Recycling news: 2017

Industry news Olleco - South West - Olleco Olleco · 12 Mar 2017 Industry news Welsh Government announces £6.5m ‘circular economy’ fund The Welsh Government has announced today (10 March) the launch of a £6.5 million fund for businesses to boost recycling infrastructure within the country. Named the ‘Circular Economy Capital Investment Fund’ the £6.5m support package, which will begin in 2019, is being funded entirely through Welsh Government budgets. According to the Welsh Government, the fund … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2017 Industry news Food sector warns of packaging and recycling ‘trade-off’ A ‘trade-off’ has to be made between recycling and the choice of packaging used for food and drinks products, the sector’s trade body warned today. The cautionary note comes in a packaging checklist published by the Food & Drinks Federation (FDF) which also contains a foreword from resource minister Dr Therese Coffey. In the document, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2017 Industry news FDF and INCPEN Publish Sustainability Checklist for Packaging 10 March 2017 The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the Industry Council for research on Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) today publish “Packaging for people, planet and profit – sustainability checklist”. With a foreword from Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey, the checklist will help companies choose and optimise their packaging systems in order to [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 10 March 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on the latest guidance for councils on recycling black plastic trays. Also, we report on the launch of a residential waste service by Mick George to homes in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2017 Industry news Norway is lobbying against EU call to ban Arctic oil drilling The post Norway is lobbying against EU call to ban Arctic oil drilling appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 10 Mar 2017 Industry news I'm an Eco trailblazer! What do a couple of painters and decorators, a traveller, an experience host and me have in common? Well according to Prima Magazine, we’re five women who are at the cutting edge of new trends! One of their writers contacted me at the beginning of the year to say I would be perfect for a… Zero Waste Week · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news News in Brief (09/03/2017) With news on: BMRA scrap laws response; CIWM consumer report, and; eight join ECAP board. BMRA calls for enforcement of scrap metal act The British Metals Recycling Association has called for tougher enforcement of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act after having raised concerns over the increasing use of cash by some illegal operators. According to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news WRAP tells councils to view black trays as ‘rubbish’ WRAP has today (March 9) given general advice to local authorities to add black plastic to their ‘not recycled’ list unless council contractors say otherwise, and consider the material ‘rubbish’. The charity has also claimed that most of the black plastic packaging currently collected is not recycled. The ‘not recycled’ conclusion on black plastics – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news Wates visits Community Wood Recycling We were delighted to receive a visit from Rachel Wooliscroft, Wates Group director of sustainability and Andy Wates, a third generation family member who runs the Wates foundation and takes a huge interest in their relationships with social enterprises. We showed them round our longest-established enterprise, Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project, and welcomed them [...] Community Wood Recycling · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news Mick George launches residential waste collection service Regional waste firm Mick George Ltd has launched a ‘residential waste service’, aimed at offering private waste collections to householders in Northamptonshire. The business has marketed the service directly at residents who wish to ‘opt-out’ of ‘bi-weekly collections and multiple bins’. But the local authority in the area, Northampton borough council, has said the collections … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news Budget: Wood target concern but landfill proposals welcomed An increased recycling target for wood packaging could see a spike in packaging waste recovery note (PRN) prices for the material in future years, compliance experts have said in response to targets in yesterday’s Budget (8 March). However, the waste industry has welcomed moves to crack down on illegal waste sites through a proposal to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news Official cover-up - are hunting hounds the 'cryptic carrier' for bovine TB? - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 9 Mar 2017 Industry news Government confirms higher packaging targets to 2020 The government has today (9 March) confirmed future target rates for packaging recycling up to the end of the decade – with the overall packaging recycling rate required to rise from a current level of close to 65%, up to 75.4% by 2020. Unveiled as part of the package of measures set out in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2017 Industry news Treasury sets 2018 landfill tax rates Landfill Tax rates from 1 April 2018 have been confirmed by the Treasury today (8 March 2017) and are to be set at £88.95 per tonne for standard rate material and £2.80 per tonne for lower rate material. [for latest rates CLICK HERE] Alongside publication of the rates in today’s Budget documents, the Treasury has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2017 Industry news Veolia engineers in gasification efficiency claim The engineering firm behind Veolia and Covanta’s plans for an energy from waste plant in Bedfordshire has told the Environment Agency that the technology proposed is better on climate change and efficiency grounds than gasification processes. Favouring a traditional moving grate furnace approach to the facility, the engineers have explained why this has been preferred … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2017 Industry news Packaging target clarity anticipated in Budget The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, is expected to unveil future target rates for the recycling of paper, steel, aluminium and wood packaging up to 2020 in his budget statement today (8 March). Proposals to change the target levels for the materials up to the end of the decade were launched for consultation in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2017 Industry news International Women’s Day: Meet the women behind China’s clean energy shift This is a crosspost of a blog from GPEA China’s solar industry has been on an incredible journey in the past half decade. Solar capacity doubled in 2016 alone; the world’s largest solar farm, comprising a staggering four million solar panels now rests on the Tibetan Plateau; and last year, China added enough solar panels […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 8 Mar 2017 Industry news AWM fined for Leeds and Bradford odour offences Waste firm Associated Waste Management Ltd has been fined £125,000 for causing odour pollution at its sites in Leeds and Bradford. The company was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (6 March) after previously admitting two environmental offences relating to its waste transfer facilities in Gelderd Road, Leeds and Canal Road, Bradford. The Environment Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news Blue Group pulls the bull into the ring with Taurus tie-up A recent tie-up between machinery supplier Blue Group and Italy’s C&G Group means that Blue are now able to offer the Taurus shear baler and baler range. The equipment will be sold via the Blue Fuchs office, based in Portishead near Bristol. Rob Mowat travelled to Daverio in Italy to find out more. The Blue … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news Geminor forecasts ‘niche’ growth in RDF market VIDEO REPORT: Waste fuel export business Geminor has spoken to letsrecycle.com about its forecast for the refuse derived fuel (RDF) market as well as the future of the company. James Maiden, country manager UK, and Ralf Schopwinkel, development director, outlined what they see as the big trends in the market in the years to come … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news Exporters facing higher shipping costs Rising prices for waste – recovered – paper could be pegged back by significant increases in the cost of container exports over the next six weeks. Recent weeks have seen a surge in the value of used cardboard and mixed papers on the export market. This has come despite the imposition of ‘moderate’ price rises … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news Are you data efficient? Will French, Principal Consultant at Resource Futures, says at a time of local authority budget constraints, work has become increasingly focused on waste collection efficiency. Resource Futures · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news IT’S A NO BRAINER! Action needed to stop children being exposed to chemicals that harm their brain development! A report published today by CHEM Trust highlights how chemicals in food and consumer products used in homes, schools and offices could harm brain development in children. The impacts – which may include ADHD and lower IQ – are avoidable and can prevent children reaching their full potential says CHEM Trust, in No Brainer: The […] CHEM Trust · 7 Mar 2017 Industry news SEPA scrutinises Scottish Borders waste transfer plan Plans to build a waste transfer station capable of handling household refuse in the Scottish Borders region have come under scrutiny from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Scottish Borders council announced plans to build the facility at Easter Langlee in Galashiels in autumn 2016 as a ‘medium-term solution’ to its waste disposal requirements. The council’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news News in Brief (06/03/2017) With news on: Welsh councils’ recycling rates; Amey addresses safety; MPs visit Bio Collectors, and; ReFood joins Manchester Food Board. Welsh councils report waste and recycling rise Wales’ local authorities achieved a combined recycling, composting and reuse rate of 62% for the 12 months to the end of September 2016 figures published last week by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Fire crews battle waste site blazes over weekend Two major waste fires at sites in Wales and Scotland since Thursday night (2 March) have now been brought under control. The fires hit Siteserv Recycling’s waste storage facility in Llandow in the Vale of Glamorgan, and Japanese Auto Parts’ scrapyard in Glasgow. Natural Resource Wales has today decided to suspend Siteserv’s environmental permit for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Audit Committee to probe bottle and coffee cup waste The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the environmental impact of drinks packaging including plastic bottles and single-use coffee cups. The inquiry, which was announced on Saturday (4 March), will examine the challenges in collecting and recycling these products and what obstacles exist that might prevent greater recycling. This will … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news DCLG defends weekly waste collections as scheme expires The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has insisted weekly refuse collections are still viable for councils in England, despite an imminent end to its Collection Support Scheme funding. Explaining that councils still have access to “almost £200 billion” to spend across the lifetime of Parliament, the Department said this could go on “services … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Audit Committee Launches Disposable Packaging Enquiry The post Audit Committee Launches Disposable Packaging Enquiry appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news WEEE Data Reveals Industry Growth The post WEEE Data Reveals Industry Growth appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Factcheck: Are there really 40,000 air pollution deaths a year? Does air pollution kill people? Media reports state that it “causes” or is “linked to” 40,000 premature deaths in the UK every year — or 29,000, or 50,000, depending on what you are reading. But can these figures be trusted — and what do they actually mean? 40,000 deaths It’s actually easier to say what […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Case Study: The Pirbright Institute – Biosafety is key to lab clean-up demands The post Case Study: The Pirbright Institute – Biosafety is key to lab clean-up demands appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 6 Mar 2017 Industry news Ellgia acquires local competitor Purple Recycling Cambridgeshire commercial waste business Ellgia has today (3 March) announced the acquisition of local competitor Purple Recycling. The Ely-based company anticipates a ‘smooth transition’ and will take over operations at Purple Recycling’s Prickwillow site with immediate effect. It is the latest in a number of acquisitions for Ellgia in recent years, having expanded its portfolio … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news WRAP’s Gover defends Courtauld ambition WRAP chief executive Marcus Gover has defended the ambition of signatories to the Courtauld Commitment – which has a voluntary target to reduce food waste from the grocery supply chain by 20% by 2025. The comments came in response to questioning from MPs on the Envrionment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee this week as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news The Week in Waste – 3 March 2017 VIDEO: In this weekly news round-up video sponsored by Bollegraaf, we report on a report into UK waste policy after Brexit. Also, we report on the latest progress in the development of the Allerton Waste Recovery Park in Yorkshire. The Week in Waste is sponsored by Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news Treasury defends record on environmental spending The Treasury has rejected claims that it has ‘run roughshod’ over Defra’s environmental policy objectives, arguing ‘trade-offs’ in departmental spending have been necessary. And, the Treasury insists it is helping the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs meet the government’s recycling targets while setting Landfill Tax rates for the next three years. Its comments … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news 2016 WEEE ‘success’ as future targets outlined Data published this week indicates that the collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been met for 2016, following a growth in the overall tonnage of WEEE collected. However, targets for some individual material streams, notably lamps and IT equipment, have been missed, meaning that some compliance schemes will be required to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news Co-op using Novamont’s biodegradable and compostable carrier bags - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 3 Mar 2017 Industry news News in Brief (02/03/2017) With news on: Collard metal site; LCF grant for café; RDF exporter anniversary, and; Envac to join ‘smart cities’ initiative. Collards opens scrap metal site Hampshire-based demolition and waste management company R Collard Limited has announced it will be opening a metal recycling site in Wokingham. This will complement its existing waste recycling operation and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2017