Recycling news: 2008

Industry news Benn disputes Landfill Tax criticism Minister responds to claims by LGA that tax is having a punitive effect on councils letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2008 Industry news No formal target for reduction in carrier bag use Defra says no level set for how much retailers must cut bag usage by next year to avoid charges letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news on a ISO14001 for Warwickshire, a tyre recycler's new fleet and car recycling letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2008 Industry news Consultation launched on protocol for lubricating oil WRAP and EA propose to redefine the point at which waste becomes a fuel letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2008 Industry news Councils offered glass collection guidance WRAP document helps local authorities boost quality and financial benefits of collections letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2008 Industry news Grocery sector halts packaging growth Study shows that grocery sector has met Courtauld Commitment target for 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2008 Industry news Defra awards 195 million in PFI credits Staffordshire and South Tyne and Wear receive funding towards new waste facilities letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2008 Industry news No reason to doubt interest in incentive pilots Defra says there are still four or five months for councils to apply to run schemes letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jul 2008 Industry news Councils write off worthless landfill allowances New market place to be launched later this summer, but little trading taking place letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2008 Industry news Hillingdon rolls out high rise recycling Council confident that problems experienced by other authorities will not affect service letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2008 Industry news Scotland considers “Zero Waste” legislation Businesses could be made to recycle under proposals unveiled by Scottish Government today letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2008 Industry news Composters refute zero gate fee prediction Claims that gate fees are at risk of falling are challenged by TJ Composting and Shanks letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jul 2008 Industry news UK on track to meet 2008 packaging targets However, data suggests market will be tight for materials such as aluminium letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news SPECIAL REPORT: RecycleBank set for the UK? Chris Sloley examines the company that favours the carrot and not the stick letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news Food waste recycler targets small businesses PDM Group launches new food waste recycling scheme for the catering, retail and food manufacture industries letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on an environmental blueprint in Camden, waste in the NHS and paper collections letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news Liverpool left with only one recycling centre Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority forced to abandon plans for second site in city letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news Combining incentives with commingled asking for trouble CRR claims that quality issues in commingled recycling collections could cause problems under incentive plans letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2008 Industry news Polymer testing offered for recycled plastics Axion offers laboratory tests to help customers meet legislative and market requirements letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2008 Industry news School recycling an “easy-win” More composting and recycling in schools could save councils millions, WRAP report claims letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2008 Industry news Talks fall flat in Calderdale recycling dispute SITA "disappointed" after meeting fails to resolve differences with community recycler Kerbside letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2008 Industry news “No interest” from councils in incentive scheme pilots Minister says no authorities have yet come forward to pilot waste incentive schemes letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2008 Industry news LINPAC invests 3m in recycled packaging Packaging manufacturer to become one of UK's biggest rPET producers letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news Court rules in favour of Veolia’s Newhaven incinerator A court action by Friends of the Earth and local groups over permission for the EfW plant has been dismissed letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news Ineos plans breakthrough fuel from waste Hampshire-based chemical company announces plan to run cars on household waste by 2011 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news Waste sector struggling with environmental regulation Spotlight report shows sector as worst for operator environmental performance letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on a rugby sponsorship from Severnside, cameras at a recycling centre and a drama show letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news Hertfordshire begin waste contract talks Council kicks off process of awarding multi-million pound county waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2008 Industry news Exchange listing for SITA UK parent group Share listing and rebranding for Suez Environnement following divestment from parent company letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2008 Industry news Map launched of all planned UK incinerators Anti-incineration group names locations in a bid to challenge government waste policy letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2008 Industry news Conflict over recycling collections in Calderdale Social enterprise Kerbside to go "head-to-head" with SITA UK over service provision letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2008 Industry news Food manufacturers urged to separate waste at source Report shows 82% of sector's waste diverted from landfill in 2006 - but more to be done letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2008 Industry news Give Low Risk Composting a Break Matthew Thomson asks how best the Environment Agency should deal with low risk composting activity letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news on a recycling investment fund, an appointment in battery recycling and a hefty fine letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2008 Industry news Leeds set to advertise major waste contract Multi-million pound waste treatment deal to be put out to tender later this month letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2008 Industry news Brent prepares to introduce compulsory recycling August 4 launch date for system, with fines of up to £1,000 threatened letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2008 Industry news Fears raised about composting “over-supply” Composter predicts zero gate fee in future if too many facilities built in UK letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jul 2008 Industry news Knowsley plant open to engagement Energos willing to talk to winner of MWDA contract in relation to planned gasification facility letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2008 Industry news Bolton wood recycler hit by major blaze Fire at north-west wood recycling plant involves 3,500 tonnes of shredded timber letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2008 Industry news 9.8m investment for Yorkshire recycling programme Financial boost and energy rebrand sees changes from RAY to REY letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2008