Enva opens £2.5m oil filter recycling plant
Enva has announced the opening of a recycling facility for used oil filters and oily rags at its specialist waste treatment site in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
According to the company, the £2.5 million facility can process more than 10,000 tonnes a year of oil filters and oily rags collected by Enva from workshops and the automotive and industrial sectors across the UK.
Oil filters are first shredded before passing through multiple recycling technologies including two centrifuges to recover the waste oil, which then undergoes further treatment at Enva’s existing oil treatment facility on the site.
Magnets and eddy current separators extract ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and plastics are also separated. The remaining solid material ends up as an oily cardboard fluff which is used in the production of a waste-derived fuel for energy intensive industries.
Enva’s specialist waste director, Michael Sneath, said: “This investment is a natural progression for our business, enabling us to realise the environmental and commercial benefits of the material we collect from garages and workshops across the UK.
“In addition to removing our dependence on third party processors, the ability to recycle this material in-house has increased our capacity, enabling us to collect more waste filters and rags from our customers.”
Cory awarded five-star sustainability rating
Cory has achieved the highest rating in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment for the third year running.
GRESB is an independent Dutch organisation which provides validated ESG performance data and peer benchmarks for investors and managers.
Cory was awarded a five-star rating and scored 98 out of 100. This places the business first out of 10 peer businesses, and 21st out of the 649 businesses that GRESB assesses globally.
Cory was also named an Infrastructure Sector Leader, making it one of the top-performing organisations to be assessed.
Dougie Sutherland, CEO at Cory, said: “Now, more than ever, businesses must play their part in averting the climate crisis.
“As the owner and operator of a major infrastructure asset in the UK we are acutely aware of this, and it is hugely gratifying that our ongoing efforts to be a leader in environmental, social and governance performance have once again been recognised.
“Robust reporting is essential if we are to have a meaningful impact as a sustainable business. GRESB is an increasingly important benchmarking tool for infrastructure assets, and we remain committed to building on our consistently strong performance in the years to come.”
Takeaway bag leads to fly-tip fine in Cambridge
A household in Cambridge has been fined £300 after their rubbish was found dumped in Little Shelford.
The waste, which included four car tyres, polystyrene packaging and other household waste, was discovered on Whittlesford Road back in July. A passer-by reported it to South Cambridgeshire district council, whose environmental crime enforcement team visited the scene.
Officers found evidence amongst the waste that tied it back to a property in the city of Cambridge. This included a name and address on a takeaway food bag. The homeowner was then interviewed under caution but could not explain how his waste had ended-up being dumped.
As a result, he was issued a fixed penalty notice of £400. This was reduced to £300 for prompt payment.
South Cambridgeshire district council’s lead cabinet member for environment, Cllr Brian Milnes, said: “Unfortunately, this is another example of someone not taking responsibility for their rubbish.
“If you have rubbish from home to dispose of, take it to a household recycling centre like those at Milton or Thriplow or use a business or contractor licensed as a waste carrier by the Environment Agency.”
Study shows ‘best UK city for recycling’
Newport has been named the best city for recycling in the UK and Birmingham the area most in need of improvement, according to new research by not-for-profit Every Can Counts.
To coincide with Recycle Week (17-23 October), the drink can recycling not-for-profit has created a ranking of the nation’s top and bottom cities for recycling by analysing local authority recycling rates and self-reported attitudes and behaviours towards recycling, including the importance placed on recycling by residents and their efforts to recycle when at home and whilst out in public places.
Chester comes in as runner-up, with more than nine in 10 (96%) people saying that they always recycle when at home, compared to seven in 10 (70%) nationwide. Two other Welsh cities, Bangor and Cardiff, ranked in third and six, respectively.
Looking at the cities at the bottom of the list, Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, and Wolverhampton are the areas that rank lowest, based on recycling behaviours and resident attitudes.
Chris Latham-Warde, programme manager for Every Can Counts, said: “The need for recycling is now fairly well cemented into the minds of the general public and it’s great to reveal and celebrate the efforts of the UK’s top-performing cities.
“However, as we can see from the data, there is still more to be done to inspire change throughout the country, especially when it comes to recycling on-the-go and in public places.”
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