Recycling news: 2014

Industry news Greenway: An alternative solution Appetite for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) export is growing, as Tom Goulding finds out on a visit to Greenway Waste Recycling in Telford. Landfill tax rates are at an all-time high, but for Greenway Waste Recycling Ltd a growing appetite to send RDF for incineration in Europe has opened up a ‘new world of opportunity’ for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news ‘High’ waste costs investigated by Hammersmith & Fulham The London borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is investigating the ‘high cost’ it is paying for the treatment of residual waste and recyclables, under its joint Western Riverside Waste Authority contract with waste firm Cory. The Authority – which comprises Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Kensington & Chelsea councils – entered into a 30-year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Archives for October 7, 2014 - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 7 Oct 2014 Industry news Cardiff proposes four-weekly waste collections Cardiff is seeking to boost its recycling rate by either collecting residual household waste every four weeks or by reducing the capacity of its wheeled waste bins, it has emerged. According to a report due to be discussed by councillors at an environmental scrutiny committee meeting tomorrow (October 7), there is a need to make … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Sterecycle manslaughter trial begins in Sheffield The trial of failed autoclave specialist Sterecycle and three of its former employees over the death of a worker at the firm’s Rotherham plant in 2011 is due to begin at Sheffield Crown Court this morning (October 6). Sterecycle’s former maintenance manager, Kevin Goss, operations manager Steven Weaver and operations director Paul Greenwell have been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Wood recyclers to fund fire storage tests The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has agreed to help fund practical fire tests to help “empirically” establish appropriate stack sizes and separation distances for the safe storage of waste wood. It comes amid widespread concern in the wood recycling industry about the impact of limits for maximum wood stack sizes outlined in current Environment Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news Coca-Cola: no commingled collections in ideal world In an “ideal world” the UK would not have commingled collection systems so as to be sure of securing the highest quality material, according to Coca Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) sustainability chief. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, director of corporate responsibility and sustainability at CCE Joe Franses also emphasised the importance of encouraging consumers to recycle more to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2014 Industry news DECC offers funding for waste heat schemes The government is offering more than £9 million to local authorities and businesses developing schemes to capture excess heat from industrial facilities including from energy-from-waste plants or landfill sites. Today (October 3), it was announced that £2.4 million in funding is being offered to 32 local authorities across England and Wales to support the development … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news SITA UK among Highland waste contract winners A total of four waste management firms have been awarded a contract to provide waste and recycling services on behalf of Highland council in Scotland, worth almost £11 million. SITA UK, William Munro Construction (Highland) Ltd, David Ritchie & Sons Ltd and Locheil Logistics were selected to collect and treat refuse and recyclables in four … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news A Pre-Fast Fashion Poem Yesterday was National Poetry Day so I thought I’d share with you a poem I remember from my childhood by... TRAID · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news UK recycling data compiled in interactive map Local authority recycling data from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been compiled together in a colour-coded interactive map, which highlights the Midlands, London, south West Scotland and North Northern Ireland as having the lowest recycling rates in 2012/13. Showing the worst-performing councils in red and best performers in dark green, the map … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on: DS Smith acquisition; Novelis opens German plant; ReGrow digestate launched; recycling service for Warwickshire SMEs, and; certification for Biogen’s AD plant in Gwynedd Novelis cuts ribbon on huge German recycling plant Aluminium reprocessing firm Novelis has opened what it has described as the world’s largest aluminium recycling facility, in Nachterstedt, Germany. The … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news Tewkesbury set to join Ubico umbrella from 2015 Refuse and recycling collections in Tewkesbury are set to be delivered by local authority-owned company Ubico Ltd from April 2015, the borough council has announced. The council – which currently carries out in-house collections – agreed to TUPE transfer its staff to Ubico Ltd at a meeting this week, with the decision due to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2014 Industry news Alupro marks 25 years of recycling success The prestigious Haberdashers’ Hall in London played host to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) as over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary. The black tie dinner event was opened by Rick Hindley, Alupro’s Executive Director, who was one of the organisation’s first employees back in 1989. Rick reflected on the organisation’s […] Alupro · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Wheelabrator lays out plans for Deeside EfW plant Energy-from-waste specialist Wheelabrator has submitted plans for its proposed 200,000 tonnes per year capacity plant in Deeside, being developed as part of an £800 million long-term contract with five councils in North Wales. The American-owned firm plans to build the Parc Adfer facility as part of its 25-year contract to treat residual waste on behalf … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Appointments round-up With news on: landfill tax expert joins Ernst & Young; chief executive appointed at SWR; CK Services names director; Envac appoints sales manager, and; Burgess joins Biffa Ernst & Young appoints landfill tax expert Landfill tax specialist Paul O’Neill has joined financial services firm Ernst & Young as a senior manager. Mr O’Neill has joined … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Positive recycling messages ‘bring the best results’ Taking a positive approach in communications about recycling for households and people at work will bring the best results, according to research produced by Ceris Burns International (CBI). Working with research firm Mindlab International, the study, ‘Selling recycling to a sceptical public’, found that people with a negative view of recycling are more likely to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news Why the green economy needs to pay more attention to SIN The Green Economy is a big deal these days. Most forward-thinking companies realise that their future lies in being low carbon and resource efficient – and many also talk about the importance of nature, tropical forests for example. Some companies are also actively trying to reduce the hazardous chemicals in their supply chains – for […] CHEM Trust · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news TEEP legal threat ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’ The threat of legal action against councils or their contractors over the separate collection of recyclables has been branded ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’ by the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC). The comments come after the Environment Agency outlined its plans to enforce the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, which come into effect from January 2015. … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2014 Industry news WEEE schemes submit compliance fee proposal The trade body representing nine major trade associations and WEEE compliance schemes ERP, Recolight and REPIC has submitted its proposals for the mechanism for a ‘compliance fee’ for 2014, as set out under the new WEEE Regulations. The body, the Joint Trade Associations, is proposing a fee which gets higher the further a compliance scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news North London EfW plans edge closer An expected announcement on future plans for the site of the Edmonton energy-from-waste (EfW) facility has been postponed by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) until later this autumn. The NLWA is thought to favour developing a new large-scale EfW plant at its Edmonton site before the current facility closes at the end of its lifespan … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news Usual operations ‘over 12 months’ away at Shanks MBT Shanks’ Frog Island mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant may not be fully operational for around 12 months after the East London facility caught fire over the summer, the Environment Agency has said. And, while the facility is out of action in the wake of the blaze, it has also emerged that a “significant” amount of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news News in brief With news on a name change for ADBA; Helistrat wins Poundland waste contract; Welsh Government Food sector plan development; Alpha Programme funding milestone; and, a reuse scheme at Portsmouth University Poundland awards £4m contract to Helistrat Poundland has appointed contract management and consultancy company Helistrat to manage the company’s waste and recycling services in a … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news EA delays digital producer responsibility database The Environment Agency has confirmed that its plans to introduce a single digital system to access and submit data for producer responsibility systems and international waste shipments have been delayed until 2015. The Producer Responsibility & Shipments Database (PRSD) is being developed by the Agency to bring together the current digital systems used to register … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news Finding food waste feedstock Tamar Energy’s director of operations Mat Stewart discusses the challenges in getting hold of food waste feedstock to feed anaerobic digestion plants. It goes without saying that every effort should be made to reduce avoidable food waste. UK households throw away around 7.8 million tonnes of food waste alone a year. As a nation, we … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2014 Industry news The Three Ds of food waste – Discount, Distribute and Dispose The post The Three Ds of food waste – Discount, Distribute and Dispose appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Woman dies in Worcester waste truck collision Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian died following a collision with a waste lorry in the Shambles, Worcester city centre yesterday (September 29). The 69-year-old woman, who has not been named, was confirmed dead at the scene by West Midlands Ambulance Service shortly after 9.15am. A spokeswoman for the Ambulance Service confirmed no … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Gold for three businesses in Zero Waste Awards Three organisations have received a Gold Zero Waste Award in recognition for their efforts to reduce waste and minimise their environmental impact, during the latest round of judging for 2014. The three successful candidates were joined by a further 33 firms, community organisations and local authorities, all of which claimed Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Artist Takeover Holloway Following their short life as a centrepiece for celebration we see our streets strewn with sad looking Christmas trees. Local... TRAID · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Legal action ‘last resort’ over separate collections The Environment Agency will only pursue legal action against those failing to meet the legal requirements for separate collections of recyclable materials from January 1 ‘as a last resort’. According to the Agency, it is seeking to avoid ‘costly and time-consuming’ legal action and will aim to ‘enable’ compliance with the regulations as far as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news Dumfries and Galloway awards heat supply contract A contract has been agreed between Dumfries and Galloway council and the owner of the former Scotgen combined heat and power energy-from-waste plant for the supply of waste heat to the council’s planned Zero Waste Park. Under the deal, owner Rank Recycling Scotland (RRS) will supply and transmit waste heat from its 6.2MW CHP facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Sept 2014 Industry news News in Brief With news on Transwaste fire; fine over safety failings; North Kesteven green waste ban approval; move to three weekly collections in Blaenau Gwent; and, Countrystyle contract. Manchester recycling firm fined £10k for safety failings Recycling firm Roydon Polythene (Export) Ltd was fined £10,000 at Trafford Magistrates’ Court on Friday (September 26) after a worker sustained … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Off the agenda Party conference season is now in full swing, with all of the major parties setting out their stalls ahead of the May 2015 general election. Labour fired the starting gun in Manchester last weekend, with the Conservative conference currently underway in Birmingham and the Lib Dems due to meet in Glasgow at the end of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Scottish councils miss 2013 recycling target More than two thirds of Scotland’s councils fell short of the Scottish Government target to recycle 50% of household waste by 2013, according to figures published today (September 29). The figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) indicate that a total of 42.2% of the country’s household waste was sent for composting or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news EU Commission starts consultation on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals that can disrupt the functioning of the endocrine (or hormonal) systems of humans or wildlife. There are EU laws in place that can restrict their use – but they will only work if there is agreement on how to decide if a chemical is an EDC. The issue of criteria […] CHEM Trust · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Nottingham plans for separation of glass and paper Plans by Nottingham city council to change its collection system to keep paper and glass apart under the new rules to separately collect glass, paper, plastics and metals have been backed by the Environment Agency. Speaking at a seminar on the new regulations at an event in Coventry last week, Andrew Beighton, commercial services manager … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Agency closer to separate collection regime The Environment Agency is in the final stages of preparing a risk-based regulatory regime for handling the separate collection rules deriving from the revised Waste Framework Directive. Speaking at a seminar organised by waste management firm UKWSL last week in Coventry, senior EA official David Bunt explained to delegates that he is getting nearer to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Landfill tax banding proposal ‘overcomplicated’ Proposals for a landfill tax banding system which would see rates increase in line with higher loss on ignition results would be ‘too difficult to enforce’, a leading waste expert has suggested. Speaking as director of Waste Transition Ltd, Paul Levett argued that while he could see the case for an intermediate landfill tax rate … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Sept 2014 Industry news Wirral EfW plant gets green light from council Gasification specialist Biossence has won planning permission to build a 400,000 tonne-per-year capacity energy-from-waste plant at Hooton Park near Ellesmere Port. Wirral borough council decided to approve the £180 million plant at a planning committee meeting last night (September 25), despite fears that the project could lead to traffic congestion in the adjacent village of … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014 Industry news PRN support ‘needed’ for plastic comms schemes Less than 1% of the revenue taken from plastic packaging recovery notes (PRNs) is spent on initiatives to encourage consumers to recycle more according to plastics recycling body Recoup. letsrecycle.com video production The comments come at a time when the sector is struggling to reach its target to collect 57% of waste plastic packaging by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2014