Recycling news: 2001
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Scottish recycling rate downgraded to 5%
Scotland's official auditor has changed the way it calculates recycling statistics
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001
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Corus to spend 6 million on Brinsworth hot strip mill
Corus confirms investment for special and carbon steel rolling mill in Rotherham
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001
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Kent expands “War on Waste” to collect hearing aids for reuse
Kent continues to expand its campaign to promote recycling and reuse with a scheme for hearing aids
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001
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BIR unveils database for checking status of controls on secondary exports
BIR has produced a database to check what rules apply to secondary raw materials being exported
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001
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Onyx secures Wycombe Council work for hat trick of contracts
Onyx has secured a long-term refuse and recycling contract for Wycombe council, continuing recent successes
letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2001
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Rise in industry use of recycled materials to be sought by WRAP
Policies to boost the procurement of recycled materials are proposed in the latest WRAP consultation paper
letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2001
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Valpak set to launch consumer website and looks ahead to vehicles directive
Valpak is launching a consumer and industry website and preparing for end-of-life vehicle legislation
letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2001
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Paper prices edge down as US market weakens
The UK recovered paper market is seeing some price reductions with further falls for old KLS possible
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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WRAP consults on ways to raise plastics recycling levels
A standards programme is one way to raise plastics recycling levels, suggests WRAP
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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Bristol unveils internet site for public to report abandoned vehicles
Rising numbers of abandoned vehicles have prompted Bristol to launch a website for them to be reported on
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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WRAP seeks views on financial ways to boost recycling
Ways to stabilise prices in the recycling market are being considered by WRAP
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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London Remade appoints first chief executive
London Remade has appointed Hugh Carr-Harris as its first chief executive and is going ahead with a composting project
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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Agency sounds alarm bells over implementation of Landfill Directive
The Environment Agency has given the government a sharp warning over lax interpretation of the Landfill Directive
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Feb 2001
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Budget set to refocus landfill tax credits
Next month's Budget looks certain to contain measures to change the Landfill Tax credits system in favour of recycling
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001
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Meacher will address CRN conference
Michael Meacher, an enthusiast for community recycling, is to address the CRN conference in Bristol
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001
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EU to investigate gas costs for papermakers
Papermakers, hit by soaring gas costs, have welcomed a Brussels investigation into gas prices
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Feb 2001
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Top packaging waste official to join Wastepack as compliance director
One of the Environment Agency's most senior officials is to join the Wastepack Group as compliance director
letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001
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WRAP cites low landfill costs as barrier to greater wood recycling
Several barriers to increasing wood recycling have been identified by WRAP in one of its latest consultation papers
letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001
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Lipscomb task force to assess collection and reprocessing capacity
An offshoot of the Advisory Committee on Packaging is to see whether more collection of recyclables is needed
letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001
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Two London boroughs award kerbside collection to not-for-profit company
ECT Recycling of Ealing has secured two contracts for kerbside collection in London
letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2001
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Shropshire to plan for more recycling as waste rises by 7.5%
Shropshire councils will consult residents next month over plans for an integrated approach to recycling
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001
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Cullet prices rise as Valpak drives bottles into aggregates
Green glass cullet prices are firming as more material is diverted towards the aggregates sector
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001
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New energy from waste chief aims to develop public confidence
Tony Hirons has been appointed director of the EWA with a promise to "safeguard the environment"
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001
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Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles
Packaging compliance scheme Valpak is considering branching out into issuing vehicle recovery notes for end of life vehicles. Chief executive John Turner, and operations director Graeme Carus, talk exclusively to letsrecycle.com
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001
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Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles
If Valpak's success in meeting its packaging waste obligations were to be measured simply by the efficiency of its chief executive, then there would be little doubt that it would achieve. Everything in its place and a clean desk policy with minimalist office décor, along with a brisk tone to meetings and a determination to get results, all point to the man - John Turner.
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2001
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Scania unveils re-engineered gas engines for used truck sector
Truck manufacturer Scania has launched an innovative project to offer gas power 3-Series 4x2 tractor units
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001
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Auditor says some clinical waste can be classifed as household to reduce costs
Classing some clinical waste as household waste could reduce costs, says Scotland's Auditor General
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001
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Scottish council workers to get pay offer till 2004 next Wednesday
Council workers in Scotland will hear next week details of a pay offer running to 2004
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001
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WRAP consults on targets and barriers to help increase glass recycling
Barriers such as low public awareness of clear glass recycling are listed in a detailed document on glass from WRAP
letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2001
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Corus to close Ebbw Vale and cut 6,000 jobs in face of weak UK demand
Corus has announced that Ebbw Vale is to close and across its UK operations 6,050 jobs will be lost
letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2001
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March date set for start of Byker court case
Magistrates in Gosforth have adjourned the Byker ash case for a hearing later month.
letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2001
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Shanks prepares recycling and recovery blueprint for Milton Keynes
Shanks Group plc is working on a project to provide Milton Keynes with a new plan for recycling, energy recovery and minimisation
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001
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Paper market intervention suggested as WRAP seeks opinions
A variety of ways to increase paper recycling have been suggested by WRAP in a consultation on waste paper
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001
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Papermakers express serious concern about gas costs to energy minister
Aylesford chief exec Alan McKendrick has told energy minister Peter Hain of the industry's serious concerns at high gas prices
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001
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Steel oversupply is major threat to steel production sites
Low steel prices around the world are a symptom of over production and are putting pressure on steelmakers
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001
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First UK national composting week to start on April 29
A variety of projects will be open for public viewing and for advice in the first composting week for the UK
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2001
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Herridge appointed to run UK's leading advocate of recycling and minimisation
Barbara Herridge has moved from the national waste awareness programme to head up Waste Watch
letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2001
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Court rules that flower pots are packaging and subject to PRN regulations
In an important test case the Environment Agency has won a ruling on appeal that flower pots are considered to be packaging
letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001
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Agency promises consultation before SITA can reopen tyre plant
SITA has expressed regret after pleading guilty on five environmental charges against its tyre business
letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001
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Recycling and minimisation crucial as waste volumes rise, says European Commission
The European Commission is to promote waste minimisation, recycling and resource use, its new strategy suggests
letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2001