Recycling news: 2009

Industry news Minister opens Wrexham MRF and IVC facility Jane Davidson officially opens site developed by WRG under PFI-funded deal with North Wales council letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2009 Industry news Closed Loop Dagenham damaged by “small fire” Pioneering plastics recycling facility hopeful of being part re-opened by end of day after blaze on PET line last night letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2009 Industry news Reuse charity first to secure LWaRB funding in 2009 London Waste and Recycling Board awards £100,000 to furniture re-use charity but still to discuss other projects letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2009 Industry news SCA Recycling opens 15m Southampton MRF Paper recovery specialist officially unveils facility which takes glass and includes high-tech optical sorting for plastics letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2009 Industry news Defra launches ‘Zero Waste Places Standard’ New accreditation aims to encourage local authorities to work towards higher recycling, reuse and reduction goals letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2009 Industry news Benn issues statement following zero waste event Four outcomes agreed with stakeholders including need for database advising councils on best options for waste materials letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2009 Industry news Sterecycle looks to develop CHP capacity Autoclaving firm unveils plans to add combined heat and power technology to proposed Cardiff facility letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Commercial and industrial waste aims published Defra document outlines policy to tackle waste stream which it has been accused of neglecting in the past letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Benn widens scope of potential landfill bans Landfill bans could cover a range of materials, says Secretary of State ahead of commercial waste strategy launch letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Benn outlines plans to make UK a “zero waste nation” Focus on waste reduction, C&I policy strategy and new zero waste standard for councils among measures announced letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Tesco and ASDA join BatteryBack; Valpak signs up Energizer Big name retailers opt for joint WasteCare-Veolia initiative as October 15 deadline nears letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Econo-Weee and Biffa Transform win WEEE appeals Schemes given go-ahead to operate in 2010 and beyond after initially failing to secure reapproval letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2009 Policy & government UK needs to achieve a step change in its pace of emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets – 12 October 2009 The first annual report to Parliament by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), published today, concludes that a step change is required in the pace of UK emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets, and that in some areas, new policy approaches will be required to deliver the Government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan. Climate Change Committee · 12 Oct 2009 Policy & government UK needs to achieve a step change in its pace of emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets- 12 October 2009 The first annual report to Parliament by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), published today, concludes that a step change is required in the pace of UK emissions reduction to meet carbon budgets, and that in some areas, new policy approaches will be required to deliver the Government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan. Climate Change Committee · 12 Oct 2009 Industry news Inert waste change hits Manchester recycling rate Council blames waste reclassification for 5% dip in its recycling rate for first quarter of 2009/10 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2009 Industry news Six bidders in running for SWaMP partnership contract MBT and gasification firms figure heavily on list of consortiums competing for Northern Irish treatment deal letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2009 Industry news Recycling no longer top priority, says best performing council Value for money and providing more-for-less top of agenda for East Lindsey district council letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2009 Industry news RecycleBank not a silver bullet, says firms president American recycling rewards company says that wider measures such as web movements important letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2009 Industry news Greenstar hails launch of four sorting deals MRF operator begins work four deals involving sorting 70,000tpa of recyclates from across UK letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2009 Industry news EA grants two WEEE schemes stay of execution As Econo-Weee and Transform lodge appeals, deadline for their members to be signed to a scheme is extended letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2009 Industry news Westminster officer honoured at LARAC Awards Jennifer Gosling amongst winners at gala ceremony in Liverpool on Wednesday evening letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2009 Industry news Benn set to target commercial and industrial waste Long-awaited Defra policy statement on C&I waste to be joined by zero waste update letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2009 Industry news Paper – reduced supply and increased competition Mark Gregory discusses the affect of the recession on paper recycling in Yorkshire letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2009 Industry news Hospitality sector looks to promote waste issues British Hospitality Association makes waste a focus of its newly developed sustainability framework letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2009 Industry news SITA Tees Valley EfW extension officially opened Extension built to treat waste from Northumberland PFI deal unveiled on time despite fire in August letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2009 Industry news Merseyside recycling rate rises to 33% for 2008/09 But, MWDA says more needs to be done as composting and reuse rates at civic amenity sites drop letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2009 Industry news UK WEEE system at “pivotal point”, minister claims Ian Lucas tells LARAC conference that illegal exports and consumer behaviour are main challenges letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2009 Industry news EU shames UK in terms of recycling, Conservatives claim Nick Herbert MP calls for greater take-up of anaerobic digestion and improved domestic recycling at 2009 party conference letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2009 Industry news UK disposes of 650m worth of recyclables each year Report by Friends of the Earth attacks "economic madness" and calls for landfill and incineration bans on material letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2009 Industry news Wincanton investigates second WEEE fire in two months Fire Service confirms that fire affecting waste electrical equipment at Wincanton site in Daventry is now out letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2009 Industry news London one of most wasteful cities in Europe Poll of 27 European capitals shows UK capital produces high levels of waste per head and sends over half this to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2009 Industry news DECC explains how carbon budgets for waste will be implemented Official confirms at London Remade event that sector-specific plans to be published in Spring 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news Non-approved WEEE schemes look to reverse EA decision Biffa Transform scheme in discussions with Agency, while Econo-Weee reveals it may pursue legal action letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news Procurement support body aims to provide expertise for councils Newly-launched LGA-affiliated body outlines how it plans to help local authorities procure waste contracts letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news Crisis talks in Leeds as waste piles up in streets Council and unions enter discussions as refuse workers' industrial action enters fifth week following pay dispute letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news Welsh council pioneers ‘BagFlag’ on food waste bins Neath Port Talbot reveals success of new service using Straight-developed indicators for replacement liners letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news Cambridgeshire’s “largest” AD plant approved for construction Plant in March set to produce electricity, heat and 12,000tpa of compost from locally-sourced food waste letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2009 Industry news UK plastics recycling momentum slows Report analysing European plastics sector shows fall in growth of packaging recycling in 2008 compared to 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2009 Industry news Cemex teams up with WRG for Rugby MBT project Cement manufacturer announces partnership with waste firm to build and operate proposed plant in West Midlands letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on SITA's Northumberland PFI, a reaction to the scrappage scheme extension and flytipping figures letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2009