Recycling news: 2003

Industry news News in brief Merseyside aims for easier recycling; Paper mill waste project enters third year; and Eden Project gets recycled woodchip letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2003 Industry news Newcastle considering options for residual waste City council considers proposals to re-open a facility for recovering materials from residual waste to reach recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2003 Industry news European Commission allows WRAP to support larger recyclers The Waste and Resources Action Programme gains freedom to give financial aid to recycling projects run by large firms letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2003 Industry news EU Member States to report on fridge disposal annually European Ozone Depleting Substances regulations amended to increase monitoring of fridge recycling and disposal letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2003 Industry news First kitchen waste compost site approval imminent State Veterinary Service approval for the UK&#39s first animal by-product composting site is expected in January 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2003 Industry news Furniture re-use group awarded 119,000 from CRED fund Deptford Action Group for the Elderly gains grant from the Community Recycling and Economic Development programme letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2003 Industry news Caxton FM is favourite to take Corby contract Corby borough council has made Kier Group&#39s Caxton Facilities Management the preferred bidder for a new street scene contract letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2003 Industry news Cambridgeshire and Peterborough bids for 35m from PFI If the Private Finance Initiative bid succeeds, the Partnership could tender for 600 million waste contract in 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2003 Industry news UK cannot cope with 2 million ELVs, BVSF warns UK will not cope with annual total of 2 million end of life vehicles, British Vehicle Salvage Federation tells MPs letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2003 Industry news European plastics recycling improving but faces difficulties Bureau of International Recycling reveals signs of optimism but European plastics recyclers face strong competition from Asia letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2003 Industry news CES refuses trade waste at landfill site nearing capacity Cornwall&#39s County Environmental Services has restricted access to its United Mines site as delays continue on its extension plans letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2003 Industry news World’s largest newspaper recycling line starts at Shotton A 120m facility at UPM-Kymmene&#39s Shotton mill is expected to raise the UK&#39s total newsprint recycling capacity by 30% letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2003 Industry news Producers avoiding full recycling responsibility, LGA warns Local Government Association warns that the government is diluting "polluter pays" principle in new waste regulations letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2003 Industry news Farmers urged to start recycling waste The National Farmers&#39 Union says that farmers should plan ahead for new waste disposal controls to be introduced next year letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2003 Industry news Stirling rolls out kerbside for all The Scottish unitary authority has started extending a six-material pilot to all 35,000 households letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2003 Industry news Lothian and Borders councils team up on fridges Fridge recycler International Waste Management wins 500,000 contract to process 46,000 units a year from the Scottish councils letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2003 Industry news Waste and Emissions Trading Bill clears Parliament Bringing in the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme to cut waste going to landfill, the bill is now set for Royal Assent letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2003 Industry news RIA: Trading compliance schemes a danger to PRN market The Recycling Industries Alliance has said that compliance schemes should be banned from materials trading activities letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2003 Industry news Market Development Network appoints new co-ordinator Waste and Resources Action Programme appoints Katherine Gorbing to co-ordinate the network of agencies promoting recyclate markets letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2003 Industry news Straight raises 1.5 million from flotation on AIM The kerbside recycling container supplier has confirmed a successful flotation on the Alternative Investments Market. letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2003 Industry news Recycling advert &#39in the can&#39 for Christmas Alcan is to launch a can recycling cinema campaign this Christmas for a trial in Shropshire letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2003 Industry news Lincolnshire invests in turning around poor recycling Low-recycling county council appoints first dedicated recycling officer and increases team by 10 officers letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2003 Industry news 30 million waste management site given go ahead Alba Resource Recovery has been granted planning permission from the Scottish Executive for a integrated waste facility in central Fife letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news Government accused of misleading metal recycling sector British Metals Recycling Association attacks government for ignoring recyclers&#39 concerns in new end of life vehicles regulations letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news European steel packaging recycling hits 60% mark Latest European steel packaging recycling figures released, but the UK is hit by insufficient collections letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news Shropshire gets go-ahead for major waste transfer station New 4 million facility will lead the way for recycling and bulking-up stations, says Shropshire county council letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news News in brief Two councils renew Aylesford contracts; Camden&#39s IT scheme recycles 100 tonnes; charity donation from Cheshire Recycling letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news Household Waste Recycling Bill becomes law The Bill demanding kerbside recycling of two materials for every English household gains the Queen&#39s signature letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2003 Industry news Shanks Group hit by reduction in landfill volumes Profits in UK waste services division slump as Shanks suffers from reduced landfill volumes letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2003 Industry news Recycling container manufacturer Straight in 1m boost The Leeds-based container manufacturer is likely to raise over 1 million through a 25% public flotation on Friday letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2003 Industry news Lincolnshire 20 million CHP plant ready for February North East Lincolnshire council will supplement kerbside recycling with new 56,000 tonne combined heat and power plant letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2003 Industry news Landfill derogations will be used as WET Bill moves ahead WET Bill heads for Royal Assent with derogations to be used to help with landfill targets letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2003 Industry news Europe in new attempt to reach packaging recycling agreement European Parliament and Council to meet today in another attempt to reach agreement to amend packaging directive letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2003 Industry news Wrexham tenders waste disposal contract Welsh council seeks contractor to landfill municipal waste as proposed long-term deal with HLC suffers delays letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2003 Industry news UK government to buy recycled Minimum environmental standards set for all new department contracts will significantly increase the use of recycled products letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2003 Industry news Public urged to wash out cans and bottles for recycling Residents in Carmarthenshire asked for help improving material quality as the council extends its kerbside scheme letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2003 Industry news Morley backs mechanical and biological waste treatment The government will support councils&#39 use of MBT to meet Landfill Directive targets letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2003 Industry news Sainsbury&#39s drops biodegradable bag scheme Customer confusion and high costs put supermarket chain off continuing biodegradable bag trial letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2003 Industry news ECT Recycling targets Northern Irish contracts Community recyclers ECT and Bryson House link up to bid for local authority collection contracts in Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2003 Industry news Community recycler gets WEEE treatment accreditation ICER has awarded accreditation to its first community sector organisation, Refurbit, to refurbish waste electrical items letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2003