Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Biffa turnover benefiting from Hales acquisition The waste management company has reported a 20% increase in turnover in its first half 2003-04 Interim Results letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2003 Industry news Viridor buys Devon Waste Management for 7.5 million Devon county council&#39s waste disposal and recycling company has been sold to generate funds for the council&#39s building programme letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2003 Industry news WEEE scope issues resolution imminent EU States expected to agree next week on what electrical equipment is exempt from the WEEE Directive letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2003 Industry news Industry and local authorities in Pre-Budget waste report Plans for new initiatives to help industry improve waste management and funding for councils feature in the Pre-Budget report letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2003 Industry news Kent SWERF plans put on hold for waste plan review A proposal to build a SWERF plant near Canterbury has been suspended while the county reviews its options letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2003 Industry news Weak wood market leads to closure of Just Wood A North East wood recycler has been forced to cease trading in the face of low PRNs and weak prices letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2003 Industry news WRAP seeks bids for market development funds 5m is available from WRAP in the first stage of support for projects to develop markets for recycled materials letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2003 Industry news Councils will not cope with WEEE, warns LGA The Local Government Association says local authorities&#39 CA sites should not be the only collection points for waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2003 Industry news 250,000 recycling centre opens in Cherwell Funds from PRN sales are invested into a sorting centre for the North Oxfordshire district&#39s kerbside collected materials letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2003 Industry news Teeside power plant aims to use high waste wood tonnage A proposed biomass power plant on Teesside will provide a new outlet for waste wood letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2003 Industry news News in Brief Wombles back Guildford campaign, Scottish community recyclers get 640,000 and Onyx declares new paper scheme a success letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2003 Industry news Report on health effects of waste operations delayed A government report on the health effects of waste management activities has been postponed until the New Year letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2003 Industry news Incineration of packaging waste may count towards targets European packaging waste recovery targets could be met by recovery or incineration, a working document suggests letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2003 Industry news Cardiff aims for 100% kerbside coverage A recycling rate of 42% from Cardiff&#39s new twin bin scheme has led the council to roll the scheme out to every household letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2003 Industry news Composting doubles in two years A Composting Association survey reveals the amount of material being composted in the UK has doubled since 1999 letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2003 Industry news News in Brief Denbighshire begins kerbside collections; Recoup launches new-look website; and vandals blight Hampshire recycling letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2003 Industry news Newark & Sherwood abandons MBT composting plans The district council has reluctantly opted to run a kerbside recycling scheme after MBT alternative falls through letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2003 Industry news Wrexham re-enters negotiations with HLC Environmental The council votes to re-open talks with the waste company provided it finds a new site for a proposed resource recovery centre letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2003 Industry news Mercury Recycling announces 875,000 acquisition The Manchester-based company has purchased fellow lamp recycler Simister in order to gain national coverage letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2003 Industry news Beckett gaffe mars Rethink Rubbish Christmas launch UK&#39s largest awareness initiative launches festive campaign, but Margaret Beckett admits she never remembers its name letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2003 Industry news Concern mounts over potential hazardous waste crisis Industry experts and MPs have raised fears over the lack of disposal sites available for contaminated soil and hazardous waste letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2003 Industry news Aylesford signs five-year contract with Shanks East London About 20,000 tonnes of paper from the East London Waste Authority will go to Aylesford Newsprint&#39s mill in Kent letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2003 Industry news WRAP unveils plans for 18.7m Local Communications Fund The Waste and Resources Action Programme has revealed its plans for a local authority waste awareness fund letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2003 Industry news Glass Recycling UK invests in colour sorting New equipment worth 1.2 million will speed up sorting of mixed glass at Barnsley plant letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2003 Industry news CIWM challenged over support for variable waste charging Fly-tippers could abuse bottle banks if householders are charged for waste by weight, warns Glass Recycling UK letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2003 Industry news Vale Royal unveils new kerbside service for 2004 The Cheshire borough will provide kerbside collections of paper, glass, cans and textiles for 53,000 households letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2003 Industry news Government urges councils to collect WEEE at CA sites Waste electrical and electronic equipment collected by local authorities will count towards their recycling targets, DEFRA confirms letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2003 Industry news Wirral delays 1m recycling investment after funding cuts The Merseyside borough is only partially implementing a recycling expansion following cuts in government funding letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2003 Industry news Licensed premises glass collections on the increase Collections of glass bottles from pubs, clubs and restaurants are increasing as recyclers aim for new packaging targets letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2003 Industry news PRN market set for shortfall in 2004 Industry experts believe packaging waste recovery note prices are set for a significant increase in the 2004 market letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2003 Industry news North Lincolnshire extends waste contract with SITA Council held up as a recycling example in Labour&#39s manifesto seals seven-year extension worth 25 million letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2003 Industry news New ESA chairman to lobby government David Riddle takes the helm at the Environmental Services Association with a call for more guidance on waste legislation letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2003 Industry news News In Brief Tower Hamlets embraces community recycling; WRAP reveals compost benefits; and, Christmas recycling message for Shropshire letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2003 Industry news Battery recycling pilot cost nearly 1,000 per tonne Bristol trial will continue despite high costs – but long-term success depends on producer responsibility letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2003 Industry news Acquisitions boost profit increases at Viridor Waste Growth in landfill and power generation also improves profits as parent company Pennon posts interim results letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2003 Industry news Newport Paper wins NE Lincolnshire contract Under a new 5-year contract the waste paper merchant will buy material from the council&#39s disposal contractor NewLincs letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2003 Industry news Maternity wards key to promoting re-usable nappy use Hospitals are vital in reducing waste from the use of disposable nappies, a University of Surrey study has found letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2003 Industry news Scottish councils receive 11 million recycling boost Scottish Executive&#39s Strategic Waste Fund gives Glasgow 9.3 million and South Lanarkshire and Western Isles councils also receive grants letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2003 Industry news New fees could put off reprocessors from accrediting Alupro expresses concern over new accreditation fees in the PRN system, while Wastepack attacks higher recovery targets letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2003 Industry news CIWM calls for increase in Energy from Waste Report from the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management highlights need for EfW in treating residual waste letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2003