Recycling news: 2004

Industry news London Remade hails Mayor&#39s vision for recycling growth Market development agency urges London boroughs to implement the London Plan and attract recycling investment letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2004 Industry news MBT plant claims first animal by-product approval DEFRA has accredited a Durham aerobic mechanical and biological treatment plant to process animal by-products for spreading on land letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2004 Industry news News in brief Ramshorn acquires Waste Equipment Rentals; Pembrokeshire trials kerbside scheme; and petition calls for printer cartridge legislation letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2004 Industry news Wealden aims to avoid high cost of plastic collection By using new compaction vehicles the council believes it can collect plastics with existing can collections "without excessive costs" letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2004 Industry news Welsh study finds 69% of household bin could be recycled Research funded by the Welsh Assembly shows councils in Wales the potential for new recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2004 Industry news Southwark prepares for major waste and recycling contract London borough considers PFI and PPP for integrated waste collection and disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2004 Industry news DTI to lose top WEEE official Recycling policy chief Dr Mark Downs to leave the DTI for a position at the Royal National Institute for Deaf people letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2004 Industry news DEFRA checks for fraud in plastics recycling sector The government is to investigate potential fraud in the issuing of plastics packaging waste recovery notes letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2004 Industry news HSE calls for reassessment of risks after bin accident The Health and Safety Executive has urged waste collection companies to amend risk assessments after Onyx worker injured letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2004 Industry news Public banned from Norwich paper recycler HSE enforcement notice served as investigation continues into fatal accident at MW White letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2004 Industry news ECT chief wins entrepreneur award Mixing the best of the business world with public sector values is key to success, says community recycler letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2004 Industry news Aberdeen begins first kerbside collection The Scottish city starts the first phase of its 24 million "revolutionary" Waste Implementation Plan letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2004 Industry news SITA Environmental Trust commissions major MBT study 239,000 study seeks answers on the effectiveness of processing mixed waste by mechanical biological treatment letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2004 Industry news Lancashire proposes recycling funding revolution County offers to pay districts for number of households given kerbside recycling, rather than by tonnage collected letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2004 Industry news Wales begins 2.5 million fridge disposal contract Evans Logistics has started work on a four-year contract covering most of the annual 100,000 waste fridges generated in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2004 Industry news Government to consider single waste agency Cabinet Office will publish a review on consolidating waste policy and regulation responsibilities into a Strategic Waste Authority letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2004 Industry news Glass makers cut greenhouse gas emissions Closed-loop glass recycling sees carbon dioxide emissions cut massively compared to other glass recycling options, says report letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2004 Industry news Excess 2003 PRNs could number 350,000 UK compliance schemes say that hundreds of thousands of PRNs went unsold in 2003 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2004 Industry news Cornish tyre recycler set to expand with granulator Cornwall County Council is sending waste tyres from CA sites to Re-Tyre of Pool for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2004 Industry news Battery Directive proposals savaged by local authorities The European Commission draft Battery Directive have been criticised by pan-European coalition of local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2004 Industry news Compost first for Northern Ireland&#39s Rosey Lee A composting firm handling 35,000 tonnes of green waste annually has achieved certification for its material letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2004 Industry news Recovered paper demand firm as market strengthens An optimistic forecast of increasing world demand has been painted by two European paper giants letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2004 Industry news Bexley wins grant to tackle vehicle-related arson The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has provided 175,000 to help fund the London Borough&#39s abandoned vehicles programme letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2004 Industry news High rise recycling: participation as good as kerbside Six months into UK&#39s largest doorstep recycling service for flats, Tower Hamlets claims average participation rate of 60% letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2004 Industry news Residents urged to bin burglars Wheeled bins are to be used in a publicity campaign to help fight burglary across the city of Manchester. letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2004 Industry news BRC hits back at proposed plastic bag tax The British Retail Consortium says a levy on plastic carrier bags will not tackle wider consumer habits letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2004 Industry news Electronics recycling plant on the cards for Wolverhampton West Midlands aiming to secure funding for a plant to process 50,000t of waste electronics each year, including CRTs letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2004 Industry news Shropshire furniture recyclers win 199,794 grant South Shropshire Furniture Scheme plans use funds to raise awareness and deliver outreach services letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2004 Industry news First Animal By-Product composting certification claimed Oxfordshire-based OrrTec claims DEFRA vets have accredited its in-vessel composting equipment at a Northern England site letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news Recycled building project gets 141,000 grant A construction research firm aims to construct two buildings from salvaged materials to demonstrate their use to the industry letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news News in brief Remarkable unveils new brand; Onyx wins M6 toll road waste contracts; and bike recycling scheme awarded 48,200 grant letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news Latest waste figures reveal slow progress in Scotland 2002/03 Scottish local authority waste statistics published today show no change municipal waste tonnage going to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news Scottish councils defend landfill record COSLA blames "disappointing" waste figures for 2002/03 on lack of statutory targets for local authorities and poor funding letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news Vehicle manufacturers welcome ELV consultation Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders pleased with consultation on end of life vehicle recycling, with some reservations letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2004 Industry news Local Government Association calls for plastic bag levy LGA to lobby government for levy on plastic carrier bags as a way of raising public awareness on waste minimisation letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2004 Industry news Falkirk three bin scheme rolls out Council opts for fortnightly refuse and monthly recycling and composting collections as part of a strategy to recycle 25% letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2004 Industry news Government issues final end of life vehicles consultation Department of Trade and Industry proposes new regulations making vehicle manufacturers responsible for recycling ELVs letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2004 Industry news WRAP tackles inorganic contamination in glass The Waste and Resources Action Programme initiates project to develop contamination tests for the BSI recycled glass standard letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2004 Industry news Grimsby incinerator gets Agency go ahead Newlincs Development&#39s new 20 million facility receives its PPC permit from the Environment Agency letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2004 Industry news News in Briefs Government publishes criteria for 32m new technology fund; and, Newport Paper wins Worcestershire community contract letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2004