24 April 2019Delay Scottish landfill ban, suggests CIWM
In the wake of a report for the Scottish Government damning the preparation so far within Scotland for dealing with the 2021 landfill ban, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has suggested that one solution is for the ban to...
24 April 2019Murrays takes over disability equipment reuse service
Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children, has announced that Worcestershire-based medical equipment specialists Murrays Medical, will be taking over the running of its equipment recycling service. The charity set up the ‘...
24 April 2019Scotland ‘failing in landfill ban preparation’
Local authorities and commercial waste operators in Scotland have failed to make adequate preparations for the upcoming landfill ban, a report to the Scottish Government has said. And, the Eunomia report commissioned by the ...
23 April 2019Lobby groups back Basel plastics crackdown
Members of the Basel Convention are set to consider a proposal that exporters of plastic waste should receive permission from destination countries in advance of material being sent. According to Zero Waste Europe, the proposal...
23 April 2019A closer look at the Letsrecycle Live exhibitors
With less than a month to go until the Letsrecycle Live exhibition and conference kicks off, we take a closer look at some of the exhibitors who are helping...
23 April 2019News in brief (23/04/2019)
With news on: Unite strike called off in Wales; Andusia’s chemical waste arm bags clinical waste contact; South Ayrshire completes collection roll out; DS Smith trials recycled cardboard bird box.
23 April 2019Pembroke port authority seeks permit for waste storage
The Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has made an application to Natural Resources Wales for an environmental permit to operate a waste storage and transfer station at Pembroke Dock. The Authority wants to allow businesses using...
23 April 2019Suez calls for ‘hybrid’ EPR system
Suez has said that none of the four options set out in the government’s consultations on reforming the packaging producer responsibility system is “suitable in its entirety”. In a report released last week (18 April), the ...
18 April 2019Essex advised to reject second Rivenhall EfW plan
EXCLUSIVE: Councillors on Essex county council’s development committee are being advised to reject planning permission for a second version of the Rivenhall waste management facility. And, Essex county council has today denied ...
Ipswich drops commingled organics service - https://t.co/bNhmxGcAJM
Murrays takes over disability equipment reuse service - https://t.co/eW6R7YMPHT
Delay Scottish landfill ban, suggests CIWM - https://t.co/vADXDOAvVb
