Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Warning from councils over rising waste service costs Local Government Association says councils could be forced to cut services if more funding for waste management is not provided letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2006 Industry news Home composting moves closer to full LATS acceptance WRAP sends document to Defra showing how home composting contributes to council landfill diversion targets letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2006 Industry news UK materials recycling facility network to double in size "Very conservative" forecast that more than 2.3 million tonnes of mixed household recyclables will require sorting by 2015 letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2006 Industry news Paper mill points to option of importing material Criticising UK sorting standards, Aylesford Newsprint suggests importing used newspapers from "other countries who are doing it better" letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on waste research; Recycling in Cambridgeshire and Gloucester; Recycling centre security; and, waste consultations letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2006 Industry news Manchester seeks outlets for refuse-derived fuel Waste authority invites proposals for treating over 300,000 tonnes of solid recovered fuel each year produced by MBT plants letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2006 Industry news Cry for help for community involvement in recycling Community recycling supporters say local and central government have responsibility to support community recycling letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2006 Industry news UK reliance on foreign textile sorting “frightening” Textile Recycling Association warns BIR meeting that there is little safeguard in UK against collapse of foreign markets letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2006 Industry news Defra bid to close 20 million tonne waste capacity shortfall New support unit to help local authorities establish more than 6 billion worth of new residual waste treatment capacity letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2006 Industry news Birmingham reveals glass and plastic recycling plan City says 360,000 homes will have multi-material kerbside services by 2008, after Ben Bradshaw demands "more effort" letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2006 Industry news Scrap steel “has not gone out of style”, recyclers report Bureau of International Recycling reports "optimistic view" for scrap prices into 2007, with new market capacity expected letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2006 Industry news Text messages to “streamline” new Oxford recycling scheme Authority offers new service to remind residents to put out their recycling boxes, as city switches to alternate weekly collections letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2006 Industry news Caerphilly hopeful for MBT green light early next year Welsh council aiming for final agreement soon on mechanical biological treatment plant provided by preferred bidder Biffa letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2006 Industry news Planners reject “Europe&#39s biggest” resource recovery park Cheshire county council rejects bid to build site in Ince to include recycling, composting and energy-from-waste facilities letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2006 Industry news Green light for 2.5m recycling plant in Norfolk Freedom Recycling Ltd gains planning permit for materials recycling facility with 50,000 tonnes annual sorting capacity letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2006 Industry news Firm fined for ignorance of packaging regulations Kitchenware importer Bodum (UK) Ltd has been fined 12,000 for failing to recover or recycle a percentage of its packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2006 Industry news RE3 partnership to use Lakeside energy-from-waste plant Three Berkshire authorities to send waste to Colnbrook incinerator, reveals new PFI waste contractor WRG letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2006 Council news Famous People of Calderdale: Historical themes: From weaver to web - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 5 Nov 2006 Council news Canals in Calderdale: Historical themes: From weaver to web - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 5 Nov 2006 Council news The Role and Influence of Women in Calderdale: Historical themes: From weaver to web - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 5 Nov 2006 Council news Welcome to Bury Council - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 5 Nov 2006 Council news Homepage | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council - Solihull Council Solihull Council · 5 Nov 2006 Council news Amber Valley Borough Council - Amber Valley Borough Council Amber Valley Council · 3 Nov 2006 Industry news Plastic Omnium to close UK waste container factory French-owned major bin manufacturer takes first steps towards announced closure of Telford plant in 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2006 Industry news Enviroment Agency “out in force” on Bonfire Night Officers warn that companies will face hefty fines if they are caught burning waste illegally on November 5 letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2006 Industry news India tightens “liberal” scrap metal import controls New registration scheme to begin from April 1, 2007, for companies sending ferrous or non-ferrous scrap metal to India letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2006 Industry news Nottinghamshire “ahead of the game” with PFI waste deal Visiting county, minister Ben Bradshaw highlights importance of sustainable waste work to combat climate change letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2006 Industry news Digestion firm changes procedures after pollution fine AnDigestion Ltd, which runs a farm waste treatment plant in Devon, tightens controls after river-pollution incident letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2006 Industry news Bid to cut waste from Thames Gateway building programmes WRAP calling on organisations involved in Thames Gateway and Olympics construction programmes to cut waste letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2006 Industry news Verdant Group expands into commercial waste arena Municipal waste firm makes Southampton-based commercial waste specialist Waste Services (UK) Ltd its first acquisition letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2006 Industry news More research “desperately” needed in waste management SITA supports new waste management chair at Imperial College, but warns more research is needed on new technologies letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2006 Industry news Caroline Jackson MEP to address major waste conference Rapporteur for revision of Waste Framework Directive to headline January event, to help sector plan for changes ahead letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2006 Industry news Liverpool plastics firm installs bottle sorting technology Shortage of sorted HDPE plastic prompts reprocessor Centriforce to invest in machinery to separate plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2006 Industry news Textiles contribution to waste “underestimated” Textile recyclers express concern that textile recycling is being neglected due to government&#39s outdated waste figures letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on schools&#39 recycling; mattress recycling; paper recycling in Sheffield; and Halloween pumpkin composting letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2006 Industry news Berkshire councils sign 600m PFI waste contract Reading, Bracknell Forest and Wokingham agree to 25-year deal with WRG, for new recycling and energy-from-waste services letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2006 Industry news Growth in packaging recycling slows, but targets in reach New packaging recovery data for third quarter of 2006 shows slow-down in growth, but suggests 2006 targets will be easily met letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2006 Industry news Counties raise concerns over recycling of plastic film Two English counties say film cannot be separated and there is no real market, but claims are denied by plastic industry letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2006 Industry news Wastewater specialists form new recycling firm Thames Water&#39s recycling arm Terra Eco Systems and Oran recycling to bid for contracts together under the banner of OTW Services Ltd letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2006 Industry news Energy minister defends support for biomass plants Malcolm Wicks dismisses suggestion that Renewables Oligation scheme has had impact on competition for recycled wood letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2006