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£15m funding approved for Cardiff district heat network
Waste Management
£15m funding approved for Cardiff district heat network

Cardiff’s £26.5-million district-heating network project, has secured £15 million to begin the first phase of works.


Using heat generated at Viridor’s Trident Park Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), which recently celebrated processing one million tonnes of residual waste, Cardiff City Heating Network will divert approximately 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfill every... More

Piles of old computers.
Compliance Schemes
Provisional WEEE Q2 figures show significant fall in collections

Collection targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for the second quarter of 2020 have been missed, according to provisional data released by the Environment Agency (EA).

Coca Cola cans
Waste Management
News in Brief – 13/08/20

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Coca-Cola, Veolia, BMRA, DS Smith and Andusia.

Defra sign outside the departmental building.
Defra outlines plans for monitoring resources policy
By
Rob Cole
| 12 August 2020 |
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released two policy papers on monitoring and evaluation of the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy for England.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Defra sign
Defra to recruit head of Office for Environmental Protection
By
Lidia Creech
| 11 August 2020 |
Defra has begun the recruitment process for the inaugural Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.
An artist's impression the NREL Wiltshire facility
Planning application re-submitted for Wiltshire EfW facility
By
Rob Cole
| 10 August 2020 |
Northacre Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) has submitted a renewed planning application to Wiltshire Council to build a £200-million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Westbury.
Materials Recycling Facility
Coronavirus grant support extension for Scottish waste management firms
By
Rob Cole
| 10 August 2020 |
Scottish waste management firms impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic have seen the deadline for applications for grant support extended until the end of August.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit
By
Emma Love
| 7 August 2020 |
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a toolkit to assist manufacturers and designers in developing products with a minimal environmental impact.
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
By
Emma Love
| 6 August 2020 |
In a blog post made this week, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith outlined the company’s pledges to achieve new zero waste goals by 2030. 
EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EfW, says ESWET
By
Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
The European Suppliers of Waste-To-Energy Technology (ESWET) has released a policy briefing highlighting the need for any revision to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to continue to allow the shipment of waste for energy recovery.
Chris James, Chief Executive of WAMITAB
WAMITAB Chief Executive steps down
By
Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
The Chief Executive of skills and training organisation WAMITAB, Chris James, has announced he is stepping down.
‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report
‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report
By
Rob Cole
| 4 August 2020 |
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has issued a firm rebuttal to a report by Greenpeace that found Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities are three times more likely to be found in deprived areas, calling for an end to the “demonising” of EfW.
Lidl x Love Food Hate Waste
Lidl GB launches Scottish food waste initiative
By
Emma Love
| 31 July 2020 |
Lidl GB yesterday (30 July) announced the launch of its partnership with Love Food Hate Waste Scotland, providing consumers with food waste-free shopping lists.
Lindner Micromat 1500 series 3
News In Brief – 31/07/20
By
Emma Love
| 31 July 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Mach-Tech, Chase Plastics, Storm Board, J&B Recycling and Durakerb.
UK Circular Economy Package to set 65 per cent recycling target for 2035
UK Circular Economy Package to set 65 per cent recycling target for 2035
By
Rob Cole
| 31 July 2020 |
The UK Government will commit to a 65 per cent municipal recycling rate by 2035 after it announced it would be transposing the vast majority of the EU’s Circular Economy Package (CEP) into UK law.
New study finds ocean plastic could triple by 2040
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.
Food Scrap Recycling Truck game
Novamont launches iPhone recycling game for children
By
Lidia Creech
| 28 July 2020 |
A new app developed by bioplastics company Novamont aims to promote the environmental benefits of food waste recycling among children.
Cross-industry group announces plan to boost black plastic packaging recycling
Industry critical as EU set to introduce plastics tax
By
Lidia Creech
| 28 July 2020 |
The EU is set to introduce a plastics tax from 1 January 2021, raising concerns among European plastics converters.
Wheelabrator Kemsley EfW facility
Wheelabrator Kemsley EfW plant enters full operation
By
Rob Cole
| 28 July 2020 |
A new energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Kent, Wheelabroator Kemsley, with an annual throughput capacity of 550,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste has entered full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase in early 2020.
Novamont's plant at Patrica, near Rome.
Novamont achieves B Corp Certification
By
Rob Cole
| 27 July 2020 |
Italian bioplastics company Novamont has received B Corp Certification, part of a global movement which aims to put more emphasis on social and environmental responsibility in business.
Cory Riverside Energy logo
Cory granted permit for London Riverside EfW plant
By
Emma Love
| 24 July 2020 |
The Environment Agency has granted the company a permit for the operation of its new Riverside Energy Park
Shipping containers at Malaysia's Port Klang
1,800 tonnes of illegal toxic waste found abandoned in Malaysian port
By
Emma Love
| 23 July 2020 |
110 containers of toxic electric arc furnace dust from Romania were found discarded in a Malaysian Port last month