14 September 2018
Waste chiefs optimistic at RWM
Two “big hitters” of the waste and recycling sector, David Palmer-Jones and Ian Wakelin, kicked off this year’s RWM event at Birmingham’s NEC on Wednesday (12 September). The discussion started positively, with Suez’ ...
14 September 2018
European Parliament passes plastics strategy
A “positive” vote by the European Parliament yesterday (September 13) on an EU strategy for plastics, has been broadly welcomed by the waste management sector. Pan-European waste body, FEAD, whose members are national waste...
14 September 2018
One set of sustainability indicators of benefit, says Cooke
A consistent set of ‘sustainability’ indicators would be of “clear benefit” for the recycling, resource and waste management sector, according to Pennon Group’s head of sustainability. The rationale for a single set of ...
14 September 2018
North Yorks councils face cuts to recycling credits
District and borough councils in North Yorkshire may look to increase the charge for their garden waste collections due to changes in the way the county council issues recycling credits. Last week, North Yorkshire county council ...
14 September 2018
Competition ‘drives value for money’ for waste collections
The Environmental Services Association has urged local authorities to utilise competition to "drive value for money" for their waste collections. Speaking at the RWM show on Wednesday (12 September), Jacob Hayler, executive ...
13 September 2018
Plastic policy at centre of Biffa talk
The prospect of transforming the plastics system in the UK was at the centre of discussions yesterday (September 12) at the Biffa breakfast meeting. Jeff Rhodes, head of environment & external affairs at Biffa, was ...
13 September 2018
Packaging reforms will take ‘a number of years’
Any government plans for packaging reform, including those set out in the upcoming Resources and Waste Strategy, will take “a number of years” before being implemented into UK law. That’s according to Paul Bradley, team ...
13 September 2018
Cornwall reports ‘surge’ in recycling
Recycling rates in Cornwall for the first quarter of 2018 have risen by 5% from the same period last year, council figures have shown. Cornwall council announced earlier this week (September 10) that it achieved a rate of 42% for...
12 September 2018
Swindon set to drop plastics collections
Swindon borough council is proposing to temporarily stop collecting plastics for recycling and will instead encourage residents to dispose of their plastic in their black residual waste bins. If approved, the proposal means that ...
Packaging Forum launched ahead of reforms - https://t.co/MZsHdnM1cx
REPIC publishes WEEE target method research - https://t.co/pAubEIVtiq
Agency to extend RPS on waste wood classification - https://t.co/bdtX3cLINx
