16 April 2018
Trading platform for organics launched by Veolia
Veolia UK has launched a trading platform for waste wood and organic materials including green and food waste. The waste management company said that the trading platform – www.biotrading.co.uk – will allow sellers to “get a...
3 April 2018
Appointments round-up (03/04/2018)
Including news on the Wood Recyclers' Association; a promotion at TOMRA; two vehicle sector appointments; and other developments. Jamie Plevin joins Wood Recyclers’ board ...
21 March 2018
NRW wood case sees recycler fined
South Wales Wood Recycling (SWWR) has been fined £15,000 for breaches of an environmental permit relating to fire prevention plans and the disposal of fire-affected wood, in an investigation brought by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
7 March 2018
Waste wood suppliers ‘to bear cost’ of hazardous loads
When wood recyclers receive supplies of mixed wood and find hazardous wood in it – such as creosoted fence panels – the supplier will have to bear the cost of dealing with it. The firm line about suppliers meeting costs ...
23 January 2018
Packaging sector cautious despite likely 2017 target success
The UK looks almost certain to meet its packaging waste recovery targets – including for plastics recycling – in 2017 according to the Environment Agency figures published earlier this month. But, while broadly speaking the ...
17 January 2018
Wood restrictions hit Manchester HWRCs recycling rate
The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has blamed a low recycling rate at its recycling centres in 2015/16 on restrictions on wood waste. Figures published at the end of December by the authority in its annual report ...
21 December 2017
Immingham site for green waste to ‘coal’ project
A former British Coal business, CPL Industries, has announced plans to install what it claims would be the first commercial‐scale “hydrothermal carbonisation” (HTC) facility in the UK at its production site in Immingham, North ...
20 December 2017
South Wales Wood wins Cheltenham contract
South Wales Wood Recycling has won a five year contract for wood recycling in Cheltenham, which will extend the current two year contract it already holds with the council. The company will now be responsible for the collection ...
29 November 2017
Need for evidence on waste wood hazards, says WRA
The need for an evidence-based approach to categorisation of waste wood has been emphasised by the Wood Recyclers Association. The association’s view comes in the wake of the publication of a Regulatory Position Statement by the...
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