Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Stockport overcomes urban recycling freeze Braving the wintery weather, letsrecycle.com travels to Stockport – England’s top urban recycler – to find out how the North West town has made its mark on the league tables As a rule of thumb, Stockport is not known for its adverse … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2015 Industry news Fife anticipates expansion of council-run waste firm A company set up by Fife council to deliver waste collections is on course to expand its operations further, the local authority has said. Resource Efficient Solutions LLP (RES), which began trading in April 2014, was established by Fife council to provide frontline services on behalf of the local authority, other public bodies and the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2015 Industry news Costs deter Windsor from separate collection switch The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council has opted not to alter its collection service for recyclable materials, after an assessment revealed that the cost of switching to a separate collection system would cost around £700,000 per year. The local authority has instead opted to review its collection arrangements when its contract – currently … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2015 Industry news Norfolk waste firm told to pay back crime proceeds A waste firm was ordered to pay £247,278 proceeds of crime this week (January 27) for illegally tipping soil, rubble and aggregate fines on land in Blofield, Norfolk. Rory J Holbrook Ltd was also fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £20,000 in prosecution costs at the Norwich Crown Court sentencing. The Court was told that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2015 Industry news New Earth Solutions fined for Avonmouth vacuum injury Waste treatment firm New Earth Solutions and its technology partner NEAT Technology Group Ltd have been handed fines totalling £30,000 for injuries sustained by a worker at New Earth’s Avonmouth facility in August 2013. Bristol Magistrates’ Court was told yesterday (January 29) that the 53-year-old was employed as an industrial cleaner to clean thermal treatment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2015 Industry news Veolia set for Windsor commercial waste work Veolia, with the support of Windsor & Maidenhead Royal borough council, is set to win a potential 10% of trade waste work within the borough area. The authority has resolved to agree a deal with Veolia following a ‘benchmarking exercise’ and aims to see the waste company securing one tenth of the waste services for 3,737 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news East Dorset breaks rank over HWRC charges East Dorset council has spoken out against the Dorset Waste Partnership’s proposal to charge residents for the use of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The local authority, which is one of the seven councils forming the county-wide Partnership, has called for an ‘urgent response’ on the issue, which is currently being consulted on across Dorset. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Our evidence to UK Parliamentary inquiry into TTIP and the environment (updated with inquiry conclusion) [Updated on 10th March on the publication of the EAC report – see below] The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of the UK House of Commons is currently doing an inquiry into the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its impacts on the environment and the developing world. Yesterday they published the evidence that […] CHEM Trust · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Wood recyclers to lobby over stockpile rules Wood recyclers are to lobby to change rules limiting the amount of time that waste wood destined for biomass burning can be stored, arguing that a three month limit is unlikely to prevent fires in the sector. The Environment Agency last month launched a consultation into changes to standard permitting rules for the storage of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Reconomy strengthens with Countrywide Waste deal Waste management outsourcing business Reconomy has strengthened its activities with the purchase of Shrewsbury-headquartered Countrywide Waste Management. Reconomy says that the acquisition confirms its intent “to further grow our market leading position within the national recycling and waste market and consolidates our position as the UK’s leading outsourced provider of recycling and waste se… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Reading waste strategy to address population growth Reading borough council is consulting residents on a five-year waste minimisation strategy to help meet the 50% by 2020 EU recycling target, as it seeks to address challenges created by the town’s rapid population growth. The council’s Waste Minimisation Strategy 2015-2020 aims to build on progress in the Berkshire town, which achieved an overall recycling, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Making Wood Work launches in Glasgow Glasgow Wood Recycling is about to launch "Making Wood Work" - its first training and employment project providing opportunities for 144 people, the first of its kind in Scotland! Community Wood Recycling · 29 Jan 2015 Industry news Red Kite Waste becomes letsrecycle’s recruitment agency partner Harrogate-based recruitment firm Red Kite Waste has become letsrecycle.com’s official recruitment agency partner. The new arrangement, which comes into effect this month, will see Red Kite Waste providing an expanded recruitment agency service which was previously provided to letsrecycle by letsrecruit.com. With global coverage and a team of consultants dedicated solely to recruiting in the was… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Rogerson confirms recycling rate data Resource and recycling minister Dan Rogerson has issued two tables showing recycling rates for England in response to a parliamentary request by DUP MP David Simpson. (Editor’s note: this is not new data but has been presented in a useful format by the minister). The data comes after Mr Rogerson, earlier this month, said that there … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Baler news round-up With news on baler installations and other developments involving Jarshire, Harris, IPS, Ken Mills, Cumbria Waste Services and Caparo Fairbright Jarshire to distribute Harris and IPS balers Following the acquisitions last year of Harris Waste Management Group and IPS Balers by Avis Industrial Corporation, it has been announced that the environmental & recycling division of Jarshire Limited … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news A black hole in the Green surge With some polls indicating it is on course to win 10% of the vote at the May general election, it seems the Green Party has never been so popular. While the surge in support may be a backlash towards the policies of others – the fact remains that the Party’s star has been rising in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Food waste: an open goal for politicians With less than 100 days to go until the 2015 General Election, David Adams, director of the waste management and recycling broker 707 discusses the current political debate around food waste. Despite the call for the Green Party to be included in the General Election leaders’ debates, it’s disappointing to see that waste management and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Viridor secures NHS waste contract in Devon Viridor has secured a five-year contract to process and treat waste and recycling on behalf of three NHS Trusts in Devon. The contract covers 60 NHS sites across the county, including Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. The deal will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Blaenau Gwent to consider 2.5% commercial waste fee rise Blaenau Gwent council in South Wales has put forward plans to increase the amount it charges local businesses to collect and dispose of their commercial waste, due to the increasing cost of treating the material. The council’s executive will meet today (January 28) to discuss the proposal to increase the collection cost to businesses by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Appointments – with Dennis to chair RWM With news on Barry Dennis chairing RWM, a success for a university graduate at CK Polymers, a new managing director at MOBA in the UK and changes at the Green Investment Bank. Ex-ESA chief to help shape RWM strategy The organisers of the annual RWM exhibition, i2i Events Group have chosen Barry Dennis to be the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news Waste services ‘undervalued’, FCC claims FCC has called for the waste management industry to become ‘more vocal’ about its work, after publishing a report claiming the environmental and social benefits of the sector are undervalued by the public. The report, produced by FCC Environment’s Spanish parent company, the environment, infrastructure and water group FCC (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas) is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2015 Industry news News in brief With news on; Pickles visits Havering; JWS wins Trafford Centre contract; FM1 nears completion; Probio Energy signs RDF deal; VEKA Recycling expands Midlands facility, and; over 2,000 businesses sign up to edoc Pickles praises recycling rewards scheme Secretary of State Eric Pickles has visited Havering to assess the progress of a DCLG-funded recycling rewards … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2015 Industry news BIS confirms it will set compliance fee BIS has today (January 27) confirmed to WEEE compliance schemes that it will be pressing ahead with its plans to introduce a compliance fee, and will reveal next week how the fee will be calculated. The announcement, from the Department for Business, comes ahead of the January 31 deadline for schemes to post their final … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2015 Industry news GMB acts over waste worker pay disputes Refuse collection vehicle drivers in Brighton & Hove have resumed industrial action after talks between the council and the GMB trade union broke down again this month. This is one of two pay-related actions which could hit household collections, with GMB also calling a ballot for strike action over Kier’s handling of its May Gurney … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2015 Industry news Kingston to make fortnightly recycling switch from 2016 Kington upon Thames council is to switch to a fortnightly household dry recycling collection service from 2016 in a bid to save around £4.2 million in service costs over the next seven years. The decision comes as part of a renegotiation with waste contractor Veolia, which could see the firm continue refuse and recycling collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2015 Industry news Court overturns planning refusal for Herts EfW The High Court has overturned a decision by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to refuse planning permission for Veolia’s proposed energy-from-waste plant in New Barnfield, Hertfordshire. In a judgement issued on Thursday (January 22), Mr Justice Holgate claimed the decision by Eric Pickles in July 2014 to refuse permission for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2015 Industry news Stobart wins its ‘largest ever’ waste wood fuel deal Stobart Group has won its ‘largest ever’ fuel supply contract after securing a 14-year, £110 million deal to supply waste wood to a biomass plant near Margam in South Wales. Announced today (January 26), the deal will see Stobart Energy source, process and supply 250,000 tonnes per annum of recovered waste wood to the Margam … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2015 Industry news Edinburgh to launch flats recycling trials Two separate pilot schemes aimed at boosting recycling rates in flats and tenements are to be rolled out in Edinburgh next month. From February 2015, two regions of the city involved in the council-led trials will see bin capacity for recycling increase and a new commingling service for paper and packaging recyclables. Proposals to introduce … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2015 Industry news Defra launches delayed batteries consultation Long-delayed proposals to change the guidance on the classification of waste portable batteries have been published, more than a year after an original consultation on the subject was scrapped. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (January 26) published its consultation on amendments to the guidance on the Waste Batteries and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2015 Industry news Safety advice for vehicles in waste-related activities Letter to the Editor – Sir, I was surprised to read your blog of 2nd January 2015 concerning safety advice for vehicles used in waste-related activities, in which you assert: What often appears not to follow is swift advice or action which might help prevent or reduce the likelihood of future incidents. The Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2015 Industry news Keeping up with TEEP New waste regulation in England requiring the separate collection of paper, plastic, metal and glass (from general waste and each other) came in to effect from January 1 2015. Jimmy Martin, chief executive of software developer AMCS Group, discusses the opportunities that the new regulations present and the sector’s ability to monitor compliance and evaluate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2015 Industry news Northern Ireland draws EfW link to stalling recycling Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has expressed concern at a slowdown in the improvement in household recycling rates in the province, which has also seen an increase in the amount of waste sent for incineration. Figures published for July to September 2014 by the Department of the Environment yesterday (January 22) show that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2015 Industry news DCLG consults against HWRC charges Proposals preventing councils from charging residents to use household waste recycling centres have been unveiled by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). A public consultation document published yesterday (January 22) invites views on how HWRCs at risk of closure can remain open without local authorities resorting to charging residents for the service. An … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2015 Industry news Ecotech optimistic despite challenging plastics market The chief executive of a newly established plastic bottle recycling firm – East London’s Ecotech – has expressed his belief that the firm can flourish despite challenging market conditions for UK plastics recyclers. Javed Mawji, spoke exclusively to letsrecycle.com, at the firm’s bottle recycling plant in Rainham, which has the capacity to process around 18,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2015 Industry news MEPs ‘puzzled’ by EU waste policy withdrawal MEPs and waste industry representatives criticised the European Commission for its withdrawal of the circular economy policy package at a hearing in Brussels yesterday (January 22). Having withdrawn the proposals from this year’s legislative agenda, the Commission this week outlined some of the areas it is likely to cover in its ‘improved’ package of waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2015 Industry news Defra to consult on new anti-waste crime measures The government has given senior waste industry representatives an outline of its plans to consult on new regulations aimed at curbing waste crime at a meeting in Westminster this week (January 20). Hosted by resources minister Dan Rogerson and senior members of Defra’s waste team, joined by the Environment Agency and Treasury minister Priti Patel, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2015 Industry news WRAP unveils Courtauld Phase 3 results WRAP has offered an update on the progress made during the latest phase of the voluntary grocery sector waste reduction scheme, the Courtauld Commitment, noting that there has been a slight increase in waste from manufacturing and retail. Published today (January 22), the results show that an estimated 4.5% reduction in the carbon impacts of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2015 Industry news McIntosh calls for food waste taskforce The government should set up a ‘national taskforce’ to coordinate work on tackling the nine million tonnes of avoidable food waste produced each year, Efra committee chair Anne McIntosh MP said today (January 22). Mrs McIntosh, who chairs the select committee on the environment, also identified a lack of food bank distribution and public funding … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2015 Industry news Waste director prosecuted for illegal Ghana WEEE exports The director of an East London recycling firm has received a 40-week suspended prison sentence following 11 failed attempts to illegally ship WEEE to Ghana. Moses Appiah, the 57-year-old sole director of Appiahdeep Company Ltd in Rainham, was sentenced at Barkingside Magistrates Court this week (January 19) after pleading guilty to 11 offences of transporting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2015 Industry news Viridor retains South Lanarkshire council waste contract Viridor has been awarded a £4.3 million contract to collect, treat, and dispose of waste from council premises across South Lanarkshire. The four-year contract will see the waste firm provide refuse and recycling services to 355 premises including offices, depots, schools, libraries and day care centres on behalf of South Lanarkshire council. Viridor will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2015