Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Norfolk revokes favoured status for WRG incinerator bid Councillors vote unanimously to remove preferred bidder status from Waste Recycling Group for long-term waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news North London boroughs told of composting concerns New composting plant performance "pleasing", but concern exists over residents putting green waste in plastic bags letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news Agency hits out at food industry&#39s waste impact Environment Agency criticises food and drinks firms for waste impact in annual report on environmental performances letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news Local authority waste funding needs “radical overhaul” LGA and waste industry cite today&#39s NAO report as evidence that more funding is needed if UK is to meet its waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news Councils offered support for food waste recycling WRAP to test variety of food waste collection schemes in varying conditions across England and Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news West Midlands businesses offered help to cut waste Not-for-profit group Urban Mines opens fourth UK office to help small companies reduce amount of waste they produce letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Move to recycle building materials from disused airfields WRAP study finds old airfields could be good source of recycled concrete and aggregates letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Merseyside achieves 3% drop in waste generation Waste minimisation work and dry weather behind 20,000 tonne cut in household waste in Merseyside area letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news UK composters suffering from the heat Green waste processing hit by drought conditions, with water use soaring and inputs of green waste dropping off letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Lucky escape for Castle Morpeth recycling staff Council issues plea to residents to take care in what they put out for recycling after collection vehicle catches fire letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news BMW installs aluminium recycling system Carmaker trials new separation machinery to help maximise value of metal shavings from engine production process letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news Watchdog praises Tamworth for recycling services Staffordshire borough awarded two-star grade for waste and recycling department in latest Audit Commission inspection letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news Councils demand more recycling support from retailers Local Government Association says producers, retailers and in particular supermarkets must do more to cut packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news Brent to trial plastic bottle recycling scheme Thousands of households in the London borough to begin recycling plastic bottles next week letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news Furniture Re-use Network sets up national trading arm Company set up to seek major contracts for refurbishing furniture and WEEE, with FRN members acting as sub-contractors letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news 30,000 fine for cooking oil firm that failed to recycle One of the largest cooking oil producers is fined for breaching producer responsibility rules on packaging recycling letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Call for packaging deposit scheme for Scotland Member of Scottish Parliament urges fellow Liberal Democrats to campaign for deposit scheme for bottles and cans letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Fresh legal challenge for Belvedere incinerator Bexley council to seek judicial review into government&#39s decision to green light 200m recovery plant letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Bradshaw denies bid to impose incineration on Cornwall Minister denies claims by Cornwall MP that government pressured county council in deciding its PFI waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news MBT firm reveals independent study into diversion rate Dorset company developing mechanical biological treatment process reveals 95% landfill diversion rate for its process letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Entsorga trade fair reveals plans for October International waste management exhibition to expand into environmental technology areas for 2006 show letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Wilkie Recycling Systems goes into liquidation Hampshire-based recycling machinery suppliers forced to wind up business after equipment is stolen letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2006 Industry news New “Remade” organisation set for East of England Remade East launched next week to help region&#39s businesses cut waste sent to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on scrap exports; recycling for sailors; planning guidance; and a recycling petition in London letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2006 Industry news Council waste services coping well in hot weather Authorities running alternate weekly collections managing well through record temperatures letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2006 Industry news Poller appointed director of Shropshire partnership Adrian Poller moves from leading recycling county Dorset as Shropshire councils seek to finalise PFI waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2006 Industry news WRG projects moving ahead despite sale Acquisition unlikely to affect existing projects according to spokesman, as company seeks permission for EfW plant in Hull letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2006 Industry news Super-size recycling plant on cards for West Midlands Irish-owned Greenstar UK announces acquisition of RU Recycling, reveals plans to boost materials recycling in UK letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2006 Industry news MP calls for rethink on Cornwall incinerator plan Local MP demands Public Inquiry over county&#39s expected decision to hand long-term PFI-backed waste contract to SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2006 Industry news Cornwall votes to sign PFI contract with SITA County agrees 30-year plan to cut landfill rates to 20% using energy-from-waste incineration and recycling centres letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2006 Industry news WRAP defends use of recycled glass in water filtration New report argues that grinding waste glass to make water filtration products does save on greenhouse emissions letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2006 Industry news WRG sold to Spanish giant FCC for 1.4bn Spain&#39s FCC, owner of Focsa in the UK, is buying Waste Recycling Group from Terra Firma letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news Recycled paper use falls in UK Industry data shows 118,000 tonne drop in domestic use of recovered paper in 2005, increasing reliance on exports letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news Braintree council wins award for charity shop support Association of Charity Shops recognises local authority sector for supporting recycling and re-use, awards Essex district letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on aluminium can recycling, green waste recycling, glass recycling, textile recycling, and MBT letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news Essex achieves 2% reduction in household waste County turns around average 3% annual growth in waste produced by householders, hits government recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news Confusion over Welsh kerbside boxes safety study New report hailed as health and safety "all clear" for kerbside boxes and bags but report author warns of confusion over project letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2006 Industry news Global Renewables close to £2bn Lancashire PFI deal Australian-led consortium gains approval for majority of plans under 25-year contract which includes MBT plants letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2006 Industry news Bolton scraps alternate weekly collection scheme Change of political leadership sees decision to bring back weekly refuse collections in face of opposition warnings letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2006 Industry news London Remade warns of need to strengthen markets Following conclusion of review of London powers, development organisation calls for focus on short-term waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2006