Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Top dry recycler hails commingled approach Surrey Heath borough council says lower performing local authorities could boost recycling rates by collecting materials together letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2012 Industry news Judge critical of Agency after tyre trial acquittals Environment Agency warned not to rush into prosecutions after defendants found not guilty in trial estimated to have cost 2 million letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2012 Industry news Council body to trial food waste disposers As part of a trial, the Local Government Association is supporting research work on a housing estate in Shrewsbury letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news Concern over accuracy of recycling weighbridges National Measurement Office finds that almost 17% of weighbridges at recycling and landfill sites outside legal tolerance, with implications for waste tonnages recorded letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news News in brief With news on a 6m investment for ECO Plastics; Selfridges recycled wood Christmas display; HotRot;Movember efforts;and, 'Shwopping' at work letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news Kier signs £120 million East Sussex deal VIDEO REPORT: East Sussex Joint Waste Partnerships puts pen to paper on 10-year contract which will seeKier roll out service to four councils letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news Work to start on new North London Waste Plan Officers from seven north London boroughs to begin work on new version of North London Waste Plan in New Year letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news Goverment needs to ‘join-up’ thinking on renewables ADBA chief executive Charlotte Morton calls for 'joined-up thinking' from government on renewables letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2012 Industry news Birmingham plans city-wide recycling reward scheme Council plans to procure partner to roll out scheme for all households following successful Nectar pilot letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2012 Industry news Glasgow plans food waste collection trial Subject to funding from Zero Waste Scotland, city council to follow in the footsteps of Edinburghwith pilotin 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2012 Industry news Council fears over EU Environment Programme Commission must be wary of introducing new regulations in areas such as waste which place unrealistic burden on councils, says LGA letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2012 Industry news WRAP explores opportunities to enhance digestate Report finds that many technologies available but land application remains most economic option at present letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2012 Industry news HSE issues guidance on conveyor workstations Guidance for designers, suppliers and employers of workers using conveyor belts issued by the HSE to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2012 Industry news London Re-use Network opens 1 million centre West London Reuse Centre, operated by charity Furnish, is expected to divert up to 8,900 tonnes of reusable items from landfill over next five years letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2012 Industry news EU official: UK could avoid excess incineration European Commissions Dr Alan Seatter says UK can reduce leapfrog incineration stage and focus on increasing reuse and recycling levels. letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2012 Industry news Fines issued in illegal WEEE exports case Three men convicted at Basildon Crown Court as part of complex case involving the export of waste electrical equipmentto Africa letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2012 Industry news Osborne targets fuel duty and infrastructure Chancellor uses Autumn Statement to outline replacement to PFI and also publish report giving update on waste infrastructure progress letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2012 Industry news Incinerator halts operations after dioxin breach Crymlyn Burrows waste incinerator in Neath Port Talbot fails two emissions tests in breach of environmental permit letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2012 Industry news Veolia faces threat of two Christmas strikes Employees on Veolia contracts in Bromley and Sheffield set to go on strike in disputes over sackings and working hours letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2012 Industry news Battery sector welcomes Q3 recycling data Environment Agency figures show UK collected over 24% of batteries to September 2012 just shy of the 25% mandatory target for the year letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2012 Industry news Water company enters food waste AD sector Minister praises first AD plant at sewage treatment works developed at Avonmouth in wake of Office of Fair Trading report letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news Planning no barrier to residual treatment capacity Despite industry perceptions that planning is a problem, Eunomiareport claims that capacity is being consented faster than applications are being made letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news ESA chair calls for more waste sector recognition ESA chair highlights role sector can play in delivering economic improvement in UK as Recycling Minister pledges to provide leadership on waste letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news on a 'green' advent calendar; Every Can Counts launch in Scotland; carpet recycling; ISO 14001 accreditation; and, U Can Recycling letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news Scrap metal cash ban comes into force Legislation comes into force today making it a criminal offence to pay for scrap metal in cash letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news Northern Ireland hits landfill targets early Biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill in NI falls below 2012/13 target, as local authority recycling rate increases to 38.4% letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2012 Industry news NCWRP named as semi-finalists in the Nesta Waste Reduction Challenge CWRP are in the running for a £50,000 challenge prize looking at how to bring people together in new ways to reduce waste. The 25 Semi-Finalists have been selected as part of the Giving Challenge Prizes run by Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, and funded by the Cabinet Office.The prize aims to encourage new ideas [...] Community Wood Recycling · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news POWERDAY BOLSTERS EVENTS TEAM Powerday has bolstered its events team with the appointment of Phil Reid as National Events Manager this month.Powerday already works with a number of events and venues across London including Chelsea... Powerday · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news Resource Association praises Defra target ambition Following a meeting with Recycling Minister Lord de Mauley this week, reprocessor trade body praises government packaging targets letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news FCC and EnvironCom agree council WEEE deal Lincolnshire-based WEEE recycler to treat waste electricals collected from 60 FCC Environment-run civic amenity sites letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news People round-up Round-up of appointments in the waste and recycling sector, including Nigel Mattravers joining Golder Associates as senior waste advisor. letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news Man fined 80,000 for illegal waste activities Director of North-West based Wyre Waste Recycling Ltd pleads guilty to six charges under the Proceeds of Crime Act letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news Councillor calls for ash recycling to count London Assembly member Jenny Jones accuses Lambeth and Wandsworth of cheating by including materials extracted from incinerator bottom ash for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news No more cash for metal Ian Hetherington,of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), outlines the importance of regulatory reform to limit the effect of the cash ban on legitimate businesses letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2012 Industry news Appetite for Destruction: China’s Trade in Illegal Timber - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 29 Nov 2012 Industry news ‘Put levy on peat, waste firms tell Osborne ESA report recommends government implements measures to boost compost market amid range of green tax ideas letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2012 Industry news Viridor sees half year recycling profits fall 26.5% Half year financial results released by Pennon Group, parent company of waste management firm Viridor show pre-tax profits down 8.1 million letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2012 Industry news Biffa reveals refinancing plan Biffa has revealed details of new shareholders and a refinancing proposal to move the business forward letsrecycle.com News · 29 Nov 2012 Industry news Defra advises on ash tree dieback Councils advised to prioritise incineration or landfilling of infected ash leaves following an outbreak of Chalara dieback in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2012 Industry news Schemes expected to comply with glass obligation Environment Agency official tells packaging conference that compliance schemes will be expected to meet their 2012 glass recycling obligation letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2012