Coffey: scrutinise waste directors as sector ‘fed up with cowboys’ The Environment Bill may lead to greater scrutiny of future owners of energy-from-waste (EfW) plants, and take into consideration other non-waste-related ‘bad’ behaviour when considering applications to build facilities. The … Read More
London facing waste capacity crisis
London facing waste capacity crisis In a recent article published by MRW, Cory Riverside chief executive Nicholas Pollard has warned that London is facing a “waste capacity crisis”, after Greater London Authority (GLA) deputy mayor for environment and energy Shirley … Read More
UK to miss 2035 recycling target ‘by a decade’
UK to miss 2035 recycling target ‘by a decade’ A warning issued by DS Smith cautions that the current recycling infrastructure in the UK will not be able to handle an increase in packaging from online sales, therefore they are … Read More
Stalled recycling rates are blamed on cutbacks to council budgets
Stalled recycling rates are blamed on cutbacks to council budgets Sandy Martin, shadow minister for waste and recycling has told MP’s that recycling rates have been hindered due to council budget cutbacks. In a parliamentary debate on plastics, Martin had … Read More
Spring Statement: Building Sustainability into The Heart of Economic Model
Spring Statement: Building Sustainability into The Heart of Economic Model Chancellor Phillip Hammond in his spring statement has pledged to “build sustainability into the heart of our economic model”, and argued that “there is an economic as well as an … Read More
Traffic officials deny licence talks with Brighton waste services
Traffic officials deny licence talks with Brighton waste services Recent claims that Brighton and Hove City Council is working with the Traffic Commissioners office to remedy irregularities on its waste fleet operating licence have been denied. The council said in … Read More
Plastics firms ‘forced to take urgent action’ on waste
Plastics firms ‘forced to take urgent action’ on waste According to a recent article published by MRW, voluntary sustainability agreements and the increasing interest in ‘chemical recycling’ as part of a circular economy were major themes at Plastics Europe’s annual … Read More
UK facing EfW shortage despite waste strategy
UK facing EfW shortage despite waste strategy Recent news headlines have highlighted that the UK is likely to face an unbridgeable gap in energy-from-waste (EfW) capacity despite the Government’s objective of sharply increasing recycling set out in its resources and … Read More
Will the UK meet 2020 Waste Targets?
The UK’s 2020 waste targets will soon be obsolete, recycling rates have plummeted to around 44%, despite the target set at 50% by the year 2020 and 22 million tons of waste being sent to landfill and not recycled every … Read More
Box type recycling to be banned on safety grounds
Recycling boxes to be banned – Councils are being called on to stop ‘box type’ recycling/rubbish collections due to health and safety concerns, according to new research. A study by the University of Greenwich and published by the Institution of … Read More