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Go Plant Fleet Service secures £25m Harrow deal
Go Plant Fleet Service secures £25m Harrow deal

Go Plant Fleet Services has landed a major contract in Harrow to provide refuse collection vehicles for the council.


The Leicestershire-based company, a UK provider of a range of commercial vehicles, will enter into an initial eight-year contract with Harrow Council to supply and maintain machines including RCVs, street sweepers, tractors and accessible buses.

Instructions for disposal on a compostable wrapper
Guardian switches to compostable wrappers

The Guardian has become the first national newspaper to be delivered in a compostable wrapper, but there is confusion over whether the material can be disposed of in food waste bins.

Amur Yorkshire AD plant gains PAS 110 standard
Amur Yorkshire AD plant gains PAS 110 standard

Anaerobic digestion operator Amur has gained the PAS 110 standard for digestate produced at its Yorkshire facility.

Enva doubles capacity through acquisition and investment
Enva doubles capacity through acquisition and investment
By
Kate Dickinson
| 10 January 2019 |
Recycling and resource recovery business Enva has doubled its capacity through investment in its new facility, previously owned by Blue Sky Plastics.
Staniforth promoted to Head of Policy at Ecosurety
Staniforth promoted to Head of Policy at Ecosurety
By
Rob Cole
| 9 January 2019 |
Compliance scheme Ecosurety’s Policy Manager, Robbie Staniforth, has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Policy, providing in-depth policy and market insight.
Scottish waste firm pioneers in-house mental health support
Scottish waste firm pioneers in-house mental health support
By
Rob Cole
| 9 January 2019 |
In what is seen as an industry first, Scottish waste management company Binn Group has started providing in-house support in a bid to tackle the UK’s growing mental health crisis.
Discussions continue over Birmingham bin strike
Discussions continue over Birmingham bin strike
By
Rob Cole
| 8 January 2019 |
Discussions between Birmingham City Council and Unite are “ongoing” as both parties seek to find a resolution to the industrial action taken by refuse workers over the Christmas period.
Barrels of Plaxx, the product created by Recycling Technologies from waste plastics
New ‘all-plastic’ recycling facility in the pipeline for Swindon
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 January 2019 |
Plastics reprocessing company Recycling Technologies has announced a new partnership with Swindon Borough Council to develop a ‘first in England’ advanced plastics recycling facility.
Recycling Lives boosts turnover to £75m
Recycling Lives boosts turnover to £75m
By
Rob Cole
| 7 January 2019 |
National waste management group Recycling Lives has increased its sales for the third year running, to more than £75 million in 2017/18.
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
By
Rob Cole
| 20 December 2018 |
Who across the waste and resources world has done enough to etch their name into the pantheon of greats as this year’s Legend of Waste? You can tell us now by voting in this year’s Hot 100.
Industry welcomes ‘bold and radical’ Resources and Waste Strategy
Industry welcomes ‘bold and radical’ Resources and Waste Strategy
By
Rob Cole
| 18 December 2018 |
Key stakeholders have largely welcomed the publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), calling it a “blueprint for the future” and “bold and radical”, though some reservations remain.
Ribena announces new sustainability measures
Ribena announces new sustainability measures
By
Kate Nicholson
| 18 December 2018 |
After 10 years of ensuring its plastic bottles are made completely from recycled plastic, the drinks company Ribena has announced further plans to improve its sustainability.
An example of a KeyKeg
New recycling scheme for single-use plastic beer kegs
By
Kate Dickinson
| 14 December 2018 |
A trial in London will see plastic KeyKegs, commonly used to store beer and wine, collected for recycling into new kegs by reprocessors OneCircle.
Eunomia bolsters EU presence post-Brexit
Eunomia bolsters EU presence post-Brexit
By
Rob Cole
| 13 December 2018 |
Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced this week that it will be opening a new office in Athens, Greece, while one of the company’s Directors, Joe Papineschi, is moving to Brussels to lead its European operations.
Ecosurety and Danone partnership to increase UK recycling investment
Ecosurety and Danone partnership to increase UK recycling investment
By
Rob Cole
| 13 December 2018 |
Global food and beverage company Danone has announced a three-year partnership with Ecosurety that will see the compliance scheme manage its packaging and waste recycling obligations in the UK.
Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire
Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire
By
Kate Nicholson
| 11 December 2018 |
Refuse workers who are members of the trade union Unite and employed by waste management provider Veolia UK have a series of strikes planned over the next month in a feud over unpaid extra shifts.
Casepak gains health and safety certification
Casepak gains health and safety certification
By
Casepak
| 10 December 2018 |
Family-run company Casepak is one of the first-ever recycling companies to have been awarded the new ISO 45001 health and safety certification.
Ward takes home two wins at family business awards
Ward takes home two wins at family business awards
By
Ward
| 10 December 2018 |
Midlands-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has been awarded ‘Fastest Growing Family Business’ and the top accolade, ‘Family Business of the Year’ in this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards.
Biffa launches £250,000 initiative to tackle construction waste crime
Biffa launches £250,000 initiative to tackle construction waste crime
By
Kate Nicholson
| 6 December 2018 |
Waste management provider, Biffa, has invested a quarter of a million pounds into a new initiative in an attempt to improve construction waste compliance across Yorkshire.
‘World’s most sustainable straw’ in development
‘World’s most sustainable straw’ in development
By
Kate Nicholson
| 5 December 2018 |
A new design has been put forward for a renewable and biodegradable straw to replace traditional plastic straws often found amongst marine pollution.
ESA appoint Viridor boss as new Chair
ESA appoints Viridor boss as new Chair
By
Rob Cole
| 30 November 2018 |
The Environmental Services Association (ESA), a trade association for the UK’s waste management companies, has announced that Viridor Managing Director Phil Piddington as its new chairperson.
New recycling scheme for pet food packaging
New recycling scheme for pet food packaging
By
Kate Dickinson
| 30 November 2018 |
TerraCycle has launched a recycling scheme for pet food pouches and flexible packaging.
Innovative modular home provides solution to housing crisis
Innovative modular home provides solution to housing crisis
By
ZEDpod
| 29 November 2018 |
Innovative building company ZEDpod’s pre-fabricated modular homes could be about to make central urban living more affordable.