Recycling news: 2010

Industry news Cheshire West and Chester to cut collection costs Unitary authority outlines plans to introduce "harmonised service" in order to save £1.5m per year letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2010 Industry news Viridor’s Ford MRF hit by fire in plastics store Blaze shuts Ford facility with Viridor to use Crayford MRF as temporary plant with collection services unaffected letsrecycle.com News · 26 May 2010 Industry news Call for curb on waste plastic export dependency Managing director of Closed Loop urges new government to strengthen domestic market and review PRN system letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2010 Industry news Councils urged to step up role in textile recycling President of TRA calls on local authorities to work with collectors and also demands action on thefts letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2010 Industry news Welsh minister supports Every Can Counts Jane Davidson visits offices in Newport which have adopted can recycling scheme, as public sector bodies urged to back campaign letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2010 Industry news Finnish firm pays 6m for 50% stake in SWEEEP Kent-based WEEE reprocessor to set UK "benchmark" after entering joint venture with metal recycling company Kuusakoski letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2010 Industry news EC calls for increase in emissions reduction target European Commission proposes 30% target for 2020 in move which could have implications for waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2010 Industry news Lakeside Energy from Waste wins 2nd Award The post Lakeside Energy from Waste wins 2nd Award appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 25 May 2010 Industry news SITA UK fined 210,000 after landfill site death Waste management firm prosecuted following incident in Northamptonshire in 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2010 Industry news Viridor reveals 34.8% jump in profits for 2009/10 Acquisitions and Greater Manchester PFI help to drive "strong growth" from waste management company letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2010 Industry news Mark Prisk handed WEEE and ELVs brief Department for Business, Innovation and Skills reveals portfolios as Hendry named renewables minister at DECC letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2010 Industry news Queens Speech points to Scottish landfill tax Need to secure UK energy supplies also among 22 bills set out in Conservative-Lib Dem coalition's programme of governance letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2010 Industry news Details of £35m London waste fund unveiled Pot drawn from LWaRB and European support will also try to attract private sector backing for new infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2010 Industry news Defras budget cut by 162 million Chancellor George Osborne identifies need to find £6.243bn in savings in 2010/11 as DECC is also hit with £85m cut letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2010 Industry news Veolia named preferred bidder for 1bn Staffs PFI Waste management firm selected for 25-year treatment deal centred on development of large-scale energy-from-waste facility letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2010 Industry news RecycleBank adds Coca-Cola to UK rewards scheme Coca-Cola has agreed to allow vouchers gained from recycling to be used for its products letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2010 Industry news Biffa chief executive steps down Andre Horbach leaves waste management company after two years in role with Mark Keough assuming interim position letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2010 Industry news LWaRB confirms 500,000 reuse project grant Board to issue money over three years to help set up reuse centre selling construction waste material in South London letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2010 Industry news ESA seeks clarity over planned replacement for IPC Trade association calls for waste plants to be fast-tracked after coalition agreement pledge to abolish planning body letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2010 Industry news Swansea extends paper deal with Aylesford Welsh council hands Kent-based paper recycling firm five-year deal to process around 8,000 tonnes of paper a year letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling in Reading, technology for a Scottish AD plant and Carpet Recycling UK's second annual conference letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2010 Industry news Rock-bottom plastic PRN prices prompt concerns Reprocessors attack system for packaging recovery notes and question contribution to the plastics recycling sector letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Industry news Shanks’ profits drop 17% during challenging year Recession and harsh winter affect firm's European operations but UK arm shows "significant improvement" letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Industry news Councils to be encouraged to pay people to recycle Coalition government publishes programme confirming move as part of wider plans for zero waste letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Industry news Wine sector increases use of recycled glass WRAP hails progress of GlassRite project which has seen recycled content increase by 44,000 tonnes per year since 2006 letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Industry news The devastating effects of illegal WEEE exports Dr Philip Morton, of WEEE compliance scheme REPIC, looks at the implications of media coverage on illegal exports letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Industry news Commission dashes hopes of Biowaste Directive Instead, European report advocates use of existing policies and encourages member states to take action to tackle waste stream letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2010 Policy & government New study shows potential value of UK’s offshore wind – 19 May 2010 The Offshore Valuation Group, today publishes the first full economic valuation of the UK’s offshore renewable resource. Climate Change Committee · 19 May 2010 Policy & government New study shows potential value of UK’s offshore wind – 19 May 2010 The Offshore Valuation Group, today publishes the first full economic valuation of the UK’s offshore renewable resource. The study was part-funded by the CCC, one of a range of commissioning organisations of the independent study, which included the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments, and eight energy companies. Climate Change Committee · 19 May 2010 Council news Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 19 May 2010 Industry news Severnside announces Recycling Award winners Independent book manufacturing firm MPG Books among those honoured at 2010 ceremony in Cardiff letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2010 Industry news OPINION: A coalition for waste? Neil Riding, of consultancy Wardell Armstrong, examines how policies from the two partners in power might come together letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2010 Industry news Corus “fully committed” to UK steel can recycling Metals giant points towards increase in Q1 packaging figures for steel as proof of increased involvement letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2010 Industry news WRAP-backed AD plant opens in Staffordshire Lower Reule facility dealing with council, commercial and farm waste unveiled at cost of £3 million letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2010 Industry news Waitrose to sell wine in plastic bottles Retailer follows lead of other supermarkets by moving away from glass containers for some wine in bid to cut packaging letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2010 Industry news Lord Henley confirmed as recycling minister Conservative peer with front bench experience handed brief covering waste management and recycling at Defra letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2010 Industry news Kier Group purchases Pure Recycling for 2m Waste firm acquired by civil engineering company days after Tewkesbury borough council announces Pure as sorting contractor letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2010 Industry news Recession hits packaging recycling obligations Prices for PRNs look set to remain low as demand for PRNs falls year-on-year despite targets going up letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on SITA launching a scrap metal business, the CRR's response to a collection report and England flag recycling bins letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2010 Industry news Bridgend prepares to expand its recycling service South Wales council and its collection contractor May Gurney step up awareness campaign ahead of June 2010 rollout letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2010