Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Trousdell backs Glasgow’s food waste service removal The chair of the Organics Recycling Group (ORG), Charlie Trousdell, has expressed support for Glasgow council’s decision to trial the removal of food waste bins from some homes, noting there is “no point” in collecting poor quality food waste. Glasgow city council announced earlier this month that it is removing around 2,500 food waste bins … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2020 Industry news August’s fires in the Amazon are at their highest levels in a decade The post August’s fires in the Amazon are at their highest levels in a decade appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Aug 2020 Industry news Taylor Woodrow awarded Edmonton ecopark contract The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has awarded UK construction company Taylor Woodrow a £100 million contract to build two recycling facilities at the Edmonton EcoPark. Taylor Woodrow will build a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and “reuse and recycling centre” to enable the public to bring waste directly to the site. Construction work will begin … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news Our partnership with Broadgate secures finalist spot at NRA Awards 2020 We are delighted to announce that our partnership with Broadgate has secured a finalist spot in the Partnership Excellence – Commercial category at the National Recycling Awards 2020. Bywaters · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news Recycleye Parters with eolos Recycleye and eolos formalise their partnership! The agreement merges eolos’ proven expertise and experience in sales & project management and operational set-up & delivery, with Recycleye’s cutting edge technological capabilities. ... Recycleye news · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news Packaging data continues to show positive signs Provisional monthly packaging data published by the Environment Agency continues to show that recycling and export industries are “performing well”, compliance specialists have said. Published on 10 August and covering the month from 10 July, the data shows that most materials are reporting increases from the same period last year. This follows on from more official quarterly data … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news News in brief (12/08/20) With news on: Defra says more to be done on single-use plastics; CCEP to introduce paperboard packaging in Spain; Diageo sends zero waste to landfill from offices; and, Enva recognised at health and safety awards. Defra says more to be done on single-use plastics Defra says much more must be done to reduce the country’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news ‘Improving commodity prices’ boost Norse The Norse Group has posted its financial results for the 2019/20 financial year, where it said its revenues and profit margins have been boosted by “improving commodity prices from recycling materials”. The local authority-owned trading company published its results on 7 August, which outlined its consolidated financial performance for the group as a whole. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2020 Industry news Recycling services remain disrupted by pandemic Local authority recycling services in England remain disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest survey results from the Association of Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). For the week commencing 3 August, almost four in five (79%) recycling collections are reported by responding authorities to be operating as normal. This is 3% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Sealed Air Invests in Advanced Recycling Company Plastic Energy The post Sealed Air Invests in Advanced Recycling Company Plastic Energy appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Member Profile Oliver Grievson - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Veolia Become First Waste Management Member Click here to download the Press Release OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Veolia’s £102m Norfolk EfW contract confirmed Veolia’s vice-president for the UK & Ireland has said that Norfolk county council’s decision to formally award the company a £102 million waste treatment contract marks a “significant step” towards zero landfill. Norfolk county council’s cabinet last week (4 August) confirmed plans to award the six year contract to Veolia, around a month after the council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Cory reports ‘strong performance’ in 2019 Cory Riverside Energy has published its annual review for 2019, in which it reports “strong performance” across its recycling operations. The report, published earlier this month (4 August), details the company’s business strategy, operational performance and sustainability priorities in 2019. Cory reported that it saw “strong financial performance”, with an increase in volume of residual … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Pandemic sees waste bills jump in Somerset The coronavirus pandemic is believed to have cost the Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) more than £3 million in additional expenditure. Significant costs incurred include those associated with the phased reopening of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) and the delayed roll-out of the Recycle More programme, amongst others. However, the SWP says it has put in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Oil spill in Mauritius causes huge ecological disaster On July 25, A Japanese bulk carrier caused an oil spill in Mauritius, creating fears of worsening ecological and economic disaster for the country. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Crews remain at Birmingham plastics factory fire West Midlands Fire Service spent the night fighting a fire which engulfed a plastics recycling factory at the Tyseley Industrial Estate in Birmingham. The blaze, which broke out yesterday afternoon (10 August), is said by the fire service to involve plastics recycling company Webb G W (Plastics) Ltd. The fire service says seven fire engines, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Provisional WEEE data suggests Q2 targets missed Provisional data released by the Environment Agency suggests collection targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) were missed in the second quarter of 2020. The figures show 64,039 tonnes of household WEEE was collected by producer compliance schemes between April and June 2020. This represents a 52% fall from the same period last year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Part of the Community Levenseat, in partnership with Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Development Trust (F&BV CDT), recently ran a competition to design a litter free campaign. We asked local children and young people to use their imagination to come up with a catchy slogan and an engaging poster that can be used to promote the message of keeping your community tidy and free from litter. Levenseat · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Levenseat Launch Graduate Training Programme Levenseat has launched its first ever graduate training programme, the initiative is a 1 year programme and will start with a placement within each department before provide in-depth training in the following areas: Engineering Design, regulatory knowledge, business development, commercial knowledge, project/business management. Levenseat · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news A month in the life of our Community Guardians “We are like a little army coming round the corner and if you’re a piece of litter lingering in the mangroves, you’re gonna get caught and it’s game over!” Planet Patrol has catalysed a national movement to eliminate pollution, and our Community Guardians are integral to this movement. Community Guardians are individuals who are committed […] Planet Patrol · 11 Aug 2020 Industry news Recyclability By Design - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Defra seeks chair for environmental watchdog The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has begun the recruitment process for the inaugural chair of the Office for Environmental Protection today, 10 August. The successful candidate will be the driving force behind this new green governance body, Defra says, which will independently scrutinise and advise the government to ensure it sets … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news How a Circular Economy Can Support a Post-Pandemic World Bywaters explore how a circular economy can help support a post pandemic world - changing our perception on industries with the biggest carbon footprint. Bywaters · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news O’Donovan Waste rolls out ‘remote controlled skips’ Skip hire company O’Donovan Waste Disposal has announced improvements in its safety operations, with a new remote control system for its fleet of skip loaders. Using remote controlled hand-held control panels, the company says that the fleet drivers can now walk and observe operations from a vantage point. This enables its drivers to watch from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Plans in for Wiltshire EfW’s move from gasification The company behind a proposed £200 million Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Wiltshire has submitted a renewed planning application to the council, reflecting its move away from gasification technology. Northacre Renewable Energy Limited – a joint venture between the Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) and The Hills Group – announced in June that it would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Potential implications of microplastics in human health and biodiversity Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group, discusses the potential implications of microplastics in human health and biodiversity. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Guest Blog – Interoperability and the future of EVs REA Guest Blog on Interoperability and EVS REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Autumn campaign to boost British furniture For the first time in history, organisations and businesses across Britain’s furniture industry are joining forces for a special campaign. The ‘Buy British Furniture Event’ is a month-long initiative promoting British home furnishings this autumn. It will promote the ‘Buy the Best, Buy British, Save Jobs’ message for retailers to use online and in-store from […] National Bed Federation · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Defra in call ‘to move waste up hierarchy’ The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published two policy papers covering its monitoring and evaluation work on the Resources and Waste Strategy for England. And, in them there is a warning that a “substantial amount of material” is going into residual waste when it should be handled higher up the waste hierarchy. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news So long to rubber crumb? Our take on the proposal to restrict microplastic infill from sports pitches. With a proposed ban on microplastic infills on sports pitches round the corner, we discuss the problem and how solutions for the environment can be solutions for pitches too. Fidra · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Glasgow to trial removing food waste bins Around 2,500 food waste bins are to be removed by Glasgow city council from flatted properties around the city where it is claimed contamination has been a significant problem. The bins are to be removed on a trial basis starting today (10 August) from addresses in the north west area of Glasgow. The city council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Icon buys share in FCC’s energy from waste plants A 49% share in FCC Environment UK’s energy from waste portfolio has been sold to investment group Icon Infrastructure. The deal, at the end of July, both expands Icon Infrastructure’s role in the UK energy from waste market and also marks further involvement of investment funds generally in the marketplace. Icon Infrastructure has bought its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2020 Industry news Brexit-backing sugar refiner gets ‘sweetheart deal’ on cane imports The post Brexit-backing sugar refiner gets ‘sweetheart deal’ on cane imports appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 8 Aug 2020 Industry news Staff incidents at separate HWRC sites The emergency services were called to two separate incidents involving members of staff at recycling centres in Somerset and Worcestershire during the past few weeks. West Mercia police are appealing for witnesses after a worker at the Malvern Recycling Centre was involved in a collision with a Peugeot 3008 on 16 July. And, Avon Fire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2020 Industry news After 400 years, beavers are living wildly in Devon’s rivers Wild beavers are living naturally on Devon’s River Otter for the first time in 400 years after a five-year trial showed their dam-building activities were good for people and wildlife. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Aug 2020 Industry news ‘Cut permitting red tape too’, says Biffa Waste management company Biffa has called for planning and provision for waste infrastructure to be at the forefront of any planning system reforms. And, in parallel to the government’s newly announced planning reforms, the company’s head of environmental and external affairs, Jeff Rhodes said there was also a need to review the Environment Agency permitting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2020 Industry news News in Brief (07/08/20) With news on: community groups in Merseyside awarded a share of £150,000; Nottinghamshire’s HWRCs reopen fully for summer; Central Bedfordshire refuse truck named after 8-year-old; Enforcement Undertakings; and, NRW to regulate Kronospan, Chirk Merseyside groups awarded £150,000 to help reduce waste Fifteen community groups in Merseyside have been awarded a share of £150,000 to help the … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2020 Industry news Re-use shops report varying levels of donations Suffolk residents have been urged to donate ‘quality items’ to re-use shops in Foxhall and Bury St Edmunds as part of a visit to the region’s recycling centres. FCC Environment, the waste management company that runs the shops in Suffolk, says that since the re-opening of the shops there has been a decline in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2020 Industry news Wheelabrator allowed to raise Kemsley throughput Wheelabrator Technologies has been granted a permit variation by the Environment Agency for its Kemsley energy from waste (Efw) which will see its throughput increase from 550,000 to 657,000 tonnes annually. This will be achieved through an increase of available operating hours from 8,000 to 8,760 hours per annum at the Kent facility which is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2020