Recycling news: 2015

Industry news New CIWM president highlights ‘inconsistent’ EU recycling data CIWM members greeted their new president Professor Jim Baird in Glasgow yesterday (October 21), as the Institution launched a report on harmonising recycling rates across the European Union. In front of more than 150 guests at Glasgow City Chambers, the 2015/16 president of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) outlined his key themes for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2015 Industry news Metal price falls add to volatility for councils The falling price of scrap metal is adding to the impact of reduced commodity prices in the local authority sector and causing concerns in the WEEE sector. Local authorities are having to face up to reduced prices for light iron and other metals while some recyclers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) consider that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2015 Industry news WRAP Cymru rolls out £9.5m recycling initiatives The Welsh Government is to pour £9.5 million into three new recycling programmes launched today (October 22) at the WRAP Cymru Conference in Cardiff. The initiatives, which are to be spearheaded by WRAP Cymru, will focus on three core areas of resources: food waste, textiles and waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE). Campaigns to increase … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2015 Industry news Wates breaks 1000th tonne Congratulations to the Wates Group who have been presented with a certificate to recognise 1000 tonnes of wood saved for reuse/recycling. Community Wood Recycling · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news WRAP unveils wood packaging flow study A new study to analyse wood packaging flows has been announced by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) today (October 21). WRAP has commissioned Valpak to conduct new research on the material, following its previous work on glass, metals and plastic flows. The compliance scheme is also involved in an active project to examine … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news Alupro launches new teaching resources for schools Schools around the UK can now benefit from new multidisciplinary teaching resources on aluminium recycling. The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has launched the new resources for schools with free curriculum-linked activities for pupils aged seven to 14. The resources, which can be used across several subjects including geography, design and technology, English and ICT, […] … Alupro · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news Investigation into blaze at Newman wood site A blaze at a wood recycling site in West London is still being attended by the London fire brigade today (October 21) and is under investigation. Two fire engines and 10 firefighters are still on site at the blaze in New Year’s Green Lane, Harefield north of Uxbridge – involved in a controlled burn and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news Charity round-up (21/10/2015) With news on; Veolia director sleeps rough; Transwaste donates school facility; Finning provides safety caps to Recycling Lives; Wastecycle helps turn metal scrap to sculpture, and; J&B partners with Catcote Academy Veolia director sleeps rough for charity Veolia’s marketing and communications director, Kevin Hurst, has spent a night sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news SEPA ‘disappointed’ as operator licence compliance falls The overall compliance rate for waste operators in Scotland fell by 2% between 2013 and 2014, according to regulator SEPA, which said it was “disappointed” with its latest annual Compliance Assessment Scheme figures. Data from the Scheme, which outlines how well permitted operators in Scotland have met the conditions of their licenses on an annual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news WRAP takes lead on European textile recycling project A £2.6 million project to reduce clothing waste across Europe launches today (October 21) – led by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). A range of organisations are to work together to design and specify products for longer life and closed loop production, and ensure less clothing goes to incineration and landfill. Funded by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2015 Industry news Plant and equipment news roundup With news on: Terex shredder for RDF; PK Safety launches new safety boot; Ecohog expands dealer network; new scrap shears launched; and, Amey chooses software for Waterbeach Waste firm invests in slow speed shredder A Telford-based waste company has invested in a slow speed shredder which will enable it to process refuse-derived fuel (RDF) on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2015 Industry news Bertling Enviro agrees three-year RDF export deal Shipping and logistics company Bertling Enviro has agreed a three-year deal to ship 60,000 tonnes of refuse derived fuel (RDF) each year from Southampton for energy recovery in Sweden. Bertling Enviro will from the start of next year begin collecting RDF from suppliers in Bristol and South Wales, sending the material in shipping containers from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2015 Industry news Recyclers to focus on export market for metals The export market for scrap metal is set to become even more important as the UK steel industry continues to decline. Metals recyclers say that the decline in UK demand for material which will follow today’s Tata Steel cutbacks will put more pressure on metal recyclers to secure exports in a market where prices for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2015 Industry news Three-weekly waste collections begin in Rochdale Rochdale borough council today (October 20) begins rolling out its new three-weekly household collection service for residual waste and dry recyclables, which it estimates will save £1 million each year and drive up recycling rates. The service, which is being rolled out over the next four weeks, will also see a new weekly food waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2015 Industry news Cherwell recycling officer crowned champion at LARAC 2015 A Cherwell recycling officer, a mobile recycling service in Blackpool and a Hackney communications campaign were among the winners at the LARAC Celebration Awards 2015 in Nottingham on Wednesday (October 14). Organised by letsrecycle.com, the awards ceremony at the East Midlands Conference Centre recognises the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2015 Industry news News in Brief (19/10/2015) With news on a new logo and head office for the BMRA; contract win for Cumbria Waste Services; EU speech on competition in the waste sector; careers day at Buckinghamshire EfW; and, launch of EU-UK environment inquiry ___________________________________________________________________________________________ BMRA unveils new logo and head office The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) h… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2015 Industry news Cardiff declares recycling boost since bin roll out Cardiff council has reported a “very pleasing” increase in recycling since controversial changes to residents’ bin collections were rolled out over the summer. The changes, which were adopted at the end of July, see some householders limited to three red-striped bags per fortnight in which to dispose of their residual waste. And, in other areas … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2015 Industry news Firefighters tackle EMR scrap metal blaze Firefighters were called to a blaze involving 1,300 tonnes of waste at European Metal Recycling’s site in central Leeds on Sunday (October 18). West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service deployed five engines to the Knowsthorpe Way site in Cross Green after they received reports of a blaze at approximately 12.45pm yesterday. The fire is understood … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2015 Industry news Viridor urges councils to keep collecting PTT Concerns about what plastics can or should be recycled emerged at a workshop during the Larac recycling officers’ conference in Nottingham last week. A session chaired by Dave Thomas, recycling officer at Rushcliffe borough council, with presentations from Herman van der Meij of Viridor and Peter Clayson of DS Smith, saw delegates admit to confusion … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2015 Industry news Case Study: Towersey Festival – In tune with waste and recycling at Towersey Festival The post Case Study: Towersey Festival – In tune with waste and recycling at Towersey Festival appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 18 Oct 2015 Industry news Six easy ways to reduce food waste Last Friday was World Food Day. The event aims to raise awareness of food poverty across the world. I have the lofty goal that if we stopped wasting food, there would be plenty to go around and there would be no need for anyone to go to bed hungry. It’s reported that 30-50% of the… Zero Waste Week · 18 Oct 2015 Industry news Affluent households ‘inconvenienced’ by garden waste charge Garden waste charges in affluent areas are ‘an inconvenience’ for residents rather than a financial concern, the waste commissioning lead for Buckinghamshire county council has suggested. Speaking to delegates at the LARAC conference in Nottingham yesterday, Kofi Adu-Gyamfi also advised councils could gradually raise garden waste subscription fees until residents threatened to pull out of … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2015 Industry news WRAP spearheading collection harmony review The first details surrounding work to harmonise recycling collections across the UK emerged at the LARAC conference in Nottingham this week. Speaking at the final session of the two-day event yesterday (October 15), Linda Crichton, head of resource management at WRAP, confirmed that the organisation is spearheading government-backed research into collection consistency. The Harmonisation and … … letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – LARAC 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report, brought to you this week from the LARAC conference in Nottingham. In this week’s report by letsrecycle.com, sponsored by Biffa, we aim to give you a snapshot of the news in the world of recycling and waste management. We report from the East Midlands Conference … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2015 Industry news EU looks at food waste for animal feed More details of the direction of the European Commission’s new Circular Economy laws, due to be unveiled in December, have emerged with a Brussels paper suggesting more food waste should be used as animal feed. And, the internal Commission document confirms that new legislation will stagger recycling targets across Member States. Food waste is an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2015 Industry news Tesco partners with Eurokey for recycled bags Single use carrier bags distributed in Tesco stores across the UK are made from 100% recycled plastic material, under a partnership between the retailer and Hinckley-based Eurokey Recycling. The collaboration sees post-consumer plastic waste and ‘back of store’ plastic material collected from the retailer used to create the bags, which from October are distributed in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news Councils still uncertain over TEEP Many councils are still unsure of the implications of regulations designed to encourage the separate collection of recyclable materials a recycling officer has claimed, with some having failed altogether to assess their compliance with the law. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, which came into effect for businesses and councils from January 1, stipulate that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news Waste Management Introduction Managing waste is necessary to ensure that it does not pose a risk to health or the environment. In the past we mostly buried our waste in the ground but today the aim is to reduce the amount we send to landfill and to recover value from as much as possible. In 2010/11 [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news SITA UK fined £200,000 after worker struck by vehicle Waste management company SITA UK – now been rebranded as SUEZ – has been fined £200,000 and forced to pay nearly £12,000 in costs after an employee was struck by moving a 7.5 tonne telehandler vehicle. In a prosecution brought by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Preston Crown Court heard on Tuesday (October 13) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news Bury and Falkirk outline residual waste reductions at LARAC Recycling officers from two of the first councils in the UK to reduce residual waste collection frequency to a three-weekly cycle have claimed that the change has not resulted in a significant spike in contamination of recyclables. Glenn Stuart, head of waste management at Bury council, which moved to three weekly collections in October 2014 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news Circular Economy laws ‘to focus on extended producer responsibility’ While some things will not change, such as weight-based targets, plastics, producer responsibility and food waste are all likely to be touched on by the forthcoming Circular Economy package from Brussels, delegates to the LARAC conference heard yesterday (14 October). The prediction for what may be in the European Commission package, due out in December, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2015 Industry news Chemical pollution and microplastics: a present danger to marine life Highly persistent harmful chemicals are found in marine animals all over the world. These chemicals are having lasting impacts on the health of wildlife, as even if they are banned they stick around. In addition, there’s now a new problem that is concerning scientists: microplastics from cosmetics and other applications are polluting the environment, and […] CHEM Trust · 14 Oct 2015 Industry news ACP chair: Councils are seeing PRN money The PRN has become a dirty word for many local authorities, Phil Conran, chair of the Advisory Committee on Packaging conceded today. Speaking at the LARAC local authority recycling officers annual conference in Nottingham, Mr Conran said he accepted that “it is still away in the distance how we can turn the PRN into a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2015 Industry news LARAC told of future impact of technology The way the world handles waste and the waste produced in the manufacturing process will be transformed in coming years according to the keynote speaker at this week’s annual LARAC conference. Speaking to delegates at the local authority LARAC conference today (14 October) at Nottingham University, the keynote speaker Antonis Mavropoulos, pointed to the change … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2015 Industry news WRAP-led European project to look at WEEE material recovery A 2.1 million euro (£1.56 million) project to explore commercial opportunities for recovering raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) was announced by WRAP today (October 14) in partnership with European organisations from four countries. The EU LIFE-funded project – Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery (CRM Recovery) – is the “first of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2015 Industry news Wilcox cuts charity textile collections in South West England JMP Wilcox & Co has cut outreach collections of charity textiles in Devon and Dorset, blaming a fall in market prices. Wilcox, one of the largest textile recyclers in the UK, has historically collected clothing material from charity shops in the two counties before transporting the material back to its national sorting centre in Wolverhampton. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2015 Industry news Green Alley Award 2015 Finalists announced Der Beitrag Green Alley Award 2015 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 13 Oct 2015 Industry news Packaging sector calls for plastics target freeze Respondents to a consultation on plastics packaging have called for current targets to be frozen until 2020 in order to reduce the “heat and volatility” of the PRN system. The two-month long government survey consulted waste industry members on proposals to amend plastics target under the Producer Responsibility Obligations – after research suggested that recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2015 Industry news WEEE compliance fee proposals published Full details of the three proposed methodologies for setting a WEEE compliance fee for 2015 have been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Proposals were submitted by: Joint Trade Associations, with input from compliance schemes including ERP, Recolight and Repic; compliance scheme Valpak; and a joint proposal from Advantage Waste Brokers, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2015 Industry news Top composting council consults on axing service A top performing council for organic waste recycling is consulting residents whether it should discontinue or charge up to £70 a year for garden waste collections. Three Rivers district council in Hertfordshire argues it is facing ‘increasing financial pressure’ from cuts to government funding and has been driven to find new sources of income. In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2015