Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Waste services returning to normal after floods Waste and recycling staff around the country helping in clear-up after last week's floods letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news “Critical” approval for Manchester recycling site Rochdale planners back materials recycling and in-vessel composting facilities for PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news UK call for Europe to tighten excess packaging law EU law allows packaging producers to get away with using too much packaging, says UK letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news PDM Group expands into food waste recycling Doncaster-based company plans two new plants to process food waste into bio fuel letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news Somerset councils “first” to devolve powers over waste County and district authorities agree to hand over duties and budget to new waste board letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news Waste shake-up as nine councils to become unitary Widespread changes planned to waste and recycling services following government announcement letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news UK on track to meet packaging recycling targets New packaging waste figures, for second quarter of 2007, show good progress towards targets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news First tyre freezing plant opens in UK Tyregenics launches multi million pound facility which uses liquid nitrogen to break down tyres letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Tetra Pak recycling, home composting and more recycling for Haringey council letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news Leicestershire seeks PFI backing for 100m waste plant County favours energy-from-waste, but not ruling out other technologies for 25-year waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news Planning green light for Exeter incinerator Devon county council approves facility to generate heat and electricity from residual waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news 18m MBT plant set for Scotland Waste plant to be developed near Falkirk using water-based mechanical biological treatment process letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news Furniture re-use groups in flood relief effort Re-use groups facing unprecedented demand for refurbished furniture and electronic goods letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news Southend revamps recycling service Borough council unveils measures to boost recycling, including food waste and glass collections letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news Government signals support for textile recycling Industry welcomes Defra plans to develop "clothing roadmap" to make textiles more sustainable letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news Flood-hit Cotswolds achieving 50% recycling rate Now facing a flood clear-up, Gloucestershire district has been making good progress on recycling letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief Round up of local authority news, including green waste schemes and waste reduction efforts letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news “Environmental” wine merchant fined for not recycling London firm not aware of responsibility to pay for recycling under packaging producer responsibility rules letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2007 Industry news Vicar calls on churches to champion recycling West Sussex reverend, a former waste planner, points to Christian duty to "care for the Creation" letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2007 Industry news Plastic and battery recycling gathering pace Survey suggests more people collecting materials for recycling, particularly plastic packaging and batteries letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Ecco Newsprint secures site for newsprint machine Company facing growing competition from Palm Paper in race to establish new UK paper machine letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Defra in move away from targets for recycling Change of language with indicators to replace targets in monitoring of council recycling performance letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news London fund reports substantial successes Capital's recycling rate rose to more than 21% with help of public and private investment letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Householders face 2,300 bill for “side waste” Telford & Wrekin council wins case against couple who ignored warnings over waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Free carton recycling service offered to councils Carton producer Tetra Pak leads drive to provide up to five carton bring banks to local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Combined AD/IVC plant set for Northamptonshire Construction underway for a 30,000 tonne per annum facility for organic waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news UK paper collections top European average Despite positive report, industry warns of over-reliance on exports letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Administrators arrange buy-out deal for YSB Recycling Lancashire export firm taken over by new company Adapt Recycling, set up by YSB director Simon Jones letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news Councils urged to promote food waste disposers Worcestershire council backs disposal of food waste down kitchen sinks ahead of new report letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news including a new WRAP paper report, green waste recycling in Leeds and a fine for SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news Scottish food waste recycling trials delayed Change of government in Scotland brings hold-up for council food waste collection trials letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news UK leads Europe on tyre recycling New figures suggest UK now recovers more material from tyres than any other European country letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news Recyclers urged to recover steel from scrap tyres WRAP says "considerable" opportunities exist to recycle steel from tyres, despite market barriers letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news Local authority row over Exeter incinerator Exeter city council hits out at Devon county council over proposals for CHP energy-from-waste plant letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news WRAP backs AD as answer to alternate weekly schemes Councils urged to use anaerobic digestion - but cost, capacity and suitability concerns remain letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on WEEE recycling, collections in Bicester and ACM Waste Management's Chinese deal letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news MPs say 50 incentive would boost recycling Commitee of MPs call for higher recycling incentives and warn on fortnightly collections letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Council call for funds to tackle “shocking” food waste LGA warns of spiralling costs as it responds to today's refuse collection report from MPs letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Defra to create three “zero waste” areas Government to invite councils across England to apply to become zero waste authorities letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Donation to Rutland Water Osprey Thanking Augean and Kings Cliffe Environmental Association (KCEA) said It’s a really exciting season with 2 nests (3 chicks in one and 2 in the other) and, best of all, one of the nests is on a specially constructed platform in a part of the nature reserve with wonderful viewing for the public. This nest […] Augean · 13 Jul 2007