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The Environment Agency has confirmed that the proportion of mixed papers that can be counted as packaging recycling has significantly increased. Under changes to the Packaging Waste Regulations, 23% of the material – which includes cardboard and cereal boxes – will now be counted as packaging as opposed to the former level of 12.5%. Mixed…
BatteryBack has kindly donated a battery tester to Newlife which will be used to test the batteries that are returned through our Play Therapy Pod service that loans specialist toys to disabled children. Previously, Newlife recycled all of the batteries without knowing whether they had been used or not. Now with this device, the batteries…
Responsibility for UK government policy around waste batteries, WEEE and end of life vehicles (ELV) and tyres will be handled by Defra, senior ministers have announced. The WEEE, batteries and ELV briefs had previously been overseen by the Environmental Regulation team, a unit within the Department for Business (BIS), but from today the team has…
Targets for the collection of waste electrical equipment for 2016 have been confirmed by the government, with an overall goal to collect 544,341 tonnes for the year. This represents an increase of around 37,000 tonnes when compared to the 2015 collection target, which stood at around 512,000 tonnes. Proposals were set out last month for…
The Treasury has confirmed that the packaging recycling targets for plastics and glass have been reduced, under measures outlined in the government’s Spring Budget. For plastic the existing target of 52% for 2016 has been reduced to 49%, increasing 2% each year to 2020. The target had been due to increase to 57% in 2017….
Established in 1946, PackCare, the industrial packaging arm of the WasteCare Group has for many years focused on reconditioning IBCs, plastic drums, kegs and contaminated plastics. The recent purchase of Greif’s steel drum recycling facility in Avonmouth has now enabled PackCare to provide a one-stop shop for all types of industrial packaging regardless of volume,…
Waste businesses in England and Wales are bracing themselves for another landfill tax hike today (April 1) – which sees the standard rate rise from £82.60 to £84.40 per tonne. Operators hoping to be charged the lower rate of tax for inert materials will meanwhile be required to pay £2.65 per tonne – an extra…
Initial findings from waste industry fire tests suggest that stock rotation – rather than stack size or separation distances – is key to reducing the risk of fires at recycling sites. Presented at Essex Fire & Rescue Services HQ last month, the findings also suggest surface fires are unlikely to lead to more deep-seated fires;…
On the 29th February, the EA released the latest battery recycling data for quarter 4 of 2015. The data shows that all the compliance schemes had collected sufficient batteries to meet their obligations. However, there is currently a small shortfall for the UK as a whole due the tonnage required for small producers. The collection…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has come under strong pressure from leaders within the waste management sector over a perceived lack of interest and support for the waste management sector. Steve Lee, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), was one of the most vocal critics. Responding to…
