7 April 2021MRF glass value falls
The value of mixed glass from materials recycling facilities (MRFs) has fallen in the last few months, recyclers say. Glass from commingled collections is often heavily contaminated with a variety of other materials. Historically ...
6 April 2021Milton Keynes residents to receive four wheeled bins
Homes in Milton Keynes will receive four-wheeled bins each, as part of plans to reduce contamination and increase recycling from 2023. The move follows a trial as well as a consultation by Milton Keynes council. The consultation, ...
6 April 2021Prime Biomass directors sentenced and fined
Two of Prime Biomass Ltd’s directors were sentenced in the Old Bailey last week for operating an illegal waste wood operation in Essex, the Environment Agency has noted. According to the Agency, 59-year-old Mehmet Mustafa of ...
6 April 2021Willshee’s invests in Swadlincote ‘state-of-the-art’ MRF
Burton-based Willshee’s Waste and Recycling announced in March that it had opened what it considers to be the “most advanced recycling plant in the Midlands”, following a £10 million investment. The material recycling ...
6 April 2021Opinion: The plastics recycling landscape
Director of recycling at Indigo Environmental, Paul Rendle-Barnes, shares his views on the role local plastic recycling can – and should – play in helping the UK to reach a more circular economy.
6 April 2021Councils weigh up HWRC booking systems
With the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, councils are weighing up the benefits of booking systems at their household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). Booking systems were introduced at many HWRCs following the reopening of ...
6 April 2021Amey company fined over 2016 reversing fatality
A reminder about the need to reduce vehicle reversing was issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following a court case over a fatality in 2016. The case, heard at Northampton Crown Court last week, resulted in a fine for...
1 April 2021Packaging data for 2020 ‘a credit to sector’
Provisional data published by the Environment Agency which shows that packaging targets were comfortably met in 2020 have been welcomed by compliance specialists. The data, published on 25 March, shows that all materials ...
1 April 2021Oxford council says recycling increased in 2020/21
Oxford city council has said it has seen an increase in its recycling rate over the course of the pandemic. It revealed its latest figures which it says show that Oxford achieved a recycling rate of 53.02% 2020/21, up from 52.23...
