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News in brief (29/11/2022)

With news on: Bauer Technologies starts piling at Rivenhall EfW plant; Andusia signs RDF supply contract with Cartwrights; MPs call for global treaty to end plastic pollution; Veolia finds UK public ‘hopeful for climate solution’; and, Wiltshire secures convictions against organised fly-tipping gang.


Bauer Technologies starts piling at Rivenhall EfW plant

Specialist foundation contractor Bauer Technologies has announced it has been awarded the piling contract for the Rivenhall energy from waste (EfW) plant in Essex.

This comes after Belgian waste management company Indaver told letsrecycle.com earlier this month that the first phase of construction, carried out by Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), had been completed, seeing 3 million tonnes of soil removed to create space for the main works (see letsrecycle.com story).

(l-r): Peter Palicz, HZI; Michael Smeaton, HZI; Pierre-Jean Matherat; HZI; Nicholas Rogers, Bauer Technologies; Michael Jones, Bauer Technologies; Duma Kumalo, HZI; Luke Scargall, HZI

Bauer Technologies, which is subsidiary of the BAUER Group, says it will undertake the piling works over three phases, the first of which commenced in September.

Phase two will see Bauer undertake the main scope of its work and will include the installation of bored contiguous piles for the bunker/boiler wall and more, the firm said. This work is set run to April 2023, with three piling rigs running on site.

During the final phase, piling works for locations not accessible during the main works are planned for completion. Bauer Technologies noted that this is to be completed late 2023.

The company said that the EfW plant is on track to begin commercial operations in 2026, with a capacity of 595,000 tonnes annually.


Andusia signs RDF supply contract with Cartwrights

Alternative fuel exporter Andusia announced yesterday (28 November) that it has partnered with Cartwrights Waste Disposal for the supply of refuse derived fuel (RDF).

Andusia says the one-year partnership will see it supply 10,000 tonnes per annum of RDF to the Knapsack energy from waste (EfW) plant in Germany. The company added that this will help divert waste from the UK landfill.

Andusia has announced a year-long partnership with Cartwrights Waste Disposal

Cartwrights Waste Disposal is a specialist in the delivery of integrated waste management solutions and skip hire. It operates as a ‘zero to landfill’ company, recovering 12 types of waste and sending the rest for incineration as RDF.

Commenting on the partnership, Andusia’s operations director Chris May, said: “We are pleased to have joined forces with Cartwrights in this joint venture.

“Having not worked together before, I look forward to building up a great long-term relationship with a like-minded waste supplier that is committed to diverting waste away from UK landfill.”


MPs call for global treaty to end plastic pollution

The cross-party environment, food and rural affairs committee yesterday (28 November) renewed its call for a global treaty with legally binding targets to end worldwide plastic pollution.

This comes as United Nations restarted talks on the subject in Uruguay on the same day. The talks are taking place under the patronage of the UN Environment Agency.

Amongst other things, the committee called for a ban on plastic waste exports by 2027 (picture: Shutterstock)

The EFRA committee launched a report this month looking at solutions for the growing issue of plastic waste (see letsrecycle.com story).

Ahead of the Uruguay talks, the report recommended that the UK government pushes for legally binding targets to be included in the treaty, as well as bans on all plastic waste exports.

The report also called for more efforts to reduce the amount of plastic consumed and for an increase in domestic recycling capacity, with the government due to respond early next year.


Veolia finds UK public ‘hopeful for climate solution’

A survey commissioned by Veolia showed 90% of respondents believe ‘climate disruption’ is currently happening, with 51% thinking it can be solved.

The results also revealed that, while 77% of the respondents think the risk of climate disruption is “serious and immediate”, only 11% think it is too late to change course.

Veolia’s research highlighted the solutions that respondents were most in favour of, which included recycling and using recycled water (picture: Shutterstock)

And, 33% respondents admitted to eco-anxiety, which is above the global average of 30%, the survey, carried out by research and consulting firm ELABE, showed.

Additionally, the research highlighted the solutions that respondents were most in favour of, which included recycling and using recycled water. Eighty-five per cent of respondents said they would sort their waste further for recycling, with 66% saying they would use recycled water from wastewater treatment.

Gavin Graveson, Veolia senior executive vice president Northern Europe Zone, said: “We can’t ignore the climate disruption that has made 2022 one of the hottest years on record.

“We can’t rely on fossil fuels or virgin materials. The time is now, we need to invest in resilience because we can’t afford – both financially and environmentally – to do nothing.”


Wiltshire secures convictions against organised fly-tipping gang

Wiltshire council announced last week (23 November) that it had secured convictions for fly-tipping and burning waste against a gang after a three-month covert camera operation.

The offenders were convicted at Winchester Crown Court following an investigation by Wiltshire council’s environmental enforcement officers, the council says.

The offenders were convicted at Winchester Crown Court on 18 November (picture: Shutterstock)

Wiltshire says the gang were caught “dumping” large amounts of green waste, household waste and white goods.

Fines and costs totalling £14,500 were handed out to the gang on 18 November, the local authority continued. Three members were convicted of fly-tipping on land with no environmental permit.

According to the council, two more members were convicted of “operating a regulated facility on land without an environmental permit by burning waste, including a fridge”.

It added that all the offenders were part of several different tree and landscaping firms who collected all types of waste as part of their business activity and were filmed over a three-month period on an access road leading to a traveller site at Lode Hill near Downton.

After local people alerted the council, magistrates approved an operation to install covert cameras along the access road to catch the offenders, the council said.

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