Recycling news: 2004

Industry news TRAID joins forces with supermarket chain Co-op Textile recycling organisation TRAID forms agreement with the Co-op to situate recycling banks at its stores letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004 Industry news News in Brief Time ticking on community waste fund; Photo call for globetroting waste "nerds"; and, WRAP urges councils to buy recycled letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004 Industry news High-rise flats in Lincoln offered recycling scheme Three high-rise flats in Lincoln have been given a recycling scheme thanks to a grant from EMR letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004 Industry news Euro ministers to consider battery recycling proposals The Council of Ministers is to meet later this month to assess producer responsibility proposals for waste batteries letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2004 Industry news London Remade issues warning over river waste transport Capital could lose capacity to transport thousands of tonnes of waste by river unless action is taken, report warns letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2004 Industry news Textile recycling industry waits expectantly for New Year The textile recycling industry is hoping for a good start to 2005 following a difficult 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2004 Industry news New collection scheme in Carmarthen doubles recycling rate High participation in the Welsh council&#39s blue bin kerbside recycling service achieves 25% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2004 Industry news Recycling target cap could mean “foot comes off pedal” Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee urges members not to slow down following Defra&#39s 30% recycling target cap letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2004 Industry news Friends of the Earth anger over reduced recycling targets Pressure group accuses government of sacrificing the environment for short-term political gain letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2004 Industry news Developing markets for low-grade compost is vital Composting Association CEO Jane Gilbert highlights need to find low-grade markets in letsrecycle.com interview letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2004 Industry news Plastic exports to remain strong through Chinese New Year Reprocessors and exporters say demand for recycled plastic will not be hit by Chinese New Year as much as in the past letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news North Wales firm in bid to build 3.5m tyre recycling plant Used Tyre Distillation Research seeks funding to complete final stages of development for prototype tyre reprocessing facility letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news Viridor half-year profits up 30%, interim results show The company, which has signed deals with several councils this year, has announced its half-year financial results. letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news Innovation Forum to break down barriers between councils Group led by West Sussex county council to seek better ways for councils to work together to provide cheaper waste services letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news High Peak to expand recycling collections by 22,000 homes Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe wins three-year contract for new multi-material recycling services in Derbyshire letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news Farmers face ban on waste dumping and burning Agriculture industry faces the same waste management regulations as other UK industries under newly-proposed legislation letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news Growing business: the challenges facing the Composting Association 10 years on Chief executive of the Composting Association, Dr Jane Gilbert, talks to Claudia Cahalane about the main issues for the sector in 2005 and says there may well be difficulty putting to land all the low-grade compost that is being produced. letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2004 Industry news Viridor to develop new waste infrastructure in Devon Devon gives Viridor planning permission for new waste processing and recycling facilities at its Heathfield site letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2004 Industry news Time to stop piloting recycling schemes, LARAC says Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee says it is time for councils to use proven recycling schemes learned from others letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2004 Industry news Defra caps recycling targets at 30% and reduces LATS fines Defra announces measures to relieve pressure on Council Tax, as well as announcing its three-year 260 million recycling reward fund letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2004 Industry news Onyx wins seven-year Blackpool recycling and refuse contract Onyx to introduce new multi-material kerbside recycling service for Blackpool under new collection deal starting in 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2004 Industry news Three bidders for Manchester fridge mountain contract EMR, WRG and M Baker Recycling in the running for the Brixton Estates contract to remove Manchester&#39s fridge mountain letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2004 Industry news Government pledges “new focus” on environment Defra publishes its strategy for the next five years, and the full Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2004 Industry news Defra announces 6.2m recycling incentive scheme trials Defra departmental strategy unveils trials of incentives for household waste recycling at supermarkets and in the home letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2004 Industry news Environmental crime to be tackled in new Bill Government publishes Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill, which brings in powers to combat illegal waste disposal letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2004 Industry news B&Q calls for more compost of consistent quality The DIY chain says it wants to use more compost but needs to be guaranteed consistent products with high availability letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Ken Livingstone backs one million tonne recycling facility Mayor backs new waste facility in Willesden, which aims to recycle over 1m tonnes tonnes of construction and other waste a year letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news News in Brief Defra call for researchers; London hazardous waste warning; Morley celebrates can recycling; and, smart shopping in Warwickshire letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Recovery plants should do more to recycle steel, expert says In an interview with letsrecycle.com , expert John May has urged MBT and EfW operators to pull more steel from their facilities letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Surrey hands out 500,000 to waste collection authorities County council awards funding to its districts and boroughs to help improve recycling and composting rates in Surrey letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Investigation underway after man dies at Cardiff landfill Joint police, council and HSE investigation underway after council operative dies at Cardiff&#39s Lamby Way landfill letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Rexam Glass demands action over recycled green glass Container manufacturer calls for alternate markets for green glass to be made commercially viable letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news The way forward for steel packaging recycling in UK Claudia Cahalane talks to John May about his ambitions for maximising the amount of steel packaging recycling in the UK. letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2004 Industry news Cory and Shanks in running for Gloucestershire PFI contract Cory Environmental and Shanks Waste Solutions named as short-listed bidders for 25-year Gloucestershire waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news Minosus hazardous waste project beats final legal challenge UK&#39s first underground facility for hazardous waste set to open by June 2005 after High Court throws out resident&#39s challenge letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news European Recycling Platform announces WEEE partners Compliance scheme set up by Sony, Braun and Electrolux appoints Geodis and CCR to manage members&#39 WEEE obligations letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news News in Brief Scottish recyclers gain 2m fund; three council schemes win awards; and, Liverpool community recyclers launch new service letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news Government consults on development of waste infrastructure Defra and ODPM issue consultations on planning, municipal waste strategies, changes to Waste Strategy 2000 and waste data letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news Recycled glass has “huge potential” in making concrete Waste and Resources Action Programme study shows positive results for using waste glass in the concrete-making process letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2004 Industry news PRN prices in steel, aluminium and plastic sectors soar The market for packaging waste recovery notes has been thrown into turmoil as the end of 2004 draws near letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2004