Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Canterbury renews collection contract with Serco Services company beats off competition from rival bidders Enterprise and Veolia to win eight-year, 40 million waste deal letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2012 Industry news Northern Ireland sees 8% drop in household waste Northern Irish government data for Q1 2012/13 shows that household waste has fallen, but recycling and composting rate only slightly up letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2012 Industry news Veolia withdraws planning appeal for Notts EfW Company drops legal challenge against Eric Pickles decision to refuse planning permission for 180,000 tpa EfW facility in Rainworth letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2012 Industry news NCWRP named as finalists in Constructing Excellence Awards in London and South East NCWRP’s work has again been recognised when it was shortlisted as a finalist in the Constructing in Excellence in London in the South East Awards 2012. These awards highlight the best the construction industry has to offer, and the organisers described competition as being particularly fierce this year with high-quality entries in each of the [...] Community Wood Recycling · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news Europe losing out to USA in paper export market President of the BIR paper recycling board tells Barcelona conference that Europe is losing ground to USA letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Kier contract win, Valpak success, hospitality agreement, Veolia Trust landmark, IFAT ENTSORGA name change and Interserve facility letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news MetalMatters launches most ambitious campaign Kent Waste Partnership becomes latest group of councils to sign up to metal recyclingdrive in amove praised by Lord de Mauley letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news North Yorkshire sends EfW decision to Pickles AmeyCespa has won planning approval for a mix of treatment facilities at Allerton Quarry but now faces a decision from secretary of state Eric Pickles letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news AmeyCespa confirmed for Milton Keynes AmeyCespa is confirmed as winner of 15-year contract to start in 2016 to provide residual waste treatment for Milton Keynes letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news Biffa on screen for Odeon contract Biffa is to roll out 312 sets of twin bins to be used by Odeon cinemagoers and has also signed up to support the hospitality service agreement letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2012 Industry news Commission issues waste prevention guidance Documentto support development of national waste prevention programmes by Member States published by European Commission letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2012 Industry news Bolton recycler fined over size of wood stacks Armstrong Environmental Services Ltd blames difficulties with company it supplies wood to following prosecution by local fire authority letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2012 Industry news West Norfolk to fight incinerator on planning Borough council which was denied judicial review against funding decision for Kings Lynn incinerator to challenge plant on planning grounds letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2012 Industry news Compulsory recycling next logical step for Croydon Croydon council set to introduce compulsory recycling, which could see residents who dont comply facing legal action letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2012 Policy & government Water / Soil / Ground Environment | Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 27 Oct 2012 Industry news MetalMatters launches most ambitious programme to date MetalMatters, the metal packaging industry-led programme designed to increase the capture rate for metal packaging collected at the kerbside, has launched its most ambitious campaign to date, in partnership with Kent Waste Partnership. The latest campaign sees the marketing communications campaign roll out across 12 local authorities in Kent. It will run until early December and […] Alupro · 26 Oct 2012 Council news Rachael Simpkin Senior Planning Officer Staffordshire Moorlands Borough Council Rachael.Simpkin@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk By email - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 26 Oct 2012 Industry news UPM tackles quality output at Shotton MRF Newsprint manufacturer installs extra equipment in bid to improve quality of material from its MRF in North Wales letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news Africa mustnt lose trade in used electricals WEEE regulations in Africa must allow the trade in used EEE from the UK and Europe to continue says WEEE expert Professor Margaret Bates letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on:Wales' first food waste AD plant and single environment body; a Scottish reuse standard; a Kronospan fire; and a Yorkshire waste firm fine letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news Guidance issued on scrap metal cash ban Home Office sets out permitted payment details for scrap dealers ahead of introduction of cash ban on December 3 letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news Changes proposed to landfill tax system in Scotland Scottish Government consults on proposals including giving communities greater share of fund and introducing new rates for stabilised materials letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news G&P installs Europes first automated battery sorter West Midlands-based waste battery recycling firm increases sorting capacity with automated sorting machine letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news Exports are also closed-loop recycling Paul Briggs of Mark Lyndon Paper explains the closed-loop nature of the export market letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2012 Industry news Plastic bottle collection rate reaches 52% Latest figures unveiled by Recoup show increases in the amount of bottles and rigid plastics collected for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news Waste sector not out of woods as recession ends Experts warn that continued fall in output from construction sector and low recyclables prices still a concern despite 1% growth in GDP letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news Expert suggests monthly residual collections Director of Eunomia says reducing residual waste collection frequency could help cash-strapped councils provided food waste is collected weekly letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news M&S signs deal for electricity from Shanks AD plant Retailer to purchase the renewable energy output from anaerobic digestion plant in Cumbernauld, Scotland letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news Herts approves planning for Veolia EfW plant However local MP calls for decision to be called in by Eric Pickles as he claims plant will have a significant, negative impact on local area letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news Agency accused of strangling composting business The director of Wormtech in South Wales has hit out at the Environment Agency for unreasonable action against business with the loss of 19 jobs letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2012 Council news Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news ICELAND AND FOOD LABELLING - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 24 Oct 2012 Industry news Packaging data suggests ‘impossible’ glass target Defra and Environment Agency say that schemes still expected to meet 2012 packaging recycling targets despite poor Q3 data letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2012 Industry news MRF code mandatory but no thresholds The proposed MRF code of practice will be compulsory for all MRFs but not set specific levels for avoidance of contamination letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2012 Industry news OBITUARY: Bill Townend OBE Tributes paid to former president of CIWM who was awarded an OBE for his services to waste management letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2012 Industry news Former EcoCycle site hit by fire A fire has caused substantial damage on a site now owned by JL Sorting Ltd in Johnsons Lane, Widnes letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2012 Industry news Agency alerts recyclers over export restrictions Environment Agency writes to waste exporters to highlight recent regulatory changes preventing export of plastics and other materials to some countries letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2012 Industry news Waste sector could generate 600m in social value SITA UK report finds social benefits in waste sector including increasing work with third sector, as it partners with community interest firm REalliance letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2012 Industry news Worlds first leaded glass furnace operational in UK Kent-based WEEE recycler SWEEEP Kuusakoski installs first of its kind furnace capable of recovering pure lead and glass from CRTs letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2012 Industry news Biffa preferred for 8.6m Kent waste contract Mid Kent Joint Waste Project chooses company for shared deal which is hoped to boost recycling rates across area to 44% letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2012