Recycling news: 2016

Industry news First ECAP participants announced The first five brands and retailers to sign up to the European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP), a Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan launched in May 2016, have been announced. The first ECAP participants are Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Funded by EU LIFE, ECAP aims to develop a pan-European framework to deliver … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2016 Industry news Bidwell Metals scrapyard ordered to close over noise complaints A Somerset scrapyard operator has agreed to cease operations at a site near Bath by the end of April 2017, due to Environment Agency action over noise from the site. Bidwell Metals Ltd, which operates a long-established scrap metal business near Radstock, Bath, holds an environmental permit but carries out waste activities under a waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2016 Industry news AD subsidy available through CfD scheme The government has released details on £290 million subsidy for renewable electricity projects available through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, including anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomass. The latest stage of the CfD scheme, which sees low carbon electricity generators incentivised for the power they produce, was announced by the Department for Business, Energy and … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2016 Industry news WISH chair calls for ‘scientific’ approach to waste fires The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum agrees with ‘90%’ of the Environment Agency’s Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance – the Forum’s chair, Chris Jones has said. However, speaking at the Fire Prevention and Control conference in London yesterday (9 November) Mr Jones added that the Environment Agency had yet to “converge” the guidance … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2016 Industry news Meet the fossil fuel superfans tipped to run energy and climate under Trump On 20 January 2017 Donald J Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States of America. That’s right, we’ve crossed the Rubicon. As has been pointed all over the internet, Trump’s victory is likely to be a disaster for national and international action on climate change. It’s therefore unsurprising that Trump, an […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 10 Nov 2016 Industry news Social enterprise looks to take over Powys MRF Recycling social enterprise Cae Post has submitted a bid to Powys county council to take over its materials recycling facility (MRF) in Trewern, Welshpool, through a Community Asset Transfer. The move comes after Powys council announced in September that it would end its contract for the collection and processing of recyclables with Cae Post from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news POWERDAY LAUNCHES CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT SCHEME FOR EX-OFFENDERS Powerday has teamed up with social enterprise Blue Sky and HMP Onley to launch a construction industry employment scheme for ex-offenders based in London. This partnership gives inmates from the Cate... Powerday · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Fire prevention guidance flexible, insists Agency Guidance on preventing fires at waste sites contains ‘room for flexibility’, an Environment Agency official has insisted. Speaking at the Fire Prevention and Control conference in London this morning (November 9), the Agency’s Kerrie Roche explained how operators of waste sites handling combustible waste need to draw up Fire Prevention Plans in line with guidance issued in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Resource Futures joins the B Corp movement 9 November 2016 Resource Futures has announced that it has become a Certified B Corp, part of a global movement to redefine success in business, joining nearly 2,000 B Corporations from more than 130 industries in 50 countries using business as a force for good. Resource Futures · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Northampton set to opt against in-house waste switch Northampton borough council is likely to look for a private sector contractor to run its environmental and waste services contract, after having recommended not to bring the work in-house. The council is currently considering plans for the future of the service when its existing contract, procured jointly with neighbouring Daventry district council, and which is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Centriforce fined £200,000 after safety prosecution A Liverpool-based recycled plastic product manufacturer has been fined £200,000 after a worker suffered ‘life-changing’ injuries when his arm was caught in a machine. Centriforce Products Ltd was prosecuted at Liverpool Crown Court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 27 October 2016, following the incident on 10 March 2015. The court heard that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Thanet Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 9 Nov 2016 Industry news Explore Oxford Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news Sainsbury’s unveils further £1m to tackle food waste Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has today (November 8) announced a £1 million fund available to towns and cities across the UK as part of its campaign to tackle food waste. The commitment represents the second phase of the company’s five-year ‘Waste less, Save more’ strategy, developed in response to feedback from customers wanting to reduce their waste. Under … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news DONG Energy ‘bioliquid’ plant enters commissioning phase A Cheshire facility aiming to treat unsorted residual waste using enzymes to create a ‘bioliquid’ and solid recovered fuel has entered commissioning – with the first waste load due to arrive in February 2017. DONG Energy announced plans to build the ‘first of its kind’ bio-plant in Northwich earlier this year, which will separate residual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news New Earth fined for asphyxiation of worker at Kent site New Earth Solutions was yesterday fined £80,000 following the death of a worker at its former Blaise Farm in-vessel composting site in Kent. Maidstone Crown Court heard how Neville Watson, an industrial cleaner employed by the waste business, was asphyxiated under a pile of waste at the site on 9 August 2014. The HSE said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news Biffa awarded £2.4m Guildford and Reigate contract Waste management firm Biffa has been awarded a £2.4 million contract to process household recyclables on behalf of two Surrey councils. The arrangement sees Biffa transport, process and sell dry mixed recyclables derived from Guildford and Reigate & Banstead borough councils at its materials recycling facility (MRF) in Edmonton, north London. The contract includes processing … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news Home Ideas & Inspiration - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news Delhi air pollution: Theresa May is breathing air 36 times more toxic than London Theresa May is breathing air in Delhi during her state visit that is 36 times more toxic than the London average, according to an analysis by Unearthed India’s capital has been experiencing one of the worst air pollution episodes in its history, since Diwali celebrations enveloped the city in a deep smog a week ago. […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 8 Nov 2016 Industry news News in brief (07/11/2016) With news on: South Lakeland service change; Ealing recycling growth; Scottish circular economy fund, and; HZI acquisition. South Lakeland expands plastic and card collections South Lakeland district council is continuing the roll-out of an expanded recycling service to households across the borough this month (November). The roll-out of the new services includes the delivery of … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news Hills acquires Able Waste Management Swindon-based waste business Hills Waste Solutions has consolidated its presence in the west of England with the acquisition of Able Waste Management Limited. Based on the Hallen Estate in Avonmouth, Able Waste Management provides commercial dry recycling and food waste collections in the Bristol and Bath area. The business, which also provides trade and residential … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news HSE reports rise in safety notices to waste sector The number of enforcement notices served over health and safety issues in waste and recycling activities increased in 2015/16, rising from 310 to 347, according to a report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). And, a total of 26 prosecutions were concluded against waste firms for health and safety failings, with fines totalling over … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news British and Irish ministers discuss recycling quality and food waste Efforts to tackle food waste and improve recycling quality were among the issues raised by ministers at a British-Irish Council Environmental Ministerial conference in Guernsey on Friday (7 November). Defra minister Thérèse Coffey chaired the meeting, which was attended by Roseanna Cunningham, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change, Environment and Land Reform, Lesley Griffiths, Wales’… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news Suffolk campaign aims to cut recycling contamination The Suffolk Waste Partnership has begun a county-wide communications campaign aimed at reducing the amount of contamination in recycling presented by householders at the kerbside. Food waste, glass, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), batteries and nappies are among the items that the Partnership has claimed are frequently presented amongst dry recyclables by residents. The … Read… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news Why China is aiming low on renewables in its new five year plan Beijing has finally released its five-year-plan for the power sector. The wires are leading with news that China will cap coal power at 55% of total generating capacity by 2020, which would represent a drop from its current penetration of around 60% even if it suggests the country’s total coal power capacity will grow in real […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 7 Nov 2016 Industry news Search the latest food manufacture jobs - Food Manufacturing Jobs Food Manufacture · 5 Nov 2016 Industry news Evolve Polymers sale was pre-pack arrangement EXCLUSIVE: The deal that saw US packaging firm Plastipak Group buy the assets of plastics recycler Evolve Polymers was a pre-pack administration arrangement, letsrecycle.com has learned. Following the agreement to sell the assets, accountancy firm Deloitte in Leeds is now overseeing matters pertaining to Evolve Polymers. Creditors of the business are expected to be contacted … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news Remondis steps into UK waste operations with JBT deal Remondis today moved into UK waste management operations with the acquisition of JBT Waste Services Ltd. letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news The Week in Waste – 4 November 2016 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, we visit Orpington in south London where the first loads of waste have been removed from the former Waste4Fuel site. Also, we report on the opening of a waste wood biomass facility at Ridham Dock. The video report comes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news Hounslow switches to Lampton 360 collection service The London borough of Hounslow has transferred operations of its waste and recycling collection services from private sector contractor Suez to council-owned company Lampton 360 this week. The council says it hopes to “raise service standards and improve the recycling and waste collection services that residents currently receive” through the new arrangement. Operations transferred to … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news Lee puts strategy top of RWUK agenda The need for a coherent waste strategy for the UK is to top the agenda of the Resources & Waste UK (RWUK) organisation, which is now the focus of former CIWM chief executive, Steve Lee. Last week Mr Lee concluded a two week stint helping CIWM chief executive, Colin Church settle in to his new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news Factcheck: World’s biggest oil firms announce miniscule climate change fund On the day the Paris climate agreement came into force ten of the world’s biggest oil companies – including BP, Shell and Saudi Aramco – sent out a long trailed press release. Together the giants of the oil industry, who together make up 20% of global oil production, swore to invest in a new fund to […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 4 Nov 2016 Industry news North Lincs seeks assurances as Impetus halts service North Lincolnshire council has taken ‘emergency steps’ to dispose of household waste at a local landfill site, following a move by Impetus Waste Management halting operations for the authority at its Teesside facility. The local authority is seeking clarification from the North East business about its Billingham-based site. A spokesman for the council said: “The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news News in brief (03/11/2016) With news on: M&S Christmas card recycling scheme; LIFE project funds industrial conveyor belt from recycled plastic; Gilder Environmental awarded contract for Tamar AD plant, and; Envac to install vacuum waste collection system in Norway. Gilder Environmental awarded Tamar digestate contract Gilder Environmental has been awarded a contract to manage digestate from Tamar Energy’s Hoddesdon … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news US plastics firm moves in for Evolve Polymers German investment firm Aurelius Equity has sold the PET plastic bottle recycler Evolve Polymers to US packaging firm Plastipak Group in a deal announced today (3 November). The two parties have not revealed the financial details of the transaction. Lincolnshire-based Evolve Polymers had previously traded as ECOPlastics Recycling Ltd – having emerged from the bottle … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news Clearance of Orpington Waste4Fuel site under way VIDEO REPORT: Work to clear the former site of Waste4fuel Ltd in Orpington in south east London began this week (1 November) with the first truckloads of waste from the site having been removed. Removal of the estimated 18,000 tonnes of waste that remains on the site comes after the land was acquired by Bromley … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news What causes London’s air pollution? It’s no secret that London has an air pollution problem – by some measures it’s among the worst in the world, responsible for 9,500 premature deaths every year. Nor is it a secret that diesel engines are the main culprit. But on the day that the High Court ruled that the government’s plans to tackle […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news Comment: Toxic air pollution is killing thousands of us — Theresa May must act fast This article was first published in the Guardian The verdict is in and the government is guilty. In a landmark ruling, the high court has ruled that the plans to cut fatal air pollution are not only inadequate, but also illegal. To anyone who has seen these plans, the verdict is not surprising. “If there […] Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 3 Nov 2016 Industry news Green City Solutions Germany wins Europe’s founder prize in the circular economy awards Der Beitrag Green City Solutions erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 2 Nov 2016 Industry news Appointments round-up (02/11/2016) With news on a new development director for Biffa; Cromwell Polythene creating a commercial manager role; a fresh face at Impact Air Solutions; and, a permanent appointment by Brighton & Hove city council Development director joins Biffa Biffa Group has appointed a new development director to provide new business strategy and leadership within its municipal division. Simon Baddeley has joined t… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2016