Recycling news: 2002

Industry news London Remade aids 4.8m investment in glass recycling A consortium of four companies will find markets for recycled glass as part of a London Remade project letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2002 Industry news Kerbside for the whole of London with government cash London recyclers have welcomed the government&#39s decision to give the capital over 20 million for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2002 Industry news London and worst recycling councils win priority in 140m funding Environment minister Michael Meacher hopes to make a step change in recycling through 140m funding letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2002 Industry news WRAP can help you, Meacher tells local authorities Councils can get help from WRAP to help ensure they meet their recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2002 Industry news Fridge funding ahead as committee hears of UK failure over sustainability Biffa director Peter Jones has told a fridge crisis committee of the UK&#39s failure to plan for sustainability letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2002 Industry news Three-year time bomb for unsorted comingled kerbside schemes Kerbside collections of materials where some sorting is not carried out will have to end by 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2002 Industry news Boxes triple collection volumes in Kent borough Tunbridge Wells Borough Council&#39s collections are proving more popular since the council replaced bags with boxes letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2002 Industry news Inspectors praise Chesterfield but say charging could bring improvements Government inspectors have said that Chesterfield should charge for green and bulky waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2002 Industry news DEFRA to hold conference to resolve composting confusion The results of DEFRA&#39s risk assessment could lead to more stringent composting controls letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2002 Industry news Hampshire&#39s recycling campaign sees 12% rise in newspaper recycling Advertisements in bus shelters and stations with the slogan "When you’ve read it, recycle it" have increased recycling letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2002 Industry news Community recyclers now serve 1.5 million households Latest figures show that community recycling groups are the largest single operator of kerbside collections in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2002 Industry news UK looks to delay 2006 packaging targets by two years A consultation paper has been issued on how the UK might meet higher packaging waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2002 Industry news European Parliament votes for collective responsibility in WEEE directive Manufacturers are concerned that making them responsible for recycling their rivals&#39 products will lead to "free riders" letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2002 Industry news Bio-MRFs form the key to Shanks plans for east London Shanks chief executive is delighted with his firm&#39s multi-million contract that includes six Bio-MRFs letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2002 Industry news Scottish CRN launches with aim to gain political support The Scottish Community Recycling Network has been launched this week in Glasgow letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2002 Industry news Textiles success for Salvation Army after ENCAMS campaign A variety of recycling and waste campaigns are underway or planned and these include textiles recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2002 Industry news Onyx reveals its recycling plans for Sheffield More bring banks, a kerbside paper collection and a MRF are all part of Onyx&#39s recycling plans for the city letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2002 Industry news Shanks wins multi-million pound East London Waste contract A contract worth as much about 500m has been awarded to Shanks for the ELWA waste management contract letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2002 Industry news Aylesford chief hands over reins of CPI to Blackford Chris Blackford has been chosen as the new president of the Confederation of Paper Industries letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2002 Industry news Survey finds fewer people say they are recycling A survey by Yell, publisher of Yellow Pages, has found apathy about recycling in 10% of the population letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2002 Industry news Compliance schemes welcome targets announcement for 2002 The packaging waste recycling and recovery targets have been welcomed, but may not spur on new growth letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2002 Industry news Mobile fridge recycling plant comes to the UK German fridge recycler SEG will process fridges under contract in the UK with its mobile plant letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2002 Industry news London Assembly tells boroughs to get their act together and buy recycled The London Assembly is urging councils to work with London Remade to increase recycling letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2002 Industry news Agency puts fridge recycling standards out for one-week consultation The Environment Agency has published draft standards for the recovery of ODS from fridges under a fast-track procedure letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2002 Industry news Meacher pushes packaging targets up to 59% Packaging waste targets have risen to a lower level than expected and look unlikely to prompt high PRN prices letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2002 Industry news Alcan increases aluminium prices for the second time this month Aluminium can prices have risen again as a result of the strength of the non-ferrous market letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2002 Industry news East Anglia resolves campaign slogan debate "You bought it...Now sort it" is the chosen slogan for the new "Slim Your Bin" campaign letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2002 Industry news Norfolk councils plan 40,000 tonne MRF A group of six Norfolk councils is asking for expressions of interest in a new materials recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2002 Industry news Valpak confirms Jonson Cox as new chief executive Jonson Cox, formerly with Railtrack, is to head up Valpak, the compliance scheme has confirmed letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2002 Industry news ESA takes on new director and questions News International&#39s green policy The chief executive of the ESA has tackled The Sunday Times over its hard-hitting article on the waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2002 Industry news ELWA close to announcing huge London contract award Shanks and Thames Waste are likely to hear this week whether one of them has won work for East London Waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2002 Industry news Inspectors praise Stockport&#39s waste and recycling performance Inspectors have reported positively on Stockport&#39s waste service but questioned disposal costs letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2002 Industry news Scottish Agency backs statutory approach to packaging waste SEPA has issued a statement about packaging and PRNs which outlines its view on compliance letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2002 Industry news Composters speak out as WRAP helps standards move closer WRAP has held meetings with compost producers to see how sales can be increased letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2002 Industry news Waste Recycling Group wins 3m Norfolk CA sites work WRG has won a three year contract to manage eight civic amenity and recycling sites for Norfolk letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2002 Industry news Caradon hits government&#39s bulky waste target A south east Cornwall council is recycling 25% of its bulky waste in partnership with the SOFA Project letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2002 Industry news Association outlines composting benefits as retailer joins 2002 campaign Over two million composting leaflets have been distributed ahead of this year&#39s Composting Awareness Week letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2002 Industry news Valpak appoints IT director to operations hot seat Steve Gough has been appointed as Valpak&#39s new director of operations letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2002 Industry news Trials underway for new Milton Keynes plastic sorting machine Shanks has started commissioning of a sorting machine which can handle large volumes of plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2002 Industry news Greater Manchester Waste secures 12m Stockport contract From April 1 GMW takes over Stockport&#39s waste and recycling contract from Focsa letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2002