Recycling news: 2004

Industry news Wales in blitz on junk mail waste A national campaign is launched today to reduce the amount of junk mail received by householders in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news Industry attacks “poor design” of environmental legislation Confederation of British Industry says delays by government on waste and recycling legislation has caused uncertainty for businesses letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news Councils offered 20,000 grants for consultancy work Environment minister writes to councils emphasising the range of Defra services on offer to help meet recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news Delays on new recycling schemes hits London&#39s target hopes London Remade says capital has missed 17% recycling target for 2003/04, and will miss next target if new schemes are delayed letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news Burnley axes kerbside recycling as Defra funding runs out After a 520,000 Defra grant comes to an end, Burnley councillors have suspended glass and can recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news CA publishes new guidance to promote health and safety The Composting Assosciation has published new guidance to assist compost site managers in dealing with health and safety letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jul 2004 Industry news UK&#39s first beverage carton recycling plant officially opened Smith Anderson&#39s new facility can process 15,000 tonnes of cartons, including up to 20% of all post-consumer cartons in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news Rugby Cement tyre-burning trial halted by Environment Agency The trial to make use of waste tyres as a fuel for the Rugby Cement kiln has been suspended after a fault at the plant letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news News in Brief Rockware glass recycling plant nears completion; Wyvern composts for charity; Merton gets commuters recycling; SLR in Malta letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news Welsh councils congratulated for 56% increase in recycling Latest figures from the Welsh Assembly show municipal waste recycling rate jumped from 8.4% to 12.6% in 2002/03 letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news Government blamed as SITA warns UK will miss waste targets A leading waste company has warned that government indecision means UK miss Landfill Directive diversion targets letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news Councils express interest in smart design bring banks Container manufacturers Taylor and compliance scheme Valpak believe their "Rescape" system encourages householders to recycle letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jul 2004 Industry news ECT: Social enterprises deliver “better” recycling services As ECT celebrates 25th anniversary, chief executive Stephen Sears says community groups out perform in-house services letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2004 Industry news New 430,000 recycling centre opens in Wiltshire Hills Recycling opens new household waste recycling centre near Devizes, which will help Wiltshire recycle 33% by 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2004 Industry news Ceredigion set to launch rural kerbside recycling trials High-performing Welsh county carries out range of pilot schemes to look for best way to run rural recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2004 Industry news Agency criticised for inaction over illegal WEEE exports The Environment Agency is failing to prevent illegal exports of waste electronics, according to Friends of the Earth letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2004 Industry news London Remade chief executive to step down Hugh Carr-Harris is stepping down as chief executive of the recycling market development agency London Remade letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2004 Industry news South Cambridgeshire hits 51% recycling rate for April-May District finds success with alternate weekly collections but results include some seasonal variation in garden waste letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2004 Industry news Recycling bucks downward trend in satisfaction for councils Despite a 10 percentage point drop in public satisfaction for council services, satisfaction for recycling has risen letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2004 Industry news Northern Ireland failing to deliver recycling progress Government advisors strongly criticise Department of Environment for lack of progress with its Waste Strategy letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2004 Industry news More work needed on European waste prevention targets European Council welcomes "thrust" of Commission&#39s recycling strategy but demand more work on waste reduction letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2004 Industry news Building firm seeks self-sufficiency through recycling Dartford-based FM Conway has invested over 3 million to recycle its road building waste into new aggregates letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2004 Industry news Biffa: Leicester recycling plant ‘significantly damaged’ The waste firm reports that its pioneering ball mill has suffered significantly in Sunday&#39s blaze, but nobody was injured letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2004 Industry news St Regis profits hit by recovered paper cost fluctuations Difficult trading conditions blamed as the paper recycler&#39s parent company, DS Smith, announces preliminary results for 2003/04 letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2004 Industry news Retailers&#39 WEEE compliance scheme on hold British Retail Consortium waits to appoint service provider for retail compliance scheme as new WEEE regulations are delayed letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2004 Industry news Defra considers deposit to boost plastic bottle recycling Elliot Morley says a number of options could be tried to improve collection of plastic bottles, including a deposit scheme letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2004 Industry news Government aims to lead by example in recycling Secretary of State for the Environment Margaret Beckett unveils plans to increase governmental waste recycling letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2004 Industry news Pioneering 30m Leicester recycling plant hit by fire Leicesters recycling target hopes have been hit by a huge fire at its pioneering "ball mill" recycling plant letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2004 Industry news Hazardous waste disposal costs to triple, Agency warns Environment Agency warns hazardous waste producers to check licences of disposal firms, as costs set to rise from 150m to 500m letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2004 Industry news West London Composting launches 2m invessel plant Hillingdon-based firm hopes to turn green waste from London, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire into soil conditioner letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2004 Industry news Defra packaging waste fact-finding mission conclusion soon The government is to release results of its investigation into the inappropriate issuing of plastic PRNs next month letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2004 Industry news News in Brief Edinburgh business recycling drive; new funding for London CRN; Shanks go-ahead for landfill sale; and, new Agency tyre campaign letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2004 Industry news West Sussex targets junk mail A new leaflet from the county and its district and borough councils encourages residents to stop unwanted mail letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2004 Industry news UK&#39s “flawed” recycling targets will lead to European fines Waste experts warn percentage recycling targets for councils mean UK will not meet European landfill diversion targets letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2004 Industry news New tool to help councils calculate kerbside recycling costs Local authorities trial software that estimates the cost of proposed kerbside recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2004 Industry news Devon bids for Defra support for 9m energy from waste plant The county council looks for funding from Defra&#39s Demonstrator Programme for pyrolysis and gasification facility letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2004 Industry news Keep it simple on waste, or the public will be confused A cross-sector waste group has warned against giving the public too many different waste and recycling awareness messages letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2004 Industry news China grants scrap exporters three more weeks to register International recycling groups win concessions from Chinese authorities, but difficulties remain in new registration system letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2004 Industry news Welsh waste company fined £15,000 for illegal fridge storage Sundorne Products pleads guilty to storing waste fridges on unlicensed site in case brought by Environment Agency Wales letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2004 Industry news WRAP research says 71% of plastic film could be recycled Waste and Resources Action Programme reports that transport and economics present biggest barriers to film recycling letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2004