4 December 2019Waste arisings slightly up in Greater Manchester
Waste arisings in Greater Manchester rose slightly in the two months after Suez UK took over the waste services on June 1. But, this was offset by an increase in recycling and landfill diversion rates, which rose to almost 48...
4 December 2019Bexley awards recycling stream contracts
Bexley council has awarded contracts for the processing of different material streams arising from its household, commercial and bring bank collection services. The South East London local authority this week confirmed the ...
3 December 2019Essex to landfill RDF in wake of Dutch tax
Essex county council has confirmed that around 200,000 tonnes-a-year of refuse derived fuel (RDF) produced at Urbaser Balfour Beatty’s mechanical and biological treatment facility (MBT) are to be sent to landfill. In a statement...
3 December 2019News in brief (03/12/19)
With news on: Grundon releases Wimbledon recycling statistics; Enva to double capacity of recycling facility; Eco Sustainable Solutions appoint accountants; Smurfit Kappa launch eco-friendly toys. Grundon releases Wimbledon recycling ...
3 December 2019Energy firm announces Dorset EfW plans
Dorset-based energy company Powerfuel Portland has announced plans to build a £100 million Energy from Waste (EfW) plant on an industrial site on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The company explained that the proposed facility ...
2 December 2019Carpet recycling body hits back at UKWIN report
The trade body for carpet recyclers has hit back at a report which claimed the amount of carpets being sent for energy recovery is being “hidden”. On Thursday, 28 November, a joint investigation from UKWIN with Changing ...
2 December 2019Mixed reaction to England’s 2018/19 recycling rate
There has been a mixed reaction from across the waste industry to the figures released by Defra last week (November 28) which showed that England’s household recycling rate edged upwards. As reported by letsrecycle.com ...
2 December 2019Palmer-Jones gains Suez promotion
The chief executive of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK, David Palmer-Jones, has been promoted to group senior executive VP for Northern Europe at the company. In his new role, Mr Palmer-Jones will be responsible for SUEZ’s ...
29 November 2019RDF markets facing challenge of Dutch tax
The refuse derived fuel market faces a period of uncertainty in coming months, a conference held in London yesterday (29 November) was told by a number of speakers. Jacob Hayler, executive director of Environmental Services ...
Sweden confirms EfW tax from April 2020 - https://t.co/CZE91jh29O
East Northants rolls out kerbside WEEE collections - https://t.co/FNHB7aWlXz
Market support needed for paper, says EuRIC - https://t.co/s32stTnR7o
