Recycling news: 2009

Industry news News in Brief With news on a council cutting construction waste, Scottish thermal treatment guidelines and, a Biffa deal with Greggs letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news EA calls for more CHP capacity in biomass Agency predicts facilities using materials including waste wood and food solely to generate electricity may become obsolete letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news BERR launches consultation on EU WEEE review Views sought on how UK should respond to proposed changes, as BERR reveals concerns over how they could affect industry letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news Delight at Greater Manchester PFI deal close Key figures in £3.8bn deal look to the future letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2009 Industry news Accident rate in waste and recycling sector drops by 15% HSE calls for further improvement as injury rate in the sector remains over four times that of ‘all-industry average' letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Keppel appointed to build Ineos Chlor EfW plant Singapore-based firm wins £233m deal to build Cheshire facility to burn fuel produced from Greater Manchester's waste letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Peterborough wins approval for essential MRF plans Planning permission granted for 100,000 tonne-a-year capacity facility as part of £60m waste service overhaul letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news Battery recycling regulations laid before Parliament Regulations set to come into force on May 5, ahead of first compliance period beginning on January 1, 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2009 Industry news LGA attacks European biowaste green paper Local Government Association claims EC suggestions could prove "extremely costly" for councils letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news India steps up paper import inspections Waste and recovered paper imports among products facing stricter checks by customs as part of intergovernmental initiative letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news Stroud defends green waste collection methods Gloucestershire council comes under fire for sending source-separated green waste bags to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news South Wales company takes over biodiesel plant Ammanford firm Sundance Renewables to use Tredegar plant to increase production of biofuel using recycled fuel oil letsrecycle.com News · 13 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a permit for Saltend EfW, food waste in London and the Crawley HWRC reopening letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Defra confirms EU packaging recycling targets met Department and Environment Agency publish final data showing UK performance in 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Novelis increases aluminium can price by 100/t Price rise announced as steel cans also reported to be moving despite Corus remaining out of market letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Judge orders enforcement against largest glass factory in Europe Council told to order Quinn Glass to remove all buildings constructed without planning consent at Chester factory letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news Recycling innovation in London James MacDonald of the LCRN on how the community sector is innovating the waste sector in London letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2009 Industry news letsrecycle.com unveils new-look website Fresh design for free online recycling news and information service letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Liverpool city council approves 20m recycling park Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority receives go-ahead for Gillmoss facility as part of £3bn plan to tackle waste letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Paper reprocessors warn of a very difficult 2009 Confederation of Paper Industries predicts quality and volume squeeze after publishing 2008 data letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Papers served to BERR and EA in WEEE challenge But, judge yet to rule whether application for judicial review will proceed, as public consultation closes letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news UKs largest ever waste contract finally signed Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority puts pen to paper on £3.8 billion PFI deal with Viridor Laing letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Greater Manchester PFI is first helped by Treasury European Investment Bank reveals breakdown of funding for landmark contract letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Councils consider banding together after bin subsidy ends LARAC meets with WRAP to discuss options for providing home composting bins once discount axed in September letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2009 Industry news Defra launches carrier bag reuse campaign But, initiative aiming to increase awareness of need to reuse carrier bags comes under fire from Lib Dems as "gimmickry" letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2009 Industry news Kerbside polystyrene collections pioneered in Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf introduces service for residents after installing compressor machine for the bulky material letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2009 Industry news Newport gasification plans approved Lancashire-based BioGen to work with Energos to develop 120,000 tonne-a-year capacity plant letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2009 Industry news Citroen rolls out scrappage incentive scheme French-owned car manufacturer links up with Cartakeback network, as calls grow for UK-wide scrappage scheme letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2009 Industry news Greenstar invests in software to aid expansion Irish-owned waste management firm to replace existing operating system with REgenerist in 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2009 Industry news Textile market stable despite crisis President of BIR textiles division says "no exceptional market fluctuations" despite problems letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2009 Industry news First MBT plant wins approval in Northern Ireland Department of Environment grants permission for Fermanagh district council to develop £3.5m plant letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2009 Industry news Residual waste banned from HWRC following trade waste abuse Decision taken by Lambeth council to combat "widespread illegal use" by traders at Vale Street facility letsrecycle.com News · 5 Apr 2009 Industry news Greenstar announces M&S food-grade plastic deal Irish-owned firm latest to sign food grade plastic supply deal as retail sector interest increases letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2009 Industry news Deadline passes for New Technologies Demonstrator Programme Final reports now expected to be submitted for Defra-funded waste treatment projects as assessment period ends letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2009 Industry news Head of waste at HSE set to change Paul Harvey due to end six and a half year tenure as head of waste and recycling section on Monday letsrecycle.com News · 2 Apr 2009 Industry news Tesco to allow customers to leave excess packaging behind Initiative in two stores intended to help supermarket giant identify problem waste streams letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a rebrand for Viridor, WRAP advice for SMEs and a WEEE recycling survey letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2009 Industry news Waste prevention focus for Recycle Week 2009 'Let's waste less' theme for annual nationwide recycling campaign in June letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2009 Industry news Falkirk enters into second MRF contract with Oran Company awarded five-year deal to sort commingled material at Grangemouth facility letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2009 Industry news The view from the finance sector Financial expert Paddy Thompson examines how landfill tax is affecting the waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2009