Recycling news: 2005

Industry news New Year honours for waste industry figures CBE awarded to OPDM official Lester Hicks, MBE to David Wilson of Imperial College, OBE for John Summers of SWAG letsrecycle.com News · 31 Dec 2005 Industry news Councillors urged to reject million-tonne incinerator Local councillor in Peterborough speaks out against 250m energy-from-waste proposal, ahead of crucial vote by city council letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2005 Industry news Defra performance grant and news in brief With news on Defra grant for councils; Hazardous waste; Rockware Glass; Battery recycling; and, electronics recycling in Lincolnshire letsrecycle.com News · 23 Dec 2005 Industry news Cleanaway carve-up begins with sale of Scottish arm Shanks strengthens position north of the border as it takes over Cleanaway Scotland from parent company Brambles letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2005 Industry news New CRT recycler announces plans for plant in Scotland Despite further delay to WEEE implementation in UK, capacity for CRT recycling set to increase early in 2006 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2005 Industry news Gloucestershire may revisit PFI for waste Despite scrapping PFI contract failing in 2005, council says it may still seek Defra funding for residual waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2005 Industry news Products and Packages for Key Stage 3 Practical classroom resources for Design and Technology at Key Stage 3 INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 21 Dec 2005 Industry news Products and Packages for Key Stage 4 Practical classroom resources for Design and Technology at Key Stage 4 INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 21 Dec 2005 Industry news EU standards rule looms for overseas mills issuing PRNs From January overseas mills will have to be up to European standards if they wish to issue export-PRNs letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2005 Industry news LARAC praises St Edmundsbury for doing it like Europe Lee Marshall says UK council achieving 50% recycling rate shows that UK can compete with recycling rates in mainland Europe letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2005 Industry news Coventry paper collections to go city wide In bid to achieve top marks with Audit Commission, city council to provide paper collections for every house in city by September 2006 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2005 Industry news Grosvenor PERN accreditation reinstated after suspension Environment Agency allows recycling company Grosvenor Waste Management to issue packaging recovery notes after audit letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2005 Industry news Three companies in the running for Cambridgeshire PFI Shanks, WRG and Donarbon submit bids for county council&#39s 25-year Private Finance Initiative disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on Glasgow&#39s procurement policy; Waste firm Onyx; A new community recycling fund; and, aluminium foil recycling letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2005 Industry news Northern Ireland councils confused over 250m waste pledge Northern Irish councils call for government to clear up "conflicting" promises of major funding for new waste infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2005 Industry news Major review for Nottingham&#39s troubled kerbside scheme City council calls in the doorknockers to find out why half of residents are unhappy with kerbside recycling services letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2005 Industry news Tesco expands “intelligent recycling unit” pilot After trials in Hampshire, supermarket giant installs special collection banks in Hertfordshire to help shoppers recycle letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2005 Industry news New English recycling tables put St Edmundsbury top Government&#39s 2004/05 recycling and composting league table confirms St Edmundsbury is only council to reach 50% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2005 Industry news 20 million green bottles, sitting on the M3 Day Aggregates to supply recycled glass "sand" for prestigious engineering contract refurbishing M3 motorway letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2005 Industry news Exel to provide logistics for Straight home composting deal Exel to assist in distribution of home composting bins as part of WRAP&#39s 1.44 million contract with Straight letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2005 Industry news Shredded tyres on fire at Sheffield recycling plant Fire broke out at a tyre recycling plant in Attercliffe early on Thursday morning involving 250 tonnes of material letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2005 Industry news Powys on top as Welsh councils reach 19.4% recycling rate Welsh minister Carwyn Jones reveals recycling results for councils in Wales during 2004/05, putting rural Powys at number one letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2005 Industry news WRAP writes to Environment Agency over PAS 100 comments WRAP&#39s chief executive has written to the Agency&#39s director of environmental policy for clarification on view of PAS 100 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2005 Industry news Acquisition-hungry Pearsons announce new MRF for Norfolk After fourth takeover this year, Thetford recyclers Pearsons reveal plans for 1.5m materials recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2005 Industry news Oxfam report reveals new danger for textile recyclers Cheap, lower quality Asian clothing imports now threaten key market for textile recyclers - Africa - new report warns letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2005 Industry news Planning green light for Liverpool in-vessel composter VCU Europa to build 3m vertical composting unit at Gillmoss to recycle 20,000 tonnes of organic waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2005 Industry news New hard plastics recycling plant to be built in Essex One of the first plants in the UK for recycling hard plastics like wheeled bins to start up in Rainham by February letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2005 Industry news WRG preferred bidder for 90 million Norfolk recovery plant Waste Recycling Group to build recycling and energy centre to handle half of Norfolk&#39s waste over 25 years letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2005 Industry news Plans revealed for phone battery recycling plant in UK Midlands battery recyclers sign contract to develop its second reprocessing plant, to handle lithium-ion batteries letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2005 Industry news Textile Recycling Association welcomes research papers about the impact of Second Hand Clothing Industry on Sub-Saharan Africa. The second hand clothing trade has positive social, economic and environmental impacts in exporting and receiving countries. The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has welcomed two separate pieces of research into the impact of the second hand clothing trade on Sub-Saharan African countries. They draw similar conclusions and deduce that the industry has positive social, economic [...] Read Mor… Textile Recycling Association · 12 Dec 2005 Industry news Consortium bids line up for largest-ever waste contract Two bidders for the forthcoming Greater Manchester PFI waste contract, worth 4bn over 25 years, announce new partners letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2005 Industry news Preston firm opens new electronics recycling plant Computer-Recycling.co.uk opens new reprocessing plant to handle waste electronics including cathode ray tubes letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on composting, "reverse vending", recycling on the Tube, metal recycling fund raisers and Penrith community recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2005 Industry news West Sussex MRF wins conditional approval at second attempt New planning guidance document helps rescue Viridor&#39s proposal for "showcase" materials recycling facility in Ford letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2005 Industry news Commission probe into WRAP paper recycling plans European commissioners cast doubt over necessity of Waste & Resources Action Programme&#39s 20m aid package for paper mills letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2005 Industry news New name builds on launch success Recycling and waste management show at Stoneleigh becomes "letsrecycle.com Live" for dynamic second year letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2005 Industry news EMR suffers blaze at Coventry scrap yard Around 1,000 tonnes of material and 50 vehicles in fire at European Metal Recycling&#39s Stoney Stanton Road facility letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2005 Industry news Councils threatened over stalled waste PFI projects Surrey and Herefordshire & Worcestershire threatened with loss of government credits since new waste plants have not been developed letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2005 Industry news Lincoln highlights problems drawing up integrated contract Following the letting of a recycling and refuse contract to Cory, Lincoln explains challenges in trying for broader contracts letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2005 Industry news Composting industry challenges Agency over PAS comments Industry demands explanation of Environment Agency comments dismissing PAS composting standard as "marketing tool" letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2005