Recycling news: 2009

Industry news EU outlines next steps for revised Framework Directive Commission expects "a bit of gymnastics" in negotiations with member states over recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2009 Industry news Recycling firms honoured in Queens Awards Reprocessors, recyclers and reuse organisations feature in list of those recognised by annual awards for 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2009 Industry news Selby awards 24m contract to Enterprise Mixed plastics collections set to be introduced under seven-and-a-half year council deal letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2009 Industry news WRG opens first facility under Wrexham PFI Household waste recycling centre at Brymbo developed as part of contract with borough council letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2009 Industry news Scottish council fined 13,500 following workers death HSE warns employers to train operatives to assist with reversing after waste collector fatally injured by reversing vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 20 Apr 2009 Industry news WRAP identifies “next big challenge” for food grade recycling Study to look at whether polypropylene such as food tubs can be recycled for use in new food packaging letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2009 Industry news Calls mount for Landfill Tax clarity ahead of Budget Waste companies urge Chancellor to end escalator "uncertainty" as others seek to block scrappage policy letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2009 Industry news Investigation launched into Sunderland landfill site Environment Agency seeks those responsible for closed site which it says threatens coastline letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2009 Industry news New in Brief With news on Compost Awareness Week 2009, asphalt recycling and carbon reporting letsrecycle.com News · 19 Apr 2009 Council news Bristol City Council services - Bristol City Council City of Bristol Council · 19 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a London gasification project, a £25,000 packaging fine and a meeting between metals recyclers and the Lib Dems letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2009 Industry news HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to visit Futuresource Royal seal of approval for new waste and recycling event set to be held in London in June 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2009 Industry news SITA UK hails progress on Northumberland PFI deal French-owned firm says delivery of facilities is "on-time", as £12m MRF and transfer station opens letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2009 Industry news ELVs: Working to tackle illegal disposal Liz Parkes, Head of Waste at the Environment Agency believes a collaborative approach will help to combat end-of-life car crime letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2009 Industry news Recycling bin checks hit by Home Office surveillance reforms Home Office intends to include ban on covert methods for reporting recycling contamination as part of changes to council powers letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2009 Industry news Veolia chosen for Merseyside recycling contract French-owned waste company named as preferred bidder for multi-million pound contract involving MRFs and CA sites letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a council cutting construction waste, Scottish thermal treatment guidelines and, a Biffa deal with Greggs letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news EA calls for more CHP capacity in biomass Agency predicts facilities using materials including waste wood and food solely to generate electricity may become obsolete letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news BERR launches consultation on EU WEEE review Views sought on how UK should respond to proposed changes, as BERR reveals concerns over how they could affect industry letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news Delight at Greater Manchester PFI deal close Key figures in £3.8bn deal look to the future letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news Accident rate in waste and recycling sector drops by 15% HSE calls for further improvement as injury rate in the sector remains over four times that of ‘all-industry average' letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Keppel appointed to build Ineos Chlor EfW plant Singapore-based firm wins £233m deal to build Cheshire facility to burn fuel produced from Greater Manchester's waste letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Peterborough wins approval for essential MRF plans Planning permission granted for 100,000 tonne-a-year capacity facility as part of £60m waste service overhaul letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Battery recycling regulations laid before Parliament Regulations set to come into force on May 5, ahead of first compliance period beginning on January 1, 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news LGA attacks European biowaste green paper Local Government Association claims EC suggestions could prove "extremely costly" for councils letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news India steps up paper import inspections Waste and recovered paper imports among products facing stricter checks by customs as part of intergovernmental initiative letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news Stroud defends green waste collection methods Gloucestershire council comes under fire for sending source-separated green waste bags to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news South Wales company takes over biodiesel plant Ammanford firm Sundance Renewables to use Tredegar plant to increase production of biofuel using recycled fuel oil letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a permit for Saltend EfW, food waste in London and the Crawley HWRC reopening letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Defra confirms EU packaging recycling targets met Department and Environment Agency publish final data showing UK performance in 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Novelis increases aluminium can price by 100/t Price rise announced as steel cans also reported to be moving despite Corus remaining out of market letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Judge orders enforcement against largest glass factory in Europe Council told to order Quinn Glass to remove all buildings constructed without planning consent at Chester factory letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Recycling innovation in London James MacDonald of the LCRN on how the community sector is innovating the waste sector in London letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news letsrecycle.com unveils new-look website Fresh design for free online recycling news and information service letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Liverpool city council approves 20m recycling park Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority receives go-ahead for Gillmoss facility as part of £3bn plan to tackle waste letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Paper reprocessors warn of a very difficult 2009 Confederation of Paper Industries predicts quality and volume squeeze after publishing 2008 data letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Papers served to BERR and EA in WEEE challenge But, judge yet to rule whether application for judicial review will proceed, as public consultation closes letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news UKs largest ever waste contract finally signed Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority puts pen to paper on £3.8 billion PFI deal with Viridor Laing letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Greater Manchester PFI is first helped by Treasury European Investment Bank reveals breakdown of funding for landmark contract letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Councils consider banding together after bin subsidy ends LARAC meets with WRAP to discuss options for providing home composting bins once discount axed in September letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009