Recycling news: 2019

Industry news WRA shortlisted in National Recycling Awards The post WRA shortlisted in National Recycling Awards appeared first on Wood Recyclers Association . Wood Recyclers Association · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Aberdeenshire launches recycling contamination crackdown Aberdeenshire council has warned householders who repeatedly present contaminated recycling for collection that they risk having their recycling containers removed. The warning comes as part of a new initiative aimed at tackling recycling contamination at the kerbside. As part of this, collection crews will now visually check each recycling bin for contaminated material before emptying … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Merseyside pilot project to address Li-Ion battery fires Merseyside residents taking small waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) items to HWRCs this summer will be asked to sort them into one of three bins, as part of a pilot project to tackle fires arising at WEEE recycling sites. The initiative has been dubbed ‘SAFeRWEEE’ and is a collaboration between waste companies, Merseyside Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Company news round-up (29/04/2019) With news on safety messages at Coral Products; rebrand delivers Newport Recycling; First Mile offers new website services; and RUK Group sponsors The New Saints for another season. Coral highlights safety and health message Plastic kerbside collection containers manufacturer, Coral Products, has involved its workforce over the past week in safety messaging and activities ahead … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Visit Landbell Group at edie Live Book your free advice clinic with Landbell Group on International Producer Compliance at edie Live May 21-22, 2019. Der Beitrag Visit Landbell Group at edie Live erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Welsh Government opens £6.5m recycled content fund The Welsh Government is offering £6.5 million in funding to businesses to increase the use of recycled content, particularly plastics, in their products. According to the Welsh Government, the fund will be used to offer grants to businesses of any size “seeking capital investment funding to increase their use of recycled materials in manufactured products, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news UK fracking commissioner admits to deleting correspondence with industry The post UK fracking commissioner admits to deleting correspondence with industry appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Apr 2019 Industry news Notpla | Sustainable Packaging Made from Seaweed - Notpla Notpla news · 27 Apr 2019 Industry news Valpak outlines ‘alternative’ EPR model Producer compliance scheme Valpak has today (26 April) outlined proposals for a ‘hybrid’ EPR system as a variation on reforms proposed in the Resources and Waste Strategy consultation on packaging. The Valpak proposal incorporates elements of the four extended producer responsibility (EPR) models outlined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news Ethiopia’s Organic Cotton Future Cotton is the most used natural fibre in the textile industry but we don’t tend to make the connection that... TRAID · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news How are water-sports groups aiding cleaner oceans? From joggers picking up bottles as they go, to global sporting bodies pledging to tackle plastic head on, athletes, enthusiasts and sporting amateurs are collaborating to fight for cleaner oceans. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news News in brief (26/04/2019) With news on: NI councils see recycling improvement; Sims opens Cardiff site; Swansea thanks residents; and Powys HWRC to open this weekend. Northern Irish councils report improvement in recycling Local authority-collected municipal waste in Northern Ireland reached a 47.1% recycling and composting rate in Q3 2018. That’s according to figures published by DAERA this week, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news Renewi’s East Ham MBT operational after fire A Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility operated by Renewi in East Ham, London, is operating as normal after a fire earlier this week involving around 600 tonnes of shredded household waste. Around 70 firefighters were called to the site on Jenkins Lane on Wednesday (April 24) at 15:39 and brought the fire under control within … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news Veolia’s Kirkman backs ‘proven’ DRS Veolia’s chief innovation and technology officer for the UK has responded to concerns that a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers would be too costly to implement. The comments from Veolia’s Richard Kirkman came in response to a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) think tank, which suggested that the costs of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news Display event - CIWM SW Centre Seminar and AGM - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 26 Apr 2019 Industry news SeaKind® - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Doing It Right - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Disposable BBQs ‘should be banned’ to prevent further devastating wildfires As wildfires race through even more acres of British countryside this week, calls are being made to ban disposable BBQ's to prevent further damage. Open Access Government — Environment · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Equipment news round-up (25/04/2019) With news on: Whitham Mills refurbishes baler; JCB Hydradig for RiverRidge; Crapper invests in shredder; Stockton tackles flytipping with cameras; AMCS secures certification. JCB Hydradrig drives efficiencies at RiverRidge A JCB Hydradig 110W Wastemaster is helping RiverRidge – one of the largest independent waste management operators in Northern Ireland – to improve operational efficiency at …… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Government ‘passing the buck’ on post-Brexit environmental laws Government plans for post-Brexit environmental regulation will effectively ‘pass the buck’ to local authorities over failure to meet future green goals. This is the conclusion of the Environmental Audit Committee, led by the Labour MP Mary Creagh, which has looked in detail at the government’s draft Environmental (Governance and Principles) Bill, the legal framework intended … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Theory will need to be turned into action, but with great care OPINION: Environmental Services Association executive director Jacob Hayler reflects on some of the discussion around the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy consultations. It’s been a busy last few weeks where I and colleagues have spent much time poring over the range of options presented in the recent Defra consultations. ESA also held two special events … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Waste companies ‘unsung heroes’ of green movement Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd has praised the role of the waste management industry in efforts to improve the environment. The comments came in a speech to a roundtable event organised by Keep Britain Tidy at Middlesex University yesterday (24 April). However, despite praising the waste industry, Ms Howard Boyd warned of the impact … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Sims opens new site in Cardiff - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Fast fashion ‘a social and environmental problem’ Efforts to tackle textile waste and other environmental impacts from ‘fast fashion’ could hit the poorest of society, a panel session in London heard this week. The ‘Fashion Question Time’ event took place the V&A Museum yesterday (24 April) where the panel and chairwoman, Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, discussed efforts to address the environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news The road to frictionless conservation Alistair Taylor, Senior Policy Officer, Nature Directives at the RSPB and Martin Casey, Director of Public Affairs Europe at CEMEX argue in this joint blog that there is an urgent need for political rhetoric to be reflected in real action on the ground. Aldersgate Group · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news We Have Been Shortlisted for MRW National Recycling Award The post We Have Been Shortlisted for MRW National Recycling Award appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Biffa backs twin-stream recycling collection system Waste management firm Biffa has outlined its ‘recommended’ system for household recycling, favouring the separate collection of paper and card. In a report published today (24 April), the national waste services firm suggests that while ‘increasing global standards’ for paper and cardboard collection can be met through a fully commingled system, “it is often more … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Caged flowers could save rare bees in the UK A breakthrough project offering hope for one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees has been launched on the Peak District moors near Sheffield this month, with support from the National Lottery. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Ipswich drops commingled organics service A switch from IVC organic waste treatment to open windrow composting has seen Ipswich borough council end the collection of food waste from residents via a commingled service. The council says that the move has been prompted by an increase in the cost of the in-vessel composting (IVC) treatment service from its current organic waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Stop Food Waste Day: Brits throw away £494 million worth of food each week Today is Stop Food Waste Day, and whilst cooking remains a favourite pastime in the UK, an average of £494 million worth of food is thrown away each week, reveals research from Gousto. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Emissions Reports - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Map can protect one third of oceans by 2030 As governments meet at the UN to negotiate towards an historic Global Ocean Treaty, a groundbreaking study by leading marine biologists has mapped out how to protect over a third of the world’s oceans by 2030. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Delay Scottish landfill ban, suggests CIWM In the wake of a report for the Scottish Government damning the preparation so far within Scotland for dealing with the 2021 landfill ban, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has suggested that one solution is for the ban to be delayed. And, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has defended the waste management industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Haslehurst and Powerday win Olympia London Haslehurst Waste Management & Recycling and Powerday have won a new three-year contract for the iconic event venue in Kensington, West London. Olympia London, which opened in 1886 hosts more than... Powerday · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Murrays takes over disability equipment reuse service Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children, has announced that Worcestershire-based medical equipment specialists Murrays Medical, will be taking over the running of its equipment recycling service. The charity set up the ‘Newlifeable’ service – which offers second-hand specialist medical equipment at a reduced rate – in 2014, in response to reports that usable equipment such … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Scotland ‘failing in landfill ban preparation’ Local authorities and commercial waste operators in Scotland have failed to make adequate preparations for the upcoming landfill ban, a report to the Scottish Government has said. And, the Eunomia report commissioned by the Scottish Government also claimed that some waste operators “may not be sufficiently financially robust to compete in the changed market”, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Lobby groups back Basel plastics crackdown Members of the Basel Convention are set to consider a proposal that exporters of plastic waste should receive permission from destination countries in advance of material being sent. According to Zero Waste Europe, the proposal – being put forward by Norway – is for a system known as “prior informed consent” to generate greater transparency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019 Industry news A closer look at the Letsrecycle Live exhibitors With less than a month to go until the Letsrecycle Live exhibition and conference kicks off, we take a closer look at some of the exhibitors who are helping to make the new event the industry’s most anticipated show. More than 150 exhibitors have already signed up to the event, which is taking place at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019 Industry news News in brief (23/04/2019) With news on: Unite strike called off in Wales; Andusia’s chemical waste arm bags clinical waste contact; South Ayrshire completes collection roll out; DS Smith trials recycled cardboard bird box. Unite strike called off in Wales Refuse workers on the Isle of Anglesey have voted to accept a pay increase offered by Biffa, which means … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019 Industry news Pembroke port authority seeks permit for waste storage The Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has made an application to Natural Resources Wales for an environmental permit to operate a waste storage and transfer station at Pembroke Dock. The Authority wants to allow businesses using the port to temporarily store waste on site, in the form of baled RDF and SRF and loose processed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019