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A driver of a loading shovel at WRG’s Milton Landfill site in Cambridgeshire has been given a 24-week prison sentence suspended for two years after he reversed his vehicle into a lorry trailer, crushing and killing its driver Mark Nyland from Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Kenneth Miller, of Linton, was ordered by Cambridge Magistrates Court…
Used cooking oil (UCO) has been the focus of much attention over the last 5 years. Innovations in the processing of UCO and the increased production of bio-diesel have maximised the reuse potential, increasing the value of this abundant waste stream. Where in the past UCO cost businesses to have collected and treated, it now…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and the Department for Local Government are amongst the worst hit government branches in the 2015/16 Spending Review. Despite claims of being the ‘greenest government ever’, the two government departments with portfolios in waste, recycling and environmental protection are amongst the worst casualties of the cuts….
A huge industrial fire involving a reported 100,000 tonnes of paper and plastics material for recycling is believed to have been started by a Chinese lantern. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at the Jayplas depot in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, around 11pm on Sunday June 30. The site is one of six owned by Jayplas,…
Forty-five signatories from across the grocery supply chain have committed to reducing food and drink waste under the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment. The voluntary agreement sets out targets for 2013-15 for retailers, brands and manufacturers to reduce food and drink waste and improve packaging design, building on the targets set out in Courtauld 2, which finished in December 2012….
The first international standard for waste management is being piloted by the Carbon Trust and could be ready for full launch in the autumn. The Carbon Trust Waste Standard will allow a company to be independently recognised as one that deals with waste in a responsible way, with “clear reputational benefits”, according to the Carbon…
The plastics industry has repeated concerns about the forthcoming 2017 plastic recycling targets. The fear is that in order to meet the targets all types of plastics from households will need to be recycled. As a middle ground the industry has suggested that it may be more sensible to send some of the plastic direct…
Marks &; Spencers and Next are among 22 retailers to sign up to the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) 2020 Commitment. The aim of this project is to reduce the environmental impact of clothing. WRAP has organised the commitment and launched it in mid-June. Those that have commited to the plan have promised to reduce…
With barely two weeks to go until the WEEE Recast Consultation period ends and with so many drastically different options still being considered by BIS, it is more important than ever that producers and other stakeholders understand the options and make their voices heard. Last Monday WasteCare Group held the first of their WEEE2 conferences…
Two of the three council partnerships affected by a Defra’s withdrawal of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits for waste projects are seeking a judicial review on the department’s decision. Bradford and Calderdale councils followed North Yorkshire and City of York councils decision to apply to the High Court, seeking leave to bring a judicial review…
