Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Vehicle kills worker at Wiltshire scrapyard Health and safety investigation launched after 62-year-old worker hit by skip lorry in Trowbridge letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2007 Industry news Grosvenor celebrates paper recycling milestone Kent-based firm sends 100,000th tonne of recovered paper to M-Real and celebrates success in plastics awards letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news Regulators set to monitor complete export chain All stages of recycling export chain, from MRFs to shippers, face tougher regulatory controls letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news WRAP points to big future role for export markets Delivering waste strategy targets will mean millions more tonnes of materials are exported letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news Compliance scheme mounts WEEE collection drive Electrolink reveals hopes to sign more than 100 sites to waste electronics recycling service letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news Milton Keynes MRF operators fined over exports Community Waste Ltd criticise level of fine after pleading guilty to shipment charges letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news North London preparing PFI bid for 439m waste plan Councillors urged to seek Private Finance Initiative support for major residual waste infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news Manchester denies problems with 3bn waste contract Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority says negotiations going well with Viridor and Laing letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2007 Industry news Barriers to burning waste wood put under microscope Defra consults wood recyclers on boosting power generation from wood under renewable energy agenda letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2007 Industry news Hospitality industry target of glass campaign Northern England companies supporting new drive to boost glass yields from pubs and clubs letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2007 Industry news Deal signed for 1.5m CRT glass recycling plant October start for North Wales plant able to separate television glass without need to split units letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2007 Industry news Wales seeks more independence on recycling Welsh Assembly seeking extra powers from Westminster ahead of waste strategy review letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on Recycle Now Week's impact and Carlisle's new recycling scheme letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2007 Industry news Textile recyclers unite to tackle textile crime Businesses and charities form a joint working group to address widespread textile theft driven by the high price of rag letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2007 Industry news “No incentives to form statutory waste partnerships” Ben Bradshaw makes comment ahead of Lords reading of joint waste authority Bill letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2007 Industry news Waste Services wins council glass contract Company awarded its first contract to collect bottle bank glass for a Hampshire council letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2007 Industry news Kent firm to produce fuel from new autoclave technology Reclaim Resources building a trial plant to turn household waste into vehicle fuel using steam letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2007 Industry news Experts wanted to scrutinise Olympic games sustainability Recruitment process underway for leading authorities in fields including waste letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2007 Industry news EfW opposition voiced as Oxfordshire considers options County set to invite companies to draw-up proposals amid incinerator controversy letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2007 Industry news Lincolnshire waste firm plans 25,000 tonne biomass plant Mid UK Recycling announces plans to produce renewable electricity from lower grade waste wood letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on new waste protocols, food waste composting and a waste prosecution in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2007 Industry news Food waste trial to cut bin waste by 30% Around 2,000 Wiltshire homes to take part in pilot under Green Cone contract letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2007 Industry news Dutch scheme leads UK business WEEE market [Updated] Market share data on B2B electronics shows Accerio as largest compliance scheme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2007 Industry news Cricket stars launch Somerset recycling campaign Marcus Trescothick urges residents to reduce and recycle their waste under a new council scheme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2007 Industry news Media companies sign up to London tape amnesty Campaign pushes for "tapeless" delivery of content and responsible disposal of cassettes letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2007 Industry news Biffa’s Peter Jones wins OBE in Birthday Honours Biffa director recognised for services to environment, as part of Queen's Birthday Honours List letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2007 Industry news WEEE recycling plant to run on “green” energy Electronic equipment recycling plant in Kent to use "renewable" energy from supplier NPower letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2007 Industry news Producers pledge to reduce packaging Courtauld Commitment to reduce packaging and food waste gets nine more signatures letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2007 Industry news Call for rethink on PRN price support Industry advisors urge ministers to rethink how producer funds support packaging waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2007 Industry news Battle lines drawn over 150m Cardiff incinerator Concerns about import of waste and burning of recyclable materials as recovery project is announced letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2007 Industry news Veolia in “pivotal” UK plastic bottles contract Waste firm to provide plastic bottles needed for new Dagenham food-grade plastics reprocessing plant letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2007 Industry news Move on the cards for CIWM exhibition Annual waste conference and exhibition could be moved from Torbay to a more central location letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2007 Industry news Stora Enso confirms wood supply shortages A mild winter and uncertainty over Russian export duties have led to a shortage of birch wood letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2007 Industry news UK paper exports to hit 6m tonnes “in 10 years” Further mill closures likely to see increasing reliance on exports to cope with extra collections letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2007 Industry news London to gain statutory Waste and Recycling Board Councils claim victory, while Mayor denounces Defra's attempt to coordinate London's waste disposal letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2007 Industry news Defra acknowledges LATS trade waste conflict Government official hints that a review of LATS could consider trade waste and landfill limits letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2007 Industry news The Packaging Pack for Key Stage 2 Packaging is a common part of our lives, yet its real use to society and influence on the environment are often misunderstood. The purpose of this set of workcards is to provide teachers with a simple teaching aid for the classroom. It aims to allow children to make their own judgements about packaging, its [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 12 Jun 2007 Industry news Defra: There will be no dash for incineration Addressing CIWM Conference, senior Defra official says more incineration "will not be a problem" letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2007 Industry news Lincolnshire facility “significant” for food waste disposal Planning permission granted for first of 10 power stations processing food and packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2007 Industry news Profits up but C&I changes needed – Biffa Company announces 6.3% revenue growth and pledges changes to business waste collection letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2007