Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Councils hold ‘crime-scene’ fly-tipping events A range of local authorities across England today (March 20) are holding ‘crime-scene’ fly-tipping events as part of a Keep Britain Tidy campaign. The campaign, launched today, aims to make the public aware of the need to use legitimate companies or other appropriate routes for disposal of extra waste. Explaining the rationale behind the campaign, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2017 Industry news Veolia wins permit for Mansfield RDF site Veolia has been granted an environmental permit to operate a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) processing facility near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. Material going into the facility is expected to be exported to the European mainland but in time could be sent for energy recovery at the proposed Rookery Pit South energy from waste plant in Bedfordshire. However, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2017 Industry news Veolia loses out as Serco and Teckal contracts awarded Two English councils have announced plans to part ways with Veolia once their waste and recycling collection contracts with the business expire. Rushmoor borough council and East Cambridgeshire district council revealed last week that will not renew their contracts with Veolia when they end in July 2017 and April 2018 respectively. Instead, Serco will take … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2017 Industry news UK Fails to Meet Battery Recycling Target The post UK Fails to Meet Battery Recycling Target appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 20 Mar 2017 Industry news Food Product Development Jobs - Food Manufacturing Jobs Food Manufacture · 19 Mar 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 17 March 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on a vote by MEPs to increase the EU recycling target from 65% to 70% by 2030. Also, we report on plans by LWARB to establish a taskforce to boost recycling in flats across London. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2017 Industry news ‘Underperforming’ UK falls short of battery collection target The UK’s battery recycling sector has fallen short of its 45% recycling target for 2016, provisional figures published by the Environment Agency this month suggest. The figures also indicate that much of the target has been met disproportionately through the collection of lead acid batteries, which has prompted a suggestion that the UK is ‘underperforming’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2017 Industry news London ‘pulling ahead’ as Goodwin unveils recycling plan London is “starting to pull ahead” in terms of waste treatment infrastructure and its potential to provide district heating, but there is still considerable work to be done to address recycling collections in the city. This was the message during the first session of the London Conference near Regent’s Park yesterday (16 March), which was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2017 Industry news About Chemistry World Jobs - Chemistry World Jobs Chemistry World · 17 Mar 2017 Industry news Metal Recycling Apprenticeship - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Scrap metal recycling| News & Articles - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news M&S supports new MetalMatters campaign in Leeds The largest single local authority MetalMatters campaign has launched across Leeds City Council this month. The Industry-funded communications campaign which is running in partnership with Marks & Spencer, will directly communicate with over 348,500 households with the aim of increasing capture rates of metal packaging recycled through kerbside collections. Over the course of the 12 […] The pos… Alupro · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news ‘Room for improvement’ in EU recycling definition The body representing Europe’s recycling businesses has said there is ‘room for improvement’ in the methodology for measuring recycling rates backed by the European Parliament on Tuesday. MEPs voted to support amendments to the EU’s Circular Economy package as part of ongoing negotiations over the measures that will replace existing targets and requirements in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Local authority news round-up (16/03/2017) With news on: Funding for Anglesey stackable-box collections; Hyndburn to move to commingled system; Reuse shop landmark, and; Hambleton contamination. Hambleton to get tough on recycling contamination Hambleton district council has pledged ‘tough’ action on householders presenting contaminated materials for recycling, after having agreed a ‘four strikes and you’re out’ policy. The council clai… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Labour MP praises Saica as ‘industry of the future’ Senior labour politician Angela Rayner MP, who holds the post of shadow education secretary, has spoken of the importance of the recycling sector as an “industry of the future”. Mrs Rayner, who represents the constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne commented on the importance of recycling on a visit to the Saica Natur recycling site at Audenshaw near … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Login - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Standard Chartered and other major banks financing palm oil One of Britain’s biggest banks is financing companies with palm oil operations that face allegations of causing environmental damage. Since 2012, Standard Chartered, as well as Australian bank ANZ, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank have helped arrange a series of loans to four companies with palm oil subsidiaries which are facing questions over their […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 16 Mar 2017 Industry news Hartlebury EnviRecover EfW facility completed Mercia Waste Management has taken over operations of the EnviRecover energy from waste facility in Hartlebury near Kidderminster, which will treat waste on behalf of Worcestershire and Herefordshire councils. The plant is fully operational having been completed by the contractor Hitachi Zosen Inova following a 33-month construction programme. The first waste was delivered into the … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news Trower in as Van der Meij leaves Viridor Resource Management Viridor Resource Management’s recycling chief, Herman van der Meij, is to leave the company at the end of the month. He has been succeeded as managing director of the recycling and resource management business by Keith Trower, who has recently been appointed to the post. Mr van der Meij is seen as being one of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news Biffa ‘actively pursuing’ acquisition opportunities Waste giant Biffa plc has today (15 March) said that it is “actively pursuing” opportunities to expand through acquisition, following its listing on the London Stock Exchange last year. And, the company has revealed that it expects to record a ‘strong’ performance for the 2016/17 financial year, in line with half-year results published in November, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news Suez invests as MDF recycler seeks board sector support Investment by Suez to support research into the recycling of MDF has been welcomed by the company carrying out trials into a process to remove wood fibres from the material. But, further development of the project will need boardmakers to take up the process which is now being trialled in Chesterfield. MDF – medium density … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news We don’t just give back to the environment; we give back to our local communities - Olleco Olleco · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news Trump cuts vehicle emissions standards at behest of Volkswagen and auto industry Donald Trump overturned an Obama-era vehicle emissions rule following a letter from top car companies, including Volkswagen. This comes as the German manufacturer is embroiled in a series of legal disputes over attempts to cheat emissions tests. In a visit to Detroit, the heart of the American auto industry, the President reopened a review on fuel […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Mar 2017 Industry news Making the Circular Economy relevant for SMEs Nia Owen and Adam Read from consultancy Ricardo explore the continuing trend towards more ‘circular’ systems and how this can be made more relevant to small and medium sized enterprises. The concept of a circular economy is being driven faster than ever before, and as such is gaining significant traction with a number of large … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news LWARB to target flats for recycling boost The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) is to launch a ‘Flats Taskforce’ aimed at improving access to recycling services for residents in high rise flats across the capital. LWARB is to contribute £1 million to the taskforce and is looking for funding partners to contribute to the scheme. The initiative was among a number … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news Viridor eyes Welsh councils to feed Trident EfW Viridor’s proposal to source household refuse from across West and Mid-Wales to feed its Trident Park energy from waste facility has received the backing of Cardiff city council’s planning officers. The business plans to lift a catchment area restriction on the site, while also expanding processing capacity of the facility from 350,000 to 425,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news MEPs vote in favour of Circular Economy package revisions MEPs have voted to increase the proposed recycling target as set out under the EU’s Circular Economy package to 70% by 2030, following a vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (14 March). The vote came in response to amendments to the package tabled by the Parliament’s Environment Committee, led by the Italian MEP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news Landowners ‘at risk’ of breaching waste rules Rural businesses and landowners across the UK are putting themselves at risk of waste crime due to a ‘fundamental lack’ of regulatory knowledge. This was the message from the ‘Right Waste, Right Place’ campaign, which has commissioned a survey into how businesses in the countryside respond to illegal dumping of waste. The campaign claims that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news CCTV - localgov.co.uk LocalGov · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news Essex looks to market as RDF and landfill options expire Essex county council is ‘urgently’ procuring a short-term refuse disposal contract to avoid a waste treatment capacity gap of up to 255,000 tonnes. The council fears that it will be unable to fulfil its statutory obligations as a waste disposal authority as its current RDF export and landfill arrangements reach expiry. Essex, along with its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2017 Industry news Anti-social behaviour - localgov.co.uk LocalGov · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news National Bed Federation reports drop in mattress recycling A decline in the number of mattresses reported as having been ‘recycled’ in the UK in 2015 has been blamed on a reduction in sites accepting the material, a report produced by the National Bed Federation (NBF) has suggested. Latest figures released by the Federation last week suggest that 879,000 mattresses were collected for recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Pay - localgov.co.uk LocalGov · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Vehicle & Plant round-up (13/03/2017) With news on: Grundon commits to zero carbon emissions; Spedian reusable graphics take off; Aberdeen rolls out £1.2m fleet; Ribbex gets FORS accreditation, and; Presona in NI agreement Grundon commits to zero carbon emissions Grundon Waste Management has committed to net zero vehicle emissions from its fleet for a fourth consecutive year. The waste firm … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Welsh Government minister disputes landfill tax changes Imminent changes to the UK landfill tax system have been branded ‘unhelpful’ by a Welsh Government minister, as Wales prepares to set its own rates and rules from April 2018. And, Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, has also claimed he is ‘not prepared’ to confirm landfill tax rates will remain in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Councillors approve early end to Amey’s Peterborough contract Peterborough council has approved plans to ‘mutually’ end its waste and recycling collections contract with the services firm Amey, calling a halt to the 23-year deal after just six years in operation. The council says that the that terminating the contract, which also includes street cleansing, property design and grounds maintenance, will save it ‘in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Statistics for Crawley-Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Data: UK exporting two thirds of plastic waste amidst concerns over illegal practice The UK exported more of its plastic packaging waste abroad for recycling in 2016 than in any of the three years previously, according to a new analysis by Unearthed. The data comes as industry insiders warn that waste sent abroad may be incinerated or buried rather than being recycled. More than two thirds (67%) of […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Grundon commits to net zero vehicle emissions for fourth consecutive year The post Grundon commits to net zero vehicle emissions for fourth consecutive year appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 13 Mar 2017 Industry news Explore Merton Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 12 Mar 2017