Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Conditional green light for Veolia-Cleanaway acquisition Veolia Environmental Services agrees to sell Fawley incinerator to enable 595m acquisition of Cleanaway UK letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on green waste recycling in South Wales and Liverpool, a new catering waste scheme and a new mobile shredder letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2006 Industry news Norfolk confident of landfill target success Despite difficulty deciding treatment options, updated waste strategy sees county in positive mood regarding targets letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2006 Industry news Small composters demand recognition within protocol Community composters criticise quality protocol&#39s reliance on PAS 100 standard to de-classify compost as a "waste" letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2006 Industry news Middlesbrough firm fined 45,000 for burning waste Environment Agency hails prosecution as a "clear warning" to other businesses to comply with their waste management licences letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2006 Industry news WRAP support for construction waste recycling New capital grant scheme aims to reduce 30 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste sent to landfill each year letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2006 Industry news Home composting generates greenhouse gas, academics warn Composting organic waste at home generating "significant amounts" of climate change-causing methane, researchers claim letsrecycle.com News · 19 Sept 2006 Industry news European Court ruling backs UK levy on aggregates The British Aggregates Association has suffered a huge setback in its fight against the environmental levy letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2006 Industry news Extended negotiations “helpful” to Cambridgeshire PFI Cambridgeshire officers recommend Donarbon as preferred bidder, following extended negotiation with company letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2006 Industry news Asda pioneers zero waste to landfill Supermarket chain reveals first success in sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill by 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2006 Industry news New Earth signs top SITA executive Dorset-based composting firm signs Peter Gillatt, SITA UK&#39s chief operating officer for treatment, as new managing director letsrecycle.com News · 18 Sept 2006 Industry news Major fire at Berkshire plastics recycling firm Blaze at Baylis Recycling near Slough causes hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to HDPE recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2006 Industry news Ex-Herhof executives to open Berlin MBT plant Engineers from firm that collapsed while developing MBT plant in Lancashire to open Germany&#39s 50th MBT plant next month letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on home composting, schools awareness, business procurement, IT re-use and construction waste reduction letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2006 Industry news Poole hands 200m integrated contract to Viridor 20-year contract signed, to include provision of new MRF and processing of residual waste at Colnbrook incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 17 Sept 2006 Industry news Planning approval for 25m East London gasification plant First plant of its kind in UK, designed to process MBT residues, wins backing of Thames Gateway planners letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2006 Industry news “Major change” predicted for wood recycling industry Steps to re-classify recycled wood as no longer a "waste" seen by wood recyclers as significant boost to markets letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2006 Industry news Cornwall plan to improve safety at recycling centres County to work with new PFI contractor SITA to boost safety procedures when selling re-usable goods at civic amenity sites letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2006 Industry news British Glass to aid WRAP wine bottle initiative Glass container industry boost to project seeking to raise demand for recycled green glass by bottling foreign wines in UK letsrecycle.com News · 14 Sept 2006 Industry news Recyclers demand tough policing of producer responsibility Board mills slam "near non-existent" scrutiny of packaging industry compliance with UK recycling regulations letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2006 Industry news Planners recommended to reject bid to expand Nottingham EfW Planning officers advise councillors to throw out bid by WRG to expand Eastcroft incinerator, prior to meeting next week letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2006 Industry news Supermarkets score poorly on waste action, watchdog says National Consumer Council criticises top eight supermarkets for efforts to promote waste recycling, reduction and re-use letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2006 Industry news Cumbria councillors put back decision on 400m waste deal Clarifications needed on 25-year waste management contract bid, delaying decision on a preferred bidder (updated 4pm) letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2006 Industry news Guidelines to help design recycling into plastic packaging Designers of plastic packaging provided with raft of information on how to make their products more easily recycled letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2006 Industry news Share dealing in Biffa to open on October 9 after demerger Biffa to continue selective approach to municipal contracts and focus on organic growth letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2006 Industry news London boroughs to join major nappy re-use scheme London boroughs invited to sign up to one of the biggest ever intiatives to promote washable nappies and reduce waste letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2006 Industry news Industry welcome for draft compost quality protocol Composting businesses predict cost savings when finished compost is de-classified as a "waste" letsrecycle.com News · 12 Sept 2006 Industry news Environment Exchange cuts fees after PRN price slump Online trading platform predicts continuation of depressed PRN market into 2007, slashes trading fees by 50% as result letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2006 Industry news Corus offers 30,000 prize money for can suppliers Steel reprocessor to reward those sending steel packaging waste to its CanRoute Centres with producer responsibility funding letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2006 Industry news Three-bin collection system for East Lindsey Lincolnshire district hands out 189,000 wheeled bins as it transforms collection service with new alternate weekly system letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2006 Industry news National pub and club glass collection service could return Following success of early glass collection service from licensed premises, Biffa says further expansion is possible letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2006 Industry news Protocol hailed as major step forward for composting Consultation on draft quality protocol begins in attempt to clarify when compost is no longer classified as "waste" letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2006 Industry news Recycling call for “first generation” PVC windows First generation of PVC windows now reaching end of life, with recyclers offering 70 per tonne for the material letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2006 Industry news Recycling in Action win Waste World Cup South Wales Group becomes fourth winners of annual six-aside football championship for waste and recycling sector letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2006 Industry news Incentive schemes rarely justify costs, consultant warns Dominic Hogg of consultancy Eunomia calls value of household recycling incentive schemes "questionable" letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2006 Industry news Verdant secures 7-year 18.5m contract from Rother Bin chips and alternate weekly collections will feature in new contract which replaces current Serco award letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2006 Industry news Sainsbury&#39s urged to back up compostable packaging pledge Importance of consumer information emphasised as retail giant launches biodegradable packaging letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2006 Industry news Defra sees household incentives as recycling awareness tool Ddirect charging and alternative weekly collections better than incentive schemes at raising recycling participation letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2006 Industry news Welsh councils meet landfill targets for 2005/06 Assembly government reveals that all 22 Welsh local authorities keet to landfill allowance limits letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2006 Industry news Recycling doubts over Belu bottles&#39 green claims Company attacks waste industry in debate over viability of recycling or composting the biodegradable plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2006