Recycling news: 2007

Industry news WRAP: Quality key to future viability of recycling WRAP launches review of MRF processes, as it warns that demand for materials will rely on quality letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on China's scrap investigation, organic waste composting and anaerobic digestion letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2007 Industry news Credential secures fuel market for waste tyres UK tyre recycler to send 30,000 tonnes of tyre chip a year to Derbyshire cement kiln letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2007 Industry news Leeds to recycle drinks cartons City council, Tetra Pak and ACE provide residents with five collection points under two-year pilot scheme letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2007 Industry news European paper should be sorted in Europe, say EU mills European paper industry denounces use of commingled collection and export of waste paper letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2007 Industry news Battery collections launched across Harlow Council provides kerbside recycling to 30,000 homes following "huge success" of trial letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2007 Industry news Leicestershire to reward districts for recycling County council proposes financial rewards to encourage its districts to recycle more letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2007 Industry news Anaerobic digestion considered for Tyne and Wear Councils launch consultation on region's waste just weeks after Defra invites a bid for PFI credits letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2007 Industry news North Oxfordshire composting site open for business Agrivert opens fourth composting facility in Oxfordshire at Ardley, with 12,000 tpa process capacity letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2007 Industry news First recycled plastic milk bottle on sale 2008 Nampak Plastics Europe says its HDPE bottle with 10% recycled content will be first in supermarkets letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2007 Industry news Health concerns in debate over £300m Runcorn incinerator Halton council decides against inquiry over Ineos Chlor energy recovery proposal for Runcorn letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2007 Industry news Councils urged to collect food waste weekly Recommendations within new guidance on alternate weekly collections include food waste measures letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2007 Industry news Oxfordshire residual waste contenders revealed County council announces shortlist of companies who will be competing to provide an expected 25-year contract letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2007 Industry news Waste Management – Affordable & Reliable Services - Biffa - Biffa Biffa · 1 Aug 2007 Industry news City struggles to cope with post-flood recycling Gloucester town hall chiefs tell residents to keep used plastic bottles for as long as possible letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2007 Industry news London landfill rates increasing, Defra confirms Defra figures show 21% increase in amount of London's waste going to landfill between 2003-2005 letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on waste wood, glass and aluminium recycling, packaging reduction and furniture re-use letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2007 Industry news Former Labour Party chair appointed to WRAP board Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to be WRAP non-executive director, as will Jenny Watson and Andy Hinton letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2007 Industry news Final entry call for Waste World Cup 2007 Those wishing to take part in this year's waste sector football tournament urged to send in entries now letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2007 Industry news First closed loop recycling planned for HDPE milk bottles Waste Exchange Services set to recycle waste milk bottles back into milk bottles using vacuum technology letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2007 Industry news 5 million MRF opens in Leeds Derbyshire-based waste firm H W Martin unveils new materials recycling facility to serve Leeds letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2007 Industry news HSE defends efforts to improve worker safety HSE says improvements made as new report reveals higher than average rates of fatal injuries letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2007 Industry news Profile: Kay Twitchen, Essex county councilor Emily Ross speaks to respected county councillor and self confessed workaholic, Cllr Kay Twitchen about her career path and her priorities for waste and recycling in 2007. letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2007 Industry news Joint venture to develop composting plants Green waste services firm Glendale and in-vessel firm TEG to bid for council contracts together letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2007 Industry news Call for councils to stop collecting plastic film Plastics reprocessor says only plastic bottles should be collected from householders and film sent to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news Flood victims urged to recycle plastic bottles Bottle banks set up to collect plastic drinking bottles providing Gloucestershire residents with water letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news Waste services returning to normal after floods Waste and recycling staff around the country helping in clear-up after last week's floods letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news “Critical” approval for Manchester recycling site Rochdale planners back materials recycling and in-vessel composting facilities for PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2007 Industry news UK call for Europe to tighten excess packaging law EU law allows packaging producers to get away with using too much packaging, says UK letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news PDM Group expands into food waste recycling Doncaster-based company plans two new plants to process food waste into bio fuel letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news Somerset councils “first” to devolve powers over waste County and district authorities agree to hand over duties and budget to new waste board letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news Waste shake-up as nine councils to become unitary Widespread changes planned to waste and recycling services following government announcement letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2007 Industry news UK on track to meet packaging recycling targets New packaging waste figures, for second quarter of 2007, show good progress towards targets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news First tyre freezing plant opens in UK Tyregenics launches multi million pound facility which uses liquid nitrogen to break down tyres letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Tetra Pak recycling, home composting and more recycling for Haringey council letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news Leicestershire seeks PFI backing for 100m waste plant County favours energy-from-waste, but not ruling out other technologies for 25-year waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2007 Industry news Planning green light for Exeter incinerator Devon county council approves facility to generate heat and electricity from residual waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news 18m MBT plant set for Scotland Waste plant to be developed near Falkirk using water-based mechanical biological treatment process letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news Furniture re-use groups in flood relief effort Re-use groups facing unprecedented demand for refurbished furniture and electronic goods letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007 Industry news Southend revamps recycling service Borough council unveils measures to boost recycling, including food waste and glass collections letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2007