Recycling news: 2009

Industry news South Korea looks at climate change Greenhouse gas and waste to energy are on the agenda letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2009 Policy & government CCC’s first Annual Report published – 16 July 2009 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today published its first Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 31 March 2009. Climate Change Committee · 16 Jul 2009 Policy & government CCC’s first Annual Report published – 16 July 2009 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today published its first Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 31 March 2009. The CCC is an independent organisation whose role is to advise the UK Government and Devolved Administrations on climate change. Climate Change Committee · 16 Jul 2009 Industry news West Sussex opens flagship sorting facility MRF developed under PFI contract with Viridor officially launched yesterday by celebrity Kim Wilde letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news WEEE awareness campaign set for national roll-out Councils to be offered chance to run own campaigns as figures reveal nationwide increase in WEEE collected letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Agency marks tenth anniversary of Landfill Directive Significant contribution of legislation explored but some reflect on what could have been done better letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Barriers to resource efficiency Chindarat Taylor discusses barriers to resource efficiency in the South East letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Time bomb warning over impact of bioaerosols on workers A report to Defra has warned of the impact of bioaerosols on waste workers, especially in handling organics letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2009 Policy & government Energy and Climate Change White Paper – 15 July 2009 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today welcomed the Government’s Energy and Climate Change White Paper which is aimed at kick-starting the shift towards a low-carbon economy. Climate Change Committee · 15 Jul 2009 Policy & government Energy and Climate Change White Paper – 15 July 2009 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today welcomed the Government’s Energy and Climate Change White Paper which is aimed at kick-starting the shift towards a low-carbon economy Climate Change Committee · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Table for One Archive Much effort has been spent reducing packaging waste, both by reducing packaging at the design stage and also by increasing the amount of used packaging that is recovered and recycled. This will continue but it needs to be done in the context of the role that packaging plays in protecting food and other goods [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Table for One INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 15 Jul 2009 Industry news Norfolk second council to drop major contract due to recession Council scraps plans for multi-million pound MBT deal shortly after similar decision in Bradford letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2009 Industry news Waste largely overlooked in Low Carbon Industrial Strategy Document published today identifies waste infrastructure and SME challenges but funding earmarked for renewables letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2009 Industry news Support for EfW announced in Renewable Energy Strategy Document promotes wood combustion and AD, as Low Carbon Transition Plan also published letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2009 Industry news Bioaerosol risk guidance for composters published AFOR and EA unveil new risk assessment and monitoring guidance in wake of negative media reports letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2009 Industry news AD Task Group issues initial recommendations Draft strategy aiming to increase uptake of anaerobic digestion in UK put out for informal consultation letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2009 Industry news Newsprint sector monitoring impact of Palm Paper Prices for used newspapers remain firm as Palm looks to take material in at King's Lynn letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2009 Industry news NLWA confirms Greenstar and Bywaters contracts North London Waste Authority awards two five-year MRF deals covering materials including drinks cartons letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2009 Industry news Camden installs recycling bins around stations London council teams up with free newspapers to offer service to commuters, targeting newspapers in particular letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2009 Industry news Bradford terminates 35m autoclave proposal Council looks to purchase LATS as interim disposal measure following concerns about security of recyclables markets letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2009 Industry news Supermarkets “should be more open” about packaging volumes Local Government Association urges government to force WRAP to publish quarterly data letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2009 Industry news End of waste regulations for metals expected in 2010 Metals recyclers "confident" European criteria for ferrous and aluminium will come into play next year letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2009 Industry news SITA and Veolia set to compete for Suffolk PFI Waste management giants in final shortlist for £612m contract to develop EfW facility at site near Ipswich letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2009 Industry news Glasgow reviews poor-performing recycling service City council commissions study into services as part of plans to improve 19.5% recycling and composting rate letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2009 Industry news EfW projects could be given easier access to ROCs, minister admits Joan Ruddock says current system not the most effective, but work underway to improve situation letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2009 Industry news WRAP to define principles of a good council collection service Councils to commit to voluntary service agreement later this month in bid to improve public perception letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2009 Industry news Gloucestershire latest to announce PFI shortlist Council names 10 potential bidders for long-term waste treatment deal with energy-from-waste firms featuring prominently letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2009 Industry news Dorset targets 60% recycling rate County and district councils approve revised strategy, as campaign launched to encourage participation letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2009 Industry news Viridor’s Cardiff EfW plans rejected Councillors object to "unsustainable" proposals, but Sterecycle plans for autoclave plant in city given go-ahead letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2009 Industry news Tunbridge Wells expands kerbside collection service Cans and plastics collected for the first time, under 10-year deal with contractor Cory Environmental letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2009 Industry news “Key” facility opened under Berkshire councils’ PFI Partnership of three councils praise contribution of contractor Waste Recycling Group as Reading MRF is officially unveiled letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jul 2009 Policy & government Turning low-carbon vision into reality – 8 July 2009 Over the past few weeks, the environmental audit committee (EAC) has been interviewing scientists, climate change campaigners and others to determine whether the carbon budgets recommended by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) are ambitious enough. Climate Change Committee · 8 Jul 2009 Council news Crawley Borough Council - Crawley GOV Crawley Council · 8 Jul 2009 Industry news Carpet recycling sector looks to follow US lead "Nascent" UK industry looks to initiatives to help build membership and increase current 2% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2009 Industry news Renewable Energy Strategy to be published this summer Government to outline support for energy from biomass waste as figures reveal increase in wood sent for energy letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a consultation on PFI contracts, pallet recycling and a Scottish ban on automotive batteries to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2009 Industry news Six in running for 500m Northern Irish contract Partnership of seven councils in north-west of country becomes latest to enter next stage of procurement letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jul 2009 Industry news Plastics sector launches high-profile awareness campaign Industry-backed Plastics 2020 Challenge aims to double plastic packaging recycling over the next decade letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2009 Industry news HSE investigates ill health across entire waste sector Autumn date planned for publication of research into prevalence of ill health in waste and recycling industry letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jul 2009