Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Guernsey rolls out kerbside recycling the hard way Council begins kerbside recycling trials, starting in areas with a high proportion of flats and multi-occupancy households letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2006 Industry news Tetra Pak collection trial not going to plan in Norfolk Collection bins at household civic amenity sites are being contaminated by plastic bottles, council says letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2006 Industry news WRAP launches consultation on use of compost in agriculture Guidance to be produced for agricultural sector after consultation with industry being carried out by Enviros letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2006 Council news Fareham Borough Council - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 23 Feb 2006 Industry news Gloucestershire computer recycling firm hits milestone Cinderford-based Engelhard reveals it recycled 10,000 computers in 2005, despite the delay to producer responsibility letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2006 Industry news Community recycling fund winds down after 33m paid out National lottery funding distributor Big Lottery Fund shuts down CRED programme ahead of launch of new funding programmes letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2006 Industry news London recycling firms offered consultancy support service Recycling companies in capital urged to make use of new support scheme from London Manufacturing Advisory Service letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2006 Industry news Charity in bid to get ethnic minority Londoners recycling Environmental group London 21 steps up work encouraging Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups to recycle their waste letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2006 Industry news Localised feedback boosts recycling participation Guildford borough council reveals new research behind its growing success in encouraging residents to recycle their waste letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2006 Industry news RU Recycling switches site for Derby MRF to Lichfield Company moves proposal for 6m recycling facility down the road to Lichfield after opposition from Derby residents letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2006 Industry news Mercury Recycling launches new battery collection service Manchester-based firm offers new battery recycling service for companies to help them cope with hazardous waste regulations letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2006 Industry news Agency to audit vehicle recyclers in North East region Environment Agency to check scrapyards comply with the End of Life Vehicle Regulations by de-polluting vehicles correctly letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2006 Industry news Third price increase in four months for Novelis cans UK&#39s largest reprocessor of used aluminium cans has again increased the amount it pays, with 950 now offered for a tonne of baled cans letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2006 Industry news Valpak reports achievement of full compliance for 2005 UK&#39s largest packaging waste compliance scheme says it has met its members&#39 recycling obligations for the 2005 period letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2006 Industry news Heinz to use waste-saving new can design Trials funded by WRAP to lead to food manufacturer cutting waste by up to 1,400 tonnes each year using lightweight cans letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2006 Industry news DS Smith proposes closure of Monmouthshire mill In another blow to UK papermaking, a corrugated mill in Wales is likely to close letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on vehicles, SME recycling, construction waste recycling, and action to stamp out waste crimes letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2006 Industry news Walsall threatens non-recyclers with hefty fine West Midlands metropolitan district says 1,000 fines could be handed out if repeated requests to recycle are ignored letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2006 Industry news Grosvenor Waste Management awarded ISO status Recycling company named in last year&#39s BBC documentary reports gaining BSI standard for its sorting facility in Crayford letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2006 Industry news DTI issues new guidance on vehicle recycling targets Government writes to vehicle recyclers to outline how they are to comply with recovery requirements under the ELV Directive letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2006 Industry news Buckinghamshire seeks residents&#39 views on waste strategy MBT on the cards if residents accept costs as Buckinghamshire brings long-term plan in line with government policy letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2006 Industry news Four companies still in line for Manchester waste contract Despite concerns about lack of competition in waste management, all four shortlisted companies return bids for Manchester contract letsrecycle.com News · 17 Feb 2006 Industry news Swift service roll-out pushes Midlothian up recycling table Council&#39s recycling rate shoots up from 5% to 25% in a single year thanks to new "Let&#39s Recycle" kerbside scheme letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2006 Industry news Warning of “significant failures” in municipal waste market Defra reveals early findings of investigation into competition for large-scale local authority waste contracts letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2006 Industry news London Mayor pledges “fair and equitable” waste authority Ken Livingstone rejects fears that costs of a single waste authority would be unfair for boroughs already investing in recycling letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2006 Industry news Councils urged to pay new parents to use washable nappies LGA calls on local authorities to run incentive schemes to offer new parents up to 80 to save waste by using re-usable nappies letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2006 Industry news Strategy consultation stokes up incineration debate Pressure groups, councils and industry groups make initial responses to government&#39s major waste strategy consultation letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2006 Industry news Bradshaw points to less energy from waste than forecast Launching consultation on a revised waste strategy, Mr Bradshaw slated landfill, backed more EfW and a 40% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2006 Industry news letsrecycle.com live event in switch to early summer date This year&#39s event at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry moves to May 31 June 1, bringing a host of exhibits and free seminars letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2006 Industry news High oil price causes unexpected waste costs for councils Essex council says that high cost of waste management is owing to recent rises in transport costs not expected by the county letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2006 Industry news LGA backs fortnightly residual waste collections Households recycle more when the binman visits less often, the Local Government Association says letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2006 Industry news Councils offered producer support for packaging recycling UK&#39s largest compliance scheme embarks on major programme of support for local authority packaging waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2006 Industry news Agency to plug knowledge gap on construction waste Environment Agency Wales invites 300 companies to take part in major survey on the sector&#39s waste production and management letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on aggregates recycling; furniture re-use; recycling storage; Action on fly-tipping; and, recycling incentives letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2006 Industry news Entsorga reveals plans for Wiltshire MBT facility Italian technology company to take first step into UK with new mechanical biological treatment plant proposed for Westbury letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2006 Industry news New WEEE recycling plant opens in North East England Wincanton opens plant in Billingham capable of recycling 75,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment every year letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2006 Industry news Project Integra in bid to cut waste production in Hampshire Hampshire&#39s waste partnership casts doubt on environmental benefits of centralised composting collections in strategy review letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2006 Industry news East Midlands councils to push recycled products purchasing As part of new waste strategy local authorities encouraged to push the procurement of products containing recycled materials letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2006 Industry news Contractor dies after accident at Biffa waste site HSE investigating after 52-year-old London man hit by a vehicle at a transfer station run by Biffa in Hampshire letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2006 Industry news Two new technology plants proposed for Havering London borough considers planning applications for a gasification plant and a steam autoclave plant in Rainham letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2006