Recycling news: 2010

Industry news Recycling minister visits St Helens WEEE facility Lord Henley says that waste electronic equipment becoming "much bigger talking point" on tour of Viridor site letsrecycle.com News · 26 Aug 2010 Industry news Sims praises UK business as group returns to profit Metal recycling firm reveals plans to invest in non-ferrous metal recovery as it publishes results for year ending June 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 26 Aug 2010 Industry news Runcorn EfW on schedule for 2012 commissioning Construction programme underway for CHP plant, but question marks over how full capacity will be met letsrecycle.com News · 26 Aug 2010 Industry news Sterecycle explores AD and biomass potential Autoclave firm secures planning permission for biomass plant at Rotherham facility and also submits AD plans letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2010 Industry news SITA UK establishes energy recovery division Waste management firm looks to strengthen energy-from-waste offering with formation of dedicated, 160-strong arm of its business letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2010 Industry news Winter halt of green waste service offers savings Case studies show councils could benefit from temporary suspension of kerbside collections without adversely affecting performance letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2010 Industry news Warwickshire signs EfW deal with Staffordshire County council agrees to send 35,000 tonnes-a-year to planned Four Ashes plant and maintains it will not hinder its own PFI plans letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2010 Industry news Not immediately obvious where PRN revenue spent Environment Agency figure show that £14 million out of £84 million raised last year hard to trace letsrecycle.com News · 24 Aug 2010 Industry news Retailers cut carrier bag use for fourth year in a row Figures published by WRAP and BRC show continued push to cut bag use despite 6.3% growth in supermarket sales since 2006 letsrecycle.com News · 24 Aug 2010 Industry news BCB Environmental enters administration P&A Partnership appointed administrators of North Yorkshire waste company which had sought to develop gasification plant letsrecycle.com News · 24 Aug 2010 Industry news VIDEO REPORT: Draw made for Waste World Cup Twenty teams find out who they will face in annual six-a-side mixed gender football tournament on September 10 letsrecycle.com News · 24 Aug 2010 Policy & government CCC trip to Dairy Farm Anaerobic Digestion plant in West Sussex Members of the CCC Secretariat last week visited Crouchlands Farm, a 750 cattle dairy farm located in West Sussex. Climate Change Committee · 24 Aug 2010 Industry news Closed Loop hails performance despite downturn Plastic recycling firm states it has overcome "financial challenges" experienced in establishing the company in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2010 Industry news Welsh metals recycler hails impact of new facility Bayliss Recovery says it is on course to double income after opening second South Wales site and eyes further expansion letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2010 Industry news Councils urged to put collection frequency to public vote Minister says referendums should be used to find out what services residents want to protect on visit to Dartford letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2010 Industry news York to resume box rollout following summer break City council to deliver thousands of containers supplied by Straight to households across city letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2010 Industry news Metal targeted in industry-funded recycling drive Communications initiative rolled out in two local authority areas with aim of developing "proven resource" letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2010 Industry news Halton begins full roll-out of RecycleBank scheme Second UK council set to offer householders chance to use American rewards-based incentive programme letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2010 Industry news Biffa dropped from MK and Northants PFI shortlist Just three bidders now left in running for long-term residual waste treatment contract, ‘Project Reduce' letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2010 Industry news Service change sees Torbay call centre overwhelmed Council and its contractor May Gurney add extra call centre staff and apologise for issues over roll-out of boxes letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2010 Industry news Augean appoints new Finance Director We are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Allen to the Board of the Company as Finance Director, with effect from 1st September 2010. Richard joins the Company from Kelda Holdings, the ultimate owner of Yorkshire Water and a number of water-related businesses in the UK and US. Richard held a number of key […] Augean · 20 Aug 2010 Industry news WRAP report raises concerns over plastic exports Market Report stresses dependence on export and shows 14% increase in plastic packaging recycling in 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2010 Industry news Tyre collector buys containers from Skip Units Tyrebin Ltd invests in three roofed, lockable waste containers to help deliver tyre collection and recycling service letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on Viridor's Cheshire MBT plans, WREN working to save play areas and a foundation degree in waste management letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2010 Industry news Council calls for cut in waste data red tape Surrey county council writes to minister with concerns over time spent submitting WasteDataFlow figures letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2010 Industry news WRAP publishes good practice guidance for WEEE Body claims online tool will help to improve the quality and quantity of waste electricals being collected and treated letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2010 Industry news Minister: AD not always best treatment route Lord Henley talks about AD, incineration and packaging on visit to SITA UK facility in North East letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2010 Industry news Oxfordshire seeks 7.4m savings through prevention Five-council waste partnership consults on plans to cut waste arisings, through measures such as home composting and reuse letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2010 Policy & government Low carbon innovation report – Supporting analysis and evidence published – 18 August 2010 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today publishes supporting analysis and evidence that accompanies its report on low carbon innovation, which was published on 19 July 2010. Also, published today is a report by the London School of Economics which was referenced in the Committee's main report. Climate Change Committee · 18 Aug 2010 Policy & government “Gillard needs a body with teeth to tackle climate change” This is an extract from an article written by Alex Kazaglis, an economist at the CCC, first published in The Punch, where he gives his personal view of Australian PM Julia Gilliard’s proposals to create a Climate Change Commission Climate Change Committee · 18 Aug 2010 Industry news Pickles blames rat rise on fortnightly collections Communities secretary claims Defra report shows "explosion" in population, but study does not mention causes letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2010 Industry news Ian Wakelin appointed as Biffa chief executive Current Greenstar chief executive to take over at helm of company as sale of Greenstar to Biffa owners completed letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2010 Industry news Cricket glory for Shanks as letsrecycle.com beaten Shanks takes 2-1 lead in series following 21-run victory in keen encounter in Leicestershire letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a paint reuse trial in Norfolk, a Leicestershire HWRC and a cash-for-WEEE website letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2010 Industry news Pressure on Defra to set 2011 packaging targets Advisory Committee on Packaging reiterates importance of move to help companies plan for next year letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2010 Industry news SITA issues warning over planning time bomb Company raises concerns after issuing figures showing that almost half of EfW applications from 2007 to 2009 refused or undecided letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2010 Industry news Brent plots major overhaul of waste collections London borough set to introduce alternate weekly service and move to commingled in change it claims will save it £1.02m letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2010 Industry news LWaRB puts seven projects in pool for funding Plastics recycling plant, MRF capacity and AD proposals in London earmarked for potential share of £28m pot letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2010 Industry news Straight to manufacture bins after 2.9m purchase Leeds-based container supplier buys injection moulding company Dyro Holdings for £2.9 million letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010 Industry news Voluntary deals way forward for business waste Lord Henley reiterates non-statutory approach and claims a number of sectors are under consideration letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010