Recycling news: 2009

Industry news AD Task Group works towards summer deadline Members to make recommendations to ministers in June or July on how to make technology established by 2020 letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2009 Industry news Wales unveils most ambitious UK waste strategy Source separation targets amongst range of proposals published for consultation today letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2009 Industry news Grass-roofed paper processing plant opens Recycling firm Reconomy Alibone unveils £4 million facility at Earls Barton in Northamptonshire letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2009 Industry news Aldridge MRF produces remelt-quality glass Greenstar UK says that sorting facility outside Birmingham improved following £250,000 investment letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2009 Industry news West London Waste awards three-year AD contract BiogenGreenfinch to process 11,000 tonnes of food waste a year at soon-to-open Northamptonshire facility letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a planning approval in Northamptonshire, a Welsh grant and recycling in Yorkshire letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2009 Industry news MPs consider new powers over waste for Wales Draft legislation laid in Parliament to enable Welsh Assembly to make stronger environmental laws letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2009 Industry news Date set for WEEE judicial review hearing Challenge to UK system brought by compliance scheme REPIC set to go before judge in June letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2009 Industry news Quinn Glass to appeal against enforcement notice Irish-owned firm to challenge order requiring it to cease production and remove buildings at Cheshire facility letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2009 Council news Housing - Woking Borough Council Woking Council · 27 Apr 2009 Industry news Concerns raised that EfW crowding out recycling Pressure groups say that recycling is falling by the wayside as more councils turn to incineration letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2009 Industry news Viridor Laing unveils food waste campaign for Manchester Love Food, Hate Waste campaign to be rolled out across 10 districts in Greater Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2009 Industry news Metal recyclers hit hard in Rich List 2009 However, Sunday Times survey suggests fortunes for food waste recyclers are on the up letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2009 Industry news Charnwood to go commingled under new Serco deal Leicestershire council to introduce "simpler" service for residents after agreeing £32m contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2009 Industry news Real Nappy Week 2009 kicks off Thirteenth annual campaign coordinated by social enterprise following withdrawal of WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2009 Council news Schools, education and childcare - Kirklees Council Kirklees Council · 25 Apr 2009 Council news Planning and development - Kirklees Council Kirklees Council · 25 Apr 2009 Policy & government Carbon budgets now require an ambitious roadmap to meet them – 24 April 2009 Baroness Wilcox, Opposition Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change chaired a lively seminar event this morning, where delegates discussed how the ambitious targets set in the Carbon Budgets this week, will be met. Keynote speaker David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the CCC, set out the committee’s recommendations, which if met by Government action, will see the UK leading globally in the figh… Climate Change Committee · 24 Apr 2009 Industry news Oswestry Waste Paper owner dies, aged 53 Shropshire-based paper recycling company confirms death of David Davies letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on EfW plans in North Yorkshire, food waste in Greater Manchester and research by Which? letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news European Commission to scrutinise East Sussex contract Commission invites UK government to submit view on claim that extension to Veolia deal broke competition law letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news Views sought on challenges to WEEE sector Producer compliance scheme ERP launches annual survey which also addresses batteries letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news Quinn Glass ordered to cease activities at Cheshire plant Council issues enforcement notice requiring removal of unauthorised buildings following court ruling letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news Recycling a priority for European plastics sector Key figures in industry gather at Identiplast 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2009 Policy & government No role for conventional coal beyond 2020s – 23 April 2009 The CCC has welcomed Government’s announcement today that any new coal fired plants should only built with the expectation that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology can be retrofitted. Climate Change Committee · 23 Apr 2009 Policy & government No role for conventional coal beyond 2020s say CCC – 23 April 2009 The Government today responded to proposals by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) on conditionality that should be attached to investment in any new coal fired power stations. Climate Change Committee · 23 Apr 2009 Industry news Waste sector criticises medium term Landfill Tax plan Escalator extension broadly welcomed but calls remain for longer term clarity over future of Landfill Tax letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2009 Industry news SAICA leases site for new mill but SCA may cut Kent plant early Lease signed for land but market pressures slow construction of Manchester cardboard mill, while SCA could close New Hythe early letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2009 Industry news Metal recyclers welcome 2,000 scrappage scheme However, questions raised over how take-back initiative will operate on the ground letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2009 Industry news Details emerge of proposed Landfill Tax changes Treasury considering raising tax for some materials currently considered inert, consultation document reveals letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2009 Policy & government Action must follow setting of carbon budgets – 22 April 2009 The CCC has welcomed the Government’s acceptance of their carbon budget targets, which, if successful, will see a 34% reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020. The Government also confirmed that they will not purchase offset credits up to 2020 to meet the budgets, ensuring that real action to tackle climate change happens within the UK. Climate Change Committee · 22 Apr 2009 Industry news “Largest IVC of its kind in Europe” opens near Aberdeen Keenan Recycling unveils 50,000 tonne capacity in-vessel composting facility as city council starts food collections letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2009 Policy & government CCC calls for Government to follow carbon budgets with real action to reduce emissions – 22 April 2009 The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) welcomed the Government’s commitment today for the introduction of three legally binding carbon budgets which will, if met lead to a 34% reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020. The Government was responding to and accepting the findings of the CCC’s first report, Building a low-carbon economy which set out what the UK’s carbon emissions reductio… Climate Change Committee · 22 Apr 2009 Policy & government Environmental Quality Standards for Water Pollution - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 22 Apr 2009 Policy & government Building a Low Carbon Society - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 22 Apr 2009 Industry news LondonWaste pilots the transport of waste by water Company teams up with Bywaters to send commingled recyclables by barge to MRF at Bow letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2009 Industry news “Strong aversion” to plans for 50 exemption charge Responses to exemptions consultation show broad support for Defra plans, but opposition to proposed blanket exemption fee letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2009 Industry news Landfill Tax escalator extended until 2013 Consultation on modernising Landfill Tax system and changes to the law also announced in Budget 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2009 Industry news Ten million pounds announced for AD and IVC Businesses to be supported by Government investment to divert biodegradable waste from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2009 Industry news Chancellor confirms vehicle scrappage scheme Rise in number of scrapped vehicles expected when scheme comes into force next month letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2009