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Biomass wood recycling
Veolia announces new facility for wood recycling

Veolia UK and Ireland has today (4 January) announced the opening of its new waste wood processing and recycling site in Cheshire.


The Runcorn Wood Recycling Facility will support the processing and recycling of an additional 50,000 tonnes of waste wood per year, on top of Veolia’s current figure of 410,000 tonnes.

WRA to challenge hazardous waste regulations

The Wood Recyclers’ Association fears the new regulations will damage the waste wood supply chain

Household Waste Recycling Centre
WRA urges Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open

The Wood Recyclers’ Association has called on the Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open during the country’s ‘firebreak’ measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Andy Hill
Andy Hill to hand over role as Chair of WRA
By
Lidia Creech
| 20 October 2020 |
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The current Chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is stepping down at the Association’s AGM in March, swapping roles with Deputy Chair Richard Coulson.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
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Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Lindner Micromat 1500 series 3
News In Brief – 31/07/20
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Emma Love
| 31 July 2020 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Mach-Tech, Chase Plastics, Storm Board, J&B Recycling and Durakerb.
UK GIB invests £14.6 million in biomass plant
Waste wood processing rises by six per cent in 2019
By
Lidia Creech
| 24 June 2020 |
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The amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose by six per cent, to a total of 3.98 million tonnes in 2019, according to new figures from the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA).
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Waste wood sector faces long-term challenges
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 8 June 2020 |
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Industry experts have predicted that the waste wood sector is set to face difficulties recovering post-coronavirus.
Packaging materials
WRAP and INCPEN to lead review of PackFlow reports
By
Lidia Creech
| 2 June 2020 |
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The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) are working with packaging compliance company Valpak to update the PackFlow material reports in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jenrick to ask councils to reopen HWRCs in coming weeks
Jenrick to ask councils to reopen HWRCs in coming weeks
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Lidia Creech
| 29 April 2020 |
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Robert Jenrick, the Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has said that local authorities will be asked to “plan the organised opening” of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the coming weeks.
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Councils plan to reopen HWRCs in ‘controlled’ manner
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Lidia Creech
| 23 April 2020 |
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Local authorities are planning for a “controlled and consistent” reopening of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) once the government publishes its strategy for exiting the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the latest ADEPT local authority impact survey.
Waste wood fire at PLEVINS' Barnsley recycling centre
Wood recycling company fined for waste fire
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Imogen Benson
| 21 January 2020 |
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Wood recycling company R Plevin & Sons Ltd (PLEVINS) has been fined £200,000 at Sheffield Crown Court following a series of environmental incidents in 2014. 
Provisional figures show most packaging materials on course to reach 2019 targets
Provisional figures show most packaging materials on course to reach 2019 targets
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Lidia Creech
| 23 October 2019 |
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Provisional packaging data for the third quarter of 2019 shows that all packaging materials remain on track to meet their 2019 recycling targets, with plastics and aluminium staging recoveries.
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A year of success for Community Wood Recycling
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| 12 July 2019 |
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Social enterprise Community Wood Recycling has rescued over 20,000 tonnes of waste wood from landfill in 2018/19, according to the organisation’s annual report.
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Biffa convicted of breaching waste export law
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Lidia Creech
| 24 June 2019 |
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Waste management company Biffa has been convicted of breaching waste export regulations for attempting to send heavily contaminated waste to China.
Rotting waste at sit in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
Serial fly-tippers receive jail sentences
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 June 2019 |
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Three men have been handed prison sentences following an 18-month fly-tipping spree and have been ordered to pay back more than £200,000 in proceeds.
Julia Turner
An eye on the markets: Biomass market appeal
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Julia Turner
| 7 March 2019 |
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Julia Turner, Executive Director of the Wood Recyclers' Association, gives an update on the market for waste wood.
Bringing waste full circle
Bringing waste full circle: An interview with Tom Szaky
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| 7 March 2019 |
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TerraCycle offers recycling programmes for all sorts of complex waste streams –and now it has announced Loop, its new ‘waste-free’ online shopping service. Kate Dickinson talks to Tom Szaky, founder and CEO, about addressing the root cause of waste.
Glasgow Wood Recycling recognised for social impact
Glasgow Wood Recycling recognised for social impact
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| 27 February 2019 |
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Social enterprise and waste wood reuse organisation Glasgow Wood Recycling has been recognised for its social, economic and environmental contribution to the UK.
REA launches bioenergy review
REA launches bioenergy review
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Lidia Creech
| 22 January 2019 |
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The Renewable Energy Association has launched a call for evidence as part of a far-reaching review of the future of bioenergy in the UK.
What can you recycle at Christmas?
What can you recycle at Christmas?
By Resource |
20 December 2018 |
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Every year we throw away millions of tonnes of wrapping paper, decorations, food and other debris left over from the Christmas festivities. If you’re struggling to know what to do with your waste, check out Resource’s short recycling guide.
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
Lidia Creech
| 20 December 2018 |
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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.
‘World’s most sustainable straw’ in development
‘World’s most sustainable straw’ in development
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Kate Nicholson
| 5 December 2018 |
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A new design has been put forward for a renewable and biodegradable straw to replace traditional plastic straws often found amongst marine pollution.
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