Recycling news: 2001

Industry news DTI rejects Meacher&#39s proposal for a 60% packaging target in 2002 With targets for 2001 looking likely to be met, Environment Minister Michael Meacher has proposed 60% recovery next year letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2001 Industry news Lancashire trials plastic bottle recycling Lancashire County Council has installed a plastic bottle collection bank to assess the demand and cost of plastic bottle recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2001 Industry news London Remade to aid start-up recycling businesses A contract has been awarded by London Remade which will help small recycling businesses access loans letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2001 Industry news Eriez receives Welsh grant for expansion project New jobs at Eriez in Caerphilly has meant that the company has received government funding ahead of schedule letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2001 Industry news House of Lords told of the importance of recycling by junior DEFRA minister Lord Whitty today told peers that they should play their part in this year&#39s Christmas recycling campaign letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2001 Industry news Underground recycling banks could be the future for supermarkets Waitrose is to become the first supermarket chain in the UK to construct underground recycling banks letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2001 Industry news FINLAND: Seeking a balance in the forests A tightrope is being walked in Finland while making sure that harvesting trees does not destroy the forests of the future letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2001 Industry news Packaging waste exports dampen prices rises for PRNs PRNs are seeing a levelling off in values although the Environment Exchange stays busy letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2001 Industry news Supermarket fined 10,700 in packaging waste prosecution A supermarket in South Wales has been prosecuted for failing to register under the packaging waste regulations letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2001 Industry news Government issues Christmas message to reduce festive waste mountain DEFRA and the Environment Agency have issued tips on how to recycle the three million tonnes of festive waste letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2001 Industry news Shanks announces immediate ODS solution The UK’s first fridge recycling capacity to deal with ozone depleting substances will see Shanks incinerate fridges letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2001 Industry news Biffa claims first past the post in securing enough PRNs for 2001 Biffa&#39s compliance schemes have reported they have obtained enough PRNs to meet their packaging waste obligations letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2001 Industry news Lower oil prices weaken plastics recycling market Downward pressure on oil prices has seen the value of used plastics fall and stocks build letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2001 Industry news Two vie to win funding for London fridge plant At least two companies are looking to win funding support from London Remade for fridge recycling work letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2001 Industry news WRAP director joins government&#39s Waste Summit research team Ray Georgeson, a director of WRAP, is to work part-time with the review team looking at the waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2001 Industry news Biffa and EMR reach agreement on fridge storage and processing European Metal Recycling has reached an agreement with Biffa to store and process fridges letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2001 Industry news Leeds tyre disposal trader jailed for illegal dumping A Leeds man who traded as a tyre disposal company has been jailed for flytipping tyres letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2001 Industry news Arsenal go-ahead sees new recycling centre in North London London Waste is to build a state-of-the-art waste and recycling centre in Islington, following the Arsenal stadium decision letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2001 Industry news Simsmetal chooses UK chief to head up its global business Jeremy Sutcliffe, chief executive of Simsmetal UK is to take up the reins of the company worldwide letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2001 Industry news Residents in Norfolk given choice over kerbside recycling scheme Breckland Council is consulting residents on different kerbside recycling schemes and asking them to choose their favourite letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2001 Industry news Cheshire links recycling rates to incinerator size Cheshire County Council is giving the public a say on its waste strategy and warns that recycling rates must increase letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2001 Industry news Mixed response to Commission&#39s revised 2006 packaging targets Although further changes are likely, the glass and plastics targets for 2006 have raised concern letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2001 Industry news Caradon expands its unique village recycling service A recycling scheme which sees kerbside sacks taken to a central collection point is to be expanded in South East Cornwall letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2001 Industry news WRAP appoints academic and aims to increase the appeal of recycled plastic A waste data expert has been appointed to focus WRAP&#39s research and WRAP is spending 45,000 on plastic seminars letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2001 Industry news Agency gets tough and calls for a tax on all forms of waste disposal Sir John Harman has called for a major shift in waste policy and outlined the Agency&#39s 10 Point Plan to achieve this letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2001 Industry news No refuse vehicles but Biffa delighted with regional Monopoly With the latest regional Monopoly editions in the shops, Biffa is pleased with its board game branding letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2001 Industry news Surrey County Council turns down Guildford EfW plant Council says local campaigners played their part in its decision to say "no" to Thames Waste Management letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2001 Industry news New ESA chairman optimistic that government is now taking waste seriously Ian Goodfellow, the new chairman of the ESA, has spoken of his optimism after the waste summit letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2001 Industry news Government admits Waste Strategy does not address waste minimisation Michael Meacher says that more work needs to be done to minimise waste and that wheeled bins do not help letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2001 Industry news SITA gets go-ahead for Capel EfW plant with Guildford decision expected today Planning approval has been granted for an EfW plant as part of a two-day hearing to decide the future of the county&#39s waste letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2001 Industry news Australian visit confirms Kent&#39s backing for SWERF A visit to see an Australian recycling and gasification plant has been made by Kent officers letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2001 Industry news Select Committee calls for swift resolution of ELV funding The government needs to clear up uncertainty over the funding mechanism for the ELV directive, MPs have said letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2001 Industry news OFT consulted on competitiveness of shredder sector The Department of Trade and Industry is seeking OFT advice over the shredder sector of the metal recycling industry letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2001 Industry news Government makes 6 million available for fridges but concern is raised More detail needed to explain funding package for fridge storage, say recycling officers letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2001 Industry news Hertfordshire company wins top composting award Cumberlow Composting has beaten off stiff competition to win an award for the best marketing initiative of the year letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2001 Industry news Councils told not to overspend on recycling solutions Capital-intensive systems to raise recycling rates may not be the best approach, according to DEFRA letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2001 Industry news Milton Keynes waste audit shows massive potential for recycling in city Network Recycling has carried out a waste audit which will help the council produce an up-to-date strategy letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2001 Industry news Profit growth at Biffa pleases Severn Trent Biffa&#39s interim results show strong growth and profit increase partly due to the foot-and-mouth crisis letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2001 Industry news January decision for Neath Port Talbot energy from waste plant While machinery is being put in, the Neath plant is still awaiting the go-ahead from the Environment Agency letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2001 Industry news Former Polkacrest owners snap up Ecovert The Ecovert waste management and cleansing business has been sold to the former owners of Polkacrest letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2001