16 April 2021Online shopping switch ‘good for DS Smith’
An increase in the number of people shopping online is a “good thing” for DS Smith as corrugated packaging will be the natural choice for customers, an investor seminar it hosted was told. In the seminar yesterday (15 ...
16 April 2021Waste wood gate fees rising, recyclers say
Gate fees paid to tip waste wood are beginning to rise, recyclers have reported, but largely for lower grade material. This has been put down to the fact that there is an "abundance" of wood from sources such as household waste ...
16 April 2021BWSC sells EfW plant construction arm
Danish power facility specialist Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) announced the sale of its energy from waste (EfW) plant construction arm to a newly established company on 12 April. Scandinavian Energy ...
16 April 2021Vehicle news round-up (16/04/2021)
With news on: Dunmow invests in 15 Hyva skip loaders; Biffa fits c-trace weighing system to RCVs; Suez crews give top rating to e-one; and, Mercedes-Benz creates department for Econic trucks.
15 April 2021Fires break out at two Scottish waste plants
Two fires broke out at waste and recycling facilities in Scotland yesterday (14 April), with plants owned by Viridor and Shore Recycling both having incidents. There were no reported casualties at either of the fires. Viridor ...
15 April 2021Defra’s consistency consultation delayed
Publication of Defra’s second Consistency Consultation has been delayed until after the local government elections being held on 6 May. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today (15 April) emphasised ...
15 April 2021Sunderland begins search for HWRC operator
Sunderland city council has begun the search for a contractor to manage and operate its new household waste recycling centre (HWRC). The £4 million HWRC, which was granted planning permission in October 2020, is to be built on ...
15 April 2021Coffee pod recycling scheme goes live
A “first of its kind” recycling programme for coffee pods goes live today, and includes kerbside collections from two local authorities. The scheme, called Podback, was formed in November by Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK...
15 April 2021Suez makes changes to Cornish transfer stations
Suez is making alterations to its network of transfer stations across Cornwall ahead of changes to the county’s collection services coming into force next year. Under the unitary authority’s £273 million contract with Biffa...
