Russia: LafargeHolcim Russia and the Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities of the Moscow Region have signed an agreement to work together on a waste disposal programme. The document was signed by Anton Velikhovsky, the Minister of Housing and Communal Services of the Moscow Region, and Maxim Goncharov, the chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim in Russia. The project will use the cement producer’s plants, including the integrated Schurovsky plant, to process waste products.

Jamaica: The government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Caribbean Cement for the use of tyres as an alternative fuel in cement production. The country is estimated to generate around two million used tyres annually, according to the Caribbean Media Corporation.

Canada: Holcim subsidiaries Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada have signed a long-term partnership agreement with British Columbia’s Capital Regional District. Under the agreement, the district administration will supply Geocycle Canada with biosolids from treated wastewater. The waste management company will then process the waste into cement fuel at Lafarge Canada’s integrated cement plant at Richmond in British Columbia. The plant will process 6000t/yr of biosolids.

UK: Andusia says that a Covid-19 decline in waste produced by the UK is at an end, and has predicted the start of growth in the near term future. The waste management company said that major factors for growth will be the continuation of office work, the end of hospitality restrictions and the recovery of public confidence in consumption.

In 2020, commercial and industrial waste generation fell by 50% year-on-year, while municipal waste rose by 20%. Exports of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) fell by 37% during the year.