Taylor signs 200,000 contract with Enterprise
As a result, Taylors 1,100L Continental range of bins will be used by a number of local authorities. The waste firm hopes this will boost its business among UK councils, of which 80% are already supplied by Taylor, while also reducing local government waste-related expenditure.
Chris White joins Closed Loop Recycling
Chris White, former commercial manager at Aylesford Newsprint, has joined plastic bottle recycler Closed Loop Recycling as commercial manager.
At Aylesford Mr White spend 41 years at Aylesford Newsprint where he held numerous roles. In recent years, he has become well known for his views on quality and is an advocate of high quality sorting at materials recycling facilities.
His new role at Closed Loop Recycling will see him overseeing the companys partnerships with customers including Veolia Environmental Services, with whom Closed Loop recently agreed a new deal to supply its state of the art facility with PET and HDPE.
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Dow, chief executive of Closed Loop Recycling, said: Chris is a hugely experienced recycler who has earned the respect of his fellow industry colleagues. Were absolutely delighted that he has decided to join the Closed Loop team and have no doubt that his extensive skills learnt in the paper industry will come to bear in the world of plastic recycling.
Contractor announced for planned power facility
Renewable energy firm Tilbury Green Power Limited (TGP) has appointed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to develop the first phase of its planned waste wood-burning power generation facility at Tilbury in Essex.
The work has been awarded to a consortium of Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC), acting as consortium leader, and Aalborg Energie Technik A/S (AET) have been awarded the deal.
The first phase will generate 30 MW of electricity and will be fuelled by recovered wood sourced from Hadfield Wood Recyclers (see letsrecycle.com story).
TGP received planning permission for the power facility in 2009 and has consent to use up to 650,000 tonnes of fuel per year, including Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) and biomass fuel from virgin and recovered wood. TGP’s plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2015.
Dirk van den Esschert, Director of TGP, said: We are very pleased to appoint BWSC and AET in consortium as successful bidder for the EPC contract for the first phase of the project. Their technology is widely used in the biomass generation market and their global presence and proven track record makes them important partners. This is a further key step in the delivery of our project.
Shanks wins Heineken contract
Shanks Van Tuijl glass recycling business in the Netherlands has secured a contract to recycle 15,000 tons of glass bottles for global drinks manufacturer Heineken.
Heineken recently announced it will now only sell its beer in green bottles and no longer in brown-coloured bottles. This has left the firm with 15,000 tons of brown glass bottles, which will be recycled by Van Tuijl.
Michael van Hulst, managing director of Shanks, Benelux, said: Heineken is a key customer for us and we are delighted to be helping them transition to green bottles as part of their stated ambition to be the greenest international brewer in the world. This contract clearly illustrates how Shanks enables its customers to achieve their sustainability targets.
Waste management firm Shanks purchased Van Tuijl in 2011 and has since commissioned a new furnace and doubled the recycling capacity of the business.
Cooking oil recycling scheme launched in West Sussex
West Sussex county council has launched a new scheme enabling residents to recycle their used cooking oil this Christmas.
The council and its recycling contractor Viridor have teamed up with Living Fuels to kit out nine household waste and recycling sites across the county with tanks to collect the oil. The oil will then be transformed at a recovery facility into a liquid fuel that generates renewable energy for the national grid.
Cooking oil recycling is available in West Sussex at the following household waste recycling sites: Billingshurst; Burgess Hill; Chichester (Westhampnett); Crawley; East Grinstead; Horsham; Littlehampton; Shoreham; Worthing.
Clarity recycles 340 tonnes of dumped plastic
Recycling and environmental compliance business Clarity Environmental has cleared hundreds of tonnes of plastic dumped by a rogue operator on a site in Avonmouth near Bristol.
It is believed a previous tenant discarded the plastic on the site, which has now been handed back to the current owner after 340 tonnes of discarded plastic was diverted from landfill and recycled.
Clarity Environmentals team of workers sorted through the material which included wheelie bins, fruit crates, plastic film and empty chemical drums and found buyers for the plastic to prevent it going to landfill.
Business development specialist at Clarity Environmental, Barry Dunne, said: Not only had the plastic been dumped, but the site had been carelessly managed throughout.
He added: By using our knowledge and experience of plastics, in just a number of weeks we have managed to recycle a phenomenal amount more than the average weight of two blue whales. Only a very small amount of the material had to go to landfill. This is a great achievement for Clarity and a great result for the environment.
Olive supplier launches waste reduction plan
Mediterranean foods firm Fresh Olive has launched a sustainability plan in order to cut waste in its production and supply chain.
The firm, which supplies olives and other food products to Sainsburys and Boots among others, unveiled its Ready Steady Green campaign, which aims to implement a zero waste supply chain by 2014.
Built around staff engagement activities and competitive games, the campaign will see the firms waste streams segregated at the source so that each can be beneficially reused, with food waste being sent to anaerobic digestion.
Operations manager at Fresh Olive, Derek Wiles, said: Were proud to play our part in greening the supply chain and echoing our customers values. We wanted to take our own proactive steps to respond to Sainsburys 20 by 20 Sustainability Plan, and by working with WasteSolve and introducing the Ready, Steady Green Programme, we can do this in a way which is both efficient and enjoyable, and a first for the retail supply chain.
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