Recycling news: 2006

Industry news News in Brief With news on bag re-use; Weighing firm buyout; Catalogue recycling; Plastic Omnium bins; and, recycling incentives in Corby letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006 Industry news West Country residents asked for views on waste treatment Partnership of councils in the Avon area run informal consultation campaign to help develop long-term waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006 Industry news Plans unveiled for 15m waste plant in East London Yorkshire company PDM Group to build renewable energy and recycled oil refinery facility in borough of Newham letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news Agency plan to improve sector&#39s environmental performance Environment Agency launches plan including 10 objectives to improve environmental management in waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news Solid demand for non-ferrous scrap may not help margins Bureau of International Recycling says anticipated demand for non-ferrous scrap metal may not support narrowing margins letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news North London composting plant suffers odour problems Composting firm Agrivert changes composting procedures at Edmonton in-vessel plant after enforcement notice is served letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news New data poses packaging recovery target questions Rethink on producer responsibility targets could be needed as obligation data for 2006 comes in lower than expected letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on gypsum recycling; composting and compost awareness; "real nappies"; and glass recycling letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news Limited results for household recycling incentive trials Defra&#39s 3.1m trial of recycling incentives suggests they can be "useful", but don&#39t necessarily increase recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news Bristol kitchen waste recycling scheme expands citywide City offers food waste collection scheme to all 150,000 households in bid to hit challenging landfill diversion targets letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news AWM Group invests 200,0000 in MRF Firm installs state-of-the-art technology at site in Wolverhampton to recycle up to 75,000 tonnes of waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Inetec reveals plans for 10 food waste plants Welsh company to build plants around the UK to convert commercial food waste into biofuel and generate electricity letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Work begins on 7m composting plant in Lancashire TEG Environmental develops its largest-ever food and green waste in-vessel processing facility at Todmorden letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Tesco offers loyalty points for re-using carrier bags Supermarket giant announces incentive scheme to persuade shoppers to cut down on their use of carrier bags letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Norton buys plastics plant to boost WEEE recycling credentials Metal recycler snaps up majority stake in Axion Recycling, with aim to upgrade plant to process waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Slough plastics recycling plant hit by fire Fire at plastic recycling plant owned by Slough Heat and Power, cause unknown letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Awards call for recycling sector’s unsung heroes One month to go for high achievers in recycling or waste management to send in entries for this year&#39s Awards for Excellence letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Somerset businesses consulted on county waste plan County seeks help from 23,000 local businesses to develop a plan for how waste will be managed and diverted from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news “Pepsi” loophole in packaging regulations to be closed Recycling legislation to be amended after consultation this month, to prevent firms like Pepsi escaping recycling duties letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on Welsh recycling; Liverpool awareness work; collections in Rotherham; and a new recycling centre in Dundee letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news Alderney makes major investment in recycling New recycling machinery set to help Channel Island cut down on landfill a major purchase for such a small community letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news 46,000 fine for London&#39s largest abandoned vehicle firm Vehicle dismantler that works for many local authorities prosecuted for polluting environment letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Shropshire confident of meeting landfill targets Partnership says continued improvement in recycling rates will see it avoid landfill avoidance fines letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Welsh Assembly confirms council recycling grants Local authorities in Wales to receive 32 million in 2006/07 to support recycling and composting letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news West Sussex composter claims answer to hot weather Waste firm based in Chichester working with technology partner to combat the hot weather in composting process letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Cornwall denies EfW plant to be fed at expense of recycling County councillor defends plans to allow PFI contractor to take in commercial waste at incinerator if municipal waste runs short letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Abitibi and End Users look to expand collection work Growth work and potential expansion into new materials and collection schemes are under consideration letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Adur and Worthing halve recycling collections Districts switch weekly scheme to fortnightly after resident survey, offer bigger bins in bid to save recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Bournemouth favours new technology for disposal contract Borough appoints local mechanical biological treatment firm as preferred bidder for five-year disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news NISP confident of meeting second year targets After difficulties with targets in first year, National Industrial Symbiosis Programme on track to hit targets in 2006/07 letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Wider role predicted for recovered paper sector London merchant says there is a growing opportunity for the paper recovery sector in providing expanded services letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news September start for Waltham Forest compulsory recycling Fifth London borough to threaten residents with fines for not recycling confirms autumn start for trial letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Recycling boost for pubs and clubs in Yorkshire New scheme launched to increase amount of waste glass being recycled from licensed premises in Yorkshire and Humber letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Boardmaker claims “massive potential” for recycled wood Britain&#39s biggest board mill, Kronospan, says it could use a lot more recycled wood if good quality material was made available letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news MBT bid could “quickly” win Norfolk contract, firm claims Company hoping to develop Norfolk MBT plant "in position" to win county contract after WRG dropped as preferred bidder letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news Good results for commercial in-vessel plant in Glasgow Scottish Water Waste Services applying for approval under animal by-product regulations after achieving PAS 100 standard letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news WRAP to fund composting trailblazer projects 700,000 available for projects showing how composted organic waste can be used to restore brownfield sites letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news Electronics producers urged to support recycling trials Manufacturers invited to help test "closed loop" recycling of plastics recovered from waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news First waste wood arrives at Teesside recycling firm Company set up to supply recycled fuel for biomass power station being developed near Redcar begins taking in waste wood letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news News in Brief News on Recycle Now campaign; window recycling; vehicle recycling; Derbyshire schools project; and steel can recycling letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006