News in Brief
News round-up July 2019Subscription
London Corp plastic waste action; Council’s food waste recycling boost; Multi-million-pound upgrade for Paper Round MRF; Councils’ combined waste fleet
Scottish MP condemns handling of former HES siteSubscription
PET recyclers point to 'endless re-use' of monomersSubscription
Gove outlines support for all-in DRS Subscription
Public support for national recycling standard revealedSubscription
AD 'can cut UK greenhouse gas emissions by 5%'Subscription
MRW roundtables and special features
It’s time to enforce a digital reporting systemSubscription
The need for ministers to enforce the use of an electronic waste tracking system was agreed on at a round table including leading figures from the construction and waste management industries
Together we can make the resources and waste strategy workSubscription
An MRW-led round table held in Westminster brought together key players in the UK resources sector to examine in detail proposals for extended producer responsibility and a deposit return scheme
Markets - Weekly Prices Update - 19 July 2019Subscription
MRW’s regular reporting of movements in the markets for secondary materials
A whiff of success in search for plastic odoursSubscription
A project focused on removing odour hopes to break down a key barrier to greater use of post-consumer recycled plastics
SMEs fearful of ‘franchise’ planSubscription
Six regional SME waste companies have joined together to lobby against Defra’s proposal to allow councils to set up local franchises for commercial waste collections
Sector reels from Malaysia dumpsSubscription
Waste crime is no longer small-scale opportunismSubscription
The industry blows which way? Subscription
Leeds tests worth of on-the-go recyclingSubscription
Trials deposit good news on reverse vendingSubscription
Small town Spain embraces big ideasSubscription
Merchant EfW plants to plug the capacity gapSubscription
Paco Hevia explains how the business has refocused and what his priorities are
Recycling must be actually recycledSubscription
We’ve trusted separate recycling bins for years, but this has been dented by recent cases uncovered by Greenpeace
Digital recording must be kept simpleSubscription
Why digitisation of waste reporting is a must-have for the construction sector
Past weighs heavily on plastic exportsSubscription
Phillip Ward on plans to restrict plastic exports under the Basel Convention
The aim is to reduce costsSubscription
Defra’s most interesting proposals to drive down collection costs for small and micro businesses
Emissions safety report justifies EfWSubscription
Only route for waste disposal can continue as it is not causing major damage to community
Preparation for a professional futureSubscription
Sarah Poulter on plans to influence the shape of the waste sector
Balers/Shredders
Bale density beats 1,100kgSubscription
Pre-shredder optimised for all types of materialSubscription
Strip shredding aids digestion rateSubscription
Wood waste shredded for biofuelSubscription
Containers
Housing for wheelie bin or sackSubscription
Curved bin top deters dumpingSubscription
Bin range designed for small spacesSubscription
Outdoor bin is compactSubscription
IT/Software
Sorting
WRWA and Cory defend MRF after undercover operationSubscription
Past weighs heavily on plastic exportsSubscription
Get metal out of plastics wasteSubscription
Magnet is stronger while being lighterSubscription
Vehicles
Carrying more recyclingSubscription
Curtainsider loading from one sideSubscription
Mini-excavators prove flexibleSubscription
Further Econics are addedSubscription
