Recycling news: 2004

Industry news European Court set to rule against drinks deposit system European Advocate General supports Commission against Germany imposing deposits on non-reusable drinks containers letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2004 Industry news Government defends proposed “own marque” ELV regulations Government hits back at Parliamentary criticism, saying new rules on end-of-life vehicles have the support of industry letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2004 Industry news Rochford rolls out fortnightly kerbside recycling service The Essex district has 350,000 for the service from a DEFRA grant as it pushes for an 18% recycling rate target letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2004 Industry news CA sites not only option for WEEE, says government The government says its options still include retailer take-back, bring events and kerbside collections for waste electrical equipment letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2004 Industry news Scottish businesses fight proposed plastic bag tax 14 companies in Scotland team up with the Carrier Bag Consortium to block attempts to put a tax on plastic bags letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news Industry welcomes health study as an end to “disinformation” Waste industry welcomes DEFRA health study treatment processes, but campaigners warn it gives green light to incineration letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news West Berkshire tenders PFI waste contract "Ecology Village" central part of meeting targets for 25-year integrated waste management contract says council letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news New Somerset recycling centre pushes for 70% recycling rate Elliot Morley opens new household waste recycling centre hoping to become the best in the county for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news Camden launches estates recycling scheme London borough teams up with local community group to provide green box collections of recyclables for 14 estates letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news 900,000 revamp for Devon&#39s busiest recycling centre County council hopes to bring an end to traffic chaos at the Brunel Road centre while expanding recycling facilities letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news Dorset composter awarded 108,500 in capital support Bournemouth-based Eco Composting has received the grant from WRAP to boost municipal waste composting letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2004 Industry news DEFRA publishes Health Study Study says municipal waste treatment has only small affects on human health and the environment letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news Compost concerns aired at launch of health study Morley reminds councils of landfill&#39s low place in waste hierarchy and refers to compost dangers letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news Welcome back – new server for letsrecycle.com Soaring demand for access to letsrecyle.com prompts major upgrading of IT capability. letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news Fluorescent tubes pose hazardous waste problem New rules on fluorescent tubes make nearly all businesses hazardous waste producers letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news Hull puts &#39drive thru&#39 recycling centre plans on hold The council promises 4 million on new recycling services including six new household waste recycling sites letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news Short-listed PFI bidders to detail plans for Gloucestershire The council has invited short-listed bidders of its 25-year PFI contract to detail how they would recycle 55% by 2031. letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news WRAP unveils business plan for 2004-06 Public awareness work is to become a larger focus for the Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news News in brief University of East London starts recycling; Monmouthshire recycles 1000th tonne; and Waste Awareness Wales offers presentations support letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2004 Industry news UK dairy explores closed-loop plastic milk bottle recycling Working with seven other companies, Dairy Crest starts a 235,000 study into bottle-to-bottle recycling for HDPE letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2004 Industry news Lambeth opts for co-mingled bring banks The London borough tries for a consistent recycling message supporting a new co-mingled kerbside collection letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2004 Industry news NEWS wants to &#39open all hours&#39 Norfolk&#39s new MRF, which began taking recyclables last month, wants to extend operating hours to run 24-hours-a-day letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2004 Industry news Developments In Directional Dust Monitoring - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 3 May 2004 Industry news Cheshire rebrands as Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe Cheshire Recycling&#39s corporate name could signal huge investment in new paper machinery at the Bridgewater Mill letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2004 Industry news Battery recycling needs UK investment, says minister Stephen Timms MP puts cost of recycling at 1p per battery and says UK will need recycling plant to meet proposed Battery Directive letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2004 Industry news Biffaward and Environment Agency fund compost week Money from the Agency and Biffaward will fund the Composting Association&#39s 15,000 Compost Awareness Week, on May 2-8 letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2004 Industry news Entrust calls for Landfill Tax Credit Scheme review Chairman of the LTCS regulator says "fundamental principles" of LTCS needs updating to reflect size and direction of the Scheme letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2004 Industry news Municipal waste landfilled falls for first time DEFRA figures for 2002/03 show landfill tonnages for municipal waste are down to 1999/00 levels letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2004 Industry news Local authorities criticise DEFRA over landfill allowances The Local Government Association has revealed widespread concern among councils over trading of landfill allowances letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2004 Industry news WRAP study finds uses for CRT glass A study explores recycling routes for leaded and unleaded glass from TV and computer Cathode Ray Tubes letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2004 Industry news Yorwaste opens stop-gap waste and recycling centre Yorkshire firm opens a 60,000 tonnes per year waste and recycling centre to cope until a new integrated waste plant is ready in 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2004 Industry news Dacorum&#39s recycling trebled by alternate week collections Hertfordshire borough reports a recycling rate of 39% after six months of a new household waste and recycling collection service letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2004 Industry news Biffa Leicester’s new technology gears up for launch A ball mill and anaerobic digester to process residual waste from Leicester households start trials letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2004 Industry news Herhof: DEFRA should encourage use of refuse derived fuel Waste technology specialist Herhof warns UK will miss 2010 Landfill Directive target unless RDF is more widely used letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2004 Industry news Shotton Paper favourite for Midlands Consortium contract Shotton has emerged as favourite to win a paper recycling contract with a group of councils in the Midlands letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2004 Industry news News in Brief Environment Agency launches SME guide; London CRN holds WEEE seminar; Greggs turns waste to energy; and, tyre news letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2004 Industry news Warwickshire given 750,000 prize for 20% recycling target County rewarded through Public Service Agreement with the government, after achieving 21% recycling rate in 2003/04 letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2004 Industry news Wastelink signs former Hales Waste boss as chief executive Brian Miller, formerly MD of RMC&#39s waste control division, has taken over as chief executive of the Wastelink Group letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2004 Industry news Transform enters talks with new logistics firm The waste electronics compliance scheme looks for new collection provider after Endeva pulled out of partnership letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2004 Industry news Queen recognises export success of S Norton & Co The Liverpool-based metal recycler has received a Queen&#39s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2004