Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Wales Environment Trust champions retreaded tyres Businesses urged to use refurbished tyres to help relieve pressure from this summer&#39s landfill ban on tyres in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2006 Industry news DS Smith to close Taplow board mill The UK will lose 90,000 tonnes of boardmaking capacity with the sale of the Taplow mill site for 30 million letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2006 Industry news Defra “positive” about home composting model, WRAP says Celebrating home composting milestone, WRAP highlights work that could see home composting counting towards council targets letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2006 Industry news Strong packaging reprocessing levels continue in Q2 New data approved by Defra for reprocessing levels in first half of 2006 suggests targets should be hit this year letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2006 Industry news Barnet high rise homes escape compulsory recycling "Impossible" to make recycling among compulsory for flats, borough says launching 80,000 awareness campaign to boost participation letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2006 Industry news Welsh plan to boost public engagement with waste planning Assembly government to help councils pave the way for new waste facilities with fresh guidance on consultation process letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2006 Industry news Rockware Glass reports recycling increase Latest sustainability report published by glass reprocessor, but recycling growth could be hit by competition letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2006 Industry news Tetra Pak in talks with UK paper mills Carton producer pledges to keep recycling all cartons collected after closure of only dedicated UK reprocessing plant letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2006 Industry news Wates Group signs Hippowaste to help in zero waste aim Construction firm to use "Hippobag" system as it bids to reach a zero landfill target for its non-hazardous waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2006 Industry news Agency crackdown on illegal scrapyards in Lancashire Environment Agency officers unearth "plethora" of unlicensed vehicle dismantlers in Blackburn and East Lancashire letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2006 Industry news Brent initiative targets recycling contamination London borough to increase awareness work to clamp down on contamination in organic waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2006 Council news West Devon | West Devon Borough Council - West Devon Borough Council West Devon Council · 18 Aug 2006 Industry news Tesco shoppers re-use one million bags in three days Supermarket claims early success in campaign offering loyalty points as incentive for shoppers to re-use carrier bags letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2006 Industry news Paper industry blasts Defra fraud investigation Reprocessor threat to withdraw from PRN system as government is criticised for 14-month attempt to root out fraud letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2006 Industry news Demand for waste tyres to outpace supply, report predicts Research on market for waste tyres predicts steady growth assuming no major market disruptions occur letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2006 Industry news Doorstep campaign targets 50,000 Shropshire homes Shropshire Waste Partnership bringing recycling message direct to residents with door-to-door visits letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2006 Industry news Neath Port Talbot looks ahead after court ruling Attempts by the Bank of Scotland to sell the assets of the Crymlyn Burrows plant have been stalled by the High Court letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news Future looks bright for waste in Merseyside Despite poor view from Defra, Audit Commission says disposal authority has promising future prospects letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news Herts focuses on recycling ahead of work on residual waste County and district partnership intends to achieve early landfill targets without the aid of residual waste treatment letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news Council hits back in Scunthorpe waste protest Radio 4 among television and radio stations covering protest by residents in North Lincolnshire letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news High yield for Warwickshire WEEE contract West Midlands waste firm AWM Group says waste electronics arisings at council sites much higher than expected letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Funding key to tissue mill for Ireland Researchers say a tissue plant could be a viable option for the island of Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE reuse; waste awareness work; waste treatment policy; Yellow Pages recycling; and, plastic bag re-use letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Surrey waste plant consultation comes to a close Residents in Surrey have until Friday to respond to proposals for new sites to treat and recycle municipal waste letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Defra reports “no evidence of fraud” in packaging exports Fact-finding mission fails to uncover fraud in paper packaging waste exports, but does uncover "incorrect" practices letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Charities losing millions to “bogus” textile recyclers Major children&#39s charity calls for action as thefts of donated clothing rise to 50 tonnes per week letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Waste World Cup draw sees “group of death” emerge Draw for this year&#39s waste and recycling sector tournament selects 30 teams in groups for competition on September 8 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news South Kesteven to develop recycling incentive system Lincolnshire district introduces bin-weighing system with aim of establishing reward scheme to encourage household recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Grosvenor installs 1.3 million automatic sorting line New machinery at Crayford recycling plant sees Grosvenor aiming to engage with local markets for recyclable plastics letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Paper recycling offered to Gateshead high-rise homes 3,000 flats across city targetted by paper recycling scheme funded through Safer Stronger Communities Fund letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Reading homes receive recycling bins ahead of new scheme Borough prepares for October&#39s switch to alternate-weekly collections with thousands of new red wheeled recycling bins letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Merseyside recycler offers market for television glass New plant opens in Birkenhead with capacity to reprocess 30,000 tonnes of glass from cathode ray tubes every year letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Bristol to develop local composting infrastructure City working with neighbouring councils and composting companies to consider possible new composting plants letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Council news Homepage | Sheffield City Council - Sheffield City Council Sheffield Council · 12 Aug 2006 Industry news Pepsi “confusing” public over recycling of packaging Parent company of Walkers crisps attacked for "confusing" nature of recycling symbols used on packaging letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news London campaign on real nappies set for autumn Awareness initiative to run from September after survey finds most parents have "outdated" ideas about re-usable nappies letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Poole to run recycling vehicle on used cooking oil Council trials vehicle powered by recycled cooking oil, with hope of extending system to entire fleet letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news SITA reveals plan for Northumberland MRF County&#39s PFI contract preferred bidder to develop materials recycling facility and transfer station at West Sleekburn letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Advanced composting firm close to 25m finance deal Dorset-based company New Earth Solutions negotiates with German bank for funding for new waste processing plants letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Southwark joins London&#39s compulsory recycling revolution Borough agrees to pilot enforced recycling among 8,000 households in bid to boost participation in waste recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006