Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Investigation underway into shredder fatal accident An investigation is continuing into a fatal accident at a Norfolk-based paper recycler letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2003 Industry news Wales to start landfill allowance scheme from April 2004 Wales is to begin its landfill allowance scheme in municipal waste from April 2004, but it will not involve trading letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2003 Industry news UK suggests specific recycling targets are option for Europe The government has responded to the Commission&#39s consultation on a Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2003 Industry news WRAP appoints chief operating officer A former top DEFRA official is to joing WRAP as its first chief operating officer letsrecycle.com News · 24 Dec 2003 Industry news Recycled damp course boost for Mercer but BPI closes plant Frank Mercer and Sons launch a new product but British Polythene Industries closes its Oxfordshire plant letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2003 Industry news Management buy out takes over Devon Waste Formerly county council-owned waste disposal company has been subject of a 7.5m management buy out from Viridor Waste letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2003 Industry news News in brief East Sussex hands out free re-useable nappies; Yorkshire farmer expands composting activity; and Flintshire re-uses Christmas trees letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2003 Industry news Mills must recognise recovery costs, says paper expert The need for a better understanding of recovery costs has been emphasised by Gerry West, who retires from Severnside this month letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2003 Industry news ACM colour coordinated sales success West Ham football club and Cambridge city council purchase compactors in their sports teams&#39 strips letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2003 Industry news Aylesford clinches Wiltshire contract The newsprint recycler will take 12,000 tonnes of paper annually from Wiltshire under a 10-year contract extension letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2003 Industry news Man dies at Norfolk paper recyclers An investigation has been launched following a fatal accident at MW White Waste Paper based near Norwich letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2003 Industry news Global steel prices likely to remain firm into New Year Steel industry analysts predict a continuation of recent growth, but warn the end of price rises may not be far away letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2003 Industry news Southern and Midlands councils top English recycling Figures higher, but latest recycling and composting statistics show little improvement by high performing councils letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2003 Industry news Tighter restrictions for exported plastic bottles to China In addition to a seasonal slump, higher standards in the Chinese market see more waste plastic offered on the UK market letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2003 Industry news Dixons Group switches to 100% recycled carrier bags The electrical retailer Currys, the Link and Dixons stores have converted with the other brands following in the New Year letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2003 Industry news Hazardous Waste Forum calls for minimisation targets The Forum&#39s Action Plan calls on the government to set target for a reduction in hazardous waste generation letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2003 Industry news Local authority partners look at waste authority plans Shropshire and Gloucestershire reveal determination to look at integrated working using 2.5 million from joint DEFRA bid letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2003 Industry news Valpak appoints Steve Gough as new chief executive The packaging waste compliance scheme&#39s director of operations will take over in January 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2003 Industry news Recycling success for English local authorities The English household waste recycling and composting rate has risen to 15% for the period 2002-03 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2003 Industry news Broad welcome for latest recycling figures There has been a general welcome for the 15% recycling level although Friends of the Earth expressed caution letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2003 Industry news DEFRA defends rules on incineration of packaging waste Government to stick with limit on packaging waste recovery through EfW despite European position favouring incineration letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2003 Industry news Plymouth city council prepares long-term waste contract The authority is looking into new waste treatment technologies in an attempt to divert material from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2003 Industry news Online national waste database ready for trials The first councils will benefit from streamlined waste surveys when an online municipal waste database begins trials in the New Year letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2003 Industry news News in Brief South Gloucestershire alternate week collections; Lichfield temporary expansion of collection fleet; and Barnsley Christmas campaign letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2003 Industry news Resolution close for Viridor-West Sussex contract The waste and recycling contract worth up to 125 million awaits PFI credits from the government letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2003 Industry news Scottish Executive consults on landfill allowance trading Local authorities in Scotland could be given biodegradable municipal waste landfill allowances as early as July 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2003 Industry news Ministers play down ELV consultation delay The government has delayed releasing its final end of life vehicles consultation until January 2004 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2003 Industry news UK&#39s first compostable packaging scheme launched The Composting Association has put its weight behind a German certification scheme for compostable packaging letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2003 Industry news recycle-more relaunched with more recycling information Valpak has relaunched its recycle-more.co.uk website and now sees it as the leading brand letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2003 Industry news Viridor hits 40 MW landfill gas power capacity New landfill gas generation equipment in Lancashire has expanded Viridor Waste Management&#39s capacity for power generation letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2003 Industry news Midlands TV recycling campaign expands 16 local authorities in the Carlton Midlands TV region broadcast 84,000 recycling advert over festive period letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2003 Industry news DEFRA announces 14 partnership winners in 135m waste fund Government allocates 62.5m to 14 council partnerships in the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund third round letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2003 Industry news Two aggregate recycling firms win 150,000 in grants Churngold Transport and Realm Construction receive capital grant funding from the Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2003 Industry news Retail giant invites ideas on sustainable buying The company that owns B&Q has called for an "intelligent debate" with environmentalists on making consumption more sustainable letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2003 Industry news News in Brief LondonWaste joins Alcan network, Herefordshire survey launched and Worcester kerbside collections exceed expections letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2003 Industry news Pre-Budget report criticised for delaying waste tax Industry and Green Alliance criticise waste thinking in the Chancellor&#39s Pre-Budget Statement letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2003 Industry news Energy-from-waste counts as recovery, EU agrees An EU committee agrees incineration will count towards packaging recovery targets and will change existing legislation letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2003 Industry news Centrol acquires Axis and Security Shredding Services The Cheshire-based company purchases firms specialising in hazardous waste management and data destruction letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2003 Industry news Gloucestershire farms tackle black plastics waste The Gloucestershire Farm Plastics Recycling Scheme looks for new members in an effort to reduce burning and burying of waste letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2003 Industry news Anglesey launches kerbside service The Welsh county council is to launch a doorstep collection service for dry recyclables in the New Year letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2003