Recycling news: 2012
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Industry news
Agency to repatriate waste from Indonesia
89 containers of alleged illegal waste to be brought back to UK in April as investigation into exports gets underway
letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2012
Industry news
Shanks submits plans for 90,000 tpa AD plant
Planning application for Pontypool AD plant submitted to Torfaen county borough council
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
WEEE art installation marks digital switchover
Waste television art installation by artist David Hall to highlight WEEE recycling ahead of digital switchover in London
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
News in Brief
With news on Cherwell battery recycling; departing LCRN director; Glasgow recycling zone, and; the food waste bill
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
RDF exports help London reduce reliance on landfill
East London Waste Authority and West London Waste Authority both now exporting refuse-derived fuel to the continent
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
Food giant and golf club cut waste to landfill
Ayrshire golf course announces zero waste status, while food giant Birds Eye cuts waste to landfill by a fifth
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
A can-do attitude
Rick Hindley, director of Every Can Counts, outlines the role of the can recycling programme
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
Clamping down on waste crime
Caelia Quinault speaks to Sarah Chare, the Environment Agencys national enforcement manager, about its new 5 million illegal waste taskforce
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012
Industry news
UPM clinches Cherwell recycling contract
Paper manufacturer agrees contract with local authority to process dry recycling at its North Wales MRF
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012
Industry news
Smurfit Kappa to invest 98m at recycled paper mill
Two existing recycled container board machines at Townsend Hook mill in Kent to be replaced with new machine over next three years
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012
Industry news
Peter Seggie joins Smurfit Kappa Recycling
Former general secretary of Recycling Association to join company in newly created role of external affairs manager
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012
Industry news
Drought in East could affect recycling rates
Councils in the East of England are concerned the reduction in green waste tonnages could affect their overall recycling rates
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012
Industry news
Councils could face commingled legal challenges
Concerns over plans to amend Waste (England and Wales) Regulations to be discussed by LGAs environment and housing board today
letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012
Industry news
Recycling Pays Dividends For World Leader
A Total Waste Management programme operated by Cleansing Service Group (CSG) for the UK site of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD), the world’s leading aircraft landing gear manufacturer, is delivering outstanding results in the second year of operation. Messier-Dowty Ltd, the UK operation of MBD, has set a target of zero waste to landfill by 2015. To achieve […]
CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Mar 2012
Policy & government
CCC supports changes to building regulations that would link boiler replacement and building extensions with cavity and loft insulation -21 March 2012
Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has written today to Andrew Stunell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government to express support for the proposed changes to the building regulations that would link boiler replacement and building extensions with cavity and loft insulation.
Climate Change Committee · 13 Mar 2012
Policy & government
Finance Bill 2012 consultation on draft legislation
Consultation on measures for Finance Bill 2012.
GOV.UK · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
Wash plant to focus on farm film waste
Plastic film producer British Polythene Industries invests 4.5 million in South Wales wash plant for agricultural plastics waste
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
More councils target small WEEE
Councils launch campaigns at local level looking to boost collections of small WEEE
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
News in Brief
With news of the waste consultation; Reconomy's National Trust deal; Daventry IVC plant; Envac Wembley milestone, and; Biffa signs up for RWM
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
Gwynedd appoints preferred bidder for AD project
Welsh council names BiogenGreenfinch as preferred bidder to develop an 11,000 tonne-a-year capacity AD plant in North West Wales
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
Defra launches industrial emissions consultation
Consultation seeking views on the transposition of the industrial emissions Directive
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012
Industry news
City imposes waste restrictions ahead of Olympics
City of LondonCorporation to introduce restrictions for both residential and commercial bagged waste collections ahead ofLondon 2012
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
Bob Neill reveals thinking behind 250m weekly fund
Communities and Local Government minister speaks exclusively to letsrecycle.com about localism, incentives and planning
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
Very positive response to waste services framework
iESE and LWaRBs waste services framework on target following positive response from potential suppliers
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
DCLG lambasts weekly waste opponents
Government responds to poll suggesting that half of councils not interested in applying for 250 million weekly collection fund
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
Viridor disappointed after Cheshire project dropped
Viridor to lose out on 850 million contract as councils decide to abandon waste treatment project following loss of PFI funding
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
DCLG lambasts weekly waste opponents
Government responds to poll suggesting that half of councils not interested in applying for 250 million weekly collection fund
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012
Industry news
Packaging and the Internet
INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2012
Industry news
Packaging and the Internet
The way we buy things is changing. The convenience and competitiveness of being able to shop via the Internet is altering the retail landscape. ‘Click and collect’ services are growing rapidly. Most retailers offer some form of home delivery or click-and-collect service. In many cases shops have become little more than a showroom with [...]
INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2012
Council news
Online Planning Register - onlineplanningregister.northyorks.gov.uk
North Yorkshire Council · 10 Mar 2012
Industry news
Brazil waste prosecution to be heard at Old Bailey
Defendants accused of illegally exporting waste to Brazilto be tried at Central Criminal Court in April following hearing today
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012
Industry news
ESA calls for tax relief to boost waste infrastructure
Ahead of Budget 2012, waste and recycling trade body calls for tax allowances to be introduced to support development of green infrastructure
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012
Industry news
Scrap cash ban ‘threat’ for charity can schemes
Metal recyclers raise concerns that ban on cash trading for metal recyclers will make cash for can schemes illegal
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012
Industry news
AD operator Fernbrook Bio wins first council deal
Northampton and Daventry councils appoint company as contractor to process food waste under seven-year contract
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
Multiplier effect of steel production - Steel Times International
Steel Times International · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
Higher plastics PRN prices predicted by Valpak
DirectorDuncan Simpson sayshigher packaging recyclingtargets are achievable but likely to push up cost of PRNs considerably
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
UK reprocessors losing out under PRN system
Chris Dow of Closed Loop Recycling tells APSRG meeting that under present system, exporters are given an unfair advantage
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
Green Investment Bank location announced
HQ will be in Edinburgh, but main transaction team will be based out of London office
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
News in Brief – Containers and Bins
With news on a compost bin discount; wheeled bins in Haringey; new Straight website; solar powered bin trial, and; a seagull-proof bin
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012
Industry news
Slow take up for business waste commitment
WRAPs voluntary initiative sees just seven councilscommit to providing certainstandard of service to businessesin five months
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012