Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Surrey to review planned HWRC closures Surrey council has announced that it will halt the planned closure of four Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) while it “reviews the waste and recycling service” across the county. This came after the council said it had ‘carefully listened’ to resident feedback on the proposals, and would also allow the council to analyse the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news News in brief (30/01/2019) With news on: Edmonton EfW supplies electricity for data-centre; Environment Secretary goes back to school; James Cropper receives #LeedsByExample cups; Jones Bros continues Suez landfill work; Biffa and Birmingham City team up for schools campaign. Edmonton EfW supplies electricity for data-centre LondonEnergy Ltd has announced an agreement with Ark Data Centres to supply power from the Edmont… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news Gove details ‘no-deal’ Brexit waste planning Some waste sites may be allowed to temporarily exceed their permitted storage tonnages in the event that movements of material are disrupted by a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said. This was among the details set out by Mr Gove outlining the planning that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news New Appointments: Our Communications Team Expands The post New Appointments: Our Communications Team Expands appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news PRN Monthly Update: A Turbulent 12 Months for the PRN Market The post PRN Monthly Update: A Turbulent 12 Months for the PRN Market appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news Urbaser in line for Dartford waste collection contract Dartford borough council is set to award a five-year waste collection and street cleansing contract worth approximately £20 million to the services firm Urbaser. The deal was confirmed at a meeting last week, and is expected to be finalised in the coming days following a ‘standstill period’ when the decision is open to challenge. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2019 Industry news Northern Compliance withdraws from WEEE scheme approval Northern Compliance – the WEEE producer compliance scheme that failed to fulfil its WEEE recycling target for 2017 – has had its withdrawal from operating as a scheme confirmed by the Environment Agency. The Agency confirmed the step in a notice to other producer compliance schemes and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) reprocessors this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news What’s happening with Germany’s coal phase-out? The post What’s happening with Germany’s coal phase-out? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Ward supports East Midlands’ hospitality businesses in war on food waste In a bid to tackle the war on food waste and divert waste from landfill, waste management specialist, Ward has,... Ward Recycling · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Councils told to favour wheeled bins due to injury risk Councils have been advised to stop using boxes or bags to collect recyclable materials from the kerbside – in order to reduce the risk of injuries to collection crews. The advice follows a joint study by Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Greenwich, which suggested that separate waste containers such as bags or boxes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Haulage firm fined £510,000 for illegal RDF storage A Hertfordshire-based waste haulage business has been fined £510,000 for “illegally storing thousands of tonnes” of baled RDF at a site on the Hertfordshire-Cambridgeshire border. Winters Haulage Limited – which is now in liquidation – was issued the penalty at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court yesterday (29 January), after pleading guilty to offences relating to the baled … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news News in brief (29/01/2019) With news on: Morrisons trials paper grocery bags; Westminster team tackles fly-tipping; Waitrose launches plastics initiative; Welsh projects benefit from landfill community scheme; Bakers targets expansion. Morrisons trial paper grocery bags Morrisons is to give customers the option of using large paper carrier bags in eight of its stores from this week. According to the retailer, … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Repic survey highlights WEEE ‘generational gap’ A survey conducted on behalf of WEEE producer compliance scheme Repic has suggested that under-30s are less likely than those over 60 to recycle electrical items, instead preferring to sell them online. And, according to the organisation, this apparent growing second-hand stream could “help explain why the sales of a new product does not always … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news India’s airpocalypse is affecting twice as many cities as previously thought The post India’s airpocalypse is affecting twice as many cities as previously thought appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Schools & Adult Groups - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 29 Jan 2019 Industry news Sustainability begins in the workplace: How businesses can help reduce their carbon footprint Wulfric Blackwell, Habitats Project Manager at Thomson environmental consultants argues that sustainability begins in the workplace and reveals how businesses can help reduce their carbon footprint. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news Group files court claim over Gloucestershire EfW contract A community group opposed to the 190,000 tonnes-per-year capacity Javelin Park energy from waste facility in Gloucestershire, has filed a High Court claim over the award of a contract relating to the facility. Community R4C claims a contract awarded in 2016 to Urbaser Balfour Beatty – the developer of the plant – should have been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news The Recycling Event Launched for 2019 We’re delighted to be joining with other key trade associations from the sector to launch The Recycling Event, a new conference due to take place on Tuesday July 2nd at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The one-day conference, which is being organised by Hanicke Robins Sanderson, will include four conference theatres covering the topics below, as […] Wood Recyclers Association · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news Suffolk councils sign ten-year recycling contract with Viridor Viridor will continue to process mixed recyclable materials from Suffolk’s local authorities – under a renewed contract announced today (28 January) worth up to £88.75 million over ten years. The contract, which was agreed through Suffolk county council, will see Viridor recover mixed plastics, aluminium and steel cans, mixed paper and cardboard from Ipswich borough … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news Recycling Lives suffers fire at Preston ELV site Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has launched an investigation into the cause of a fire at a vehicle recycling yard operated by Recycling Lives in Preston during the early hours of Sunday morning (27 January). Crews from Burnley, Blackburn, Hyndburn, Darwen and Preston were called to the site on Longridge Road, in the north east … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news WasteCare purchases Augean’s East Kent incinerator WasteCare Group has acquired the East Kent High Temperature Incinerator at Discovery Park, Sandwich, from hazardous waste specialist Augean, in a transaction worth up to £3.4 million. The 10,000 tonnes-per-year capacity facility handles hard-to-treat material including clinical wastes, controlled drugs, laboratory chemicals and reactive wastes, which require high temperature incineration of up … letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news Iceland extends DRS trial to Northern Ireland Food retailer Iceland has extended its in-store deposit return scheme trial for drinks packaging, launching what it has described as Northern Ireland’s first reverse vending machine in its Belfast store. The frozen food specialist will be trialling the machine for six months at its Belfast Park Centre store, “to further understand consumer appetite for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2019 Industry news Contact: - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news Privacy Policy - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news A-Z of Materials - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news WA.37 (10.18).qxp_Layout 1 - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news Disclaimer - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news Home - WRWA - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 26 Jan 2019 Industry news Book to drop off waste and recycling - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Veolia to take over City of London waste contract Veolia is to take over the waste and recycling collections contract for the City of London Corporation from March, it has been revealed, although the contract has yet to be formally signed. Once finalised, Veolia will take over from current contractor Amey – which has carried out the work since 2011. Keith Bottomley, deputy chairman … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news News from the Network 21 – 25 January Find out what our members have been getting up to this week. Sofa Project have been sharing their success with reusing paint We 🧡paint so much @Sofa_Project we spent Saturday repainting our ladies’ loo! We can’t get enough! Painting project at home? Save money & come to us to buy your paint at up to […] Reuse Network · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Coffey offers reassurance on council waste funding Resources minister Thérèse Coffey has responded to concerns that measures outlined in Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy, such as a deposit return scheme, will negatively impact council recycling income. The minister’s comments came during the annual Foodservice Packaging Association Conference in London this week (23 January). Dr Coffey was giving an overview on the upcoming … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news MRFs ‘running at slower speed’ to improve quality MRF operators are running sorting belts at slower speeds to improve material-sort quality in response to tougher quality demands from end-users. This is according to Adam Read, the director of external affairs at recycling and waste firm Suez, who was speaking at a Green Alliance event looking at the impact of China’s National Sword Initiative … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news How to reduce waste and recycle at school - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Cookie Policy - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Food Collection and Delivery Driver - FareShare FareShare · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Plastic Bottles - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Printer Cartridges - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Fridges & Freezers - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019 Industry news Spectacles - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 25 Jan 2019