21 May 2019AHK Group acquires Waste Research consultancy
Inspection and research consultancy Waste Research Ltd has been acquired by Prescot-based Alfred H Knight Group (AHK). Rotherham-based Waste Research was a long-established firm providing analytical and consultancy services to the...
21 May 2019Final details ahead of Letsrecycle Live opening
With less than 24 hours to the opening of the Letsrecycle Live trade show and exhibition, we provide an overview of everything you will need to know ahead of the two-day event. There is still time to register for your free ...
21 May 2019MPs probe EfW and recycling rate link
The possibility of a link between energy from waste and low recycling rates was discussed at a committee of MPs yesterday (20 May) with the waste management sector emphasising there was no connection. The ‘link’ and a ...
21 May 2019Hampshire introduces HWRC ‘non-trade van permits’
Residents in Hampshire will have to pay for a permit to use vans, pick-ups or large trailers to transport their domestic waste to the county’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs), under a new scheme implemented by the county council...
21 May 2019WRAP highlights Plastics Pact actions after first year
Resources body WRAP has said that progress has been made in the first 12 months since the launch of the voluntary ‘Plastics Pact’ to reduce single-use plastic packaging and increase recycling of the material. This comes ...
20 May 2019Unilever to use ‘detectable’ black plastic in packaging
Consumer goods company Unilever is to use a ‘detectable’ black pigment in plastic packaging for its TRESemmé and Lynx cosmetic product brands, to enable the material to be sorted for recycling in MRFs. Unilever says it will ...
20 May 2019Cory to invest in Thames barge fleet
Cory Riverside Energy has announced it is investing £7 million to modernise its barge fleet, used for transporting waste along the Thames to its Belvedere energy from waste plant. The money will see an initial 14 barges being built in Liè...
20 May 2019Basel Convention changes expected to hit plastic exports
Changes to international agreements governing the export of plastic waste will ‘massively harm’ the global trade in plastic for recycling, Europe’s waste industry has claimed. This is the conclusion of FEAD, the European ...
20 May 2019Excitement builds for first Letsrecycle Live show
Excitement is building for the Letsrecycle Live trade show which opens its doors for the first time to visitors from the waste management sector on Wednesday (22 May). A host of exhibitors have already started arriving on site ...
AHK Group acquires Waste Research consultancy - https://t.co/jKlEhsSJqc
ESA in Mayoral clash over ‘harmful’ London incinerators - https://t.co/vVPRtjqOMm
Final details ahead of @LetsrecycleLive opening - https://t.co/xrPezT5Wbx
Defra summit to discuss charity shop charges at CA sites
EXCLUSIVE: Charges paid by some charity shops for disposing of unwanted donations at local authority CA sites/HWRCs will be the focus of a government ... read more
