30 October 2019Amey to meet union as Surrey strikes loom
Amey is set to meet with union representatives on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to avert strikes by waste collectors in two Surrey districts next week. The utilities giant is hoping to come to an agreement with employees ...
28 October 2019Contract and charging changes at Richmond upon Thames
West London borough Richmond upon Thames is to start charging residents on a weight basis for DIY waste from 2 December 2019, partly because the authority’s budget is being hit by DIY disposal costs. A minimum fee of £41 will be imposed.
28 October 2019Glass DRS ‘best for planet and consumers’
The inclusion of glass in Scotland’s proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is best “both for the planet and for consumers”, says Zero Waste Scotland. The comments come in response to heavy criticism from the glass industry ...
25 October 2019N. Ireland hits 50% target 18 months early
Northern Ireland’s councils have exceeded a 50% recycling rate – hitting their 2020 target 18 months early. Data for July 2018 to June 2019 shows that households in the region are recycling and composting more waste than ...
25 October 2019ISWA Congress in Bilbao 2019
Pay as you throw; the public walking into waste collectors; plastics in the sea; and reducing needs to reduce resource use: all these and more were on the agenda of the latest ISWA Congress, as reported by Jeff Cooper, a former ISWA and CIWM ...
25 October 2019Surrey scraps HWRC wood charge plans
Surrey county council is set to scrap plans to charge for construction wood at its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). And, the council will also halt the planned closure of four facilities and instead seek savings ...
24 October 2019Textiles ‘disrupting recycling’ in Merseyside
The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has launched a campaign to address the issue of textiles “disrupting” the authority’s recycling process. The initiative is part of MRWA’s “Recycle Right” campaign ...
24 October 2019News in brief (24/10/19)
With news on; BPF creates a sustainable packaging design tool; Record turnover for VWS Software Solutions; Suez invites visitors for Heritage Open Days 2019; LSS launches new ‘big yellow’ website, and; Monmouthshire opens new recycle shop at ...
23 October 2019Denbighshire pushes ahead with monthly collections
The Welsh county of Denbighshire is pushing ahead with its plans to overhaul its waste collections including the microchipping of food waste caddies. The £15.1 million overhaul will include a move to monthly residual ...
Potter Group charges dismissed at Pembroke Dock trial - https://t.co/W0dd5nJg2X
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Dutch ‘RDF tax’ faces critical vote - https://t.co/VoFbU9eoZW
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