Recycling news: 2005

Industry news Livingstone argues case for a London-wide waste authority London Mayor Ken Livingstone has written of the strategic need for a single body to control the capitals waste management letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Budget: planning approvals up for alternatives to landfill In the Budget it was revealed that approved planning decisions for waste treatment sites have risen by more than 50%. letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Budget: Beckett approval for cut in business inspections The environment secretary has welcomed a more targeted and risk based inspection for businesses as addressed in the Budget letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Recycle friendly resurfacing project in Cumbria extended Cumbria council will be using binder course material which is made up of 20% recycled glass for the reconstruction of part of the A5087 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Political support key for successful alternate collections Experts speaking at Stoneleigh Live say local political support can be crucial for starting alternate weekly collections letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Recycling sectors newest event gets underway at Stoneleigh The all new Stoneleigh Live exhibition is running today and on March 16 at the National Agricultural Centre letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Can collections in offices leads to 20% saving in waste bill Recycling organisations including Novelis Recycling and Recoup team up to collect more packaging waste from offices and schools letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Companies wishing to burn waste must register this month Environment Agency warns that industrial operators wishing to continue to burn waste in 2005 must apply for a permit in advance letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news High interest in vehicle recycling at Stoneleigh Live The recycling and waste management industrys newest exhibition kicks off with a successful first day for vehicle recycling exhibitors letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news News in brief Caerphilly expands recycling initiative, Buckinghamshire to question residents on waste, national aluminium recycling scheme launched letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Morley highlights sustainable approach to Olympics bid Plans for the Olympics in London in 2012 provide for a sustainable approach to waste and environmental issues letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news North Lincolnshire sets its sights on 40% recycling rate Council to expand alternate weekly collection to a further 24,000 households following the success of its trial scheme letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news Lack of support from brewers finishes Recycle-More-Glass Collection scheme for glass from licensed premises reaches end of the road after some breweries refuse to support the service letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news Novelis a new name in can recycling Novelis Recycling national manager Rick Hindley talks to James Cartledge about the company's important work to increase the collection of aluminium cans for recycling. letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news Seafood industry launches fish by-products project Seafood trade association, Seafish, has launched a new funding scheme promoting proper disposal routes for fish by-products letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2005 Industry news Exports crackdown threatens recycling crisis for London Defra and Environment Agency action over the export of "waste" could cause a log jam in commingled collections in London letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2005 Industry news Funding boost for Scottish and Irish community recycling Scottish Executive launches 5m fund, Department of Environment launches 1m fund to promote community recycling letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2005 Industry news News in Brief Boat Race team take up plastics recycling; Powys expands collections; and, Kerrier wins Cornish cork recycling competition letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2005 Industry news Firms line up for Greater Manchester&#39s 4bn waste contract More than 50 companies from home and abroad attend a showcase event on forthcoming PFI waste contract for Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2005 Industry news Defra should take “high risk, high return” view on recovery Member of team whose work brought about sweeping changes in Defra&#39s waste policy in 2003 says stronger leadership is needed letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2005 Industry news Rockware glass recycling plant now at full strength Rockware&#39s new glass reprocessing plant at Wheatley, Yorkshire, doubles the amount of glass the company can recycle letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2005 Industry news Baylis signs up first council to plastic bottle scheme Berkshire-based reprocessors Baylis Recycling has won a five-year contract with Runnymede council to take its plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2005 Industry news Questions over reduction in English municipal waste Experts unsure how reduction in generation of municipal waste was achieved in 2003/04, dry summer suggested as major factor letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2005 Industry news Retailers&#39 WEEE scheme to run alongside producer scheme BRC aims to run retailers&#39 WEEE compliance scheme alongside producers&#39 scheme for members with both obligations letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2005 Industry news Environment Agency meets with industry over waste exports Waste management industry leaders meet with Agency to agree common ground on export of mixed recyclables from sorting plants letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2005 Industry news Five aggregates firms awarded 1m to boost recycling Companies in Cornwall, Essex, Surrey and the West Midlands benefit from WRAP&#39s Aggregates Capital Competition letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2005 Industry news News in Brief Welsh councils should partner up; Success in war on illegal waste; Students to recycle more; and, packaging regulations slammed letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2005 Industry news Aberdeen proposes switch to fortnightly collections Under financial pressure from landfill allowances scheme, Aberdeen proposes switch to fortnightly residual waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2005 Industry news Jobs at risk unless consumers pay for WEEE Directive Industry consortium REPIC warns that thousands of jobs could move abroad if consumers don&#39t pay for electronics recycling letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2005 Industry news Newsprint sector ensures recovered paper usage keeps rising More recovered paper was used for newsprint in 2004, but figures for WRAP target areas show a decline letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2005 Industry news Green light for 60m biomass plant on Teesside Work will soon get underway on a new power generation plant, which is to take in 120,000 tonnes of recycled wood each year letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2005 Industry news Margaret Beckett reveals 17.7% recycling rate for England England has met its national household waste recycling target for 2003/04, environment secretary confirms today letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2005 Industry news “Conditioned” residents avoid waste crisis in Southampton Council avoids predicted trouble from scrapping fortnightly collections, as residents still put waste out on alternate weeks letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2005 Industry news Wastepack claims full packaging recovery compliance in 2004 Packaging waste compliance scheme says it is confident it purchased sufficient PRNs to meet packaging obligations last year letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2005 Industry news Equipment news in brief Otto supplies refuse lifts for East Riding; New product to improve safety of bin-cleaning; Plastic bottle-crushing device launched letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2005 Industry news Essex in major consultation on joint waste strategy County, district and borough councils to seek public views on possible 25-30 year contract, which could seek 75m in PFI support letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2005 Industry news LARAC expresses concerns over continuing WEEE delays Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee calls for certainty and timetable for new regulations on waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2005 Industry news CIWM calls for waste funding to be “fair and equitable” Chartered Institution of Wastes Management puts forward seven point plan for the review of Defra&#39s Waste Strategy letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2005 Industry news Cornwall to press ahead with PFI waste contract timetable Discontent from local pressure group fails to derail procurement process for 500m contract, with three bidders now named letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2005 Industry news News in Brief WRAP names Innovation Fund winners; Corus assists Calderdale community recyclers; and, good start for ECT in Ealing letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2005