Recycling news: 2005
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Wiltshire county council turns to MBT to avoid landfill
Council to divert more than 100,000 tonnes of waste from landfill each year as part of 300 million plans
letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2005
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Onyx seeks planning permission for Newhaven incinerator
Firm submits application for recovery facility to process 210,000 tonnes of household waste from East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2005
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Lancashire oil recycler acquired from administrators
One of the largest collectors of used oils and animal fats in the UK acquired by animal by-products specialists PDM Group
letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2005
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Bristol in bid to revolutionise city recycling services
Households across the city to have food waste collected for composting, as SITA has waste contract extended to 2011
letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2005
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Welsh Assembly pledge to crack down on abandoned vehicles
New rules speeding up the process of picking up abandoned cars will help deal with the "blight", minister Carwyn Jones says
letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2005
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Merseyside councils agree new system of waste payments
Five councils on Merseyside to pay for waste disposal based on tonnage of waste produced, rather than by population
letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2005
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Hampshire to close recycling sites early over safety fears
Advice from Health & Safety Executive leads Hampshire to decide civic amenity sites must close early each day over the winter
letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2005
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Residents' thumbs-up for Milton Keynes waste service
Survey of residents in Milton Keynes sees council refuse and recycling services winning praise
letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2005
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New recycling targets announced for packaging from 2006
Defra announces new packaging recovery targets for UK producers with other changes to producer responsibility rules
letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005
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Trial response makes case for national bag re-use campaign
Good public reaction to pilot campaigns encouraging reuse of carrier bags could lead to national campaign being rolled out
letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005
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News in Brief
Including news on household recycling schemes in Sandwell, Cherwell and Sheffield and a reminder on waste oil regulations
letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005
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Construction underway on £20m car battery recycling plant
Welsh firm EnviroWales starts work building battery recycling plant in Blaenau Gwent, South Wales
letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005
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Boots signs up Exel to assist with recycling obligations
High street retailer signs three-year deal for Exel to help calculate costs of packaging producer responsibility
letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005
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Battle lines drawn over re-usable nappy campaigns
Dates named for "Real Nappy Week" anniversary year, as disposable nappy lobby enters Parliament seeking end to such campaigns
letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005
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Paper merchants astonished by covered yards proposal
To meet hazardous waste rules, Defra wants waste paper merchants to cover their yards - to the amazement of the industry
letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005
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Textile recycler to establish polythene processing line
London textile recycler Chris Carey's Collections aims to set up polythene recycling facility at its new 1.6 million site
letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005
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Walsall targets recycling scheme at Christmas shoppers
Metropolitan borough reveals plans to establish recycling points in all shopping centres in the run-up to Christmas
letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005
Council news
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Kingston upon Thames Council · 21 Nov 2005
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Oxfordshire finds use for low-grade waste wood
County begins accepting wider range of waste wood from householders, including chipboard, recycling it into soil improver
letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2005
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Speedy results claimed by Southwark door-knockers
Company behind a door-to-door recycling awareness campaign in Southwark claim 2% increase in collected tonnages in first month
letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2005
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West London Composting in bid to tackle “teething problems”
One of the largest in-vessel composting plants in the UK fits odour control system to improve environmental impact
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005
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Defra reveals uncertainty over biowaste landspreading
Concern over the impacts of the landspreading of biowaste sees the issue included in a new 4m research programme
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005
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Straight wins 1.44 million home composting contract
Leeds-based waste and recycling container manufacturer to make 300,000 home composting bins for WRAP campaign
letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005
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Autobreakers.co.uk launches car part reuse scheme
Lancashire-based vehicle recycler offers "part-worn" tyres and used alloy wheels at Preston site
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2005
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“Glass should reused before it is recycled”
A partnership, led by the Women's Environmental Network, has pushed for glass reuse before recycling
letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2005
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SITA celebrates 1 million tonnes of organic waste diversion
The company has diverted one million tonnes of organic material from landfill through composting in five years
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Agency packaging warning to Kent businesses
Firms in Kent have been warned that they face hefty fines if they fail to recover and recycle packaging waste
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Packaging data shows UK on course for 2005
Third quarter packaging reveals that the UK is likely to meet this year's targets for recycling of packaging waste
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Lancaster phone recycler works with Blue Peter
Phones sold by mobile phone recycler ShP Solutions will help provide funding for Childline through a scheme with Blue Peter
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Defra brings in producer responsibility for magazines
70% of magazines to be recycled by 2013 under new agreement between Periodical Publishers Association and Defra
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Essex to split waste disposal operations
The county council has decided to use two facilities, one for the North and one for the South of the county
letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005
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Bradshaw dismisses plastic bag tax
Minister Ben Bradshaw has said that a plastic bag tax is not considered a viable option for England at this point in time
letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005
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Selby Sorted recycling service continues to grow
More than 100 companies have now signed up to Selby councils Sorted recycling service for businesses
letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005
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Somerset chooses Viridor for Wyvern deal
Somerset enters into waste management contract negotiations with Viridor, which includes sale of Wyvern Waste Services
letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005
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Redfearn Glass sale gets provisional green light
Rockware Glass' purchase of Redfearn Glass has been provisionally approved by the Competition Commission
letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005
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More business waste recycled than landfilled
A report by the Environment Agency has revealed that recycling and reuse exceeded landfill by 0.9 million tonnes in 2002/03
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005
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News in brief
Argyll and Bute collect batteries, Aylesford winners get prize, paint reuse scheme launched in Wolverhampton and fine for pluumber
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005
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Richmond food waste collection to go borough wide
Following a successful trial, Richmond borough council is set to take its food waste recycling scheme borough wide
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005
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Merseyside launches “bin watch”
Research exercise to be launched into type of waste thrown away by residents in Merseyside
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005
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Global Renewables to concentrate on Lancashire PFI bid
Australian owned Global Renewables drops out of race for Wakefield waste PFI to concentrate on Lancashire contract
letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005