Recycling news: 2004

Industry news New Year honours for packaging waste duo Defra&#39s Sheila McKinley and former Valpak chief John Turner have been awarded OBEs letsrecycle.com News · 31 Dec 2004 Industry news Councils “better able” to cope with Christmas recycling rush Local authorities are better equipped to deal with the expected post Christmas recycling increase, says Larac letsrecycle.com News · 31 Dec 2004 Industry news California recycling deposit scheme back on track The California Refund Value scheme is set to recycle 1 billion more bottles and cans this year than it did in 2003 letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2004 Industry news News in Brief BIR calls for deadline delay, Waste Watch signs up 33 organisations to campaign and Audit Commission criticises Kingston letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2004 Industry news Contractors write to Ealing over waste contract Ealing borough council&#39s waste management contract with ECT has prompted questions to the authority&#39s monitoring officer letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2004 Industry news Oxfordshire to run largest ever trade waste survey Oxfordshire county council to put out questionnaire for 15,500 local businesses in an attempt to help reduce the waste they produce letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2004 Industry news Valpak denies “holding” surplus steel PRNs Scheme denies buying more steel PRNs than needed for its recycling obligation, and warns other schemes about poor planning letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2004 Industry news WRAP backs study into recovered paper mill for Ireland Both the UK and Irish governments and WRAP are funding a feasibility study into building a paper mill letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2004 Industry news Manchester fridge mountain clean-up receives funding boost Project to deal with thousands of waste fridges left at sites in Oldham and Trafford Park receives 250,000 from Defra letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2004 Industry news Wakefield awarded 33 million in PFI support for recycling Defra confirms Private Finance Initiative support for new 25-year recycling and waste contract worth 850 million letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2004 Industry news Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme hailed as world first Defra highlights revolutionary approach to cutting landfill rates as UK prepares for tradable landfill permit regime letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2004 Industry news Chemical developed to identify contaminated waste wood Chemical solution developed by Buckingham researchers, which could help wood recyclers improve quality of their products letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2004 Industry news CRED awards funds to Sleaford furniture recycler A charity in Sleaford that recycles old furniture has received 130,550 from the Big Lottery Fund&#39s CRED programme letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2004 Industry news Leicestershire councils sign up to new waste partnership County council and seven districts establish partnership to improve waste management services and share best practice letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2004 Industry news Local authorities welcome battery producer responsibility Proposals giving producers responsibility for recycling batteries welcomed, but targets may not go far enough letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2004 Industry news Packaging waste compliance “jeopardised” by UK regulations UK risks missing its Packaging Directive targets because of "restrictive" new regulations, compliance schemes warn letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2004 Industry news Castle Cement granted permit for waste-fuelled kiln New cement kiln in North Wales given clearance by the Environment Agency, and is to use fuels derived from wastes letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2004 Industry news Ford to appoint network provider to organise ELV network Car maker to set up vehicle recycling network through third party, but dismantlers believe they may have to pay fees to join letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2004 Industry news Melton recycling expansion could see recycling rate hit 50% The Leicestershire council believes its recycling service expansion could push its current 31% rate towards 50% letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2004 Industry news Ministers “caved in” to producers over Battery Directive Greenpeace expresses anger over exemptions to cadmium ban for power drill batteries in proposed Battery Directive letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2004 Industry news Court rules against Germany on packaging deposits European Court of Justice says Germany created barrier to free trade with single-use packaging deposit scheme letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2004 Industry news Four major wood recyclers in negotiations for WRAP grants WRAP aims to provide grants to help four recyclers expand into higher-value end markets for their recycled wood letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2004 Industry news News in Brief New recycling centre in Winchester; Cornish towns compete for recycling prizes; and, recycling given boost in Somerset letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2004 Industry news Agency clamp down on illegal waste electronics exports Environment Agency to find and prosecute companies illegally exporting waste electronics to developing countries letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2004 Industry news EU ministers agree to new Battery Directive proposals Council of Ministers gives go-ahead to proposals for a directive bringing in producer responsibility for waste batteries letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2004 Industry news Councils “extremely unlikely” to meet landfill targets Waste growth rates and poorly targeted funding threatens Landfill Directive compliance, LGA warns Parliament letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2004 Industry news New site for Wrexham pyrolysis and gasification plant HLC Environmental Holdings has located a new site for its 25 million Resource Recovery Centre in Wrexham letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2004 Industry news Agency delays changes to financial provisions for landfills Changes to the financial provision measures for landfills are to be delayed until at least May 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2004 Industry news Defra: target cap will not hit national recycling efforts Defra insists reducing some councils&#39 recycling targets to 30% in 2005/06 will not impact on England&#39s national target letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2004 Industry news Further delays likely for new waste electronics regulations UK implementation of the WEEE Directive faces more delays as officials grapple with National Clearing House concept letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2004 Industry news 100 million expansion planned at Tyneside chipboard mill Egger UK replacing production lines at Hexham site and plans feasibility study to look at increasing use of recycled wood letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2004 Industry news WRAP to develop new markets for difficult materials WRAP says it will be putting Landfill Tax funds towards developing markets for waste tyres, batteries and plasterboard letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2004 Industry news Lancashire grants planning permission for MBT plant County council green lights mechanical biological treatment plant for Leyland, to process 120,000 tonnes of waste a year letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2004 Industry news Hertfordshire to seek new composting facility Councils in Hertfordshire are looking to sign a contract for a composting facility able to comply with animal bi-product regulations letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2004 Industry news Sunderland becomes first local authority to recycle cartons City council links up with locally-based packaging firm SIG Combibloc to provide carton recycling services for residents letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2004 Industry news Recycling target cap will not slow high-performing councils Following the capping of household waste recycling targets at 30%, councils tell letsrecycle.com they will press on regardless letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2004 Industry news ECT Recycling wins its largest ever local authority contract The social enterprise organisation has been awarded a seven-year, 70m recycling, waste and street cleaning contract by Ealing council letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2004 Industry news New recycling and waste centre opens in North Shropshire Shropshire Waste Partnership opens second of three new recycling and waste centres that are to underpin a new PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2004 Industry news Green light given to 18 million pyrolysis plant for Bristol City council&#39s cabinet approves pyrolysis and gasification plant to treat 28,000 tonnes of municipal waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004 Industry news Wood recyclers receive cash boost for expansion Recycling firms in Lancashire and the West Midlands receive benefit from WRAP&#39s Regional Market Development fund letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004