13 September 2019Sainsburys pledges to halve plastic packaging
Retailer Sainsbury’s today (13 September) announced what it described as “an ambitious new commitment to reduce plastic packaging by 50% by 2025”. This new target includes all branded food packaging, Sainsbury’s brand food...
13 September 2019Adding quality to the materials stream
Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association, looks how to improve quality in the recycling materials stream. OPINION: In the media over the last 12 months there have been a ...
13 September 2019Lib Dem’s Baroness Bakewell to address LARAC
The Liberal Democrat’s House of Lords' spokesperson for environment, food and rural affairs will address the upcoming LARAC local authority recycling officers conference to be held next month. Baroness Catherine Bakewell of ...
13 September 2019Key plastics role for waste sector, says Exxpedition leader
The waste sector has a key role to play in changing consumer behaviour around plastics, says a mission leader preparing to sail around the world to raise awareness about marine plastic pollution. Sally Earthrowl is part of ...
13 September 2019Council EfW contracts ‘to rise by inflation’
Data from a survey of local authorities shows that median gate fee prices for energy from waste contracts in 2018 were £89 a tonne, up £3 on the year before. Waste management firms have concurred with the gate fee numbers and ...
13 September 2019Training schemes tackle HGV driver shortages
A number of training schemes have been launched across the waste management industry in an attempt to tackle the shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers. The lack of drivers is a long-running issue and has caused problems for ...
13 September 2019GAP Organics and Keenan Recycling in AD partnership
GAP Organics and Keenan Recycling have partnered to turn food waste into usable gas in the North East of England. The move is in response to the rising volume of food waste collected in the region and the gas will be...
13 September 2019Guernsey halves residual waste with recycling changes
Guernsey has halved the amount of residual waste it collects after making major changes to its recycling services. Announcing the recycling success, the island’s government, the States of Guernsey, indicated that the ‘pay as ...
12 September 2019Red Industries acquires Haz Environmental
Red Industries, which provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services across the UK, has acquired the share capital of waste management company, Haz Environmental. The acquisition of the West Bromwich based company...
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Lib Dem’s Baroness Bakewell to address LARAC - https://t.co/voc6DlLWgX
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