Recycling news: 2005

Industry news Unlicensed vehicle recycler ordered to pay 10,000 Owner of a breakers yard in Essex pays up after repeatedly refusing to apply for a waste management licence letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2005 Industry news Fridge recycling firm to branch out into other electronics Basildon firm Technowaste aiming to recycle televisions and small household appliances after acquisition by Dutch company letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2005 Industry news Ashfield praised for rapid improvement in recycling Nottinghamshire district applauded by Audit Commission as recycling rates triple to more than 30% letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2005 Industry news Plans submitted for Liverpool’s first food waste composter Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority proposes Vertical Composting Unit to process 20,000 tonnes of organic waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2005 Industry news News in Brief Green waste composting in Gateshead; new SITA hazardous waste scheme; Maldon opts for Dennis Eagle; and, Richmondshire praised letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2005 Industry news Bradshaw welcomes confirmation of recycling target success Minister says recycling during 2003/04 was "step in right direction", and reveals that unaudited results for 2004/05 will be out soon letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2005 Industry news Inter-producer compliance “fraught with dangers” warns REPIC Compliance scheme pours scorn on possibility of small electronics producers buying WEEE compliance from large producers letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2005 Industry news Lamp recycler bemoans lack of hazardous waste awareness Lamp Recycling Company says many businesses are not aware of new hazardous waste regulations affecting fluorescent lamps letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2005 Industry news Carmarthenshire secures 800,000 for composting upgrades Welsh county to provide food waste collections following expansion and modification of Nantycaws composting facility letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2005 Industry news Firm reveals plans to turn waste plastics into green fuel Cynar plc to bring Australian-built pyrolysis plants to UK to recycle 100,000 tonnes of waste plastics each year letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news WRG acquires Cumbria trade and clinical waste firm Workington-based Alco Waste Management sold to Waste Recycling Group for undisclosed multi-million pound sum letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news Cory wins third term as waste collector for East Northants Cory Environmental to extend kerbside recycling services after winning six-year collection contract with East Northamptonshire letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news Municipal waste survey confirms 17.7% recycling rate Waste management carried out by councils in 2003/04 has finally been fully audited, showing first-ever decrease in landfill letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news Deputy PM intervenes in row over recycling centre sell-off John Prescott calls for inquiry over London borough&#39s decision to sell off recycling centre against Mayor&#39s wishes letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news Kent signs contract with composting firm New Earth New Earth Solutions seeking new site in north west Kent for contract to process 25,000 tonnes of organic waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2005 Industry news REPIC and B2B Compliance join forces on WEEE Producers of business electronics and consumer electronics will only have to sign up to one compliance scheme under new agreement letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2005 Industry news News in Brief New nappy scheme for Merseyside; Herfordshire recycling benefits Africa; new aggregates website; and, Riverside schools rewarded letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2005 Industry news In-vessel composting next step for South Gloucestershire Celebrating five years of PFI contract with SITA, council reveals new food waste collections for residents are on the horizon letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2005 Industry news Hull opens first new recycling centre for 20 years Minister Elliot Morley unveils Hull&#39s new 1.1m Burma Drive Recycling Centre, which was part-funded by Defra letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2005 Industry news RAL questions WEEE Directive “weakness” on fridge recycling Quality assurance association RAL warns of potential loophole in waste electronics directive on recovery of hydrocarbons letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2005 Industry news Retailers in talks with Welsh councils over WEEE network British Retail Consortium to meet Welsh local authorities tomorrow to rescue plans for WEEE collection network in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2005 Industry news Door-to-door hazardous waste collections could be mandatory Defra considering making councils provide kerbside collections for hazardous waste items including televisions letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2005 Industry news Citiraya UK reaffirms intention to remain in operation CRT recycler Citiraya UK has insisted it will continue operations, despite legal trouble faced by its parent company letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2005 Industry news Agency losing ground in battle against illegal waste sites Environment Agency suggests more use of ASBOs as it reveals 27% increase in serious pollution incidents in waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2005 Industry news Scotland set for public sector recycled content targets Measures proposed by Scottish Executive could see 90% of public sector building contracts required to include 10% recycled content letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2005 Industry news Expansion for Ellesmere Port recycling scheme Ellesmere Port and Neston borough council builds new recycling plant including equipment provided by Corus letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2005 Industry news News in brief Ex-Fujitsu man joins Shotton; planning named biggest waste barrier; new CA site in Gloucestershire; and, PM Onboard makes acquisition letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2005 Industry news Onyx in the driving seat for Nottinghamshire PFI contract Waste management company named as preferred bidder for 800 million, 26-year integrated waste service contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2005 Industry news Scarborough drops plans for alternate weekly collections Borough council decides to mount four-weekly kerbside recycling service to cut costs and boost participation rates letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2005 Industry news New in-vessel composting facility opens in Devon First of possible network of new in-vessel composting facilities built using technology from Cambridge Recycling Services letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2005 Industry news Quest to minimise packaging could be “lengthy process” Finding ways to cut packaging waste across 30,000 product lines could take time, but new retailers&#39 commitment makes a start letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2005 Industry news Electronics recycler funds expansion through stock exchange Bracknell-based IT recycler CKS Recycled Technology set to expand business with funding from flotation on Ofex stock exchange letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2005 Industry news Livingstone calls for 268 new recycling plants for London London Mayor seeks views on proposals for single waste authority to lay out strategic framework to reach 45% recycling rate in London letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2005 Industry news Mixed waste containing WEEE is not “hazardous”, Defra says Defra issues councils with guidance on how to deal with waste electronics now new hazardous waste rules have come into force letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2005 Industry news Scientists achieve breakthrough in car plastics recycling New process to use special kind of reinforced plastic may allow car manufacturers to make cars that are easier to recycle letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2005 Industry news BMW signs Automotive Waste Solutions to cut waste Motor manufacturer to offer new recycling service for its dealerships and bodyshops, aiming to cut landfill rate to 5% letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2005 Industry news Leeds city council considers PFI waste contract After rethinking last year&#39s tender for recycling services, Leeds puts together strategy with view to new long-term waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2005 Industry news South Norfolk close to completing microchip revolution Residents in the town of Diss are the latest to be given bins with microchips by South Norfolk council letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2005 Industry news Non-profit wood recycling organisation opens 11th project National Community Wood Recycling Project establishes project in Newcastle to divert waste construction wood from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2005 Industry news Qualifiers named for Waste World Cup 2005 29 teams from across the waste and recycling sector to battle it out in September&#39s major football tournament letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2005