Recycling news: 2008
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London Local Authorities Shopping Bags Bill: Michael Grimes, partner, Eversheds
How will the plastic bag ban pan out if the bill is introduced this year?
letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2008
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Failure to agree Soil Directive disappoints Dimas
No boost for composters as plans for Soil Directive bite the dust
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2008
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Breakthrough venture to recycle ELV plastics
EMR and MBA polymers announce plans to build state-of-the-art UK plastic recycling facility
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2008
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Pioneering bed recycling facility unveiled
Bed retailer Dreams installs two of the UK's first large-scale bed and mattress shredders
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2008
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Broxbourne bag-charging pilot reports good results
Early indications suggest Hertfordshire borough pilot has dramatically reduced waste and increased recycling
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2008
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Quick recovery for fire-damaged composting facility
Bedfordshire composting firm Growing Beds recovers from Christmas blaze
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Christmas tree recycling pushed by London mayor
Local authorities across the country encourage residents to compost waste trees
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Mallet looks to draw on Veolia expertise for UK
Harnessing input put from Veolia worldwide and offering more to English workers is on the agenda
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Christmas card recycling campaign gets underway
Celebrity Anna Ryder Richardson urges shoppers to recycle 100 million Christmas cards
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Re-use group finds answer to hard-to-sell furniture
Kent furniture project turns to internet and carpentry to shift problem items
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Bedford backs down in recycling row
Council agrees to replace orange sack recycling service with wheeled bins after row with county
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Suffolk puts “aspirational” 60% recycling target on ice
County councillor explains that 60% municipal recycling target will not be met in two years' time
letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2008
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Augean acquires Hi-tech Equipment Ltd
Hitech has been acquired for £5.9M with a further £0.35M for the purchase of the freehold property. Hitech operate a fully permitted hazardous waste treatment and recycling facility in Paisley, Glasgow and an industrial services operation in Ellesmere Port in the North West of England. Hitech has developed innovative solutions for the management of hazardous […]
Augean · 2 Jan 2008
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Singapore moves towards a Zero Waste system
In a special report, CIWM president Jeff Cooper reports on waste management in Singapore
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008
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Tyre recycling business up to speed in London
Edmonton firm London Tyre Recycling fully operational, thanks to £133,000 grant
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008
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Energy giant buys Slough biomass plant in £49m deal
Scottish and Southern Energy acquires Slough Heat and Power, which generates energy from wastes
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008
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Council recycling champion Kevin Pickaver dies
Award winning Rushcliffe council officer passes away after illness
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008
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Ministers call on consumers to recycle WEEE
Malcolm Wicks and Joan Ruddock in post-Christmas bid to highlight WEEE collection sites
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008
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The Guilty Generation: Peter Mills, contracts director, New Earth Solutions
Why the industry needs to do more to help tackle climate change
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2008