Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Government signals support for textile recycling Industry welcomes Defra plans to develop "clothing roadmap" to make textiles more sustainable letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news Flood-hit Cotswolds achieving 50% recycling rate Now facing a flood clear-up, Gloucestershire district has been making good progress on recycling letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief Round up of local authority news, including green waste schemes and waste reduction efforts letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2007 Industry news “Environmental” wine merchant fined for not recycling London firm not aware of responsibility to pay for recycling under packaging producer responsibility rules letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2007 Industry news Vicar calls on churches to champion recycling West Sussex reverend, a former waste planner, points to Christian duty to "care for the Creation" letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2007 Industry news Plastic and battery recycling gathering pace Survey suggests more people collecting materials for recycling, particularly plastic packaging and batteries letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Ecco Newsprint secures site for newsprint machine Company facing growing competition from Palm Paper in race to establish new UK paper machine letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Defra in move away from targets for recycling Change of language with indicators to replace targets in monitoring of council recycling performance letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news London fund reports substantial successes Capital's recycling rate rose to more than 21% with help of public and private investment letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2007 Industry news Householders face 2,300 bill for “side waste” Telford & Wrekin council wins case against couple who ignored warnings over waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Free carton recycling service offered to councils Carton producer Tetra Pak leads drive to provide up to five carton bring banks to local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Combined AD/IVC plant set for Northamptonshire Construction underway for a 30,000 tonne per annum facility for organic waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news UK paper collections top European average Despite positive report, industry warns of over-reliance on exports letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2007 Industry news Administrators arrange buy-out deal for YSB Recycling Lancashire export firm taken over by new company Adapt Recycling, set up by YSB director Simon Jones letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news Councils urged to promote food waste disposers Worcestershire council backs disposal of food waste down kitchen sinks ahead of new report letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news including a new WRAP paper report, green waste recycling in Leeds and a fine for SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news Scottish food waste recycling trials delayed Change of government in Scotland brings hold-up for council food waste collection trials letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2007 Industry news UK leads Europe on tyre recycling New figures suggest UK now recovers more material from tyres than any other European country letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news Recyclers urged to recover steel from scrap tyres WRAP says "considerable" opportunities exist to recycle steel from tyres, despite market barriers letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news Local authority row over Exeter incinerator Exeter city council hits out at Devon county council over proposals for CHP energy-from-waste plant letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news WRAP backs AD as answer to alternate weekly schemes Councils urged to use anaerobic digestion - but cost, capacity and suitability concerns remain letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on WEEE recycling, collections in Bicester and ACM Waste Management's Chinese deal letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news MPs say 50 incentive would boost recycling Commitee of MPs call for higher recycling incentives and warn on fortnightly collections letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Council call for funds to tackle “shocking” food waste LGA warns of spiralling costs as it responds to today's refuse collection report from MPs letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Defra to create three “zero waste” areas Government to invite councils across England to apply to become zero waste authorities letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2007 Industry news Donation to Rutland Water Osprey Thanking Augean and Kings Cliffe Environmental Association (KCEA) said It’s a really exciting season with 2 nests (3 chicks in one and 2 in the other) and, best of all, one of the nests is on a specially constructed platform in a part of the nature reserve with wonderful viewing for the public. This nest […] Augean · 13 Jul 2007 Industry news Landfill International Accreditations Landfill division achieves three International Accreditations Augean has achieved certification of its Integrated Management System (IMS) for its landfill operations to the following internationally recognised management system standards through BSI Management Systems UK (BSI). BSI is a global provider of management systems assessment, certification and training services. Founded over 100 years… Augean · 13 Jul 2007 Industry news Councils join forces in South Tyne and Wear Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland councils create partnership to let 20-year waste PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2007 Industry news Sandwell to seek 250m waste contract West Midlands authority to go for 11 year contract, including provision of MRF and MBT plant letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2007 Industry news Veolia opens flagship energy recovery facility Company says incineration will go hand-in-hand with recycling and CHP not ruled out letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2007 Industry news London urged to “jump” into food waste collections Boroughs encouraged to capture food waste despite concerns over planning and anaerobic digestion letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jul 2007 Industry news Alupro “optimistic” of beating PERN shortfall Hope that more domestic collections can fill export shortfall, as metals PERN deadline extended letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2007 Industry news Plans submitted for 7 million biomass plant in Dorset Eco Composting plans to burn lower-grade waste wood move forward after local community gives support letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2007 Industry news Fortnightly collections boost Oxford recycling rate to 40% Recycling figure for last month flies-in-face of fierce opposition faced by city council over scheme roll-out letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2007 Industry news Plastic bag tax proposed for London Capital's boroughs propose Bill bringing in new powers, including levy on plastic carrier bags letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2007 Industry news Safety standards improving in waste sector HSE reports progress on health and safety but warns that behavioural change will be needed to sustain it letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling in Wales, pre-treatment regulations, LINPAC Recycing and recycling in Rotherham letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2007 Industry news Westminster sets ultimatum over free newspaper waste Council to set distribution restrictions if publishers do not agree to collect unwanted free newspapers letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2007 Industry news Merseyside wins 90m PFI credits for waste contract Waste authority given green light for procurement of multi-billion pound 25-year waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2007 Industry news X-rays to help Sussex firm recycle old televisions MDJ Light Brothers to open CRT recycling plant this autumn, using "implosion" and x-ray technology letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2007