Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Didcot - Demolition News Demolition News · 29 Jan 2018 Industry news ‘Hard work ahead’ for ELV rates despite targets success Following the release of figures which showed that the UK surpassed the 95% target rate for End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) last week, the work of the industry has been praised but there are warnings of a more challenging climate going forward. The latest figures by the European Commission, showed that the UK’s performance in 2015 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2018 Industry news Waste & Resources Sector Retains High Risk Brexit Status The post Waste & Resources Sector Retains High Risk Brexit Status appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Jan 2018 Industry news Encouraging the circular economy through public procurement Dr Mervyn Jones, Director at Sustainable Global Resources, reviews the important role of public procurement in driving the EU's circular economy. Aldersgate Group · 28 Jan 2018 Industry news Grundon shines with Festival Supplier Awards success The post Grundon shines with Festival Supplier Awards success appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Home Care - Unilever Global Unilever news · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Defra advisory body backs export PRN changes Screening of the Sky Atlantic television documentary on plastics recycling and exports to China, which showed contaminated material in Hong Kong and plastic bales seemingly abandoned in Poland, is expected to put pressure on government to review the PRN system as part of its waste strategy preparation work. And, the official advisory body on packaging … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Plastics documentary prompts PRN changes call The Sky Atlantic television programme, Dirty Business, has prompted the British Plastics Federation and Chase Plastics to reiterate their messages that there needs to be measures within the UK Packaging Waste Recovery Note (PRN) system to encourage more reprocessing within the UK. Roger Baynham, chairman of the BPF’s Recycling Group commented on “Sky’s recent investigation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Sky News programme questions export PRNs Recycling is prominently on the news agenda this week with Sky television questioning the PRN system and also reporting on plastics recycling and how low quality material is being exported. The Sky News documentary ‘Dirty Business’ was first aired on Wednesday evening on Sky Atlantic and will be rerun tonight (Friday 26 January) at 9.00 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Brexit, trade and the environment: What’s the big deal? The post Brexit, trade and the environment: What’s the big deal? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Biogen expanded with Edinburgh AD acquisition Infrastructure investment manager, Ancala Partners LLP, has acquired a 1.5MW operational anaerobic digestion facility (AD) in Edinburgh from Kelda Water Services. The Millerhill facility, which has been sold for an undisclosed sum, will be integrated into Ancala’s UK AD platform, Biogen – a leading owner and operator of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Angus council seeks protection from bogus claims Angus Council has installed its waste and recycling collection vehicles with vehicle camera recording equipment in part to protect against bogus insurance claims. And, a reversing radar will be fitted to provide a full 360° visibility around the vehicle. This will be used for crew training and to ensure health and safety best practise is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news UKWIN calls for halt on new incineration facilities The UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) has called on the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to introduce a moratorium on new waste incineration facilities in the UK. In a 15-page letter to the NIC, UKWIN said the investigation into infrastructure capacity requirements must “accept that we have reached the end of the line when it comes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Bristol Wood Recycling Project is on the move! After 14 years trading at the historic Cattle Market, Bristol Wood Recycling Project now has keys to its new premise in William Street, St Philips. The project's last day of trading at Cattle Market Road will be on Saturday 27th January, and Unit 4, William Street, BS2 0RG will open to trade and public on Friday [...] Community Wood Recycling · 26 Jan 2018 Industry news Five insights from a day in the world of fragrance Nicole Costantini, Sales Consultant, shares some insights into her day at the 2018 International Fragrance Trade Association Information Day. Valpak · 25 Jan 2018 Industry news Bywaters Welcomes Influential MPs to Our Facility in Bow With recycling high on the political agenda, a group of influential MPs came on a fact-finding visit to Bywaters’ head office in Bow on the 24th of January. Bywaters · 25 Jan 2018 Industry news Pressure building in mixed paper and plastics markets Pressure is starting to build in the waste paper sector as the New Year restrictions on the export of mixed papers to China starts to bite, with some experts predicting mixed papers are about to “hit a brick wall”. On the plastics front, prices are falling for lower grade material with some in the sector … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2018 Industry news Competition Authority calls for EMR ‘undertakings’ The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has called on metals recycling firm EMR to offer “acceptable undertakings” to avoid a phase two investigation into its merger with Metal & Waste Recycling (MWR). The CMA explained that the two companies are two of the main operators offering to purchase waste scrap metal in North London. Following … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2018 Industry news Glass contracts in Hampshire and Cardiff move forward Hampshire county council is inviting tenders for a glass processing contract, worth almost £4 million. And, in Wales, Cardiff city council has awarded a glass contract to Tom Prichard Contracting. The Hampshire contract, which will also involve the transportation of glass, will be provided on behalf of Project Integra – a partnership of 14 local … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2018 Industry news Coffey welcomes Viridor’s energy investment Viridor’s investment of more than £1.2 billion in the development of a network of UK advanced energy recovery facilities has been welcomed by resources minister Thérèse Coffey. Dr Coffey said the investment formed part of a strategy which would help the UK to become a world leader in resource efficiency, Viridor reports. The resources minister … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Greenpeace highlights UK opposition to 65% targets The UK is opposing an overall municipal recycling target of 65% by 2030 put forward by the European Union, according to the Greenpeace’s journalistic arm Unearthed. The claims have been strongly denied by Defra. Under the current laws, EU nations must achieve a legally binding recycling rate of 50% by 2020. Despite improvements over the past … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news CSG Increase Apprenticeship Opportunities CSG has given a further boost to its support for quality training and career development in the waste management industry. The company has offered a further two technical apprenticeships to young employees working at its growing oil reclamation business on Teesside and has pledged to increase that number across the business. They join apprentices already […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Anti-Plastic Aberporth Welcomes Bywaters Beach Cleaners The day was a huge success, with the inhabitants of Aberporth telling our staff everything they have been doing to make their town more sustainable, and everyone pulling together to clean up waste from the shoreline. Bywaters · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Axion studies higher aluminium content for new cars Axion is undertaking further research into increasing recycled aluminium content in new vehicles as part of a £2 million project headed by Jaguar Land-Rover. The research undertaken by the Manchester-based resource recovery company will focus on techniques for sorting and separating specialist alloys from aluminium derived from end-of-life vehicles. Axion say its research will also … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Recycling firms partner to tackle Scotland’s food waste Organics recycler Earnside Energy, and waste management firm Binn Group, have entered into a partnership to offer Scottish businesses a collection and treatment solution for food waste. The companies have named the initiative as ‘Food Waste Scotland’ and it will see both companies operating side-by-side at the Binn EcoPark near Perth. The companies plan to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Renewi builds on RDF exports to Amsterdam Even though it is supplying Ferrybridge with RDF and more domestic plants are set to come on stream, waste management firm Renewi (formerly Shanks) has signed another export contract for RDF produced under its East London contract. However, the decision to supply more RDF to AEB builds on a long relationship between Renewi and the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Outsourcing will boost infrastructure, says Brokers’ Association Outsourcing waste management contracts to regional companies will not only grow the UK’s SME waste infrastructure, but will improve customer service as well. So says Chris Giscombe, chair of the Waste Management Brokers’ Association (WMBA) which is gearing up to celebrate its first year anniversary this March. Mr Giscombe is the founder of UK Waste Solutions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news UK exceeds 2015 end of life vehicle recycling target EXCLUSIVE: The UK has seen a jump of more than 6% in its End of Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling and recovery performance, meaning that it has met the 95% target set by the European Union for 2015. The latest figures, just published by the European Commission, show that the UK’s performance in 2015 rose by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Polyester & cotton fibre recycling technology Read about our polyester & cotton fibre recycling technology featured in the series of GreenBlue reports Worn Again Technologies news · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news UK opposes new EU recycling targets despite May’s call for plastic crackdown The post UK opposes new EU recycling targets despite May’s call for plastic crackdown appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 24 Jan 2018 Industry news Suez to recover non-ferrous from bottom ash in Belgium Bottom ash, generated by energy from waste facilities run by Suez, is to have the non ferrous metal component recovered from it at a plant being developed in Ghent, Belgium. The ash supplies will come from plants across Europe including those operated by Suez in the UK, and are thought to include its energy from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news Sheffield looks at electric RCVs after Veolia agreement Sheffield city council has applied for funding to convert two of its retired Veolia-operated refuse collection vehicles to run on electricity, just weeks after renegotiating a 35 year contract with Veolia. Sheffield has said that the electric RCV project aims to reduce the dependence on diesel by converting existing vehicles at the end of their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news New categories unveiled for the Awards for Excellence New categories have been announced for the prestigious 2018 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, to be hosted in London on May 10. This year there is the opportunity to gain recognition in one of five new categories: Wood Recycling Business of the Year,: Plastics Recycling Business of the Year; Metals Recycling Business of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news Packaging sector cautious despite likely 2017 target success The UK looks almost certain to meet its packaging waste recovery targets – including for plastics recycling – in 2017 according to the Environment Agency figures published earlier this month. But, while broadly speaking the figures have been welcomed by the packaging compliance sector, concerns remain that targets for 2018 could be more difficult to achieve. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news Casepak secures gate fee contract for MRF sorting Leicester-based Casepak has beaten off nine other tenderers to secure a two year contract to process mixed dry recyclables. The contract, which starts with a six month fixed price deal, has been awarded by Cherwell district council and South Northamptonshire council. It involves up to 20,000 tonnes of mixed dry recyclables and is due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news Clarity Takes Action to Banish the January Blues The post Clarity Takes Action to Banish the January Blues appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news REA comment on Aurora EV report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 23 Jan 2018 Industry news Equipment news round-up (22/01/2018) With news on: Eriez Europe supplies separators to Re-Gen Waste; Teignbridge District Council selects Middleton Baler; 2-ram balers range introduced at Lyndex Recycling; Electric shredder now operational at Struber plant. Eriez Europe supplies separators to Re-Gen Waste Eriez Europe has supplied two separator units, in addition to OBM vibratory feeders and CP20/120 Overband Magnets to … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2018 Industry news Coffey inspects European bottle deposit schemes Calls for a deposit return system (DRS) for drinks containers in the UK have ramped up in recent weeks, with the Environment Audit Committee calling for its introduction and the government’s 25 year Environment Plan not ruling it out earlier this month. Some 40 countries and 21 US states currently have a DRS. Joshua Doherty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2018 Industry news UK may struggle to meet 20% WEEE target hike Ahead of an upcoming rise in the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) targets for 2019, a downward trend in the amount collected suggests the UK may face challenges in meeting the goal. In 2019, the overall target for WEEE collection will jump from the equivalent of around 45% of the weight of new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2018