Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Wastebuster environmental education on how to help save the planet - Wastebuster Wastebuster · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news ‘Deep concern’ over Malaysia plastic export The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has today (7 June) issued a statement saying it is “deeply concerned about the illegal trade in plastic waste” to the country. The statement explained that the UK “stands with Malaysia” on the issue of illegal trade in plastic waste – by repatriating waste shipped illegally out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news News in brief (07/06/2019) With news on: London ‘circular’ week; Sainsbury’s plastics action; Geminor’s Icleandic contract, and; ADBA welcomes incentive extension. LWARB’s ‘Circular Economy week’ begins next week Businesses, government and NGOs from across the capital are taking part in the second annual Circular Economy Week from 10 – 14 June, to help ‘drive a resource-efficient and sustainable economy’. … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news RDF group launches Fire Prevention Plan guidance Guidance has been launched today (7 June) to aid operators of sites handling refuse derived fuel (RDF) in drawing up Fire Prevention Plans (FPPs) for their sites. The guidance, which has been compiled by the RDF Industry Group, is the second sector-specific FPP guide to have been developed in consultation with the Environment Agency, after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news Telford and Wrekin to roll out food waste collections Telford and Wrekin council will roll out a weekly food waste collection to residents from September as part of efforts to boost the council’s 43% recycling rate. The council confirmed the move earlier this week with new food caddies, manufactured by Straight Ltd, will be rolled out to residents in August ready for the move. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news Home Recycling Challenge - Wastebuster Wastebuster · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news Take the Planet Patrol Pledge and help save one million animals #OneForOne Every year, at least one million animals die because of plastic pollution. It’s time to create accountability. And with the power of technology at our fingertips, we can do something about it. Our goal is to remove one million pieces of plastic pollution from nature and log it in the Planet Patrol app. Each piece […] Planet Patrol · 7 Jun 2019 Industry news Opportunities and challenges in China’s environmental industry In this article, Micah Hostetter discusses the next step for China's environmental industry, with a focus on Chinese government spending. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news West Devon opts to trial three-weekly collections West Devon borough council has this week voted in favour of trialing a three-weekly residual collection later this year, as part of efforts to boost recycling rates. The trial will begin in October and will also see the introduction of an additional container for residents enabling the collection of plastic pots, tubs, trays (PTT) and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news Cory looks to use heat from Riverside EfW plant Cory Riverside Energy is seeking to establish a district heating network to utilise heat from its Riverside energy from waste plant to heat homes in the nearby east London area. The measure was outlined in the company’s Sustainability Report, published yesterday (5 June), which revealed that the company has partnered with the London borough of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news The implications of evolving mattresses and how retailers can help the recycling industry The mattress industry has grown over recent years with the types of mattresses available to consumers expanding to fulfil every individual’s particular sleep needs. Mattresses now range from latex, memory foam, and innerspring, to waterbed, hybrid, air... The Furniture Recycling Group · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news Battery recycling target for 2018 met The UK met its waste portable battery recycling target for 2018, although concerns over the volume of lead acid batteries being counted towards the overall target have persisted. Figures published by the Environment Agency this week indicate that the UK’s portable battery compliance schemes collected a total of 17,811 tonnes of batteries for the year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news Agency warns over dumping of baled waste on land The Environment Agency has warned owners of land and property across the South East to be vigilant after a ‘surge’ in waste crime involving baled material in the region. According to the Agency there has been a spate of incidents of dumping of baled waste including unrecyclable plastic, commercial or household waste on privately-owned sites … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news Bisphenol A Position Statement - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 6 Jun 2019 Industry news A lesson in reducing waste from India As I emerged from my taxi into the bustling city of Hyderabad, I felt an immediate assault to the senses... As time progressed, I was forced to reflect on how the UK ‘does waste’ compared to India. While we obsess with technical solutions (waste to energy, recycling innovation), India excels at a behavioural and cultural level. Resource Futures · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news All about insight – inspiring sustainable change Our recent event to launch our brand-new Valpak Insight Platform was a great success. Gareth Edwards, Insight Platform Consultant, talks about the topics discussed, the issues some of our members face with regard to achieving sustainability targets and how Valpak can help. Valpak · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news New bio-technology system to improve water quality in Devon A cutting edge bio-technology system is being tested by Highways England to improve water quality around a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Devon. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Clarity packaging scheme announces new members Compliance scheme operator, Clarity Environmental, has announced growth in its packaging compliance member base. The company has announced a 43% growth in its membership, following the published 2019 public register of producers on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD). The ‘Comply with Clarity’ packaging compliance scheme, which was launched by the company ten years ago, … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news P&G commits to cut Ariel packaging by 30% Consumer goods manufacturer Procter and Gamble (P&G) has committed to a 30% reduction in plastic packaging used by its Ariel and Lenor brands across Europe by 2025. The commitment covers all P&G Fabric care products, is intended to save 15,000 tonnes of plastics compared to 2018 levels and is part of the Ariel brand ambition … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Ward invests over £2million in expanding waste management vehicle fleet Ward, the Derbyshire-based metal and waste recycling specialist has expanded and upgraded its vehicle fleet by investing over £2million in... Ward Recycling · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Equipment news round-up (05/06/2019) With news on air pollution monitors on refuse trucks; forklifts for Highlander; a HAAS pre-shredder; Firetrace website and Dennis Eagle’s new service centre. Air monitoring system created for refuse vehicles Amid growing concern over air pollution, CMS SupaTrak has teamed up with air monitoring specialist EarthSense to launch a mobile air monitoring system for refuse … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Climate change: Urban transformation and the relevance of critical infrastructure Urban transformation and the relevance of critical infrastructure is placed under the spotlight here by Prof Dr Daniela Jacob at Climate Service Centre Germany (GERICS). Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Biffa posts ‘strong’ financials and plans restructure Waste management giant Biffa has today announced “strong” results for the 2018/19 financial year, with its revenue having grown by around 4.4% to £1,030.8 million compared to the preceding 12 months. Increasing revenue has come about partly through organic growth in the business, which covers municipal, industrial and commercial, resource recovery and treatment, and energy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Soils concern as landfill tax receipts fall Increased use of energy from waste, recycling and composting as alternatives to landfill have helped reduce landfill tax receipts by 9.4% in 2018/19, according to the latest date from HMRC. But, the Environment Agency this week expressed concern over one ongoing element of landfilling, with regard to the depositing of soil into landfill. The Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Nearly half of UK homes have high indoor air pollution - new report - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 5 Jun 2019 Industry news Agency opens Biffa MRF export court case Wood Green Crown Court today (4 June) heard opening arguments from the Environment Agency in its case against Biffa Waste Services over the shipment of waste to China in 2015. The case, which is expected to last around three weeks, began this morning with the prosecution counsel explaining that the case centred on containers which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news MEN’S SHEDS MOVEMENT GROWS BY 66% IN 3 YEARS AS 500TH SHED OPENS UK Men’s Sheds Association targets further growth as it also unveils partnership with woodcare specialist Ronseal. The life-changing Men’s Sheds movement is continuing to go from strength to strength with the opening of the 500th UK Men’s Shed in the village of Blewbury, Oxfordshire. Having first launched in the UK in 2013, Men’s Sheds have […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news New rules and meeting technical competence Phil Conran, a director at 360 Environmental, which has implemented Competence Management Systems across the UK, reflects on new rules around technical competence. OPINION: A condition of operation for any waste site under an Environmental Permit in England and Wales is Technical Competence cover. Traditionally, this has been provided through a WAMITAB trained Technically Competent … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news Waitrose launches ‘packaging-free’ trial Waitrose & Partners has today (June 4) launched the first large-scale ‘packaging-free’ trial of its kind at one of its stores. In a bid to cut single-use plastic and packaging waste, the retailer has taken hundreds of items out of their packaging at its Botley Road shop in Oxford. The shop features the largest number … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news Rushcliffe and Nottingham share waste depot Waste and recycling teams from Rushcliffe and Nottingham councils are now being housed at a shared depot at Eastcroft, in a bid to cut costs for both authorities. Rushcliffe council’s Recycling2Go teams have moved to the site from this month, having previously been based at a depot at Abbey Road in West Bridgford, which had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news Q1 WEEE data points to target ‘challenge’ Collections of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) appear to be on an upward trend compared to previous quarters, figures published this week have suggested. However, collections may still not be occurring at the rate needed to meet government-set targets, which have been described as ‘challenging’ by a number of experts within the sector … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news Suez plans plastic film recycling plant in Thailand Global waste and resources firm Suez has announced plans to build a 30,000 tonnes per year capacity plastic film reprocessing plant in Thailand. To be built in the Bang Phli district near Bangkok, the plant will process polyethylene film collected from across the region. Construction works are expected to be completed by mid-2020. The plant … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news WRAP guide looks at commercial waste and CA sites An updated version of a guide relevant to commercial waste and recycling at civic amenity sites/HWRCs has been produced for resources charity WRAP. The guide notes that collections of commercial and industrial (C&I) waste and recyclable materials are widely available in much of the UK. It also gives a number of advantages in offering recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news G&P Batteries rebrands as Ecobat Logistics The West Midlands-based battery collection and sorting company, G&P Batteries, has changed its name to Ecobat Logistics. The name change sees the company, which is based at a site at Darlaston, near Walsall, become more closely aligned with its parent group Ecobat, which has operations across Europe. Ecobat says that it hopes the name change … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Industry news Meeting Net-Zero GHG not possible without Bioenergy A new report from the UK’s leading renewable trade association has found that the sustainable use of bioenergy is core to the UK meeting its legally binding 5th Carbon Budget. By increasing its deployment by a factor of 2.5 by 2032, sustainable bioenergy, which is currently the UK’s leading source of renewable energy, has the potential to meet both the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) projec… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news South Cambs refuse workers to trial wearing shorts Refuse crews in Cambridge city, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire are from today (June 3) trialling wearing high-visibility shorts while carrying out collection rounds. This comes after “extensive preparation” from South Cambridgeshire council, which evaluated the risks of workers wearing shorts while emptying bins, which includes cuts from glass and other sharp items. The council also …… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Xscape to the future of good waste management The post Xscape to the future of good waste management appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Powerday SRF powers cement plant in the Med Powerday has signed a contract with recovered fuel exporter Andusia to supply Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) to a cement plant in the Mediterranean. The contract for 10,000 tonnes of SRF will see this hi... Powerday · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news WRA Chair interviewed in Global Cement magazine WRA Chair Andy Hill is interviewed in the latest issue of Global Cement magazine. Read the full interview here, pages 46-47. Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Northern Compliance due in court over WEEE fee The WEEE compliance scheme at the centre of a legal dispute, over a failure to meet its recycling obligation in 2017, is to appear in court later this month under the WEEE Regulations. Northern Compliance, the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme had its approval to continue to operate as a scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019