Recycling news: 2015

Industry news Oxford and Teignbridge unveil reward schemes Two local authorities in England have launched recycling incentives schemes for residents this month – aimed at boosting recycling rates and cutting contamination from kerbside collections. Teignbridge district council in Devon and Oxford city council both rolled out new reward schemes on October 5 with funding secured from central government. The Oxford council scheme, dubbed … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2015 Industry news Grundon enhances green credentials with ISO 50001 Energy Management certification The post Grundon enhances green credentials with ISO 50001 Energy Management certification appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 12 Oct 2015 Industry news Leading health professionals agree that toxic chemicals threaten healthy reproduction and development In recent weeks the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics has expressed their concerns about the impact of exposure to toxic chemicals on reproduction and development, while scientists from the Endocrine Society have re-affirmed their concerns about endocrine (or hormone) disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Meanwhile, the authors of an important WHO/UNEP report on EDCs have rebutted c… CHEM Trust · 12 Oct 2015 Industry news Mr Jagger gets satisfaction Environmental lawyer, Angus Evers of London law firm King & Wood Mallesons, in his monthly column, looks at definitions of waste. In 1965, Michael “Mick” Jagger of the Rolling Stones sang that he could “get no satisfaction”. Earlier this year, in very different circumstances, his namesake (another Michael Jagger) succeeded in getting satisfaction from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2015 Industry news Hike in waste wood gate fees ‘crippling’ supply chain Storage restrictions and a slow summer market period is putting pressure on the waste wood supply chain, with a number of wood recyclers reporting that outlets for lower grade material are currently scarce. The 2015 summer season has been described by some as one of the ‘toughest’ periods for the sector in recent years, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2015 Industry news Residual reduction prompts East Devon recycling boost East Devon council has reported that early results from its trial to reduce residual waste collection frequency and increase recycling capacity for homes in two boroughs have seen tonnages of recycling increase. The local authority launched the trial scheme involving around 1,800 households in Feniton and Exmouth last month (September) which sees refuse collections reduced … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2015 Industry news CSG Excellence Confirmed A tough three-yearly audit has seen Cleansing Service Group (CSG) successfully renew two key benchmarks of excellence. The company has retained its accreditation to ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management standards. These accreditations provide objective, third-party endorsement of the way CSG is consistently providing services that meet the needs of customers and […]… CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 11 Oct 2015 Industry news Viridor set for £700m Clyde Valley project Viridor has been announced as preferred bidder for the £700 million Clyde Valley Residual Waste project in Scotland. The project aims to secure a long term solution for treatment and disposal of residual waste in light of landfill restrictions which come into force in Scotland in 2020 under The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. It will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – October 9 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. 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. This week we report on recycling minister Rory Stewart’s talk of the “madness” involved in having a wide … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news Agencies to be given enhanced waste crime powers New legislation is to be introduced to hand the Environment Agency greater powers to tackle waste site operators who have breached the terms of their environmental permits, the government has announced today (October 9). Responding to comments gathered during its consultation on enhanced enforcement powers to tackle waste crime, the Department for Environment, Food and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news EA’s proposed Fire Prevention Plan will inadvertently promote unregulated businesses and increase risk of site fires says TRA The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is urging the Environment Agency (EA) to listen to the recycling industry to avoid the inadvertent promotion of unregulated businesses over reputable and regulated operations. While the TRA and other waste streams have repeatedly been calling for amendments to the EA’s proposed new Fire Prevention Plan over the past four… Tyre Recovery Association · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news East Northants RMF Open Day 2015 On Saturday 17 October 2015, our East Northants Resource Management Facility will be hosting its annual Open Day between 10.00am and 2.00pm. All visitors are welcome to come and see how a modern engineered landfill operates, visit our laboratory and the soil treatment facility. The Environment Agency will also be in attendance. Augean · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news Wales’ recycling rate passes 56% Councils in Wales achieved a combined recycling rate of 56.2% in 2014/15, figures published by the Welsh Government yesterday (October 8) suggest. This represents an increase of 1.9%, compared to the previous year, and cements Wales’ place as the highest performing country within the UK. The figures suggest that 20 of the 22 local authorities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2015 Industry news Reconomy buys up Network Waste Reconomy, a provider of outsourced waste management services, has today (October 8) confirmed the purchase of Just Hire UK Ltd, trading as Network Waste. The acquisition, the second for Reconomy this year, follows the purchase of Countrywide Waste Management Ltd in January 2015, and maintains the significant period of growth for the Telford based company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2015 Industry news BIR paper president highlights market ‘bright spots’ Markets for waste or ‘recovered’ paper continue to show some stability against a background of generally weak commodities. Confirmation that relatively low stock levels in the sector have been a factor in the generally stable prices for recovered paper came today from the Brussels-based Bureau for International Recycling. In its quarterly report, the BIR’s paper … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2015 Industry news Pioneering recycling rewards scheme axed Halton council – which was among the pioneers of a recycling rewards scheme in England – is to stop offering incentives to residents for recycling, blaming a cut in its funding from central government. The Merseyside borough was the second local authority in England to provide rewards for recycling when it introduced the ‘Recyclebank’ scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2015 Industry news Scottish councils seeking joint glass contracts The Scottish Government’s Materials Brokerage Service – a joint platform for local authorities to market and trade recyclable materials – is underway, with an initial joint contract for the sale of glass going out to market. The service is a partnership between councils, the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland. Yesterday (October 7), the parties … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2015 Industry news Scotland to set food waste reduction target Scotland is to introduce a formal target for the reduction of food waste, the Scottish Government’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced. The minister announced the proposal at the Scottish Resources Conference in Glasgow this morning, where he also claimed that the total amount of household food waste produced by householders had reduced by around … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2015 Industry news Consistent messages It is two years since letsrecycle.com last attended the Conservative Party conference, and the difference in mood between 2013 and 2015 was palpable. Coalition tensions, policy uncertainty and the threat of a loss of support to UKIP all seem to have been swept aside by May’s somewhat unexpected General Election result. So too the waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2015 Industry news Colchester to vote on waste strategy review Colchester council will next week decide whether to review its current waste strategy in favour of an “alternative” direction for services in the borough. And, if approved, the appraisal looks likely to examine whether commingled recycling collections should be considered in the historic Essex town. In a meeting of the cabinet scheduled for October 14, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2015 Industry news News in Brief (06/10/2015) With news on: Southern Housing re-use hub; Mick George growth; J&B retailer tie-up; WRAP bag funding, and; Hambleton fleet renewal. Southern Housing opens first resident re-use hub Southern Housing Group, one of the largest housing associations in the south of Engand, has joined forces with Groundwork London and London Community Resource Network (LCRN) to deliver … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Stewart bids to end ‘madness’ around recycling regimes Defra minister Rory Stewart looks set to pursue his vision to move England’s local authorities towards a set of ‘more consistent’ policies in waste and recycling collections. Speaking during a fringe session at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday evening (October 4), the minister expressed his desire to see councils move towards one … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Tyre recyclers hit out at Agency fire guidance The Environment Agency’s failure to listen to tyre recyclers on stack sizes could inadvertently increase the risk of fires on waste sites. This was the message from the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) today as it urged the Agency to amend its controversial Fire Prevention Plan guidance. Currently the Environment Agency is undertaking a periodic review … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Shanks employs social approach for Wakefield workers Shanks Waste Management has expanded its Wakefield workforce with the appointment of six candidates recruited via a social enterprise project. In what the firm has branded a boost for local employment, the six employees, who work on behalf of an agency, will be deployed at Shanks’ upcoming waste treatment facility in South Kirkby. The facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Where next for e-textiles and smart garments? - Just Style Just Style · 6 Oct 2015 Industry news Council concerns remain as bag recycler seeks material The founder of a recycling plant for plastic bags and films in Woolwich, London today declared that there was “no good reason” why people should not be able to put their plastic bags and films into local authority recycling systems. The comment came from Duncan Grierson, founder of Plasrecycle, who told the BBC Radio 4 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news CARS auto recycling show to return in July 2016 Europe’s biggest dedicated trade event for the metal reprocessing and end of life vehicle (ELV) recycling sector is to return in July 2016, and is to be hosted alongside the Metals Recycling Event, organisers have announced. The Complete Auto Recycling and Secondary Materials (CARS) will move to the Donington Park Circuit, Derby, on July 13-14 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Amey signs 25-year Isle of Wight deal Amey has officially signed a 25-year contract to provide waste and recycling collections on behalf of Isle of Wight council. The ceremony follows a vote by councillors to award the contract to the waste firm last month prior to the end of the authority’s 18-year arrangement with Biffa subsidiary Island Waste Services. With the procurement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Palm Recycling’s head office in move to King’s Lynn Palm Recycling is to leave its base in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and move its head office function to King’s Lynn, Norfolk, home to the Palm Paper mill. Parent company Palm Paper has made a formal announcement about the move which will see its Palm Recycling subsidiary take up residence in offices at its newsprint mill on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Biogen opens Bryn Pica AD plant in South Wales Organics recycling firm Biogen’s 22,500 tonnes capacity anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in South Wales has been officially opened by Welsh Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant. Situated at the Bryn Pica former opencast colliery site around four miles from Aberdare, the AD plant has been developed under a 15-year partnership deal between Biogen and three … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news North Yorkshire seeks waste assurances from Niramax North Yorkshire county council has suspended deliveries of waste to Niramax Group in Hartlepool. And, the local authority has now requested assurances from the company that the waste is being managed responsibly. The request and halting of waste deliveries comes as an investigation by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs continues into suspected landfill tax fraud … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2015 Industry news Waste Managers Extend Oil Recovery Operation Independent waste management company Cleansing Service Group (CSG) is extending its national network of specialist oil recovery and aqueous treatment plants with the opening of a new facility at Worcester. The company says it will begin treatment of waste at the site – a former hazardous waste transfer station purchased from Augean last year – […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 4 Oct 2015 Industry news Retailers call for ‘less confusion’ on eve of bag charge Large and medium-sized retailers in England will begin charging customers for single-use bags issued in shops from Monday (October 5), despite widespread criticism over the way the charge is to be applied. The ‘carrier bag levy’ – a policy proposal originally drawn up by the Lib Dem and Conservative Coalition Government – will bring shops … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news News in brief (02/10/15) With news on; HWRC opens in Bridport; Biffa deploys new Stratford-on-Avon fleet; TerraCycle stubs out cigarette waste; William Tracey in RDF export deal, and; CCE in Rugby World Cup initiative Biffa deploys new Stratford-on-Avon fleet Municipal contactor Biffa has deployed a new fleet of 20 collection and street cleansing vehicles in Stratford-on-Avon. The £3 million … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news The Week in Waste – 2 October 2015 Take a look at the ‘Week in Waste’ video report. 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. This week we report on a warning by the GMB trade union on the effects of air pollution … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news MRF data: the case for credibility Freelance chartered waste manager and town planner, Deborah Sacks, offers her view on the latest reported data to arise from the MRF regulations. A friend of mine described to me how his son’s teacher had told his class that only 8% of the recycling they carefully put in their green bin actually gets recycled. Sighing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news Officers target waste carriers in Lincolnshire Enforcement officers carried out 46 spot checks on vehicles in Lincolnshire on Wednesday (September 30) in a bid to identify illegal waste carriers. The Environment Agency, Lincolnshire Police, Immigration Enforcement and officers from other agencies stopped and checked the vehicles to crackdown on rogue traders. The operation targeted vehicle drivers who transport waste without proper … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news You are here: Home Newsroom News Item Carrier Bags at Boots UK - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 2 Oct 2015 Industry news National Recycling Award for Every Can Counts Recycling Initiative at South Lanarkshire Schools An Every Can Counts recycling initiative at schools across South Lanarkshire has been recognised with a Scottish environmental award. The initiative involved the installation of can crushers at all 17 of the education authority’s schools, has been rewarded with a gold standard – Scottish Green Apple Award. As well as improved facilities, the project, which […] Alupro · 1 Oct 2015 Industry news Three WEEE compliance fee proposals submitted The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that three proposed mechanisms for setting a WEEE compliance fee mechanism for 2015 have been submitted. Among them is a proposal by the Joint Trade Associations, which includes compliance schemes ERP, Recolight and Repic, whose proposal was adopted by BIS to set the WEEE compliance … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Oct 2015