Recycling news: 2003

Industry news DEFRA confirms 2001-02 recycling rate of 12.4% The 2001-02 Municipal Waste Management Survey report says that recycling has doubled in tonnage but not in rate letsrecycle.com News · 26 Aug 2003 Industry news WRAP publishes report into UK recycled plastics industry The report identifies the greatest potential for growth in producing piping, industrial strapping and kerbside boxes letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2003 Industry news Biffa implements Leicester infrastructure Under its 300 million 25-year contract, the company begins paper bank collections and constructs the anaerobic digester and ball mill letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2003 Industry news Chief executive of the Wastepack Group leaves company Paul Ashworth leaves the commercial waste and compliance company "by mutual consent", to pursue other interests letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2003 Industry news News In Brief Alco gets tracking on its fleet; a community waste programme is launched; and the Composting Association opens its 2003 awards letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2003 Industry news DEFRA awards 4.3m to six local authority recycling projects Money from DEFRA&#39s 24m Landfill Tax fund is going to Barnsley, Halton, Merseyside, Carlisle, North Yorkshire and Stoke letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2003 Industry news Hot weather slows composters down Spot prices could rise under pressure from dry summer and low green waste tonnages letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2003 Industry news Avon Friends of the Earth goes into receivership No jobs will be lost as the pioneering community recycler transfers operations to London-based ECT Recycling letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2003 Industry news WRAP releases two reports on the UK wood waste sector The Waste and Resources Action Programme reports aim to raise awareness and provide statistics on UK wood waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2003 Industry news Firms waste up to 20% of IT budget storing unused equipment Companies should release redundant IT equipment for re-use or recycling before it loses value, a re-use specialist has warned letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2003 Industry news Soil Association bans WRG from using logo Waste Recycling Group&#39s Nature Mix compost has lost the approval of the organic standards group letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2003 Industry news HLC looks for new site for Wrexham resource recovery centre A third party has bought the site that had been proposed for the plant, forcing HLC to prepare proposals for a new location letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2003 Industry news News in Brief Lambeth to expand kerbside scheme; new website for Wood Panel Industries Federation; and free training for community recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2003 Industry news Rejection of Hull incinerator could cost taxpayers millions Officers warned that losing the incinerator will cost councils in the area more than 2m in extra Landfill Tax letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2003 Industry news High quality compost production to quadruple in three years Growing media is a huge potential market for quality compost, claims WRAP report letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2003 Industry news Buy recycled to cut highway construction costs, WRAP says The Waste and Resources Action Programme has said highway authorities could save thousands each year using recycled materials letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2003 Industry news Compensation could be paid over South Wales landfill site Residents living near the Trecatti landfill site, near Merthyr Tydfil, have reported a victory in their battle for compensation letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2003 Industry news Merseyside WDA recycling performance &#39well below average&#39 The Audit Commission rates the Waste Disposal Authority&#39s service as &#39fair&#39 with &#39uncertain prospects for improvement&#39 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2003 Industry news DEFRA fields Animal By-Products queries Government fights confusion over Animal By-Products Regulation with a Frequently Asked Questions webpage letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2003 Industry news HLC takes stock after fire at Crymlyn Burrows waste facility Structural damage from a four-day fire at the South Wales waste treatment plant has caused some disruption letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2003 Industry news News in Brief Ealing revamps CA site to the tune of 750,000; DEFRA visits the Sofa Project; and Highland recycling off to a good start letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2003 Industry news Scottish First Minister opens Remploy WEEE re-use facility The North Lanarkshire plant will receive 300-400 units for refurbishment each week from the Dixons take-back scheme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2003 Industry news Grundon WEEE trials up and running Electronic waste trials are underway at Grundon Waste Management&#39s Knowl Hill site letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2003 Industry news Cheshire to consider burning waste plastics via gasification A councillor has called for the county to investigate the feasibility of using mixed plastics as an energy source letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2003 Industry news Shanks gets planning go-ahead for 35 million MBT plant The 180,000 tonne Mechanical Biological Treatment plant at Frog Island, has been approved by the London Borough of Havering letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2003 Industry news Equipment demand prompts creation of joint venture British firm O.Kay has formed a joint venture as demand increases for recycling equipment and machinery letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2003 Industry news Wood recycling sector set for third party packaging audits Independent auditors could be brought in to check UK wood packaging recovery in the wake of DEFRA&#39s PRN investigation letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2003 Industry news Britannia Import Export&#39s fines cut after magistrate muddle Fines imposed on the company for waste fridge offences have been reduced, as they were higher than the maximum allowed letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2003 Industry news Computer Aid International celebrates 20,000 refurbished PCs The charity has supplied PCs to 916 schools and 690 community groups in developing countries since 1998 letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2003 Industry news Scottish environment minister launches Fife kerbside scheme The paper recycling service for 54,000 households will be run alongside a three-year awareness campaign letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2003 Industry news Don&#39t abandon bring banks, Wyre Forest asks residents As a kerbside recycling service begins, the Worcestershire district council is calling on residents to continue using bring banks letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2003 Industry news WRAP launches capital funding competition for organics The funding will help WRAP meet its target for an additional 150,000 tonnes of high quality compost products in the UK each year letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2003 Industry news Sims doubles fridge processing capacity at Newport The company has invested in a second plant at its Newport site, which will bring processing capacity up to 700,000 units a year letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2003 Industry news PM lends his support to Sedgefield kerbside service Tony Blair highlights "huge potential" of convenient and easy-to-use kerbside recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2003 Industry news News in Brief Hull&#39s successful start to home compost scheme; Surrey promotes junk mail reduction; and Trafford recycles Yellow Pages letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2003 Industry news DEFRA denies pesticides announcement left too late The government counters local authority criticism by playing down impact of ban on household pesticides letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2003 Industry news Britannia fined 52,000 for fridge offences The Manchester-based fridge collection and storage company is fined in charges brought by the Environment Agency letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2003 Industry news Details on 135m fund for England expected in September The government is to take bids from English councils in another round of the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2003 Industry news Devon county council opens recycled recycling centre The 650,000 facility in Okehampton is made from construction waste and recycled black bin liners letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2003 Industry news Poole hits 72% recovery rate at household recycling centre The borough council has spent 330,000 on improving site design, signage and segregation facilities letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2003