17 July 2018
Waste sector reacts to UKWIN’s emissions report
In response to a report today from the UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN), which said that certain emissions from energy from waste plants are not being reported, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and Viridor have released a ...
17 July 2018
Defra defends recycling in face of EfW criticism
With energy from waste facing criticism this week in claims that it is slowing recycling and that new plants are not needed, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has stepped into the debate. Yesterday (16 July) ...
17 July 2018
Somerset recycling loader ‘bruised and battered’
Somerset Waste Partnership is calling for greater respect for collection crews after a worker was left “bruised and battered” following an incident with a passing vehicle. SWP said collections were disrupted in and around ...
16 July 2018
Greens call for moratorium on EFW plants
The UK will be burning more waste than it recycles inside the next year, a report by the Green Party has suggested. As a result of the findings, according to the Green Party, the government should immediately bring in a moratorium...
16 July 2018
TCO in warning over waste drivers using phones
The Traffic Commissioner’s Office has warned waste sector and other employers of the “risks” their drivers could face if caught using a mobile phone whilst driving. In a statement earlier this month, the TCO warned that if ...
16 July 2018
Organics contracts underway in West London
West London Waste Authority (WLWA) has awarded contracts to a number of organics recycling firms for the treatment of green waste and commingled green and food waste. Three companies have been awarded parts of the contract, which ...
16 July 2018
Viridor releases update on Sutton ERF
Viridor has released an update on its energy recovery facility (ERF) in Beddington, Sutton, explaining that the £205 million plant is “expected to become operational in autumn 2018”. The site, which will process 275,000...
13 July 2018
Pedestrian killed in Veolia RCV collision
A man has died following an incident involving a Veolia refuse collection vehicle in Croydon. The incident, described as a “road traffic collission” by the London Ambulance Service, occurred shortly before 11am on Wednesday (...
13 July 2018
North Lanarkshire waste contract goes to Viridor
North Lanarkshire council in Scotland has revealed that Viridor has won an interim contract worth £17 million for the “receipt, treatment, and onward transmission” of kerbside residual and HWRC waste in both North and central ...
Government accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to EfW emissions - https://t.co/LfPs6rjVps
Opinion: Time for direct action on food waste - https://t.co/WeyfbPUS5g @philip_simpson1
RT @Res_Association: warm thanks to everyone who made our #AnnualLecture #QualityRecognitionAwards & Summer Reception such a success, es… https://t.co/kOqVEhQ8iQ
