Recycling news: 2006

Industry news Future looks bright for waste in Merseyside Despite poor view from Defra, Audit Commission says disposal authority has promising future prospects letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news Herts focuses on recycling ahead of work on residual waste County and district partnership intends to achieve early landfill targets without the aid of residual waste treatment letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news Council hits back in Scunthorpe waste protest Radio 4 among television and radio stations covering protest by residents in North Lincolnshire letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2006 Industry news High yield for Warwickshire WEEE contract West Midlands waste firm AWM Group says waste electronics arisings at council sites much higher than expected letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Funding key to tissue mill for Ireland Researchers say a tissue plant could be a viable option for the island of Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE reuse; waste awareness work; waste treatment policy; Yellow Pages recycling; and, plastic bag re-use letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Surrey waste plant consultation comes to a close Residents in Surrey have until Friday to respond to proposals for new sites to treat and recycle municipal waste letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2006 Industry news Defra reports “no evidence of fraud” in packaging exports Fact-finding mission fails to uncover fraud in paper packaging waste exports, but does uncover "incorrect" practices letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Charities losing millions to “bogus” textile recyclers Major children&#39s charity calls for action as thefts of donated clothing rise to 50 tonnes per week letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Waste World Cup draw sees “group of death” emerge Draw for this year&#39s waste and recycling sector tournament selects 30 teams in groups for competition on September 8 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news South Kesteven to develop recycling incentive system Lincolnshire district introduces bin-weighing system with aim of establishing reward scheme to encourage household recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2006 Industry news Grosvenor installs 1.3 million automatic sorting line New machinery at Crayford recycling plant sees Grosvenor aiming to engage with local markets for recyclable plastics letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Paper recycling offered to Gateshead high-rise homes 3,000 flats across city targetted by paper recycling scheme funded through Safer Stronger Communities Fund letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Reading homes receive recycling bins ahead of new scheme Borough prepares for October&#39s switch to alternate-weekly collections with thousands of new red wheeled recycling bins letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Merseyside recycler offers market for television glass New plant opens in Birkenhead with capacity to reprocess 30,000 tonnes of glass from cathode ray tubes every year letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Bristol to develop local composting infrastructure City working with neighbouring councils and composting companies to consider possible new composting plants letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2006 Industry news Pepsi “confusing” public over recycling of packaging Parent company of Walkers crisps attacked for "confusing" nature of recycling symbols used on packaging letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news London campaign on real nappies set for autumn Awareness initiative to run from September after survey finds most parents have "outdated" ideas about re-usable nappies letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Poole to run recycling vehicle on used cooking oil Council trials vehicle powered by recycled cooking oil, with hope of extending system to entire fleet letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news SITA reveals plan for Northumberland MRF County&#39s PFI contract preferred bidder to develop materials recycling facility and transfer station at West Sleekburn letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Advanced composting firm close to 25m finance deal Dorset-based company New Earth Solutions negotiates with German bank for funding for new waste processing plants letsrecycle.com News · 10 Aug 2006 Industry news Southwark joins London&#39s compulsory recycling revolution Borough agrees to pilot enforced recycling among 8,000 households in bid to boost participation in waste recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on bag re-use; Weighing firm buyout; Catalogue recycling; Plastic Omnium bins; and, recycling incentives in Corby letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006 Industry news West Country residents asked for views on waste treatment Partnership of councils in the Avon area run informal consultation campaign to help develop long-term waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2006 Industry news Plans unveiled for 15m waste plant in East London Yorkshire company PDM Group to build renewable energy and recycled oil refinery facility in borough of Newham letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news Agency plan to improve sector&#39s environmental performance Environment Agency launches plan including 10 objectives to improve environmental management in waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news Solid demand for non-ferrous scrap may not help margins Bureau of International Recycling says anticipated demand for non-ferrous scrap metal may not support narrowing margins letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news North London composting plant suffers odour problems Composting firm Agrivert changes composting procedures at Edmonton in-vessel plant after enforcement notice is served letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2006 Industry news New data poses packaging recovery target questions Rethink on producer responsibility targets could be needed as obligation data for 2006 comes in lower than expected letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on gypsum recycling; composting and compost awareness; "real nappies"; and glass recycling letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news Limited results for household recycling incentive trials Defra&#39s 3.1m trial of recycling incentives suggests they can be "useful", but don&#39t necessarily increase recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news Bristol kitchen waste recycling scheme expands citywide City offers food waste collection scheme to all 150,000 households in bid to hit challenging landfill diversion targets letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2006 Industry news AWM Group invests 200,0000 in MRF Firm installs state-of-the-art technology at site in Wolverhampton to recycle up to 75,000 tonnes of waste each year letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Inetec reveals plans for 10 food waste plants Welsh company to build plants around the UK to convert commercial food waste into biofuel and generate electricity letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Work begins on 7m composting plant in Lancashire TEG Environmental develops its largest-ever food and green waste in-vessel processing facility at Todmorden letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2006 Industry news Tesco offers loyalty points for re-using carrier bags Supermarket giant announces incentive scheme to persuade shoppers to cut down on their use of carrier bags letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Norton buys plastics plant to boost WEEE recycling credentials Metal recycler snaps up majority stake in Axion Recycling, with aim to upgrade plant to process waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Slough plastics recycling plant hit by fire Fire at plastic recycling plant owned by Slough Heat and Power, cause unknown letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Awards call for recycling sector’s unsung heroes One month to go for high achievers in recycling or waste management to send in entries for this year&#39s Awards for Excellence letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006 Industry news Somerset businesses consulted on county waste plan County seeks help from 23,000 local businesses to develop a plan for how waste will be managed and diverted from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2006