11 November 2019Waste industry hit by flood disruption
Flooding across the UK this weekend has caused disruption to a number of waste and recycling services. Most of the disruption has affected the north of England, particularly Yorkshire where flooding was caused by the River Don...
11 November 2019WIDP programme ‘moving to new phase’
The government’s long running Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP) is moving to a new phase after helping to deliver the ‘vast majority’ of infrastructure under the progamme. Established by Defra in 2006, WIDP was ...
8 November 2019CIWM announces ‘streamlined’ trustee board
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced the appointment of a new trustee board which has been “significantly reduced to streamline and improve responsiveness”. The board will be in post with effect ...
7 November 2019Renewi’s UK revenue drops amid RDF tax warnings
Renewi’s UK revenue has fallen in the past six months as the company’s half year results warn of “potential future risks” from Brexit and the Dutch incinerator tax. And, today’s (07 November) half year results –which ...
7 November 2019Cheshire West and Chester backs Protos gasifier
Cheshire West and Chester council has unanimously approved plans for a 175,000 tonne-per-year capacity gasification plant at Protos, near Ellesmere Port. The facility is being developed by Progressive Energy and will look to ...
6 November 2019Appeal over Blaydon Quarry permit rejection
Octagon Green Solutions has appealed the Environment Agency’s decision to reject its bid to transfer the permit of the Blaydon Quarry landfill site. This comes after the company applied in March 2019 to transfer the landfill ...
5 November 2019Bryson Recycling wins arc21 extension
Bryson Recycling has won a three-year deal worth £12.6 million to continue processing dry recyclables from six councils in Northern Ireland. The contract was procured by arc21, the umbrella waste management group for local ...
5 November 2019Equipment news round-up (5/11/19)
With news on; CRJ Services celebrates 20 years of machinery hire; TOMRA open Leicester ‘centre for excellence’; Warwick Ward win awards at dealer conference, and; Pellenc ST launches compact sorting machine.
4 November 2019Viridor signs ‘landfill gas to transport fuel’ deal
Viridor has signed an agreement with a Dutch technology firm to deliver a ‘gas clean-up system’ which will turn landfill gas into transport fuels. The deal with CarbonOrO – described by Viridor as a “£2million innovation ...
RT @ViridorUK: This gorgeous kitten was one of nine rescued by Viridor staff, who found them sheltering near our Priorswood plant… https://t.co/ONZqxYs5mh
‘RDF tax’ passes first stage of Dutch Parliament - https://t.co/yVondOERt1
Wigan ‘bucks trend’ by slashing fly-tipping - https://t.co/csOeo9HdSf
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