Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Thank You Viorica! For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 4 Jun 2018 Industry news The Industrial Strategy: taking clean growth to the next level The government's Industrial Strategy is a good start - but for the UK to lead in clean growth it needs to attract investment in project pipelines, local supply chains and skills, argues Nick Molho, Executive Director at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 3 Jun 2018 Industry news Recycling – Issue 10 Summer 2018 The post Recycling – Issue 10 Summer 2018 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Jun 2018 Industry news Thank You Gemma! For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 3 Jun 2018 Industry news Thank You Ashearah! For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 2 Jun 2018 Industry news Truckers Tuck Shop Raises ‘Grand’ Cash for Good Cause Sweet-toothed visitors to a Manchester company have helped to raise £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation. Phil Jones, gate-keeper stationed at the weighbridge at CSG’s Cadishead depot, set up a trucker’s tuck shop to raise the funds. Inspired by a friend who ran a tuck shop to raise funds for a children’s heart charity, Phil […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Resourcing the Future 2018 Landbell Group's Arne Campen will take part in this important conference sponsored by ERP UK Der Beitrag Resourcing the Future 2018 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Magmatic petrology and volcanology research Olivier Bachmann, Professor of Volcanology and Magmatic Petrology at ETH Zürich tells us about the group’s fascinating research into magmatic petrology and volcanology Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Water, temperature and crop productivity research Prof Robert Aiken, research crop scientist at Northwest Research—Extension Center tells us about his fascinating research into water and temperature, including the extent to which they limit crop productivity. Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news ‘Insolvent’ RRS London Waste Papers fined £250,000 for fatality RRS London Waste Papers Ltd has been fined £250,000 following the death of a male employee at its paper recycling site in Erith, South East London. The RRS London Waste Papers site in Erith. However, the insolvency practitioner who took over RRS London Waste Papers Ltd when it was voluntarily struck off in February 2018, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Supporting the protection of the green belt in the UK Paul Miner, Head of Strategic Plans and Devolution at the Campaign to Protect Rural England explains why the organisation strongly supports the green belt policy in the UK Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Q1 WEEE data shows drop in tonnages Collections of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) fell in the first quarter of 2018 in comparison to the same period in the previous two years. Statistics released by the Environment Agency this morning (June 1) showed that the overall collection of household WEEE from civic amenity sites and other sources in Q1 of this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Digest of Waste & Resource Statistics Revealed in Defra’s 2018 Edition The post Digest of Waste & Resource Statistics Revealed in Defra’s 2018 Edition appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Tradebe acquires Avanti Environmental Group Hazardous waste firm Tradebe has announced the acquisition of Avanti Environmental Group from Stericycle Inc. This is the second acquisition for the company in 2018, following the acquisition of laboratory waste specialist, Labwaste, earlier this year (see letsrecycle.com story). Avanti operates treatment and transfer sites in England and Scotland, supported by a fleet of vehicles. The … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Ensuring paper recycling quality at Veolia This year saw some of the toughest standards ever imposed for waste paper exports to China. Steve Eminton talked to Kevin Bell, material sales manager at Veolia, about the impact of China’s quality requirements. The imposition earlier this year of stringent quality standards for the import of recyclable materials into China, including waste paper, prompted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news Celebrating volunteers in the reuse sector for Volunteers’ Week Volunteering may not make you a millionaire money-wise, but it will make you a billionaire blessings-wise. Today marks the start of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2018), we here at the Reuse Network wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers working for our members across the UK. In a world where […] Reuse Network · 1 Jun 2018 Industry news A PLASTIC PLANET - A PLASTIC PLANET A Plastic Planet · 31 May 2018 Industry news FCC wins East Northants contract FCC Environment has been awarded a £20 million contract by East Northamptonshire council, to provide rubbish, recycling and street cleansing services for the district. Kier previously held the waste and recycling services contract with East Northants which began in 2011. The new contract will begin at the end of July 2018 with staff employed by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Resourcing the Future 2018 Landbell Group's Arne Campen will take part in this important conference sponsored by ERP UK Der Beitrag Resourcing the Future 2018 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 31 May 2018 Industry news Mick George fined for safety breaches on waste site build Mick George Ltd has been fined more than £500,000 after a tipper vehicle driven by one of its employees came into contact with overhead power lines during the construction of a waste transfer station. The construction and waste management company was fined £566,670 by the Health and Safety Executive(HSE) and ordered to pay £9,000 in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Merger talks between ELV firms underway Three major operators in the end of life vehicle recycling sector are in talks over a potential merger by the end of 2018. Car Transplants, Motorhog and DH Systems are in discussions about the merger to “combine their strengths” within the vehicle salvage, parts, technology and recycling industries. All parties believe this will create “real … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Costa to ‘review’ cup pledge if levy passed A tax on single-use coffee cups would cause Costa Coffee, part of Whitbread, to “review” its pledge to recycle the same volume of cups that it puts on the market by 2020. That’s according to James Pitcher, head of sustainability at Whitbread, which also owns other hospitality companies including Premier Inn and Beefeater. Earlier this year, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Thank You Anju For National Volunteers Week we wanted to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to TRAID volunteers past... TRAID · 31 May 2018 Industry news Two waste crime prosecutions in Scotland Two waste companies have been fined almost £50,000 in Scotland following investigations by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The operator of a Strathblane landfill site was fined £37,000 at Strirling Sheriff Court on Wednesday 8 May after landfilling “inappropriate waste” at their site for over two and a half years. A Cumbernauld-based waste management … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Waste wood at CA sites ‘will be non-hazardous’ EXCLUSIVE: Waste wood from civic amenity sites is likely to be deemed as non-hazardous as part of the industry’s investigation into waste wood classification, which will report to the Environment Agency. That’s according to Howard Leberman, senior advisor for waste treatment & storage at the Environment Agency, who was speaking at the North East Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2018 Industry news Stepping up to the challenge of WEEE recycling OPINION: With plastics topping the agenda, Anthony Sant, sales and marketing director for AO Recycling, asks – are the other things we throw away being forgotten? Plastic has undoubtedly been the top environmental issue which has captured both the public and the media’s imagination this year. And in our digital, social media-driven age it’s curious that it was a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2018 Industry news Shutdowns in haz waste sector; and Veolia stores more SLF Veolia has made an application to store considerably larger amounts of hazardous waste at its fuel site near Sheffield. And, the company is preparing for an eight week shutdown of its hazardous waste incinerator at Ellesmere Port. According to the company, the application for increased storage at its Norwood Recycling Centre near Sheffield is due … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2018 Industry news EU takes first steps to restrict microplastics – What are the main issues? In its Plastics Strategy, published in January this year, the EU Commission announced it had tasked ECHA to collect background information and review the scientific basis for taking regulatory action at the EU level regarding intentionally added microplastics in products. CHEM Trust has participated in the first step of the process by responding to ECHA’s call […] CHEM Trust · 30 May 2018 Industry news N+P to form joint venture with Simec N+P Group has announced a joint venture with energy business Simec, targeting the production and supply of waste derived Subcoal pellets to formerly coal fired power stations. And, the joint venture – named Simec Subcoal Fuels Ltd (SSF) – has signed a 20-year fuel supply agreement with the Uskmouth power station in South Wales, to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2018 Industry news Recycling Technologies agrees forward sales Recycling Technologies has announced £65 million worth of deals for the forward sale of the output from its patented machine, which the company claims can turn all post-consumer plastic back into oil. The Swindon-based company announced the deals with global commodity trader Interchem, and Kerax Limited, a wax manufacturer. The two deals are worth £50 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2018 Industry news Sector gears up for NCAS and WEEE conferences The waste and recycling sector is gearing up for two conference events which are taking place in June. Both the WEEE Conference, taking place on 6 June, and the National Civic Amenity Site/HWRC Conference, on 7 June, organised by letsrecycle.com, offer opportunities to local authorities and businesses to gain insight into key issues affecting the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2018 Industry news Busy PRN Trading Month As Market Prepares for Rising Prices The post Busy PRN Trading Month As Market Prepares for Rising Prices appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2018 Industry news Reuse is changing lives every day… This month we’ve been celebrating how our reuse activities are giving unwanted items a second chance. But we do more than that. The Reuse Network changes lives too. Here are some examples of the impact that reuse activities can have, and why #Every2ndcounts not just today, but every day. Mike’s Story Mike is a volunteer […] Reuse Network · 30 May 2018 Industry news Clarity Environmental Goes Beyond Compliance The post Clarity Environmental Goes Beyond Compliance appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2018 Industry news Dramatic surge in China carbon emissions signals climate danger The post Dramatic surge in China carbon emissions signals climate danger appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 May 2018 Industry news Soils help Scotland boost recycling to 60% Increased recycling of soils and mineral waste in 2016 helped Scotland reach a record 61% recycling rate. Today (29 May), the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), said that Scottish recycling, composting and re-use of waste from all sources had exceeded 60% for the first time, according to its newly released statistics for the year. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2018 Industry news Vietnamese ports impose import restrictions Plastics recyclers have expressed concerns over restrictions on the imports of plastics into Vietnam because two of its main ports are awash with material for recycling and delays to ships seeking berthing slots. And, the waste paper sector is also being caught up in the action by port authorities with some UK exporters expecting that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2018 Industry news Clarity Talks Trash for Packaging Waste Campaign The post Clarity Talks Trash for Packaging Waste Campaign appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 May 2018 Industry news Suez calls for bespoke recycling targets A 50% minimum recycled content in packaging by 2025 needs to help minimise waste throughout the value chain, waste and resource firm Suez UK said today. And, Suez wants to see every local authority get its own bespoke recycling target. The minimum content, said the company, is one of four specific measures it proposes in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2018 Industry news London - FareShare FareShare · 28 May 2018