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Quarry
£250k fine for waste company after employee killed by trommel

Waste management company John Wade Group is facing a court bill of around £250,000 following the death of an employee in a workplace incident in December 2015.


The incident took place at the company’s Stonegrave Aggregates quarry in Newton Aycliffe near Darlington.


Two employees, 46-year-old Ray Garrett and 47-year-old Simon Hogg, were clearing blockages in a trommel (a large rotating drum that separates waste)... More

Waitrose trolleys
Waitrose joins forces with FareShare to tackle food waste

The retailer is supporting WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week by rolling out a number of initiatives to tackle food waste this week 

Urbaser vehicle
Urbaser announces waste contract with Eden District Council

The waste management company will provide waste and recycling collections and HWRC management for a number of UK councils

Recolight - The Circular Economy for Lighting
Business in Brief - 25/02/2021
By
Fiona Binns
| 25 February 2021 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry
Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries
By
Patrick Jowett
| 23 February 2021 |
The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly
Covanta's Dublin EfW facility (cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Dixon)
Covanta identifies strong growth prospects in UK EfW market
By
Patrick Jowett
| 23 February 2021 |
CEO of US-based EfW specialist highlights UK as a ‘primary growth avenue’ during recent earnings call.
Vegware compostable cup
Paper Round installs compostables-specific sorting line in Essex facility
By
Fiona Binns
| 18 February 2021 |
A new sorting line for compostable catering disposables has been installed by Paper Round in its Essex facility
Clothing in a shop
WRAP guide aims to increase clothes recycling post-lockdown
By
Lidia Creech
| 17 February 2021 |
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is targeting textiles recycling with its recently published guidance on retailer-led collection schemes for old clothes
Bale
Re-Gen announces plans for Newry circular economy development
By
Fiona Binns
| 11 February 2021 |
Re-Gen has announced a £22 million recycling development in Newry, claiming it will provide a ‘strong alternative’ to shipping waste overseas
EfW plant
Invest in new EfW facilities ‘only when needed’, says CEWEP
By
Patrick Jowett
| 10 February 2021 |
The CEWEP advises the need for new EfW facilities should depend on the amount of unavoidable non-recyclable waste that society produces
Crayford MRF
35,000 tonnes of recycling processed by Viridor’s Crayford MRF last month
By
Patrick Jowett
| 9 February 2021 |
Dry mixed recycling was up 6.8 per cent compared to last January at Viridor's Crayford MRF, with notable increases in fibre and glass recycling
Recolight aims to become carbon neutral by 2030
Business in Brief - 08/02/2021
By
Patrick Jowett
| 8 February 2021 |
A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry
Teeside EfW plant
Planning permission granted for Teesside EfW facility
By
Patrick Jowett
| 8 February 2021 |
The £300 million facility is expected to export low-carbon electricity for homes and boost local job opportunities
Overwood EfW
Viridor proposes new EfW plant in Scotland
By
Fiona Binns
| 8 February 2021 |
Viridor has put forward proposals for a multimillion-pound EfW facility in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
First Mile lorry
Business in Brief - 04/02/21
By
Fiona Binns
| 4 February 2021 |
A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry
Veolia announces latest carbon capture technology in UK EfWs
By
Patrick Jowett
| 4 February 2021 |
The company expects this technology to contribute towards lowering carbon emissions and reaching net-zero targets
Valpak’s carbon-free battery collection service
Valpak awarded for carbon-free battery collection service
By
Patrick Jowett
| 1 February 2021 |
Valpak’s carbon-free battery collection service has won the Partnership Excellence award at the National Recycling Awards.
Used tea bag
City to Sea warns consumers not to home compost new Sainsbury’s tea bags
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 January 2021 |
The environmental charity warns consumers not to attempt composting the new range of ‘plant-based’ tea bags at home
Skelton Grange plant
SUEZ to supply Wheelabrator plants with 500,000 tonnes of residual waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 January 2021 |
The two companies have partnered to sign four long-term residual waste supply contracts
Edmonton EcoPark, London
Heat supply partnership to increase low carbon heating in Enfield
By
Patrick Jowett
| 25 January 2021 |
Thousands of homes to be supplied with low carbon heating using energy from local ERW facility
A plastic recycling conveyor belt
Artificial intelligence-led MRF gains planning permission in the Midlands
By
Fiona Binns
| 21 January 2021 |
City planners have awarded planning permission to a regional recycling plant in Coventry that uses artificial intelligence to process recycling
Avonmouth Energy Recovery Facility aerial view
Viridor and CNIM announce takeover of £252m Avonmouth ERF site
By
Patrick Jowett
| 18 January 2021 |
Recycling and waste management company Viridor took over the operation of its Energy Recovery Facility in December.
Novamont BioBag Group
Novamont acquires BioBag Group
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 January 2021 |
The Italian bioplastics and biochemicals company announced its acquisition of Norwegian BioBag Group earlier this week (12 January)