Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Bridgenorth praised for 17.7 per cent recycling An Audit Commission report has praised the Shropshire town of Bridgenorth for its 17.7% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2003 Industry news Councils push green waste composting Three different councils have joined the drive to compost by launching green waste collections and home composting trials letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2003 Industry news Valpak given green light for stake in Environment Exchange The Office of Fair Trading has given its approval to the purchase of a 40% stake in the online PRN market letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2003 Industry news WRAP awards £500,000 to two wood recyclers Following an open competition GI Hadfield and AW Jenkinson have won the funds to boost reprocessing capacity letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2003 Industry news Scottish Executive hands 14 million to five councils More funding has been released from the Strategic Waste Fund in Scotland to improve recycling services letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2003 Industry news Government should include re-use targets in WEEE regulations Re-using components as well as recycling WEEE will radically increase value, a conference in Westminster hears letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2003 Industry news Second DTI end-of-life vehicles consultation closes Car makers have said Authorised Treatment Facilities should be required to monitor and report re-use and recovery levels letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2003 Industry news Potential double counting of PRNs under investigation DEFRA and regulators have been criticised for delays in taking action over the problem letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2003 Industry news Viridor takes on bulk of Churngold&#39s waste division Bristol-based Churngold has sold its waste division to Viridor for 19.7 million letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2003 Industry news Derby SWERF will be built with or without waste contract Brightstar is pursuing an IPPC licence for its proposed Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility plant in Derby letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2003 Industry news Eco Composting invests 90,000 in colour-chip technology The Christchurch-based firm is also in talks with Dorset county council over a possible in-vessel facility letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2003 Industry news Westminster bring banks mixed up and bolted down Council fights theft and contamination by bolting banks to ground and scrapping separate glass colours letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2003 Industry news Environment Agency in “biggest investigation of its type” An extensive campaign against illegal waste operations is being carried out by the Environment Agency in Gwynedd letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2003 Industry news Irish plastic to be landfilled in England after shipwreck 2,200 of waste plastic from Irish cars will have to be landfilled in Devon after the container ship ran aground letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2003 Industry news Celsa confirms it will resume steelmaking in Cardiff in 2003 The Spanish steelmakers who bought out bankrupt ASW may employ former Corus and ASW workers letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2003 Industry news Lack of new waste technology could lead to Council Tax rises The GLA has warned of knock-on effects of the WET Bill if decisive action on residual waste is not taken soon letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2003 Industry news Animal By-Products Regulation faces further delays The EU legislation governing food waste will not be enforced in the UK until July, says DEFRA letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2003 Industry news Biffa signs 2.5 million recycling deal with Peugeot Citron The three-year deal will see Biffa reducing the waste generated by the company&#39s three Coventry sites letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2003 Industry news Alcan restructures &#39Cash for Cans&#39 operation The aluminium packaging recycler is recruiting local businesses to run its branded collection centres letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2003 Industry news NE Scotland drives to reach 50% recycling and composting Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Moray Councils are looking to reduce landfill rates to 33% within 17 years letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2003 Industry news Animal By-Products Regulation conference announced The Environmental Services Association is to run a June conference on the controversial European legislation letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2003 Industry news Municipal Hire Services 67th fastest growing company The Bristol-based hire firm increased its fleet from 245 to over 3,500 vehicles from 1998 to 2001 letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2003 Industry news Community sector could play a role in ELV recycling Merseyside group awarded 73,000 to develop training and recycling skills with End-of-Life vehicles letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2003 Industry news Cornwall given go-ahead for 60 million PFI waste contract The government has provided 25m for the county&#39s new 25-year integrated waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2003 Industry news ENTRUST appoints Dr Malcolm Cooper as chief executive Environment Agency loses another high-profile officer, this time to head up the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme regulator letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2003 Industry news Yorwaste looks for public backing in waste facility planning Proposing a single site at Tancred instead of two separate sites, the Yorkshire waste company hopes to get local approval letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2003 Industry news Historic data link claimed over incineration and health Professor says emissions data was unavailable as the study was carried out looking at Cumbria from 1956-1993 letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2003 Industry news Local waste action features in London Sustainability Week Over 75 events will take place from June 1 -7 to promote local action on sustainable development in the capital letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2003 Industry news First motorway laid with used glass A 6 million project has begun to resurface the M6 in Cheshire using glass-based aggregates supplied by RMC letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2003 Industry news Crushed glass halves collections, says Silipaktor maker Glass crushing equipment reduces transport costs and extends collection hours, says Glass Compaction Services letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2003 Industry news Two SEPA officers head up Recycling Advisory Group Scotland Helen Donnelly takes over as the new general manager and Jeni MacKay becomes information officer letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news Two new divisions as SITA UK undergoes re-organisation SITA has confirmed some redundancies and office closures will occur as it re-shapes itself into two divisions letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news Environmental trade fair seeks increased UK attendance Organisers of the Entsorga environmental trade fair in Cologne want to increase the number of UK exhibitors letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news PRNs allow Swansea to add cans to its kerbside collection A magnet to sort the collected cans at the city&#39s MRF has been funded by Corus who will take the steel letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news Milton Keynes subjects Shanks MBT plant to further delay In a surprise vote, Milton Keynes council has decided to delay planning approval for the Green MK Centre letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news CEPI: No more legislation needed to promote paper recycling The paper industry has urged the European Commission not to add further measures or targets for paper recycling letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2003 Industry news Container manufacturer Taylor achieves ISO9001:2000 The waste and recycling equipment manufacturer has achieved accreditation to the ISO9001:2000 Quality Management System letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2003 Industry news Ford chooses Neotec steel to meet demands of ELV Directive Ford will use the recyclable steel from Corus in making fuel tanks for its Ka and StreetKa models letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2003 Industry news 1.2 million MRF opens in Worcestershire Severn Waste Services has opened a new materials recycling facility that will handle at least 8,000 tonnes of material a year letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2003 Industry news Cambridgeshire gives a boost to community recyclers The council is working with Anglia Polytechnic University to launch a network for community groups and charities letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2003