Waste Management

Southeast Asian communities flooded with plastic waste since China ban
Southeast Asian communities flooded with plastic waste since China ban

Communities in Southeast Asia have been flooded with plastic waste diverted from China following the introduction of the Chinese Government’s waste ban at the start of 2018, according to a new report.


The report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Greenpeace, entitled  ‘Discarded: Communities on the frontlines of the global plastic crisis’, brings the... More

Scottish councils unprepared for landfill ban, says report
Scottish councils unprepared for landfill ban, says report

Local authorities and waste management contractors in Scotland are not adequately prepared for its upcoming landfill ban, according to a Scottish Government report published today (24 April).

Biffa calls for separate collections of paper and card in consistency report
Biffa calls for separate collections of paper and card in consistency report

Waste management company Biffa has called on the government to recommend the separate collection of paper and card from households in addition to food waste in its eventual core materials collection model.

Simply Cups to launch cup recycling service in the Netherlands and Belgium
Simply Cups to launch cup recycling service in the Netherlands and Belgium
By
Rob Cole
| 18 April 2019 |
Cup collection and recycling service Simply Cups is set to expand its coverage into the Netherlands and Belgium from June in a bid to capture the 4.5 billion cups used in the two countries every year.
Cory Riverside appoint former Interserve director as CEO
Cory Riverside appoints former Interserve director as CEO
By
Rob Cole
| 12 April 2019 |
Dougie Sutherland has been appointed as CEO of Cory Riverside Energy after leaving ailing government contractor Interserve, which went into administration in March.
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2019 |
Coffee chain Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub have come together to launch The Cup Fund, which will see grants going to at least 10 large-scale cup recycling projects.
Biffa announces three-year partnership with WasteAid
Biffa announces three-year partnership with WasteAid
By
Rob Cole
| 10 April 2019 |
Waste management company Biffa has announced a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid, which will see the company support WasteAid financially and share its expertise with communities in low-income countries to improve the management of waste.
City of London to introduce all-electric waste collection fleet
City of London to introduce all-electric waste collection fleet
By
Rob Cole
| 9 April 2019 |
The City of London aims to be the first UK local authority to run a fully electric fleet of refuse collection vehicles after it awarded a new tech-driven waste collection contract to Veolia.
Milton Keynes faces £1.75m bill for recycling contamination
Milton Keynes faces £1.75m bill for recycling contamination
By
Rob Cole
| 8 April 2019 |
Milton Keynes Council has agreed a £1.75-million legal settlement with Viridor over contamination of recycling, and has called on residents to help improve recycling to avoid future costs.
Swindon waste dealer given six-year company ban
Swindon waste dealer given six-year company ban
By
Rob Cole
| 2 April 2019 |
A Swindon-based waste dealer has been handed a six-year ban from running limited companies after two of his enterprises were found to be in breach of environmental regulations.
New JCB loaders on site at Countrystyle Recycling
News in brief 02/04/19
By Resource |
29 March 2019 |
A round up of news from the waste and recycling sector, including new contracts for FCC Environment, plans for a recycling facility in South Gloucestershire, new JCB loaders for Countrystyle Recycling and the launch of a tool to help councils assess the impact of government waste policies.
European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics
European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics
By
Rob Cole
| 28 March 2019 |
MEPs in the European Parliament have approved plans to ban some single-use plastic products and increase the collection and recycling of plastic bottles, with legislation to be implemented in member states by 2021.
Government warns waste exporters of ‘no deal’ Brexit port disruption
Government warns waste exporters of ‘no deal’ Brexit port disruption
By
Rob Cole
| 26 March 2019 |
The government has warned waste exporters to expect delays at container ports such as the Port of Dover in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, and says businesses should seek ‘alternative’ export, recovery or disposal routes for their waste.
UK recycling infrastructure struggles to cope
UK recycling infrastructure struggles to cope
By
Kate Dickinson
| 22 March 2019 |
The UK will not be able to meet its 2035 recycling targets without sweeping change, according to a new report from packaging producer DS Smith.
A fire at an unpermitted site operated by Averies
Wiltshire waste site operator fined £200k for illegal operations
By
Rob Cole
| 21 March 2019 |
A Wiltshire-based man has been fined £200,000 for illegal waste operations at a number of waste sites, two of which were the locations of serious fires.
Coral opens new plastics recycling facility in Merseyside
Coral opens new plastics recycling facility in Merseyside
By
Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd
| 20 March 2019 |
Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd has just launched its new 360-degree circular economy plastic recycling plant in Haydock, Merseyside, as it seeks to minimise plastic waste sent to landfill.
Council approves agreement to end Birmingham bin strike
Council approves agreement to end Birmingham bin strike
By
Rob Cole
| 18 March 2019 |
All further scheduled industrial action by refuse workers in Birmingham belonging to the trade union Unite has been called off after Birmingham City Council approved an agreement to bring the strike to an end on Friday 15 March.
Household waste disposal solution enters technical trials
Household waste disposal solution enters technical trials
By
Rob Cole
| 15 March 2019 |
The HERU (Home Energy Resource Unit), a new domestic waste disposal appliance found to be less impactful in terms of CO2 emissions than more traditional waste collection methods by environmental consultants Ricardo Energy and Environment, has gone out for technical trials this month. 
All areas of environment at high risk of damage due to ‘no deal’ Brexit, says Greener UK
All areas of environment at high risk of damage due to ‘no deal’ Brexit, says Greener UK
By
Rob Cole
| 13 March 2019 |
Greener UK states that the ‘increasingly ominous prospect’ of leaving the EU without a deal ‘poses potentially dire consequences for the environment, in the short and longer term’ across all areas of environmental policy.
Bristol residents challenged to achieve zero waste
Bristol residents challenged to achieve zero waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 12 March 2019 |
The council-owned Bristol Waste Company has launched its #WasteNothing Challenge, asking 50 households to track their waste and recycling for a year.
Romaquip secures new contracts
Romaquip secures new local authority contracts for Kerb-Sort vehicles
By
Romaquip
| 12 March 2019 |
Vehicle manufacturer Romaquip has added four more local authorities to its growing portfolio of contracts for its Kerb-Sort recycling collection vehicles.
Aluminium recycling could double with new reforms, says Green Alliance
Aluminium recycling could double with new reforms, says Green Alliance
By
Rob Cole
| 11 March 2019 |
New reforms, including a deposit return scheme (DRS), could see aluminium recycling almost double if implemented, preventing around £50 million of wasted resources each year, according to a new report by environmental think tank Green Alliance.
EA sting discovers 11 illegal waste sites in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
EA sting discovers 11 illegal waste sites in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
By
Rob Cole
| 11 March 2019 |
The one-day operation last Thursday (7 March) discovered six sites where waste had been burned, three where construction and demolition waste had been stored, one that contained household waste and one that was operating as a scrapyard.