New faces at Smurfit Kappa Recycling
Clare Tolland, previously of Macfarlane Packaging in Scotland, has joined the company as a regional manager for the North, with overall responsibility for depots in Glasgow, Preston and Blackburn. And, Alanna Greenway, who has previously worked for Shanks Waste Services and Viridor Waste Management, has been appointed as new commercial manager for Smurfit Kappa in Scotland to develop the company's paper and board recycling collection business across both the public and private sectors.
Gary Grant, UK operations manager for Smurfit Kappa Recycling, said: “We are thrilled that both Clare and Alanna have come on board to develop our business in Scotland and the North. Their combined knowledge of the waste and packaging sectors will enable us to divert many more tonnes of paper and card away from landfill and to realise the full potential of our Glasgow plant.”
Enterprise takes 10 Dennis Eagle RCVs for Slough
The Dennis Eagle P2-20 bodied RCVS – complete with Terberg OmniDEL bin lifts and powered by the rear steer Elite 6 x 2 chassis – have been supplied with full contract maintenance from Dennis Eagle's service centre in Croydon. They are being phased in to be used to cater for the weekly collection of card and paper, plastics, cans and glass in 240 litre wheeled bins. Feature a red council livery that incorporates a joint working logo, the new vehicles will bring the Enterprise Slough RCV fleet to 19.
Dave McGill, operations director at Enterprise, said: “We enjoy a close and effective working relationship with Dennis Eagle having partnered with them on a number of key waste management and recycling contracts. Their RCVs provide us not only with excellent payloads but outstanding levels of reliability in the process.”
Scottish survey puts environment on par with economy
The environment is as important a global issue as the economy for people in Scotland, a study carried out on behalf of the Scottish government by polling body IPSOS Mori has found.
The Scottish Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Survey (SEABS) questioned over 3,000 people last autumn and found that 35% put the environment on par with the economy in terms of global importance. It also found that greener behaviours were becoming more commonplace, with 76% of those questioned saying they always made use of kerbside paper recycling when it was available. However, when questioned about issues of importance to Scotland, three times as many people mentioned the economy as the environment, and a third of people said that they didn't think their own behaviour and lifestyle contributed to climate change.
Environment minister Roseanna Cunningham said: “We need to do more to get people to see the environment as a local issue. Many people see climate change as a global problem but not as an issue affecting Scotland or their communities. But milder winters and more floods mean the evidence is now on our doorstep and can no longer be ignored.”
Technology firm launches waste weights portal
The company has unveiled a web portal which allows waste firms using it's systems to access information on their weighing equipment, such as calibration certificates. The firm expects the electronic library to eventually increase in size and replace paper records, and Avery Weigh-Tronix has supplied all of its 250 service technicians with palmtop computers to allow them to collect information about maintenance and service as work is completed and download the information directly to the online portal.
Dave Webb, service director for Avery Weigh-Tronix, said: “Keeping track of calibration certificates using a paper-based system is a complex task in its own right. Using our new online system, the problem of lost calibration certificates will become a thing of the past.”
Gateshead metal recycling firm fined £9,500
The operators of a Gateshead scrapyard have been fined £9,500 and ordered to pay £8,000 legal costs after they admitted breaching strict anti-pollution laws when melting scrap metal.
In a hearing at Gateshead Magistrates Court earlier this month (March 9), District Judge Elsey fined Blaydon Metals Ltd. after they pleaded guilty to 12 offences under the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations in respect of breaches of their permit to operate an aluminium smelting furnace, which was used for melting scrap metal. Gateshead council prosecuted the company after they continued to operate the furnace despite knowing that it contravened the UK's strict pollution laws.
Anneliese Hutchinson, head of regulatory services at Gateshead council, said: “We have spent the last four years trying to get this company to obey the law and to behave like a responsible business, but they have absolutely refused to co-operate. They have chosen to ignore our repeated warnings and now they have paid the price. In addition, they have been required to spend around £300,000 to ensure that their operations now comply with the law.”
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