Recycling news: 2004

Industry news Financial sector&#39s paper waste increased by emails With paper making up 60% of waste from some financial businesses, Waste Watch recommends increased recycling efforts letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2004 Industry news WRAP has proved capable, latest Achievement Report claims The Waste and Resources Action Programme has said it is satisfied after delivering 16 out of its 23 targets letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2004 Industry news Cotswold lifts kerbside participation through door-stepping Cotswold district council sees increase in recycling box use following extensive door-to-door awareness campaign letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2004 Industry news East Lothian receives 19m from Scottish Executive The Strategic Waste Fund grant will pay for recycling projects up to 2020, including expansion of kerbside collections letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2004 Industry news New figures reveal increase in obligated packaging waste Defra releases packaging waste data note showing the amount of packaging waste reported by obligated businesses as of July 22 letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2004 Industry news Recycling proves popular for specialist sports retailer A national chain of specialist running shops has found new shoe recycling facilities popular among customers letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2004 Industry news News in Brief Defra money up for grabs; Glastonbury doubles recycling rate; Viridor in contract win; WRAP to train recycling managers letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2004 Industry news Flintshire streamlines kerbside schemes to boost recycling Welsh county council changes paper and mixed dry recyclables collections so they are collected on the same day letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2004 Industry news Aberdeen tackles plastic bag waste at recycling centres City council asks residents to use re-usable bags to take materials to bring banks as plastic bags left behind are not recycled letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2004 Industry news Leeds recycling firms benefit from regeneration Recycling companies take advantage of financial and business support from regeneration programme Aire Valley Leeds letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2004 Industry news Over half of waste sites breach permit conditions, says EA The Agency said today that management of waste facilities is better than last year but 57% do not comply with permit conditions. letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2004 Industry news Sims Group takes action on ELV depollution Metal recycler develops depollution rigs to render end-of-life vehicles non-hazardous following this month&#39s co-disposal ban letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2004 Industry news Cambridgeshire in kitchen waste bid to top recycling table County claims new kitchen waste collections including meat products will take its recycling rate top among English counties letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2004 Industry news New regulations could “cripple smaller composters” Amendments to the Scottish waste management licensing exemptions have met with a mixed reaction from composters letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2004 Industry news The Big Recycle to bring recycling to the people in October Organisers of the UK&#39s national recycling week have called on councils and schools to take part in the event, starting October 18 letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2004 Industry news Wrexham opens new 1.5m household recycling centre Funded by Wrexham county borough council and the Welsh Assembly, the centre is to support new kerbside collections letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2004 Industry news News in Brief Swansea expands kerbside collections; LARAC welcomes Household Recycling Act guidance; and, revamp for Bristol recycling centre letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2004 Industry news Draft guidance published for WEEE recyclers Environment Agency publishes draft guidance for waste electronic and electronic equipment treatment facilities letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2004 Industry news London&#39s Olympic bid pledges to recycle Organisation behind bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games works with London Remade to push recycling at the events letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2004 Industry news Hampshire’s Project Integra reaches 23.4% recycling rate Partnership of councils in Hampshire diverted over a third of its waste from landfill in 2003/04, according to new figures letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2004 Industry news Westminster door-knocking to target kerbside participation City council works with SWAP to increase the 26% participation rate for kerbside recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2004 Industry news DTI criticised for “unnecessary red tape” on batteries The DTI and Defra still considering licensing for battery collection points despite being told permits are not required by Europe letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2004 Industry news Perth and Kinross step-up garden waste kerbside collections The Scottish council responds to residents&#39 wishes by expanding green waste collection service letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2004 Industry news Stakeholder launch for WRAP&#39s national recycling campaign Waste and Resources Action Programme reveals to councils the "creative element" of its 10m national recycling campaign letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news News in Brief Farmers urged to recycle; DTI launches code for builders&#39 waste; and, textile recycler links up with high street chain letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news Fire hits exporter&#39s tyre wire stores Van Dalen UK&#39s Hartlepool site suffers a blaze after steel wire from shredded tyres "spontaneously combusts" letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news Derby and Derbyshire in joint bid for 65m waste PFI The two councils look for Private Finance Initiative support for a long-term waste recycling and disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news Industry to wait until October for WEEE resolution Parliament will not pass new WEEE regulations before the Autumn, but DTI promises draft regulations "in a couple of weeks" letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news SITA open green waste compost operation in Northants The company will initially be able to take up to 10,000 tonnes of green waste at the site, but plans to extend to 25,000 next year letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news West Sussex to give out 18,000 free food digesters In September the council will issue households with a food digester which, on average, reduces waste by one sack a week per house letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2004 Industry news Waste plastics exporter fined over illegal exports A North East company has been prosecuted as part of the Environment Agency&#39s ongoing crackdown on illegal waste shipments letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Charter launched to cut accident rate in waste industry Environmental Services Association launches charter to tackle high accident and fatality rate in waste management sector letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Resolution now in sight for shredder crisis The UK&#39s shredders seem likely to reopen in light of the development of a protocol for shredder waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Shredders to restart work after Agency agreement Metal recyclers are to restart their shredders after agreement over a shredder waste protocol letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Agency and BMRA voice views on shredder resolution Officials have struggled with legislation, claims the BMRA while the Agency says some firms are slow to provide sufficient data letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Viridor Glass to increase safety glass recycling St Helens recycler installs new equipment after a 14-month trial recycling plastic reinforcement material in safety glass letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2004 Industry news Valpak calls for new standard for compliance schemes New standard for packaging compliance schemes would free up Agency resources to tackle illegal operators, Valpak says letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2004 Industry news Agency cricitised over low priority for waste reduction The Environment Agency is giving a low priority to the promotion of business waste minimisation, a report claims letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2004 Industry news No space shortage, say hazardous waste site operators The operators of hazardous waste sites have met the Environment Agency and said there will be no short-term capacity shortage letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2004 Industry news BT switches to recycled office paper London Remade celebrates green procurement success as British Telecom signs deal with paper recycler M-real letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2004