13 January 2020Suez applies for Severnside capacity boost
Suez has applied to the Environment Agency to increase the permitted annual tonnage of its Severnside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in South Gloucestershire by 100,000 tonnes. The permit variation application for the plant, ...
10 January 2020Cornwall awards collection contract to Biffa
Biffa has been awarded an eight-year contract from Cornwall council to deliver the region’s waste collection and street cleansing services. The deal, which includes street and public open space cleansing, has the option of a ...
10 January 2020Sector looks to future as Withdrawal Bill passes
With the government’s Withdrawal Bill passing through the House of Commons comfortably last night, eyes in the waste and recycling sector now turn to what this will mean going forward. Under the terms of the bill, which still ...
10 January 2020Geminor applies for Hull MRF permit
Geminor has applied for an environmental permit for a 150,000 tonnes per year capacity materials recycling facility (MRF) in Hull. The permit documents state that once operational, the facility will produce Refuse Derived Fuel (...
10 January 2020Director banned for exceeding wood storage limits
The director of a wood recycling company based in Walsall has been fined just £860 and ordered to pay costs of £14,000 after “storing nearly four times as much waste allowed by law.” According to a statement from the ...
9 January 2020Suspended sentence for waste transfer station manager
The manager of a waste transfer station in Cornwall has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for running an illegal waste site. Adam Wilcott, 45, of Copleston Road, Plymouth, was given a 12-month prison sentence ...
9 January 2020News in brief (09/01/19)
With news on: B&M acquires Ian Wilcox Recycling; Kent AD plant connected to National Grid; WRAP contributes to Chilean Plastics Pact; Homebase partners with Reconomy for landfill targets Reconomy...
9 January 2020Enva acquires battery firm SAR Recycling
Enva has announced the acquisition of Immingham-based battery recycling firm SAR Recycling for an undisclosed fee. SAR Recycling describes itself as a "leading battery collection and recycling service that operates across the UK ...
9 January 2020Green Alliance warns of ‘plastic alternative’ impacts
Environmental think-tank the Green Alliance has warned that companies are on the verge of switching from plastic to materials with a “greater environmental impact”, because of public pressure. The warning comes in the wake of a report...
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