20 November 2020Enva fined over Paisley magnet fatality
Enva Scotland has been fined £264,000 for the death of an employee working on a shredder at its Burnbrae Road, Paisley facility in 2018. The incident took place on 28 March 2018 at an industrial unit owned by recycling company ...
13 November 2020Wood sector asks Defra for target ‘explanation’
The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) and the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF) have written a joint letter to Defra, asking for an “explanation” as to why the waste wood packaging recycling targets have been reduced to 35%.
10 November 2020Wood sector stunned by packaging targets
Packaging waste targets published by Defra yesterday (November 9) have shocked the wood recycling sector, with some saying it has become "collateral damage" of the government's Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. Yesterday’s release of the ...
27 October 2020Welsh lockdown worries for waste wood sector
The Wood Recyclers’ Association has written to the Welsh Government asking it to take urgent action to safeguard the supply of waste wood, after Wales was put into a 17 day “fire break” lockdown on Friday night. The ...
23 October 2020PackFlow finds recycling targets ‘achievable’
Packaging waste recycling and recovery targets for 2020 through to 2022 are “broadly achievable” according to updated PackFlow reports published this week. But, the reports caution that the targets will be "challenging ...
22 October 2020Eco Sustainable awarded £12m organics contract
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council has awarded a 10-year contract worth £12 million to Eco Sustainable Solutions, for the treatment of the authority’s organic waste. The contract was previously held by Eco ...
16 October 2020Andy Hill to step down as WRA chair
Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) Chair Andy Hill will be standing down from his role at the trade body’s annual general meeting next March. Mr Hill has been chair for eight
2 October 2020Welsh council considers in-house wood recycling
A Welsh council is considering building an in-house waste wood recycling facility which it says will “reduce the environmental impacts associated with waste wood management”. Blaenau Gwent ...
18 August 2020Glennmont seeking ‘positive solution’ for Port Clarence
Renewable energy fund manager Glennmont Partners says a “positive solution” is still being sought for the 325,000 tonne-per-year capacity Port Clarence biomass project, but progress has been stalled by the coronavirus pandemic.
2021 PRN prices to ‘start lower’, compliance experts say - https://t.co/awlrWgOWYQ
China ‘over’ but containers are main concern - https://t.co/0IfXCNrFbs
Max Recycle’s case against Durham dismissed - https://t.co/nJhGcsZBc2
