Recycling news: 2007

Industry news News in Brief With news on furniture re-use, textile recycling, tyre recycling, home composting, and recycled topsoil letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2007 Industry news “Cautious” welcome for Scottish residual waste funding Councils awarded millions to deal with non-recyclable waste concerned it my not help them meet their recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2007 Industry news Glass recycling campaign to target northern pubs and clubs Led by Recycling Action Yorkshire, with backing from WRAP, campaign will urge hospitality sector to recycle its waste glass letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2007 Industry news Business WEEE fitter for re-use, says Remploy Electronics refurbisher says electronics from businesses better for re-use than equipment collected at CA sites letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2007 Industry news Asian mill growth to boost demand for fibre imports Forecast for continued dependence on imported European and North American recovered in China and India letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2007 Industry news London textile recycling firm in 500,000 expansion Chris Carey&#39s Collections expands its Beckenham sorting facility following demand from the Blue Peter Shoebiz Appeal letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2007 Industry news Industry frustration over Quality Protocol on Composting Farmers and composters disappointed over "unnecessary" soil testing requirements within protocol that aims to slash red tape letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2007 Industry news Recycled plastic milk bottles hailed a success WRAP claims first-ever demonstration of "closed loop" process to recycle plastic milk bottles back into new bottles letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2007 Industry news Germany to push recycling ahead of “thirsty” EfW plants Support for changes to EU Directive boosting recycling could impact on separate paper collection and recovery plants letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2007 Industry news Plan ahead for climate change, waste sector warned Senior Environment Agency official warns waste management sector to be ready for impact of changing climate letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2007 Industry news News in Brief Including news on electronics recycling; Shropshire schools; plastic recycling in Sheffield; and recycling in Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2007 Industry news Veolia MBT bid favoured for Southwark PFI contract Veolia Environmental Services wins preferred bidder for 25-year waste contract with London borough, offering MBT proposal letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news Reprocessors told to put their money where their mouths are Companies backing Campaign for Real Recycling accused of demanding better quality raw materials without paying for them letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news Health research backs alternate weekly collections Defra-sponsored study on fortnightly collection of waste says schemes are no risk to public, but offers advice on their use letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news Councils call for producer responsibility on nappies Local Government Association says nappy manufacturers should pay towards annual 67m costs of nappy disposal letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news Manchester unveils waste sites for PFI waste contract Over 20 planning applications to be submitted by September for new waste plants, with 100 jobs expected to be created letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news Green light for 13m Merseyside MBT plant Planners give go ahead for new mechanical biological treatment plant to be built in Knowsley letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2007 Industry news English waste strategy delayed until May Defra reveals hold-up for England&#39s new waste strategy, waiting for Budget, and Lyons Report on council funding letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2007 Industry news Viridor partners Electrolink over WEEE collection Waste firm links with compliance scheme to collect waste electronics in West Sussex under new producer responsibility rules letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2007 Industry news Quality Protocol published for composting industry New auditing system for composters aims to bring certainty to sector, boosting sale of quality compost letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2007 Industry news Waste wood gate fees must rise, wood recyclers warn Wood Recyclers Association calls for gate fees for waste wood to increase if recyclers are to stay in business letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2007 Industry news Neath Port Talbot seeking new waste contractor Welsh council seeking new partner for long-term contract after resolving problems with previous contractor HLC letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2007 Industry news Funding pledge to double Scotland&#39s recycling rate 48m funding pledge to focus on treating a million tonnes of residual waste each year to help councils hit landfill targets letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2007 Industry news Buckinghamshire replaces composting contractor County council to replace operator of its High Wycombe composting site, and also invest in in-vessel technology letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2007 Industry news Cory Environmental set for 588m sale to investment group Group led by Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO agrees sale of waste firm Cory with its parent Montagu Private Equity letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2007 Industry news HSE investigates waste vehicle fatality in Brighton Health and Safety Executive take action after woman in her sixties is killed by a reversing waste collection vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2007 Industry news Leicestershire borough unveils Zero Waste Strategy Charnwood aims to recycle half of residents&#39 waste by 2010 under plan ultimately leading towards cutting out household waste letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2007 Industry news Councils given advice on plastic bottle collections Chesterfield, St Edmundsbury and Bracknell Forest held up as good examples as WRAP helps councils improve collection participation letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2007 Industry news Valpak invests in recycling division to boost capacity Producer responsibility scheme invests in new IT system and plant upgrades to help increase amount of packaging waste it recycles letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling containers; a recycling contract in Norfolk; textile recycling; and East Sussex&#39s waste local plan letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2007 Industry news Planning green light for 11m Northumberland recycling plant SITA UK wins planning permission for recycling and waste transfer facility in West Sleekburn under PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2007 Industry news Real Nappy Week campaign returns for 11th year Councils throughout UK stage events to promote cloth nappies over disposables in what could be last real nappy week letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2007 Industry news Sustainability Checklist for Packaging INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2007 Industry news Textile recyclers welcome work on EU definitions of waste Textile Recycling Association welcomes possibility of legal certainty over shipping of recovered textiles abroad letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Real Nappy Week, MBT in Norfolk, construction waste trials and recycling in Surrey and Tower Hamlets letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2007 Industry news Study awaited on impacts of summer fortnightly schemes Research on health aspects of running alternate weekly waste-and-recycling collections in summer months out soon letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2007 Industry news Shortage of wipers brings price rise for textile recyclers Wiper arm of Lawrence M Barry and Co blames rag shortages on migration of sorting operations overseas letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2007 Industry news Campaign seeks to end commingled collections An industry and community sector group is calling on councils to sort materials at the kerbside letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2007 Industry news Recycling officers hit back at source separation crusaders Local authorities say campaign against commingled recycling schemes could actually damage quality and turn public off recycling letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2007 Industry news Praise for paper mill&#39s “joined up” approach to waste Ben Bradshaw visits M-Real&#39s Sittingbourne recovered paper plant, highlighting achievements diverting waste from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2007