Recycling news: 2016

Industry news Sheffield waste collection crews vote to strike Waste collection crews are to strike in Sheffield tomorrow (1 April) the GMB trade union has announced. The industrial action follows growing dissatisfaction among the workforce over the city council’s use of CCTV in refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) – which the union claims has never been agreed or covered by official policy. GMB argues that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2016 Industry news Equipment news round-up (31/03/2016) With news on: UNTHA mobil-e to debut at IFAT; WEEE circuit board separator developed; Leeds installs Bigbelly bins, and; Scottish plant-hire firm launched. UNTHA to showcase mobile shredder at IFAT 2016 Shredder manufacturer UNTHA is to showcase its new XR mobil-e shredder at the 2016 IFAT exhibition in Munich in May. Launched in January, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2016 Industry news Grundon sets sights on international expansion Grundon Waste Management is to expand its operations to the Middle East and Africa – at a time when the company claims opportunities in the UK and Europe are “sorely lacking”. The Oxfordshire-based waste business has signed a deal with Lebanese construction specialist MAN Enterprise to help design, build and install a line of facilities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2016 Industry news New waste tyre regulations in effect for Scottish operators New waste tyre licensing rules are in effect in Scotland from today (30 March) in a bid to clamp down on illegal operators in the sector. Under the new regulations, operators who store or process waste tyres will be required to hold a licence, including those under the current exemptions. Prior to the changes, regulations … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2016 Industry news EU waste generation fell in 2014, data suggests In 2014, each citizen EU generated roughly 475kg of municipal waste per head, with around 44% recycled or composted, latest data issued by European stats body Eurostat has revealed. The figure is down by 10% compared with the peak of 527kg per person seen in 2002, Eurostat claims. The UK generated roughly 482kg of municipal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2016 Industry news Scotland confirms LOI regime amid criticism The Scottish Government’s position on loss on ignition (LOI) tests had led to “uncertainty over future regulation” and threatens to jeopardise waste infrastructure growth north of the border. This was the message from Binn Group – one of Scotland’s largest independent waste businesses – in response to the Government’s consultation on whether it should introduce … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2016 Industry news Norse launches joint venture in South East A joint venture to service household waste and recycling collections in Havant begins Friday (1 April) – under the Hampshire borough’s partnership with Norfolk council-owned firm Norse. Norse South East will provide household refuse, recycling and garden waste collections, as well as street cleansing, cemetery and allotment maintenance in Havant up to 2026. Havant borough … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2016 Industry news Sacred land, unholy uranium: Canada's mining industry in conflict with First Nations - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 30 Mar 2016 Industry news Firefighters tackling EMR scrap metal blaze A fire involving 800 tonnes of waste metal, plastic and rubber has erupted at European Metal Recycling’s facility in Birmingham. More than 100 firefighters and a total of 17 fire engines are tackling the blaze at the scrapyard on Clarel Avenue, Saltley, close to the city centre. The fire has been categorised as ‘severe’ by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (29/03/2016) With news on; WRAP appoints trustees; Vanden Recycling announces senior appointments; Colin Matthews joins Shanks Group, and; Taylor Group appoints general manager at Oldham site WRAP appoints two new board Trustees Resources charity WRAP has announced the appointment of Sue Corbett and Sophie Thomas as new board Trustees. Sue Corbett has a background in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news Service resumes after fire at Edmonton EcoPark Operations at Edmonton EcoPark have resumed after a fire destroyed several hundred tonnes of household waste over the Easter weekend. A total of 72 firefighters and 10 fire engines were called to tackle the blaze at the LondonWaste Ltd-run facility on Advent Way at 21.54pm on Saturday (26 March). The fire, which was contained to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news Increased 2016 WEEE targets confirmed The Department for Business has opted to increase its proposed WEEE collection targets for 2016 following the release of household WEEE collection data. BIS originally set out a proposed collection target of 528,687 tonnes for 2016, following the publication of data from the WEEE settlement centre for 2015, where schemes post WEEE evidence in February … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news EU Fertilisers Regulation ‘optional’ for domestic traders Proposals to harmonise the manufacture and movement of waste-based fertilisers across the EU have been finalised by the European Commission this month. The revision to the EU Fertilisers Regulation sets out rules on converting biowaste into raw materials that can be used to manufacture fertilising products – as well as safety, quality and labelling requirements. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news Urbaser to operate Bournemouth recycling rounds Spanish-owned waste company Urbaser is to provide recycling collections to households in Bournemouth from April – under a seven-year contract with the borough council. The arrangement, worth an estimated £7 million over its lifetime, will see Urbaser collect mixed dry recyclables from the Dorset coastal town on a fortnightly basis. Bournemouth borough council, a unitary … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2016 Industry news ERP’s recycling standard is approved by EPEAT Der Beitrag ERP’s recycling standard is approved by EPEAT erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 26 Mar 2016 Industry news Stock rotation key to fire prevention, trials suggest The way in which waste material is stored and how often stocks are rotated are key to reducing the risk of deep-seated fires at recycling sites, initial results from waste fire trials suggest. The early findings from industry and regulator-backed waste fire tests were presented at the Essex County Fire and Rescue Services HQ yesterday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2016 Industry news WEEE & ELV policy transfers from BIS to Defra Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss have agreed that the Environmental Regulation team will transfer from BIS to Defra, under changes that will come into effect on 1 April. The Environmental Regulation team has responsibility for a range of waste related-briefs, including waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), end of life vehicles … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2016 Industry news URoc calls for halt to landfill testing changes Skip hire trade body URoc has withdrawn its support for changes to the testing regime for waste fines going to landfill – due to come into effect next week (1 April) – warning of “devastating impacts” on the SME waste sector. The United Resource Operators Consortium (URoc), which represents skip hire firms and waste transfer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2016 Industry news UPM boosts Shotton MRF sorting capacity UPM Shotton has boosted its sorting capacity at its materials recycling facility in North Wales to handle 220,000 tonnes of dry recyclables per annum. The new throughput figure represents a 10% increase on past rates and as well as increasing throughput, the company said that changes to the MRF mean that it can also enhance … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2016 Industry news Time to tackle the targets standstill The latest set of recycling figures shouldn’t prompt a panic but they certainly merit a scrutiny of current strategies and approaches. Over the years there have been variations in the amount of green waste collected and this has led to unexpected spikes or reductions in activity. This is usually related quite naturally to the growth … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news England recycling rate ‘in reverse’, data shows Household recycling in England dropped by 0.7% in the 12 months to June 2015 – the first time the rate has fallen in over five years. The provisional figures, for April to June 2015, show that the recycling rate for the 12 months stands at 44.3% – while on a quarterly basis the decline was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news Welsh Collections Blueprint gets review approval A single blueprint for carrying out separate recycling collections across all 22 councils in Wales “appears to offer clear benefits in terms of cost and material quality”. And, the Welsh Government would be “sensible” to investigate the inclusion of three or even four-weekly refuse collections into the standard. These were the conclusions drawn by waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news Biffa share plan suggested Latest reports from the financial sector suggest that a share offering could be issued for Biffa – although potential suitors are still thought to be interested in acquiring the business outright. Earlier this year at least one Chinese firm had made initial enquiries about acquiring one of the UK’s most-established and recognised waste business. Plus, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news ELV recyclers challenged over metal quality The metal recycling industry needs to improve the quality of its raw scrap material to get better prices and to contribute more to the circular economy. This was the message on scrap quality to delegates at last week’s IARC Automobile Recycling Congress in Berlin. The event also heard from Artemis Hatzi-Hull, EU Commission DG Environment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news Case Study: Grundon and Forest Green Rovers green partnership delivers the right result The post Case Study: Grundon and Forest Green Rovers green partnership delivers the right result appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 23 Mar 2016 Industry news ERP’s recycling standard is approved by EPEAT for the end-of-life management of IT and Display equipment Der Beitrag ERP’s recycling standard is approved by EPEAT erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Report questions reliability of Welsh reject rates “Unusually low” reject rates for dry recyclables in Wales could indicate that the level of contamination is being underreported, an independent review has found. And, there is an ‘important distinction’ between end destinations reported by councils on WasteDataFlow and where the materials are finally reprocessed to achieve end-of-waste status. The findings have been laid out … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Wood recyclers urged to lobby MPs over EA regulations Waste wood operators are being urged to lobby their MPs over Environment Agency guidance on fire prevention regulations which their trade association argues is “not fit for purpose”. According to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA), a number of wood recyclers “genuinely fear for their livelihoods going forward” if the latest Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Brussels plastics recycling show cancelled The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), which was due to take place in Brussels today and tomorrow (March 22-23) has been cancelled, the organisers of the event have announced. Suspected terror attacks in the Belgian capital this morning (March 22), which saw two explosions kill and injure a number of people at the city’s Zaventem … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Dorset Waste Partnership director dismissed Director of the Dorset Waste Partnership, Steve Burdis, has been dismissed following the project’s controversial £2.8 million overspend in 2014/15. And Karyn Punchard, interim director of the Partnership, is expected to remain in the position until a successor can be appointed. Mr Burdis was ‘temporarily’ suspended in early 2015 following revelations that waste and recycling … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Final results – year ended 31 December 2015 We are pleased to announce our preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Financial highlights Operational highlights Outlook (1) Return on capital employed is defined as operating profit divided by average capital employed, where capital employed is net assets excluding net debt(2) EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation 2015 […] Augean · 22 Mar 2016 Industry news Norfolk man jailed over illegal waste site A man who ran an illegal waste site for more than a year near King’s Lynn has been jailed for 15 months. Mark Edward Fuller allowed thousands of tonnes of wood, construction and demolition waste to be stockpiled at the Manor Farm site in North Runcton, Norfolk, without planning permission or a necessary permit, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2016 Industry news Scrap markets on Metals Recycling Event agenda The Conference programme for the upcoming CARS show and Metals Recycling Event has grown, with speakers to address issues including scrap export markets and the circular economy. CARS – the Complete Auto Recycling & Secondary Materials Show – the dedicated trade event for the end of life vehicles sector returns on 13-14 July, at Donington … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2016 Industry news After a long wait, now is the time for the EU to decide on criteria to identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (updated 4th May) The European Commission has committed to finally proposing scientific criteria to identify hormone (or endocrine) disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by summer 2016. They’ve already been found guilty of breaking EU law by the European Court of Justice for failing to do this by a legal deadline of December 2013. In CHEM Trust’s view the criteria should be […] CHEM Trust · 21 Mar 2016 Industry news Bryson wins £15m arc21 recycling contract A contract worth up to £15 million for the processing of dry recyclables from six council areas in Northern Ireland has been awarded to Bryson Recycling. The 12-month deal, which includes an option for extension, was procured by arc21 – the umbrella waste management group for local authorities in the east of Northern Ireland. Under … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2016 Industry news Biffa invests in Manchester waste fleet Municipal services firm Biffa is investing close to £11 million in a fleet of 100 new waste collection vehicles to service its Manchester waste and recycling collections contract. The contractor, which was awarded the eight-year collections contract on behalf of the city council in March 2015 (see letsrecycle.com story), also carries out street cleansing services … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2016 Industry news Courtauld needs more ambitious targets OPINION: Shadow Environment Secretary Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, welcomes the thrust of the latest Courtauld Commitment 2025, but believes its targets could be more ambitious. I very much welcome Courtauld 2025, which marks a serious departure from previous phases of this voluntary agreement. In particular, it acknowledges the responsibilities of supermarkets for … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 18 March 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 the packaging waste and landfill measures contained in Chancellor’s George Osborne’s budget. Also we report on plans for standard guidance for householders under the term ‘Recycling rules’, covering questions such as should tops be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2016 Industry news Defra says ‘no tax’ on coffee cups Suggestions made by resource minister Rory Stewart that the government may look to tax disposable cups have been rejected by Defra, just hours after he debated the issue in the House of Commons. On behalf of the minister, a spokesman for the Department said today that while Mr Stewart acknowledged the need to “do something” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2016 Industry news Network welcomes new Croydon enterprise Community Wood Recycling is delighted to welcome our newest member, The South London Wood Recycling Project or Solo Wood for short, which is now active and trading from their premises on Factory Lane in Croydon. Community Wood Recycling · 18 Mar 2016