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Food Waste Operators discuss collections, best practice and more

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The Food Waste Operators Group visited Shanks’ Wescott Park AD plant this week for their latest meeting. Food waste collections Recent developments on food waste collection policy – the publication of the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan, and the framework for greater consistency in household collections – formed the…

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Tags: fwog, food waste operators, food waste operators group, waste collection, food waste collection, fwrap, framework for greater consistency in household recycling in england, Wrap, anaerobic digestion, biogas, Matt Hindle, jess allan, alex monks, ADBA, operator groups

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Food Waste Action Plan taking shape

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Last week I represented members at the latest meeting of the steering group for the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan. This work is taking place alongside the Defra-led group on consistency of waste collections, where ADBA has strongly advocated the role of food waste collections in improving recycling rates and…

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Tags: food waste, food waste recycling action plan, food waste collection, waste collection, Defra, Wrap, food waste operators, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane

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Food waste action plan kicks off

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This week I represented ADBA at the first meeting of a steering group to develop a new Food Waste Recycling Action Plan. The process is being facilitated by WRAP, but aims to develop a coordinated, agreed plan between the waste industry, trade bodies and local authorities. It has been endorsed…

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Tags: food waste, food waste operators, waste collection, clg, Defra, Wrap, Matt Hindle, EA, anaerobic digestion, biogas

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ADBA meets new resources minister

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This week I joined colleagues from across the recycling industry to meet new Defra minister Rory Stewart MP, who is responsible for waste and recycling policy. I started the first discussion on improving recycling rates by informing the minister that the waste trade bodies, Local Authority Waste Network Coordinators, WRAP…

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Tags: Defra, rory stewart, resources, waste collection, food waste collection, food waste, food waste operators, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Charlotte Morton, Wrap

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Update on LowCVPs Fuels Working Group

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Earlier took part in the LowCVP’s Fuels Working Group, which brought out some points of interest for members interested in biomethane as a transport fuel:  Following the Prime Minister’s reshuffle Andrew Jones MP was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, part of his…

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Tags: Low CVP, will bushby, DfT, BIS, biomethane, biomethane in transport, Waste, waste collection, bioeconomy, anaerobic digestion, Minister, renewable energy directive

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ADBA calls for clear, joined up waste policy

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Our Chief Executive, Charlotte Morton, had the opportunity to appear before the Greater London Authority Environment Committee this week as they discussed waste collection services in the capital. She used the opportunity to call for clear, joined up policy between government at different levels, and emphasised the importance of good…

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Tags: Charlotte Morton, food waste, London, Matt Hindle, Waste, waste collection

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Developments in Welsh waste collection policy

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Significant changes in Welsh waste collection policy could be in the offing, with monthly residual collections and a ban on sending food waste to landfill both on the agenda. This news emerged at a recent conference in London, where Jasper Roberts, who leads on waste policy within the Welsh Government,…

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Tags: source segregation, Wales, waste collection

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