Recycling news: 2006

Industry news “Pepsi” loophole in packaging regulations to be closed Recycling legislation to be amended after consultation this month, to prevent firms like Pepsi escaping recycling duties letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news News in Brief Including news on Welsh recycling; Liverpool awareness work; collections in Rotherham; and a new recycling centre in Dundee letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news Alderney makes major investment in recycling New recycling machinery set to help Channel Island cut down on landfill a major purchase for such a small community letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2006 Industry news 46,000 fine for London&#39s largest abandoned vehicle firm Vehicle dismantler that works for many local authorities prosecuted for polluting environment letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Shropshire confident of meeting landfill targets Partnership says continued improvement in recycling rates will see it avoid landfill avoidance fines letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Welsh Assembly confirms council recycling grants Local authorities in Wales to receive 32 million in 2006/07 to support recycling and composting letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news West Sussex composter claims answer to hot weather Waste firm based in Chichester working with technology partner to combat the hot weather in composting process letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2006 Industry news Cornwall denies EfW plant to be fed at expense of recycling County councillor defends plans to allow PFI contractor to take in commercial waste at incinerator if municipal waste runs short letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Abitibi and End Users look to expand collection work Growth work and potential expansion into new materials and collection schemes are under consideration letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Adur and Worthing halve recycling collections Districts switch weekly scheme to fortnightly after resident survey, offer bigger bins in bid to save recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news Bournemouth favours new technology for disposal contract Borough appoints local mechanical biological treatment firm as preferred bidder for five-year disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2006 Industry news NISP confident of meeting second year targets After difficulties with targets in first year, National Industrial Symbiosis Programme on track to hit targets in 2006/07 letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Wider role predicted for recovered paper sector London merchant says there is a growing opportunity for the paper recovery sector in providing expanded services letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news September start for Waltham Forest compulsory recycling Fifth London borough to threaten residents with fines for not recycling confirms autumn start for trial letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Recycling boost for pubs and clubs in Yorkshire New scheme launched to increase amount of waste glass being recycled from licensed premises in Yorkshire and Humber letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2006 Industry news Boardmaker claims “massive potential” for recycled wood Britain&#39s biggest board mill, Kronospan, says it could use a lot more recycled wood if good quality material was made available letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news MBT bid could “quickly” win Norfolk contract, firm claims Company hoping to develop Norfolk MBT plant "in position" to win county contract after WRG dropped as preferred bidder letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news Good results for commercial in-vessel plant in Glasgow Scottish Water Waste Services applying for approval under animal by-product regulations after achieving PAS 100 standard letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news WRAP to fund composting trailblazer projects 700,000 available for projects showing how composted organic waste can be used to restore brownfield sites letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2006 Industry news Electronics producers urged to support recycling trials Manufacturers invited to help test "closed loop" recycling of plastics recovered from waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news First waste wood arrives at Teesside recycling firm Company set up to supply recycled fuel for biomass power station being developed near Redcar begins taking in waste wood letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news News in Brief News on Recycle Now campaign; window recycling; vehicle recycling; Derbyshire schools project; and steel can recycling letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news Norfolk revokes favoured status for WRG incinerator bid Councillors vote unanimously to remove preferred bidder status from Waste Recycling Group for long-term waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news North London boroughs told of composting concerns New composting plant performance "pleasing", but concern exists over residents putting green waste in plastic bags letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2006 Industry news Agency hits out at food industry&#39s waste impact Environment Agency criticises food and drinks firms for waste impact in annual report on environmental performances letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news Local authority waste funding needs “radical overhaul” LGA and waste industry cite today&#39s NAO report as evidence that more funding is needed if UK is to meet its waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news Councils offered support for food waste recycling WRAP to test variety of food waste collection schemes in varying conditions across England and Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2006 Industry news West Midlands businesses offered help to cut waste Not-for-profit group Urban Mines opens fourth UK office to help small companies reduce amount of waste they produce letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Move to recycle building materials from disused airfields WRAP study finds old airfields could be good source of recycled concrete and aggregates letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Merseyside achieves 3% drop in waste generation Waste minimisation work and dry weather behind 20,000 tonne cut in household waste in Merseyside area letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news UK composters suffering from the heat Green waste processing hit by drought conditions, with water use soaring and inputs of green waste dropping off letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2006 Industry news Lucky escape for Castle Morpeth recycling staff Council issues plea to residents to take care in what they put out for recycling after collection vehicle catches fire letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news BMW installs aluminium recycling system Carmaker trials new separation machinery to help maximise value of metal shavings from engine production process letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news Watchdog praises Tamworth for recycling services Staffordshire borough awarded two-star grade for waste and recycling department in latest Audit Commission inspection letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2006 Industry news Councils demand more recycling support from retailers Local Government Association says producers, retailers and in particular supermarkets must do more to cut packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news Brent to trial plastic bottle recycling scheme Thousands of households in the London borough to begin recycling plastic bottles next week letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news Furniture Re-use Network sets up national trading arm Company set up to seek major contracts for refurbishing furniture and WEEE, with FRN members acting as sub-contractors letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2006 Industry news 30,000 fine for cooking oil firm that failed to recycle One of the largest cooking oil producers is fined for breaching producer responsibility rules on packaging recycling letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Call for packaging deposit scheme for Scotland Member of Scottish Parliament urges fellow Liberal Democrats to campaign for deposit scheme for bottles and cans letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006 Industry news Fresh legal challenge for Belvedere incinerator Bexley council to seek judicial review into government&#39s decision to green light 200m recovery plant letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2006