Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Mayor sets 50% target for London’s LAs The Mayor’s London Environment Strategy has set a target for 50% of local authority collected waste in London to be recycled by 2030, in order to help reach an overall 65% municipal target. This sets local authorities in London a lower rate than the 60% target for 2030 adopted by the European council last month … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news AVR to capture CO2 in Holland Dutch waste-to-energy company, AVR, has announced plans to construct a large-scale CO2 capture system at one of its incinerators, after signing a long-term distribution agreement. Starting April 2019, the agreement with gas and services firm Air Liquide will see AVR capture, purify and liquefy CO2 from its waste incinerator in Duiven, the Netherlands. The construction … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news Barnet to terminate separate food waste collections Barnet council has confirmed it will discontinue separate collections for food waste in the borough, which it said cost around £300,000 per annum. The proposal was one of a number of measures approved at a meeting of the council’s environment committee earlier this week (5 June). As part of the changes, which will come into effect … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news New guide urges Local Authorities to appoint ‘EV Champion’ to drive EV deployment REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news WEEE Conference features balancing system Publicly displaying the value of bids from compliance schemes for regulation 34 requests during the bidding process will not contravene anti-competition laws under a WEEE balancing system. That’s according to Martin Fortune, director of the WEEE Allocation Scheme (WAS) UK, who was speaking at the WEEE conference in London earlier this week, organised by letsrecycle.com. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news EA official calls for ‘changes’ to tackle online retailers A senior advisor at the Environment Agency has suggested that changes are needed to ensure the Agency has ample jurisdiction over online stores, which place a “significant amount” of produce on the market. Chris Grove, senior advisor at the Agency, made the comments while speaking at the WEEE conference held in London earlier this week, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2018 Industry news ReNew ELP Opens UK Headquarters at the Wilton Centre ReNew ELP, Mura Technology’s first commercial scale HydroPRS™ partner, have opened their UK office at the Wilton Centre, a science and business park in Redcar,... Mura Technology news · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news London urged to ‘step up’ recycling activities Assembly Member Leonie Cooper has urged London residents and businesses to ‘step up’ their recycling activities, following the setting of higher municipal waste targets in the EU circular economy package. She made her call for action during an Environmental Services Association’s event yesterday (6 June), where the trade body called for a ‘‘supportive policy approach” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Copyright & Terms of Use - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Two carton materials ‘temporarily’ incinerated EXCLUSIVE: The aluminium and polyethylene material used in cartons is being “temporarily” incinerated in energy recovery facilities as the sector seeks a solution to the Chinese waste restrictions. The need for incineration was explained by Mandy Kelly, senior recycling manager at the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK), to the North East Recycling Forum quarterly confere… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Due Diligence Testing Programme To Commence The NBF Code of Practice exists to give your customers and consumers peace of mind that your products are safe, clean and honest so it is vital that they have faith in the process. In addition to our in depth factory audits, the NBF Board therefore decided earlier this year that we should also carry […] National Bed Federation · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Fairport Containers opens Bridgwater facility Container refurbishment firm, Fairport Containers has announced the opening of a facility in Bridgwater, Somerset, following a £1 million plus investment. The development comes as part of the organisation’s business strategy to serve more customers in south west England and south Wales. Premises Fairport Containers has its head office and a container refurbishment facility in … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Suez’ Surrey Eco Park ‘progressing well’ Suez UK has said that the construction of its Eco Park facility in Surrey is “progressing well”, with residual and food waste expected to arrive as part of the commissioning process later this summer. The Eco Park is a collection of facilities designed to manage waste from Surrey households. It includes an anaerobic digestion facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Thank You Melissa For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Display event - Peninsula (Devon & Cornwall) New Member Network - Site Visit - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 7 Jun 2018 Industry news Cory sold to consortium of investors Cory Riverside Energy, operator of the large energy from waste plant at Belvedere on the south bank of the Thames, has been sold to a consortium of investors, it was announced yesterday (6 June). A consortium comprising Dalmore Capital, Fiera Infrastructure, Semperian PPP Investment Partners and Swiss Life Asset Managers has agreed to acquire 100% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news Thank You Titi For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news Container glass technical documents - British Glass British Glass news · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news ESA calls for ‘policy certainty’ on EfW infrastructure The Environment Services Association (ESA) has called for a ‘supportive policy approach’ from government to encourage investment in EfW infrastructure, in a report published today (6 June). In the report, ESA has highlighted the role that energy from waste (EfW) infrastructure plays in the circular economy, by providing an outlet for non-recyclable waste and a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news Advances in energy storage technology solution to wind drought REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news RWM preview The Recycling and Waste Management (RWM) exhibition will take place at the NEC this year on the 12th and 13th September with 500 exhibitors confirming their attendance This year’s event sees the introduction of the Future Resources Expo operating alongside RWM, allowing for a larger breadth of sectors to collaborate and share industry knowledge. The Innovation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news WEEE compliance fee tops £8 million Over £8 million in funding is available for projects to boost the collection of WEEE, after producers of electronic goods failed to meet their targets to recycle old products in 2017. The funding is taken from the WEEE producer compliance fee, introduced in 2014 under the revised Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2018 Industry news World Environment Day A national waste management company received enough waste in 2017 to fill 1,064 Olympic-sized swimming pools, nearly five Albert Halls and around 531,988,747 bottles of wine but says it is making great strides when it comes to helping the environment. As part of World Environment Day, CSG, specialists in household, commercial and industrial waste management, […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news Thank You Marcelo! For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news Zero Waste Scotland highlights lost packaging revenue More than 64,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is disposed of in household general waste bins and sent to landfill in Scotland each year, costing around £11 million. The figures were released today by Zero Waste Scotland, in coordination with World Environment Day (5 June 2018) – a global day which encourages awareness and action for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news The trouble with Wylfa’s reactor The post The trouble with Wylfa’s reactor appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news PCSs urge caution in reading of Q1 WEEE data Producer compliance schemes (PCSs) have cautioned against drawing conclusions from data published this month which point to a drop in collections of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). On Friday (June 1), the Environment Agency released statistics for the first quarter of 2018 (Q1), which showed that the amount of WEEE collected by compliance schemes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news Nice day for a Wight wedding At the Isle of Wight’s Storeroom2010 charity, a short period of work experience for Steve ended up changing his life more than he could have imagined. Steve began a work experience placement at Storeroom2010 in early 2014. He loved the environment in the shop and, after the trial, stayed on as a volunteer. During his […] Reuse Network · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news World Environment Day: Perceptions are Changing When I was younger, “Environmentalists” were seen as wacky modern-day “tree hugging hippies”, all “as high-as-a-kite” with names like “Swampy” or “Ocean” who protested against second runways and large corporations (I remember Coronation Street having a bloke called “Spider”, who was nothing more than an anarchist who had a problem with any kind of authority […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news DS Smith among trio of paper sector deals The UK’s paper recycling and production business DS Smith looks set for further international expansion with the proposed purchase of Europac, a leading Western European integrated packaging business. In other recent developments in the paper sector, Chinese paper mill and recycling business, Nine Dragons, is to acquire a business in the United States, while in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2018 Industry news Grundon drinks to the launch of its new paper cup recycling service The post Grundon drinks to the launch of its new paper cup recycling service appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Commonwealth Games 2022 brings ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ The Commonwealth Games arriving in Birmingham will provide a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ according to the projects City Design & Conservation Manager Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Quality must come first as countries impose new import restrictions The post Quality must come first as countries impose new import restrictions appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news UK businesses challenged to reduce their paper usage as environmental impact reaches all-time high A new campaign has been launched to challenge businesses to reduce their paper usage, following recent research which found that a third of UK workers admit to printing out unnecessary paper documents every single day Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news News in brief (04/06/2018) With news on: Celebration of Biffa Stockton Town FC partnership; Renewi expands fleet; lighting investment at Grundon; and Merseyside groups funding Biffa celebrates Stockton Town FC partnership Recycling and waste management firm Biffa is celebrating its 20th year sponsorship with the Stockton Town Football Club in north east England. The relationship started back in 1998 when … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Residual waste limits boost recycling in Bridgend Recycling rates in Bridgend have “soared” after new measures, including restrictions on the amount of waste that residents can throw away, were introduced by the council last summer. According to Bridgend county borough council, the area’s annual recycling rate has increased to 68.5% for 2017/18 from 58% in 2016/17. This puts the local authority ahead … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Aldingbourne Trust seeks Wood Recycling Lead This is an important role within the Aldingbourne Country Centre, supporting the environmental and recycling ethos of the Trust. Working with the Wood Recycling Senior (WRS), the post holder will be involved in all aspects of the Wood Recycling enterprise – from collecting waste wood and driving the van through to developing networks and sales leads. Community Wood Recycling · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news CMA makes provisional ruling over metals merger The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally ruled that a merger between two UK metal recycling companies is “not in the best interests” of customers and suppliers in the scrap metal sector. On Friday (June 1), the CMA said that the potential merger between European Metal Recycling (EMR) and Metal and Waste Recycling would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Clarity Environmental Named As Best Employer Finalist The post Clarity Environmental Named As Best Employer Finalist appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news Much “quicker and cheaper” alternatives to Wylfa nuclear power plant available REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 4 Jun 2018