Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Hampshire EfW plants topped up with recycling centre waste With kerbside residual waste going to incinerators, waste from recycling centres is topping up shortfalls letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2006 Industry news Support on offer for recycling innovations Recycled products and recycling ideas could win development support from a WRAP-backed programme letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2006 Industry news News in Brief Second waste vehicle fatality in April; Landfill diversion ideas for Northamptonshire; Glass filtration success letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2006 Industry news 800,000 items of furniture thrown away in London every year Less than one in 10 items of London&#39s unwanted furniture re-used, despite demand from 300,000 low-income homes, research claims letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2006 Industry news “Bizarre” turf war over kerbside recycling in Welsh town Ceredigion county council now competing with local community group for household materials collected in Lampeter letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2006 Industry news Newport fortnightly residual collections “here to stay” New arrangements in Welsh city see recycling rates soar by 44%, but minority of residents warned over their use of scheme letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2006 Industry news Enterprise plc begins 100m Wolverhampton waste contract Utilities company takes over management of city council&#39s waste and recycling services under 14-year profit-sharing arrangement letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2006 Industry news Re-branding for Credential Group after latest acquisition Credential Environmental gives new name to automotive and hazardous waste divisions after acquiring Tyre Collection Services letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2006 Industry news Window firms in North West trial SME recycling scheme Consultancy Axion Recycling manages trial collections aiming to increase the amount of waste recycled from small businesses letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling and re-use in the North East, printer cartridge re-use, recycling in Derbyshire, and success at Camelot plc letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2006 Industry news Cumbria nears decision on long-term waste partner County carries out enquiry on waste treatment technologies as it chooses between WRG and Shanks for 30-year disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2006 Industry news Valpak to run 1 million farm plastics research programme Packaging specialists to research development of recycling and collection systems for non-packaging farm plastics letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2006 Industry news Trials target agriculture as market for waste plasterboard WRAP provides 122,000 for two projects to stimulate demand for waste plasterboard in the agricultural sector letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2006 Industry news Waste&#39s “Tomorrow&#39s World” to showcase latest research Call for postgraduate researchers in waste and recycling to submit papers for the annual conference held in July letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2006 Industry news Wansbrough machine to close as DS Smith tackles costs Papermaking capacity to be cut by 35,000 tonnes at Somerset mill as company continues to restructure operations letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2006 Industry news Dacorum introduces new kerbside glass recycling service Hertfordshire borough praised for keeping colours separate on new household glass collection scheme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2006 Council news Welcome to Brent Council - Brent Council Brent Council · 14 Apr 2006 Industry news Defra: 2005 packaging recovery targets have been met New packaging waste reprocessing figures have been released, with Defra insisting targets have been met letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2006 Industry news Good potential for plastics recycling in Yorkshire Research from Recoup and RAY suggests good demand is available for household waste plastics if councils are prepared to collect letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2006 Industry news Ireland takes seven months to reach WEEE Directive target Republic claims to have reached levels of collection needed under Europe&#39s Directive on waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2006 Industry news State-of-the-art recycling centre opens in York Defra funding helps council open new 1/3 million flagship recycling centre, with aim of recycling 60% of waste received letsrecycle.com News · 12 Apr 2006 Council news Bus Times - Moray Council Moray Council · 12 Apr 2006 Industry news Compliance scheme Biffpack appoints new manager Andy Bradford, of DHL&#39s Environmental Compliance Solutions, to manage UK&#39s third largest packaging compliance scheme letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on waste awareness work in Wales, London and Oxfordshire; Romanian waste; and a Lincolnshire MRF letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2006 Industry news Recycling officers given chance to win trip to Africa Alupro to take two council recycling officers on fact-finding mission to Burkina Faso as part of Trees for Africa campaign letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2006 Industry news Four new technology waste plants achieve Defra approval Defra reports on progress with 30 Demonstrator Programme, stating that five or six plants will now be running within two years letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2006 Industry news Shanks acquisition strengthens Scottish presence Waste firm buys assets from Edinburgh firm Eden Recycling Ltd, including materials recycling plant with 150,000 tonne capacity letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2006 Industry news Scottish Executive pulls plug on RAGS Pioneering organisation Recycling Advisory Group Scotland ceases trading after losing government funding letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2006 Industry news Nottinghamshire in “shredding and spreading” investigation Environment Agency looks at prosecution of county council over use of unlicensed composting site for green waste letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2006 Industry news Global steel demand boosts price for recycled cans Steel reprocessor Corus increases price paid for steel cans by 50% responding to worldwide demand for steel letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2006 Industry news Lancashire PFI waste contract on track for June signing County waste partnership "committed" to agreeing final details of 2 bn waste contract with preferred bidder Global Renewables letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2006 Industry news Norfolk Environmental maintains MBT proposal Despite reserve bidder status for county&#39s residual waste contract, NEWS could build new treatment plant by 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2006 Industry news Food waste composting plant to open in South Wales Households in Merthyr Tydfil and Torfaen to supply kitchen and garden waste for new in-vessel composting facility letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2006 Industry news Health and safety strategy launched for waste industry Environmental Services Association aims to cut accidents and eliminate fatalities in plan backed by HSE letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on composting machinery, retail waste recycling, market development and new uses for recycled glass letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2006 Industry news Coventry fatality in first week of new reporting year Police are appealing for witnesses after an 11-year-old girl was killed in an accident involving an RCV letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2006 Industry news New tech composting firm signs legal and financial advisers New Earth Solutions appoints Bevan Brittan and BDO Stoy Hayward in bid to roll out "advanced composting" plants nationwide letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2006 Policy & government Fees for monitoring of mining and landfill sites in England: guidance This guidance note has been prepared in order to assist mineral and waste planning authorities and the minerals waste industry implement the… GOV.UK · 6 Apr 2006 Industry news Warwickshire scraps recycling service for mixed plastics County council abandons new collection scheme, citing lack of domestic demand for mixed plastics including food packaging letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2006 Industry news Mole Valley funds action group to fight Surrey incinerator District gives 8,000 to Capel Action Group to challenge any attempt by Surrey county council to build EfW plant in Capel letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2006