Recycling news: 2010
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Commission set to clarify what items are ‘packaging’
List of illustrative examples of what items are obligated under Packaging Directive set to be extended
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2010
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News in Brief
With news on NLWA purchasing LondonWaste, a Sims website and technology for Yorwaste
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2010
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Recycling appeal as Trafalgar tree shredded
Councils and London Mayor urge residents to recycle festive waste as landmark tree taken down for Twelfth Night
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2010
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DHL pulls plug on battery compliance scheme
Number of formally approved schemes down to six, but logistics company signs deal with ERP for "seamless" changeover
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jan 2010
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Farmers urged to use compost under new food strategy
Food 2030 advises sector to reduce use of man-made fertilisers and develop on-site anaerobic digestion
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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Viridor appeals Oxfordshire EfW planning refusal
Company looks to overturn rejection of proposals for facility it plans to build as preferred bidder for county's waste deal
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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Bolton Bros look ahead after notching up 40 years in recycling
Customer service is as important for smaller businesses as it is for national concerns, says Reuben Bolton
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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UPM Shotton to build its own MRF at paper mill
UPM is to sort commingled material to get paper for its newsprint mill in North Wales
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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Plastic bag campaigner on New Years honours list
Limited recognition for recycling sector but Devon environmentalist and Scottish metal recycler among recipients
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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Batteries recycling: time to act
Batteries and producer responsibility - the way forward
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2010
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Award of £10,000 from the Modernisation Fund
We have been awarded £10,000 by the Fund which has been set up to assist “collaborative working” between not-for-profit organisations with a view “to help them develop strategies to prosper during the economic downturn”. We will be spending the money on developing a bespoke software package to streamline the administration of the collection service our [...]
Community Wood Recycling · 1 Jan 2010
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Battery recycling legislation comes into effect
Regulations requiring producers to fund battery recycling take affect as UK looks to meet EU Directive targets
letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jan 2010