Recycling news: 2002

Industry news London boroughs share in latest round of grant allocations Kerbside composting and estates recycling in London will benefit from funding announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2002 Industry news Cheshire launches blueprint for county-wide strategy Local authorities in Cheshire are planning to raise recycling rates above 15% letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2002 Industry news New glass sorting equipment will swell cullet demand, Rockware says One million more tonnes of clear glass could be used by glass makers letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2002 Industry news Packaging waste recovery note prices continue to slide The brewers&#39 High Court ruling on the &#39seller&#39 obligation in packaging waste is taking its toll on PRN prices letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2002 Industry news New funding structure could appear under Strategy Unit report DEFRA is expected to make an announcement about new funding after the publication of the Strategy Unit Report letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2002 Industry news Spanish steelmaker Celsa revealed as ASW buyer It has been announced that the firm in talks to buy Welsh steel manufacturer ASW is the Spanish giant Celsa letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2002 Industry news Meacher pushes variable charging Environment Minister hints at government plans to penalise wasteful householders letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2002 Industry news Recycle-more-glass to send Scottish cullet for aggregates use The free recycle-more-glass collection scheme for pubs and clubs has been launched in Edinburgh and Glasgow letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2002 Industry news Aggregates users need more clarity on recycled products, says WRAP forum Inconsistent interpretation of legislation blamed as a barrier to aggregates success letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2002 Industry news Vivendi Universal to sell half its share of Vivendi Environnement The indebted company is selling half of its controlling stake in the utilities company that owns Onyx Environmental letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2002 Industry news Tissue grade price cuts anger UK merchants While prices for recovered paper are generally stable, reductions have been seen for some tissue grades letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2002 Industry news Cash prize for Lincoln residents who fill kerbside boxes correctly City of Lincoln Council aims to boost its recycling rate with better use of its kerbside scheme letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2002 Industry news Cleanaway favourite for WRAP plastic bottle recycling project Cleanaway has emerged as favourite to secure a grant to develop a plastic bottle recycling infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2002 Industry news Meacher hints at changes in the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme Environment minister Michael Meacher has revealed government concerns with the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2002 Industry news Environment Agency slams “meagre” waste offence fines Punishments do not match seriousness of crimes, courts told letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2002 Industry news UK&#39s first battery collection sparks international interest Household battery recycling in Bristol is "highly successful" letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2002 Industry news Welsh environment minister calls for councils to learn from each other Sue Essex has said that it is "critical" for councils to learn Best Practice before signing long-term contracts letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2002 Industry news Audit Commission tells recycling officers to learn from leisure departments Look at leisure departments and don&#39t punish residents, council recycling officers are told letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2002 Industry news Welsh Assembly provides funding for CA sites with electrical waste banks Welsh council gets CA site funding in line with strategy focus on electronics and hazardous waste letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2002 Industry news Textile prices edge down ahead of winter season After a period of good demand, wiper prices and used clothing values are edging down letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2002 Industry news Less than half north Oxfordshire homes use blue boxes Cherwell District Council blames fortnightly collections for low participation letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2002 Industry news Meacher warns low recyclers and talks of incentivising households Local authorities were told today that the government will deal with councils who don&#39t get recycling levels up letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2002 Industry news Winners of 2002 recycling awards announced A wide range of awards were unveiled at Cardiff with Steve Palfry of Dorset named recycling officer of the year letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2002 Industry news Valpak and SITA dispel unease over “exclusive” nature of PRN deal The five-year agreement for Valpak to gain exclusive access to SITA&#39s PRNs has provoked comment from recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2002 Industry news Sheffield’s civic amenity sites get face-lift after perception problem Sheffield&#39s contract with Onyx is to include the re-branding of its civic amenity sites to boost recycling rates and diminish poor public perception letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2002 Industry news ECT Recycling takes over from Onyx in Tower Hamlets East London work confirms ECT as leading recycler in the capital letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2002 Industry news Britannia ordered to move fridges from two sites Progress is being made on waste management licensing but Britannia Import Export has to move thousands of fridges letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2002 Industry news DEFRA criticised for dithering over definition of ELVs The CIWM has hit out at the government for failing to clarify whether ELVs are household or industrial waste letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2002 Industry news Audit Commission report criticises Northumberland&#39s reliance on landfill Inspectors have said the county must improve on its 6.4% household recycling rate and improve its waste education letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2002 Industry news Recycling will be the way forward as Shanks sees UK landfills hitting profits Shanks Waste Services has announced interim results, with its European performances hit by UK landfill operations letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2002 Industry news Asbestos must be wrapped and sealed, says West Sussex County council insists material is bagged before acceptance letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2002 Industry news Manufacturers call for individual responsibility in UK WEEE legislation Sony and Electrolux have said that collective responsibility will not drive eco-friendly product design letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2002 Industry news WEEE directive could cost 400 million to implement in the UK Energy minister Brian Wilson has said the government will consult broadly to keep the cost of the WEEE directive down letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2002 Industry news 1 million waste awareness campaign launched in Devon Funds from DEFRA&#39s 140m recycling fund will be used to lever higher recycling rates out of existing facilities letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2002 Industry news Westminster trial sees recycled glass used as paving material Westminster city council is working with London Remade to use its waste glass to re-surface its streets letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2002 Industry news Demand for glass PRNs on shaky ground because of brewers&#39 ruling It is thought that the High Court ruling on &#39seller&#39 obligations might have affected glass PRN demand letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2002 Industry news London Borough of Newham warned over its recycling record An Audit Commission report has said that unless action is taken, Newham will fail to reach its recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2002 Industry news Recycling rate soars after only six months in Northern Ireland scheme Armagh and Banbridge kerbside schemes have achieved the highest rate seen in Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2002 Industry news Osmond takes charge of Onyxpak as Cooke departs It is not known whether former Onyxpak compliance manager Edward Cooke will remain on the government&#39s ACP letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2002 Industry news Lancashire takes loss-leader approach to plastics Public demand and the aim of boosting recycling, is behind plastics banks at Lancashire&#39s household waste sites letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2002