Recycling news: 2009

Industry news NCWRP Moves to New Office After our recent nomadic past the NCWRP has settled in August in a lovely new office in East Street, Brighton. This move should give us the room and facilities to push forward with our objectives of expanding the national builders scheme to provide more work for the wood recycling projects and actively finding entrepreneurs to [...] Community Wood Recycling · 31 Dec 2009 Industry news Richard Mehmed – Eco Hero Richard Mehmed, the founder of the NCWRP, recently featured on the Eco Hero page of the Telegraph magazine describing the setting up and development of the first wood recycling project in Brighton and the inception of the NCWRP. Community Wood Recycling · 31 Dec 2009 Council news Welcome to Trafford | Trafford Council - Trafford Council Trafford Council · 24 Dec 2009 Industry news Councils push the Christmas recycling message Reducing food waste and recycling cards on the agenda for local authorities and their contractors letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2009 Industry news The revised Waste Framework Directive A report examining the implications of new rules governing waste across Europe letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2009 Industry news Newspaper collections tumble in 2009 While Palm Paper helped to ensure steady demand, collection of newspapers is down by 500,000 tonnes letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on Welsh waste minimisation, moving biomass by train and a new qualification for waste management staff letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2009 Industry news Defra drops pink for yellow in battery campaign Battery recycling publicity will not fit in with WRAP's coordinated recycling campaign work letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2009 Industry news SITA confident Manchester legal action will proceed Attempt in January by GMWDA to halt court proceedings over failed PFI bid will not succeed, company claims letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2009 Industry news Waste and the art of regulation Francis Lowe, of the Environment Agency, discusses the safe management of waste letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2009 Industry news AD tank arrives at Deerdykes recycling facility Scottish Water Horizons welcomes arrival of 8,000MW energy from food waste tank in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news Study highlights savings from using compost Yorkshire research shows compost can save farmers up to £90 per acre when used instead of synthetic fertilisers letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news Benn issues festive call for food waste diversion Momentum builds for banning waste stream from landfill as WRAP funding for food waste collections allocated letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news New members boost Valpak ahead of carbon agenda From packaging to waste electronics, the producer responsibility organisation is now looking to a role in carbon efficiency letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news Pioneering paint recycling process unveiled Newlife Paints develops process to recycle waste emulsion into commercial grade paint in West Sussex letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news Newport fails in landfill allowances legal challenge Council unsuccessful in Judicial Review of Welsh Assembly Government move to revise its allowances downwards letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2009 Industry news Secure Destruction for wastes Our network of treatment facilities across the UK can receive products and wastes for onward transfer to our specialised secure destruction and recycling facility at Hinckley. The innovative facility at Hinckley provides a safe, secure and sustainable disposal or certificated disposal service for a diverse range of industry sectors including: We provide a trusted […] Augean · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news Waste firms hit out at Copenhagen “carbon cop-out” Environmental Services Association joins critics of Copenhagen summit for failing to set legally binding emissions targets letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news UK waste sector “highly fragmented” Poyry study points to benefits of UK plastic markets and forecasts more sales of waste companies are on the cards letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on battery recycling at Christmas, paper recycling in Yorkshire and used cooking oil in Bristol letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news Concerns raised over WasteDataFlow figures Defra defends scrutiny measures of database following questions over robustness of system letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news South Tyne and Wear shortlists final two PFI bidders SITA UK and United Utilities announced as final two left in the running for 25-year South Tyne and Wear PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news Efficiency for carbon and financial savings Steve Ogden of C02Sense Yorkshire on the benefits of resource efficiency letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2009 Industry news Code to require more space for bins in fortnightly collection areas Department for Communities and Local Government publishes consultation on changes to voluntary standard for sustainable homes letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2009 Industry news Verdant calls for safety review following crew fatality Collection firm says companies and councils should consider operating safety rules as inquest in worker's death concludes letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2009 Industry news UK below European average for steel recycling Packaging figures for 2008 show that UK ranked 21 out of 29 countries for recycling cans and other containers letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2009 Industry news Snow hits waste collections in the South-East Councils plans to catch up with missed collections before Christmas as more extreme weather forecast over weekend letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2009 Industry news Influential ACP chairman John Turner steps down letsrecycle.com talks to former Valpak CEO who was instrumental in developing the UK packaging regulations letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2009 Industry news Defra publishes long-awaited farm films proposals Plans to make producers responsible for collecting and recycling farm plastics published for consultation letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on Exeter's EfW plans, a recycled clothes show and a sponsored cycle ride down the Nile letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2009 Industry news EfW has to be a key feature of NI waste strategy Environment minister claims that turning energy into waste is central to avoiding landfill fines prior to Danish fact-finding trip letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2009 Industry news Organics recyclers attack “devastating” permitting plans Charges could have major impact on composting sites and potentially mean material is sent to landfill, warns AfOR letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2009 Industry news LGA environment chief reveals priorities for waste Cllr Gary Porter highlights Waste Framework Directive and need for good government comms campaigns as key issues letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2009 Industry news Luton latest to withdraw from BEaR Project Council votes to leave partnership hoping to build EfW plant, leaving Central Bedfordshire to continue alone letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2009 Industry news Agreement on WEEE Directive not expected until late 2010 BIS reveals there are numerous issues to resolve as it outlines timetable for recast of the Directive letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Conservative pledge to the third sector, the GMWDA PFI deal and AfOR appointments letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2009 Industry news Straight wins council caddy contracts worth 1.3m Deals to supply local authorities with kitchen caddies and food waste bags precede changes in kerbside collection services letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2009 Industry news Surrey drops incineration plans Contractor SITA UK now expected to build gasification and AD plants rather than two EfW facilities letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2009 Industry news Peterborough achieves Zero Waste Places Standard City council first to be awarded accreditation in recognition of its ongoing efforts to reduce waste in city centre letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2009 Industry news Shanks share price rises amid further sale talks Share price jumps 40 points as Covanta rejects reports that it is in discussions with Milton-Keynes based firm letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2009