Recycling news: 2008

Industry news Wood recyclers forced to push up gate fees Prices raised to match fall in demand for woodchip from boardmills hit by the credit crunch letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on waste wood in biomass, textile baling robots and lamp collections letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2008 Industry news Belfast food collections a “massive success” City council hails impact of trial food waste collection on recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 25 Aug 2008 Industry news Rushmoor awards Veolia 4 million contract extension Hampshire council signs seven year deal with existing waste and recycling contractor letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2008 Industry news Kent Fire Service to work with Nordic The fire service is to help Nordic Recycing work on improvements to prevent fires at its Kent site letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2008 Industry news Teenager killed in Rhondda collection vehicle accident Local authority's bulky-goods collection vehicle involved in accident while reversing letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2008 Industry news Government not over-focussed on household waste Joan Ruddock defends Government action on business waste reduction in wake of critical study letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2008 Industry news Kent mill starts accepting Yellow Pages Move by Aylesford Newsprint means that more councils able to offer kerbside directory collections letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2008 Industry news Lancashire delighted with PFI progress Consortium led by Global Renewables on track to deliver two MBT plants by 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2008 Industry news First set of battery regulations published in full Minister Malcolm Wicks welcomes regulations for placing batteries on market before implementation next month letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2008 Industry news Waitrose first major retailer to trial AD Supermarket sends food waste for treatment from five stores in East of England letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2008 Industry news Government urged to tackle business waste House of Lords Committee publishes report calling for a more holistic approach to reducing waste letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news on East Devon's collection service, an appointment at CRNS and plastic dry cleaning letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2008 Industry news Strike hits Scottish waste collections Industrial action by council workers leads to postponement of collections across Scotland letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2008 Industry news Selling materials to China saves carbon emissions WRAP report supports practice of exporting recovered paper and plastic bottles letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news First set of Batteries Directive regulations revealed Requirements for placing batteries on market laid before Parliament before September introduction letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news UK “well placed” to meet future ELV targets BERR confident over future of end-of-life vehicle recycling despite UK missing 2006 goal letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news Call for flexibility in Joint Waste Authorities Government consultation outlines need for adaptability in voting and operations letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news A PackGuide to Packaging Eco-Design Have you ever been told by a senior manager that your future packaging has to be one of the following - recyclable, re-usable, compostable, minimised? Or maybe a combination of some of them? If so, then this is the guide for you. The PackGuide has been produced by Envirowise and INCPEN in conjunction with [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news PackGuide A Guide To Packaging Eco-Design INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 18 Aug 2008 Industry news No good reason to replace plastic milk bottles Plastic recycling sector concerned over supermarket trend to cut plastic milk packaging letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Waste Exports: Meeting global supply and demand Liz Parkes discusses the international movement of waste letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on an appointment at Envar, shoppers shunning carrier bags and composting in Cumbria letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Sandwell advertises 1 billion waste contract West Midlands' council begins procurement for 20-30 year integrated waste services deal letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news Milton Keynes names preferred bidder for 80m deal Serco in line to take over waste and recycling collections from Cory Environmental letsrecycle.com News · 17 Aug 2008 Industry news SITA “surprised” by North-East landfill rejection Appeal considered after North Tyneside council rejects application to extend Seghill landfill site letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Costs compared for waste treatment options WRAP publishes Gate Fee 2008 report in a bid to provide price ‘transparency' letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Peter Jones to sit on London Waste and Recycling Board Mayor of London and London Councils announce full line-up for board which will spearhead recycling in capital letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Thirty teams in draw for Waste World Cup Fixtures announced for sixth annual mixed gender football tournament on September 12 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2008 Industry news Scotland makes significant improvement in recycling Reports reveal improved household waste recycling rate and offer best practice to Scottish councils letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news on composting projects, an appointment at Lafarge and Camden food waste trials letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news High metal prices fuel 72% drop in dumped vehicles Rising value of metal contributes to major decrease in abandoned cars, LGA reports letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news Proposed tax on recycled fuel could kill oil recycling Oil recycling company urges Government rethink on planned recycled fuel levy letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2008 Industry news Cement manufacturer to branch into MBT Cemex proposes Rugby facility to turn household and commercial waste into fuel to feed cement kilns letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Greenstar UK acquire site for London “super-MRF” Waste management company purchases 175,000 square foot north London site letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Coventry launches waste strategy consultation City council invites responses on draft proposals to recycle half the city's waste letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Liverpool introduces street dirt recycling scheme Council aims for cost savings and 4% boost to recycling rate as initiative introduced letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Recresco seals landmark 100m glass recycling contract Glass recycling firm announces 10-year deal to provide cullet for Quinn Glass letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2008 Industry news Costain wins 120m Belvedere incinerator contract Berkshire construction firm to design and build EfW plant in South-East London letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2008 Industry news Materials recycling facility opens in Norfolk Waste firm Pearsons opens £5 million site to handle up to 75,000 tonnes of trade waste a year letsrecycle.com News · 11 Aug 2008