Recycling news: 2011

Industry news Defra points to waste prevention challenges Head of waste prevention identifies million and one things that need to be addressed before drafting waste prevention plan letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news Restricting wood from landfill common sense Wood recyclers and panel board industry welcome government proposal to consult in 2012 on landfill restriction for wood waste in England letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news Good progress made in tackling Sonae fire Fire under control but MP calls for UK's largest wood reprocessor to be 'closed down for good' following incident in Knowsley letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news Cheshire challenge to waste PFI cut reaches court Judicial review hearing begins in Manchester as two councils label Defra method used to withdraw 100m seriously flawed letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news Waste Review opens up important debates Tim Price, of DS Smith Recycling, highlights the potential positive and negative impacts of the Waste Review letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news A wasted strategy? Peter Jones seeks the focus and impact of the Waste Review and raises concerns over whether it will deliver the necessary improvements in resource efficiency and emission reduction. letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news Textile Recycling Association welcomes Waste Policy Review The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) welcomes the publication by DEFRA of the Review of Waste Policy in England. The document contains a number of positive proposals which recognise the important role that textile and clothing collections can have in delivering a low carbon and “zero waste” economy. DEFRA’s continued support of the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap, [...] Read More... from Textil… Textile Recycling Association · 15 Jun 2011 Industry news London Recycling Board launches four-year plan Statutory body sets out 2011-15 business plan with emphasis on increasing self-sufficiency and nurturing new technologies letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Industry offers lukewarm response Waste management and recycling companies welcome sentiment of review but criticise overall lack of ambition letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Neill defends waste intervention Communities minister tells CIWM conference that he will continue to use strong language on waste and cites council tax cost letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: What it means for councils Review emphasises incentives while removing fine powers and scrapping LATS letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news Social services budgets behind food waste decision Local authority social services budget pressures emerge as factor in scrapping of food waste funding letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Document a missed opportunity Political opponents, campaign groups and trade bodies criticise half-hearted government policy letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jun 2011 Industry news Coca-Cola: Waste Review needs to focus on quality Soft drink giant calls for government to use document to stress need for all high quality material to be recycled letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Higher packaging targets mooted However, government says level of targets it will consult on for 2013-17 will depend on how affordable they are to business letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WRAP business plan shifts focus away from councils Government-funded bodys goals for 2011-15 reveal material-specific priorities which it claims will save economy almost 2 billion letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: EXCLUSIVE:Recycling ministersays government istaking as much of aleadas Scotland and Wales andreveals his views onMRFs and Olympics letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Steps to a ‘zero waste’ economy Waste prevention, potential landfill ban for wood and limits on local authority powers all feature in Review letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: No silver bullet, says Spelman Environment secretary says Review sets out clear direction towards zero waste economy but warns there is no silver bullet for waste letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news Using heat from incinerators could save 1mt CO2 Professor Jim Swithenbank from Sheffield University urges government to make district heating and CHP a priority ahead of Waste Review letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: SME use could keep HWRCs open Review also proposes industry-wide commitment to make commercial waste collections easier to access letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news WASTE REVIEW: Action Plan unveils 10m to aid AD Joint DECC/Defra AD Strategy and Action Plan aims to promote uptake but mainly focuses on sharing information letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jun 2011 Industry news Government urged to prioritise waste over wind In run up to Waste Review, ESA says investing in infrastructure to meet EU targets will add 2bn to UK GDP letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news Veolia landfill site plays host to BBC Springwatch Nature programme to investigate wildlife living in and around Pitsea site set to kick off this evening letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news OBE for Gill Weeks in Queens Birthday Honours Veolia regulatory affairs director who has also held key roles at ESA receives recognition for services to the waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news WRAP business plan aims for ‘world without waste’ Closed loop recycling, energy from waste and minimising resource use in products among bodys priorities for 2011-15 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news Two consortiums vie for 2bn Essex waste deal Essex Waste Partnership names Resources from Waste and Urbaser/Balfour Beatty Capital as shortlisted bidders for 25-year contract letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news Waste Review should make SME recycling easier FSB calls for initiatives to address uncompetitive market place and also to tackle issues around LATS and duty of care letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2011 Industry news UKs first nappy recycling plant to open in summer Chief executive of Knowaste says that 4 million plant in West Bromwich will be operational soon letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news WRAP denies backtracking on collection preference Government-funded organisation denies claims of conflicting research on its favoured waste collection method letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on a bin surveillance project, plant equipment at Casepak and a LWaRB deal for Straight letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news Manchester prepares to roll out AWC service One of Englands largest councils flies in face of government support for weekly residual waste collections in bid to make 12m in savings letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news Waste Review must commit to halve residual waste Friends of the Earth says commitment to reach goal by 2020 essential to achieve zero waste economy letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news Clear thinking The growth of recycling and compliance specialist Clarity Environmental letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news War of words erupts over Gloucester green waste City council defends subscription-based scheme in the face of local and national media criticism over profits from service letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2011 Industry news POWERDAY FEATURES ON CHANNEL FIVE’S SUPERSIZE GRIME Powerday featured on this week’s episode of Supersize Grime, a Channel Five series that looks at the challenges in keeping the UK’s largest structures and facilities clean. This week, Supersize ... Powerday · 8 Jun 2011 Industry news MPs criticise ministers over intervention on waste Select committee report on localism says government cannot have it both ways and calls for coherent definition of policies letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2011 Industry news Preston pilots bin confiscation scheme City council begins trialling three strikes and youre out policy where bins are taken away after three warnings letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2011 Industry news Waste Review to feature ‘important’ prevention plan Head of waste at Defra discusses themes of review ahead of expected publication next week letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2011 Industry news Packaging reduction saves M&S 11m in 2010/11 Retail giant publishes progress report on Plan A sustainability goals which also reveals 94% operational waste recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2011