Recycling news: 2011

Industry news UPM debunks commingled myth Upon opening 17m Shotton MRF, paper giant discusses paper quality letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2011 Industry news Obligation data points to tight plastics PRN market Agency figures suggest performance in plastics recycling needs to improve from Q1 levels toachieve compliance letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2011 Industry news Recycling Association elects new president Adrian Jackson from Kent-based Prismm Ltd replaces Simon Marsden after he completes two year term in office letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2011 Industry news BBC WEEE programme a wake-up call for councils Reprocessors call on councils to check exactly how WEEE from their CA sites is dealt with and also back tougher enforcement action letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2011 Industry news Hampshire councils pick Veolia for joint waste deal Hart and Basingstoke & Deane councils expect to save over 1m a year as result of new waste and recycling collection contract letsrecycle.com News · 17 May 2011 Industry news Exports help drive growth in wood recycling Wood Recyclers' Association publishes annual figures which show six-fold rise in exports in 2010 and 6.6% UK growth letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2011 Industry news Panorama WEEE expos prompts council investigation South London local authorities promise thorough inquiry into BBC illegal export claims while contractors also take action letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2011 Industry news Sainsburys to reopen recycling banks in Cornwall Retailer reverses original decision not to subsidise banks after Cornwall council withdrew its funding for them in 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2011 Industry news Struggling Welsh council turns to waste fines Blaenau Gwent council approves plans to introduce last resort as it becomes wary of missing statutory recycling goals letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2011 Industry news Benefits of recycling incentive schemes questioned London Assemblys Environment Committee warns that while schemes boost recycling rates in short term, long-term benefits are unclear letsrecycle.com News · 16 May 2011 Industry news BBC Panorama puts focus on illegal WEEE exports Show to air tonight claims to use tracking equipment to show how TV sets collected at London CA sites end up on West African landfill letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2011 Industry news Casepak and SCA awarded Walsall MRF contract Recycling firms secure five-year deal to sort 28,000 tonnes-a-year from Midlands local authority letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2011 Industry news First London RecycleBank scheme launches in Lambeth Recycling incentive scheme expected to figure heavily in Waste Review rolled out by contractor Veolia in inner London borough letsrecycle.com News · 15 May 2011 Industry news MRF operators concerned by growth in payment deals Recycling firms claim gate fees largely at an end as some sorting deals now based on contractor paying council letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2011 Industry news TW Services starts work on ambitious Kent plans Waste management firm commences construction at Sandwich site permitted to handle 750,000tpa of waste in the region letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2011 Industry news Winners of Awards for Excellence 2011 announced North Lincolnshire council and SWEEEP Kuusakoski among winners at eighth annual awards ceremony for waste and recycling industry letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2011 Industry news Youth survey highlights barriers to can recycling Report by trade body The Can Makers indicates mixed messages and limited collection infrastructure are impeding recycling efforts letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2011 Industry news John Griffiths named Welsh environment minister Newport East representative steps into outgoing AM Jane Davidsons shoes to lead zero waste agenda as part of new cabinet letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2011 Industry news Plastics recyclers hit out at Dairy UK over rHDPE Reprocessors take issue with dairy industry trade body over call for recycling industry to meet demand for recycled content letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2011 Industry news Obituary: Colin Biffa Tributes paid to former director of original Biffa waste company letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2011 Industry news London Mayor launches new recycling campaign New Recycle for London initiative launched centring on how much money residents of the capital can save from recycling more material letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2011 Industry news Pickles calls in Worcestershire EfW proposal Communities secretary to determine plans for 200,000 tpa capacity facility being developed to treat two councils waste letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2011 Industry news Defra consults on changes to PRN system Criteria for freeing up steel and aluminium scrap from regulation could havebig impact onfor packaging recycling system letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news Spelman to unveil Waste Review at June CIWM event Organisers confirm environment secretary will reveal Waste Review policy priorities at two day event letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news Time war threatens newspaper industry Pressures on consumer time could hit newspaper sector and biomass subsidies need watching, says Stora Enso chief letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news Hampshire approves waste wood biomass plant plans County council grants permission for L&S Waste Management to develop 25,000tpa capacity plant at Fareham letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news News in Brief Vehicles and Plant With news on NTM-GB working in South Wales, ISM taking order of new Volvos and New Earth adding JCBs to its Cotesbach MBT letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news Metal recycling firm fined after worker breaks jaw Ampthill Metal Company ordered to pay over 36,000 after heavy goods driver has jaw broken and loses teeth in incident at Bedfordshire site letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2011 Industry news Council Survey Praises Waste Managers A hazardous household waste collection survey carried out by Northumberland County Council gave top marks to the quality of the service provided by waste management contractors Cleansing Service Group (CSG). The survey, which achieved in excess of a 61% response from households which had used the service, showed that over 93% of customers expressed themselves […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 10 May 2011 Industry news Dairy sector seeks increased rHDPE in milk bottles Trade association Dairy UK calls on plastics recycling sector to up its game in bid to meet industry demand for recycled content letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on Rhondda recycling old wheeled bins, triple certification for Hills and, Sutton aiming to improve fleet management letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news Lincs to mark start of EfW construction this week Tree-planting ceremony to be held on Thursday to signify start of work on 145m facility being developed under contract with WRG letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news Edinburgh and Midlothian name AD deal shortlist Four bidders in running for contract to deliver 30,000tpa capacity plant to treat food waste collected by two Scottish councils letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news London tri-borough waste service stalled by contracts Westminster contracts with Veolia prevent it from working with two other councils to merge serviceswithin supercouncil letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news Getting businesses on board to tackle waste Councillor Robert Aldridge, of the City of Edinburgh council, examines the challenges involved in tackling trade waste letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news Long term vision for packaging unveiled Advisory Committee on Packaging chair Bob Lisney discusses committees recommendations for the Waste Review letsrecycle.com News · 9 May 2011 Industry news Why products are packaged the way they are The average household in the UK buys over 4,000 items of food and other products every year. In the UK as a whole, 25 million households buy over 100 billion items every year. Over 75% of those purchases are grocery products – mainly food and drink but also household detergents, paper products, cosmetics, toiletries, [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 9 May 2011 Industry news UK WEEE recycling rate below European average Survey carried out by compliance scheme ERP ranks UK sixth out of 11 nations for waste electricals collected per head of population letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2011 Industry news Sims acquires metals recycling rival Dunn Brothers Purchase means metals giant will now operate a shredder in Birmingham, with acquisition covering nine facilities in all letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2011 Industry news NI government defends waste procurement process Department of Environment claims bidder withdrawals do not weaken country's ability to deliver long-term waste contracts letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2011