Recycling news: 2005
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Definition of municipal waste guidance delayed
Defra says "complexity of the issue" has delayed publishing of guidance Municipal on waste definition for landfill allowance scheme
letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2005
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New guidance published on planning for municipal waste
Defra and the OPDM publish planning policy statement PPS10 and new guidance on municipal waste management strategies
letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2005
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Weekly green waste collections may be advisable in summer
Chair of the Composting Association suggests that fortnightly green waste collections could add to odour problems
letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2005
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Barnet gathers evidence against non-recycling household
London borough begins legal process against household still refusing to take part in UK's first compulsory recycling scheme
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2005
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Wait continues for new regulations on waste electronics
UK implementation of Europe's WEEE Directive still months away as Parliament breaks up for the summer
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2005
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WRAP reveals early thoughts on next business plan
Future of WRAP likely to tie in with 2010 Landfill Directive target, it says as it reports on 2004/05 achievements
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2005
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New kitchen waste collection service for Newport residents
Switching residual waste collections to fortnightly frees up vehicles to provide new food composting service in Welsh city
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2005
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Navy brought in to tackle fire at paper recycling plant
A Royal Navy ship has helped the fire brigade to deal with a fire which broke out at a paper recycling plant in Kent last night
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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News in Brief
Kitchen composter trial results; Onyx expands Sheffield recycling; Selby launches trade recycling; Work underway on Cardiff MRF
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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Northumberland considers abandoning PFI process for waste
County council may walk away from Private Finance Initiative for new waste contract, after two of three bidders withdraw
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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BRC to award retail compliance scheme contract by mid August
A contract for the WEEE retail compliance scheme will be awarded by the middle of August, the BRC said today
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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Communities should be involved with planning from start
Defra has said that local communities should be involved with the planning of waste facilities from the very start
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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Claim that warmer climate could force composting indoors
Hotter weather in UK could see increasing complaints about composting odours, claims company ordered to suspend operations
letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2005
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Expert urges councils to set landfill trading strategies
Researcher working on risk in landfill allowance trading warns councils against complacency
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2005
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Wakefield reveals shortlist for PFI contract
Wakefield district council has revealed the shortlist for its PFI backed waste management contract
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2005
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Door-stepping best way to encourage recycling, study claims
Trial on methods of raising participation in household recycling finds taking the message to doorsteps is most effective
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2005
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Industry set for crunch talks over exports of recyclables
Crucial discussions next week in bid to win agreement over standards for exported recyclables
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2005
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WRAP in 1.2m trial on alternate uses for recycled glass
More work to be carried out on viability of using recycled glass in building products, marine sector and leisure industry
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2005
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Former London Remade chief spearheads London PET plant
Hugh Carr-Harris, formerly of London Remade, returns to London to run project putting plastic recycling plant in London
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2005
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Waltham Forest gets recycling; Valpak to lobby on batteries; recycle call for Peterborough; and, Neales wins safety award
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2005
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Partnerships attract funding, says Shropshire
Shropshire Waste Partnership has said that local authority partnerships can help to attract funding from government
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2005
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TEG to provide 2m in-vessel composter for Norfolk firm
Preston-based TEG to provide its Silo-Cage system for Banham Poultry to treat 35,000 tonnes of organic waste each year
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2005
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“Community-scale” EfW plant opens in Lincolnshire
Newlincs has opened its new waste facility near Grimsby, which includes an energy for waste plant for North East Lincolnshire
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2005
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Renault Nissan signs Cartakeback for recycling network
Network provider Cartakeback to establish authorised treatment facilities for Renault and Nissan end of life vehicles
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2005
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Don’t recycle your sheet glass, Charnwood asks residents
Residents asked not to place sheet glass in kerbside recycling boxes after worker is injured by razor-sharp glass
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2005
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Hampshire is first authority to sell landfill allowances
County's new waste treatment plants allows it to trade 158,000 tonnes of allowances under Defra waste-reduction scheme
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2005
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Basildon council to produce recycling improvement plan
Essex district to act after local government watchdog criticises failure to hit government targets for recycling
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2005
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Plastics industry looks to burn more waste
The British Plastics Federation has pointed out how waste plastics are like 'frozen fuel' and have a part in energy-from-waste
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2005
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Sims to recycle abandoned vehicles from Gloucestershire
Metal recycling company wins contract to deal with vehicles abandoned in Gloucestershire
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2005
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Liverpool delays kitchen waste collection service
Liverpool city council starts garden waste kerbsides collections as replacement for delayed kitchen waste service
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2005
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Australian firm in final two for Lancashire contract
Relative newcomer to UK industry in final two for country's second largest waste management contract ever
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2005
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Corus reveals increase in CanRoute steel can recovery
Steel can collection system organised by Corus achieves 59% increase in recovery rate in first half of 2005
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2005
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Hybrid system brings kerbside recycling to Vale Royal flats
Thanks to new "hybrid" recycling units, Vale Royal council able to offer kerbside recycling to the whole community
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2005
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Waverley awards refuse and recycling contract to Onyx
Waverley borough council signs Onyx for seven-year refuse collection and recycling contract
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2005
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Defra leaves door shut on variable charging
Defra says it has no plans for variable charging policy, but has given details on what a scheme would need to convey if it did go ahead
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2005
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Onyx trust funds new WEEE recycling plant in Hampshire
Landfill Tax Credits from Onyx Environmental Trust back new recycling plant for waste electronics in Portsmouth
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2005
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Agency offers letters as cover for hazardous codes
A rush of applications and IT problems have forced the Agency to introduce interim hazardous waste measures
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2005
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Worcestershire county council steps up awareness
Worcestershire and Herefordshire councils push for 75% participation in kerbside scheme with door-knocking campaign
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2005
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Europe issues final demand for UK to adopt WEEE Directive
Britain among eight EU Member States given final warning by European Commission for not adopting electronics recycling laws
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2005
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WRAP funds compost end market projects in Lincolnshire
Two projects run by William Sinclair Horticulture receive 51,000 grant provided by WRAP's Organics Capital Support Programme
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2005