14 January 2019Birmingham to reassess interim Veolia contract
Birmingham council’s cabinet will meet tomorrow (15 January) to discuss next steps in its waste treatment contract after a decision to extend its deal with Veolia was called in by councillors last week. Veolia signed a 25-year-...
14 January 2019‘No-deal’ Brexit concerns surface at Defra export meeting
Interruption to exports of waste are likely in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, an exporter of refuse derived fuel (RDF) has claimed. The comments come after an industry meeting held by Defra last week (10 ...
14 January 2019Waitrose cuts black plastic from product packaging
Supermarket chain Waitrose has removed black plastic packaging from its own-brand fresh food range including fresh meat, fish, poultry, fruit and vegetable packaging. The reduction amounts to around 1,300 tonnes of black plastic ...
14 January 2019Research to inform ‘full cost’ packaging system
Defra is commissioning experts to provide advice on how an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for packaging recycling could function. The work will contribute to a consultation process on policies set out in the ...
14 January 2019Defra offers funding to food redistribution schemes
The government has invited food redistribution organisations to apply for a share of £5 million in funding as part of a pilot scheme to reduce food waste. Redistribution organisations in England can submit bids for funds to “...
14 January 2019LAUNCHED: Resources and Waste Strategy Unwrapped
A group of industry bodies and letsrecycle.com have launched the highly topical Resources and Waste Strategy Unwrapped conference. Taking place on 13 February 2019 at the Congress Centre in central London, the ...
11 January 2019Sicily snap clinches Letsrecycle Live Christmas competition
The results are in for the Letsrecycle Live 2018 Christmas competition – with a seasonal snap from Roger Hudspith of Recycling Training Services crowned the winner. As part of the competition, readers of letsrecycle.com
11 January 2019Plastics news round-up (11/01/2019)
With news on: Plastics network launched; recycled polymer commitment; London plastics confusion, and; call for collection improvements. ‘Circular’ plastics network launched
11 January 2019‘Injury risk’ sees South Lakes reduce recycling box size
South Lakeland district council is switching to smaller recycling boxes to reduce the “potential risk” of injury to council staff and householders. The 44-litre blue boxes being distributed to householders are the same length ...
People news round-up (18/01/2019) - https://t.co/1MRRqx1WKQ
RT @re3recycling: Have you ever left your bagged waste at the #BagSplitting area at our #recyclingcentres? Last year, our team opened… https://t.co/DvX92QONwz
OPINION: Is Defra sweeping residual waste under the carpet? -https://t.co/LN10O8uQj4
