Recycling

Gavin Graveson, executive vice-president of UK and Ireland for Veolia, became chairman of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) at its annual general meeting on Friday (27 November).

Reconomy, the Shropshire-based outsourced waste management and environmental compliance services provider, is aiming to enter the international market by buying the German Noventiz Group of companies.

Amey has teamed up in a social enterprise with Paint360  to support prisoners’ wellbeing.

Mitie has launched its 2020 Social Value Report, setting new targets for its business over the next five years. 

Ireland’s Beauparc Group, a waste management and renewable energy business, has stepped up its reach into the UK market with the purchase of LSS Waste Management. 

Buckinghamshire Council has awarded Veolia a 10-year contract to supply household waste collections and street cleaning services in the Chiltern, Wycombe and South Bucks areas.

Recycling and waste collections in two districts in the south east of England will continue to be provided by Veolia.

Chris James, the chief executive of waste body WAMITAB, has stepped down.

Camelot, operator of The National Lottery, has appointed Cawleys as its local recycling and waste resource partner.

Recycling and resource recovery provider Enva has won a contract with Toyota dealership Steven Eagell to carry out waste and recycling services at its 29 sites across the South East and the West Midlands.

Waste management operator Biffa has won a new eight-year waste collection and cleansing contract on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales.

A report on the carbon impact of packaging material reveals that in most cases the main alternatives to plastic packaging – cardboard, glass, steel and aluminium – “emit more greenhouse gases”.