Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Kent councils explore joint waste collection contract Work is underway to explore the establishment of a joint waste collection contract between Tunbridge Wells, Dartford and Tonbridge & Malling councils, which could begin in 2019. The Kent local authorities, which are all a part of the Kent Resource Partnership, are looking into the possibility of a joint waste and recycling collection deal with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2017 Industry news Kent depot complements Smurfit Kappa mill investment Smurfit Kappa has recently completed a programme of investment across its national recycling depots which has included the creation of a new depot at its Kent mill in Snodland. The investment at the Kent site came after the completion of the PM9 paper machine development at its Townsend Hook mill at Snodland, close to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2017 Industry news Wastecycle invests £1 million in fleet expansion Wastecycle has invested £1m in eight new vehicles as it seeks to expand its operations in the East Midlands region. The Nottingham-based waste management company, which processes over 500,000 tonnes of waste per-year, has already taken delivery of four DAF vehicles, with a further two DAF and two Mercedes trucks arriving over the next four … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2017 Industry news Welcome to British Glass - British Glass British Glass news · 22 Apr 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 21 April 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on the potential impact of the snap General Election on the waste and resources sector. Also, we report on the finalists for the 2017 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2017 Industry news Joint Waste Solutions to oversee Surrey contract Four Surrey councils have created a new organisation – Joint Waste Solutions – to deliver a joined-up waste service across the regions, as part of a new contract with Amey which begins in June this year. Amey was awarded the contract to manage collection services on behalf of Elmbridge, Woking, Surrey Heath and Mole Valley … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2017 Industry news News in Brief (21/04/2017) With news on: CIWM visits Beddington ERF; B&M’s prestigious health and safety award; Blue Scotland open day;; ISL awarded WISHNI Ambassador; and, Recycling campaign offers electrical equipment vouchers. ISL Waste named WISHNI Ambassador Belfast-based ISL Waste has been named as a WISHNI Ambassador for its health and safety practices and to promote better safety standards … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2017 Industry news Environment Agency illegal waste raids lead to arrests Two arrests were made yesterday (April 20) following raids by the Environment Agency and Police over alleged illegal waste activities at sites in Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Hertfordshire. Five dawn raids were carried out as part of an in-depth investigation, which has been ongoing since last summer, the Environment Agency has revealed, into illegal dumping of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2017 Industry news Coffey rules out mandatory food waste measures Resources minister Therese Coffey appears to have ruled out mandatory measures to force councils to separately collect food waste, when questioned on the issue by MPs yesterday (19 April). And, the minister has also emphasised the importance of voluntary measures to encourage businesses to reduce food waste and report on their progress in doing so. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2017 Industry news Awards for Excellence 2017 finalists announced The list of finalists for the 2017 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management has been unveiled, with businesses, community organisations and councils all in the running for accolades. Winners will be announced at a celebratory luncheon and Awards Ceremony on 18 May at the Landmark Hotel, London. Launched in 2004, the Awards, organised … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2017 Industry news Green Investment Bank sold to Macquarie for £2.3bn The government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) has been sold to the global banking firm Macquarie Group in a deal worth close to £2.3 billion, the Climate Change and Industry Minister Nick Hurd confirmed today (20 April). GIB, which is wholly-owned by government was set up in 2012 to provide matched funding for renewable energy projects. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2017 Industry news Bradford to supply Ferrybridge Multifuel plant Bradford council has named Associated Waste Management (AWM) as the preferred bidder for its 12-year residual waste contract – with much of the city’s waste to be sent to the nearby Ferrybridge Multifuel plant. AWM – which already holds an interim contract with the council for the treatment of residual waste – will process around … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2017 Industry news FIRST CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT SCHEME DELEGATE STARTS The first delegate to come out of Powerday’s new construction employment scheme for ex-offenders has started work for the company at St George’s One Blackfriars development in Southwark. Tony Hog... Powerday · 19 Apr 2017 Industry news ‘Growing interest’ from Chinese investors in UK waste market Chinese investors are showing ‘growing interest’ in the UK and European waste management market, consultancy firm Grant Thornton has claimed in its annual waste sector review. The latest edition of the annual report which was published last week, looks at merger and acquisition activity and legislative changes within the UK waste market in 2016. On … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2017 Industry news BHS unveils robot sorting system for MRFs American equipment supplier BHS has unveiled a sorting system using a robot known as “Max”, which can visualise different types of recyclables and sort them out. The company – Bulk Handling Systems – has announced the installation of Max-AI Technology, an artificial intelligence system which identifies recyclables and other items for recovery, at a materials … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2017 Industry news EMR’s Swindon depot reopens following fire A scrapyard operated by European Metal Recycling (EMR) near Swindon reopened yesterday morning (April 18) following a fire at the site which broke out over the Easter weekend. The facility at Gipsy Lane takes in ferrous and non-ferrous metals, along with scrap vehicles, which are processed on the site. A spokesman for the Dorset and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2017 Industry news The motivation for councils to insource contracts Ongoing austerity and the resulting economic constraints that have been imposed on councils over the last 10 years has forced councils of all types of political orientation and size to completely rethink how they provide services to local residents. This article, by Dr Adam Read (Practice Director) & Brian Mayne (Regional Director, Wales) of the Resource … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2017 Industry news Revealed: UK provides billions in credit to fossil fuel industry despite clean energy pledge The UK government has provided fossil fuel companies with £6.9 billion in financial support since 2000, according to a joint investigation by Unearthed and Private Eye. The support came from UK Export Finance, the government agency that underwrites loans and insurance for risky export deals as part of efforts to boost international trade. The vast […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Data: China is wasting lots of renewable energy Wind and solar power generation is skyrocketing in China, but a large – and growing – proportion is going to waste, according to the latest data. In 2016, China’s wind curtailment rate – the amount of wind power that could have have been generated and used but wasn’t – reached 17%, more than double what it […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Recycling policies face General Election delay Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the UK will have a General Election on 8 June has cast short-term uncertainty over a number of policy measures such but could mean more certainty over existing EU-linked legislation. And, it is expected to see the departure of yet another recycling minister with Dr Therese Coffey, the current … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Vehicle news round-up (18/04/2017) With news on: LSS’ fleet expansion; Rushcliffe takes delivery of bin hoist; Glasgow council installs 360 cameras; and, H&A Recycling set to expand. LSS invests in fleet expansion Leeds-based waste services business LSS Waste Management, has invested over £3m in the expansion of its fleet of skip and hook loading vehicles. The company delivers commercial … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Kent construction waste site operator jailed The operator of a waste site in Sittingbourne, Kent has been handed an eight-month prison sentence for the illegal disposal, sorting and treatment of construction and demolition waste at the site. John Millen, 50, who had traded as K.M. Millen Grab Hire, last week (April 12) received the custodial sentence at Maidstone Crown Court after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Biogen acquired by infrastructure investment firm Organic waste processing firm Biogen has been sold by its joint venture owners – the services firm Kier and agriculture specialist Bedfordia Group – to an infrastructure investment company, Ancala Bioenergy Limited. The company was purchased for an undisclosed sum, in a deal announced this morning (18 April). Biogen is an established name in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Plastic Trade Association Calls for PRN Reform The post Plastic Trade Association Calls for PRN Reform appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Bioplastics: end the confusion - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 18 Apr 2017 Industry news Explore Bushey Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 17 Apr 2017 Industry news Explore Calcot & Theale Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 15 Apr 2017 Industry news Tag Archives: Glasgow - binngroup.co.uk Binn Group · 15 Apr 2017 Industry news Here’s your opportunity to get a plastic free aisle in supermarkets! And many of us would like to change that. But it takes commitment, certainty and consistency. I know what it’s like to start a campaign from scratch. And I know what can be achieved with passion, energy, consistency and the commitment of a group of people working towards the same goal. That’s why I was… Zero Waste Week · 15 Apr 2017 Industry news How solar became the world’s best hope for a post-fossil fuel energy system Just a few years ago experts the world over bemoaned the prohibitive cost of solar power. But today it is widely considered to be the best and most affordable hope for decarbonising the world’s energy system. Solar prices are down 62% in the last eight years, according to a recent Bloomberg analysis, and on track […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Apr 2017 Industry news Global markets impact on recyclable commodities prices Global market demand, and in particular orders from China, have seen prices for two recovered – waste paper – grades fall sharply this month. At the same time, ferrous scrap markets continue to show volatility with the plastics recycling sector also subject to market reductions. Waste paper Prices paid for used cardboard and mixed papers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2017 Industry news Sutton recycling box surge as Veolia contract starts An unexpected demand for extra recycling boxes has seen Veolia issue more than 3,400 to residents in Sutton following the start of its contract to manage waste and recycling services in the London borough. The introduction of the new service on April 3 has also caused some disruption for householders in the borough, with a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2017 Industry news The robots are coming: Why we need to talk about automation “We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another.” — Klaus Schwab, Chief Executive of the World Economic Forum There a groundswell of comment emerging of late heralding a new era of industrialisation. This new trend – sometimes described as the […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news SEPA investigates ‘fly-infested’ Newton Mearns waste pile Work to stop the spread of flies from illegally dumped waste from an industrial unit in Newton Mearns, Strathclyde has begun today (12 April), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has confirmed. And, SEPA has said that investigations are underway to identify the source of the waste, which is described as comprising of loose and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news Winners announced for the 2016 Alu D&T Challenge Seventeen students from schools around the UK have been named as winners in the Alu D&T Challenge, a national competition for 11 to 14 year olds organised by the aluminium industry to inspire young designers to create sustainable products using aluminium. Students and their teachers travelled to Birmingham to receive their prizes and meet the […] Alupro · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news Bad Riddance to Good Rubbish Managing resources is a key topic for the waste sector but there are many aspects to it as a concept. Paul Frith, director of Frith Resource Management, and chair of the Midlands Centre of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management takes a look at some of the issues involved. Everything we throw away is a lost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news The race for coffee cup recycling solutions For high street retailers, throwaway coffee cups have become something of a poisoned chalice. But is a solution around the corner? Tom Goulding reports. Cardboard – or paper – coffee cups have rarely been out of the headlines since cup recycling habits were brought into question last year. With Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee announcing an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news Fine issued over illegal waste storage at Gateshead site A Gateshead man has been fined and ordered to pay compensation after it was alleged that he had illegally stored waste at an industrial unit and then abandoned it. John Armstrong, 52, of Park Lane, Winlaton Mill, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Friday (7 April) facing one charge of operating a waste site … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news The Dos and Don’ts of Plasterboard Disposal It can sometimes be a little hard to make sense of the changing regulations around plasterboard disposal. But whether you […] Countrystyle Recycling · 12 Apr 2017 Industry news Video – Genesis of a giant… - Demolition News Demolition News · 12 Apr 2017