Recycling news: 2004

Industry news Former recycling officer of the year leaves LARAC board Somerset&#39s Steve Palfrey has withdrawn from the executive of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee after five years letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2004 Industry news Kensington and Chelsea tenders 16-year collection contract The London borough wants to continue its twice weekly kerbside recycling collection as part of a new 120m contract letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2004 Industry news Market development is key in Scottish waste progress As Scotland gears up for a major two-day event, Scottish Executive convenes new recyclables market development group letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2004 Industry news Stirling starts work on 1.6 million waste transfer plant Companies hoping to run the facility for five years must tender by the end of February letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2004 Industry news Agency audit of fridge plants may lead to new standards An audit of CFC recovery from fridges is underway which will contribute to decision-making over future standards letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2004 Industry news EU recycling traders&#39 future under serious threat, BIR warns Clampdown on European traders of waste could damage entire recycling sector, Bureau of International Recycling claims letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2004 Industry news Tyre Industry Council&#39s Responsible Recycler Scheme expands Eastern Waste Disposal and Leigh Tyres & Exhausts join scheme that sets standards for waste tyre collection and reprocessing letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2004 Industry news Waste minimisation comes to the fore at WRAP Former BSI expert is to take charge of waste minimisation campaigns for the Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2004 Industry news Wycombe district council proposes green waste trial District with the lowest recycling rate in Buckinghamshire proposes alternate weekly refuse and green waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2004 Industry news WRAP aims to drain colour from glass The Waste and Resources Action Programme is working on ways of removing colouring from green glass letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2004 Industry news Waste producers warned: check licences of disposal companies Environment Agency warns businesses to check disposal companies are fully licenced after two companies were fined 20,000 letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2004 Industry news News in Brief EU adopts packaging directive amendments; Taylor expands after good demand; and, South Gloucestershire recycling begins letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2004 Industry news DEFRA looks at “contradictory” recycling targets Conflicting waste and recycling targets are being looked at by several government departments letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2004 Industry news Hull expands black box scheme after initial success 45,000 more homes in the city to get doorstep recycling service following 85% uptake of first phase letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2004 Industry news Darlington benefits from Corus PRN grant Steel packaging reprocessor invests 38,000 of in new steel recycling equipment for Darlington letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2004 Industry news Falkirk invests 800,000 in recycling site upgrades Two of the council&#39s recycling sites are being given a makeover as the council pushes towards recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2004 Industry news British Retail Consortium to form WEEE compliance scheme BRC seeks partner to manage retailers&#39 obligations under forthcoming waste electronics recycling regulations letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2004 Industry news Half of CFCs from UK fridges “still emitted” into atmosphere Government and Environment Agency criticised as new data shows over 50% of CFCs from UK fridges are still being released letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2004 Industry news East Sussex ends refuse derived fuel contract The southern England council has cut short a 15-year contract to send waste to Reprotech (Pebsham) for economic reasons letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2004 Industry news Healey opens 1.9 million construction waste recycling plant Treasury minister John Healey has opened a new 140,000 tonne recycling plant for construction and demolition waste letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2004 Industry news News in Brief Woodland Trust recycling plastics; WRAP takes on products guide; New guidance from Agency; and Swansea bans trade waste letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2004 Industry news Crewe & Nantwich council denies over-zealous charge The Cheshire council has clarified its side of a headline-hitting story about refuse bag fine "madness" letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2004 Industry news London needs 20m investment to cope with waste electronics London Remade says more needs to be done in the Capital to prepare for Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2004 Industry news EPI defends Tesco degradable carrier bags Maker of degradable additive protests that bags are compostable, despite lack of certification letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2004 Industry news Onyx opens 2m materials recycling plant in Sheffield Using optical sorting technology, the plant will process 25,000 tonnes of material a year from the city&#39s kerbside collections letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2004 Industry news Carrickfergus kerbside recycling goes borough-wide Community group Bryson House Recycling has won 240,000 to boost kerbside collections for two Northern Ireland councils letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2004 Industry news Herhof preferred bidder for Lancashire MBT experiment Lancashire partnership places hopes in mechanical and biological treatment, but incineration of end product still possible letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2004 Industry news WRAP identifies four potential markets for television glass New report, looking at possible uses for glass from cathode ray tubes, published by the Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2004 Industry news Wastelink chief executive resigns Fiona Lowry, has resigned as chief executive of Wastelink which owns compliance scheme Wastepack letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2004 Industry news Agency targets “illegal” waste plastics exports to India Exporters sending waste plastics, except PET, to India could face prosecution, the Environment Agency warns letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2004 Industry news Hundreds of homes without waste collections in Stirling Households could go without refuse collections for up to a month because of backlog created by ageing fleet letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2004 Industry news WRAP celebrates pioneering waste awareness work of NWAI Rethink Rubbish campaign transfers from the National Waste Awareness Initiative to Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2004 Industry news 900,000 boost for Scottish Waste Awareness Group The Scottish Executive announces further funding for SWAG to continue is waste minimisation and recycling campaign letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2004 Industry news Cornwall targets building firms to relieve “waste crisis” County council urges local construction firms to reduce their waste output because of a shortage of landfill letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2004 Industry news European Commission suggests new regulations for MBT Forthcoming Biowaste Directive should define conditions for the mechanical biological treatment of mixed waste, Commission says letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2004 Industry news WRAP launches 250,000 household composting trials The Waste and Resources Action Programme is to test the suitability of different home composting bins in different areas letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2004 Industry news Cleanaway municipal MD steps down as company restructures The waste management company&#39s global CEO has stepped in as its UK arm reorganises to provide more of a customer focus letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2004 Industry news Midlands Consortium tender could see 100% income increase Milton Keynes is joining the Midlands Recycling Consortium, which is finding strong interest in its paper tender letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2004 Industry news London shopping centre starts waste reduction scheme Sutton&#39s St Nicholas Shopping Centre&#39s new 71,000 programme will train retailers in waste recycling and minimisation letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2004 Industry news £30 million recycling plant nears completion in Leicester Construction on Biffa&#39s new recycling facility should finish in February 2004, ready to begin operations in May letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2004