Recycling news: 2008

Industry news PackGuide A Guide To Packaging Eco-Design INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news No good reason to replace plastic milk bottles Plastic recycling sector concerned over supermarket trend to cut plastic milk packaging letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Waste Exports: Meeting global supply and demand Liz Parkes discusses the international movement of waste letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on an appointment at Envar, shoppers shunning carrier bags and composting in Cumbria letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Sandwell advertises 1 billion waste contract West Midlands' council begins procurement for 20-30 year integrated waste services deal letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Milton Keynes names preferred bidder for 80m deal Serco in line to take over waste and recycling collections from Cory Environmental letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news SITA “surprised” by North-East landfill rejection Appeal considered after North Tyneside council rejects application to extend Seghill landfill site letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Costs compared for waste treatment options WRAP publishes Gate Fee 2008 report in a bid to provide price ‘transparency' letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Peter Jones to sit on London Waste and Recycling Board Mayor of London and London Councils announce full line-up for board which will spearhead recycling in capital letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Thirty teams in draw for Waste World Cup Fixtures announced for sixth annual mixed gender football tournament on September 12 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Scotland makes significant improvement in recycling Reports reveal improved household waste recycling rate and offer best practice to Scottish councils letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news on composting projects, an appointment at Lafarge and Camden food waste trials letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news High metal prices fuel 72% drop in dumped vehicles Rising value of metal contributes to major decrease in abandoned cars, LGA reports letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news Proposed tax on recycled fuel could kill oil recycling Oil recycling company urges Government rethink on planned recycled fuel levy letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news Cement manufacturer to branch into MBT Cemex proposes Rugby facility to turn household and commercial waste into fuel to feed cement kilns letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Greenstar UK acquire site for London “super-MRF” Waste management company purchases 175,000 square foot north London site letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Coventry launches waste strategy consultation City council invites responses on draft proposals to recycle half the city's waste letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Liverpool introduces street dirt recycling scheme Council aims for cost savings and 4% boost to recycling rate as initiative introduced letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Recresco seals landmark 100m glass recycling contract Glass recycling firm announces 10-year deal to provide cullet for Quinn Glass letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Costain wins 120m Belvedere incinerator contract Berkshire construction firm to design and build EfW plant in South-East London letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2008 Industry news Materials recycling facility opens in Norfolk Waste firm Pearsons opens £5 million site to handle up to 75,000 tonnes of trade waste a year letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2008 Industry news East Lindsey soars up the recycling league table Provisional figures for 2007-8 suggest council could rival North Kesteven's reign as England's top recycler letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2008 Industry news J&A Young opens plastics sorting plant near Derby Site capable of sorting 78,000 tonnes of plastic bottles a year alongside some soft plastics letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2008 Industry news Scotland to improve waste regulation SEPA publishes Better Waste Regulation Action Programme in a bid to streamline current system letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on carpet recycling, trade waste in Hampshire and bins at the Edinburgh Festival letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2008 Industry news Site issues put Merseyside PFI at risk of 405m delay Problems securing sites could put project back by up to three years, report warns letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2008 Industry news One size fits all? Mal Williams looks into the kerbside sorting and collection debate letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2008 Industry news Litter Composition Survey of England 2008 The aim of the survey is to provide detailed information about the current composition of litter in a representative range of locations in England, and to compare the overall findings with those from previous INCPEN litter surveys in 1996 and 2004. INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 8 Aug 2008 Industry news Research unveils recycling barriers WRAP report outlines ways councils can remove obstacles which stop people from recycling letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2008 Industry news West Berks under fire for choosing three waste indicators Council "cannot fail" to improve its waste and recycling performance, opposition party claims letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2008 Industry news Cardiff to roll out food waste collections to 140,000 homes Service to be introduced without a trial in a bid to drive up city's recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2008 Industry news Views sought over standardised recycling collections Councils asked whether just five or six packaging collection systems could work in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2008 Industry news Agency extends scope of Quality Protocol for biodiesel Red tape governing biodiesel produced from animal oils and fats to be cut letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2008 Industry news England hits 33.9% household waste recycling rate Defra publishes provisional figures for October to December 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on packaging fines, a Hertfordshire food waste contract and bin inspections letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2008 Industry news Caution urged over mixed plastics recycling Plans by WRAP to tackle waste stream could raise problems in practice, experts warn letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2008 Industry news Cheshire IT recycler branches into tyre market Completion of £4 million UK tyre recycling plant heralds next step in SITR's growth letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on bin fires in Manchester, an illegal waste site fine and films about recycling letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2008 Industry news Councils “not obliged” to issue waste fines Secretary of state tells local authorities that decision to fine households rests with them letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2008 Industry news Buckinghamshire cuts shortlist for 100m waste contract Veolia dropped from list of contenders for energy-from-waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2008