Volume 1, Issue 4, 31st October 2005
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RAGS NEWS: MRF Event a success
We need to know what you do!!
RAGS members enjoyed a day of fun packed action in Ayrshire on the 26th of October. After a morning of stimulating presentations covering kerbside recycling, MRF operation, recycling targets and future funding, the delegates visited East Ayrshire Council's MRF in Kilmarnock and Lowmac Alloys MRF in Irvine.
After a thoroughly enjoyable (but wet) afternoon, the group returned to the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock for refreshments and an opportunity to chat with new and old friends alike. Brian Bingham, RAGS chairman, said "today’s event shows that RAGS has an essential role in bringing the public, private and community sectors together to share ideas and experiences, in order to make Scottish recycling the envy of the world". Have a look and see when the next RAGS event is planned near to you!
We are still waiting to hear from a number of our members - have you returned your RAGS members information form yet?? Unless we know what you do, we can't target our services appropriately.. Please fill it in and get it back to us! If you have lost yours, please contact Claire at the RAGS office
Click here for photos of the site visit
Sustainable Management of Waste from Business & Public Sector Organisations
Issue 26 of SEPA VIEW
The Scottish Executive is consulting on a National Framework for non household (i.e. Commercial and industrial) waste, to move Scotland further towards a culture of waste prevention, recycling, composting and other such technology for reduce residual. This consultation should be of interest to all our members in the public, private and community sectors as waste streams to be covered k include agricultural waste, batteries, broken items, catering waste, clinical waste, computers, hazardous waste, office waste, metals, paper, board, plastics, construction and demolition waste. As it stands, the National Framework will apply to all sizes of organisation – from small commercial premises and sole traders to large industrial complexes and it will covers all types of waste. It is likely that there will be no long term financial resources for this framework, with the Scottish Executive progressing with “the polluter pays” principle .
Get involved have your say.
Responses to the Scottish Executive are due by the 16th of December 2005. RAGS will be responding to this consultation, subject to sufficient feedback and comments from our members. If you have an issue regarding this consultation, or if you wish to get involved in compiling the RAGS representation, please contact the RAGS office on 0845 838 1141.
Issue 26 of SEPA View magazine is published and now available online and in all SEPA offices.
RAGS AGM 14th December 2005
More details to follow soon
Click here for the consultation document
Warning on packaging to Scottish companies
Recycled Wood Products
SEPA is warning companies that ignoring the law on packaging could land them in court. The caution comes after an East Kilbride company became the first in Scotland to be prosecuted for failing to register producer responsibility to recycle packaging waste.
The Guide to Marketing Recycled Wood Products has just been released by WRAP, with research from highlighting the strength of new markets within recycled wood products.
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Commercially viable recycling of brominated WEEE?
Call for experts - Glassphalt
Interim findings from a study funded by WRAP suggest it may be commercially viable to separate and treat bromine used in brominated flame retardants in electrical waste rather than send the material for disposal.
Have you experience in using Glass cullet in highways construction? If so, RAGS would like to hear from you. Please contact Claire on 0845 838 1141
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Recycling Targets may be frozen south of the Border....
2010 waste strategy delivery
As DEFRA launched its consultation on statutory local authority recycling and composting targets in England and Wales, Minister Ben Bradshaw suggests giving councils until 2007/08 to meet 2005/06 recycling targets...
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Hyder Consulting are co-hosting a series of regional FREE Seminars in November to discuss how to successfully deliver on 2010 diversion Targets.
Stirling: 24th Nov 05
Contact:adam.read@hyderconsulting.com
Engaging with schools and schoolchildren is crucial for increasing recycling in the UK, according to the managing director of the country's only household battery recycling plant. G&P Batteries says recycling message needs to be passed on to children as it launches a battery amnesty scheme in the West Midlands.
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This Market report for the week ending
October 28th 2005 is brought to you courtesy of
The Environment Exchange
Wood traded between £13.50 and £14.00 in good volume, closing at £13.50, down 25p from last week's close.
Paper traded at £13.00 in fair volume, unchanged from last week's close.
Steel traded from £180.00 to £182.50 in fair volume, up £2.50 from last week's close.
Plastic traded between £42.00 and £44.50 in fair volume, closing at £42.00, down £2.50 from last week's close.
Recovery traded at £3.00 in light volume, unchanged from last week's close.
Glass traded at £14.50 in light volume, up £1.00 from last week's close.
No trading in Aluminium this week.
New Grant Scheme " Your Community, Your Environment"
The Scottish Community Foundation has received funding from the Tubney Trust to pilot this new grants scheme with an environmental focus. The scheme is aimed at helping community groups deliver sustainable environmental projects in their local area. Grants will range from £1,000 - £5,000 and are available for not-for-profit community groups who need assistance with the cost of carrying out relatively small, one-off pieces of capacity building or development work. There are three rounds with closing dates of October 21, December 9 and February 24. Contact the Scottish Community Foundation on 0141 225 6670 or 0131 524 0300 for more information.
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In recognition of their efforts in helping make the RAGS re-launch event in Kilmarnock on the 26th of October a resounding success, RAGS has awarded its first honorary membership for 2005/06 to four high profile personalities in the Scottish Recycling industry:
Councillor Jim O'Neil (East Ayrshire Council)
Mr John Crawford (East Ayrshire Council)
Mr Stratton MacDonald (South Ayrshire Council)
Mr Gordon Jackson (Scottish Executive)
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RAGS website update
The last week has seem more information posted on the website as part of our gradual rolling out of the new look website. We've been overwhelmed with the number of requests for usernames and passwords - Rest assured those of you who have not yet received your user name and password for the new look members area - you will get one!
Have you got your yet? If not, please click here.......
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