Recycling news: 2014

Industry news £1 Million Overhaul For CSG’s Flagship Hazardous Waste Facility Waste managers Cleansing Service Group (CSG) have announced a £1 million infrastructure improvement investment programme at the UK’s largest hazardous waste treatment and recovery facility at Cadishead, near Manchester. The 16-acre site, a key component in CSG’s national facilities portfolio, has been in use for 95 years and began life as home to the Lancashire […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 19 Oct 2014 Industry news Plea for better council compost quality Contamination in compost feedstock is “getting worse”, according to the Organics Recycling Group (ORG), which has drawn up a number measures aimed at councils and composters to try and tackle the problem. Jeremy Jacobs, technical director of the ORG – part of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) – said that the “biggest culprit” of contamination … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2014 Industry news Veolia’s Herts EfW in PFI withdrawal blow Veolia’s plan to build an energy-from-waste facility in Hertfordshire was dealt a further blow today (October 17), as Defra opted to pull £115 million in PFI credits from the project. The decision comes after communities secretary Eric Pickles decided not to uphold planning consent for the Hatfield plant in August, which if completed would treat … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2014 Industry news Oxford recycling officer triumphs at LARAC 2014 A former recycling officer at Oxford city council and a partnership reuse project in Durham were among the winners at the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) Celebration Awards 2014 in Nottingham on Wednesday evening (October 15). Organised by letsrecycle.com, the awards ceremony took place at the East Midlands Conference Centre and recognises the achievements … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2014 Industry news BIS to change dual use WEEE definition from 2016 The definition of household and non-household WEEE is to be amended from 2016, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has informed compliance schemes and electronics manufacturers. The amendment comes after the UK’s definition of household and non-household WEEE – crucially ‘dual use’ items such as PCs, which could conceivably be used in business or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2014 Industry news Councils urged to exercise caution in TEEP tests A leading expert on the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations has warned that some local authorities may be carrying out assessments over their legal standing on separate collections incorrectly. Peter Jones, senior consultant at Eunomia Research and Consulting was among the authors of the Waste Regulations Route Map, a tool for local authorities to help … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; Colin Drummond to retire; Tamar to begin work on Bromley AD plant; Biffa to increase Newhurst EfW capacity; Hills and Chinook partner for SRF plant, and; Cranfield University to pilot Shanks AD line Viridor’s Colin Drummond to retire Viridor chairman Colin Drummond OBE is to retire from the waste management firm … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Hormone disrupting Bisphenol A should be banned from use in thermal paper The hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) is currently used in around 70% of thermal paper in the EU – the paper that is used for many till receipts in shops. The French Government has proposed that there should be an EU-wide ban on this use of Bisphenol A, due to the risks to workers and […] CHEM Trust · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Goodwin praises Wales for recycling vision Liz Goodwin has praised Wales for ‘leading the way’ towards achieving resource efficiency in the UK, during her opening address at the WRAP Cyrmu conference in Cardiff today (October 16). Speaking at Cardiff City Stadium, Dr Goodwin, chief executive officer of the Waste & Resources Action Programme, commended the Welsh effort to roll out new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Campaigner sees ‘benefit’ from TEEP legal action Legal action to enforce the requirement for separate collection of recyclables from January 2015 would be ‘beneficial’ for local authorities, an environmental campaigner has claimed. Andy Moore, director of UK Recyclate Ltd, and a leading figure in the legal challenge against the government over its interpretation of the Waste Framework Directive, told the Local Authority … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Viridor opens £45 million Exeter EfW Viridor’s latest energy-from-waste facility in Exeter was officially opened at an on-site inauguration ceremony today (October 16). Developed on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate, the £45 million EfW plant has the capacity to treat around 60,000 tonnes of residual waste per year on behalf of Devon county council. It comes as part of long-term deal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Goss International’s New Packaging Technology Center, Durham, New Hampshire - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 16 Oct 2014 Industry news Cambridgeshire waste merger could save £700,000 Merging the waste teams and collection services of Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire councils could bring savings of as much as £700,000 within three years, according to a report recommending the authorities agree to the plan. Both councils are this week set to discuss a joint report prepared by their environmental officers before deciding whether … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2014 Industry news Vehicle and plant round-up With news on a paint recycling machine; DriveCam technology for DS Smith; Titech technology in Kent; refurbished RCVs; and, a digester in Cornwall Paint recycling machine helps council cut waste A new machine built by the Mears Group is helping a North Lanarkshire council in Scotland to recycle unwanted paint which would normally go … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2014 Industry news Cumbria Waste opens £1.25m MRF near Carlisle Operations have officially begun at Cumbria Waste Group’s £1.25 million materials recycling facility (MRF) near Carlisle, the company announced last night (October 14). The Hespin Wood plant is capable of handling 50,000 tonnes of household and commercial waste from within the county each year, with local authorities such as Eden district council sending materials to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2014 Industry news MP to appeal case in Birmingham green waste row An MP whose legal action against Birmingham council over green waste collections in the city was rejected has told letsrecycle.com he will appeal the case. John Hemming, Liberal Democrat MP for Yardley, was ordered to pay the council’s court costs of £13,101 after his application for a litter abatement order to force the local authority … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2014 Industry news DCLG to review Grundon’s Ford EfW plans Waste management firm Grundon has suffered a setback in its plans to build a 200,000 tonnes-per-year capacity energy from waste plant in Ford, West Sussex, after a government department opted to review the proposals. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued a section 25 order last month, which signals its intention to examine … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2014 Industry news Swansea waste bag limit sees landfill reduction A three-bag per fortnight limit on residual waste introduced in April for households in Swansea has led to a 3,600-tonnes reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill, according to the council. Since early April 2014, Swansea residents have been restricted to putting out a maximum of three 70-litre residual waste bags for collection … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2014 Industry news Devon looks to scrap recycling credits for textiles Devon county council is proposing to withdraw the £55 per tonne recycling credit it pays for the recycling of textiles, under proposed cost saving measures outlined by the authority. The council is consulting on a range of measures to cut costs from its waste and recycling services, as it seeks to slash £265,000 per year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news Recycling firm fined after worker loses arm Ayrshire-based recycling company Lowmac Alloys Ltd has been fined £118,000 after an agency worker lost his left arm at its Oldhall West Industrial Estate premises in Irvine. Steven Dawson, then aged 28, severed his arm at the shoulder while clearing a conveyor belt blockage. He had been working as a line supervisor for Lowmac when … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news We’ve moved! We've moved our national coordination centre (the National Community Wood Recycling Project) into new offices at 97 Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1UJ. Our phone and fax numbers remain the same. Community Wood Recycling · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on; Viridor bin crew appearing on a street-dancing show; Veolia signing a three year waste and recycling contract with Siemens UK ; a CIWM award winner returns from a waste conference in Brazil; and; IFP appoints Warren Collin as European trade director Manchester bin men form secret dance crew Some of Viridor’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news Delayed NI waste prevention plan published Northern Ireland’s Waste Prevention Programme has been published by the NI Department for the Environment (DOENI) – nine months after the EU stated deadline. Included in the plan are 13 actions designed to assist and check on NI’s progress on “the road to zero waste”, such as holding a stakeholder forum on waste prevention by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news Agency concerned over hazardous waste classification The Environment Agency has warned that waste operators may be ‘mismanaging’ some hazardous materials, as out of date information is being used to classify the waste. And, it claims that this misclassification has the potential to pose a ‘serious risk’ to the environment. Latest guidelines on the classification of hazardous waste – known as WM2 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2014 Industry news SEPA investigates waste disguised as silage bales The discovery of hundreds of tonnes of illegally dumped waste disguised as silage bales near Edinburgh has prompted the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to launch an investigation. Several hundred disguised bales of waste were found inside steading buildings and an agricultural shed at a disused farm in Turnhouse, which are believed to have been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news McAulay strengthens Viridor management team Viridor chief executive Ian McAulay has strengthened his top management team with the appointment of two new executive directors from outside of the business. The appointments come just over a year after Mr McAulay joined the recycling and waste management business from MWH Global, after previous work with United Utilitie,s and today’s appointments form part of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news One tiny tip that will save you wasting food Hands up who loves a smoothie? Yay – me too! They’re a great way to use up fruit that might be careering towards the compost heap and a fantastic start to the day – perfect if you’re someone who can’t stomach (boom!) a large breakfast. They’re brilliant when the kids get in from school to… Zero Waste Week · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news Brighton braced for further bin strikes Brighton & Hove city council today (October 10) called on the GMB union to postpone a new round of refuse and recycling collection strikes, the first of which is planned for next week. GMB this week announced a new round of strikes by crews in Brighton for 16, 17 and 20 October. The new dates … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news DHL Envirosolutions: depot recycling and beyond With businesses coming under increasing pressure to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, DHL Envirosolutions is looking up and down the supply chain to make savings for its customer base. As the environmental compliance division of the logistics provider, DHL Envirosolutions is expected to help its customers meet green targets wherever possible. This … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news Wood recyclers appoint Dowson as new chief exec Simon Dowson has been appointed as new chief executive of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) succeeding Peter Butt who retired earlier this month. Mr Butt took over the reins from Rick Wilcox in 2009 and went on to oversee a rise in membership, more representation of sector voices in government and the launch of a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2014 Industry news Scotland to keep UK Landfill Tax rates Scotland is set to retain similar Landfill Tax rates to those set by Chancellor George Osborne when further powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament in April 2015. The revelation came as Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney set out Scotland’s annual draft budget for 2015/16 today (October 9) – the first to contain taxation powers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2014 Industry news Palmer-Jones calls on EU for recycling ‘pull’ policies SITA UK chief executive David Palmer-Jones has criticised European policy makers for using ‘push’ rather than ‘pull’ measures to encourage recycling and resource efficiency within Europe. In his maiden speech as the president of FEAD – the federation for the waste management industry in Europe – Mr Palmer Jones said that to date European policy … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2014 Industry news Macquarie finance boost for New Earth New Earth Solutions Group has secured a debt facility to partly refinance its Avonmouth energy recovery plant from Australia-based Macquarie Bank. The refinancing comes as part of an ongoing review of the structure of New Earth. A funding update revealed that New Earth is working with Ernst & Young to explore the sale of a number … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news Kelda recommended for South Wales organic waste deal Kelda Organic Energy Ltd has been recommended as preferred bidder for a 15-year joint organic waste treatment deal with Cardiff city council and the Vale of Glamorgan council, beating off competition from waste management firm Shanks. Established by Kelda Water Services for the bid and part of the Kelda Group, the company is proposing to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news Fife bin swap ‘not to blame’ for contamination spike A potential link between increased recycling contamination and a bin shake-up in Fife has been played down by the council, which has seen some of its loads rejected by reprocessors. The council warned residents last week that a surge in the amount of general waste found in recycling bins could cost more than £500,000 per … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news Duke of Kent to open SITA’s Teesside EfW plant SITA UK’s £160 million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility at Billingham in Teesside will be officially opened today (October 8) by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. The 256,000 tonnes per year capacity EfW plant has been developed by SITA UK, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, under a 25-year contract with South Tyne and Wear Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2014 Industry news CSG To Donate to Sponsored Walk Waste Managers Cleansing Service Group have donated £250 to a sponsored walk in aid of St David’s Hospice Care in Newport, Gwent. Walking the 210 miles of the Severn Way in just eight days, the Severn Bridge Stumblers aim to raise at least £2000 for St David’s Hospice Care which provides palliative care for people […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news South Lakeland facing charges over RCV deaths South Lakeland district council in North West England is to face prosecution over its health and safety procedures following the deaths of two women who were struck by reversing council refuse collection vehicles in separate incidents in 2010 and 2011. A council representative will appear at South Lakeland Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (October 9) in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Viridor scales back Norfolk business Operations at Viridor’s East Wretham site in Norfolk, where the company operates a 75,000 tonne-per-annum materials recycling facility, have been scaled back, the company confirmed today (October 7). A spokeswoman explained that some services were being cut back, although the site itself remains open. It is thought that the MRF at the site had been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Viridor ‘cautious’ over future recyclable prices Viridor “remains appropriately cautious” about future recyclable material prices, despite the improving UK economy and an expected increase in earnings from new energy-from-waste (EfW) plants over the next year, according to its Sustainability Report 2014. In the report, entitled ‘Giving the World’s Resources New Life’, the firm sets out its environmental and financial sustainability performanc… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014