Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Recycling firm fined 20,000 after worker crushed Derbyshire based Ward Recycling also ordered to pay 19,970 in costs after an employee was injured inside machine letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2012 Industry news First EA prosecution brought against WEEE scheme WEEE producer compliance scheme WEEE Light appears in court charged with alleged failure to comply with WEEE regulations letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: Bucks waste deal; Salvation Army bring banks; recycled plastics standard ; EU funding; illegal tyre collections; and, Hills' 'heroes' letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2012 Industry news Pickles rejects plans for Cheshire incinerator Concerns of incineration overcapacity in county lead minister to refuse planning permission to Covanta for energy-from-waste plant in Middlewich letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2012 Industry news Olympic waste legacy opportunity missed Reportfinds that post-gamesaims unlikely to be achieved, butrecycling targets during construction exceeded letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2012 Industry news BIS moves to increase WEEE transparency Department for Business, Innovation and Skills lays out short-term measures to reduce cost of WEEE evidence letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2012 Industry news Energy from Waste news roundup With news on: Hartlebury EfW planning approval; FITS and RHI schemes; Eastcroft EfW permit extension; RDF export by SITA UK; and, Javelin Park letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2012 Industry news Viridor signs 250 million Glasgow contract Waste management firm signs 25-year deal with Glasgow city council to treat up to 200,000 tonnes of waste per year letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2012 Industry news FIT CLUB COMES TO POWERDAY! A healthy and happy team is important to us at Powerday so we are keen to encourage staff to exercise and eat well. Which is why we were only too pleased to support the organisation of a weekly Fit Cl... Powerday · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news Waste regulation amendments ‘not adequate’ Claimants in Judicial Review say dispute still needs to be resolved in court, while Resource Association calls for quality and ESA welcomes changes letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news WEEE standard to boost confidence in reuse Recyclers of WEEE braced for official launch of reuse specification PAS 141 which aims to boost reuse and eliminate illegal export of electricals letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news Vince Cable praises New Earth for innovation Business secretary says gasification and pyrolysis plant in Canford, Dorset , shows entrepreneurial spirit letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news Where are price reductions heading? Paul Dumpleton, regional business manager at FCC Environment (formerly Waste Recycling Group), examines the factors affecting the recent fall in prices paid for recovered materials letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2012 Council news Services - City of London Corporation City of London Council · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news Projects honoured at UKs first AD & Biogas awards A range of projects and operators received awards including Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council and Chesterfield Biogas Ltd letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2012 Policy & government Australia launches independent climate change authority The UK is the first country to implement the model of having an independent climate change advisory body,… Climate Change Committee · 19 Jul 2012 Industry news Recycling regulation changes laid in parliament Defrahopes amendmentswill draw a line under legal disputewhile maintaining collection flexibility for councils letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Market for waste paper recycling under pressure Prices paid for waste paper continue to remain weak or reduce in the face of lower demand and higher stocks of new product letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Seneca unveils graffiti mural wall at London MRF Waste management company tackles graffiti problem by inviting artists to decorate side of Wembley MRF with recycling-themed murals letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Product News in Brief With news on: bin weighing technology; software at Entrust; FB Chains sales; biogas storage; and, a reuse mobile phone app letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Wakefield PFI deal to complete in September Council expects to sign long-awaited 750 million waste PFI contract in Autumn with new facilities expected to come online in 2014 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Panorama investigation highlights the importance of using responsible recyclers A major investigation by BBC TV’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, has highlighted the importance of garages, tyre retailers and vehicle dismantlers using responsible recyclers for the collection of their waste tyres. In the programme broadcast on 16th July, it showed how large quantities of tyres are being illegally dumped each year in the UK… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Jul 2012 Industry news Night-time bin rounds planned during Olympics Local authorities and waste management companies in East London tocollect waste earlier in morning and late at nightamid traffic fears letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Government set to reduce consultation periods Guidance published which states that consultations, including those for waste and recycling, may run for as little as two weeks letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news VAT victory for Somerset Waste Partnership Partnership claimsvictory over VAT rules which it says could save it 300,000 a year and benefit other waste partnerships letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Government under fire for RO Banding Review delay Renewable Energy Association criticises government for not publishing the banding review before parliamentary recess letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Recycling Pays Off For Queen’s Award Winner A Total Waste Management (TWM) programme operated by Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has enabled leading specialist materials manufacturer M&I Materials Ltd to become a zero waste to landfill company. The landmark achievement has been accomplished just a year after the programme was launched. Queen’s Award winner M&I supply industry and science worldwide with highly specialised […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news Two out of Three Aluminium Beverage Cans Recycled in Europe! The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU 27* increased by 2.4% to 66.7% in 2010. After the difficult economic situation in the previous years the consumption of aluminium beverage cans increased by a further 2 billion units to a total of 36 billion cans in 2010. This means that at least […] Alupro · 17 Jul 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: Wales' carrier bag usage; Merseyside charity drive; food waste scheme; DS Smith joins Resource Association, and; waste apprenticeships letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news Bucks poised to award waste treatment contract to FCC Councillors expected to approve 30-year waste treatment deal that will see FCC build EfW incinerator at Greatmoor at meeting on Monday letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news UK meets 2011 battery recycling target Final data published by Environment Agency shows that target to collect 18% of waste portable batteries was met in 2011 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2012 Policy & government Speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Chloe Smith MP; Westminster Forum Speech on energy policy and taxation. GOV.UK · 16 Jul 2012 Industry news POWERDAY SUPPORTS YUKON RIVER QUEST Powerday recently supported former members of the London Irish coaching team and Interserve to raise money for Help for Heroes by participating in the Yukon River Quest. The 14th annual canoe and kay... Powerday · 15 Jul 2012 Policy & government Definition of environmental tax published The government has today published its definition of environmental taxes. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Half of Europes PET bottles collected for recycling Recycling rate for PET bottles increases 3% across continent in 2011 according to plastics trade bodies letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news China clamps down on imports of poor quality paper London-based inspection agency CCIC contacts UK exporters to remind them of need to ensure mixed paper sent to country does not have contamination letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news of; Sims polymer recovery; End of Waste warning; Preston DCF opening; SEPA AD consultation, and; Medway schools WEEE scheme letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Directive looks for high end of quality spectrum Welsh Government official tells LARAC event that markets no excuse for poor quality and discusses Judicial Review letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Swansea in loss-leader move to win trade waste work To help boost its trade waste work, Swansea has revealed it is willing to run loss-leader contracts and to take no action if customers drop contracts letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012 Industry news Landfill gas code of practice launched Waste management industry trade association, ESA, launches document offering best practice advice and standards for operators and regulators letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2012