Recycling news: 2010

Policy & government CCC welcomes new Government commitments to reduce emissions – 14 January 2010 Government today responded to the CCC’s first annual progress report to Parliament, and committed to redouble its efforts to reduce emissions from harmful greenhouse gases in order to meet Carbon Budgets and help to tackle global warming. In launching the Government’s response, the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband said: Climate Change Committee · 14 Jan 2010 Council news Homespot - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 14 Jan 2010 Policy & government CCC welcomes new Government commitments to reduce emissions – 14 January 2010 Government today responded to the CCC’s first annual progress report to Parliament, and committed to redouble its efforts to reduce emissions from harmful greenhouse gases in order to meet Carbon Budgets and help to tackle global warming. Climate Change Committee · 14 Jan 2010 Industry news Taylor highlights best practice for flats recycling Use of recycling centres outside flats increases recycling from almost nothing to 2.09kg per house per week, research shows letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jan 2010 Industry news WRG proposes Newport energy-from-waste plant Northampton waste firm outlines plans to build facility which could treat waste from five council South Wales partnership letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jan 2010 Industry news Commingled collections a threat” to textile recycling Defra report highlights need to collect material separately, as well as backing UK sorting letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jan 2010 Industry news Environment Exchange reports record PRN trading Announcement comes as Oxfordshire-based firm scrap-ex launches rival PRN trading platform letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2010 Industry news Electronic waste transfer notes could be UK-wide in 2011 Minister reveals plans to reduce administrative burden following 'Electronic Duty of Care' trial in South-East letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2010 Industry news SAICA presses ahead with Manchester cardboard mill Spanish company SAICA says it wants to use cardboard currently exported as feedstock for a new UK mill letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2010 Industry news Project Transform names eight bidders for PFI deal Three-council partnership in West Midlands unveils EfW-dominated shortlist for long-term waste management deal letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2010 Industry news LGA hits out at bin collection criticism Cllr Porter refutes claims binmen are "twiddling their thumbs" as weather continues to stall waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2010 Council news Homepage | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news Little improvement found in peat-free compost Which? trials claim compost which contains waste still not performing as well as peat-based products letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news Board established to drive North East waste policy Body claims it is "first of its kind" outside London, but will not have power to allocate funding to projects letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news Four consortiums left vying for SWaMP2008 deal Procurement of waste management contract in southern region of Northern Ireland advances to next stage letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news SITA UK withdraws bid for South West Devon PFI Waste firm drops plans for Devonport energy-from-waste plant, leaving Viridor and MVV Umwelt in running for £796m deal letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news Fears raised over “limited” UK capacity to treat batteries Defra highlights carbon impact of sending batteries overseas, while experts claim certainty on recycling efficiencies needed letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jan 2010 Industry news Guide to injecting biogas into grid published DECC informs anaerobic digestion operators of technical and regulatory requirements of British gas market letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on an HWRC contract in Northants, on-the-go recycling in Glasgow and a £2m recycling centre in Dorset letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2010 Industry news Aluminium sector braced for higher recycling targets Novelis increases price paid for cans and plant capacity, while industry body aims to expand away-from-home initiative letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2010 Industry news Herts councils club together to save 560,000 a year Welwyn Hatfield leads on 10-council deal to send glass, cans, cartons and plastics to two companies letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2010 Industry news All-party support essential for effective recycling Worcester city council cites importance of political support in achieving highest dry recycling rate in England in 2008/09 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jan 2010 Industry news Ocado the first to fit winter tyres to its entire van fleet in a bid to improve safety and customers deliveries - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 10 Jan 2010 Council news How can we help? | Canterbury City Council - Canterbury City Council Canterbury Council · 10 Jan 2010 Council news Staffordshire Moorlands District Council - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 10 Jan 2010 Industry news Grundon to rebuild MRF following fire Oxfordshire-based waste management firm appoints Austrian company to redevelop Colnbrook plant letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on the boiler scrappage scheme, a food strategy response and a packaging fine for a wine importer letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2010 Industry news Doncaster set to decide on three borough waste PFI The BDR waste project could move ahead next week if Doncaster approves its continuing involvement letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2010 Industry news West Midlands achieves 2013 landfill target four years early English figures from 2008/09 reveal considerable progress towards UK's Landfill Directive goals letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2010 Industry news UK below EU average for glass recycling However, European glass federation FEVE figures skewed by countries achieving near 100% recycling rate in 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jan 2010 Industry news TEG forms new AD partnership IVC specialists link up with energy firm to develop anaerobic digestion facilities across the UK letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news Biffa unveils plans for second super-MRF Waste management firm set to develop £20 million, 200,000 tonne-a-year capacity plant in West Midlands letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news Peterborough and Gloucs name contract shortlists East Anglian council reveals bidders for three multi-million pound deals, while Gloucs cuts PFI contenders to four letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news Defra rejects BEaRs PFI bid following withdrawals Government turns down under-pressure Bedfordshire effort after Luton and Bedford councils walk away from plans letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news EA secures first ever WEEE prosecution Fine imposed on SITA in relation to issuing recycling evidence in case that is "first of its type" letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news Glass reprocessors call for action on clear cullet deficit UK 2009 glass recycling levels "encouraging" but calls for campaign to get more clear glass out of waste stream letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2010 Industry news Study claims carbon benefit of waste-derived biofuel However, DECC report claims greenhouse gas emissions are only cut if waste has no other use letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2010 Industry news Crew safety prioritised as snow covers much of UK Local authorities and contractors look to rearrange or amend service to enable waste pick-ups despite wintry weather letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2010 Industry news Wales tops 40% target for second quarter in a row Figures for July to September 2009 maintain 41% achieved in first quarter of 2009/10 as country strives to meet 2010 goal letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2010 Industry news Fire-hit Countrystyle diverts material to other sites Organics recycling firm still set for IVC upgrade after blaze causes "significant damage" at Parham facility letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2010