20 September 2018
Executive board secures Acumen buyout
Acumen Waste Services has undergone a Management Buyout (MBO) for an undisclosed sum, resulting in the formation of a new company, Acumen Group Holdings. The move means the West Yorkshire-based waste management company’s ...
19 September 2018
Politicians praise Veolia apprenticeships
Politicians gave their support at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament last week which saw Veolia present awards to their apprentices and graduates. Congratulating all the awards finalists, Labour’s Barry ...
19 September 2018
Councils gear up for Recycle Week 2018
Resources charity WRAP is calling for councils and businesses to get involved in the “biggest” Recycle Week yet, which starts on Monday. Taking place from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 September 2018, this year the focus will be on ...
19 September 2018
‘Getting the balance right’
OPINION: In the wake of recent mentions of waste policy in Westminster, Stuart Hayward-Higham, technical development director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, reflects on the need for careful thinking and alignment in the forthcoming ...
19 September 2018
Suez extends EfW presence in North East
Suez has announced its intention to develop a new Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Stockton on Tees, which will be its third facility in the area. The new plant has planning permission to treat 200,000 tonnes of residual waste a ...
18 September 2018
Dry summer sees waste inspectors switched to fish kills
The heatwave this summer has significantly reduced the number of inspections at waste and material export sites, the Environment Agency has revealed. The diversion of officers to check on fish kills and pollution incidents was ...
17 September 2018
Packaging experts back ‘more centralised’ PRN system
The government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging has recommended that reforms of the PRN system should make it more centralised with a strategic approach in management of its activities. The ACP packaging committee’s views, ...
17 September 2018
Recycling rates in England ‘collapsing’
A number of English local authority sources have told letsrecycle.com they expect recycling rates to be lower in 2017/18 than the previous year. And, environment minister Therese Coffey has spoken of household recycling rates “...
14 September 2018
Waste chiefs optimistic at RWM
Two “big hitters” of the waste and recycling sector, David Palmer-Jones and Ian Wakelin, kicked off this year’s RWM event at Birmingham’s NEC on Wednesday (12 September). The discussion started positively, with Suez’ ...
Packaging Forum launched ahead of reforms - https://t.co/MZsHdnM1cx
REPIC publishes WEEE target method research - https://t.co/pAubEIVtiq
Agency to extend RPS on waste wood classification - https://t.co/bdtX3cLINx
