Recycling news: 2012

Industry news May Gurney profit warning over kerbside sort deals Company issues profit warning after expected margins fail to be reached for two long-term kerbside recycling collection contracts letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2012 Industry news Refuse collector stable after collision with car Collection worker for Dudley council suffered life threatening injuries following incident in West Midlands letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2012 Industry news AD firm Enpure placed in administration PwC appointed to Birmingham-based technology provider in move which Viridor says will not affect Manchester PFI, which uses Enpures technology letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2012 Industry news Bad news for recyclers as Sonae stops taking wood The only factory in UK to produce chipboard entirely from recycled wood, at Knowsley, stops particleboard production ahead of potential closure next week letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2012 Industry news London to receive black bag waste from Bedfordshire Shanks wins contracts with two councils to treat 76,000 tonnes-a-year of residual waste at its Frog Island MBT plant letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: Agrivert AD permission; Norfolk EfW decision called in; a rescued puppy; Veolia community funding; and, a skip hire firm fine letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2012 Industry news Novelis to return to spot market in weeks Aluminium can recycler to resume purchasing material from non-contracted supplier once works are completed at Warrington facility letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2012 Industry news Home counties welcome North London ruling Authorities outside of London are set to consider possibility of bilateral agreements in discussions over North London Waste Plan letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2012 Industry news Vital Earth considers appeal against 75,000 fine Organics recycling firm questions the level of fine after being found guilty of depositing contaminated compost on land without an environmental permit letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2012 Industry news POWERDAY’S PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CURTAIN RAISER On Saturday 1st September Powerday hosted their annual London Double Header event with nearly 500 guests in attendance. 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Powerday · 3 Sept 2012 Industry news Owen Paterson appointed as environment secretary Former Northern Ireland Secretary replaces Caroline Spelman as part of cabinet reshuffle, in move welcomed by waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2012 Industry news Scrap yard permit suspension quashed in High Court In a move which has implications for other permitted waste sites, Judge overturns suspension notice issued by Environment Agency to EMRs Stoke-on-Trent site letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2012 Industry news Swansea searches black bag waste for recyclables Recycling trial at councils main civic amenity site sees residents who do not want to have their waste searched, told to use the kerbside service instead letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2012 Industry news AfOR members approve merger with REA Association for Organics Recycling set to become a working group within the Renewable Energy Association following vote today letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2012 Industry news Record jail time handed to waste criminals Environment Agency report shows that number of people sent to prison for waste offences trebled in last year while amount of money paid in fines increased by 80% letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2012 Industry news Emissions to be closely monitored at Knowsley EfW Proposed Energos gasification plant gets draft environmental permit setting out strict emissions monitoring requirements letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2012 Industry news All Oxfordshire councils now collecting batteries Oxford city becomes the latest council to roll out kerbside collection of batteries, which can be placed on recycling bins or boxes for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2012 Industry news UKGI makes first investment in waste sector TEG Group gains 21 million in funding, including 2 million from UK Green Investments, for Londons first anaerobic digestion plant in Dagenham letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2012 Industry news All Welsh councils hit 2011/12 landfill targets Environment Agency Wales report shows councils sent 389,738 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill, 29% less than allowance letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2012 Industry news North London Waste Plan rejected The Planning Inspector appointed to assess the North London Waste Plan has rejected it because of a need for consultation with authorities outside of London letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2012 Industry news German waste giant starts work on Merseyside plant Hazardous waste specialist Remondis begins work on a 69,000 tonne capacity waste transfer station at site in Prescot letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: a pink RCV; SITA hospital recycling; Palm equipment investment; FCC furniture reuse; and, Powerday Barratt Homes deal letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2012 Industry news Strikes to return at Sheffield HWRCs Workers at five Sheffield HWRCs to go back on strike claiming that fundamental changes are needed in council proposals to end action letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2012 Industry news Putting lamp recycling in the spotlight Nigel Harvey of lamp recycling specialist Recolight argues that it is more important than ever to raise awareness of lamp recycling letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: a fine for Staffordshire waste firm; DS Smith Recycling contract; Defra funding; a Repic WEEE recycling event; and, SITA carnival clean-up letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2012 Industry news Merseyside authorities herald recycling performance Annual report highlights that Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership has improved recycling rates while diverting more from landfill during 2011-12 letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2012 Industry news WRAP finds noise risk in glass collections Report finds Kerbsider type and stillage vehicles are more likely to exceed noise regulations, whilst commingled systems are within limits letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2012 Industry news INVESTING IN THE FUTURE WITH SKIP AND VEHICLE PURCHASES Powerday remains committed to delivering the highest levels of customer service, an approach that has seen successive years of growth. 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Powerday · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news Directory launched to boost confidence in aggregates Zero Waste Scotland launches directory listing recycled aggregate producers which operate to aggregates Quality Protocol letsrecycle.com News · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news DS Smith points to growth after SCA deal DS Smith Recycling has highlighted its strengthened national capability after the acquisition of the SCA Recycling division letsrecycle.com News · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news Fears grow of waste wood mountain Agency in the dark as wood recycling gate fees rise with liability fears for waste firms and councils alongside increased fire risks letsrecycle.com News · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news Chemicals firm looks to amend Runcorn RDF permit Viridor-Laing and INEOS ChlorVinyls to apply to Halton borough council to increase amount of RDF transported by road from 85,000 to 480,000 tonnes letsrecycle.com News · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news AD guide prices to be published from this month letsrecycle.com guide prices for food waste treatment per tonne to be split reflecting types of treatment process letsrecycle.com News · 27 Aug 2012 Industry news Recofloor adds 10 new vinyl recycling sites The vinyl flooring scheme, Recofloor, has increased the network of premises to which used and new waste material can be delivered to. letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2012 Industry news Agency warns of using street sweepings in compost Environment Agency informs all composters in England that it will be carrying out desktop audit to ensure only appropriate waste types accepted letsrecycle.com News · 23 Aug 2012 Industry news Coca Cola adopts On-Pack Recycling Label Soft drinks giants products to bear standardised recycling label in a bid to increase the amount of plastic bottles collected for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on: an FCC contract; Norfolk recycling centre map; 'first' recycled glass vase; a Glasgow shopping centre and Calderdale bulky waste charge letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Waste industry gears up for RWM 2012 Businesses, local authorities and charities prepare to descend upon Birminghams NEC arena in September for waste management exhibition letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Still work to do on missed collections in Ealing Deployment of new kerbsider vehicles by contractor Enterprise sees missed collections falling and commingled collections cease, but some issues remain letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2012 Industry news Waste plastics to fuel pioneering flight Pilot to fly aeroplane from Sydney to London using waste plastics derived fuel provided by plastics-to-diesel specialist, Cynar letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2012