Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Plastic Omnium launches new website Telford-based container manufacturer makes use of the internet as it gears up for DEFRA&#39s 135m recycling fund letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2003 Industry news Cardiff opts for “tri-bag” system for waste and recycling Residents to receive clear bags for composting, green bags for dry recyclables and black bags for non-recyclable waste letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2003 Industry news Shoe recyclers highlight landmine victims Textile recycler Lawrence M Barry & Co sponsors shoe pyramid for launch of Landmine Action Week in Trafalgar Square letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2003 Industry news News in Brief Composting courses on offer at Rainham; Research body expands construction recycling service; Pembrokeshire invests letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2003 Industry news Exeter to collect green waste and push minimisation Exter city council is to tighten up its approach to residents who fail to maximise use of their recycling bins letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2003 Industry news Hazardous waste industry calls for government clarity Options for next year&#39s waste surplus are clearer, but uncertainty remains over hazardous waste treatment standards to be met letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2003 Industry news Electrical Recycling Company commissions CRT recycling plant The York-based research company begins operations separating panel and funnel glass from cathode ray tubes letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2003 Industry news Agency points to reductions in commercial waste landfilling Environment Agency suggests less commercial waste is going to landfill and Morley highlights 2.4% growth on municipal side letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2003 Industry news WIP study looks at waste management projects Morley praises Biffaward winners and outlines WIP role in waste management work letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2003 Industry news Textile recyclers lobby government for help The Textiles Recycling Association launches campaign to push textile recycling higher up the government&#39s agenda letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2003 Industry news New categories unveiled for Biffaward grants Community projects and national or regional schemes could benefit from Biffaward funding letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2003 Industry news WET Bill promotes joint working The government has encouraged waste disposal and collection authorities to work together on waste management strategies letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2003 Industry news Online survey shows high awareness of EU aggregate standards Waste and Resources Action Programme&#39s survey shows stakeholders know about new standards for aggregates letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2003 Industry news Bankit creates Christmas promotional material The awareness campaign material for local authorities aims to tackle the 30% seasonal growth in waste during the festive period letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2003 Industry news Vital Earth site nears in-vessel composting accreditation The west Wales site enters the verification stage for the standards, while the company looks to expand its process to more sites letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2003 Industry news Surrey CC gives Grundon planning permission for 3m MRF The waste management company is to develop a 40,000 tonne per annum materials recovery facility in Leatherhead letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2003 Industry news News in Brief Final consultation for Welsh cement kiln; M-real finds third quarter profits "unsatisfactory"; Powys expands kerbside collection letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2003 Industry news Mersey Waste Holdings begins new 40 million waste contract Merseyside local authority waste disposal company starts on renewed contract to manage household waste and recycling sites letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2003 Industry news Building commences on London composting plant Thames Waste Management works with Sutton, Merton and Croydon London boroughs to build 30,000 tonne capacity green waste facility letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2003 Industry news Agencies under fire in packaging consultation Compliance scheme Biffpack calls for stronger enforcement of packaging waste recovery system, but questions the Agencies&#39 ability letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2003 Industry news Devon councils renew contract with Aylesford Newsprint The new 10 year contract follows the success of the initial eight year agreement, which recycled 25,000 tonnes of paper last year letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2003 Industry news LARAC welcomes 135 million recycling fund The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee says timetable for submissions and applications is &#39tight&#39 letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2003 Industry news Scottish environment minister speaks out on planning worries Politicians must have the guts to grant planning permission to waste facilities, says Ross Finnie letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2003 Industry news Proposed packaging recovery targets could cause chaos Compliance scheme Wastepack has call on the government to introduce a "gentler curve" in increasing future targets letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2003 Industry news Thousands of jobs at risk in chipboard mills, DTI warned Wood Panel Industries Federation meets with minister over threat to wood recycling from government Renewable Energy policy letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2003 Industry news Like-for-like take back for business WEEE becomes EU Law European Parliament adopts new amendment to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2003 Industry news WRAP offers 3m to improve household waste recycling sites English councils are invited to apply for the fund to increase the quantity and quality of recyclables collected letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2003 Industry news 2004 packaging recovery targets should be set by November Compliance scheme Valpak has responded to the government&#39s packaging consultation, calling for early setting of targets letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2003 Industry news London Remade introduces Materials Service for the capital The Mayor of London&#39s Green Procurement Code has expanded to include a brokerage service for waste materials letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2003 Industry news Compass recycles waste cooking oil into biofuel The catering and restaurant giant will convert 2,500 tonnes of used cooking oil into biodiesel for use in its delivery fleet letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2003 Industry news Electronics recycling project launched in East London Community groups Ozone Friends and the Renew Trust gained over 600,000 in funding for the Barking & Dagenham scheme letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2003 Industry news Belfast opts for weighing of recycling bins To support its new kerbside paper collection scheme, the city council is to gather household-specific weight information letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2003 Industry news News in Brief Prizes draw attention to recycling in Caerphilly; Agency cracks down on illegal waste burners; Slough improves recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2003 Industry news London secures 20m from DEFRA&#39s 135m recycling fund Waste authorities can apply for the money over the next two years to improve household waste recycling in the capital letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2003 Industry news Gaskell’s to build £1 million trade waste recycling facility The Liverpool-based firm is in the final planning stages for a plant to take 50,000 tonnes of trade waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2003 Industry news Calderdale community kerbside recycler under threat Community group, Kerbside enters talks with Calderdale council and waste contractor Focsa looking to continue service despite problems letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2003 Industry news Britannia Import Export suffers third fridge fire Environment Agency to investigate blaze which damaged thousands of fridges at a storage site in Manchester last night letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2003 Industry news Ambitious plans for new recycle-more-glass contracts manager Berryman&#39s new appointment at commercial glass scheme recycle-more-glass aims to triple collections letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2003 Industry news Community recyclers call for inclusion in Scottish Strategy Community Recycling Network for Scotland says 5m fund is less than Landfill Tax Credit Scheme money it replaces letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2003 Industry news Waste minimisation success in South West Devon and Somerset waste partnerships see waste arisings fall after waste minimisation schemes backed with awareness campaigns letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2003