27 January 2021WISH confirms waste crews do not face higher Covid risk
The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum has reiterated that national media reports which claimed refuse workers are more at risk from covid-19, are “not warranted”. The reports in some mainstream media claimed ...
27 January 2021Suez to supply waste to three Wheelabrator plants
Suez recycling and recovery UK has signed a “long term contract” to supply residual waste to three proposed energy from waste (EfW) plants operated by Wheelabrator Technologies. The partnership will see Suez supply ...
27 January 2021‘Worrying’ rise in aggression towards waste staff
There has been a "worrying rise" in the levels of aggression shown to waste staff, with incidents up 50% in some areas, speakers at the Waste and Recycling During the Coronavirus Pandemic webinar have said. Speakers at the seventh ...
27 January 2021UKRI offers firms £24m to deliver Plastics Pact targets
United Kingdom Research & Innovation (UKRI) is to provide £24 million to fund projects run by businesses looking to deliver the UK’s 2025 Plastics Pact targets. The UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging programme ...
27 January 2021Trial begins over fatal 2015 explosion at Bosley mill
The trial of a director and two mill managers of Wood Treatment Ltd began at Chester Nightingale Court yesterday (26 January). Company director George Boden, 64, of Stockport, has denied four counts of gross negligence ...
26 January 2021Environment Bill delayed to ‘next parliamentary session’
The government has made a surprise announcement that the Environment Bill will be carried over to the “next parliamentary session”, with the recycling minister Rebecca Pow saying Royal Assent for the bill can now be expected in the autumn...
26 January 2021ONS clarifies Covid mortality rate for refuse workers
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed to letsrecycle.com that refuse collectors/binmen in England and Wales don't have a higher Covid-19 mortality rate, as has been reported in some national media. Data ...
26 January 2021Viridor joins carbon capture trade association
Viridor says it has become the first energy from waste (EfW) company to join the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA). As the trade association promoting the commercial deployment of carbon capture technology, the ...
26 January 2021Tarmac and Eco-Power strike SRF deal
Tarmac, the UKs largest road surfacing company, has signed a solid recovered fuel (SRF) pellet supply deal with Eco-Power Environmental, which describes itself as a sustainable fuel company. As part of ...
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