Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Material Works’ sister firm in liquidation Material Works Ltd has dismissed concerns over its ability to fulfil a contract to develop a waste treatment facility for King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council, following the liquidation of its sister company Duratrust Ltd. A 16-year deal to treat the borough’s black bag waste was agreed in December 2012 between Material Works (Norfolk) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2015 Industry news CSG Gets Thumbs-Up From Off-Mains Customers Tens of thousands of UK households, mainly in rural areas, live without the benefit of mains drainage, relying instead on septic tanks and cesspits. But these are not ‘fit and forget’ alternatives. To keep them working to maximum efficiency they need regular maintenance such as routine emptying, cleaning and repair. Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 13 Jan 2015 Industry news Luxus to expand PP polymer production Lincolnshire-based plastics recycling and compounding firm Luxus been awarded £600,000 in EU funding to expand a project to produce plastic compounds with a high recycled content for car manufacturing. The company, currently celebrating its 50th year, is known for wheeled bin recycling at its facility in Louth. Luxus also develops specialised prime plastic compounds from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2015 Industry news Gammage to leave WRAP communications post The waste and recycling sector is to lose one of its public relations champions, Nick Gammage, who has lead the communications team at WRAP for the past seven years. Mr Gammage, 56, is leaving WRAP – the Waste & Resources Action Programme – at the end of January 2015 and is to take stock of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2015 Industry news Defra coy over waste policy direction Government will be unable to dictate future waste policy in England until the EU Commission agrees a new set of circular economy proposals, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said today (January 12). And, Defra also stated local authorities should lead on determining their own recycling arrangements – ruling out plans to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2015 Industry news Agency bids to tighten waste sector fire rules Plans to change the permitting rules for sites handling combustible material such as wood waste and refuse derived fuels have been outlined by the Environment Agency, in a bid to quell the ‘unacceptable’ number of fires involving waste. The Agency action comes as some in the waste sector and government feel that control of illegal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2015 Industry news Marine Litter Just like litter on land, marine litter is a complex, multidimensional problem that needs to be solved by preventing deliberate littering and cleaning-up accidental littering. It needs to apply a number of measures including education and changing attitudes and behaviour, enforcing regulations, cleaning and better management of processes and materials. It also needs to [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Jan 2015 Industry news Further fire hits Orpington’s Waste4Fuel site Traffic restrictions were put in place in St Paul’s Cray, Kent, last night (January 8) due to high levels of smoke from another fire at the former Waste4Fuel site. London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the Orpington site at 8pm yesterday where a spokesman said a fire had mainly affected machinery as well as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Kier fined after worker suffers crush injuries Kier was fined £160,000 for safety failings yesterday (January 8) after an employee suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ at a household waste recycling centre in Essex. At the time of the incident the employee was working for May Gurney, which has since been acquired by Kier. The 29-year-old man, who does not wish to be named, was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Crunch time for UK plastics recyclers The news this week that oil prices have continued to tumble has offered some cheer for motorists and businesses alike, with petrol prices edging towards the £1 per litre mark – the lowest they have been in five years. But, plastics recyclers recognise that the falling oil price, while raising the possibility of a reduction … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Dutch incinerator halts UK RDF imports after fire A large combined heat and power waste incineration facility in Amsterdam hit by a major fire in November has halted imports of RDF from the UK until April, when operator AEB (Afval Energie Bedrijf) expects all lines to be back up and running. According to AEB, the fire in the early hours of Sunday November … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Organics recyclers slam ‘short-sighted’ Labour food waste U-turn Organic waste recyclers have slammed the Labour Party’s decision not to include a landfill ban on food waste in its election manifesto, calling on all politicians in England to recognise its potential benefits. Organisations including the Renewable Energy Association (REA) criticised politicians both in the Labour Party and the current government for their lack of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Straw pellets triple biogas yields - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 9 Jan 2015 Industry news Judge tells Viridor to release Cardiff EfW details Campaigners questioning the efficiency status of Viridor’s new energy from waste plant in Cardiff have won a challenge to obtain technical information, despite concerns raised by the Information Commissioner’s Office. A tribunal judge yesterday (January 7) ruled that the technical assessment by which Viridor’s Trident Park energy from waste (EfW) plant in Cardiff was classified … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2015 Industry news The outlook for 2015 Jacob Hayler, who this month takes the helm of the Environmental Services Association, looks ahead to the challenges that await the waste and resources sector in 2015. The start of a new year provides us with a time for reflection of past achievements, and an assessment of challenges which may lie ahead. We are now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2015 Industry news North Yorkshire reveals waste framework firms A total of nine waste companies have successfully bid for inclusion in a waste tender framework covering the treatment and disposal of municipal refuse on behalf of North Yorkshire county council. However, Yorwaste – one of the council’s current disposal contractors – has not been included in the framework due to a decrease in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2015 Industry news Councils to get training for bag charge enforcement Defra is to provide training to local authorities to make sure they enforce the carrier bag charging regulations which are expected to come into force on Monday 5 October 2015 in England. Companies wishing to provide the training to local authority trading standards officers have until tomorrow to submit bids for the work. The training … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2015 Industry news Falling oil price fuels uncertainty for plastics recyclers A continued drop in the price of oil is fuelling concerns among plastics recyclers over the demand for recyclate and recovered plastic polymers. This concerns come after warnings to local authorities that the price paid for waste materials such as plastic bottles is likely to decline (see letsrecycle.com story). The price of Brent Crude Oil … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2015 Industry news 2015: The year ahead Paul Dumpleton, development director at CD Group looks at the prospects for the recycling market in 2015. The continued sluggishness in world economic growth is the one single factor lying behind the downturn in the recycling market and until we can see a return to double digit growth in China, the Eurozone stop flirting with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2015 Industry news Drenl amends Corby EfW plan over feedstock fears The developer of a proposed energy from waste plant in Northamptonshire has applied to expand its current catchment area, amid fears that it may not be able to source enough waste across its 25-year lifespan. Drenl was granted final planning permission to build its 120,000 tonnes-per-year gasification facility by Corby borough council in early 2014, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2015 Industry news New Year appointments round-up With news on new faces at ERP, Visy, Taylor, Fairport Containers, UNTHA UK, Remondis and Tamar Energy Mulligan moves to Remondis Waste processing business, Remondis UK, has appointed Mike Mulligan to the new role of account manager for chemical and hazardous waste. He joins Remondis after 12 years in the chemical and hazardous waste sectors, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2015 Industry news Urbaser consortium in Javelin Park planning victory Plans to build a 190,000 tonnes-per-year capacity energy from waste plant at Javelin Park close to the M5 in Gloucestershire have been approved, more than 12 months after an appeal into the proposed development was held. Secretary of State for Communities Eric Pickles today (January 7) gave his approval for the planning application to proceed, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2015 Industry news Note of caution over PRN market in 2015 Compliance schemes and reprocessors have predicted a largely straightforward year for the PRN market in 2015 – but sounded a note of caution over the potential impact that volatility in the plastics market could have. While final reprocessor and exporter data for 2014 is due to be published in March, it is widely believed that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news News in brief With news on; Carbon8 gets planning permission; NLWA confirms 10-year LondonWaste contract; fire put out at Viridor Bargeddie MRF; SITA Trust partnership backs youth projects, and; Northern Ireland carrier bag charge extended Carbon8 gets green light for Avonmouth residue plant Carbon8 Aggregates has been granted planning permission to develop a £4 million facility at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Science, pollution and wellbeing – three themes for Europe in 2015 At the start of December I gave a short presentation at the health session of the EEB’s 40th Anniversary conference. It was based around three themes: the need to ensure pollution is part of discussions on the environment (rather than just climate, resource efficiency and biodiversity) the need to focus on increasing wellbeing in the jobs, growth & […] CHEM Trust · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Blankety Blank TRAID spent a day with the children from the Indo-American Refugee and Migrant Organisation to highlight the importance of waste... TRAID · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Labour backtracks on food waste pledge The Labour Party is no longer considering a food waste ban to landfill as part of its 2015 election manifesto, the Party revealed in a statement yesterday (January 5). The U-turn came as the Conservative Party published a cost analysis report during a press conference at its Millbank headquarters in London, examining how much Labour would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Plastics recycler GFSL to be wound up with £1.9m debt Plastics recycling firm GFSL Ltd has become the latest in the sector to fold, after liquidators were appointed to wind up the firm last month. GFSL opened a 20,000 tonnes-per-year capacity recycling plant in Redcar, Teesside less than 12 months ago, designed to process rigid plastics such as PP, PE and PVC plastic waste – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Flowing rivers of mercury - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 6 Jan 2015 Industry news Tyre protocol set to clarify end of waste status An updated quality protocol to establish end of waste criteria for tyres has been launched ahead of increased recycling targets for the ELV sector this year. The updated Tyre-Derived Rubber Materials (TDRM) protocol, unveiled by the Tyre Recycling Association (TRA), will accompany the existing PAS 107:12 specification covering the manufacture and storage of size-reduced tyre-derived … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2015 Industry news NAWDO extends membership to waste partnerships The National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) has voted to change its constitution to allow local government waste partnerships to join its membership – potentially bringing the organisation closer to LARAC. Agreed by the NAWDO membership at its AGM last year, the constitutional change means that partnerships of any council managing waste disposal functions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2015 Industry news Defra list reveals EfW plants with R1 status Only three operational energy-from-waste plants in England have achieved R1 status for energy efficiency meaning they can be officially classed as ‘recovery’ rather than disposal facilities, according to data released by Defra. A list published by the Department under a Freedom of Information Request last month shows that Veolia’s facility at Newhaven in East Sussex, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2015 Industry news Health and training to feature in Glasgow investigation The health, training and working patterns of collection crews and drivers are to be looked at as part of the investigation into the incident involving a Glasgow council refuse lorry which resulted in six fatalities in the run up to Christmas, the council has confirmed. The collision, on December 22, also saw 10 people hospitalised, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2015 Industry news Do you forget your reusable bags? One of the first steps on my own ‘zero waste’ journey was giving up disposable plastic carrier bags. But even now; seven years later, I STILL get to the checkout and realise I’ve left them at home! Fortunately the zero waste community are a generous group with loads of creative ideas for keeping us all… Zero Waste Week · 5 Jan 2015 Industry news The 2015 crystal ball remains cloudy In 12 months’ time, the outlook for the then coming year may be a little clearer. One thing is for certain, 2015 opens with a whole host of uncertainties, from commodities through to recycling targets. Add in the question of separate collections, and the potential for a legal challenge, a state of flux is inevitable … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2015 Industry news Lincolnshire metal recycler fined £70,000 after worker injury Lincolnshire-based metal recycler BW Riddle has been fined £70,000 and ordered to pay £18,000 in costs after one of its workers suffered broken ribs in an incident at the firm’s Bourne site in February 2013. Lincolnshire Crown Court heard on December 22 that the 49-year-old worker was carrying out maintenance on the firm’s sloping conveyor … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2015 Industry news Interim vehicle advice could prove useful Investigating incidents which have resulted in fatalities and injuries, which have involved the waste and recycling sector, often takes a long time. Then, there follows a period of discussion among the authorities and this is potentially followed by legal action. What often appears not to follow is swift advice or action which might help prevent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2015 Industry news Countrystyle expands management team to match growth Countrystyle Recycling has announced several key appointments to its senior and middle management team, providing a clear indication of the company’s increasing strength in the marketplace and the aim to ensure the business is best placed to continue to win new contracts across Kent, the South East and beyond. Countrystyle Recycling · 2 Jan 2015 Industry news Man dies in Inverness recycling lorry collision A man has died following a collision with a recycling collection vehicle in Inverness on New Year’s Eve (December 31). Emergency services were called to the incident in the traffic light area of Bridge Street in the city at 7.34am on December 31 2014. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed there had been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2015 Industry news MBE for Emma Elston of UK Container Maintenance Emma Elston, the co-founder and a director of waste container repair company UK Container Maintenance, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honour’s list 2015. The MBE has been awarded for Mrs Elston’s services to manufacturing. In addition to her work at the company, she is an ambassador for Real Life Entrepreneurs, a campaign launched … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2015