Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Could we be about to see a wave of public money for new nuclear? The post Could we be about to see a wave of public money for new nuclear? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 22 Jan 2018 Industry news Ocado Welcomes New Partner Sobeys - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 22 Jan 2018 Industry news Coca-Cola targets 100% recycling by 2030 Ahead of the annual meeting of global leaders and influencers in Davos, Switzerland next week, Coca Cola today (19 January) became the latest company to make an announcement on plastics saying it is to collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle or can it sells globally by 2030. And, the soft drinks company pledged … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Waste Managers Extend Digital Working Project After Trial Success Following successful trials of hand-held Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Fareham-based independent waste management group CSG has said it now plans to roll out the technology project across its entire operational fleet. The PDAs are installed with bespoke software to meet the company’s exact requirements. The system substantially reduces administrative overheads by minimising paperwork and … CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Managing subcontractors well Following the recent webinar on letsrecycle.com, Morgan Lynch, Global Head of Digital Engagement for AMCS, looks at some of the common challenges in managing a network of sub-contractors and the latest solutions designed to tackle these head on. The digitisation of the waste and recycling sector is continuing at pace, and bringing about significant technological … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Veolia bottles help light up Lumiere London Veolia has unveiled a “Bottle Festoon” event as part of Lumiere London aiming to stress the importance of “preserving our environment and using waste as a resource as much as possible”. Lumiere London is a lighting event across the capital city this evening (19 January) and during the weekend. Light and soundshows take place in a number … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Crimestoppers in ‘stay alert’ call over illegal dumping Crime-fighting organisation Crimestoppers has launched a campaign with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) asking industry and the public to “stay alert” over illegal dumping of waste in warehouses or on farms. And, the campaign encourages waste industry operators to “play their part by speaking up anonymously about other operators who are putting profits ahead … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Niramax pleads guilty to permit breach Hartlepool-based Niramax Group has been fined for breaching environmental laws leading to a fly infestation which affected the local community. Niramax Group Limited appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Monday 15 January where it pleaded guilty to breaching its environmental permit, leading to a fly infestation at its site at Monument Park, Washington. The company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Environment minister called to EU to explain illegal air pollution levels The post Environment minister called to EU to explain illegal air pollution levels appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news The cancer doctor and the volcano expert: meet the scientists running for Congress in the Trump era The post The cancer doctor and the volcano expert: meet the scientists running for Congress in the Trump era appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 19 Jan 2018 Industry news Powerday is pure gold! So says Rupert Bates, Editorial Director of ShowHouse magazine in his article in the December issue of the leading trade title for UK housebuilders and new homes suppliers. Rupert’s article tracks ... Powerday · 18 Jan 2018 Industry news Biffa wins Arun contract extension Arun district council has awarded Biffa’s municipal division a three-year extension to its current three-year contract. Following the contract award, Biffa will continue to provide weekly household refuse collections, fortnightly household recycling collections, and fortnightly garden waste collection service to the district. The contract, which involves 133 Biffa staff and 48 vehicles, also se… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2018 Industry news Suez awarded Devon county contract Suez has won a £60 million, 10-year contract with the county of Devon for the construction of a new transfer station and annual treatment of 45,000 tonnes of residual household waste from two districts. And, the contract includes around 3,500tpa of residual waste from six recycling centres. SERC Starting in February 2019, residual waste will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2018 Industry news Tradebe expands with Labwaste acquisition Hazardous waste firm Tradebe has announced the acquisition of Labwaste, a specialist in the collection, treatment and disposal of laboratory waste. And, the company, which has its headquarters in Buckinghamshire, has applied for a permit to operate a waste transfer station at one of its existing sites in Worcester. Based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, Labwaste operates … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2018 Industry news Richard Walker - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 18 Jan 2018 Industry news Cory’s landfill business rebrands as Enovert Landfill site operator, Cory Environmental Resource Management, has rebranded as Enovert. The announcement follows its sale by the Cory Environmental group last January to Armour . And, today (17 January) the company has been granted an environmental permit to operate a biological leachate treatment plant at its Himley Quarry landfill site near Wolverhampton. Enovert has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news From One Revolution to the Next: A History of CSG Cadishead Our recent blog post about CSG’s heritage showed the importance of history to this company. Developing the idea, we thought it might be interesting to take a closer look at one of our sites, our processing facility in Cadishead, near Manchester. Like many towns in the swathe of territory between Manchester and Liverpool, Cadishead became […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Contact - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news ‘Funding reductions’ force WRAP to cut jobs Changes to make sure the Waste & Resources Action Programme – WRAP – can remain financially stable and meet its future tasks are to see a number of staff made redundant. The charity said today (17 January) that it needed to cut fixed costs to offset a significant drop in income it has faced since 2015, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Gill Weeks reappointed to Environment Agency board The waste and recycling sector’s expert on the board of the Environment Agency, Gill Weeks, has been reappointed for a second term by the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove. Defra and the Environment Agency announced this week that Mr Gove had appointed four new board members – Judith Batchelar, Robert Gould, John Lelliott and Caroline Mason … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Viridor pursues quality cullet in Scotland The move towards collecting glass commingled with other recyclables has posed a challenge to Viridor in Scotland, and, the company believes the glass recycling sector as a whole. The waste and resource management business has made further investments in equipment at its Scottish glass recycling facility which is situated at Newhouse, in countryside between Glasgow … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Wood restrictions hit Manchester HWRCs recycling rate The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has blamed a low recycling rate at its recycling centres in 2015/16 on restrictions on wood waste. Figures published at the end of December by the authority in its annual report show that Manchester’s HWRCs recycled or composted just 31.21% in 2015/16, compared to almost 50% in 2009/10. However, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Biomass decision will support emissions reduction REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 17 Jan 2018 Industry news Concern for waste sector SMEs over Carillion collapse EXCLUSIVE: There are major concerns that the collapse of the giant support services business Carillion will leave some SMEs in the waste sector struggling to recover. Jenny Watts, chief executive of waste industry trade body UROC, told letsrecycle.com that she fears its demise may be the “make or break” for many small and medium sized … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news EU announces plan to restrict plastic microbeads and oxo-degradable plastics Today, the 16th January 2018, the EU Commission released its long-expected Plastics Strategy. The Strategy includes an announcement that the Commission has started the process to ban both intentionally added microplastics and oxo-degradable plastics. Both these bans will be implemented as Restrictions under the EU’s main chemicals law REACH. The Commission also announced a a […] CHEM Trust · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news EU adopts plastics strategy The first ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics has been adopted today (16 January) as part of what the EU describe as a “transition towards a more circular economy”. Under the new plans, all plastic packaging on the EU market will be recyclable by 2030, the consumption of single use plastics will be reduced and the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news Agency reminds industry of charges consultation The Environment Agency today reminded the waste and recycling sector about its current consultation on fees and charging. The consultation closes at 11.45pm on 26 January 2018, with the date having been extended to give more time for responses. Details of the charging consultation and current Environment Agency charging schemes as a whole can be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news East European textile ‘slaves’ found by Northumbria police Northumbria Police have rescued a dozen alleged slaves yesterday (15 January) who were believed to have been trafficked into the UK to collect donated clothes from households. An investigation was launched last year after the force received intelligence about a suspected Lithuanian organised crime group understood to be operating in Newcastle. Later enquiries led officers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news CIWM backs new crime powers for regulators Responding to Defra’s waste crime consultation, CIWM said the new powers and measures it proposes will be “critical in fighting the growing tide of waste crime”. CIWM chief executive Dr Colin Church said: “On the front line, regulators need to be able to act much more quickly. Allowing them to shut down illegal sites and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news Defra consults on fines for households using illegal operators New powers to tackle the “serious problem” of waste crime are set to be granted to the Environment Agency, environment minister Therese Coffey has announced. And, the announcement yesterday comes in conjunction with the launch of a consultation by Defra on further action to crack-down on illegal sites which will include possible new powers for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news ICELAND AIMS TO BE PLASTIC-FREE ACROSS OWN LABEL RANGE BY 2023 - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 16 Jan 2018 Industry news Wise public spending to mobilise private investment Alex White, Senior Policy Officer at the Aldersgate Group, reviews the role of public spending in mobilising private investment to the low carbon economy. Aldersgate Group · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Foresight grows AD portfolio with Material Change deal Private equity investor, Foresight Group, has acquired an operational portfolio of two large scale anaerobic digestion plants (AD) and seven composting assets for an undisclosed sum. The transaction has seen the formation of a partnership between Foresight and Material Change Ltd and its parent company Heathpatch Ltd. Sites The sites are located across East Anglia … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Tyre Recovery Association welcomes government’s tougher approach to tackling waste crime The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has welcomed the introduction of enhanced enforcement powers to tackle waste crime for the Environment Agency (EA) and further proposals by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) for measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites. As of spring 2018, the EA will have… Tyre Recovery Association · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Tesco backs UK DRS scheme Tesco has announced that it supports the development of a “cost-effective” deposit return system (DRS) for plastic bottles as part of environmental commitments set out in its ‘Little Helps’ plan. And, the supermarket revealed it is working with a number of partners to scope a project to explore how this can operate in practice and at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Halfway point reached on Midlothian EfW plant Construction of a state-of-the-art energy-from-waste plant at Millerhill, Midlothian, has reached an “advanced stage”, according to developers FCC. The waste management firm said it is 15 months since development started on the Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC), which will serve the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils. FCC signed a 25-year contract to … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news EA to tackle plastic pollution in South West A ‘plastics and sustainability team’ across Devon and Cornwall has been set up to tackle avoidable waste as part of an Environment Agency project worth £750,000. The announcement followed a pledge by the government to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, as part of the 25 year Environment Plan, published last week (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Worn Again included in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation report “A NEW TEXTILES ECONOMY: REDESIGNING FASHION’S FUTURE” Worn Again are pleased to be included in the latest @ellenmacarthurfoundation "A New Textiles Economy" report. #MakeFashionCircular #circulareconomy #CircularFibres #fashiontech #circularfashion Worn Again Technologies news · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news ‘I’m freezing and shaking’: China’s winter heating crisis, mapped The post ‘I’m freezing and shaking’: China’s winter heating crisis, mapped appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Jan 2018 Industry news Six ways to have a zero waste Valentine’s Day Cupid will soon be firing his bow on us again. According to the National Retail Federation’s Valentine’s Day Consumer Spending Survey, the top three gifts people will buy for their loved ones are chocolates, jewellery or flowers. While these can be lovely to receive, their impact on the environment can be devastating. Chocolates often come… Zero Waste Week · 14 Jan 2018