Recycling news: 2007

Industry news News in Brief With news on plasterboard recycling; tyre recycling; recycling in Cheshire and Poole; and NISP&#39s expansion letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2007 Industry news MPs urged to back single authority for London More incineration needed, says Miliband in fight against single London waste authority letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2007 Industry news HSE to prosecute Coventry council over RCV death After completing investigation, Health and Safety Executive decides on court action over death of 11-year-old hit by waste truck letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2007 Industry news First in-vessel composting plant wins PAS 100 approval Approval of first food-and-green waste processing facility for composting standard hailed as "important milestone" for sector letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2007 Industry news Early talks held over battery recycling directive Government begins consultations over implementation of Europe&#39s Battery Directive, including talks over life cycle analysis research letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2007 Industry news Recycling ELV plastics “better” after shredding Industry group research reveals that costs of recycling plastics from scrap cars before shredding could outweigh benefits letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2007 Industry news Three firms in running for Derbyshire contract Shanks, WRG and United Utilities invited to submit detailed proposals for county&#39s 25-year disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2007 Industry news Irish plastic bag tax raised as usage grows Republic raises its carrier bag levy to the equivalent of 15 pence per bag, after bag usage grew in 2006 letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2007 Industry news Corrugated sector backs retail-ready packaging project Using cardboard packaging for transport and display helps to secure material for the recycling chain letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2007 Industry news Tragedy at Plymouth council waste depot 22-year-old agency worker dies after sustaining serious injuries from apparently being caught between two vehicles letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2007 Industry news Judge rejects second bid for Belvedere judicial review London Mayor disappointed as High Court refuses request for review into government&#39s approval of proposed 200m incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2007 Industry news Remade details ambitions for new London recycling plants London Remade targets 20 reprocessing and residual waste treatment projects for the capital over next three to five years letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2007 Industry news Summer start for cryogenic tyre recycling plant Credential Environmental using Finnish technology as part of a 2m plant to prepare tyres for its new reprocessing facility letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2007 Industry news Fresh bid to overturn Belvedere incinerator approval Mayor of London and Bexley in new attempt to seek judicial review over 230m waste plant, with visit to High Court today letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2007 Industry news 200m plan to build recycling capacity in London London Remade bid to bring in infrastructure to divert 2.5 million tonnes of municipal and commercial waste from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on re-usable nappies; home composting; aluminium recycling; clinical waste; and, waste handling containers letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2007 Industry news Provisional green light for Newhaven incinerator East Sussex planners give go-ahead to proposal for energy recovery plant at North Quay, providing there is no "call in" letsrecycle.com News · 21 Feb 2007 Industry news Gloucester hands 80m refuse and recycling deal to Accord City council awards 15-year integrated streetcare contract to Accord plc, aiming for 50% recycling rate by 2008/09 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2007 Industry news Britvic calls time on re-usable bottles Drinks producer switches to single-use "recyclable" glass bottles, phasing out its returning and refilling system letsrecycle.com News · 20 Feb 2007 Industry news Paper chief points to China as UK usage slumps UK paper mills are using more virgin fibre with waste paper export markets becoming even more important letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Gateshead flats recycling; Humber waste exchange; construction waste; and, food recycling in Devon and Essex. letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2007 Industry news Oxford notes “flying start” for alternate weekly collections Despite controversy over new service, 4,000 residents have asked for smaller recycling bins and recycling is up by 8% letsrecycle.com News · 19 Feb 2007 Industry news New process claimed for recycling laminated glass from cars Consultancy Ecofillers Yorkshire reports successful separation of vehicle windscreens into glass and plastic letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2007 Industry news Cheshire glass sorting plant fully online Operations at Recresco&#39s state-of-the-art glass processing plant at Ellesmere Port become fully operational letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2007 Industry news Composting protocol expanded to include animal by-products New additions to the list of inputs for the quality protocol look set to help composters expand their customer base letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2007 Industry news Essex landfill to take London waste for three more years Cory wins extension to life of its Mucking landfill site for London waste ahead of construction of Belvedere efw plant letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2007 Industry news Expansion for Dorset MBT facility New Earth Solutions extends mechanical biological treatment plant to help treat different waste streams simultaneously letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2007 Industry news WRAP trials recycling services for SMEs Small businesses are to be the focus of a wide range of trials to be run in different parts of the UK letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2007 Industry news LATS fears prompt West London challenge over Mayor’s powers West London Waste&#39s bid to be able to send waste for incineration in Berkshire will be discussed in the High Court letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Viridor acquisition; Steel can recycling; Waste Watch; WEEE collection; and, grants for community recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2007 Industry news ECT to seek further integrated waste contracts UK&#39s largest community recycling organisation reveals ambitions to bid for integrated contracts, possibly using MRFs letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2007 Industry news Carton recycling service launched nationwide Packaging producer Tetra Pak teams up with collection firm Recresco to offer carton recycling to councils throughout UK letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2007 Industry news Defra streamlines waste PFI process as interest soars Local authorities to bid for Private Finance Initiative support in award rounds every six months letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2007 Industry news WRAP begins search for new chief executive Liz Goodwin to take charge as development organisation begins recruiting replacement for Jennie Price letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2007 Industry news Householders urged to stop firms using too much packaging Local authorities call on their residents to report overly packaged goods to trading standards officers letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2007 Industry news WEEE services launched in Manchester Community recycling enterprise to help small businesses recycle or re-use waste electrical and electronic equipment letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Norfolk&#39s MBT proposal; Mini-recycling centres; Community recycling awards; CEW Recycling; and, SULO MGB letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2007 Industry news Better management of waste vehicles “could save millions” Waste and recycling sector could make substantial savings if it improved usage of vehicles, says a transport expert letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2007 Industry news EMR suffers “severe” fire at Darlaston recycling site European Metal Recycling says fire at West Midlands site was confined to scrap, causing "no damage to infrastructure" letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2007 Industry news Waste management event to focus on environmental crime Free places are available for the ESA&#39s annual parliamentary conference on February 20 letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2007