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SUEZ site-seeing | Part 15 | Aberdeen Household Waste Recycling Centre’s and Transfer Stations

24th August 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Following a successful and busy morning at the Aberdeen materials recycling facility (MRF) and refuse derived fuel (RDF) site, checking out the processing engineering my next stop was at the local household waste recycling centres that SUEZ operate on behalf of Aberdeen City Council. Stop two | Aberdeen Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) SUEZ recycling and recovery UK operate five

SUEZ site-seeing | Part 14 | Altens East recycling and resource facility

21st August 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Some months in to my new role at SUEZ and I had only been north of the border once, which was back in October 2017 to speak at the Scottish Waste & Resource Conference about Deposit Return Schemes. It seemed only right that I get myself up to Scotland to see a number of our sites, and to see how

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Are we still clutching at straws when it comes to beating plastic pollution?

14th August 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. I have just come back from two weeks in Cyprus where I have been trying to ‘down tools’ and relax after what has been a hectic few months in our sector. But it was harder than ever to switch off, what with social media being omnipresent these days (my fault for turning my phone on

How to drive continuous improvement and innovation in your local authority

9th August 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. Make time for peer-to-peer networking In today’s world of austerity, local authorities can often find it increasingly difficult to get out to conferences and workshops, due in part to budget restrictions and to time constraints. This explains the momentum surrounding webinars and the continuing demand for online news websites. However, in my experience not everything

Energy from Waste technology is at the heart of a shift to a circular economy

13th June 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. I was fortunate enough to attend the launch of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) report on the role of energy recovery in a circular economy last week (6 June) at the House of Commons, which was both well attended and well received. It is a short document (thankfully I hear you cry) that highlights the

CIWM’S New Member Network lays the foundations for the sector of tomorrow

30th May 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Post by Dr Adam Read. I always look forward to May. Not because the weather starts to turn for the better, or because the athletics and cricket seasons kick in to gear, but because it is the spiritual home of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management’s (CIWM) Annual New Members Network (NMN) two-day conference and site tours. As an original

The state of local authority procurement and the challenges ahead

17th May 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. Value for money, affordability and risk are without question the current watch words for our sector, and they are inextricably linked, and at the heart of all decisions about future service direction, from kerbside collections and recyclate processing, to residual treatment. These watch words featured heavily in the discussion during a recent CIWM webinar, from

Legislation update – Spring 2018

3rd May 2018 Posted by Guest

In the latest update, we focus on the topic of plastic waste, namely plastic packaging. We look at a number of emerging laws and initiatives in this area and what they mean for our customers and the industry.

SUEZ site-seeing | Part 13 | Joined up services in at Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre

2nd May 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. It has been a busy few weeks, what with a brief stay in hospital and a number of government consultations and conferences to prepare for and deliver. I finally found some time to get down to Cornwall and check out one of SUEZ’s longest standing contracts, the Cornwall PFI (public finance initiative) for residual waste

SUEZ site-seeing | Part 12 | Suffolk energy-from-waste (EfW) facility

23rd April 2018 Posted by DrAdamR

Posted by Dr Adam Read. The energy-from-waste facility, located in Great Blakenham, Suffolk is one of our newest sites which began operating in December 2014. The facility manages residual waste from Suffolk households in partnership with Suffolk County Council, though a 25-year partnership agreement. The site can process 269,000 tonnes of waste per annum, with 175,000 tonnes coming directly from Suffolk

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