Recycling news: 2018

Industry news INCPEN statement on the National Infrastructure Assessment 10 July 2018 The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) today issued its National Infrastructure Assessment, which sets out a long-term strategy for the UK’s economic infrastructure from 2020 to 2050. Paul Vanston, CEO of INCPEN comments as follows on the packaging-related recommendations on page 48. I was very pleased NIC colleagues sought information, understanding and [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Liverpool hails move in-house ‘a success’ Liverpool City council has hailed its decision in 2015 to bring public services in-house as a “success”. This is despite the council’s subsidiary company – Liverpool Street Scene Services Ltd (LSSL) – making a loss of £700,000 in the last financial year (2017/18). The comments were made by Cllr James Noakes, cabinet member at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Helping South West Businesses to Clean Up A Dorset man has his sights set on helping businesses to clean up across the South West, after winning a promotion with a leading national company. Richard Spreadbury, from Blandford, has been appointed regional technical sales manager for CSG, one of the UK’s biggest waste management organisations. The 53-year-old will look after customers across Dorset, […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Ward ships out first 20,000 tonnes of steel from its dedicated dock This month sees Derbyshire-based metal and waste management specialist, Ward, ship its first vessel of HMS 1 and 2 from... Ward Recycling · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Understanding earth and environmental processes Open Access Government explores the work of the public-sector body, the British Geological Survey (BGS), in helping us to understand earth and environmental processes Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Encouraging starting point for electric vehicles The Road to Zero strategy is a very encouraging starting point which will address some of the most immediate challenges for electric vehicles. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news An Unambiguous Statement that Renewables are the solution to the UK’s future energy needs REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news The Future of the World’s Best Beaches The news that plastic is bad for the ocean is hardly a new idea. It’s where the carrier bag charge came from and bore great success in driving people to reuse their bags, rather than have them end u... Powerday · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Biffa asks EA to increase Newhurst EfW capacity Biffa has applied to the Environment Agency to vary the environmental permit it was granted for its proposed Newhurst Quarry energy recovery facility in 2011, to allow for an extra 50,000 tonnes a year in capacity. The company say this will bring the permit in line with previously approved planning permission in 2015, when Leicestershire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Supporting the children of garment workers It’s half a decade since TRAID began funding ChildHope a fantastic NGO established in 1989 to support street children and... TRAID · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Verdict Research is an independent authority on analysis of the UK retail industry - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Commission finds public ‘frustrated’ over recycling The public are frustrated by the complexity of recycling, the government has been told by the National Infrastructure Commission, in a report published today (10 July). And the NIC has also highlighted its research which found that 79% of people without a food waste bin at present, would recycle their food if given the opportunity. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2018 Industry news Watch football coming home at CARS, Stoneleigh The last remaining tickets for letsrecycle.com’s CARS summer party are still available, allowing for an evening of relaxed networking while watching the next step of football’s journey home. Sponsored by Hollander, the summer party will feature local ales and a gourmet BBQ, allowing people to relax, network and unwind following on from the first day … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2018 Industry news Gate fees ‘fall for landfill sites’ in 2017 Gate fees for landfill sites, excluding tax, have fallen slightly from 2016 but local authorities and waste contractors expect to see increases soon as available capacity reduces. That was the verdict from resources charity WRAP, which released its annual gate fee report last week for 2017, which covers gate fees charged to local authorities in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2018 Industry news Glazewing deal sees Veolia expand in the east Veolia has strengthened its service provision in the east of England with the acquisition of the trade waste business of Glazewing which is based near King’s Lynn. The sale sees the owners of Glazewing, brothers Jon and Simon Miles, keeping the metals recycling side of the business. They acquired Glazewing in 2008 (see letsrecycle.com story) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2018 Industry news FCC and Barrow in kerbside quality clash A waste working group for Barrow borough council has found what it described as some “unacceptable issues” with the waste service provided by contractor FCC Environment. But, FCC has noted that the quality of the materials for recycling have to be good quality in the first place. Issues A report for the council’s overview and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2018 Industry news New EIA report uncovers illegal CFC-11 production and use in China - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 9 Jul 2018 Industry news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 7 Jul 2018 Industry news Lidl to acquire German waste business The Schwarz Group, parent company of retailer Lidl, is to acquire German waste disposal company, Tönsmeier Group. The acquisition via GreenCycle – a subsidiary of German retail giant Schwarz – is designed to expand the firm’s “range of services in the environmental service branch while strengthening its internationalisation”. ‘Game changer’ Lidl’s expansion in the waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news HSE reports three ‘bin sleeping’ deaths Three members of the public were killed last year after sleeping in bins or skips which were later taken to recycling sites, it has emerged. The statistic emerged as part of the annual release of workplace fatalities by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yesterday, which covered the financial year between April 2017 and March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Genomics and precision agriculture: A perfect match for improving farm sustainability Nicolas Friggens, coordinator of the GenTORE project at INRA, France reveals why genomics and precision agriculture are a perfect match for improving farm sustainability Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Tired Salad Soup It has been party time so my sister and I both raided our veg patches to pick salad leaves to accompany a bbq. My sis has green fingers and she brought loads of salad. The good thing about salad from your garden is that it will last ages. Think about this… how many days ago… Zero Waste Week · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Ward builds for growth and customers Ward is an established metals recycling and waste business headquartered in Ilkeston. letsrecycle.com visited to find out about the company’s activities and ongoing plans for growth. In April this year, the family-owned metal recycling and waste management firm Ward opened a deep sea dock at Immingham, in what is the latest of a series of investments … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Polyurethane foam and the environment Technical Foam Services – an independent foam convertor based in Corby – sees the importance of an increased environmental focus in the foam industry with the potential of new materials and production techniques and a need to reduce the industry’s environmental impact across the next decade. Having supplied the market for 25 years, Technical Foam Services explains … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Boots UK Customers and Colleagues Support BBC Children in Need’s 2017 £60.7 Million Fundraising Total - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 6 Jul 2018 Industry news Countrystyle Sponsored Driver Nathan Heathcote wins qualifying session at the Magic Weekend Countrystyle would like to offer their sincerest congratulations to British driver Nathan Heathcote who continued his rapid rise up the […] Countrystyle Recycling · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Thérèse Coffey returns to Defra The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has welcomed back Thérèse Coffey to her post as parliamentary under secretary of state. Dr Coffey returns after recovering from a “period of illness” during which David Rutland, co-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), became a “temporary” Defra minister and took on her portfolio. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Waste operatives to strike in East Dunbartonshire Trade unions have warned of an “ensuing backlog” of waste in East Dunbartonshire, as some council waste workers prepare for strike action next month. Unite said members working at the Scottish council’s waste facilities are planning a further four days of strike action beggining on 12 July. Two other trade unions – Unison and GMB … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Northern Ireland launches Recycle NI A “new industry voice” for Northern Ireland’s recycling and waste management sector, has been launched. ‘Recycle NI’ was announced at a launch event at Stormont. The founders of the organisation said it will now work with decision makers and political representatives to achieve challenges and “positive change” for its members. Glyn Roberts of the Department … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Bywaters Wins 4 Trophies at NHS Sustainability Awards 2018 Bywaters is celebrating a quadruple win after picking up a number of trophies at the NHS Sustainability Awards 2018. Bywaters · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Concerns over RDF exports following Twence fire A large fire which broke out at a site operated by Twence in the Netherlands has been extinguished but has brought to light concerns about exports of waste from the UK. The fire broke out in Hengelo on Saturday morning (30 June), at a site used to store waste to be processed in the company’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news A call for innovation in food production An eco-friendly food production and healthier food will save the world in the view of horticulturist at the Swedish University of Agriculture, Håkan Sandin Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news China opts out of UN’s aviation emissions pilot deal The post China opts out of UN’s aviation emissions pilot deal appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Waste sector deaths ‘16 times higher than average’ The number of deaths in waste and recycling decreased slightly in 2017/18 but the sector has the highest fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers of all industry groups. Provisional data released yesterday (July 4) by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) showed that there were 12 deaths in the waste and recycling field in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Renewi plc Press release Renewi and Essity partner to develop innovative solution for the care sector and municipalities in the - Renewi Renewi · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news Breaking News – Maylarch acquired… - Demolition News Demolition News · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news About us - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 5 Jul 2018 Industry news News in Brief (04/07/2018) With news on: Veolia’s South London recycling fund; Powerday secured Saracens contract; recycling rates campaign launched in Leeds; Warwick extends green points. Veolia encourages applications for Recycling Fund Veolia is encouraging residents across South London to apply for its Recycling Fund for Communities. Launched in 2017, the Recycling Fund for Communities is designed to support … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2018 Industry news Planning approved for Cheshire IVC plant Planning has been approved for organics recycling firm Biowise to develop an in-vessel composting facility near Crewe, to process up to 75,000 tonnes per annum of food and biodegradable waste. The facility at Leighton Grange will manage around 40,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of commingled kerbside material and green waste from civic amenity sites in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2018 Industry news Defra consults on council fly-tipping powers Defra has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce a new penalty for householders who breach their duty of care in relation to fly-tipping. If approved, the proposals would give local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to householders who are found to have failed in their duty of care to ensure … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2018