Recycling news: 2010

Policy & government Changes to PFI Programme Withdrawal of provisional allocation of PFI credits from projects that will now not be needed to meet the 2020 landfill diversion targets. GOV.UK · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Action plans for sustainable construction unveiled Industry launches five material-specific documents designed to help reduce waste in sector letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Construction to start on second Cumbria MBT County council and contractor Shanks Group attend sod-cutting ceremony for facility being developed under £720m PPP deal letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Defra withdraws funding from seven waste PFIs Department claims in Spending Review that projects are no longer needed to meet landfill diversion goals letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Waste services set to suffer from 26% council cuts Spending Review includes "unavoidably challenging" settlement for local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Thousands of jobs to go at Defra and EA Department reveals that up to 8,000 of 30,000 people employed across Defra and its network of bodies could lose their posts letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Spending Review must unlock waste-to-energy Trade body REA puts last minute pressure on government to ensure today's announcement tackles AD, biomass and EfW letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Council news South Lanarkshire Council - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Defra drops plans for farm films scheme Government aborts much-delayed proposal after consultation reveals industry opposition to producer responsibility plans letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a waste consultation on Merseyside, carpet recycling and food waste in Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news Welsh councils encouraged to reveal end markets WAG urges councils to make use of change in WasteDataFlow system to record destinations for materials letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news WEEE Directive recast timetable slips into 2011 Overhaul of waste electronics legislation set to be voted on by European Parliament later than expected letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news Plans for Biffas first EfW incinerator rejected Leicestershire county council refuses proposals for £200m facility near Shepshed, claiming impact would be unacceptable letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news GMWDA recycling campaign aims to cut confusion Joint waste authority teams with contractor Viridor Laing to help stress what items can be recycled across Greater Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Carbon savings at forefront of London waste strategy Second draft municipal document prioritises emissions savings, while Mayor also launches first dedicated business waste plan letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Marginal increase in Northern Irish recycling rate Figures for year ending June 2010 show household recycling rate creeping upwards, while municipal recycling rate also increasing letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Council waste indicator system to be scrapped Communities secretary unveils plans to scrap Local Area Agreements between councils and National Indicator benchmarks letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news IEA publishes guide to using digestate as fertiliser International Energy Agency publishes document highlighting benefits of using AD by-product to replace inorganic fertilisers letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news WRAP confirms escape from bonfire of the quangos Resources and recycling body set to have £91m budget cut after government spending review letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Smurfit Kappa fined 5,000 over worker injuries Recycling firm prosecuted after employee breaks ribs in incident involving metal conveyor belt at Preston warehouse letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Two to compete for Peterborough collection deal Services companies left as final two bidders for waste and recycling collection contract after council cuts shortlist letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Shred and spread supporters slam Defra policy stance Companies consider legal challenge over government decision to exclude treatment option from council recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Bristol approves pyrolysis and gasification plant New Earth Energy receives planning permission for its first large-scale energy-from-waste facility letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2010 Industry news Doncaster downplays missed bin penalty for SITA Council stresses damages paid over missed bins amounts to 0.1% of collections undertaken by collections contractor letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2010 Industry news Defra set to repeal contradictory CA site law Department holds informal consultation on repealing Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act which puts councils at risk of legal challenge letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2010 Industry news Government to substantially reform Environment Agency Cabinet Office also confirms abolition of Advisory Committee on Packaging as cuts reduce number of quangos by almost a third letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2010 Industry news Asian Games cited as plastics prices soften Reprocessors and recyclers claim impending Asiad has led to price decline for plastic bottles, with mixed material most affected letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2010 Industry news Stobart Biomass sees strong demand for feedstock Growing demand for waste wood and other biomass materials has spurred development of biomass firm letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2010 Industry news Councils call for powers to charge for waste services LARAC response to waste strategy review reveals support for localism agenda, but raises concern over recycling drivers letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2010 Industry news EA warns batteries schemes against complacency As all six compliance schemes have approvals renewed for 2011, regulator stresses size of task facing them next year letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2010 Industry news DEFRA’s Maximising Reuse and Recycling of UK Clothing and Textiles The overall aim of this project is to report up-to-date, comprehensive and robust data on the quality and quantity of clothing and textile waste in the UK and present and evaluate strategies for environmentally sound End-of-Life (EOL) management, in particular increasing reuse and recycling rates. “Well dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and [...] Read More... from DEFRA… Textile Recycling Association · 12 Oct 2010 Council news Crawley Borough Council - Crawley GOV Crawley Council · 12 Oct 2010 Industry news Sainsburys excessive packaging case dropped Lincolnshire county council says that case due in court tomorrow ‘no longer in public interest' letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on the Runcorn EfW facility, community light bulb recycling and funding for a waste-to-energy facility in Peterborough letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news SITA action against former Easco owners reaches court First day of hearing in London's High Court hears waste company claim's regarding metal recycling firm letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news Councils commit to protecting key waste services Increased joint-working and charging for collections expected to be considered under post-Spending Review budget cuts letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news Kingston plots major cut in bring site provision Council targets £130,000-a-year savings by reducing sites from 31 to four due to kerbside recycling increase letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news Education is key to the sustainability agenda Paul Van Danzig, of Wastepack, calls on the government to put education at the centre of its waste policy letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2010 Global Keppel Seghers Keppel Seghers has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the second phase of the Greater Manchester Waste-to-Energy... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 Oct 2010 Industry news South Wales EfW refurbished after emissions breach EA Wales welcomes steps taken by operator of Crymlyn Burrows incinerator following dioxin emissions breaches in June and August letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2010