019 Industry news Scottish Borders to go landfill-free with residual contract Scottish Borders council has awarded a contract to Levenseat Limited for the transport and treatment of 42,000 tonnes of residual waste, which had previously been landfilled. The council says the residual waste will be collected from Waste Transfer Stations, including a new purpose-built facility at Easter Langlee near Galashiels. Waste will then be taken to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2019