Recycling news: 2010

Industry news Welsh committee calls for landfill ban for wood National Assembly for Wales' sustainability committee publishes report highlighting demand could outstrip supply from 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010 Industry news Biofuelling our waste Keith Riley, of Veolia ES, calls for action to encourage the use of biogas from landfill as vehicle fuel letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010 Industry news Waste audits to go private as Commission axed Local authority watchdog responsible for assessing waste collections to be replaced by decentralised audit regime letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010 Industry news Defra clarifies position on shred and spread Councils no longer able to count green waste which is given minimal treatment towards National Indicator 192 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2010 Industry news Viridor operations laid bare on national TV Chief executive claims valuable lessons learnt by going undercover, but critics claim programme too formulaic letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a contract win for Verdant, an AfOR health and safety event and mattress recycling in Rhondda letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news Camden rolls out food recycling for all flats London council to provide collections for all housing stock by end of summer 2011, starting with three estates letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news No risk, no reward the cost of RecycleBank As Halton prepares to launch a full roll-out, letsrecycle.com assesses what it could cost local authorities to adopt letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news Retailers praised for battery take-back response Regulator reports positive attitude to regulations from sector, but BRC claims retail will have increasingly small role letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news RecycleBank: What will it cost? letsrecycle.com uncovers what the cost of the service will be for councils letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2010 Policy & government The latest from the Committee – with Adrian’s monthly meeting round-up Monthly meeting round-up from Adrian Gault, Chief Economist at the CCC. Each month, I will update you on the latest analytical discussions from our Committee Climate Change Committee · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news A Survey of INCPEN Members – Driving Sustainability AEA were commissioned by INCPEN to carry out a study looking at the current environmental performance of their members (August 2010). INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 12 Aug 2010 Industry news Recycling computers a wasted opportunity Reuse charity claims extending life of ICT equipment should be prioritised due to energy intensity of their production letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2010 Industry news Top Welsh council attacks WAG collection stance Denbighshire launches campaign to keep commingled collections in face of Government support for source separation letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2010 Industry news Serco preferred bidder for 650m Sandwell deal Consortium headed by services company in line for 25-year contract that covers collections and recycling services letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2010 Industry news LGA calls for Landfill Fund to support allotments Council body calls for money from Landfill Communities Fund to be made available to help restore or set-up sites letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2010 Industry news Two vie for Windsor & Maidenhead disposal deal Veolia and Covanta Energy battle it out for long-term waste treatment and disposal contract for Berkshire local authority letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2010 Industry news Latest figures show ELV target still a challenge Data reveals 2008 recycling rate moved very close to 85% goal, butshows increase ofless than 2% over three year period letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2010 Industry news Resources needed to tackle illegal e-waste exports Tony Roberts, of Computer Aid International, calls on the government to find the resources to put an end to illegal electronic waste activity letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2010 Industry news SITA and Sembcorp plan 200m Teesside EfW Companies team up to draft plans for 400,000tpa capacity plant at Wilton International site letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2010 Industry news Viridor to feature on Undercover Boss this week Chief executive Colin Drummond masquerades as unemployed worker at Viridor sites in Channel 4 show to be aired on Thursday letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2010 Industry news Biffa proposes C&I waste incinerator in Leeds Application due later this month for 300,000 tonnes-a-year capacity facility to treat commercial and industrial waste letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on LondonWaste's organics contract, battery recycling in Lancashire and the BPF's plastic Recycling Council letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2010 Industry news Pickles impressed by Rochfords recycling efforts Communities secretary and weekly waste collection advocate visits council which used AWC to top provisional recycling table letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2010 Policy & government Hampshire to benefit from new rules on selling energy Rules due to come into force next week will mean that Hampshire County Council could soon start generating cash from their green energy projects… GOV.UK · 9 Aug 2010 Industry news UK university leads Nigerian e-waste initiative Team from Northampton work with Hewlett Packard and Lincolnshire reuse firm in country that is "digital dump" for Europe letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2010 Industry news Industry-leading RMR magazine makes move online Magazine providing news and features for waste sector now being produced as monthly web-based publication letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2010 Industry news Councils permitted to sell renewable electricity Ban on local authorities selling renewable electrity, including that generated from waste, overturned by Huhne letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2010 Industry news Cardiff awards composting deal to New Earth Organic waste treatment firm wins contract to process food and garden waste at its Gloucestershire facility letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2010 Research & science Today's research, tomorrow's innovation - Wiley Online Library Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 6 Aug 2010 Policy & government Green light for sustainable MOD estate It is vital that the defence estate - which includes military training facilities across the UK and beyond - is managed in a way that combines… GOV.UK · 6 Aug 2010 Industry news Wheeled bins delivered to 50,000 Oxfordshire homes Verdant prepares to take over collection in Vale of White Horse in October following success in South Oxfordshire letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2010 Industry news Research suggests Wales could recycle 74% of waste Welsh Assembly Government publishes first full analysis of municipal waste composition in country since 2002/3 letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2010 Industry news Reprocessor calls for action on B2B WEEE leakage SWEEEP/Kuusakoski highlights problem illegal export of business WEEE but also sees big opportunity in waste stream letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2010 Industry news Gasification plant remains closed after re-testing Energos expects its Isle of Wight facility will reopen in mid-August following a repeated breach of dioxin emissions limits letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2010 Industry news Covanta submits plans for Bedfordshire EfW plant Application submitted to IPC but final decision on 585,000tpa capacity facility could rest with Secretary of State letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2010 Industry news Quarterly data sees England hit 39.3% recycling rate Provisional figures for Q3 of 2009/10 also appear to show slowing of rate of decline in waste arisings letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2010 Industry news Greenstar Edmonton Materials Recycling Facility, Edmonton, London - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 4 Aug 2010 Industry news Greenstar UK sale receives European approval Purchase by owners of Biffa given go-ahead by European Commission, paving way for completion of £135 million deal letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a six-figure fine from SEPA, plans for a Welsh carrier bag charge and a change at the top for environCom letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2010