Recycling news: 2005

Industry news SEPA issues warning to Scottish packaging industry First company in Scotland prosecuted for failing to register producer responsibility to recycle packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2005 Industry news SITA UK offers new waste education pack for schools Waste management company launches education resources to highlight waste issues to children aged seven to 14 letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2005 Industry news Fire at Grantham electronics recycling plant Electronics recycler Environcom suffers "minor" fire at its plant in Grantham, says incident will not affect business letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2005 Industry news Northern Irish councils hit 18.9% recycling rate Banbridge named top Northern Irish council for recycling in 2004/05, as districts and boroughs average 18.9% rate letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2005 Industry news RU Recycling to expand commingled recycling capability North East firm specialising in kerbside collection of glass with other materials building 6m recycling plant in Derby letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2005 Council news Redcar and Cleveland Homepage - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 28 Oct 2005 Industry news Environment and energy focus for Framework revision A revised version of Europe&#39s Framework Directive on Waste will be issued for consultation soon letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2005 Industry news Onyx in bid to build composting plant in East Sussex Planning application submitted for enclosed composting facility designed to process 46,000 tonnes of green waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2005 Industry news Export will continue until government helps small recyclers Scottish recycler says export will continue to be outlet number one for waste unless government helps small reprocessors letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2005 Industry news Estech to clarify environmental effects of its technology Waste management company Estech Europe submits Revised Environmental Statement for plant at Madley letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on UPM Shotton, the Lancashire Waste Partnership, furniture re-use in Bristol and Aylesford Newsprint letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2005 Industry news “Half of councils do not market-test waste services” Survey for the latest Contracts Handbook says local authorities are increasingly refusing to test Best Value against the private sector letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2005 Industry news Furniture re-use warehouse opens in Wembley Thanks to a new contract with Barclays Bank, Green Works opens its latest furniture re-use warehouse in Wembley letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2005 Industry news Task force recommends “urgent” grant support for biomass The government&#39s Biomass Task Force has recommended more work is put into coordinating and utilising biomass resources letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2005 Industry news Water filtration firm seeks supply of recycled glass Edinburgh company Dryden Aqua finding it difficult to source clean green or brown waste glass for process making water filtration media letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2005 Industry news Packaging producers must engage with councils, Defra warns Defra to bring together councils and packaging producers as concerns grow over EU packaging recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2005 Industry news UK “sleep walking” towards end of domestic reprocessing Liverpool recycled plastic reprocessor calls for councils to support local reprocessing industry and jobs letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on UPM Shotton&#39s educational programme, recycling in Poole and a VCU Europa&#39s in-vessel composting system letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2005 Industry news Engaging schools is crucial for increased recycling G&P Batteries says recycling message needs to be passed on to children as it launches battery amnesty scheme letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2005 Industry news Agencies attack “prescriptive” Defra over packaging changes Defra&#39s bid to strengthen enforcement of packaging producer responsibility not favoured by enforcement agencies letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2005 Industry news WRAP claims viability of brominated WEEE recycling process Interim report on the recycling of brominated materials in waste electronics identifies key separation processes letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2005 Industry news Aylesford renews contracts with Oxford and Waverley Kent-based mill to take recovered newspapers and magazines from Oxford city council and Waverley borough council letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2005 Industry news ADAS flagship composting site served with Agency warning Composting &#39centre of excellence&#39 receives formal warning for breaching licensing conditions after gypsum found on site letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2005 Industry news Packaging industry failing to engage public on waste Top European environmentalist slams UK packaging producers for not spreading message about recycling and waste minimisation letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2005 Industry news Textile recyclers&#39 plea for producer responsibility Unanimous cry for help issued by first-ever pan-European meeting of textile recyclers, who warn of thousands of job losses letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2005 Council news Home | Bradford Council - Bradford Council Bradford Council · 20 Oct 2005 Industry news Defra confirms changes to producer responsibility rules Ministers approve amended packaging regulations including increased recycling targets and obligation for leased packaging letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2005 Industry news Suffolk and Barnet among 2005 Awards for Excellence winners A spread of local authorities and a collection crew from Daventry district council are winners of the 2005 Awards for Excellence letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief News on Dennis Eagle&#39s new recycling vehicle; Biffa and Tandridge district; Topshop&#39s recycled range and new waste superhero letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2005 Industry news Conservatives call for manufacturers to pay for recycling Shadow environment secretary Oliver Letwin stresses need for producers to take responsibility for recycling end-of-life products letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2005 Industry news HRH Princess Royal visits Berryman glass recycling plant Princess Anne sees how post-consumer glass is collected, sorted and reprocessed at Berryman&#39s 7.5 million plant in Wheatley letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2005 Industry news Shanks reveals bid for major Welsh MBT facility Waste firm develops planning bid for 120,000 tonne capacity mechanical biological treatment plant for South Wales letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2005 Industry news European Union recycles 60% of steel packaging Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging praises UK for 41% increase in steel packaging recycling since year 2000 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2005 Industry news Cherwell hails alternate weekly scheme success Oxfordshire district reaches 25,000 tonne milestone for green waste composting letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2005 Industry news Northern Ireland suggests penalties for non-recyclers Major consultation on NI waste strategy considers direct waste charging, "pay as you throw" and fines for non-recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2005 Industry news Action over producer responsibility failures months away Environment Agency yet to interview all compliance schemes that failed to meet full packaging recovery obligations in 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2005 Industry news UK needs 10 billion investment in waste, ICE warns Institution of Civil Engineers&#39 State of the Nation report 2005 claims UK needs huge investments to meet Landfill Directive targets letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2005 Industry news New powers for councils to tackle illegal waste dumping Margaret Beckett reveals 44 million cost of fly-tipping in 2004/05 as she unveils new powers to tackle "waste cheats" letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2005 Industry news Fresh Agency inspections find more “illegal” waste shipments Week-long Environment Agency campaign finds 75% of checked waste containers break export rules at an undisclosed UK port letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2005 Industry news Herhof executives to form new MBT technology firm Former technical executives of troubled mechanical biological treatment company Herhof form new company Waste Tec letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2005