16 October 2018
News in Brief (16/10/2018)
With news on: Viridor's Safestore contract; MRWA cardboard recycling campaign; Warrens Group biomethane delivery truck; and Refuse Vehicle Solutions finance package. Viridor secures Safestore waste ...
15 October 2018
Councils must ‘identify risks’ in new waste contracts
The need for local authorities to recognise and mitigate risk when procuring contracts was highlighted during a workshop session at the LARAC Conference last week. And, the panel agreed that more work needs to be done to now ...
15 October 2018
NLWA seeks public funding for Edmonton ERF
The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has announced that the construction of its new energy recovery facility (ERF) in Edmonton will be funded through direct public borrowing. This means that the authority will be borrowing ...
12 October 2018
Mixed reactions to EU recycled content proposals
Wednesday’s vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to amend the Commission’s Single Use Plastics Directive has received mixed responses. And, the parent body of the UK's British Retail Consortium, ...
10 October 2018
Application submitted to re-open Potters landfill
Potters Waste management has applied to increase the amount of waste allowed at its Bryn Posteg landfill site, allowing it to re-open after the company's permit was suspended earlier this year. This comes after Natural ...
10 October 2018
Plymouth Council and Viridor team up for plastics campaign
Plymouth City Council and Viridor have teamed up to show residents how putting the “right stuff in the right bin” can ensure more plastics are recycled, reprocessed and reused. In a behind-the-scenes day of filming at ...
9 October 2018
Cuts to HWRCs will ‘significantly’ hit recycling
A YouGov survey for FCC Environment has found that further reductions in services at Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) could “significantly affect recycling rates”. The poll for FCC Environment, which runs 96 HWRCs...
9 October 2018
Grundon opens £7 million Banbury facility
Grundon Waste Management has opened a £7 million waste facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The 20,000 sq m facility on Thorne Road will see Grundon integrate its offices, depot and waste transfer station onto the one site. The ...
9 October 2018
Recycling scheme launches in Leeds city centre
An initiative in Leeds which will pilot recycling facilities for plastic, cans and paper cups across the city centre will launch later today (October 9). The initiative is called #LeedsByExample and will aim to increase ‘on-...
Investigation underway into Restore Datashred fatality - https://t.co/EzSLX6WiC7
RECOUP calls for collaboration on plastics - https://t.co/8dfpHPDSHq
Obituary: John Simmons - https://t.co/VTYPgyvAMK
