Recycling news: 2014

Industry news HSE publishes collections safety guidance Guidance aimed at councils and contractors on managing risks from waste and recycling collection service activities has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Published this month in partnership with the Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH), the document incorporates guidance previously found in the HSE information sheet ‘Managing ‘task and finish’ … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news WEEE compliance fee proposals outlined Online marketplace the Environment Exchange (T2E), which has run a PRN service since 1998, or accountants Mazars look set to take a leading role in the administration of the WEEE compliance system under proposals published by the Department for Business. Two of the three proposed methodologies for the calculation of a compliance fee under the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2014 Industry news UK's Recycling, Resource & Waste Management Company - Viridor Viridor · 25 Oct 2014 Industry news Countrystyle Celebrates MegaGrowth 50 Success Countrystyle are very pleased to have been placed 41st in the Kent Messenger MegaGrowth 50 publication this year, achieving a 53% growth in turnover during the period of 2011-2013. Countrystyle Recycling · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news 5 plastic free alternatives to sticking plasters (band aid) Jane says “Is there a Zero Waste alternative to sticking plasters? I know it’s good to leave cuts uncovered, but sometimes they bleed a lot or are too painful to leave uncovered. “A big bandage on a finger cut would be over the top. I thought of cutting down little pieces of cloth but they… Zero Waste Week · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news HSE presents council recycling inspections results The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) issued 59 enforcement notices with regards to local authority waste and recycling services during a recently-completed inspection initiative between 2010 and 2014, according to HM inspector Janet Viney. These 59 enforcement notices covered 14 topics, the initiative found, with the most common involving: risk assessment and route risk assessment; … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Edinburgh council looks to curb trade waste on streets A pilot scheme to minimise the number of trade waste bins stored on the streets of Edinburgh could be rolled out on a city-wide basis by March 2016. The initiative has been trialled by Edinburgh council since March in order to improve the appearance of the city centre, with businesses on Rose Street, Leith Walk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on Northern Ireland recycling exceeds landfill rate; Budget Pack rebrands as ecosurety; Taylor containers become ‘automated’; Remondis sets example for Environment Agency, and; Local Green Points launches app NI recycling exceeds landfill rate The amount of household waste and local authority collected recycled or composted in Northern Ireland has exceeded the volume sent … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Staffordshire offers TEEP template to other councils Staffordshire Waste Partnership has produced a legal compliance template for separate collection rules, under the revised Waste Framework Directive, which it is to allow other local authorities to use. The offer of the TEEP template comes as local authorities face significant costs in hiring consultants to carry out assessments of their collections schemes ahead of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2014 Industry news Judge reduces R&S Recycling’s health and safety fine A recycling company, heavily fined after an employee was crushed by a falling one-tonne bale of rubbish, has won a substantial cut in the penalty on appeal. Worcestershire based R&S Recycling Ltd was fined £100,000, and ordered to pay almost £60,000 in legal costs, after safety officer Kenneth Swaby 43, from Canvey Island, Essex, was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news NI waste crime plan seeks ‘coordinated approach’ A plan aimed at tackling waste crime and “systemic failures in management and regulation of waste” in Northern Ireland has been published by the devolved government’s Department for the Environment (DOENI). According to the plan, closer collaboration between the Department and local authorities – and also with industry bodies – as well as stronger Duty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Waste: weighing up the cost David Adams, managing director of waste management and recycling broker 707 discusses the issue of charging customers per-tonne for waste collection. As consumers, we are all used to doing all we can to avoid paying the extra weight charges for hold baggage when we go on our annual holiday, to an extent that a Samoan … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Straight joins OnePlastics manufacturing group The new owners of container manufacturer Straight have said the company will not be rebranded following its takeover, but will offer a more comprehensive range of products to local authority clients. The well-recognised Leeds-based manufacturer was taken over by Irish firm One51 in the summer for around £10.7 million (see letsrecycle.com). One51 specialises in plastics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Circular economy focus for new CIWM president There is “still a lot of uncertainty” surrounding the circular economy, according to the findings of a CIWM survey published to coincide with the inauguration of its new president John Quinn this week (October 21). Former arc21 chief executive Mr Quinn has promised to focus on the circular economy for his term as the Chartered … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Appointment round-up With news on the approval of Environment Commissioner by the European Parliament; senior staff appointments at Biffa, and; new managing director at G&P Batteries MEPs approve Environment Commissioner Members of the European Parliament have approved the new college of 27 Commissioners, including commissioner for the environment Karmenu Vella. The new European Commission, presented by … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2014 Industry news Hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A can transfer from receipts into our bloodstream Update: The use of BPA in thermal paper has been restricted in the European Union since 2020. However, there is evidence that another bisphenol BPS is being used as a replacement. This chemical also has concerning health properties. To protect the health of people and the environment, CHEM Trust is calling for a robust and […] CHEM Trust · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Carry on Giving Clothing Say Recycling Groups A new piece of industry research published today shows that previous estimates of the amount of clothes donations being stolen are over-stated. The report by the Textile Recycling Association in conjunction with their project partners LRS Consultancy, LM Barry and Co and Clothes Aid shows a marked decrease in textile theft across London, with as [...] Read More... from Carry on Giving Clothing … Textile Recycling Association · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Q3 packaging data shows material surplus Compliance schemes have welcomed further improvement in the provisional packaging waste recovery statistics released for the third quarter of 2014 today (October 22), with a further cooling of PRN prices forecast across the board. The figures for July – September 2014, available on the National Packaging Waste Database, show a surplus in glass remelt, plastics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Chemicals in food packaging: a can of worms? (updated 29th Jan 2015) Back in July, a report from the Food Packaging Forum highlighted that many hazardous chemicals are used in food contact packaging – and we wrote a letter to EU Health Commissioner Borg expressing our concerns about the situation. The Commission has since stated that it is soon to start a study of this issue at the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). On […] CHEM Trust · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Julie Hill to be new chair of WRAP Former Green Alliance director and circular economy expert, Julie Hill, has been appointed as chair of the Waste & Resources Action Programme to succeed Peter Stone who will retire at the organisation’s board meeting next month. Ms Hill takes up the post as the organisation prepares for a reshaping of activities. WRAP is making progress towards becoming a charity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news Torfaen to roll out ‘skinny bins’ in 2015 Councillors in the South Wales borough of Torfaen approved plans yesterday (October 21) to reduce the bin capacity available to households for residual waste, after residents disapproved of plans for a monthly refuse collection system. A consultation was launched in June on three proposed options aimed at reducing the amount of residual waste generated and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news MPs put Defra under pressure over waste policy Defra’s decision to ‘step back’ from implementing any new policies around waste and recycling is likely to jeopardise progress towards the 50% by 2020 EU recycling targets, MPs have warned. The warning came in a report on Waste management in England, compiled by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which took evidence from industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2014 Industry news LATEST KELP CANDIDATES PASS CSCS WITH FLYING COLOURS The latest intake of KELP candidates passed the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) test with flying colours last week despite a tougher two-tier system being introduced this summer. The eig... Powerday · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news Major Award for Cleansing Service Group Customer Woodham Services, an independent forecourt business in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, has been named Best Site in Northern England in the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards. Recognising businesses with high operating standards and entrepreneurial skills, becoming the awards Forecourt Trader of The Year is one of the highest accolades for any petrol retailer. Over […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news Get Your Knit On Last Thursday TRAID Dalston kept their doors open a little later to help everyone with their Winter wardrobe. On hand... TRAID · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; SITA Sembcorp begins EfW construction; Nick Clegg visits Axion; FEAD calls for waste shipment data action; Ricardo-AEA wins OPRL contract, and; UKCM secures four-year Birmingham bin contract SITA Sembcorp begins construction of £200m EfW Construction has begun on consortium SITA Sembcorp’s £200 million energy-from-waste facility at the Wilton International site on … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news New Plans to Deregulate Domestic Sewage Systems Over the last few months the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have been consulting on making changes to the regulations on domestic sewage systems in England. DEFRA has set out a clear objective of extending its risk-based approach to permitting. It represents a new focus on environmental permitting that will only be required […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news Gwynedd begins three-weekly collection switch Gwynedd council in North West Wales has begun its transition from a fortnightly to a three-weekly collection scheme for residual waste, with a new collection timetable coming into effect from yesterday (October 20). The Plaid Cymru-led council claims that the change from fortnightly waste collections will help to increase participation in its dry and food … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news Cambridgeshire councils agree waste service merger Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire councils have agreed to merge their waste teams and create a joined-up collection service wholly-owned and operated by the two authorities. In a move the authorities hope will save as much as £700,000 within three years, South Cambridgeshire’s cabinet unanimously voted on favour of the merger on Thursday (October 16), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news Pickles publishes ‘streamlined’ waste planning policy An updated and more “streamlined” waste planning policy has been published by the government, which is likely to make it more difficult to develop waste facilities on green belt land. Published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) last week (October 16), the ‘National Planning Policy for Waste’ has been noted in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2014 Industry news TRAID Photography Collective #1 Will Grundy Over the next two months, TRAID will release a series of photographs in collaboration with exciting UK based photographers. The... TRAID · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Investigation into Cawleys’ driver death Waste management firm Cawleys has expressed its shock after a driver employed by the company died in Watford after becoming trapped under a waste collection vehicle. Police are investigating after the man, who has yet to be identified, became trapped under the vehicle he had been driving at Woodside Leisure Park on the morning of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Jane’s tomato and courgette chutney Brief description of Recipe This recipe is brilliant for using up a glut in the garden. You can use courgettes that have turned into marrows and it’s a great way to make use of green tomatoes. This year, as we have so many courgettes, I have also made some courgette chutney, using this recipe as… Zero Waste Week · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news WISH fire guidance caters for ‘overlooked’ sectors Guidance detailing what measures waste operators can take to prevent fires has been finalised by the Waste Industry Safety & Health (WISH) Forum today (October 20), after a second round of consultation with industry members. The final version of the fire control guidance – which applies to waste sites where more than 50 cubic metres … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Biogen wins Leicestershire food waste contract Biogen has been awarded a five-year contract to treat household food waste at its Warwickshire AD facility on behalf of Leicestershire county council. The council has agreed to send its food waste to Biogen’s £10 million Merevale anaerobic digestion plant in Atherstone, which is due to be completed in September 2015. The contract, which officially … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Are EU laws on chemicals – like REACH – being properly enforced? Last Tuesday I spoke at a Chemical Watch conference in Brussels as part of a day of presentations and discussion about enforcement of EU chemical laws like REACH. As I emphasised in my presentation, REACH is supposed to provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment. This won’t happen if companies can dodge […] CHEM Trust · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Commission clarifies view on commingling EXCLUSIVE: The European Commission has offered some insight into its thinking behind the separate collection laws, signalling that only “compatible dry waste” should be collected commingled. The comments come in discussions between the spokesman for European Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik and letsrecycle.com. The Commission has indicated to letsrecycle.com that glass should preferably … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Waste exports ‘similar to paper and plastic exports’ The export of residual waste, as refused derived fuel, to the European Continent was both defended and criticised at the LARAC Conference last week, with a top consultant seeing waste exports as similar to the export of materials for recycling. At a plenary session with three waste sector panellists, run by LARAC chair Andrew Bird, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Waste industry defends long-term contracts The waste management industry has broadly defended long term infrastructure contracts in the face of some concerns from the Public Accounts Committee. The support for longer term arrangements came in a debate at last week’s LARAC conference in Nottingham which looked at the rationale for long term contracts in light of the PAC concern. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014 Industry news Carrier bag levy comes into effect in Scotland Retailers in Scotland will charge 5p for each single-use carrier bag distributed in shops from today (October 20), following in the footsteps of Wales and Northern Ireland in implementing a charge. The measure, which has been championed by the resource body Zero Waste Scotland, is aimed at reducing the number of single-use bags that are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2014