Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Veolia and Bromley sign renewed waste contracts Bromley council and Veolia have signed renewed contracts for waste services in the south east London borough, for a period of up to 16 years. The deal is structured in three parts, with Veolia being contracted to carry out waste disposal, waste collection and street cleaning services for the council, from April 2019. Contracts have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Research briefing: Super Market Failure - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 14 Mar 2019 Industry news Offshore wind has come of age The signing of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal will put offshore wind at the heart of the UK’s clean, affordable and reliable energy system, argues Mary Thorogood, Senior Specialist, Strategy and Business at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. Aldersgate Group · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Museum of Brands visit – harnessing packaging knowledge and design expertise We sent a group of staff to the Museum of Brands to investigate the potential to implement some of the museum’s packaging design knowledge into our Data Insight Platform. Andy Cooper, Data Portal Coordinator, provides a low down of the visit in his latest Blog. Valpak · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Positive Commitments for the industry announced in Spring Statement In the Spring Statement the Chancellor announced: a Consultation later this year on increasing the proportion of green gas in the grid with the aim of reducing natural gas dependency in homes and businesses; a Call for Evidence on an Energy Efficiency Scheme for Small and Medium Sized Businesses exploring how the Government can support investment in energy efficiency measures; as part of the In… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Treasury launches infrastructure funding review Government is reviewing its support for private infrastructure investment across sectors including waste management. The review was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in his Spring Statement this afternoon (13 March). This will look at the government’s tools for supporting private investment in areas such as waste, energy, water and transport in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Allington EfW plant operational after ‘minor’ fire FCC Environment said today that its Allington energy from waste plant in Kent is now “operational” after a fire in a bunker at the facility earlier this week. Kent Fire and Rescue were called to the plant on Monday afternoon (11 March) and smoke was visible outside the facility. The fire service remained at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Biffa points to municipal awards over past 12 months In the wake of reporting last week to the financial sector that its municipal performance had stabilised, waste management firm Biffa has released a summary of activities in the local authority sector for 2018. And, the company’s commercial director, Pete Dickson, has welcomed the government’s plans to “reignite recycling” as laid out in the Resources … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Welsh Easter templates and animations The post Welsh Easter templates and animations appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news ‘Recycling boost’ after Conwy four-weekly residual switch Conwy county borough council in the north of Wales has claimed that a switch to four-weekly collections of residual waste has led to an 11% spike in the tonnage of recyclables collected during the final quarter of 2018. The Welsh council approved a decision to roll-out four-weekly residual waste collections across the county following a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Defra consults on mandatory WEEE PBS options Defra is consulting on two options for a mandatory waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme balancing system (PBS). Competing proposals have been put forward by the WEEE Schemes Forum and another organisation, WEEE Allocation Scheme Ltd. WEEE Schemes Forum’s proposal would largely replicate the voluntary PBS format that has previously been overseen … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2019 Industry news Reconomy launches social value programme Outsourcing waste and recycling business, Reconomy, has launched the ‘Reconomy Social Value Programme (RSVP)’, which it says will help the company develop a “value driven approach to sustainability”. The scheme will aim to support the company’s focus on “building valuable community relationships”. Reconomy says the three main strands of the programme are to ‘bridge gaps’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2019 Industry news Biffa ties up £25m SWRNewstar acquisition Waste management firm Biffa has today (12 March) announced that it has acquired the outsourcing company Specialist Waste Recycling Limited – SWRNewstar – in a deal worth more than £25.8 million. SWRNewstar was formed in 2017 through a merger of the waste brokerage businesses Specialist Waste Recycling, based in Alton, and Buckingham-based New Star Environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2019 Industry news Contract awarded for Scottish EfW facility A Clugston-CNIM joint venture has been lined up to construct a new 216,000 tonnes per-year capacity energy from waste plant at Grangemouth in Falkirk, Scotland. The facility, which will be the 12th to be jointly delivered by the Anglo-French businesses, is being built on behalf of a consortium involving Brockwell Energy, Green Investment Group (GIG) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2019 Industry news Canterbury considers in-house waste service Canterbury city council is to consider plans to move its waste service in-house once its current contract with Serco expires in 2021. A report to be considered by councillors this week explained that despite a small difference in costs between the two service options, a move in-house instead of re-tendering would enable the council to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2019 Industry news BP lobbied Trump administration to roll back key US climate rules The post BP lobbied Trump administration to roll back key US climate rules appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Mar 2019 Industry news Beyond technological change: Improving the efficiency of the transport system Will Tricker, Policy Officer at the Aldersgate Group, argues that to decarbonise the transport sector, improving the overall efficiency of the transport system will be just as important as investing in new technologies and infrastructure. Aldersgate Group · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Come and meet us at RWM Exhibition 2019 – the UK’s Largest Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition & Conference RWM is the UK’s Largest Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition & Conference. And we’ll be at RWM Exhibition 2019! Well, at least Anna will be! Held in Birmingham NEC, the show welcomes over 20,000 visitors who are working to a more resource efficient future. Know what you want to go already? Book your free… Zero Waste Week · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Company owner fined after hiring ‘rogue waste collector’ A skip hire company owner who was “duped by a rogue waste collector” has been ordered to pay a total of nearly £25,000 in fines and costs after waste was found dumped at sites around Essex. According to the Environment Agency, Robert Walker, who owned and operated Bob’s Skips in Basildon, Essex, failed to check … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Plans outlined for Cheshire gasification plant A waste gasification facility with the capacity to process up to 175,000 tonnes of waste wood and refuse derived fuel is under development at the Protos energy hub near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Output from the plant would be used to fuel low carbon HGVs and buses, with an output of up to 320gWh of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Alupro: Response to the publication of Green Alliance report 11 March 2019 We welcome the Green Alliance report ‘Closing the loop: Four steps towards 100% aluminium packaging recycling’; it reconfirms the conclusions of the modelling that Resource Futures conducted on our behalf, which demonstrated that aluminium packaging could achieve high recycling rates under a reformed packaging system. The report emphasises the importance of separating […] The post… Alupro · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Council deal looks to end Birmingham waste strike Strike action involving Birmingham refuse workers has been temporarily called off after the council tabled an offer it hopes will end the dispute. Workers in Birmingham represented by Unite have been in a dispute with the council since December 2018 over alleged payments made to workers who didn’t take part in separate strike action during … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Waste reforms ‘could push aluminium recycling’ Environmental think tank Green Alliance has called for all aluminium packaging to be included in proposals for a ‘core’ set of materials collected for recycling by councils. A report issued by the organisation today (11 March) has claimed that as much as 97% of aluminium packaging could be recovered if cans are included in a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news News in brief (11/03/2019) With news on: Urbaser begins recycling services in West Kent; Eunomia to carry out Scottish collections appraisals; Bath steps up HWRC plans; and, Nottinghamshire groups share recycling fund Urbaser begins recycling services in West Kent Urbaser is beginning work on contract for recycling, waste collection and street cleaning services contract for two Kent councils this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Serco launches ‘respect and protect’ campaign Services firm Serco has launched a campaign in partnership with trade unions to clamp down on “violence, aggression and abuse” directed at its staff. The ‘Respect and Protect’ campaign was launched at Serco’s Environmental Services depot last week, as part of its contract with Hammersmith and Fulham council, in South West London. The company says … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news Finland reintroduces MEWP training - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 11 Mar 2019 Industry news The resources and waste strategy in detail: EPR and DRS The industry discusses the government's proposals on extended producer responsibility and a deposit return scheme Der Beitrag The resources and waste strategy in detail: EPR and DRS erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 10 Mar 2019 Industry news Rebecca Pow announced as new chair of the APPG on Electric Vehicles Rebecca Pow MP has been elected as the new Chair of the APPG on Electric Vehicles after being nominated by former Chair, the Rt Hon Dame Cheryl Gillan MP. Dame Cheryl announced that she would be stepping down as Chair after successfully establishing the group and supporting its membership growth to over 40 parliamentarians over the past year. She will continue to be involved in the APPG in her … REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news Critical dilemmas in the Resources and Waste Strategy debate OPINION: Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) picks out some of the key areas for discussion from the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy. Like London Buses you wait for ages and then four turn up… Finally, the consultations for Consistency, DRS, EPR and a plastic tax are out. Releasing the consultations … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news The reason for the success of the European Strategy for Plastics Vice President, European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen hails the success of the European Strategy for Plastics thanks to the transparency and full involvement of all stakeholders. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news Headline sponsors confirmed for National Refuse Championships Imperial Commercials and DAF have been announced as the headline sponsors for the eagerly awaited National Refuse Championships 2019. The charity event, which takes place from 14-15 June at the Beach Lawns, Weston-super-Mare, brings together waste and recycling collection crews from across the UK to take part a series of races. In 2018, the event … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news Terex announces £12 million Derry plant investment Lifting and material processing machinery manufacturer Terex has announced plans to build a £12 million production facility in Derry, Northern Ireland, which it hopes will be operational this year. The company says the facility will focus on the design, manufacture and development of its Terex Ecotec shredding line, as well as its mobile conveying systems. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news Agency carries out day of action at illegal waste sites Environment Agency officers undertook a series of visits to suspected illegal waste site across Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire as part of a sting operation yesterday (7 March). The Agency said it was the biggest operation of its kind ever carried out in a single day across the region. It confirmed today that no arrests were made … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news SELCHP reaches 25 years in operation The South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) facility, based in Lewisham, has reached its 25th year in operation. The 440,000 tonnes per year facility became operational in February 1994 and is operated by Veolia Environmental Services – taking in waste from London councils including Lewisham, Greenwich, Westminster and Bromley. According to Veolia, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news Generation symbiocene - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 8 Mar 2019 Industry news India moves to end plastic waste imports India’s government has introduced changes to legislation that look to have effectively banned the import of plastic waste into the country. In a statement issued yesterday (6 March), India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced amendments to its Hazardous Waste (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules – aimed at ‘strengthening the environmentally sound management … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2019 Industry news Councils agree on preferred bidder for Aberdeen EfW Three Scottish councils have today (7 March) confirmed their preferred bidder for a contract to build and operate a 150,000-tonnes per year energy from waste plant in Aberdeen. A consortium involving the construction firm Acciona and waste firm Indaver are in line for the ‘Ness Energy Project Residual Waste Treatment’ contract, which is being procured … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2019 Industry news Theo Colborn: a pioneer in identifying the problems caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals This International Women’s Day, we want to highlight the work of one woman in particular who had a significant impact on the field of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Dr Theo Colborn (1927-2014). A trained pharmacist, Colborn had an interest in wildlife from an early age. After completing her Master’s degree in science in 1981, she was […] CHEM Trust · 7 Mar 2019 Industry news Privatising the seas: how the UK turned fishing rights into a commodity The post Privatising the seas: how the UK turned fishing rights into a commodity appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 7 Mar 2019 Industry news WasteAid’s Mike Webster delivers Kit Strange memorial lecture Much of the world’s population has yet to wake up to the environmental damage caused by poor waste management, the chief executive of the charity WasteAid, Mike Webster, has said. Mr Webster made the comments whilst delivering the Kit Strange Memorial Lecture to invited delegates in Westminster yesterday (March 6) – in honour of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2019