Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Kerbside questions for paper after collection slow-down The Confederation of Paper Industries has highlighted a "massive" slump in the growth of waste paper collection for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 28 Dec 2006 Industry news Free take-back for ELVs from 1 January 2007 Science minister Malcolm Wicks welcomes next stage of end of life vehicles recovery and recycling programme letsrecycle.com News · 28 Dec 2006 Industry news Need for communications highlighted in run-up to Christmas Local authorities stress that messages to residents to minimise and recycle waste should ensure a smoother Christmas letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on Sussex infrastructure; Oxford&#39s success; recycled glass golf bunkers; and can recycling in Cardiff and Sandwell letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2006 Industry news Sims Group acquires South Wales scrap firm Addition of Cymru Metals Recycling hands Sims operation processing 150,000 tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals each year letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2006 Industry news Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire form waste partnership Unitary and neighbouring disposal authority sign memorandum of understanding as first step to joint long-term contract procurement letsrecycle.com News · 22 Dec 2006 Industry news Christmas comes early for SITA UK Waste firm signs 28-year PFI contract in Northumberland and wins planning approval for recycling and recovery plants in Perth letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2006 Industry news WRAP chief executive Jennie Price to join Sport England Recycling development and awareness organisation hunting new chief executive, with Jennie Price departing letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2006 Industry news Burnley reassures residents after contamination letters A crackdown on contamination in recycling bags, reported by the Daily Mail, has seen Burnley defend its stance letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2006 Industry news Accord chosen for 80m Gloucester contract City hopes to double recycling rate in two years under deal which will give residents influence over recycling in their area letsrecycle.com News · 21 Dec 2006 Industry news Plastics recycling firm to “dramatically expand” operations Midlands company reveals intention for substantial increase in activities under a 750,000 investment plan letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2006 Industry news Alarm over use of recovered paper in energy generation European paper industry members voice further concerns at rising popularity of recovered paper with biomass power generators letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on end of life vehicles; recycling for flats; Tyre recycling; Packaging producer responsibility and farm plastics letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2006 Industry news London Mayor re-ignites bid for single waste authority Ken Livingstone&#39s fight for a London-wide waste disposal authority continues with fresh attempt to establish it letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2006 Industry news “Still a lot to be done” to reach future recycling targets Local government sector praised for recycling achievements, but LGA warns of difficulties ahead reaching "ambitious" targets letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2006 Industry news Serco in driving seat for waste contracts worth £145m Services firm preferred bidder for two long-term council collection contracts to be signed in next few weeks letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2006 Industry news Biffa launches expanded glass recycling service Waste firm extends glass collections to pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants in South Wales, West Midlands and M1 corridor letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2006 Industry news Christmas shoppers in Suffolk urged to cut out packaging Council communications campaign hits High Street in Suffolk to encourage shoppers to avoid products using too much packaging letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2006 Industry news Expression of interest made for Synmet UK Administrators of collapsed recycling equipment firm reveal its UK arm could be taken over before it is declared bankrupt letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2006 Industry news Buckinghamshire district has top dry recyclables service Full recycling league tables published on letsrecycle.com, showing Chiltern with best results not including green waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2006 Industry news Waste firm wins approval to use MBT residues on soil SITA granted "first large-scale" licence exemption to use mechanical biological treatment outputs to restore land letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2006 Industry news Sims announces 8m WEEE recycling plant for Newport Sims Recycling Solutions to build waste electronics processing plant to process 100,000 tonnes of materials each year letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2006 Industry news London boroughs denounce calls for single waste authority Lobbying continues as London Bill moves through Parliament, with boroughs defending their "mixed record" on recycling letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2006 Industry news Defra releases council data with North Kesteven in top spot Recycling figures for 2005/06 show 53% of councils met the national target but 66% hit their local targets letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2006 Industry news Industry figures reveal “shortage” of recycled glass in UK Glass cullet has had to be imported this year, as a shortage of material hits the UK container industry letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on clinical waste; recycling in Bedford; wood recycling; packaging waste recovery and the packaging industry letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2006 Industry news Questions over packaging producer responsibility in UK As EU recommends freezing packaging recovery targets, UK-based producers could have problems reaching existing targets letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2006 Industry news Durham firm launches carbon-cutting waste treatment process Premier Waste Management reveals plan to bid for waste contracts with MBT system it claims cuts carbon footprint of treatment letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2006 Industry news Wood recyclers advised to push up gate fees Wood Recyclers&#39 Association recommends charging more for taking in waste wood, to combat fall in woodchip and PRN prices letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2006 Industry news Commission recommends freezing Packaging Directive targets EU officials say current recycling targets for 2008 are "optimal" and should stay, to allow new EU states to catch up letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2006 Industry news Waste protocol could hit markets for recycled wood Efforts by Environment Agency to reclassify recycled wood as a non-waste could result in more regulation for wood recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2006 Industry news Novelis concern over “deterioration” in can sorting quality Largest aluminium reprocessor in UK says recycling plants being run over-capacity, calls for more hand-sorting of cans letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2006 Industry news RCV firm Dennis Eagle set for Spanish ownership Warwick-based refuse collection vehicle manufacturer set for acquisition by Ros Roca Group letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2006 Industry news Veolia acquires West Midlands paper recycling firm UK&#39s largest waste firm takes over Darlaston-based commercial paper collection company Hollands Recycling letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2006 Industry news Hull incinerator wins support from East Riding councillors WRG gains first half of required planning approval for new energy-from-waste plant, which now needs consent from Hull council letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2006 Industry news Call to develop standards for refuse-derived fuel Power firm Scottish and Southern Energy calls for the waste and energy sectors to join forces to "jumpstart" interest in RDF letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2006 Industry news Computer-charging battery in waste-saving “revolution” New product aims to make rechargeable batteries more convenient, allowing users to recharge them through USB ports letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2006 Industry news Warning over supermarket recycling site abuse Mendip council says supermarkets may pull plug on recycling points if residents continue to carelessly dump waste at sites letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2006 Industry news Fresh funding boost to design out packaging waste Retailers and designers invited to bid for financial support for projects to help design packaging to be less wasteful letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2006 Industry news Baylis reveals “closed loop” plastic bottle recycling plans Firm to invest 6m in next stage of plastic bottle recycling loop, producing "pre-form" bottles from waste PET plastic letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2006