Recycling news: 2009

Industry news Exemptions plans come under fire in Parliament Defra faces particular criticism over proposals affecting community composting and metals recycling sector letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2009 Industry news Code aimed to raise packaging compliance standards Voluntary Code of Practice expected to lead to reduced compliance monitoring for schemes who sign up letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2009 Industry news SITA submits plans for Gloucestershire EfW Application made for Severnside Energy Recovery Centre to treat up to 400,000 tpa of C&I waste letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2009 Industry news Landfill Tax reform threatens EfW uptake, councils warn Consultation responses criticise plans to increase tax rate for inert material such as incinerator bottom ash letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2009 Industry news Northern Ireland achieves 34.4% recycling rate Environment minister Edwin Poots welcomes household performance for 2008/09 but says country needs to aim higher letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2009 Industry news New Earth receives 4m from Carbon Trust Waste treatment and energy specialist also secures finance for Leics MBT plant and Sharpness IVC letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news Enforcement action over unlawful sorting building Warwickshire county council issues four notices against Pure Recycling after failure to construct £8m MRF letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news Concern over updating C&I data in a recession Biffa environment director calls for improved data but wary of impact of economic climate if 2009/10 used as benchmark letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on Viridor's Exeter EfW, WRAP grants and Dennis Eagle's first vehicle body design in eight years letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news Isles of Scilly blasted in nationwide waste audit Audit Commission launches new Oneplace website providing overview of public sector performance in areas such as waste letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news The Copenhagen climate and waste conference The waste sector has made achievements in cutting greenhouse gases. letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2009 Industry news Darling targets council waste service savings More efficient collection and disposal needed to help save £550m a year, says Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2009 Industry news Fall in waste arisings prompts Dorset to withdraw PFI bid Councillors agree to seek short or medium term waste treatment solutions after change in waste projections letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2009 Industry news Punishment or incentives? John Barton of Renew examines if incentives or punishment should be used to achieve 'zero waste' letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2009 Industry news London food waste facility set to open in New Year Organics firm Vertal to open "super-charged liquid staged digestion" recycling plant in Mitcham letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2009 Industry news Composting firm fined 15,000 over odour Wolverhampton-based Simpro Ltd prosecuted by court over odour and exceeding site capacity letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2009 Industry news Report warns of 32m potential cost from Schedule 2 Defra publishes long-awaited research into management of waste from schools, prisons and hospitals letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2009 Industry news LWaRB to support 80m gasification plant Proposal for facility in East London to receive £12m in guarantee funding, with £5m for Recycle for London letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2009 Industry news Deprivation a significant influence on recycling rate WRAP benchmark study shows impact on recycling rate but says collection type alone is not a defining factor letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2009 Industry news Planning approval for UKs biggest biogas facility Proactive Energy gets go ahead to develop 5MW AD plant in South Lanarkshire intended to treat 135,000tpa of organic waste letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2009 Industry news Private firm makes unsolicited approach for Shanks Equity investor Carlyle Group outlines plans to purchase waste firm with initial approach of 135p per share letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2009 Industry news Fears over councils competing for trade waste work Decision by Defra to count more commercial waste as municipal prompts concerns from private sector letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on EA trials for compost-like outputs, a change to procurement rules and WRAP's Northern Ireland conference letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2009 Industry news Eleven new experts to join WEEE Advisory Body Business minister announces addition of further members to non-departmental public body intended to advise government letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2009 Industry news Returned Brazil bales are landfilled in Suffolk Environment Agency argues that bales were too contaminated for material to be recycled letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2009 Industry news Municipal waste definition changes long overdue Councils and CIWM welcome Defra plans to count more commercial waste as municipal letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2009 Industry news Minister opens 2.5m textile sorting plant extension Stirlingshire firm Nathan's Wastesavers expands recycling plant to become "one of the largest in Europe" letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2009 Industry news North Somerset lets second major waste contract Cory Environmental handed £80m deal to take over waste processing in March 2010 from Veolia letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2009 Industry news When is waste infrastructure strategic? SITA UK's Gev Eduljee examines how planning systems need to alter if the UK is to improve its waste treatment infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2009 Industry news Construction begins on 4m Northants AD plant Discussions ongoing for supply of 30,000 tonnes of waste feedstock a year for Fernbrook Bio facility letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news Planning reform top priority for new ESA chairman Ian Goodfellow claims that important issue has not yet been addressed by government letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news Defra proposes landfill diversion target amendments Government plans to "increase signicantly" the amount of commercial waste counted as municipal letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news London funding chief warns of State Aid rules threat Chief operating officer of LWaRB highlights risk to waste projects seeking share of £84m of funds letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news East Kent councils target 1.5m savings with AWC Four districts to tender single contract in move which could also save county council £2.9m annually letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news Future progress Ian Goodfellow, who is to succeed Malcolm Ward as chair of the ESA, talks about the future for waste letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2009 Industry news Wales posts 37% municipal waste recycling rate Figures for 2008/09 appear to show country on target to reach 40% goal for 2009/10 letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2009 Industry news WRAP launches fresh campaign for small WEEE London concert held to promote initiative which aims to increase relatively low recycling levels for small electrical items letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2009 Industry news Community Waste signs £150m MK MRF deal Recycling firm formally signs contract to operate Milton Keynes council-owned materials recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2009 Industry news First carbon-based recycling targets proposed Defra issues document suggesting glass targets should reflect if material is recycled in closed or open loop processes letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2009 Industry news Defra warns of difficulty measuring waste prevention Official claims minimisation initiatives will become more prevalent but indicates challenge calculating impact letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2009