Recycling news: 2002

Industry news WRAP funds research for use of cullet in concrete Sheffield University is to carry out pioneering studies into the potential to use cullet in concrete products letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2002 Industry news BBC and Bristol websites aim to minimise waste Householders and industry are being offered the chance to minimise waste through the use of the internet letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2002 Industry news Falling PRNs pull down price of used cardboard The slump in PRN value has seen UK mills trim prices paid for cardboard letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2002 Industry news Wyre Council profits from Blackpool green waste collection Wyre Borough Council delivers a commercial collection to 20,000 homes in neighbouring authority letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2002 Industry news Waste campaign for Sheffield Home Secretary David Blunkett is backing the city&#39s landfill diversion initiative letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2002 Industry news Targets criticised as PRN prices slump across the board The PRN system of packaging recovery could be wrecked because the government did not increase targets next year letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2002 Industry news Scottish Executive announces 6 million for local authority recycling The government in Scotland is to allocate 6 million to boost local authority recycling and composting projects letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2002 Industry news Scottish council trials two glass kerbside recycling schemes Angus Council launches kerbside scheme with and without glass collection letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2002 Industry news WRAP to benefit from changes to the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme The government is likely to provide more funding for the Waste and Resources Action Programme from Landfill Tax letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2002 Industry news Board manufacturer calls for cleaner wood despite new cleaning plant Kronospan has called on wood suppliers to provide cleaner material, as contaminants get through its cleaning process letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2002 Industry news Hazardous waste advisory forum members are announced Business and government to be represented by new advisory group letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2002 Industry news West Londoners receive 350,000 kitchen waste collection Homes and business are served by new compostables pilot letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news SOUTH KOREA: Offshore Production Hitting Textile Industry – Study - Just Style Just Style · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news New technologies threatened by opposition, warns report to SU Mass burn plants and new technologies could be stifled because of opposition, the Strategy Unit is told letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news 140 million fund ? second round successes announced DEFRA awards final 76 million to 142 local authority waste minimisation and recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news Tackle commercial waste as well, says Environment Agency With all the focus on household waste, there should be more attention to commercial and industrial waste, the EA argues letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news Blair tackled on Landfill Tax Credit Scheme The Prime Minister has been asked about Landfill Tax Credits while the Treasury says the door is not closed letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news Berryman wins Nuneaton and Bedworth glass contract Yorkshire-based collector plans to increase glass bank recycling letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2002 Industry news Meacher savaged over changes to Landfill Tax Credit Scheme Environment Minister Michael Meacher has appeared not to know about key aspects of the credit scheme letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2002 Industry news Cambridgeshire expands plate glass recycling scheme County Council hopes to increase tonnage eight-fold after trial&#39s success letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2002 Industry news Apex triumphs at Composting Awards Partnership of SITA, Onyx and Cleanaway wins industry recognition letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Meacher defends tough compost controls Environment Minister says proposed strict regulations on composting catering waste are justified letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Yorkshire universities sign pay-by-weight waste contract with Shanks Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of Bradford hope the new project will boost recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news WRAP study to look into glass waste from licensed premises The new project is looking into waste from restaurants, hotels and bars to analyse its glass content letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Viridor Parkwood wins its appeal over the use of recycled material at waste site A judge has said Viridor does not have to pay landfill tax on recycled aggregates used to build roads and cover tips letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Scottish councils to receive 3.3 million additional funding for fridges The Scottish Executive has announced more money for local authorities to cope with new fridge regulations letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Hampshire looks to trial fridge take-back scheme with Comet A retailer take-back scheme for fridges using recycling credits could be trialled in Hampshire letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2002 Industry news Scotland gets 100,000 cash boost for waste awareness campaign The Scottish Executive has pledged 100,000 towards a waste awareness initiative to encourage residents to recycle letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2002 Industry news Vehicle manufacturers reject DTI&#39s Producer Choice option on ELVs Car producers are said to be pushing for &#39option 1&#39 for the UK&#39s ELV regulations, giving them more flexibility letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2002 Industry news End division of waste disposal and collection, Strategy Unit recommends Councils encouraged to work together in "resource management authorities" letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2002 Industry news Viridor profits up in wake of acquisitions Pennon Group has reported interim results and affirmed Viridor as a key part of its business letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2002 Industry news Used cardboard prices take a tumble Recovered paper prices are under pressure - and the Strategy Unit is proposing recycled paper targets for Whitehall letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2002 Industry news Commons committee set to push waste strategy forward An EFRA Committee investigation into waste management aims to drive policies forward letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2002 Industry news Chancellor&#39s statement expected to contain Landfill Tax rise Television and radio previews of the Autumn Statement heralded a rise in Landfill Tax letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news Landfill Tax to rise by 3 per tonne each year from 2005-06 The Treasury has said that its aim is for Landfill Tax to reach 35 a tonne in its Pre-Budget Report letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news At least 100m will go to waste projects each year when LTCS is reformed The government has said that it will change the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme after a number of criticisms letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news Landfill Tax rise is first part of government response to Strategy Unit Government thinking on the Landfill Tax is explained while there is industry anger at changes to the credits scheme letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news Hackney given no stars for its waste management service The council has the worst recycling rate in London according to Audit Commission inspectors letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news Councils should trial variable charging for waste, says Strategy Unit Financial incentives and practical guidance are central to government-commissioned proposals to reduce waste letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2002 Industry news Wet winters threaten to push up price of green waste disposal Compost gate fees could rise by 1 per tonne to cover the cost of increasingly mild winters letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2002