Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Recofloor adds 10 new vinyl recycling sites The vinyl flooring scheme, Recofloor, has increased the network of premises to which used and new waste material can be delivered to. letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2012 Industry news Agency warns of using street sweepings in compost Environment Agency informs all composters in England that it will be carrying out desktop audit to ensure only appropriate waste types accepted letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2012 Global MARTIN GmbH Zweckverband Abfallbeseitigung Bazenheid (Switzerland) has awarded MARTIN the contract for the modification of combustion lines 1 and 2 of its... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 23 Aug 2012 Industry news Coca Cola adopts On-Pack Recycling Label Soft drinks giants products to bear standardised recycling label in a bid to increase the amount of plastic bottles collected for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: an FCC contract; Norfolk recycling centre map; 'first' recycled glass vase; a Glasgow shopping centre and Calderdale bulky waste charge letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Waste industry gears up for RWM 2012 Businesses, local authorities and charities prepare to descend upon Birminghams NEC arena in September for waste management exhibition letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Still work to do on missed collections in Ealing Deployment of new kerbsider vehicles by contractor Enterprise sees missed collections falling and commingled collections cease, but some issues remain letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Waste plastics to fuel pioneering flight Pilot to fly aeroplane from Sydney to London using waste plastics derived fuel provided by plastics-to-diesel specialist, Cynar letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012 Industry news SITA wins North Lincolnshire waste contract Company to take over from current contractor Palm Recycling in November, in deal which will see SITA and council sharing revenue from recyclables letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012 Industry news Two bidders shortlisted for 800m North Wales deal VeoliaES Aurorano longer in the running for 25-year contract with North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Project letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012 Industry news Defra announces latest reward funding Funding for 15 reward and incentive schemes to encourage people to recycle or make better use of waste have been backed by Defra letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012 Industry news Warwickshire approves plans for Packington AD County council awards planning permission to SITA UK to build 50,000 tpa plant alongside landfill site, subject to decision not being called in by DCLG letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012 Industry news Blakeleys finish clearance of Oswaldtwistle site Wigan firm clears waste bales and reveals more details of plans for state-of-the-art energy from waste and recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2012 Industry news FCC employee dies at Watford waste transfer site HSE is investigating after a male employee died in incident at Waterdale waste transfer site, near Watford on Friday letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2012 Industry news People Watch With news of; Welsh environment body chair; account managers for Eco; Hazardous waste appointment; sales manager for PyroPure; and, a new face at SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2012 Industry news Agency monitoring glass PRN situation Environment Agency says it will flag issues to Defra if UK's ability to meet 2012 recovery targets is compromised as PRN prices rise further letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2012 Industry news Carrier bag producers slam bag levy campaign Plastic bag producers claim campaign to impose levy on single use plastic bags is repeating unfounded greenwash letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2012 Industry news HSE investigates incident at MSKs Barking site Investigation launched after a man was airlifted to hospital on Friday after suffering injuries to his arm and shoulder letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2012 Industry news Government resource policy incoherent Manufacturing and environmental groups attack government policies on waste and resource management letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2012 Industry news Dorset prepares for biggest ever service change Waste Partnership rolls out containers for service, due to begin from October, replacing 12 different collection systems letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2012 Industry news Mixed plastics: the chicken and egg debate Environmental consultant Chris Cullen discusses some of the drivers needed to boost mixed plastics recycling in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2012 Industry news Welsh council opens mattress recycling facility Rhondda Cynon Taf council unveils world first facility which fully breaks down mattresses into separate components for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2012 Industry news Joint Bucks waste procurement enters latter stages Three bidders for collection deal being procured by Chiltern and Wycombe are set to submit their final tenders, before contract award in autumn letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2012 Industry news Cardiff council assesses switching to kerbside sort Local authority to study kerbside option amid fears it could face a legal challenge over current commingled service letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2012 Industry news CSG To Train Emergency Spill Responders Waste management company Cleansing Service Group (CSG) is to train selected staff in many of its depots and treatment plants to respond immediately when a customer requests help to deal with a spill. Hugh Neatherway, CSG’s divisional manager (Spills), said: “A fast response is essential and the spill responders will have the advantage of being […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 16 Aug 2012 Industry news Rigid plastics key to meeting packaging targets Report from Advisory Committee on Packagings Plastics taskforce says more councils need to collect rigid plastics letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2012 Industry news Sunersol threatens Agency with legal proceedings Yorkshire-based WEEE recycler Sunersol alleges that its business is at risk as Environment Agency has not responded to requests to lift export ban letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2012 Industry news Huge reuse potential in bulky waste More than half of all bulky waste items taken to household waste recycling centres could be reused, according to WRAP study letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2012 Industry news Councils target post-Olympics glass for recycling Bedford, Cherwell and Plymouth roll extra out facilities and services in a bid to capture the extra material available letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2012 Industry news Producer responsibility regulations under scrutiny Splitting plastic PRN and reviewing point at which battery recyclers can issue evidence among changes being considered for consultation in early 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2012 Industry news Cost concerns put mixed plastics collections on ice Three Cambridgeshire councils put plans to collect mixed plastics on hold due to concerns over value of material letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: PAS110 accreditation; a WRAP and iESE partnership; Sandwell recycling; a Tradebe purchase; and, rigid plastic recycling letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2012 Industry news Incredible rise in recycling for Bridgend Following introduction of weekly kerbside sort service recycling rate for Welsh council has rocketed from 31% in 2009/10 to 54% in 2011/12 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2012 Policy & government Sita Limited decision document: Clifton Marsh Sita (Lancashire) Limited applied for a permit to dispose of low level radioactive waste (LLW) in November 2009. GOV.UK · 13 Aug 2012 Industry news BIS urged to adopt WEEE recycling design incentive Report by individual producer responsibility (IPR) working group suggests that government should consider system favouring easy to recycle products letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2012 Industry news Merger proposed for AfOR and REA associations Association for Organics Recycling asks members to vote on proposal which would see it become working group within the Renewable Energy Association letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2012 Industry news Work to begin on commercial food waste AD Emerald Biogas secures 850,000 loan from WRAP to build plantat Newton Aycliffe Industrial Estate in County Durham letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2012 Industry news Several waste sites close following Dagenham blaze A blaze at Hunts Waste recycling centre in Dagenham stole the headlines ahead of the London 2012 closing ceremony letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2012 Industry news First female chief executive for Veolia ES Estelle Brachlianoff from Veolia's waste management division covering the Ile de France including Paris to join UK business later this month letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2012 Industry news Revised EU WEEE laws come into force Revision of WEEE directive comes into force today (August 13) giving Member States until February 2014 to amend legislation letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2012