Recycling news: 2004

Industry news North London row over mixed recycling collection proposals Community groups, led by ECT Recycling, call on the Greater London Authority to suspend North London&#39s waste consultation letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2004 Industry news Kay Twitchen formally awarded OBE Highly-respected Essex councillor has received her OBE at Buckingham Palace, recognising her work in the waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2004 Industry news East Dunbartonshire awarded 23.4m for recycling projects The Scottish Executive announces the grant from the Strategic Waste Fund for long-term waste management schemes in the region letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2004 Industry news Football fever set to boost UK glass recycling Glass recyclers Berryman are expecting millions more glass bottles to be recycled as the Euro 2004 tournament gets underway letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2004 Industry news Sapphire to increase tyre recovery by 36% Sapphire Energy Recovery says it is on course to turn 100,000 tonnes of waste tyres into fuel for cement-making letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2004 Industry news Waste industry gears up for CIWM Conference and Exhibition Over 5,000 visitors are expected to attend the event, run by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management in Torbay next week letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2004 Industry news Waste World Cup 2004 officially launched Build-up to September&#39s football tournament for the waste and recycling sector has officially begun letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2004 Industry news Sheffield praised for 10% household waste reduction Audit Commission rates Sheffield&#39s waste service as good, with promising prospects in latest report letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2004 Industry news Lancashire composting plant gets 15-year extension A composting facility has been granted extra time to continue trials with creating compost mixes letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2004 Industry news Cleanaway warns over cement kiln hazardous waste recovery Waste firm says burning more hazardous wastes in kilns lowers emissions standards, but is accused of "scaremongering" letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2004 Industry news News in Brief Vegetable oil recycling in Carmarthenshire; New Defra website for local authorities; and UCN courses accredited by CIWM letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2004 Industry news Angus urges residents to give recycling scheme a chance Scotland&#39s best recycling council suffers teething problems in new collection service, but asks residents to "give it a go" letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2004 Industry news Dundee awarded 26m from Strategic Waste Fund The Scottish Executive gives the city council long-term funding for recycling and waste minimisation schemes letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2004 Industry news Reprocessors demand higher PRN prices in uncertain market After Defra&#39s publication of first quarter reprocessing figures, the packaging waste recovery note market faces uncertainty letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2004 Industry news CBC could back tax on all Scottish carrier bags Carrier Bag Consortium of packaging firms says if a plastic bag tax is approved in Scotland, a levy on bags of all materials is fairer letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2004 Industry news DTI launches 1m project to tackle building site waste A new project will promote environmentally friendly practices to the construction sector and encourage staff training on waste issues letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2004 Industry news Oxfordshire gives backing to recycling scheme for parents County council gives backing to initiative that promotes re-use and recycling among new parents letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2004 Industry news Radical increase in glass collections needed for 2008 target Local authorities are being urged to opt for separated glass collections as the glass recyclers face biggest-ever challenge letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2004 Industry news LARAC hits back at trade minister&#39s paper-sorting call Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee slates minister&#39s claim that co-mingled recycling produces poor quality paper letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2004 Industry news Tyre recovery sector unites to tackle landfill ban A new trade association will raise issues of fly tipping, site licensing and the Environment Agency&#39s regulatory role at parliament letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2004 Industry news Steel supplies remain tight despite drop in scrap prices International demand for steel remains fairly buoyant despite China&#39s decision to cool economic growth letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2004 Industry news Abitibi-Consolidated expands Hinckley and Bosworth service Leicestershire borough receives new multi-materials kerbside recycling service, its paper going to Bridgewater mill letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2004 Industry news SWAP publishes two waste management guides Community IT re-use schemes and household hazardous waste collections are the subject of new guides by Save Waste and Prosper letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2004 Industry news Valpak pulls out of the Environment Exchange The packaging waste compliance scheme has sold its 40% stake in online PRN market to focus on members&#39 services letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news Mersey incinerator makes way for new recycling plant Defunct Bidston incinerator to be replaced by new recycling facility to serve kerbside collections in the Wirral letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news World Environment Day call for more recycling funding Pressure group Friends of the Earth is calling on Chancellor Gordon Brown to provide more funding for council recycling letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news ICER to launch new standard for CRT recycling Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling to set standard for cathode ray tube recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news Premier Waste UK wins Sandwell&#39s 1.2m waste contract Metropolitan borough sends waste from council housing projects for recycling by Birmingham-based company letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news Glass makers should use more recycled green glass New research funded by the Waste and Resources Action Programme suggests green glass colour could be "neutralised" letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2004 Industry news Northern Ireland trials WEEE recycling service Environment and Heritage Service teams up with two councils in Northern Ireland to recycle household waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2004 Industry news Cornwall targets tourists with recycling awareness campaign Councils in Cornwall to encourage holidaymakers to use bring bank recycling facilities as landfill shortage looms letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2004 Industry news National Waste Dialogue slammed for missing key issues Three-year project funded by Landfill Tax Credits aiming to shape waste policy did not succeed, evaluation report reveals letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2004 Industry news Anti-incinerator group casts doubt on waste health study Guildford group raises questions on Defra waste study, but Friends of the Earth changes its stance to focus more on recycling letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2004 Industry news Plastic exports jeopardise domestic recycling, Petcore warns European PET recycling organisation Petcore blames UK and Germany for massive growth in waste plastic exports letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2004 Industry news Trade minister calls for paper to be collected separately Nigel Griffiths MP alarmed at trend towards mixing paper with metals, glass or other materials in recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2004 Industry news Rushcliffe to switch to alternate weekly collections Nottinghamshire borough brings forward new recycling scheme because of popularity of pilot scheme among residents letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2004 Industry news Agency in fresh crackdown on illegal waste exports Agency works as part of a Europe-wide project to cut down on illegal waste shipments with a major new phase in September letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2004 Industry news European Commission abandons Biowaste Directive Commissioner Margot Wallstrom has said plans for a directive establishing new rules on composting have been scrapped letsrecycle.com News · 1 Jun 2004 Industry news European Environment Agency warning over packaging waste Member States are doing little to cut packaging waste generation, EEA warns, though recovery rates are rising letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2004 Industry news WRAP announces 450,000 grants for aggregates recycling Four aggregates firms plan to invest grants to increase recycling capacity by 210,000 tonnes a year letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2004