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Pellenc ST upgrades French sorting centre with AI technology
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (422+ words) Pellenc ST has completed the upgrade of the Firminy sorting centre in France, equipping the facility with artificial intelligence-powered optical sorting technology. The modernised facility, operated by TrivalLoire, Suez’s dedicated subsidiary, processes around 45,000 tonnes of household packaging waste each year…...
OPINION: What does “Manchesterism” mean for waste and recycling?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (327+ words) Hayley Griffith, External Affairs at FCC Environment, on the implications of “Manchesterism” for waste policy and local government. Opinion: The wait is finally over. Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister. Litres of ink has been spilled in since the…...
Kent skip hire firm loses environmental permit
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (413+ words) A skip hire company near Sittingbourne has lost its environmental permit after the Environment Agency said it repeatedly failed to address permit breaches. BR Skip Hire, which operated a waste transfer station at Rumstead Lane in Stockbury, can no longer…...
Planning permission granted for Darlington plastic film recycling plant
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (304+ words) Chemical recycling company Endolys has secured planning permission for its £125 million plastic film recycling facility in Darlington. The development will begin construction on the former Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Works site on Yarm Road, which has remained dormant since 2021. Planning…...
Wales maintains flexible plastics rollout as Cardiff prepares kerbside collections
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (436+ words) The Welsh Government has confirmed it remains committed to introducing the kerbside collection of flexible plastics from 2027. The confirmation comes after the UK government announced last week that mandatory collections of plastic films and flexible packaging in England will now…...
MEAG acquires 49.78% stake in south-east London EfW plant
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (379+ words) MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re, has acquired a 49.78% stake in the South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) Energy from Waste facility. Located in south-east London, the SELCHP plant is co-owned and operated by Veolia, which will…...
Permits for two north west waste operators to be revoked
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (413+ words) The Environment Agency has revoked the permits of two waste operators in the northwest after repeated breaches of permit conditions. Revocation notices have been served to EWS NW, which operates a waste site in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, and BJL Waste…...
Durham appoints processor for household food waste
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (371+ words) Bio Capital has been appointed by Durham County Council as one of two providers to process household food waste from 250,000 homes across the county. Under the arrangement, food waste collected by the council will be transported to Bio Capital’s Warrens…...
ANALYSIS: Local authorities stop collecting fridges amid capacity crisis
1+ week, 3+ day ago (800+ words) Over the past few months, pressure on the UK’s fridge recycling infrastructure has begun to spill into local authority collection services, with a growing number of councils warning they may have to stop accepting fridges and freezers at household waste…...
South Gloucestershire fines Suez over missed bin collections
1+ week, 4+ day ago (422+ words) South Gloucestershire Council has issued a fine against Suez Recycling and Recovery UK after “significant” problems with waste and recycling collections. The council said the contractor, which it entered into a new contract in May, has failed to meet its…...