Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Anthesis acquires waste consultancy LRS Waste specialist LRS Consultancy has been acquired by Anthesis Group – its sixth acquisition in 18 months. Anthesis’ purchase of the consultancy firm will see it offer waste treatment, recycling and resource management expertise to its clients. LRS, previously known as London Remade Solutions, specialises in ‘materials resource efficiency’ and the ‘development of the circular … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2015 Industry news Changes to HWRC charging laws ‘unwelcome’ The body representing local authority recycling officers has criticised plans to alter the law to prevent councils from being able to charge for the use of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) also suggested that proposals to prevent councils from charging an entry or exit fee for the use … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2015 Industry news Operations resume after body found at London waste depot Operations at a Brentford waste transfer station have resumed at a reduced rate, after the body of a man was discovered inside a metal refuse container at the site yesterday (February 19). The victim, who has been identified as a man in his 30s, was found by a worker at the West London Waste Authority’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2015 Industry news Wales hits 58% recycling in 2014 Q2 Figures published by the Welsh Government today show recycling rates have continued to climb in the province, reaching 58% between July and September 2014. The latest quarterly recycling results show recycling, reuse and composting maintained its high performance from the first quarter of the year (April to June) when the combined rate also reached 58%. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news Warwickshire begins ‘largest’ e-marketing food waste drive The Warwickshire Waste Partnership has this month rolled out a joint campaign to encourage residents to ensure that more of their food waste is diverted from landfill. The campaign, a part of Warwickshire’s ‘Grey to Green offensive’, has been designed to drive up organic waste capture rates by convincing more residents to throw food waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news Commission considers early draft of Circular Economy plans EXCLUSIVE: The European Commission has outlined some of the initial proposals that may form part of its revised ‘circular economy’ policy package during a meeting in Brussels this week. Proposals up for consideration include incentivising the reuse of materials through deposit schemes, giving manufacturers greater responsibility to make products ‘recyclable’ and extending work on end … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news London Assembly calls for more separate food waste collections Around half of all households in London do not have access to separate food waste collections, a critical report published by the London Assembly Environment Committee today has found. The report: ‘Bag it or bin it? Managing London’s domestic food waste’, offers an insight into how household food waste is managed across the 33 boroughs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news Thurrock refuse worker killed in ‘horrific’ collision A man has been released on bail after a council-employed refuse collector was killed in a “horrific” crash with an articulated lorry in Essex yesterday (February 18). Police and ambulance crews were called to Thurrock council’s St Clements depot in Grays at 7.45am, following a collision between a commercial heavy goods vehicle and a waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news New research shows link between DEHP phthalate exposure and development of baby boys New research, published today, finds that there is a link between the exposure of pregnant women to the phthalate DEHP and the development of their baby boys. As the press release for the research states: “Our findings show that even at low levels, environmental exposure to these ubiquitous chemicals can adversely affect male genital development, which […] CHEM Trust · 19 Feb 2015 Industry news LOI testing details fleshed out in draft landfill tax bill Draft legislation outlining the introduction of mandatory loss-on ignition testing for landfill operators has been published by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) today (February 18). The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2015 will come into effect from April 1 this year and makes provision for LOI testing in the UK. It is hoped the LOI … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2015 Industry news NI minister announces Derry food waste recycling grant A £132,000 grant to extend food waste recycling collections in Derry has been announced by the Northern Ireland environment minister Mark H Durkan. The funding will allow the extension of Derry’s food waste recycling scheme to include the remaining households in the council area, as well as 33 schools, 20 charities, 35 businesses and 33 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2015 Industry news Worcestershire-wide waste services ‘unlikely in near future’ The creation of a joint waste authority across Worcestershire and Herefordshire would only be sought by district councils in the region “if significant savings could be guaranteed for all partners”, according to Worcestershire county council. The county council set up an Integrated Waste Scrutiny Task Group last summer to investigate whether cost savings could be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2015 Industry news Peel postpones £70m Barton biomass plant Peel Energy has postponed construction of its £70 million Barton biomass plant in order to improve the ‘sustainability’ of the project. The £70 million plant in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, had already been issued with a permit by the Environment Agency with operations originally expected to start in 2016. The proposed facility would have capacity to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2015 Industry news Textile Recycling Association Welcomes New President as Economic Squeeze Continues. The Textile Recycling Association announced the appointment of its new President Ian Woods from Next Best Clothing at its AGM which was held recently in London. Taking over from incumbent President Ross Barry whose term comes to an end in March, Mr Woods is looking to steer the association into new developing areas in what [...] Read More... from Textile Recycling Association Welcomes New Presi… Textile Recycling Association · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Authorisation is working, conference decides Last week the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) held a conference on “Lessons learnt on Applications for Authorisation“. I couldn’t attend myself, but I did watch much of it on line – I’ve also spoken to people who were there. It ended up being a very positive event, which is good news as Authorisation is an […] CHEM Trust · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Cawleys to take on Canary Wharf recycling Luton-based waste management firm Cawleys has been awarded a contract to collect and process waste and recycling from the Canary Wharf estate in Tower Hamlets, London, it has been confirmed. Under the deal, which commences in July 2015, Cawleys will collect around 8,000 tonnes per year of waste and recycling from Canary Wharf Management Ltd … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Textile Recycling Association appoints new president The Textile Recycling Association has today (February 17) confirmed the appointment of Ian Woods, general manager of North Yorkshire-based second hand clothing firm Next Best Clothing, as its new president following its annual general meeting in London. Mr Woods, who currently sits on the Textile Recycling Association (TRA) executive board, will take over from Ross … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Uncertainty surrounds Plymouth waste wood energy plant The future operation of a 40,000 tonnes-per-year capacity waste wood to energy plant in Roborough, Plymouth is unclear more than two years after it was originally set to open. The £16 million plant, by ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ O-Gen Plymtrek Ltd, has received regional aid and is being developed by Carbonarius Limited, a partnership set up … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Iron ore price overhangs ferrous scrap market The ferrous scrap metal sector within the UK continues to come under pressure as market demand for scrap weakens because of lower iron ore prices. And, there have been developments at the top two companies in the UK market – EMR and Sims Metal Management – this month. Sims Metal Management has published its half … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2015 Industry news Our Love Affair With Repair Our relationship with material things is unique and complicated. Beyond the initial excitement of being the owner of something new... TRAID · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news Scottish waste regs present fresh challenges Robin Stevenson, managing director of the William Tracey Group’s Non Hazardous Division looks at the impact the Regulations on the Scottish recycling industry one year in. In January 2014 Scotland introduced new waste regulations requiring businesses to present metal, plastic, glass, paper, card and food (if producing over 50kgs per week) for separate collection. I … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news Appointments round-up With news on; Simon Weston joins CPI; Eco promotes site operative; Paul Gatcliffe becomes ERG managing director, and; CDEnviro appoints Tom Speth as business development manager for Germany Simon Weston joins CPI The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has appointed Simon Weston as its director of raw materials. Mr Weston, who has 20 years’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news Amey wins Central Bedfordshire HWRC contract Public services provider Amey is to operate four household waste recycling centres on behalf of Central Bedfordshire council from April 2015. The contract, which will initially run for seven and a half years with a possible 15-year extension, is worth an estimated £1.5 million per annum. Amey will assume responsibility for the four sites in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news RDF exports hit 2.37m tonnes in 2014 The tonnage of refuse derived fuel (RDF) exported from England and Wales to Europe for incineration grew by more than 750,000 tonnes in 2014, data published by the Environment Agency has shown. Final data up to the end of December 2014, published by the Agency last week, shows that the overall tonnage of RDF sent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news Lake District council fined for RCV reversing deaths A council in the Lake District was fined £120,000 on Friday (February 13) after two pedestrians were killed by reversing refuse vehicles within a year of each other. South Lakeland District council was prosecuted at Carlisle Crown Court after an investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found it had failed to tackle risks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2015 Industry news Homepage | Keep Britain Tidy - Keep Britain Tidy Keep Britain Tidy · 15 Feb 2015 Industry news A quick glance at WEEE statistics for USA, China and Africa Der Beitrag A quick glance at WEEE statistics erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 15 Feb 2015 Industry news News in brief With news on; Powerday boxer bursary; ACE UK appoints Printwaste Recycling; Keenan Recycling Scottish waste regs boost; Scottish Young Recycler award winner named, and; WasteCare acquires majority stake Powerday launches boxer bursary London-based waste management firm Powerday has launched a scheme to assist aspiring young boxers in partnership with the London Amateur Boxing Association. … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2015 Industry news Rogerson defends Agency enforcement record A total of 255 illegal waste sites were shut down by the Environment Agency in the first half of 2014/15, waste minister Dan Rogerson has revealed. And, the Agency stopped operations at 116 of the 224 new illegal waste sites discovered since April in under 90 days. This resulted in 86 illegal waste sites being … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2015 Industry news Shared services ‘would boost London recycling’ London boroughs must learn to work together in order to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2020, the head of efficiencies at the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has claimed. But, Antony Buchan ruled out a single recycling system for London, as there is no ‘one size fits all’ policy which could cater to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2015 Industry news Agency reinstates permit at Plevin’s Barnsley wood depot The Environment Agency has lifted the restriction on deliveries of waste wood to R Plevin & Sons £5 million waste wood processing plant at Crow Edge near Barnsley, following a series of fires on the site last summer. From next week (16 February) the company will be allowed to bring limited quantities of wood onto … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2015 Industry news Veolia chief outlines circular economy hopes Delays to the EU Commission’s circular economy package will allow ‘bolder and more comprehensive’ targets to take shape, the chief executive of global waste and services giant Veolia has told letsrecycle.com. Speaking in Paris this week, Antoine Frérot said he would like to see a focus on energy efficiency and commitment to secondary raw material … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news LWARB unveils Resource London A new jointly-funded support programme for the captial’s waste authorities named Resource London, was unveiled today (February 12) at the London Conference in Holborn. It will be delivered in partnership by the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Resource London will provide a range of support to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news RBS loans Tamar £32 million for future projects Organics recycling firm Tamar Energy has secured a £32 million loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance its five anaerobic digestion (AD) plants currently in operation across England. The seven-year non-recourse finance facility, described as the first of its kind for the AD industry, will also be used to help expand the firm’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news Shanks doubles capacity of Cumbernauld AD facility Waste treatment firm Shanks is close to increasing the capacity of its Cumbernauld anaerobic digestion facility by double. The plant which is located between Glasgow and Falkirk is jointly owned by Shanks and its venture partner Paragon Efficiencies under the joint venture Energen Biogas. The £5 million expansion is expected to be completed in April … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news SITA to begin commissioning Rugby SRF facility Waste and resources firm SITA UK is to begin commissioning its solid recovered fuel (SRF) production plant at Malpass Farm, Rugby, in the coming days. The £18 million plant, which has been under development since 2013, will produce SRF for burning by cement manufacturer CEMEX in its kiln close to the site, under a 250,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news How would you like to gift? - Costa Gift Card Costa Coffee media centre · 12 Feb 2015 Industry news Planning inquiry found in favour of Norfolk EfW Eric Pickles was advised to rule in favour of plans to build a now-aborted energy from waste plant in King’s Lynn, planning documents released today (February 11) have revealed. The revelation has led to accusations that a ‘political agenda’ saw the government’s ruling on the proposed plant delayed. The Planning Inspector’s report on Norfolk council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2015 Industry news Hertfordshire clamps down on commercial waste at HWRCs Hertfordshire council and contractor Amey have imposed a restriction on van drivers using Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the county to prevent trade from being dumped on sites. As of January the council has imposed a permitting scheme which requires drivers of vans or pickup trucks or drivers with trailers to sign up to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2015 Industry news NE Lincs to reconsider charge for green waste North East Lincolnshire council could become the latest local authority to adopt a charge to collect green waste from residents, in a bid to save £500,000 per year from its collection budget. Councillors will vote on introducing a charge from April 2015 at a cabinet meeting next Wednesday (February 18), after it had carried out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2015