Recycling news: 2007

Industry news News in Brief With news on Energy from Waste; Storms; Valiant bottle recycling; HWRC permits and contracts in Buckingamshire and Wiltshire. letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Waltham Forest to hand 30m collection deal to Verdant London borough hands preferred bidder status to Sevenoaks-based waste firm, uniting waste collection and recycling services letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Biodegradable packaging “key challenge” to composters Composting Association&#39s new chairman, Peter Mills, warns of "impending influx" of biodegradable packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2007 Industry news 2012 Olympics venues set 20% recycled content target Site waste management plans and on-site Construction-MRFs to feature in delivery of facilities for London Olympics letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2007 Industry news Suffolk recycling plant suffers fire damage Blaze at Masons MRF near Ipswich causes damage to equipment, but no structural damage, say operators Viridor letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Recycling robot kicks off nationwide schools tour Recycle Now takes on Waste Watch&#39s rapping robot to bring waste awareness message to England&#39s primary schools letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Industry concern as growth in glass recycling fades New container industry figures reveals annual growth in glass recycling has slowed to 1.8% letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Local views sought over Cambridgeshire MBT plant Waste firm Donarbon hopes to start building a 188,000 tonne capacity facility in the Autumn, depending on planning approval letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE compliance; paint re-use; recycling Cheshire; a waste firm in East London; and tyre recycling in Kent letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news Councils to gain power to form Joint Waste Authorities English local authorities set for new powers to transfer control of waste and recycling services to statutory joint authorities letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news London boroughs praised over waste reduction figures Capital has done well in reducing amount of waste produced, according to recycling development organisation London Remade letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news WRAP attacks paper industry standards in MRFs report UK paper mills should open up arrangements with MRFs and councils could be fined for contaminated material, says WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Merseyside seeking 90m in PFI support for waste services Disposal authority hoping for decision from Defra by March on backing for new residual waste treatment facilities letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Hampshire leads on landfill diversion but at a cost County says its 19% landfill rate is lowest "anywhere in UK" but reveals that costs rose by 68% in the last six years letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Police investigating Cumbria recycling centres County terminates contract with operator of seven sites as police investigate "breaches" within provision of services letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Cory seeks permission for Merseyside MBT plant Waste company proposes 120,000 tonne annual capacity facility for a site near its Lyme & Wood landfill in St Helens letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Irish more dependent on exporting waste for recycling Republic increases household recycling rate to 23%, but new figures reveal 83% of all its recycled waste was exported letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on packaging waste; A multi-million pound RCV deal; Autoclave treatment; Plasterboard recycling; and WEEE regulations letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Bid for London waste authority fails to win MPs&#39 backing Committee of MPs debating Greater London Authority Bill reject arguments for a single London-wide waste disposal authority letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Seminars pave the way for new plastic recycling campaign WRAP invites councils and their recycling partners to discuss new campaign to double participation in kerbside schemes letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news January sees sharp price rise for recovered fibre exports Strong demand has led to prices rise for three export grades amid with domestic prices under pressure letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news 26m contract agreed for Berkshire recycling sites Two engineering firms set to begin construction this month on waste and recycling sites under Berkshire&#39s RE3 PFI project letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news Concern over potential for “two-tiered” compost market On-farm composters could lose out on local authority green waste contracts because of forthcoming quality protocol, NFU warns letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2007 Industry news Securitas beats Agency packaging waste prosecution Environment Agency says it will not appeal, after money transfer firm escapes prosecution under producer responsibility rules letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2007 Industry news Hills Group seeks public views over 15m MBT proposal Wiltshire firm unveils plans for new mechanical biological treatment plant to public, prior to planning application letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on steel can recycling; construction waste; composting in the North West; and WEEE compliance letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2007 Industry news Marks & Spencer in zero waste to landfill pledge High Street chain makes pledge to stop sending food waste to landfill, recycle packaging waste and use more recycled materials letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2007 Industry news Metal recycling giants wait for target confirmation Two largest metal recyclers in UK say it is "premature" to say whether 2006 scrap vehicle recycling targets were met letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2007 Industry news Boroughs fight fresh attempt at London waste authority London&#39s councils insist they are "leading the way in urban recycling" as MP attempts to include new waste authority in GLA Bill letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2007 Industry news Green contamination “defining issue” in glass recycling WRAP report suggests combating green glass contamination with de-colourising agents will be key to meeting recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2007 Industry news Sector group to look at climate change impacts for waste A pan-industry and council group is assessing how to cope with the affects of global warming letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2007 Industry news EA warns over South East landfill capacity Landfill space in South East England could be full by end of decade, new data from Agency says letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2007 Industry news South Kesteven data rebuffs alternate-weekly rat claims The Lincolnshire district says alternate weekly collections have led to a decrease in problems with rats letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2007 Industry news HSE investigation ongoing into 2006 Coventry fatality After issuing an improvement notice, the HSE is to decide soon whether city council will face prosecution letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2007 Industry news High hopes for UK fly ash recycling German company Steag Power Minerals expands to the UK in response to demand from power stations to find markets for ash letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2007 Industry news Council aims to be international example of best practice Birmingham is stepping up its recycling in a bid to become an example of international best practice for a city of its size letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2007 Industry news July opening for Holmen&#39s Essex MRF The company, which will ship paper from its MRF to Europe, has moved the facility&#39s premises and will now open in July letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2007 Industry news Plymouth firm set to recycle Devon&#39s wood waste Wood Yew Waste is to sign a contract to recycle material from Devon&#39s household waste recycling sites letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2007 Industry news Morrisons provides plastic bag recycling at 345 stores Supermarket chain collected 60,000 bags a week per shop in recycling trials at 12 stores and has now expanded across UK letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on a waste legislation website; in-vessel technology; "green" binlifts and, boosting recycling in Oadby and Dacorum letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2007