Recycling news: 2005

Industry news News in Brief BBC in hunt for star company; Recycling "second nature" in Norfolk; and, recycling improvements in Staffordshire and Somerset letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2005 Industry news Industry slams call to delay landfill ban on shredded tyres Moving landfill ban to late 2007 "will only benefit companies that have failed to invest", Tyre Recovery Association says letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2005 Industry news January start for WEEE producer responsibility “optimistic” Experts in the waste electrical and electronic equipment arena warn of issues still to resolve in regulations in "tight timetable" letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2005 Industry news Defra revises waste management licensing rules Tighter controls on the spreading of material on land, amendments to licence exemptions for composting sites brought in letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2005 Industry news Trading officers call on Easter egg makers to reduce waste Hampshire&#39s trading standards service warns Easter egg manufacturers they could be breaking the law by over-packaging letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2005 Industry news DTI confirms 2006 start for WEEE producer responsibility Government pledges to complete waste electronics regulations by summer 2005, revising approach to producer responsibility letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2005 Industry news Lancashire sets Herhof two week ultimatum over MBT plant County gives troubled technology firm Herhof two weeks to confirm it can provide mechanical biological treatment system letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2005 Industry news Geoff Hadfield appointed chair of Wood Recyclers’ Association Geoff Hadfield of Manchester-based Hadfield Wood Recyclers succeeds Michael Tracey as chair of wood recycling trade association letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2005 Industry news East Northamptonshire awards waste contract to Cory Council re-appoints existing contractor Cory Environmental for waste management, recycling and cleansing contract letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2005 Industry news Cheshire to adopt 50% recycling target for household waste County waste partnership pledges higher recycling target in the long term, and is to use MBT for household waste letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2005 Industry news Glass recycling up 17%, but further growth threatened British Glass reveals new figures for glass packaging waste recovery, but issues warning over mixed glass collections letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2005 Industry news Landfill Directive targets “more easily delivered” with MBT Major study on mechanical biological treatment systems suggests important role for the technologies in treating municipal waste letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2005 Industry news HSE inspections to boost municipal waste safety record Health and Safety Executive inspectors to tour council waste departments in bid to cut injuries and fatalities in sector letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2005 Industry news ICER doubles previous estimate for household WEEE thrown out A new report from ICER doubles previous estimates for the amount of waste electronics arising in the household waste stream letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2005 Industry news Glendale snaps up Eco-Sci to grow composting business West Country green waste firm Eco-Sci has been bought in a strategic local authority move by a Parkwood subsidiary letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2005 Industry news Northumberland needs “more effective” waste partnerships The Audit Commission has said that Northumberland needs to improve its partnerships to better waste management in the area letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2005 Industry news News in Brief Erewash extends recycling service; WRAP show "Recycled Living"; London proved wasteful; and new manager for Welsh campaign letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2005 Industry news Derby council to name site for MRF this month Derby city council has said that a site for a new MRF to be built in the city will be selected by the end of March letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2005 Industry news Hazardous rules set to bring cost burden for CA sites Local authorities will face increased costs for CA sites before the WEEE directive comes into force. letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2005 Industry news SEPA in talks with compliance schemes over 2004 obligations Scottish regulator of packaging waste recovery system confirms it is in negotiations with two schemes over 2004 compliance letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2005 Industry news UK&#39s first household battery recycling plant opens G&P Batteries launches its new battery recycling plant in West Bromwich, which has received praise from Elliot Morley letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2005 Industry news Wandsworth “cautiously” approves 84,000 tonne MRF Cory wins approval for major new materials recycling facility, which will handle up to 84,000 tonnes of recyclables letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2005 Industry news MPs call for clarity on Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme Report from Parliament&#39s EFRA Committee calls for clarity on waste definitions prior to next month&#39s LATS start letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2005 Industry news Millions of tonnes of collected paper could be landfilled Environment Agency demands on paper collected from households means it could end up in landfills, industry claims letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2005 Industry news NE Lincolnshire receives Commission praise for recycling Audit Commission commends North East Lincolnshire council for "extensive" recycling infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2005 Industry news Shropshire shortlists four bidders for 600m waste deal Shropshire Waste Partnership names possible contractors for Private Finance Initiative-backed waste management contract letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2005 Industry news Environment Agency welcomes suggested expanded role Sainsbury&#39s chairman Philip Hampton suggests consolidating UK&#39s national regulatory bodies into seven stronger organisations letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2005 Industry news Livingstone argues case for a London-wide waste authority London Mayor Ken Livingstone has written of the strategic need for a single body to control the capitals waste management letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Budget: planning approvals up for alternatives to landfill In the Budget it was revealed that approved planning decisions for waste treatment sites have risen by more than 50%. letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Budget: Beckett approval for cut in business inspections The environment secretary has welcomed a more targeted and risk based inspection for businesses as addressed in the Budget letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Recycle friendly resurfacing project in Cumbria extended Cumbria council will be using binder course material which is made up of 20% recycled glass for the reconstruction of part of the A5087 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Political support key for successful alternate collections Experts speaking at Stoneleigh Live say local political support can be crucial for starting alternate weekly collections letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2005 Industry news Recycling sectors newest event gets underway at Stoneleigh The all new Stoneleigh Live exhibition is running today and on March 16 at the National Agricultural Centre letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Can collections in offices leads to 20% saving in waste bill Recycling organisations including Novelis Recycling and Recoup team up to collect more packaging waste from offices and schools letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Companies wishing to burn waste must register this month Environment Agency warns that industrial operators wishing to continue to burn waste in 2005 must apply for a permit in advance letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news High interest in vehicle recycling at Stoneleigh Live The recycling and waste management industrys newest exhibition kicks off with a successful first day for vehicle recycling exhibitors letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news News in brief Caerphilly expands recycling initiative, Buckinghamshire to question residents on waste, national aluminium recycling scheme launched letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2005 Industry news Morley highlights sustainable approach to Olympics bid Plans for the Olympics in London in 2012 provide for a sustainable approach to waste and environmental issues letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news North Lincolnshire sets its sights on 40% recycling rate Council to expand alternate weekly collection to a further 24,000 households following the success of its trial scheme letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005 Industry news Lack of support from brewers finishes Recycle-More-Glass Collection scheme for glass from licensed premises reaches end of the road after some breweries refuse to support the service letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2005