30 October 2020Northumberland to trial glass collections
Northumberland county council is to pilot a monthly glass collection scheme from Monday (02 November) in a bid to boost recycling rates. Four thousand households across four areas of Northumberland will each receive an ...
29 October 2020‘Unbelievable’ rise in glass other PRNs
The second quarter of 2020 saw 135,220 packaging recovery notes (PRNs) issued for glass other: an exceptionally strong performance, and in lockdown too. James Langley investigates why.
8 October 2020Lockdown provides paper sector with unexpected boost
The coronavirus-enforced lockdown provided the UK recovered paper sector with an unexpected "fillip", the chief executive of the Recycling Association said today (8 October). Simon Ellin attributed the change to the flow of ...
2 October 2020Viridor’s recycling assets ‘on the market’
A long-talked of sale of Viridor’s recycling assets looks to be moving closer. Within the waste management sector there is a growing expectation that Viridor’s new owners, KKR, have opted to sell on the recycling activities ...
15 September 2020Monthly packaging data shows ‘mixed’ picture
Provisional monthly packaging data published by the Environment Agency has been described as "mixed" by some compliance specialists, although there is generally confidence that recycling targets for 2020 will be met. The data, ...
14 September 2020Recresco targets stability after Ellesmere Port site acquisition
This week saw glass recycling company Recresco announce it had purchased the Ellesmere Port site it has occupied on a lease basis for the past 12 years. James Langley investigates what’s brewing in Cheshire.
4 September 2020EA allows sites to send CRT glass to landfill
The Environment Agency is temporarily allowing sites to send cathode-ray tube (CRT) glass to hazardous landfill after issuing a regulatory position statement (RPS) on 25 August. The Agency says the RPS was issued to reflect ...
14 August 2020Subscription glass service resumes in Portsmouth
Portsmouth-based glass recycling scheme Just Glass has resumed collections after operations were suspended for two months during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. Glass is not currently collected separately by Portsmouth city ...
10 July 2020Hampshire changes tack and rejects £34m MRF
Hampshire county council has opted against the idea of building a state-of-the-art Materials Recycling Facility (MRF
MPs call on government to ‘take action’ on WEEE - https://t.co/5uFq7MxrEc
Sunak unveils National Infrastructure Strategy - https://t.co/EfCQrT20Cl
Suspended jail term for Facebook waste operator - https://t.co/b4VwSbVfrk
