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18 April 2018

Bio Collectors wins West London food waste tender

Councils / Organics

Bio Collectors has won a £3 million, 10-year contract to transport and treat food waste from the West London Waste Authority and its constituent boroughs. The contract – which started on 1 April 2018 – sees Bio ...

16 April 2018

Trading platform for organics launched by Veolia

Organics / Wood

Veolia UK has launched a trading platform for waste wood and organic materials including green and food waste. The waste management company said that the trading platform – www.biotrading.co.uk – will allow sellers to “get a...

5 April 2018

Avenue awarded collections contract in Northern Ireland

Councils / Organics / Waste Management

Antrim and Newtownabbey borough council has awarded a contract to Northern Irish waste management firm, Avenue Recycling, for the kerbside collection of organic and residual waste. As part of the contract – which is worth just ...

29 March 2018

Olleco buys Aylesbury AD plant from Renewi

Organics

Olleco, the renewables division of the ABP Food Group, has bought the Westcott Park anaerobic digestion facility in Aylesbury from Renewi (formerly Shanks). The deal was announced today but the sale value was not disclosed. ...

19 March 2018

Research ‘Hub’ launched to support organics R&D

Organics

Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) has established a Research Hub to support research and development work in the organics recycling industry. The Hub will fund or support compost and digestate-related R&D projects that are...

2 March 2018

Industry experts endorse separate food waste collections

Councils / Organics / Waste Management

Mike Falconer Hall, organics programme manager at WRAP, has endorsed the case for separate food waste collections at the National Food Waste Conference in London. Addressing delegates at the conference yesterday, which ...

21 February 2018

Fareham rolls-out takeaway bags to restaurants

Business / Organics / Retail

Fareham borough council has commissioned 10,000 takeaway bags to be distributed to local restaurants as a measure to reduce food waste. The bags will allow customers to take their leftovers home with them when they eat out and ...

8 February 2018

Biogen snaps up Tamar in AD deal

Organics / Waste Management

Biogen, a portfolio company of infrastructure investment manager Ancala Partners LLP, has acquired food waste treatment firm, Tamar Energy, for an undisclosed sum. A number of Tamar Energy’s existing shareholders have rolled-...

6 February 2018

National Food Waste Conference returns for second year

Organics / Waste Management

The National Food Waste Conference, organised by letsrecycle.com, is returning for its second year on February 28. This year’s event takes place at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London, with an opening address ...