Recycling news: 2013

Industry news Skip hire boss jailed for waste offences Albert Skip Hire Ltd fined 100,000 and manager imprisoned for multiple offences at Dodsworth Street and West Musgrave Farm letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2013 Industry news Judge delays decision on RDF firm director Director of Refuse Derived Fuel Ltd appeared in court today (December 13) and could face prison over claims firm has failed to remove waste from its site letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2013 Industry news Agency challenged over waste hierarchy Cornish group says decision to send food waste to incinerator should have been assessed by Agency letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2013 Industry news Falkirk to collect household waste every three weeks Council opts to move from fortnightly residual collections to every three weeks in a bid to save 1.4 million in landfill tax costs letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2013 Industry news Opposite ends of the table VIDEO REPORT: A look at Rochford and Ashford's recycling schemes letsrecycle.com News · 13 Dec 2013 Industry news Radioactive Waste Services – New Division We are pleased to announce the creation of a new business division, Radioactive Waste Services, and the appointment of a new director. Over the past two years Augean has become established as one of the leading providers of waste disposal services for low level radioactive wastes produced in the UK. Our customer base now includes […] Augean · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news Cooking oil for the food & hospitality sector - Olleco Olleco · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news EU considers waste export certification scheme Consultation launched seeking views on establishment of certification scheme for exporting waste outside of EU letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news Keeping standards up in a transition year VIDEO REPORT: Peter Hunt, managing director of Wastecare, reflects on the challenges of 2013 and furture opportunities for the company letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news Planning deadline for Grundons West Sussex EfW Waste contractor plans to build 'circular technology' park at location close to Viridor MRF, despite some public opposition letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news GIB invests in Birmingham biomass plant Wood pellet firm JM EnviroFuels will supply 67,000 tonnes of A, B and C grade waste wood for the facility in Tyseley, set to be completed in early 2016 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Dec 2013 Industry news Businesses told to lead on waste prevention Dan Rogerson launches Defras Waste Prevention Programme with focus on encouraging private sector, but no overall targets set letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2013 Industry news MEPs veto paper end of waste proposals European Parliament blocked proposals to move end of waste point forward in recycling process citing environmental concerns letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2013 Industry news Amended WEEE legislation laid in Parliament New WEEE regime, including mandatory collection targets for compliance schemes, to take effect from January 1 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on; Tamar plants progress; end of waste conference; Veolia rig recycling; Merseyside waste prevention, and; Blackburn skip fine letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2013 Industry news Waste prevention: down to business Furniture Re-use Network's Craig Anderson expresses his disappointment at Defra's Waste Prevention Programme letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2013 Industry news NEW DELIVERIES ADD TO EXTENSIVE FLEET Powerday has recently taken delivery of two new lorries and a road sweeper, further adding to the company's extensive fleet.The two new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, a roll-on roll-off lorry with drawbar tr... Powerday · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news Amended permitting regulations to be laid in 2014 Defra publishes responses to consultation on amendments to environmental permitting regulations, to be laid in Parliament in early 2014 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news Viridor signs 25-year Prosiect Gwyrdd EfW deal Waste management firm formally agrees 25-year EfW contract with partnership of five South Wales authorities letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news Councils consider 165m loan for Hartlebury EfW Worcestershire and Herefordshire councils to consider lending contractor Mercia 165 million to get plans for EfW plant off the ground letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news Welsh Government allocates 2.3m recycling fund Part of Collaborative Change Programme, capital funding will be used for council projects across Wales letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news Defra poised to consult on glass recycling targets Department intends to carry out 'shortened' consultation over Christmas period on amending obligated targets for glass packaging recycling letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2013 Industry news can you recycle wrapping paper? Not long to go before Father Christmas visits us and plys us with gifts. I don’t know about you but every year I feel increasingly uneasy about the amount of landfill waste generated. This week, for example, I learned that we’ll use 227,000 miles of wrapping paper over Christmas. It’s such a huge figure, it’s… Zero Waste Week · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news Biffa completes Redcar mixed plastics plant upgrade Biffas plastics recycling arm aiming to increase supply of post-consumer polypropylene waste to reopened reprocessing facility in North East letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news Biffas West Sussex MBT plant faces further delays EXCLUSIVE: Completed Biffa facility now due to open in March for West Sussex county council letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news Mills push 1.5% contamination limit Europes paper confederation is promoting the revised EN643 standard in bid for purer supplies letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news ‘Pickles fund has helped’ – Jonathan Straight VIDEO REPORT: 2013 has been a positive year for Straight according to chief executive Jonathan Straight letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news Defra plots reform of Waste Transfer Note system Plans outlined by Defra to make provision of transfer notes more flexible for businesses not using electronic system letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2013 Industry news OCS Group opens nappy recycling plant in Kent OCS New Zealand subsidiary, Envirocomp, to manage 1,800 tonne-a-year composting plant in Rochester letsrecycle.com News · 8 Dec 2013 Industry news Ready Steady Cook Pasta! I used to be a huge fan of Ready Steady Cook, where chefs and a member of the audience had to knock up a meal in 25 minutes. It goes to show that fast food doesn’t have to come in a black plastic tray! This afternoon, Little Miss Green appeared sleepy eyed in search of… Zero Waste Week · 7 Dec 2013 Industry news LAUNCH OF NEW ONLINE CLIENT REPORTING SYSTEM We are happy to announce the latest update to our client reporting system which enables us to provide secure access to live information. This builds on our extensive detailed reporting capability and ... Powerday · 6 Dec 2013 Industry news Investment warning over Autumn Statement ESA, CIWM and waste firm Veolia express disappointment with Chancellors Autumn Statement, which provided no clarity on landfill tax letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2013 Industry news WEEE collection rate hits 32% in 2013 Data shows that WEEE collections for first nine months of 2013 have remained at similar levels to same period in 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on; LCD panel recycling; EU carton recycling rate; Resource Efficient Scotland; EfW preferred in survey, and; ECO Plastics in SME report letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2013 Industry news SEPA team to combat organised waste crime Creation of a new waste crime team announced in line with proposed powers to enter suspected sites and seize documents letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2013 Industry news Defra exploring PRN reform proposals Resource minister tells APSRG report launch that Department is exploring proposals to even out disparity in PRN system letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2013 Industry news FCCs Sutton Courtenay plans approved by council Oxfordshire county council approves previously-rejected plans for waste transfer station at FCCs Sutton Courtenay site letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2013 Industry news Waterbeach MBT operational again AmeyCespas 200,000 tonnes-per-year capacity MBT plant now processing waste 15 months after machinery failure letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2013 Industry news No landfill tax clarity in Chancellors statement Chancellor George Osborne offers no detail on landfill tax in Autumn Statement, leaving the industry uncertain over the levy beyond 2015/16 letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2013 Industry news New Earth considers stock market flotation Organics recycler exploring options to raise 200-300 million capital investment for UK and overseas growth letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2013