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News in brief (13/10/2022)

With news on: bin lorry fire caused by batteries in residual waste; CDE secures Deloitte’s award; the Recycling Association’s CEO role; and, NWH Group cleans up in Edinburgh.


Recycling Association’s CEO role open to applications

The Recycling Association is looking for a new chief executive officer following the news that Dr Simon Ellin will retire from the role in March next year.

The Recycling Association is the trade association for the paper recycling sector and other UK recycling companies.

Dr Ellin intends to retire from the Recycling Association in March 2023

The association has grown under the stewardship of Dr Ellin who took on the role in 2011. He said: “I’ve had a wonderful career in the recycling industry, but my best time has been as chief executive of the Recycling Association, which has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years.”

However, he added it was time to “take a step back” (see letsrecycle.com story).

The association said it is looking for “an experienced and entrepreneurial professional with a proven track record in the recycling industry”.

It added that detailed knowledge of recovered paper is essential and a working knowledge of plastics and other materials is preferred.

Interested candidates can apply by emailing
president@therecyclingassociation.com, with a full job description sent in return. The application deadline is 4 November.


RCV fire caused by batteries in residual waste

South Cambridgeshire district council reminded its residents to dispose of batteries responsibly following a fire in the back of a refuse collection vehicle (RCV) last week (6 October).

The council said that the fire happened in a vehicle collecting non-recyclable waste. It believes the fire was likely to have been caused by batteries placed inside a residual waste bin.

To help contain the fire, the waste in the back of the vehicle was decanted onto the road

To help contain the fire, the waste in the back of the vehicle was decanted onto the road. The road was cleaned up as soon as possible after the fire.

The local authority warned residents of the danger of putting batteries into residual waste as they can split when mixed and compacted with other waste or recycling in the back of the collection lorry, causing a fire.

It explained that the correct way for South Cambs residents to dispose of all types of portable household battery was to put them inside a small plastic bag and attach that bag to the handle of their blue bin for kerbside collection.

Bode Esan, the head of Greater Cambridge Shared Waste, said: “Even if they don’t cause a fire in one of our vehicles, which can put it out of action for some time and disrupt our collections, batteries put inside wheelie bins will end-up in landfill.

“Once there, they will leak out toxic chemicals which can be harmful to people and wildlife.”


CDE secures Deloitte’s award

Wet processing solutions company CDE has been announced as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies for the 14th time.

The company said it was named as one of the best managed companies in Ireland in 2022, having requalified for the Deloitte Best Managed Companies programme for the 14th consecutive year.

CDE secured 14th consecutive award at a ceremony last month (29 September)

Winners were announced at a gala event on 29 September in the Convention Centre, Dublin.

The programme, launched in Ireland in 2008, evaluates a company’s management capabilities and practices alongside its approach to strategy, innovation and culture.

Harry Goddard, CEO at Deloitte Ireland and judging panel member said: “A stand-out from the judging process this year was the distinct focus of the Best Managed Companies on their local communities, despite their own international growth and ambition.

“It was clear from the entries this year that they were having a positive impact not only on their own business, but also on the communities around them.”


NWH Group cleans up in Edinburgh

The NWH Group has been brought in by the City of Edinburgh council to help clean up the city following the August bin strikes.

The refuse workers in Edinburgh were on strike for almost two weeks as part of industrial action, which affected several other Scottish councils (see letsrecycle.com story).

The NWH Group helped clean up the piled-up rubbish using its eight-wheeled grab lorries

The NWH Group’s, which has a head office is just south of Edinburgh near Dalkeith, helped clean up the piled-up rubbish using its eight-wheeled grab lorries.

The company said it has cleared and collected a range of materials from across the Grassmarket, New Town and Holyrood areas of the city, and transported it to the council’s waste transfer stations at Sighthill and Seafield.

Nicola Williams, sales and marketing director at NWH Group, said: “There were no collections during the period of action and waste and recycling centres also remained closed, so it’s been a fairly major operation to clean up the mess.”

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