Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Manchester&#39s 330m recycling plant proposals unveiled Two MRFs, up to four in-vessel composting plants and five MBT plants proposed for Western Europe&#39s largest waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2007 Industry news Funding crisis signals end to Real Nappy Week campaign Switched to a March date, this year&#39s week-long series of events promoting washable nappies could be the last letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling in Yorkshire; WEEE compliance; Demolition waste in West Midlands; And, wood recycling in Exeter letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2007 Industry news Westminster pioneers recycling chute for high-rise flats Authority considers making scheme borough-wide after recycling rates triple during three-month trial letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2007 Industry news Glasgow to roll out recycling for tenement homes Urban authority to provide communal recycling bins for 100,000 properties following successful trial letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2007 Industry news WRAP builds on “huge” retail interest in recycled packaging Retailers, packaging suppliers and reprocessors brought together to discuss opportunities for PET packaging with recycled content letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2007 Industry news Call for plastic reprocessors to engage with councils WRAP says councils "nervous" of press coverage of UK waste in China may be keen to secure local markets for plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2007 Industry news Camden approves three-year waste strategy London borough reveals plans to boost recycling in the run up to 2010 targets under the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2007 Industry news Anglesey renews Verdant contract for 14 years County council signs contractor to introduce alternate weekly collections of recycling and residual waste letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2007 Industry news “Business as usual” for Masons MRF after fire Staff working extra hours at Suffolk recycling facility to catch up with backlog of material after last month&#39s blaze letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2007 Industry news Farm waste recycling franchise sets up in Essex Fertiliser company Cropco buys a franchise to run a farm plastics and card collection and recycling scheme in Essex letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling in Newport; Chewing gum recycling; Waste composition in Wiltshire; Recycled paper; and a NISP milestone letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2007 Industry news Local authorities encouraged to tap into re-use potential New guide shows how reuse credits could be used to improve recycling rates as other grants or funding streams dry up letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2007 Industry news Agency releases guidance for waste pretreatment From 30 October non-hazardous waste will have to be pretreated prior to any landfilling letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2007 Industry news Yorkshire firm to face charges over exports The Environment Agency has initiated proceedings over exports in 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on packaging waste; Paper recycling; a new recycling centre; and news of two WEEE producer compliance schemes letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2007 Industry news Grosvenor pleads guilty to six of 19 charges over exports Maidstone Crown Court today saw agreement reached over costs and remaining charges to go on file letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2007 Industry news Safety concerns over London&#39s “missing” hazardous waste Ken Livingstone accuses boroughs of failing residents over household hazardous waste, demands rethink on London waste authority letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2007 Industry news Compost prices could rise on back of Quality Protocol Composting sector suggests increase in sale price for composted green waste could result from forthcoming Protocol letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2007 Industry news Packaging producer responsibility system moves online Transfer of PRNs and PERNs moves to internet-based National Packaging Waste Database under Environment Agency&#39s control letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2007 Industry news Polystyrene recycling machine launched Purex International unveils new compaction unit it claims can significantly reduce and sterilise polystyrene waste letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2007 Industry news Mill closures fuelling decline in domestic paper recycling CPI confirms that eight UK paper mills closed during 2006 with the loss of 600,000 tonnes of papermaking capacity letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2007 Industry news TEG in line for 35m in-vessel deal under Manchester PFI Lancashire firm could provide Manchester PFI project with technology for 180,000 tonnes annual in-vessel composting capacity letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news Microsoft accused over software&#39s landfill impact Greens say new Windows Vista system will lead to "thousands of tonnes" of electrical equipment being needlessly dumped letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news Construction firms urged to prioritise waste plans "Sleepwalking" businesses need to draw up Site Waste Management Plans ahead of new legislation, government website warns letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE compliance; MP questions consultancy funds; and recycling in West Sussex and Paddington. letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news Home composting bins “diverting 170,000 tonnes a year” Ben Bradshaw reveals figures suggesting home composting bins deliver landfill diversion of 145kg per household each year letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news WeeeCare WEEE compliance scheme – EA approved - WasteCare WasteCare · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Shanks calls for international approach to waste auditing Materials director points to industry steps to ensure lawful exports and need for policies on finished goods letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Wood recycling expert Tony Beadle joins biomass firm Wood biomass specialist hopes to provide power generators with large-scale and "bankable" supplies of biomass fuel letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Brewer tackles glass packaging waste with new bottle Beer producer Adnams launches new lightweight beer bottle in place of traditional heavy design for ales letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Recycler defends export of waste paper to China West Country firm Perrys Recycling calls on Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne to support the UK paper industry letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news of recycling in Hertfordshire, Staffordshire and Oxfordshire; re-use in Merseyside; and a shake-up at Vetspeed letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news Viridor pledges high levels of recycling for Manchester Preferred bidder for 3bn PFI waste contract promises to "radically reduce" waste sent to landfill in Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news West country councils unite to seek new waste plants Four councils from the Avon area form partnership to consult public over possible new waste treatment plants letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news West London Waste Authority seeks court action against Mayor Judicial Review sought over Ken Livingstone&#39s attempt to stop Waste Authority using Colnbrook incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news Viridor with Laing wins preferred status for Manchester Viridor Waste Management has beaten off competition from SITA for preferred bidder status for the Greater Manchester PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2007 Industry news Council worker hit by recycling collection vehicle East Dunbartonshire council "devastated" after death of worker following incident involving recycling collection vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2007 Industry news East Sussex composting facility wins provisional green light Plans by Veolia Environmental Services for plant to process 46,000 tonnes of green waste a year given provisional go ahead letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Norfolk councillors back MBT bid for 500m contract Board overseeing procurement of 25-year waste contract for county council recommends SRM Ltd as preferred bidder letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007