Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Veolia opens St Helens glass recycling facility Veolia and Knauf Insulation, have officially opened a new ‘high-tech’ glass recycling facility in St Helens, which will reprocess glass fines to use in insulation. Each year, over 60,000 tonnes of used glass bottles and jars will be cleaned, separated and refined, before being turned insulation solutions, the companies said. The facility uses the latest technology … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2018 Industry news Easter egg-travganza seeks good causes in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Ward, is once again launching its annual #tweetforatreat campaign. With more than 1,000 chocolate eggs to donate, supplied by Thorntons,... Ward Recycling · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Invaders, water quality and large scale water transfers - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Winners announced in aluminium industry’s national schools sustainable design competition – the Alu D&T Challenge Ten students from schools around the UK have been named as winners in the Alu D&T Challenge, a national competition for 11 to 14 year olds, funded by the aluminium industry to inspire young designers to create sustainable products using aluminium. Students and teachers travelled to Birmingham on 7th March to receive their prizes and […] Alupro · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Hammond in pledge on single-use plastics Chancellor Philip Hammond today pledged that the government is to tackle single-use plastic waste damaging the environment. In his Spring financial statement today (13 March), Mr Hammond announced a call for evidence on how changes to the tax system or charging could be used to reduce the levels of single waste plastics. A research fund … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Swansea Bay: What ever happened to the world’s first tidal lagoon? The post Swansea Bay: What ever happened to the world’s first tidal lagoon? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Sims Metals acquires two Yorkshire metal recyclers Sims Metals has acquired a pair of Yorkshire-based metal recycling companies for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition means the Australian company, which also operates in the US and New Zealand, has a total of 50 metal recycling facilities across the UK. Morley Waste Traders and the Lord and Midgley family-business, based in Leeds and Hull … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news The challenge of improving recycling in London Gev Eduljee, non-executive director at Resource Futures, assesses the potential for London to increase its recycling rate in the light of numerous challenges for the capital. OPINION: England’s annual household/municipal waste recycling rate inches along with an increase of 0.3% over 2015 according to the latest figures released by Defra on 22 February, putting the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Recycling Technologies firms up plans for Scottish pyrolysis plant The creators from a company behind a machine which they say can turn all post-consumer plastics into oil have distanced themselves from similar ideas in the past which failed to come to fruition. And, at the end of February, the company, Recycling Technologies of Swindon, announced the appointment of former Viridor director of engineering, Stephen Hodges, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Warwickshire ‘Recycling Champion’ named Warwickshire County council has named its first ever ‘Recycling Champion’ as part of the inaugural Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year 2018. Catherine Haynes from Stratford-on-Avon was named overall county champion after beating four other finalists others in a quiz based on the local recycling process. The five finalists who went head-to-head at Market Hall … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Spring Statement raises opportunity to use tax system to spur sustainable investment REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news INCPEN welcomes Plastipak and Clean Tech as its newest members We are delighted to announce that Plastipak and Clean Tech have joined as our newest members. See our full press release below. INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 13 Mar 2018 Industry news Newcastle-under-Lyme launch MetalMatters Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has launched a MetalMatters campaign to remind householders to recycle food and drink cans, foil, empty aerosols, foil trays and metal screw tops in their red recycling box. Leaflets have been sent to 56,000 homes, recycling vehicles are now fitted with promotional signs and residents can find out more at several planned roadshows. Supporting […] Alupro · 12 Mar 2018 Industry news Single-use plastics call for evidence ‘this week’ Chancellor Phillip Hammond has stated that he will announce a call for evidence in his Spring Statement tomorrow (12 March) to “bring about real change” in plastics recycling. This follows on from a pledge in his Autumn Budget last year to look into how the tax system and charges on single-use plastics could reduce waste. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2018 Industry news Renewi to avoid ‘future risk’ by ending Scottish PFI contract Renewi plc is to end its PFI operating contract with Dumfries and Galloway council 10 years early. The company said it will have made a loss of around £3m in the year to 31 March 2018 and is pulling out to avoid “future risk”. And Renewi (formerly Shanks) has blamed Scotland’s demanding waste legislation as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2018 Industry news Cross-sector meetings to shape PRN policy A series of six cross-sector meetings to discuss the future of the UK packaging waste (PRN) system start this week, with agreement on setting up a fund to boost recycling and communications on the agenda. Packaging firms, small businesses, local authorities and waste companies will be among those attending the meetings/workshops which are being organised by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2018 Industry news Five Steps for a Greener Office The post Five Steps for a Greener Office appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 12 Mar 2018 Industry news Share Price - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 11 Mar 2018 Industry news National Audit Office to review PRN system The National Audit Office (NAO) has announced a review into packaging recycling obligations – commonly known as the PRN system. The review, announced today (9 March) will assess the effectiveness of the PRN scheme, including whether Government has had good oversight of the scheme’s performance against its objectives, NAO states. And, it will look at whether … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news AO Recycling awarded WEEE certification The large domestic appliance reprocessing plant, operated by AO Recycling – which is part of online retail giant AO.com – has been awarded the WEEELABEX certification. WEEELABEX standards are the world’s first Europe-wide requirements relating to the collection and disposal of WEEE. The certification was awarded to AO after auditors from WEELABEX visited the Telford-based … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Charity news round-up (09/03/2018) With news on: Walk for WasteAid; can recycling campaign raises money; Merseyside charity looks to recycling; and, RiverRidge supports children’s hospice. ‘Walk for WasteAid 2018′ to take place in London Global waste management charity, WasteAid, has announced its next fundraising event, the Walk for WasteAid, which will take place in London on Saturday 23 June. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Pupils Rise to Recycling Challenge Schools in Powys collect massive 1.72 tonnes of batteries Der Beitrag Pupils Rise to Recycling Challenge erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Dual-stream an option for collections in Scotland A dual-stream recycling system as a mandatory requirement is among options for local authority recycling collections being looked at in Scotland, as part of efforts to reduce contamination. Explaining the importance of work to reduced to contamination and the use of data, Naomi Ross, waste specialist at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), speaking at the letsrecycle.com … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Ministers opt for voluntary action on coffee cups Ministers have said it is better to offer voluntary discounts to customers who bring in re-usable coffee cups, instead of a so called “latte-levy”, at least for the time being. In a response issued on Monday, March 5, but released by the Environmental Audit Committee this morning, ministers expressed doubt over whether such a scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Hot 100 - hot100.resource.co Resource · 9 Mar 2018 Industry news Green Shoots from the Green Investment Bank, or a lost opportunity? Fergus Lyon, Deputy Director at the ESRC Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, explores the role of government in the green economy & the additionality of public funds. Aldersgate Group · 8 Mar 2018 Industry news IKEA reports growth in waste tonnages Home retail giant IKEA has revealed the amount of waste it generated globally last year increased in comparison to 2016, along with a marginal increase in the percentage of waste sent for recycling and energy recovery. The results come in its Sustainability Report for FY17, which showed the retailer sent 83.4% of its waste either … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2018 Industry news New powers to tackle waste crime in Wales Natural Resources Wales and local authorities in Wales have been given new powers to help tackle illegal activity in the waste sector. Following a plenary debate earlier this week, the National Assembly for Wales approved The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018. These regulations are part of a range of measures aimed at tackling waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2018 Industry news Yorwaste promotes female HGV drivers Three women have moved forward with their ambitions to work as drivers in the waste management industry with the help of Yorwaste. Dawn Boldison-France is the latest female driver to successfully pass her HGV driving exam whilst working at the Yorkshire-based waste firm. She joins fellow drivers Peggy Frankland and Anna Guziak who are all … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2018 Industry news Defra consults on lower WEEE target rates Defra-set targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) look likely to be lower in 2018 than last year. The proposed reduction comes on the back of official statistics which showed that UK producer compliance schemes (PCSs) missed their target for 2017 by more than 15%, collecting a total of 522,901 tonnes of WEEE. A proposed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2018 Industry news Attracting Offshore Wind Farm private debt Morten Sørensen, Senior Project Finance Specialist, Financial Solutions at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, reviews the important role of the offshore wind industry in meeting our climate targets whilst establishing a secure asset class for private debt investors. Aldersgate Group · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news Waste wood suppliers ‘to bear cost’ of hazardous loads When wood recyclers receive supplies of mixed wood and find hazardous wood in it – such as creosoted fence panels – the supplier will have to bear the cost of dealing with it. The firm line about suppliers meeting costs comes in a guide recently produced by the Wood Recyclers’ Association for its members. But, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news UK confirms it would like to remain in EU chemicals law REACH, but will it meet the EU’s conditions? In a speech on Friday March 2nd the UK Prime Minister Theresa May stated that the UK wished to discuss the possibility of remaining part of the EU chemicals agency ECHA after Brexit. CHEM Trust welcomes this announcement, but it is important to realise that the other EU governments (the EU27) will inevitably set specific conditions […] CHEM Trust · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news Braving the Miles – Go Michael! Countrystyle’s very own Head of Operations Michael Davies is raising money with his team for the Prevent Breast Cancer charity(PBC) […] Countrystyle Recycling · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news You Smart Cara has three green flashing lights and has stopped working. Now what? The Smart Cara seems to be creating quite a buzz in the Zero Waste community! In case you missed it, you can read my Smart Cara review here. And if you’re wondering what on earth it is, it’s a “State of the art solution to the food waste problem”. Sounds like just the thing for… Zero Waste Week · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news News in brief (07/03/18) With news on: Chiltern Railways introduces scheme to recycle coffee cups; Suez included in 25 best companies to work for; Waste company fined over £20,000 for illegal site; And, China is the ‘world’s biggest steel scrap user’. Full steam ahead for plastic recycling Chiltern Railways, which runs services across England, has said that it will be “the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news Northampton and commingling: ‘A sustainable view’ John S Glover, managing director of London-based waste and recycling company, Bywaters, responds to the recent opinion from Simon Weston, director of raw materials at the Confederation of Paper Industries, concerning Northampton’s decision to award a contract to Veolia which will see recyclables collected commingled. OPINION I read the 26th February 2018 Opinion piece by Simon Weston on … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news Spring clean for underground bins across London VIDEO REPORT: Plastic Omnium underground bins across London have been given a spring clean by a specialist cleaning crew from France who embarked on a tour of the UK last month. Over four weeks, the two man crew have been raising, emptying, jet-washing and lowering hundreds of Plastic Omnium’s underground systems. Assignment Starting at Lambeth’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news China’s Customs authority launches ‘Blue Sky 2018’ China has formally launched ‘Blue Sky 2018’ as a 10-month long period of ‘special actions against foreign garbage smuggling’. The announcement of the ‘special actions’ came yesterday, 6 March from China’s Customs Authority (the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China). And, at the same time the Customs authorities announced that they … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2018 Industry news The industrial transition to a low carbon economy: implications for issuers & investors David Harris, Group Head of Sustainable Business at London Stock Exchange Group & Head of Sustainable Investment at FTSE Russell, reviews the implications for issuers and investors of the transition to a low carbon economy. Aldersgate Group · 6 Mar 2018