Recycling news: 2009

Industry news AfOR to campaign against “crippling” rates changes Organics association to lobby Government on business rates system reassessment which it claims will hit sector unfairly letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Council news Gateshead Council - Gateshead Council Gateshead Council · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news SITA supports illegal bonfire disposal initiative Ahead of this evening's Bonfire Night, company agrees to recycle material from illegally constructed bonfires letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news News in Brief With an update on exemption regulations, a new Donarbon facility and Suffolk county council's waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news Environment Agency grilled over Brazil exports case Agency tells EFRA committee that it has been successful in driving down crime despite summer incident letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news England reaches 37.6% household waste recycling rate Rate of increase slows further, as figures for 2008/09 confirm Staffordshire Moorlands is top council recycler letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news WRAP signals shift in focus away from recycling Organisation's annual event hears of Morrisons' work to cut waste and WRAP's campaign to clean up MRFs letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Industry news The future for waste to energy in Europe Jeff Cooper examines energy recovery in the UK and Europe letsrecycle.com News · 5 Nov 2009 Council news Home - Aberdeenshire Council - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 4 Nov 2009 Global CNIM CNIM Group and the Azerbaijani State launch the construction of an Energy-from-Waste plant in Baku, the capital, being the first... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news Benn launches business resource efficiency drive Waste management has role to play in helping firms to cut costs and save environment, minister claims letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news Recycled wood grades defined for the first time WRA clarifies what kinds of material are suitable for different end markets ahead of official standard development letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news NLWA acquires SITA’s 50% stake in LondonWaste Authority set to become 100% shareholder in disposal company from December 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news Wales set to introduce single-use bag charge in 2011 Level of charge to be set in 2010, as minister claims voluntary retailer agreement does not go far enough letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news Final tyre rubber Quality Protocol published Joint EA/WRAP document accompanied by launch of new certification scheme for tyre reprocessors letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2009 Industry news WRAP awards 1.2m of contracts to single Bristol consultancy Recycling minister Dan Norris reveals work contracted to Resource Futures since 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2009 Industry news Serco secures £160m Bexley collection contract South-east London borough expects long-term deal to offer immediate savings of £107,000 a year letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2009 Industry news Quinn glass factory overcomes latest planning hurdle Secretary of state decides not to call in retrospective planning permission for Cheshire facility letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Derbyshire recycling centre, carrier bags in Northern Ireland and a Veolia charity drive letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2009 Industry news Metal recyclers expect further ferrous price falls But, BIR annual conference hears more positive message from non-ferrous metal recycling sector letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2009 Industry news Targeting minority groups pays off for Redbridge London borough reveals results of black and minority ethnic recycling outreach programme letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2009 Industry news HWRC controls can reduce waste as much as AWC But, Defra-commissioned study claims combining methods, alongside garden waste changes, will have biggest effect letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2009 Industry news NCWRP – Rapidly Growing Social Enterprise In a recent edition of the prestigious Social Enterprise magazine the NCWRP was named as the 3rd fastest growing social enterprise in the country. Our family of community wood recyclers has a turnover of more than £1,300,000! Congratulations to everyone for contributing to this milestone! Community Wood Recycling · 1 Nov 2009 Policy & government A technical assessment of leachate recirculation A technical review of leachate recirculation at UK landfills. GOV.UK · 1 Nov 2009 Industry news Novelis pushes up aluminium can price Fifth price change this year by UK's largest used beverage can recycler to come into force on November 2 letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2009 Industry news Councils increase roll out of battery collections Both CA sites and kerbside seen as key collection routes, despite councils having no legal obligation to collect batteries letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2009 Industry news Councils disgruntled with LWaRB funding emphasis London boroughs feel "overlooked" as bids for funding focus on large infrastructure and not day-to-day issues letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2009 Industry news Waste sector gears up for further strikes over pay Sheffield and Brighton collection crews move closer to industrial action as Leeds advertises for temporary workers letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2009 Industry news Composters not scared by Halloween rush Composters say they are prepared for influx of pumpkins as councils urge householders to recycle jack 'o' lanterns letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Policy & government Scottish Environment Minister welcomes CCC’s calls for a step change in the the pace of emissions reductions to meet carbon budgets – 29 October 2009 David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) was today joined by Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, at the Scottish launch of the Committee’s first annual report to Parliament. Climate Change Committee · 29 Oct 2009 Policy & government Scottish Environment Minister welcomes CCC’s calls for a step change in the pace of emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets – 29 October 2009 David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) was today joined by Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, at the Scottish launch of the Committee’s first annual report to Parliament. Climate Change Committee · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news Benn launches reduce, reuse, recycle campaign Defra insists that £800,000 initiative will not compete with WRAP's similar ongoing Recycle Now work letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a marketing push by a Norfolk firm, a new president for CIWM and WEEE reprocessing in Northumberland letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news Future of wood recycling The Wood Recyling Association considers the future of the sector letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news Inconclusive link between incineration and health SEPA to continue with precautionary approach to regulating incinerators after publishing report looking at health risks letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news Essex Waste Partnership awarded 100.9m in PFI credits Project involving 14 local authorities becomes first to secure Defra funding in over four months letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2009 Industry news Quarterly data suggests UK on track to meet 2009 packaging targets Figures from the third quarter of 2009 show that packaging recycling levels "much greater than expected" letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2009 Industry news London Mayor urged to jump-start EfW in capital London Assembly calls for changes to management of city's waste but warns Mayor Johnson off incineration-only solutions letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2009 Industry news Councils expected to turn to non-PFI funding routes Project finance expert claims local authorities could increasingly act as commercial lenders for major deals letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2009 Policy & government Welsh Environment Minister welcomes CCC’s call for a step change in the pace of emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets – 27 October 2009 Dr Samuel Frankhauser, member of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and Principal Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute was today joined by Wales Environment Minister, Jane Davidson at the Welsh launch of the Committee’s first annual report to Parliament. Climate Change Committee · 27 Oct 2009