ACE news

Tesco diverts all its UK Waste from Landfill

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:32:38 +0100

Tesco has announced that they are diverting all waste from landfill ahead of their 2010 targets. To read on click the link Tesco

Recession blamed as recycling exports rise 22% in a year

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:22:36 +0100

Falls in UK paper and board production and the UK's worst recession for decades have contributed to a 22% rise in exports of packaging waste over the last year. To read more on this article follow the link to packagingnews.co.uk

Paper Put out for recycling dumped

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:02:28 +0100

Collections of paper are going to landfill.

paper collected in the same containers as plastic bottles and metal cans is being contaminated by food and liquid waste, making it unusable for recycling.

to read more on this click the link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6689840.ece

Tackling the food waste mountain

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:26:35 +0100

An ambitious "War on Waste" campaign to tackle Britain's mountains of food-based rubbish with a range of radical new measures is to be launched today.

The programme will scrap "best before" labels on food, create new food packaging sizes, build more "on-the-go" recycling points and unveil five flagship anaerobic digestion plants, to harness the power of leftover food and pump energy back into the national grid.

Sony Ericsson released 2 new eco friendly phones this week

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:52:20 +0100

Sony Ericsson is going green with two new phones announced this week: the C901 GreenHeart and the Ling concept. The GreenHeart is the eco-friendly version of the C902, which has a carbon footprint of 25kg of CO2, while the GreenHeart punts out an admirable 5kg less. It's a mid-range Cyber-shot phone with a 5-megapixel camera, boxed in smaller-than-usual packaging, while the Ling concept will be a no-frills entry-level model responsible for a scant 18kg of CO2.

Novelis take aluminium can recycling to a new level

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:56:37 +0100

Aluminum company Novelis Inc. announced today that it recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record. Novelis is the world's largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum and the world's leading recycler of used beverage cans.

By recycling the used containers back into aluminum sheet for new cans, the company estimates it reduced its need for primary aluminum by more than 530,000 metric tons, saving approximately 73 million MBTUs of energy and avoiding the production of nearly 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Aluminium industry: Minimum level of recycled material can be counter-productive

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:13:32 +0100

A breakfast briefing two weeks ago for members of the aluminium industry's All Party Parliamentary Group argued that moves to mandate a minimum level of recycled material to be included in certain products would be counter-productive for some applications such as drinks cans.

Rick Hindley, executive director of packaging industry organisation Alupro, told the Aluminium Federation meeting of parliamentarians from both Houses that the Bill recently introduced by Dr Alan Whitehead, MP for Southampton Test, to establish a Renewable Content Obligation was inappropriate for a globally traded commodity like aluminium, where end-of-life recycling rate was the better measure of environmental success.

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Organic produce firm cuts impact on planet with returnable packs and informed choices

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:54:16 +0100

If consumers are increasingly aware of the packaging around their food, those who buy organic, and choose to bypass the major retailers, are more firmly on the environmental bandwagon.

Riverford Organic Vegetables, which delivers organic vegetables and fresh produce to 80,000 customers, is aware of "a mis-match between perception and reality" among its customers. "We cannot rely on consumer pressure to drive positive change," the company's website states candidly.

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Transport firm chips in with eco friendly bus

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:27:30 +0100

The UK's latest eco bus - powered by fuel made from waste cooking oil from local chip shops and restaurants - is to make its debut on the roads of Bristol this week.

The launch is part of a six-month trial by FirstGroup, which will examine emissions from buses run on 100% biodiesel. And thanks to a partnership with Bristol City Council, local people can also 'chip in' to support the project themselves by donating their own waste cooking oils at either of the city's household waste recycling centres.

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Aberdeen Council Introduces Yellow Woods Challenge

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:18:49 +0100

Pupils across Aberdeen will be demonstrating their green credentials over the next seven weeks as they take part in a competition to recycle as many old Yellow Pages directories as possible.

The Yellow Woods Challenge is a simple, educational and fun environmental campaign for schools, run by Yellow Pages working in partnership with the Woodland Trust and Aberdeen City Council.

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Process and Control Today

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:10:49 +0100

Bottle Recycling Firm Also Recycles Industrial Robots. Recycling is now on most people's agenda, as a way of saving energy and conserving the environment, although recycling industrial robots is rather unusual. But leading UK robotics integrator, Barr & Paatz of Totnes, Devon, recently supplied two pre-owned SCARA type robots to an SME customer for performing conveyor loading and unloading duties. This high technology recycling initiative underlines the inherent flexibility and reusability of robots and confirms that these well-engineered machines will continue to give many years of reliable service

Read the whole article: http://www.pandct.com/media/shownews.asp?ID=21064

Recycling batteries in the community

Fri, 01 May 2009 10:19:54 +0100

Useful information for recycling batteries. Click the link to find out more

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6193709.ece

Clackmannanshire Citizen Of the Year 2008

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:39:27 +0100

Dr Alf Martin was named Citizen of the Year at the Annual Clackmannanshire Awards ceremony. The Glittering Event was held in February in Alloa Town Hall hosted by Provost Derek Stewart. Dr Martin has been Chairman of ACE for 25 years and was delighted to receive this honour. For the full story and pictures click on the link below

http://www.clacks.gov.uk/site/documents/community/clackmannanshireview/

Waste Aware magazine

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:51:04 +0100

Check out the Waste Aware magazine, it's packed full of great recycling tips.

ACE in the Glasgow Herald

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:55:52 +0000

ACE were recently featured in a four page spread in the Glasgow Herald which highlighted not only our current succesful projects but also our plans for the future.

Businesses are offered an ACE recycling service

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:16:08 +0100

A NEW recycling service for small businesses is being launched in Clackmannanshire by Alloa Community Enterprises.

ACE will officially start collecting paper, cardboard, cans and bottles from small businesses next month. While domestic recycling has taken off in Clackmannanshire-taking the county to the top of the recycling league for local authorities in Scotland-business recycling has been put on a back-burner.

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Community Sector Partnership helps Clackmannanshire Council Top Recycling League

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:25:40 +0100

According to SEPA's latest figures for municipal recycling in Scotland, Clackmannanshire Council have once again come out on top with a remarkable recycling/composting figure of 41.3% for the period June 2005 to June 2006.

As well as an area wide green waste collection and improved CA Site facilities Clackmannanshire's success is also based on their source-segregated kerbside collection provided by Alloa Community Enterprise, one Scotland's foremost community sector recyclers who introduced a kerbside collection in part of Clackmannanshire as a pilot as far back as 2001.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) released the latest waste figures for Scottish local authorities, and they show that "25.3% was recycled or composted in the rolling year to June 2006".

Most local authorities are on track to reach the targets of 25% recycling and composting, according to figures released yesterday.

A grand total of 3,393,354 tonnes of municipal solid waste was produced in Scotland from July 2005 to June 2006.

An ACE new website

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:17:44 +0100

August sees the launch of the new recycleit.org.uk website.

We would like to welcome you to the new ACE website which we hope will be a source of invaluable help to the communities which we serve. We have provided a variety of useful information (like recycling tips, frequently asked questions and a downloads section) and hope to develop this with the help of you, the people that we serve. We welcome your questions and comments regarding recycling, our community work and the website in general. It is only with input from our customers that the site will become a constantly developing resource for the people we serve

As well as launching this website ACE have extended their support for community fund raising. A number of local groups already benefit from the Cash for Cans scheme and we have now introduced our Cash for Textiles scheme. For further information about these fund raising opportunities please contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.