Recycling news: 2017
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Surrey set to create single-tier waste service
Surrey county council has proposed creating a single-tier waste disposal and collection service – separate from the Surrey Waste Partnership – as it seeks to alleviate rising landfill and EfW costs. As a first step, the council’s cabinet has voted to integrate some of its waste disposal functions with four district and borough councils under … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017
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Freegle · 5 Jan 2017
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Alupro is recruiting!
Alupro is looking for a new team member to develop and manage our campaigns to increase aluminium packaging recycling in the UK, including the Every Can Counts and MetalMatters programmes. The role involves working closely with local authorities, waste management companies and other third parties to identify opportunities to develop beneficial partnerships, and providing advice […]
Alupro · 5 Jan 2017
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Road Rage – On the frontline
In this report Jason Houghton, commercial waste director at Amey, talks about the proactive approach being taken to deal with increasing incidents of violence towards those working in the waste industry. There have been numerous examples of road rage in 2016, including one particularly shocking incident where a driver reversed his truck into a lorry before smashing a … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017
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RDF exports at around 3m tonnes in 2016
Exports of waste derived fuels from England in 2016 look to have exceeded 3 million tonnes, latest Environment Agency figures indicate. According to provisional Agency data released for January to November 2016, a total of 2,884,866 tonnes of waste derived fuel was approved for export – roughly 262,000 tonnes per month. The feedstock material predominantly … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017
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The next decade of organics recycling
Jeremy Jacobs, technical director of the Renewable Energy Association, assesses what 2017 and coming years holds for the world of organics in green waste and food recycling. In a world of uncertainty and turmoil, 2016 was no exception with both the national stage experiencing the most significant upset for many years with the unexpected results … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2017
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Factcheck: Does air pollution really cause dementia?
It’s a frightening thought – that the air we breathe might be causing our brains to degenerate. But is it accurate? People who live near busy roads are up to 12% more likely to contract dementia, according to a new study published in the Lancet on Thursday. The study by Public Health Ontario is comprehensive. […]
Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Jan 2017
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Metal recyclers push for ‘sector-specific’ fire guidance
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has announced that it is to work with the Environment Agency to develop sector-specific guidance on the prevention of fires at scrap metal sites. Work on the guidance is to begin next month (February) and follows ‘intensive conversations’ between the Agency and the BMRA on the issue, according to … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017
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MPs call for renewed Environmental Protection Act
The government must commit to a new Environmental Protection Act to ensure that environmental protections are maintained in UK law when the country leaves the EU, a cross-party group of MPs has claimed. This was among the findings of the House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee, which today (4 January) published its report on the … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017
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York looks to cuts to avoid waste overspend
City of York council is to consider cutting two recycling rounds and eight full time staff positions, in a bid to prevent a £400,000 overspend during the next financial year. The changes – which could be adopted from 1 April 2017 – would see collections of residual waste and dry recyclables ‘de-coupled’, because the council … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2017
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Countrystyle grows Kent trade waste work through Kier FM contract success
Kier Facilities Management has appointed Countrystyle Recycling as its exclusive sub-contractor to provide waste collection and recycling services across Kent’s […]
Countrystyle Recycling · 3 Jan 2017
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Circular Economy plan high on EU’s 2017 priorities
The European Commission has outlined its policy priorities for 2017 – with implementation of the action plan on the Circular Economy among the top policy areas highlighted. The Commission’s Work Programme for 2017 outlines 21 ‘key initiatives to implement 10 political priorities in 2017’. Second to top among the proposals, and under the heading ‘A … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017
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DCLG Christmas tree recycling advice backs bonfires
The government’s Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a series of ‘practical tips’ to the public for the disposal of Christmas trees, which includes advice to burn trees on bonfires. The Department, which has also encouraged composting or re-planting real Christmas trees, claims that cutting up and burning old Christmas trees is ‘far … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017
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Packaging waste: A little less conversation, a little more action
James Piper, managing director of producer compliance scheme Ecosurety looks ahead to challenges facing the packaging waste sector 2017, and calls for action to boost packaging recycling rates. Late last year the waste industry, hosted by the Environmental Services Association (ESA), met to discuss the way forward for packaging recycling. We were there to talk … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017
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Recycling and Brexit: David Palmer-Jones looks ahead to 2017
With 2016 now past its consequences will certainly live on with the waste and recycling sector facing up to the knock-on impact of the Brexit vote and other domestic and world developments. In an interview with letsrecycle.com, David Palmer-Jones, chief executive of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK, talks about the “shock” of the Brexit vote … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2017
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Appointment of Group Finance Director
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fryer to the Board as Group Finance Director. Mark brings a significant breadth of financial expertise across a broad range of both listed and private companies having been Group Finance Director of Dialight PLC from 2010 to 2014 and previously of Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC from […]
Augean · 3 Jan 2017
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Video: This court ruling could transform the bee deaths debate
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Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 3 Jan 2017
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11 ways to stick to a zero waste lifestyle
New Year’s Resolutions can be so hard to stick to. You begin with the best of intentions, but by January 10th, they’re a distant memory and you’re back to bad habits. If you’ve made a resolution to live a zero waste lifestyle, our Facebook Group members are sharing the easiest changes they made, so you…
Zero Waste Week · 1 Jan 2017