21 June 2018
Amey rejects Gloucester landfill claims
Waste and resources firm Amey has dismissed reports suggesting that it is sending recyclable material collected from households in Gloucester, to landfill. Last week, local media reports in Gloucester suggested that an Amey ...
20 June 2018
Plastic bags ‘boost’ Bucks food waste collections
Buckinghamshire’s waste authority has reported a surge in food waste recycling since the launch of a campaign last summer. And, the authority has also indicated that one factor in the increase is likely to have been the approval...
20 June 2018
Suez and Cornwall council open St Dennis EfW plant
Suez and Cornwall council officially opened the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre last week. Representatives from Cornwall council and SUEZ were joined by members of the community for the official opening on 15 June. The ...
19 June 2018
Court rules against VAT exemptions appeal
EXCLUSIVE: Max Recycle has been denied permission to appeal a 2016 ruling which stated that VAT exemptions provided to local authorities for waste collections were not anti-competitive. The rejection was handed down by Mr ...
18 June 2018
Suez’ Wilton EfW facility officially opened
The Wilton energy from waste (EfW) facility on Teeside was officially opened last week by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and Suez recycling and recovery UK. The facility manages the household waste generated daily...
18 June 2018
Tension builds over DIY charges in Norfolk
Tension has been building over the introduction of DIY waste charges at Norfolk’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs), with one local resident taking a stand. Last week, Norfolk county council has confirmed that police ...
18 June 2018
Recycle Now launches campaign toolkit
Recycle Now has introduced a new communications toolkit for local authorities and partners, designed to motivate public behaviour change to improve recycling. The toolkit utilises a social norming messaging style, which aims to ...
15 June 2018
£8m WEEE fund for councils and other groups
Local authorities and others linked to the collection and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are being encouraged to prepare ideas and potential projects for funding from an £8 million fund. The money ...
13 June 2018
EPR not a ‘magic answer’ says Defra
Extended producer responsibility is not the “magic answer to everything”, according to Shaun Gallagher, director of environmental quality at Defra. Instead, individual measures such as extended producer responsibility (EPR) ...
Black plastic to go in mixed coloured stream - https://t.co/QYArOPMeXi
WasteAid London bridges walk raises over £5,000 - https://t.co/Q04Oz93rMX
RCV races raises £20k for Alzheimer’s Society - https://t.co/ymUHb5K07I
