News in Brief
News round-up August 2018 Subscription
MEP’s fact-finding visit to Axion Polymers; Viridor and Sepa discuss recycling tech; Leicester firm expands; Chill Out campaign targets food waste
China responds to US trade war with new waste tariffsSubscription
Deeside biogas plant approved Subscription
Prison sentence for Cambridgeshire company directorSubscription
Councils call for ban on low-grade plastic packaging Subscription
MRF upgrades allow councils to avoid China exportsSubscription
Fire services tackle series of waste firesSubscription
Industry call for tougher controls on carriers, brokers and dealersSubscription
Plastics Pact gains more membersSubscription
Veolia's UK and Ireland revenue up 4.4%Subscription
Markets - Weekly Prices Update - 10 August 2018Subscription
MRW’s regular reporting of movements in the markets for secondary materials
National Recycling Awards 2018: All the winners
Team of the Year - CommercialSubscription
Team of the Year - Public/Third SectorSubscription
Partnership Excellence - BusinessSubscription
Waste Reduction Initiative - Public/Third SectorSubscription
Efficiency AwardSubscription
Recycling Excellence – Retail/Public ServicesSubscription
Local authority innovationSubscription
The Editor's awardSubscription
Manufacturer of the YearSubscription
Resource Management Consultancy of the YearSubscription
Campaign of the Year – Public/Third SectorSubscription
Partnership Excellence - Public/Private SectorSubscription
Waste Reduction Initiative - CommercialSubscription
Recycled Product of the YearSubscription
Food Waste InitiativeSubscription
Recycling Excellence – Commercial/IndustrialSubscription
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Innovation Subscription
Recycling Facility of the YearSubscription
Health & Safety InitiativeSubscription
Independent Operator of the YearSubscription
Campaign of the Year – Private/CommercialSubscription
Councils face pressure to collect food waste Subscription
Food waste businesses and the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry have many reasons to be optimistic now that the Government has confirmed it would take the EU’s circular economy (CE) package into domestic legislation
A frank discussion on how to work togetherSubscription
As part of this year’s National Recycling Awards, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) hosted a roundtable during the day that looked at ways local authorities and waste companies could work better together
Bottleneck in site safety approvals Subscription
A catch-22 for recyclersSubscription
Cory’s energy sell-off proves valuableSubscription
Design for end-of-lifeSubscription
Favourable finance with sustainability at its core Subscription
Case studies highlight worth of circular methodsSubscription
EfW row flares up in a scorching summerSubscription
There isn’t much time for the waste sector to win over politicians – and the public - and convince them of the benefits of EfW
The nation has a duty of care about its wasteSubscription
Regulation needed in the right placesSubscription
Big Interview: Rob EdmondsonSubscription
Outsourcing firm Amey is looking to fill gaps in the market to create long-term merchant facilities for residual waste treatment
Show will look at the burning issuesSubscription
Waste Disposal looks ahead to this year’s RWM exhibition
Avoid contributing to plastics problemSubscription
The single biggest challenge to delivering a truly circular economy for plastics, where packaging waste is recycled here in the UK, has been competition from comparatively low cost and less regulated overseas markets
Why there is virtue in complexitySubscription
Understanding potential effects and opportunities of array of policy and practical interventions flowing through the sector
Unfair WEEE rules hit UK producersSubscription
One of the most interesting points raised by Defra’s look at the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations concerned ‘freeriding’ by internet sellers
Incinerator emissions are tight enoughSubscription
The costs of going green
Balers/Shredders
Baler suits small volumesSubscription
Charity generates cash from palletsSubscription
Larger, heavier bales aid expansionSubscription
Truck shreds at premisesSubscription
Containers
Stylish bin set-upSubscription
Bin hub helps with segregationSubscription
Split bin lid for easier accessSubscription
IT/Software
Sorting
How to get 99% metal puritySubscription
Robot doubles rate of picks per minuteSubscription
Ten modules in operation by robotSubscription
Real-time analytics on 'intelligent' sorterSubscription
Vehicles
Truck subframe kit allows attachmentsSubscription
Crawler for tight spacesSubscription
Digging power and fuel efficiency maintainedSubscription
Efficient container compactionSubscription
