Recycling news: 2008

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.

Industry news News in Brief With news of recycling in Wales, a re-use bank in Hillingdon and Sapphire tyre recovery letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2008 Industry news First facility opens under 600m Berkshire PFI Central Berkshire Waste Partnership and WRG open new recycling centre in Reading letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2008 Industry news Retailers unite to oppose London shopping bag ban Single-use shopping bags "not the great environmental evil" say retailers fighting Bill letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2008 Industry news LGA calls for producer recycling contracts with councils Local Government Association says PRN system not helping councils to collect more packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2008 Industry news BMRA: extra laws will not stop metal thefts Metal recycling industry insists new laws not needed to counter rising metal thefts letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2008 Industry news Buckinghamshire opts for EfW County shortlists WRG, Veolia and Covanta for multi-million pound waste treatment contract letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2008 Council news New Forest District Council - New Forest District Council - New Forest District Council New Forest Council · 28 Jan 2008 Industry news Lothian concern over SNP’s waste policy Local authorities' waste plans in jeopardy after Scotland's ministers reject incineration letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2008 Industry news Shore Recycling buys M Baker Acquisition of Merseyside plant makes Shore larger WEEE player (updated January 29) letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2008 Industry news Courtauld Commitment must broaden its focus More focus needed on the packaging used in the distribution of supermarket products letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2008 Industry news More funding to encourage AD development in Wales Second phase of Welsh Assembly funding to tackle commercial waste letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2008 Industry news Unnecessary regulations: Lindsay Millington, director general, British Metals Recycling Association Why the proposed Environmental Permitting Programme will discourage recycling letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on EfW, commercial waste and food waste letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2008 Industry news Veolia signals growing interest in scrap metal Veolia Environmental Services linked to major French scrap firm, considering options in UK letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2008 Industry news Defra to consult on Duty of Care shake-up New powers for councils to fine illegal carriers are among raft of proposed changes letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2008 Industry news Scottish Government to push for higher recycling targets Scotland's environment secretary rules out large incinerators, demands 70% recycling goal letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2008 Industry news Record packaging recovery fine for Telford wine importers Western Wines handed £225,000 fine for failing to comply with producer responsibility laws letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news Biffa loses one bidder, gains another as due diligence continues Hg Pooled Management withdraws from role in bid for Biffa, but Mongatu partners now interested letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news SRM told of preferred status for 500m Norfolk deal 10 months after choosing SRM as favourite for 25-year deal, Norfolk lets them know letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news Obituary: Michael Morgan, former Brent recycling officer One of London's first recycling officers, Michael Morgan worked in local authority sector for 50 years letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news MEPs demand action on soils from EU Presidency MEPs demand resumption of talks on Soils Directive from new EU Presidency holders Slovenia letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news Rough ride for tyre quality protocol Industry questions need for protocol as WRAP spells out project difficulties letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2008 Industry news Avonmouth pyrolysis firm baled out by Ethos Uxbridge firm to rescue Bristol-based pyrolysis plant from administration letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2008 Industry news Figures indicate drop in use of recovered paper Recovered paper usage in UK during 2007 drops by 3.0% against 2006 figures, CPI reveals letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2008 Industry news WRG to begin developing facilities for Wrexham PFI Waste Recycling Group set to build £17 million site including in-vessel facility letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2008 Industry news WEEE scheme Electrolink to meet with government Discussions expected to include issues regarding funding of WEEE collections and recycling evidence letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2008 Industry news Christmas MRF backlog to be cleared by February Operators will take six weeks to process material following record increases in recycling letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2008 Industry news UK paper industry defends record after Japanese scandal Paper mills in Japan admit lying about the level of recycled paper in products but CPI insists UK is guilt-free letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2008 Industry news Green light for IVC plant in Oxfordshire Oxfordshire county council approves plans to extend an open-windrow composting site outside Oxford letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2008 Industry news Premier Waste’s commercial MRF set to open Company also has plans to expand facility capable of processing 100,000 tonnes per annum letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2008 Industry news Packaging project spells end of milk bottle handles Dairy Crest teams up with WRAP and bottle maker Nampak to redesign HDPE milk bottles letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news of furniture re-use, community recycling in Kent and Sheffield, and a waste prosecution letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2008 Industry news Driver dies in crash with South Lanarkshire council lorry Strathclyde police investigate after 79-year-old man is killed in road accident letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2008 Industry news Free newspaper recycling deal for Westminster Publishers provide bins for readers after city council threatens to ban distributors letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2008 Industry news Scottish Government set to reveal direction for waste policy Scotland's ministers to reveal policy on "zero waste" this week following consultation with sector letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2008 Industry news Oxfordshire now “too late” for alternative to incineration Oxfordshire is soon to announce two shortlisted bidders for 25-year residual waste treatment deal letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2008 Industry news Defra prepares charging trial selection process With Warwick latest council to reward recycling, Defra working on national trials letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2008 Industry news EU and lobbyists slammed over waste shipment claims Recyclers accuse Commission and lobbyists of giving misleading figures on waste shipments letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2008 Industry news Bandvulc Joins the TRA BANDVULC TO JOIN THE TRA Bandvulc Tyres based in Ivybridge, South Devon is one of Britain’s prominent and progressive retreaders of commercial tyres and the Association is proud to welcome them into TRA membership and to active participation in the Tyre Industry Federations Responsible Recycler Scheme. Commenting, TRA Secretary General, Peter Taylor said that “his members would… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Jan 2008 Industry news New Earth to roll out waste plants nationwide Organic waste specialist prepares to use millions of pounds in Nord Bank deal on further plants letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2008