Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Councils call for pumpkin reuse this Halloween Authorities across the UK are urging residents to ward off the biggest demon of all this Halloween – food waste. From Scotland to the South Coast, councils are calling on householders to cook or recycle their pumpkins. The UK buys over one million pumpkins during October – around 90% of annual pumpkin sales. Once carved, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Q3 PRN figures impacted by wider macroeconomic trends Against a background of rising prices for plastic PRNs and PERNs, compliance scheme Valpak, with input from Valpak Consulting, takes a broader look at issues around the PRN and reasons that rising prices should be treated with caution. The latest figures for plastic PRNs have prompted a number of responses in the industry to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Launch of licence for new Furniture Re-use Network product weight protocol The licence is agreed with and recognised by UK regulators who will be checking PWP licences whilst carrying out their inspections on UK reuse and recycling operations. Embargoed: Friday 30th October 2015 00:01 Launch of licence for new Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) product weight protocol (PWP) (Previously FRN Average Weights List). Details of the new Licence […] Reuse Network · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Is it time to reinforce your corset with an old hanger? The other week I shared a post about recycling plastic hangers in Gloucestershire. Which is all well and good if you live in the county, but what if you live further afield? Thankfully our creative community came up with lots of ways to put old plastic hangers to good (re)use: What goes ’round, comes ’round… Zero Waste Week · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Meet our Countrystyle Trade Department Meet our Countrystyle Trade Department, kitted out in new PPE and Countrystyle uniform. Countrystyle Recycling · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Recycling reward schemes for St Helens and Peterborough Recycling rewards firm Local Green Points has been appointed to operate schemes on behalf of both St Helens council in Merseyside and Peterborough city council in Cambridgeshire. The schemes, which were announced today (October 30) are designed to motivate local residents to recycle more material and cut down on residual waste in return for charity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Why high RDF prices are here to stay CD Group development director, Paul Dumpleton reasons that gate fees charged for RDF will vary but are likely to be here to stay in a world where energy demand should be seen in a new light, and RDF as a commodity. RDF – refused derived fuel – is a commodity and like every other commodity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Anger grows over Great Heck waste heap Pressure is mounting on the Environment Agency to remove a 10,000 tonne pile of mixed waste at Great Heck, which has garnered national attention. The North Yorkshire eyesore has attracted criticism from local residents who have been campaigning to see it removed since site owner Wagstaff Total Waste Management collapsed in July. There are also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Luton recycling firm to pay £120,000 after worker arm injury Waste and recycling company F&R Cawley Ltd was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £20,763 in costs at Luton Crown Court this week (October 28) after a worker sustained a serious arm injury which has left him unable to work. The unnamed 32-year-old employee was working at the firm’s Covent Garden Close materials recycling facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – October 30 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we report on Hampshire councils’ desire to see Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) recycling count towards UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Glyphosate: The WHO says it’s probably carcinogenic, but what about the EU? In March, the World Health Organisation classified the widely-used herbicide Glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. CHEM Trust has joined with over 45 organisations to send a letter to EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, urging him to take precautionary action on the use of glyphosate, given these ongoing discussions regarding its carcinogenic properties. In the letter we express our […] CHEM Trust · 30 Oct 2015 Industry news Questions over ‘consumer benefit’ of WEEE regulations Consumers are contributing more towards the collection cost for waste electrical goods from the doorstep since changes to the law were brought in to reduce the amount that electronics producers pay to recycle WEEE, some in the sector have claimed. The allegation of increasing costs being passed onto consumers – with consequent claimed benefits for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2015 Industry news Greenredeem marks Ealing recycling progress Ealing residents have been awarded 25 million points since signing up to a recycling rewards scheme that was launched in the London borough last year. Greenredeem, a company that exchanges recycling for points, this month celebrated the first anniversary of the scheme to which more than 23,500 householders have subscribed. The scheme allows residents to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2015 Industry news Work begins on £100m Cheshire waste wood biomass project Construction work has started on a 21.5MWe waste wood biomass plant at the former Ince Park site in Cheshire, after developer CoGen Ltd announced it had reached financial close on the project today (October 29). The £100m biomass plant will use ‘Advanced Conversion Technology’ to process up to 170,000 tonnes per year of recovered waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2015 Industry news Biffa to acquire Sheffield chemical treatment plant Waste management firm Biffa is to acquire Enviroco’s Chemical Treatment Division as it looks to further expand its hazardous waste treatment arm. The acquisition, due to be completed by the end of 2015, will see Biffa take control of Enviroco’s hazardous waste fleet and waste transfer facility in Sheffield. Enviroco, a supplier of waste management … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2015 Industry news CA sites under pressure as York WEEE plant closes Huge strains in the waste electrical and electronic equipment sector are threatening to cause problems at civic amenity sites and in the treatment chain, with the closure of one business and another withdrawing from some local authority WEEE collections. Yorwaste, which is a local authority company-owned by North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council, has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2015 Industry news Ferrybridge 2 plant wins DECC approval Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL) will push ahead with plans to construct a second energy-from-waste facility at Ferrybridge, after the plant was granted planning consent by the government today (October 28). The £300 million South Yorkshire facility will process up to 675,000 tonnes of RDF from municipal and commercial waste sources each year, as well as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2015 Industry news Somerset urges residents ‘not to stab’ crews Residents in Somerset are being urged not to put sharp objects in their recycling boxes that could harm waste collection crews. With the dramatic message ‘Please take care not to stab your recycling crew’, the warning comes as part of a month-long campaign launched by the Somerset Waste Partnership in a bid to improve waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2015 Industry news Waste sector has ‘considerable scope’ to cut CO2 in EU Changing waste management practices across the EU – particularly through boosting aluminium and textile recycling – could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new Europe-wide study carried out by consultancy Eunomia. Published yesterday (October 27), the report – ‘The Potential Contribution of Waste Management to a Low Carbon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2015 Industry news Ashfield looks to interim garden waste charge reversal A Nottinghamshire district council is to consider scrapping its garden waste collection charge for two years in a bid to boost recycling rates. Ashfield district council would also reduce residual bin capacity for residents, by swapping the current 240-litre refuse containers with smaller 180L garden waste bins. Garden waste collections are currently an opt-in service … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2015 Industry news Hampshire councils in IBA recycling appeal The newly appointed chair of Project Integra, the organisation responsible for the collection and disposal of waste in Hampshire, has appealed to the government over the use of incinerator ash in meeting recycling targets. Councillor Seán Woodward, has taken over the helm of Project Integra for the next 12 months from Fareham borough councillor Leslie … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2015 Industry news FEAD calls for circular economy ‘pull’ focus Landfill diversion targets and ‘pull’ measures to encourage recycling should be the main focus of the upcoming circular economy package if the EU is to drive demand for secondary raw materials. This was the message from the European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) this week – as the due date for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2015 Industry news Viridor sells restored Wigan landfill site Viridor has completed the sale and transfer of its Whitehead landfill restoration, Wigan, to commercial property developer, NPL Group. The 400-acre Whitehead site, located on the Wigan/Salford border of Greater Manchester, was used for the disposal of residual waste by the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. The site was later mothballed after greater levels of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2015 Industry news Liverpool to vote on acquiring Amey operations Councillors in Liverpool will vote whether to buy the remaining 80% of its current joint venture with Amey on Friday (October 30) – under ongoing plans to bring its bin collection service in-house. The city council’s cabinet has been recommended to acquire the shares of Enterprise Liverpool Ltd as the ‘quickest and most economical way’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2015 Industry news Collection crew supervisors ‘lack leadership training’ – HSE A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report has pointed to a “lack of consistency” in training provision among collection crew supervisors and team leaders, with leadership skills often found to be of “secondary” importance to technical knowledge. Commercial collection and sorting activities account for up to 80% of reported accidents in the waste and recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2015 Industry news Obituary: Michael Meacher MP and former recycling minister The death of Labour’s Michael Meacher last week has prompted responses from a number of those involved in recycling and the environment. Mr Meacher, who died at the age of 75 on October 20 2015 after a short illness, was considered the longest serving recycling minister having held the job from 1997 to 2003 during … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Mid UK staff help control ‘flare up’ On-site staff at Mid UK Recycling’s Barkston Heath facility helped swiftly bring a fire under control on Friday (October 23) – days after the firm announced new prevention measures. Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue were called to the Ancaster site near Grantham at around 6.10pm, reporting “fire damage to 100 tonnes of recycled waste bales”. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news EMR buys Nebbett’s in Croydon metal deal The UK’s largest metal recycling business, European Metal Recycling, has bought one of London’s larger independent recycling businesses, B Nebbett & Son, of Croydon. The Nebbett business was incorporated in 2002 and is run by Stuart Nebbett who is to leave the business following its acquisition by EMR. Mr Nebbett told letsrecycle.com that he was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Carpet recyclers ‘need higher value outlets’ More work is needed to find higher value outlets for carpet recycling and reuse, a trade association for the sector has suggested. Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK), which represents the UK’s carpet manufacturers, retailers and recyclers, claims that more councils and retailers are able to find outlets for waste carpets in reuse, recycling and energy recovery … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Cromwell supplies 7.3m caddy liners to East Lothian A major contract to supply 7.3 million compostable kitchen caddy liners to residents in East Lothian has been awarded to Cromwell Polythene. East Lothian council, based in Haddington, awarded the contract to Cromwell following the introduction of food waste kerbside collections in the borough. The food waste collections, which all Scottish local authorities have to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Smart Solutions announces ‘record’ turnover Waste outsource provider Smart Solutions has announced a “record-breaking” turnover of £82 million for the last financial year. The Newport-based firm, which provides around 2,500 employees for work within the waste and recycling sector each week, has seen its annual income rise by over 41% compared to 2013/14. The turnover stands as the company’s single … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Waste services ‘improve’ in Weymouth and Portland Missed bin collections are down in Weymouth and Portland a year on from the roll out of a new recycling scheme for the borough. The ‘Recycle for Dorset’ scheme was rolled out to 48,000 households in the area in October 2014 as part of the Dorset Waste Partnership’s plan to introduce a standardised collection service … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news Building Futures with Wates Humber Wood Recycling were delighted to get involved in Wates’s Building Futures programme. This is a vocational training programme, aimed at long term unemployed adults, all of whom are disadvantaged, in finding work. Community Wood Recycling · 26 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 23 October 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. This week we report on news from all around the UK including the announcement of a £9.5 million … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2015 Industry news Agency confirms permit rules for topsoil Up to 1,000 tonnes of manufactured topsoil, produced from mineral matter and organic matter, which can include waste materials, can be used at any site without an environmental permit, the Environment Agency has confirmed. In a newly issued regulatory position statement, number 190, the Agency has moved to make it clear when it will and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2015 Industry news Plastic PRN prices set to keep rising Third quarter packaging waste data published this week shows increased pressure on the plastics packaging sector in contrast to glass, which looks set to meet its 2015 recycling target with relative ease. And, the data also puts the aluminium sector at ease after a difficult first half of the year when changes to protocols, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2015 Industry news Kiverco system for EnVar Equipment producer Kiverco and composting operation EnVar have worked together on a project which has seen a new Kiverco waste screening plant installed at EnVar’s organic waste treatment site in Cambridgeshire. The EnVar site at Woodhurst is believed to be the UK’s largest waste in-vessel and windrow composting facility and currently recycles food waste and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2015 Industry news POWERDAY DELIVERS SAFETY EVENT FOR HEATHROW AIRPORT Powerday, supported by the Metropolitan Police, hosted a safety event at Heathrow Airport designed to raise awareness of cycling safety. The event which took place on 14th October is part of an ongoi... Powerday · 22 Oct 2015 Industry news Top tips for tackling the hidden dangers of mercury vapour The post Top tips for tackling the hidden dangers of mercury vapour appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 22 Oct 2015 Industry news Q3 Packaging Recovery Data: Marked improvement for aluminium packaging Packaging waste recovery data for the third quarter of 2015 shows that reported aluminium packaging recycling has recorded its highest ever quarterly performance at 23,330 tonnes*. The Q3 results are the direct result of adjustments made to the accreditation process, following lower than expected tonnages in Q1 and Q2, and increasing volumes of aluminium packaging […] Alupro · 22 Oct 2015