Recycling news: 2001

Industry news Scottish recycling rate downgraded to 5% Scotland&#39s official auditor has changed the way it calculates recycling statistics letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001 Industry news Corus to spend 6 million on Brinsworth hot strip mill Corus confirms investment for special and carbon steel rolling mill in Rotherham letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001 Industry news Kent expands “War on Waste” to collect hearing aids for reuse Kent continues to expand its campaign to promote recycling and reuse with a scheme for hearing aids letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001 Industry news BIR unveils database for checking status of controls on secondary exports BIR has produced a database to check what rules apply to secondary raw materials being exported letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001 Industry news Onyx secures Wycombe Council work for hat trick of contracts Onyx has secured a long-term refuse and recycling contract for Wycombe council, continuing recent successes letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001 Industry news Rise in industry use of recycled materials to be sought by WRAP Policies to boost the procurement of recycled materials are proposed in the latest WRAP consultation paper letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2001 Industry news Valpak set to launch consumer website and looks ahead to vehicles directive Valpak is launching a consumer and industry website and preparing for end-of-life vehicle legislation letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2001 Industry news Paper prices edge down as US market weakens The UK recovered paper market is seeing some price reductions with further falls for old KLS possible letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news WRAP consults on ways to raise plastics recycling levels A standards programme is one way to raise plastics recycling levels, suggests WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news Bristol unveils internet site for public to report abandoned vehicles Rising numbers of abandoned vehicles have prompted Bristol to launch a website for them to be reported on letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news WRAP seeks views on financial ways to boost recycling Ways to stabilise prices in the recycling market are being considered by WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news London Remade appoints first chief executive London Remade has appointed Hugh Carr-Harris as its first chief executive and is going ahead with a composting project letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news Agency sounds alarm bells over implementation of Landfill Directive The Environment Agency has given the government a sharp warning over lax interpretation of the Landfill Directive letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001 Industry news Budget set to refocus landfill tax credits Next month&#39s Budget looks certain to contain measures to change the Landfill Tax credits system in favour of recycling letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001 Industry news Meacher will address CRN conference Michael Meacher, an enthusiast for community recycling, is to address the CRN conference in Bristol letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001 Industry news EU to investigate gas costs for papermakers Papermakers, hit by soaring gas costs, have welcomed a Brussels investigation into gas prices letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001 Industry news Top packaging waste official to join Wastepack as compliance director One of the Environment Agency&#39s most senior officials is to join the Wastepack Group as compliance director letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001 Industry news WRAP cites low landfill costs as barrier to greater wood recycling Several barriers to increasing wood recycling have been identified by WRAP in one of its latest consultation papers letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001 Industry news Lipscomb task force to assess collection and reprocessing capacity An offshoot of the Advisory Committee on Packaging is to see whether more collection of recyclables is needed letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001 Industry news Two London boroughs award kerbside collection to not-for-profit company ECT Recycling of Ealing has secured two contracts for kerbside collection in London letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001 Industry news Shropshire to plan for more recycling as waste rises by 7.5% Shropshire councils will consult residents next month over plans for an integrated approach to recycling letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001 Industry news Cullet prices rise as Valpak drives bottles into aggregates Green glass cullet prices are firming as more material is diverted towards the aggregates sector letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001 Industry news New energy from waste chief aims to develop public confidence Tony Hirons has been appointed director of the EWA with a promise to "safeguard the environment" letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001 Industry news Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles Packaging compliance scheme Valpak is considering branching out into issuing vehicle recovery notes for end of life vehicles. Chief executive John Turner, and operations director Graeme Carus, talk exclusively to letsrecycle.com letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001 Industry news Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles If Valpak's success in meeting its packaging waste obligations were to be measured simply by the efficiency of its chief executive, then there would be little doubt that it would achieve. Everything in its place and a clean desk policy with minimalist office décor, along with a brisk tone to meetings and a determination to get results, all point to the man - John Turner. letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001 Industry news Scania unveils re-engineered gas engines for used truck sector Truck manufacturer Scania has launched an innovative project to offer gas power 3-Series 4x2 tractor units letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001 Industry news Auditor says some clinical waste can be classifed as household to reduce costs Classing some clinical waste as household waste could reduce costs, says Scotland&#39s Auditor General letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001 Industry news Scottish council workers to get pay offer till 2004 next Wednesday Council workers in Scotland will hear next week details of a pay offer running to 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001 Industry news WRAP consults on targets and barriers to help increase glass recycling Barriers such as low public awareness of clear glass recycling are listed in a detailed document on glass from WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001 Industry news Corus to close Ebbw Vale and cut 6,000 jobs in face of weak UK demand Corus has announced that Ebbw Vale is to close and across its UK operations 6,050 jobs will be lost letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2001 Industry news March date set for start of Byker court case Magistrates in Gosforth have adjourned the Byker ash case for a hearing later month. letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2001 Industry news Shanks prepares recycling and recovery blueprint for Milton Keynes Shanks Group plc is working on a project to provide Milton Keynes with a new plan for recycling, energy recovery and minimisation letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001 Industry news Paper market intervention suggested as WRAP seeks opinions A variety of ways to increase paper recycling have been suggested by WRAP in a consultation on waste paper letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001 Industry news Papermakers express serious concern about gas costs to energy minister Aylesford chief exec Alan McKendrick has told energy minister Peter Hain of the industry&#39s serious concerns at high gas prices letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001 Industry news Steel oversupply is major threat to steel production sites Low steel prices around the world are a symptom of over production and are putting pressure on steelmakers letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001 Industry news First UK national composting week to start on April 29 A variety of projects will be open for public viewing and for advice in the first composting week for the UK letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001 Industry news Herridge appointed to run UK&#39s leading advocate of recycling and minimisation Barbara Herridge has moved from the national waste awareness programme to head up Waste Watch letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2001 Industry news Court rules that flower pots are packaging and subject to PRN regulations In an important test case the Environment Agency has won a ruling on appeal that flower pots are considered to be packaging letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001 Industry news Agency promises consultation before SITA can reopen tyre plant SITA has expressed regret after pleading guilty on five environmental charges against its tyre business letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001 Industry news Recycling and minimisation crucial as waste volumes rise, says European Commission The European Commission is to promote waste minimisation, recycling and resource use, its new strategy suggests letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001