Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Unilever UK joins OPRL scheme 24 April 2018 Today INCPEN member Unilever announced its membership of the On-Pack Recycling Label (ORPL) scheme, in a move which will provide simple and consistent recycling guidance across its products sold in the UK. Unilever’s membership will see the UK business introduce OPRL’s recycling labels across many of its brands in [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 24 Apr 2018 Industry news Somerset launches kerbside collections tender Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has launched the procurement process to find a kerbside collection contractor to service 250,000 households across the county. The contract, which is for 10 years with an option of a 10 year extension, is worth £570 million and includes recycling, refuse and garden waste collections for the whole county. SWP said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2018 Industry news International Conference on Producer Responsibility in China ERP to participate in this prestigious annual event Der Beitrag International Conference on Producer Responsibility in China erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 24 Apr 2018 Industry news OPRL chief calls for ‘active’ recycling messages The inaugural executive director of the On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme – Stuart Lendrum – has called for a more active way for recycling messages to be featured on product labels. OPRL announced the appointment of Mr Lendrum this week. He has been a director of the non-profit group since its inception in 2009 and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2018 Industry news Investigations continue following Hills landfill fire Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which started at a Wiltshire landfill site operated by Hills Waste Solutions last week. The fire at the Lower Compton landfill site near Calne started on Thursday (19 April) and involved an area of around 80 square metres of surface waste. Today, the company confirmed that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2018 Industry news Every Can Counts receives OVO Energy Women’s Tour and OVO Energy Tour Series Recycling Partnership title Drink can recycling campaign, Every Can Counts has today announced that it is the 2018 Recycling Partner for both the OVO Energy Women’s Tour and the OVO Energy Tour Series events. The campaign, run by Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), is committed to encouraging those who participate in competitive and recreational cycling in the UK […] Alupro · 23 Apr 2018 Industry news Recycling campaign to partner cycling event A drinks can recycling campaign has been named as the 2018 recycling partner for both the OVO Energy Women’s Tour and the OVO Energy Tour Series. Every Can Counts, which is run by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO), said today that as partner of top level cycling events, it will be encouraging those who … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2018 Industry news EU Green Week 2018 EU Green Week 2018 is approaching, from the 21-25 May there will be events and conferences throughout Europe in an effort to produce a sustainable future. The week will focus on promoting ways in whic... Powerday · 23 Apr 2018 Industry news Amey supports social enterprises Amey reports to have spent almost £1m with social enterprises in 2017, after joining the ‘Buy Social Corporate Challenge’ last year. The company is part of the services division of Ferrovia and has a number of waste management contracts in the UK. The Challenge is an initiative run by Social Enterprise UK which aims to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2018 Industry news Commissioning underway at Energy Works, Hull Hot waste commissioning of the Energy Works energy from waste facility in Hull is to start this week following first firing of the boiler on fuel oil. The waste to be burnt will be delivered to the plant loose as a pre-treated RDF. It is muncipal waste which has undergone a level of pretreatment before … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2018 Industry news A Guide to Site Waste Management Plans Every year, companies waste millions of pounds by mismanaging their waste. Whether through neglecting to formulate and implement a proper plan, or through the mismanagement of the waste itself, compan... Powerday · 22 Apr 2018 Industry news Iceland – Group Tax Strategy - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 21 Apr 2018 Industry news WARD shortlisted for national recycling award The Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, the industry’s most prestigious awards, has named Ward on its shortlist for Metals Recycling Business of the Year 2018. Ward Recycling · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Greener Goals for Everyone Everyone from large corporations to households are making changes to the way they operate and live, all in the name of protecting the environment. Recycling and green initiatives are consistently in t... Powerday · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news What to do When Someone has Fly Tipped on your Private Land When someone has fly tipped on your land, you’ll be understandably angry about it, but you might also be left wondering how you’re supposed to deal with someone else’s waste. In the last year t... Powerday · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Further Chinese import restrictions announced The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste by the end of 2019, including waste plastics from industrial sources. Further specialised material restrictions had been expected. The restrictions will come in two waves. Firstly by 31 December 2018, solid waste from waste hardware, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Welsh regulator in warning to waste firms Welsh environmental regulator, Natural Resources Wales, is “strongly advising” waste companies to comply with the rules. The warning comes after the directors of a waste company in North Wales were ordered to pay a total of £292,000 as compensation for running a waste operation illegally. Patricia Gaffey, Joseph Gaffey and Michael Gaffey, directors of Porthmadog … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news DHL secures Masters of Waste 2018 trophy DHL won the Masters of Waste Tournament on Wednesday (April 18) for the second time, racking up a tournament-record score of 109. The team, consisting of Ashley Smart, Simon Potter, Chris Adam and Chris Brown , came three points ahead of Blue Southern in second, who had 106 points. Warwick Ward finished third with 92 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Viridor fined over moving vehicle fatality Viridor has been fined £237,500 after being found guilty of health and safety failings during a trial at Plymouth Crown Court. The waste management company was the operator of an 18 tonne Telehoist skiploader vehicle that killed the driver who tried to stop it crashing into the side of a hospital. Viridor worker Lee Jane, 57, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Community Wood Recycling seeks Customer Account Manager Community Wood Recycling is a multi-award winning social enterprise committed to saving resources and creating jobs for disadvantaged people. We are looking for a Customer Account Manager to join our happy team based in our central Brighton office. Community Wood Recycling · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Meredith Gardiner - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Kevin McGrother - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Associations call for ‘frictionless’ waste trade post-Brexit The organisations representing both the British and Dutch waste management industries have called for continued trade in waste for recycling and recovery post-Brexit. In a joint statement, Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and Dick Hoogendoorn, director of the Dutch Waste Management Association, called on both the UK and EU authorities … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news CIWM elects Dr Adam Read as incoming Junior Vice President - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 20 Apr 2018 Industry news Sustainable Development Goals and business – integrating sustainable practices Stakeholders now expect businesses to be more transparent and accountable with regard to sustainability. Liz Minshall talks about the Sustainable Development Goals and discusses how businesses can get involved. Valpak · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news A Clear Future UK glass manufacturing sector decarbonisation roadmap to 2050 Summary - British Glass British Glass news · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Second Awards for Excellence nomination We’ve been nominated again! We’re delighted that for the second year running we’ve received a nomination in the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. Community Wood Recycling · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Environmental Protection Act to be introduced Environment secretary Michael Gove was questioned by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) yesterday, as part of its ‘short inquiry’ into the government’s 25-year Environment Plan. Michael Gove stated that he aimed to introduce an Environmental Protection Act at the beginning of the next Parliamentary session in 2019, and that a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Photocopiers, fridges and flat screen TVs: how second-hand cars are being used to smuggle toxic e-waste The post Photocopiers, fridges and flat screen TVs: how second-hand cars are being used to smuggle toxic e-waste appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Creagh says sector ‘wildly behind’ in communications Labour’s former shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh has called on local authorities and industry to make better use of public communications budgets to ensure residents know what can be recycled. In particular she urged councils to make more use of social media. The Wakefield MP, who currently chairs the Environmental Audit Committee, was speaking on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Ward Recycling opens deep sea export dock Derbyshire-based Ward Recycling has opened a dedicated deep sea export dock facility at Associated British Ports (ABP) in Immingham. Ward Recycling, which is involved in metal recycling and waste management, said the deep-sea facility will enable the shipping of metal cargo to global destinations. The Immingham site was officially opened on 3 April. Thomas Ward, project … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news British Glass promotes glass recycling to schools Glass sector trade association, British Glass and its member companies have teamed up with the National Schools Partnership to teach school children about glass recycling. The education programme aims to help children become ‘Glass Guardians’. And, Sheffield-based British Glass is asking local authority recycling officers interested in its campaign, to get in touch. Produced especially for … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Recycling is easy – unless you live in a flat In the last few weeks it’s been great seeing more discussion on recycling in flats. Throughout my time in the waste management industry flats have been overlooked, as the primary focus has been on providing services to kerbside properties and increasing recycling from these types of households. Resource Futures · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Suzano and Fibria merge to form global pulp giant - Tissue World Magazine Tissue World Magazine · 19 Apr 2018 Industry news Events and training - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Apr 2018 Industry news Glass products - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Apr 2018 Industry news Recycling - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Apr 2018 Industry news Knowledge base - British Glass British Glass news · 18 Apr 2018 Industry news Waste sector backs Costa’s coffee cup recycling plan Coffee cup recycling took a step forward today with Costa Coffee, part of Whitbread, committing itself to recycling the same volume of cups it puts onto the market. In a form of self-imposed producer responsibility, the company said that this would help to tackle the challenge of coffee cup recycling and stop the cups ending up in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2018 Industry news ERP welcomes new circular economy framework European Union paves the way for a stronger and more competitive circular economy Der Beitrag ERP welcomes new circular economy framework erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 18 Apr 2018