24 June 2020Waste wood exports fall by 39% in 2019
Exports of waste wood from the UK fell by 39% in 2019, a survey from the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) shows, as demand from the domestic panel board and biomass sector increased. The annual statistics give the clearest ...
22 June 2020Campaign calls for end to biomass subsidies
VIDEO REPORT: A campaign has been launched today (22 June) calling on the government to redirect biomass subsidies towards “truly clean and renewable energy sources like solar and wind”.
5 June 2020Waste wood sector faces ‘lengthy’ recovery
The waste wood sector faces a lengthy recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, industry experts said this week. Delegates attending the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) online summer meeting on 3 June were told the...
27 May 2020Agency extends ‘hazardous’ wood RPS
The Environment Agency has extended the Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) which allows wood recyclers to continue current methods for handling wood which could potentially be hazardous. In an announcement this morning, 27 May, ...
5 May 2020‘No reason in law why HWRCs cannot be open’ – Defra
There is “no reason in law” why household waste recycling centres cannot be open, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs declared today (5 May). Strengthening its stance of “encouraging” local authorities...
5 May 2020Guidance issued for reopening of HWRCs
Local authority associations have published a detailed guide for the reopening of closed Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The 17 page document goes into detail over topics such as health and safety, opening hours, off-...
2 April 2020Associations sympathise with councils as services cut
Two separate associations in the recycling industry have said they sympathise with local authorities having to make difficult decisions ...
27 March 2020‘Keep HWRCs open for wood supply’, WRA says
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has called on the government to keep open household waste and recycling centres which take in waste wood to safeguard the supply of material for industry. A number of ...
26 March 2020Virus prompts supply concerns for biomass plants
Closure of local authority recycling centres because of the coronavirus pandemic could hit the supply of waste wood to some UK biomass plants, according to some in the waste wood sector. The concerns about the potential impact...
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