Recycling news: 2020

Industry news How to make the Environment Bill investible for business Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, says that key amendments are needed to deliver a world leading environmental regime and an investible proposition for business. Aldersgate Group · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Barnado’s Retail joins Valpak battery collection network Barnado's Retail, which has over 700 charity shops across the UK, has joined Valpak's battery collection network. Valpak · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Body found in back of Biffa RCV A man’s body has been found today (24 February) in the back of a Biffa refuse collection vehicle in Camberwell, south London. The vehicle is thought to have been collecting commercial waste from a yard and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body were described by police so far as “unexplained”. The Metropolitan Police … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Surge in people sleeping in bins, research shows More than a third of waste companies discovered people sleeping in bins within the last 12 months, compared to just 21% in 2014, research suggests. Undertaken by waste management company Biffa, the Open University and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), the study attributes the rising statistics to an upsurge in destitution across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Explore Glasgow Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news News in brief (24/02/20) With news on: Suez named one of UK’s Best Big Companies to Work For; Lowry Hotel to recycle half-used soaps; waste prevention fund available to Liverpool community groups; and, Whitham Mills to supply Leadec with baler. Suez named one of UK’s Best Big Companies to Work For Suez recycling and recovery UK has been included … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Veolia launches scheme to manage abuse Veolia and West Berkshire council are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the abuse the waste management company’s crew receive in their day-to-day work. Once unveiled in West Berkshire, the campaign, called Expect Respect, is to be rolled out nationwide. An internal staff training programme helping crews manage the issue, complementing the campaign, has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2020 Industry news Councils hit by storms plan for thousands of new homes in flood-prone areas The post Councils hit by storms plan for thousands of new homes in flood-prone areas appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 23 Feb 2020 Industry news FPA | Advocating for the UK Foodservice Packaging Sector - Foodservice Packaging Association Foodservice Packaging Association · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news REA comments on cleaner fuels for domestic burning consultation REA comments on the Defra response to the consultation on air quality: using cleaner fuels for domestic burning REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news Vital Energi to build Burton EfW plant UK-based energy firm Vital Energi has announced plans to build a 169,000 tonnes per year capacity energy from waste plant near Burton-on-Trent. Through a process of gasification, the Drakelow Energy from Waste plant is due to generate 18MWe from refuse derived fuel (RDF). Ashley Malin, Vital Energi’s project development director, said: “The UK faces many … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news Retailers Urged to Beware of Cheap Waste Tyre Collection Offers Tyre retailers, vehicle dismantlers and others who need to dispose of waste tyres are urged to beware of unrealistically low rates at a time when reprocessing costs in particular are soaring warns the TRA. Tyre Recovery Association Secretary General, Peter Taylor, points out that over the past year or two rates hit historic lows due… Tyre Recovery Association · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news Surrey Eco Park in final stages of testing Suez UK said this week its Eco Park plant in Surrey is making “steady progress”, with the final stages of testing for the anaerobic digestion (AD) facility and hot commissioning of the gasification facility currently underway. A progress update on the project states: “The past several months have continued to see steady progress at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news Brighton wood recycling project seeks new home A Brighton-based recycling project faces being made homeless after being given until 31 March to leave its current premises. Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project has launched the Save Our Wood Store campaign as it seeks help and support in its search for light industrial premises suitable for a small retail outlet and some office … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news COP 26: Leading by example To grasp the opportunities of net zero and deliver a successful climate change summit in Glasgow, the government must come forward with ambitious policies in 2020, argues the REA's Nina Skorupska. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news This is not a forest - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 21 Feb 2020 Industry news Civil sanctions powers – the story two years on So far sanctions have been applied above all for packaging offences. More than £1.2 million has been donated to local wildlife trusts, charities and other organisations. Valpak · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Textiles ‘dumped’ abroad prompts TRA warning The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has called for “better regulation” in the sector following an ITV report which showed several tonnes of imported textile waste dumped in Ghana. ITV News published a report earlier this week (Tuesday, 18 February) which highlighted a 30 foot high ‘waste mountain’ in Ghana made up of clothes which had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Wheelabrator scraps Hampshire EfW Wheelabrator Technologies has announced today, 20 February, that it will “no longer proceed” with plans for a 500,000 tonne per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Hampshire. The follows a ‘strategic review’ the US-owned company undertook, where Wheelabrator “decided to focus efforts on further advanced waste-to-energy projects”. In November 2019, Wheelabrator Technologies launched …… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Immigration points system could hit waste workforce EXCLUSIVE: The waste and recycling sector could be hit by a shortage of workers as a result of the government’s points-based immigration system, industry figures have told letsrecycle.com. However, some also said that the industry is “well prepared” for the legislation and the situation can be handled. Announced yesterday (19 February) and effective from 1 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news RecoMed PVC takeback scheme launches new website - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Demand for animal feed is driving the hazardous pesticide industry, data reveals The post Demand for animal feed is driving the hazardous pesticide industry, data reveals appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Revealed: The pesticide giants making billions on toxic and bee-harming chemicals The post Revealed: The pesticide giants making billions on toxic and bee-harming chemicals appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Soya, corn and cotton make Brazil world leader for hazardous pesticides The post Soya, corn and cotton make Brazil world leader for hazardous pesticides appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 20 Feb 2020 Industry news Data driven decision making and learning Duncan Simpson discusses how data projects can be improved and how data could be used more cleverly in the future. He also talks about the evolution of Valpak's data collection processes, which has led to the development of the Insight Platform - a tool which can benefit businesses by helping them to assess their environmental impacts. Valpak · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Resource and Waste Policy Update: What is in the pipeline? George Atkinson, Policy Advisor, provides a policy update - What's in the pipeline for the resources and waste sector. Valpak · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Textile Recycling Association calls for proper scrutiny of used clothing shipments Following the broadcast of two reports featured back to back on ITV’s News at Ten (18th February 2020), the Textile Recycling Association is restating its position that their must be better regulation of the sector and existing regulation around the exports of used clothing need to be enforced more robustly. There should be no waste [...] Read More... from Textile Recycling Association calls fo… Textile Recycling Association · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Innovation in systems: Accelerating our net zero ambitions Rob Saunders, Challenge Director for Prospering from the Energy Revolution, discusses the UKRI’s role in innovation on the journey towards reaching net zero ambitions. Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Merseyside councils to vote on food collections Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) is to put the decision on a Liverpool-wide food waste collection service to the city’s district waste collection authorities. Options for the adoption of a weekly food waste collection service in Liverpool were discussed at a meeting of the MRWA on 7 February (see letsrecycle.com story). Carl Beer, chief … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news News in brief (19/02/20) With news on: Biffa extends contract with pub firm; Bucks firm fined after forklift incident; Egbert Taylor replaces wet paint on Worcester bins; Westminster launches school recycling scheme Biffa extends contract with pub firm Biffa has announced a three-year waste management contract extension with restaurant, pub and bar operator Mitchells & Butlers. Originally signed in … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news HSE issues warning over threatening behaviour The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned threatening behaviour will not be tolerated after an incident during an inspection of a Teesside waste and recycling site in August 2019. In a statement this morning (19 February), the HSE said that when attending the Teesside premises on 23 August 2019, an inspector became aware of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Three weeks left to enter Awards for Excellence The countdown is on to enter this year’s Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, the most prestigious awards in the environmental calendar. The Awards take place on 14 May at the Landmark Hotel in London and recognise local authorities, businesses, recycling companies and individuals that have gone the extra mile to achieve outstanding … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2020 Industry news Saica to build £50 million West Lothian plant The Saica Group has announced its intention to establish a £50 million purpose-built packaging production facility in Livingstone, West Lothian. Within its packaging division Saica Pack, the move will see the de-commissioning of the company’s Edinburgh and Milngavie sites to one main plant in Livingstone. According to a statement from Saica Pack, the facility is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news NWH Group acquires Armstrong Waste Management NWH Group has acquired Armstrong Waste Management Limited, the waste management division of industrial services contractor the Armstrong Group, for an undisclosed fee. The Scottish waste management firm says its acquisition of the Dumfries-based business is expected to add a further 10% to its annual turnover. Mark Williams, CEO of the NWH Group, said: “In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news Through the carbon lens The climate emergency might be just the catalyst the waste industry needs says Will French, Principal Consultant at Resource Futures. It is time to embrace the drive for measuring the carbon footprint of waste and the advances that may bring. There is a new line cropping up in local authority waste collection and treatment optimisation models. … Continue reading "Through the carbon lens" The po… Resource Futures · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news Students from Chobham Academy Visit Bywaters’ Facility Last week, 15 students from Chobham Academy visited Bywaters’ main facility in Bow in order to learn more about the recycling process. It was a pleasure to host these young people and encouraging to see their enthusiasm for preserving the planet. Bywaters · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news Somerset opts for three-weekly collections Somerset is to reduce the frequency of black bin collection to once every three weeks to encourage residents to recycle more. The change has been made in anticipation of the county’s transition to Suez as its collections contractor on 28 March. The waste management company was awarded a £210 million 10-year collections contract in May … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news Cylinders factor in Beddington breaches Viridor’s Beddington energy from waste plant briefly exceeded limits on carbon monoxide emissions on twelve separate occasions between April and November 2019. Gas cylinders in the waste stream and changes in the waste composition are seen as the reasons for the exceedances. Details were revealed at a meeting of the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news MPA wins £6.02 million BEIS award for ground-breaking fuel switching decarbonisation demonstration p - Mineral Products Association Mineral Products Association · 18 Feb 2020 Industry news UK Incinerators - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 18 Feb 2020