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Company In Landfill Overfill Claims

Posted on: November 7th, 2010 by Louise

By Peter Marner

A public enquiry is underway to find out whether a company overfilled a Flintshire landfill site.

The inquiry at Ewloe will consider an appeal by Morgan plc against three enforcement notices served by Flintshire Council.

The notices concerned the alleged over-filling of the Sea View Farm site, near Hawarden, and a disputed access road.

A council spokesman said the inquiry would be conducted by a Welsh Assembly Government planning inspector.

The inquiry at Ewloe Social Club had been due to take place in July, but was re-arranged because insufficient time had been allocated.

The first stage of the inquiry, expected to last two days, will examine the legal validity of the council’s enforcement notices.

If the planning inspector rules the notices were valid, there will be a second inquiry at a later date.

If the notices are deemed invalid, they will be dropped and no further inquiry will be needed.

Source:BBC

Fly-Tipping Rates Fall

Posted on: October 4th, 2010 by Louise

By Peter Marner

Fly-tipping has declined in England in the past year, according to government figures.

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed that the number of incidents of illegally dumped waste in England fell by nearly one-fifth (18.7%) to 947,000, following a 9% decrease the previous year. In total, there were 2,460 prosecution actions carried out in 2009-10, of which 97% achieved a successful outcome such as a fine.

The figures are the latest from Flycapture – the national database of fly-tipping incidents and enforcement action which was set up by Defra, the Environment Agency and the Local Government Association to record the volume of incidents and cost of illegally dumped waste dealt with by local authorities.

Environment minister Lord Henley said: “We’re encouraged by the efforts being made by local authorities to tackle fly-tipping but there is no room for complacency. A total of nearly 947,000 incidents is unacceptable by any standards and fly-tipping is clearly still a significant problem. We must all work together to stamp out this continuing blight on our neighbourhoods.”

Of the other findings, nearly half (49%) of all fly-tips cleared by local authorities took place on public roads and highways – a 21% reduction on the previous year. And one-third (33%) occurred on council land and footpaths and bridleways – a 20% reduction on the previous year.

Individuals appear to be responsible for much of the illegal tipping, with 58% of all rubbish cleared recorded as being the size of a car boot-load or a small van. And 63% of fly-tips dealt with by local authorities involved household waste including food.

The estimated cost of clearance of illegally dumped waste reported by local authorities in this period was £45.8m – a reduction of £9.2m compared to 2008-09.

Local authorities increased their enforcement actions in 2009-10 by 2.3% on 2008-09, which also involved higher costs. It is estimated that local authorities spent £19.1m on enforcement action against fly-tipping in 2009-10 (an increase of around 4.3% over 2008-09 expenditure).

The improvements were welcomed by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, which has highlighted the problems of fly-tipping through its Stop the Drop campaign, spearheaded by its president, Bill Bryson. In the past Bryson has said: “Fly-tipping in particular is a scandal and what is almost as much a scandal is that people are getting away with it.”

Samantha Harding, CPRE’s Stop the Drop campaign manager, said of the latest figures: “These results show that councils are making real progress in the fight against fly-tipping. They show that a consistent approach to dealing with fly-tipping through prevention and enforcement can lead to real savings to the public purse. With councils now facing budget pressures we hope that they will not stop their drive to end fly-tipping but step it up as a way to cut costs in the long run.”

But she said the statistics were only part of the overall picture, as they only cover fly-tipping on public land: ” The £45.8m bill for dealing with fly-tipping would be significantly higher if you added the costs incurred by farmers and other private landowners who have to clear up fly-tipping at their own expense.”

Helen Bingham, spokesperson from anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy said: “Fly-tipping makes our communities look neglected and the cost of clearing dumped waste is still too high. Places strewn with old sofas, fridges and bin bags feel run down and have a negative impact on the people who live and work there.There are recycling centres across the country and many councils offer a collection service. There is no excuse for fly-tipping.”

Source: The BBC

WOOD RECOVERY DOUBLED WITH FLEXHAMMER

Posted on: July 29th, 2008 by Dave No Comments

Across the valley from Ovenden Moor Wind Farm above Halifax, Envirowaste Services Ltd, perched high on Swales Moor, has taken delivery of the UK’s first mobile IQR FlexHammer™ 1800. Part of the Leo Group of companies, Envirowaste Services and its sister company, The Big Green Timber Company, will initially use the high-capacity, heavy-duty, high-speed shredder to increase the amount of wood waste they recover from 25,000TPA to 50,000TPA.
“The amount of waste wood still going to landfill in the UK is astonishing. The addition of the FlexHammer™ helps us to divert more material from landfill and recycle it into products for a variety of uses including energy production,” said Bobby Barr, Sales & Commercial Manager.
“At the moment we are achieving around a 75% recycling rate from all the material processed through our waste transfer stations. This new machine we help us to increase that to more than 95%,” Bobby continued.
Envirowaste Services pay particular attention to the impact on local residents, ecological considerations and noise and dust reductions.
“This is a necessary part of providing the reliable, efficient and on-time service we are renowned for,” commented Bobby.
He continues, “As well as ensuring a reliable and dedicated service it means we are always one step ahead. This is also reflected in our purchase of the first mobile IQR FlexHammer™ in the UK.”
Set up in 1997 and currently employing 55 people, Envirowaste reclaims a wide variety of materials from their domestic, commercial, C & D, industrial and municipal contracts throughout West Yorkshire. Materials reclaimed include cardboard and paper for pulping; plastics for further reprocessing; wood for board production and biomass; metal; and a range of quality recycled aggregates, including Type 1, 6F2, pipe-bedding and top-soil.
Bobby is enthusiastic about the effect the FlexHammer™ will have on the company’s productivity and finances, “The flexible hammers make this a true multi-material machine. We can quickly and easily move the machine to a different part of the yard and switch from wood waste processing to converting residual waste into RDF without having the laborious task and associated downtime of changing the hammers to cope with the change in material. Material that would previously have gone to landfill can now be converted into a highly sought after, environmentally sustainable RDF product.”
The 875HP Caterpillar C27 engine powering the machine benefits from brand new Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology (ACERT). This saves the company money in terms of lower fuel consumption and benefits the environment with even lower emissions.
Bobby can see an ever closer synergy in future between the waste and energy industries, “Some material just can’t be recycled, but it can be converted into a valuable carbon-friendly fuel that can form part of the answer to on-going sustainable energy production.”
He concludes, “This machine will help us to divert even more material from landfill and provide an environmentally sustainable fuel that can help reduce carbon emissions.”
Weighing in at 45 tonnes, the FlexHammer™ 1800 has a 6m x 2m feed opening and a 1.8m shaft, equipped with either 48 or 24 flexible hammers. The FlexHammer™ 1800 is capable of achieving over 100TPH and is one of the largest high speed shredders on the market.
Foldable walkways, air suspension and hydraulic supports ensure easy transportation between sites. The FlexHammer’s™ unique design allows for a range of particle sizes to be achieved – between 0-500mm – and is renowned for low wear costs, high productivity and long life expectancy.

CHANGING WASTE PERCEPTIONS TO BOOST RECYCLING

Posted on: July 24th, 2008 by Dave No Comments

Post-consumer PVC-U windows and doors should be seen more as a recyclable resource, rather than rubbish to be buried in the ground, says a Derbyshire-based plastic recycler.

Too many frames are still going to landfill instead of being re-used in the manufacture
of new building products, representing an “incredible waste of precious resources”,
claims Simon Readman, Managing Director of Merritt Plastics.
As a PVC recycler and high volume trade extrusion company, Merritt processes up to 400 tonnes per month at its 60,000 sq ft Ilkeston facility, manufacturing new plastic building products from old frames and post-production offcuts all under one roof.
It takes material collected at waste transfer stations, as well as direct from construction, demolition and window companies. Payment is made against the Merritt’s weighbridge ticket for clean, de-glazed PVC-U frames, diverting a highly-recyclable material from landfill and saving on disposal costs of between £40 and £100 a tonne.
Expressing concern at recent industry figures that suggest up to 300,000 end-of-life PVC-U window and door frames per year are still being landfilled, Simon warns that attitudes in the construction and recycling industries need to change if valuable resources are to be preserved.
“Although there has been great progress in diverting frames from landfill, I feel underlying perceptions have to change if we are to maintain this momentum. Volumes of waste PVC-U are growing as more ‘early generation’ windows are replaced and the material should be regarded as a valuable and very recyclable resource, rather than rubbish to be uselessly thrown away,” he said.
Following major investment in the recycling infrastructure to handle waste PVC-U, it is now easier than ever for companies to find a sustainable and cost-effective disposal route for the waste plastic arising from refurbishment or demolition projects.
In recent months Merritt Plastics has invested more than £500,000 in new plant and equipment to boost its recycling capacity, including a second shredder and new weighbridge. It also works with manufacturers to develop ideas for new products made from recycled PVC-U.
Simon adds: “Because of the escalating price of virgin material, there is demand for replacing this with recycled PVC-U wherever possible. Hence we have invested heavily in new plant and equipment to supply this growing market.
“With environmental and sustainable issues at the top of the agenda, changing our perception of waste and re-using what we’ve got should be top priority. In twenty years time we won’t see plastic pop bottles lying around; they’ll be a resource for recycling. It should be the same for waste building plastics.”

SKELTON PRAISE CARMAC AS NEW WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY OPENS

Posted on: July 21st, 2008 by Dave No Comments

One of the most experienced providers of waste management services across West Yorkshire, Skelton Ltd, have proudly unveiled their new waste treatment and transfer facility, which is now fully operational and open to private and business users.
Based in Leeds, Skelton Ltd has been providing a range of skip hire and waste recycling services for over 30 years.
“Skelton’s new treatment facility is a significant investment for the business and marks an exciting new era for the company as we continue to offer more services to the private and commercial customer,” comments Dean Langton, Director at Skelton Ltd.
The new 87,000 sq ft recycling centre is one of the largest in the area and enables Skelton to recycle at least 80% of all materials collected and delivered, which will ultimately enable a reduction in the amount of waste materials destined for landfill.
The facility is fully equipped with the latest recycling and treatment machinery including two product feed lines, a six bay pre-sort purpose built cabin, a state-of-the-art trommel used for separating fine material from construction and demolition waste, a light separation unit to remove contaminates (such as plastic and paper) from hardcore, overband magnets for ferrous materials, together with a fully integrated conveyor system for the quick and efficient transportation of all materials through the processing plant, and a two bay quality control cabin for final inspection.
Skelton Ltd approached Carmac Waste Handling Systems Ltd to design, manufacture and install the waste processing equipment.
“Having made the decision to invest in our waste treatment and transfer facility, we needed a supplier who was experienced in waste handling systems and could also provide a high quality of processing machinery,” Dean continues.
“Carmac listened to our requirements and their knowledge and expertise of the recycling industry made them the ideal partner for this project.”
The new facility has been supported by WRAP (Waste Resources Action Programme), an initiative to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often, with the ultimate goal of minimising landfill, reducing carbon emissions and improving the environment.
“As part of the site’s commissioning phase, we have also been testing the capabilities of the site by trialling it with selected customers. Initially they have had daily access from 7am until 2am but we are confident that our objective of having a 24/7, 364 day operation will become a reality in the near future,” Dean concludes.
In addition to local businesses using the facility, Skelton Ltd also welcomes trade waste from national companies who are currently working on construction projects across the Yorkshire region and need to dispose of their waste in a quick, efficient and environmentally friendly manner.