Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Recycleye, Valorplast and Total partner with Citeo to develop and improve household waste recycling technologies Recycleye, the intelligent waste management start-up, Valorplast, expert in the recycling of household plastic packaging, and Total have joined forces to launch OMNI, a solution to develop and improve technologies for recycling household waste.... Recycleye news · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news A warm welcome to two new NBF members The National Bed Federation (NBF) has welcomed two new members. From April 1, The Burgess Bedding Company and Wolf Components joined the trade association, which already represents producers of more than 70% of UK bed industry turnover. Burgess Bedding, based in Lancashire, is headed up by managing director Matt Dwyer and is the new entity […] National Bed Federation · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Crews still at scene of metal recycling plant fire Fire crews remain on the site today (7 April) of a fire which occurred at a metal recycling plant owned by Morris Metals in Balby, Doncaster. According to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, eight fire crews were initially called to a “large fire” at the facility on Carr Hill at 9:20pm on Monday, 5 April. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news The bottom line: benefits of digitisation in real terms The post The bottom line: benefits of digitisation in real terms appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Wiltshire sees 557 missed HWRC appointments in a week Wiltshire council has urged residents to cancel unwanted appointments at household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs), after more than 500 were missed in a single week last month. The council said that in the week commencing 15 March a total of 557 appointments were missed as people booked slots online that they then didn’t attend. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Contracts signed for Coventry’s in-house MRF Coventry city council’s in-house materials recycling facility (MRF) took another step forward on 1 April with the signing of contracts to begin its construction. The building of the 175,000 tonnes-per-year capacity facility will be delivered by the Nottingham-based Clegg Group, while Machinex is to be process equipment provider. Richard Dobbs, managing director of Sherbourne Recycling … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news MRF glass value falls The value of mixed glass from materials recycling facilities (MRFs) has fallen in the last few months, recyclers say. Glass from commingled collections is often heavily contaminated with a variety of other materials. Historically it could well have been rejected by reprocessors. According to letsrecycle.com’s research, the gate fee charged by reprocessors for MRF glass … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Milton Keynes residents to receive four wheeled bins Homes in Milton Keynes will receive four-wheeled bins each, as part of plans to reduce contamination and increase recycling from 2023. The move follows a trial as well as a consultation by Milton Keynes council. The consultation, said the council, showed that 76% of residents were in favour of scrapping the current black sacks provided … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Let’s Recycle: Reuse Conference in association with Reuse Network We are delighted to be working in association with Let's Recycle for their Reuse Conference on Wednesday 28 April 2021. Reuse Network · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Prime Biomass directors sentenced and fined Two of Prime Biomass Ltd’s directors were sentenced in the Old Bailey last week for operating an illegal waste wood operation in Essex, the Environment Agency has noted. According to the Agency, 59-year-old Mehmet Mustafa of Highlands Road, Basildon, was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 in compensation to a victim who was left with abandoned … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Grundon announces sustainability partnership with Gloucestershire Cricket Club The post Grundon announces sustainability partnership with Gloucestershire Cricket Club appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news O.C.O’s Manufactured LimeStone helps cut carbon in cycle path project The post O.C.O’s Manufactured LimeStone helps cut carbon in cycle path project appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Willshee’s invests in Swadlincote ‘state-of-the-art’ MRF Burton-based Willshee’s Waste and Recycling announced in March that it had opened what it considers to be the “most advanced recycling plant in the Midlands”, following a £10 million investment. The material recycling facility at the company’s 33-acre site in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, allows Willshee’s to process an additional 120,000 tonnes per year of mixed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Opinion: The plastics recycling landscape Director of recycling at Indigo Environmental, Paul Rendle-Barnes, shares his views on the role local plastic recycling can – and should – play in helping the UK to reach a more circular economy. Should we be championing local plastic recycling to reach a circular economy? For many years, waste exports – especially illegal ones of the plastic variety – have been the subject of … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Councils weigh up HWRC booking systems With the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, councils are weighing up the benefits of booking systems at their household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). Booking systems were introduced at many HWRCs following the reopening of facilities during the first lockdown. Slots were limited to enable easier social distancing, among other reasons. At the time, critics such as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Amey company fined over 2016 reversing fatality A reminder about the need to reduce vehicle reversing was issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following a court case over a fatality in 2016. The case, heard at Northampton Crown Court last week, resulted in a fine for Enterprise Managed Services Limited, part of Amey, of £1,020,000, with the company ordered to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Packaging data for 2020 ‘a credit to sector’ Provisional data published by the Environment Agency which shows that packaging targets were comfortably met in 2020 have been welcomed by compliance specialists. The data, published on 25 March, shows that all materials comfortably hit targets for the year using just quarterly data before carry in PRNs from last year were accounted for. Once carry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Protecting and experiencing local nature in a pandemic Studies from Denmark’s Ministry of the Environment show a dramatic increase in the number of people turning to nature amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Oxford council says recycling increased in 2020/21 Oxford city council has said it has seen an increase in its recycling rate over the course of the pandemic. It revealed its latest figures which it says show that Oxford achieved a recycling rate of 53.02% 2020/21, up from 52.23% the previous year. The council said that this is a “massive increase” on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Fletchers Waste unveils ‘inflatable skip’ Sheffield-based Fletchers Waste Management today (1 April) launched the “world’s first” inflatable skip, which the company announced can be flat-packed and sent through the post. The InflataSkip is made from flexible PVC and has an electric pump built into it for inflation. The “revolutionary” product will be available first to those looking to hire skips … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Casepak to process Tewkesbury recyclables Leicester-based waste management company Casepak has won a contract to process 10,000 tonnes per year of dry, mixed recycling from Tewkesbury borough council. The three-year contract will see dry, mixed recyclables collected from homes and businesses in Walsall before being sent to Casepak’s, Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) on the Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate in Leicestershire, which h… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Liverpool Streetscene Services records 2019/20 loss Liverpool Streetscene Services Ltd recorded a loss after tax of £2.15 million in the 2019/20 financial year, the third consecutive year in which it has posted a loss. Services provided by the company include waste and recycling collections for the city council. The results, published last week (25 March), cover the financial year ending 31 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Recycleye is Removing Waste from Space! At Recycleye we are developing technologies to win the war on waste. Today, we announce the launch of Recycleye Satellite: the first satellite-vision system capable of identifying all waste on earth from space!... Recycleye news · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news We Got Ya! A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Thanks for being a good sport! You can certainly have your Shed any colour you wish! Happy Shedding! UK Men's Sheds Association · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Brighton to assess impact of PTT collections Brighton and Hove city council has launched a study into the feasibility of introducing a kerbside collection of pots, tubs and trays (PTT), which will assess the carbon and cost impacts of upgrading facilities. The Green Party-run council’s in-house waste and recycling company, Cityclean, currently collects plastic bottles from the kerbside, including drinks containers, kitchen … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Bucks father and son convicted for burning waste The Environment Agency has said a father and son have been convicted of storing and setting light to waste at a farm near Amersham. According to statement from the Agency, the father, David Channer, received a six month jail term suspended for two years, while the son, Nicholas Channer was sent to prison for 12 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news One Year On TRAID's CEO Maria Chenoweth reflects on the impacts of one year of running the charity during the Covid pandemic. TRAID · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Suez and Angus council agree extension Suez recycling and recovery UK has agreed a 15 month extension to its dry mixed recycling contract with Angus council. The £1.1 million extension will see Suez continue to process 11,000 tonnes of the council’s recycling per year until the end of June 2022. The waste management company has processed Angus council’s dry mixed recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Enabling Circular Business Models: Free Guide This guide will walk you through five steps to help you embrace the circular economy in your business by enabling a circular business model. Resource Futures · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Beauparc launches Mountain Recycling VIDEO REPORT: A new trade waste brand – Mountain Recycling – is being launched on 1 April from the head office of Mid UK in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. Described as the “latest brand to join the UK group of Beauparc companies”, the company said it is “already taking the East Midlands commercial waste market by storm, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Matt Atkinson to leave the Co-op - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Covid-19 hits London’s commercial waste sector The UK has now laboured under some form of Covid-19 restrictions for more than a year. In this special report James Langley looks at the pandemic’s impact on commercial waste in central London. The commercial waste sector has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and this is especially true in London. Commercial waste is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news FareShare Job Description – Senior Press and PR Officer - FareShare FareShare · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news ‘Significant’ fire at Datashredders’ Cambridgeshire plant A “significant” fire broke out at a plant owned by Datashredders at the Eastwood Industrial Estate in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire yesterday (29 March). More than 50 firefighters were called to the scene at 9.53am to find the fire at the industrial building “well developed”. Crews “worked hard” to extinguish the fire and stop it spreading to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news Caerphilly – Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability We recognise that this past year has been hard for many, so with this in mind, we’d like to promote some other incredible initiatives working to create stronger, cleaner, and more sustainable communities. Each month we will be promoting a location that is home to one of our repair cafés, celebrating the many other inspirational, ... Repair Cafe Wales · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news Progress for many packaging waste materials ahead of quarterly data release The post Progress for many packaging waste materials ahead of quarterly data release appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news INCPEN to work with value chain on waste reforms The chief executive of the packaging industry association, the Industry Council for Packaging and Environment (INCPEN), says the government’s waste reforms will “transform the relationship” between consumers, councils and producers. Paul Vanston added that Defra’s waste reforms were the first “wholesale opportunity in 25 years” to resolve “dozens of issues embedded in current systems”. He … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news Veolia-Suez deal ‘would boost UK recycling’ Veolia’s chief operating officer, Estelle Brachlianoff said today that the company’s proposal for a merger with Suez would allow the UK to ‘more rapidly’ reach its recycling goals. Mrs Brachlianoff knows the UK well – for many years she was responsible for the territory as Veolia’s executive vice president for the UK and Ireland. Her … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news York considers monthly recycling collections City of York council is considering moving to three-weekly or monthly recycling collections under plans to improve recycling rates. The proposals were set out in a committee meeting on the 25 March, where three options were considered, two of which reduce the frequency of recycling collections but increase the size of bins. The change comes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2021 Industry news DRS consultation launch In March, ministers launched a fresh consultation regarding the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. With the industry and campaigners still split on how the system should work, Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, provided the following comment: “Aiming to tackle plastic pollution, increase recycling rates, improve recyclate quality […] The pos… Alupro · 30 Mar 2021