Recycling news: 2011

Industry news Glass sector faces mix of cullet challenges Glassmakers air concerns ahead of EU decisions on end-of-waste criteria for glass and mixed cullet challenges letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2011 Policy & government CCC is awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition for its achievements in cutting its business carbon footprint by over 8% – 25 July 2011 The Committee on Climate Change (the Committee) has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action on climate change by measuring, managing and reducing its carbon emissions by over 8% over the period from May 2009–May 2011. Climate Change Committee · 25 Jul 2011 Policy & government CCC awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for cutting it’s carbon footprint by over 8% – 25 July 2011 The CCC has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after it achieved the 8% reduction by cutting its carbon footprint for its business emissions from 53.5tCO2e in 2009-10 to 49.1 tCO2e in 2010-11 Climate Change Committee · 25 Jul 2011 Policy & government CCC trip to Uptown Oil and PwC’s green headquarters Seven of us working on the upcoming CCC Bioenergy Report took a trip to Southwark to have a look at the work of a business that produces biodiesel from used cooking oil. Climate Change Committee · 25 Jul 2011 Industry news Draft planning framework misses a trick on waste Environmental Services Association criticises lack of any meaningful mention of waste in draft framework published today letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2011 Industry news WEEE recycling advert to be screened at Christmas Alliance of compliance schemes and recyclers raises 28,300 for TV advert with help of new WEEE Connect website letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2011 Industry news HSE investigates Coleraine fatality An investigation is underway at a civic amenity site in Coleraine after a fatal accident involving a worker and a vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2011 Industry news Birmingham makes refuse crews more accountable Councilto adopt waste collection system under which crews given local patches in bid to cut fuel costs and create local responsibility letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2011 Industry news Fund-Raising for Children Recycling to Survive Manchester waste management expert visits Africa’s Mountain of Death The manager of one of the UK’s biggest waste treatment facilities has returned to Manchester following a “disturbing and depressing” fact-finding tour of a notorious African municipal rubbish dump dubbed the ‘Mountain of Death’. Jen Cartmell, who manages waste management company Cleansing Service Group’s (CSG) award-winning […… CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 24 Jul 2011 Industry news PRN prices look set to remain low this year Packaging recycling figures for the second quarter of 2011 published, indicating that all targets should be comfortably met letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on coat hanger recycling at M&S, Palm Recycling's banks in Hull, a new planning framework for EfW, Envac in Wembley and ENER-G's digestor in Hereford letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2011 Industry news Merseyside to assess zero waste move A public-facing name change is one option being considered on Merseyside to focus on the zero waste and resource agenda letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2011 Industry news WRAP study points to 10% fall in wood waste arisings Steady fall in gate fees also revealed in Wood Market Situation report published today by WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2011 Industry news Sonae reveals timetable for rebuilding damaged plant Chipboard manufacturer which is largest recycler of waste wood in UKrevealswhen it will accept waste wood againfollowing fire last month letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2011 Industry news May Gurney signs seven-year Bristol contract A one-pass collection vehicle will be key to recycling work under 14m-a-year deal which includes food waste and plastics letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2011 Industry news Suffolk energy from waste facility gets green light Planners approves flagship facility proposed under SITA UKs 25-year PFI contract with Suffolk county council letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2011 Industry news Nestl confectionary plant achieves zero waste Food and beverage company meets 2015 target four years early at York plant with help of contractor Yorwaste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2011 Industry news ECO Plastics secures 24m for PET plant expansion Debt and equity funding will complement 5m investment from Coca Cola to allow firm to add 40,000tpa to reprocessing capacity letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2011 Industry news Salvation Army uses SmartWater to cut textile theft Invisible forensic tag will be used on recycling banks at high-risk from criminal activity while signage will be used as deterrent letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2011 Industry news Leicestershire abandons long-term waste project Loss of PFI funding makes 685m procurement unaffordable, says council, but it may have to procure alternatives in future letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2011 Industry news Blighted by regulation, plagued by illegal traders The BMRAs Ian Hetherington calls on government to build on last months Waste Review to help the metals recycling sector grow letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2011 Industry news Greenstar Env Ltd fined in unusual packaging case Company which has since been taken over by Biffa pleads guilty to offence under packaging waste regulations letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2011 Industry news Enterprise top choice for 300m Ealing waste deal EXCLUSIVE: Services company set to be named preferred bidder which would see it take over collections from May Gurney letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2011 Industry news Bid to exclude EfW from planning framework rejected Ministers resist MPs' calls for large-scale plants to be considered alongside fossil fuels, but agree to meet cross-party EfW delegation letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2011 Industry news Digestate deal agreed for UKs largest AD plant Biffa awards 4Recycling three-year contract to take and market digestate from its Staffordshire anaerobic digestion facility letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2011 Global Fisia Babcock Environment Fisia Babcock Environment GmbH gains an important order in industrial gas cleaning. The order is a filter plant for sintering... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 18 Jul 2011 Industry news ‘Delight’ as wood waste biomass plant approved Eco Sustainable Solutions granted planning permission for 12m Dorsetfacility four years after application first submitted letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2011 Industry news Flexibility key as Northants eyes short-term deal County council proposals involve dividing county into three zones and procuring shorter term deals as successor to abandoned PFI project letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2011 Industry news Material recycling rates very varied in Scotland SEPA pointsto opportunity for councils to capture more of certain materials in its annual data digest letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2011 Industry news Manchester downplays AWC teething troubles City council acknowledges problems with uncollected waste but insists it is taking action as some councillors express dismay letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2011 Industry news CSG Now Recovering High Purity Copper Recovering valuable copper from liquid wastes is the latest development added to the growing portfolio of recycling opportunities introduced by Hampshire-based waste management specialists Cleansing Service Group. The copper processing facility – which is installed at CSG’s treatment and recovery complex at Cadishead, Manchester – is recovering copper at over 99% purity from the complex […] The… CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 17 Jul 2011 Council news Home | Tandridge District Council - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 16 Jul 2011 Industry news Valpak helps firm take advantage of civil sanctions Producer compliance specialist helps company avoid costly legal action after it failed to comply with packaging waste regulations letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on a draft policy for Hazardous Waste,bin housing from Straight,a new recycling centre in Newhaven and M&B cutting waste to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2011 Industry news More efficient collections to save York 300,000pa City council claims increase in recycling is allowing it to introduce improved routes, saving on fuel and reducing emissions letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2011 Industry news Councils warned off paying Tesco for recycling data LARAC claims retailer has dropped requirement for local authorities to pay it for data relating to recycling sites it now manages letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2011 Industry news Carbon-14 approval makes ROCs easier to access Revolutionary technique approved by Ofgem to determine renewable content of energy produced from waste letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2011 Policy & government Action is needed to address the UK’s increasing vulnerability to climate change, as key sectors near their limit – 14 July 2011 The UK is coping now, but it is near its limits in some key sectors and could be pushed over the edge by climate change. But by preparing now, the UK can reduce the adverse effects of climate change and take advantage of opportunities, according to a new report published today by the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC). Climate Change Committee · 14 Jul 2011 Policy & government Key sectors nearing their limits of coping with climate change – 14 July 2011 The UK is coping now, but it is near its limits in some key sectors and could be pushed over the edge by climate change. But by preparing now, the UK can reduce the adverse effects of climate change and take advantage of opportunities, according to a new report published today by the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC). Climate Change Committee · 14 Jul 2011 Council news Reading Borough Council - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 14 Jul 2011