Recycling news: 2013

Industry news News in Brief With news on: light bulb recycling; INCPEN campaign; Repic accreditation; 8m Dorset waste centre; and, EU plastic landfill plans letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2013 Industry news Minister hails ten years of Recycle Week Lord de Mauley praises impact of Recycle Week campaign, as councils and businesses gear up for its tenth anniversary letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2013 Industry news Sainsburys achieves zero waste to landfill Supermarket chain reveals that it is no longer sending any waste produced at its stores to landfill, ahead of 2020 target letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2013 Industry news Made in Britain Keith Freegard, director of Axion Polymers, predicts recycled polymers could spark an upturn for British manufacturing letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2013 Industry news HELPING ‘KEEP GREEN DAYS GREEN’ AT THE BEDFORD PARK FESTIVAL Powerday is sponsoring the Bedford Park Festival, helping the world's first garden suburb recycle and recover the waste generated at the community focused event in June.The Festival combining arts and... Powerday · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news DS Smith fined 80,000 after worker crushed Firm ordered to pay 130,000 in fines and costs by Manchester Crown Court after driver injured at recycling depot letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Six textile recyclers close with more to come Textile Recycling Association reveals 10% of its members have ceased tradingin last year due to difficult market conditions letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Company fined 300,000 for skip lorry death Sheffield firm prosecuted after employee killed by overturning skip lorry in Derbyshire in July 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Minister reassures councils over commingling Lord de Mauley pledges to help councils to minimise risk of being challenged over quality following commingling JR letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Tesco and Coca Cola target recycling in the home Retailer and drinks manufacturer to offer discount vouchers to customers who pledge to recycle more in the home letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Beyond Zero Waste to Landfill In recent years, the UK has witnessed a trend for companies racing to claim their zero waste to landfill status. However, dig below the surface and it is often the case that ‘zero waste to landfill’ is achieved by switching from one form of disposal (landfill) to another (Energy from Waste (EfW)). Although EfW is indeed a form of recovery and higher up the Defra waste management hierarchy, is t… Valpak · 11 Jun 2013 Industry news Opinion divided over WEEE proposals WasteCare conferences highlight split views over options, with polls showing that retaining current system has most backing letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on: M&Ss Plan A; Lincoln green waste charges; UKWSLs web portal; Axions MRF training; and, a 53,000 fine for a metal recycler letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2013 Industry news Councils warn against cutting WRAP funding LARAC warns of wide ranging indirect effects if funding for resource efficiency body is reduced under review by Defra letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2013 Industry news Norfolk EfW contract cancellation could cost 30m Norfolk county council report suggests withdrawing from a controversial 25-year EfW contract could cost 30 million or significantly more letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2013 Industry news GIB publishes market report on anaerobic digestion Green Investment Bank study designed to improve industry and investor understanding of sector, including barriers and opportunities for investment letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2013 Industry news Design key to boosting plastic packaging recycling Plastics recycling body publishes updated version of guidance aimed at increasing focus on recyclability of plastic packaging at design stage letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news Circular economy could bring 10bn investment ESA publishes circular economy report calling for more focus on product and packaging design among other measures letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news Agency clarifies rules on composting waste wood Composters told to ensure that any waste wood they process is clean and untreated following concerns over spreading on land letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news Man dies following incident at Derbyshire waste site HSE investigating after employee of Rainbow Waste in Swadlincote dies from injuries involving machinery letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news UK on track for battery target in 2013 Q1 data shows thatthe battery collection rate is rising, but concerns linger over proportion of lead acid batteries letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news Directors to face prison for 3m recycling fraud Directors and staff from Landarcy-based glass recycler Nationwide Recycling Limited have appeared in court letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2013 Industry news A repairable, hackable lamp named Clyde In April, I saw an old friend at the Reclaiming Repair workshop in Paris. After years in quite separate directions, Amanda and I marveled at how our projects are related. Hers: a hackable and repairable lamp. Small projects like this help us envision a different future, where we take back ownership of domestic electricals like […] The Restart Project · 8 Jun 2013 Industry news 10 years of growth On Friday 7th June Community Wood Recycling celebrated our tenth birthday – that’s ten years since Richard Mehmed took the plunge to replicate the successful model of the Brighton and Hove Community Wood Recycling Project nationwide, with local Green MP Caroline Lucas as the guest of honour. Community Wood Recycling · 7 Jun 2013 Industry news Waste industry health and safety roadmap launched WISH forum publishes detailed plan on how to improve health and safety across the waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on: buyer interest in Covanta; Dixons' battery collection; Sandwell praise; Birmingham SITA service; and, food waste research letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2013 Industry news Court orders liquidation of Welsh bottle recycler Operator of Welsh Government-funded plastic recycling plant, Viridis Plastics UK, forced to wind down due to debts letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news Remondis opens indoor facility for hazardous waste Believed to be Europes most modern waste transfer station, German-owned firm targets more expansion in UK letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news Producers back council WEEE proposals Producers of electronic equipment say proposals to give councils greater access to value of WEEE will reduce trading of evidence among schemes letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: bulky waste in Sutton; Heathrow Powerday contract; J&B expansion; Oxfordshire reuse centre; and, Edinburghs recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news Edinburgh and Midlothian invite detailed waste bids Three companies asked to submit tenders for joint residual waste deal after Veolia pulls out letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news Working together on WEEE Karl Greig of DHL Envirosolutions discusses the mutual benefits of working with local authorities to promote WEEE recycling letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news Finalists announced for 2013 ADBA Awards Thirty entrants shortlisted for prestigious awards recognising achievement in the anaerobic digestion industry letsrecycle.com News · 5 Jun 2013 Industry news HEATHROW AIRPORT CONTRACT RENEWED WITH POWERDAY The recycling and waste management contract at one of the world's busiest airports has been renewed with Powerday. The contract was awarded by Wilson James who provides logistics services to all const... Powerday · 4 Jun 2013 Industry news Global demand for recovered plastics set to triple BIRs plastics committee told that demand set to grow significantly in next eight years but Chinas Green Fence initiative currently hitting exports letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2013 Industry news Minister disappointed by local waste review focus Lord de Mauley says he is surprised many recommendations in LGAs review focus on central government letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2013 Industry news Agency could strangle plasterboard recycling Trade body GRAUKI warns that restricting end uses of waste gypsum could lead to spiralling costs for plasterboard recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2013 Industry news Products round up With news on: Tomra sorting technology; UNTHA shredders and new finance division; a new loader for Nordic Recycling; and, Worsley Plant equipment letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2013 Industry news Fly infestation costs Blakeleys 54,000 Wigan-based waste management firm fined 42,000 and ordered to pay 12,000 in costs following a series of permit breaches letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2013 Industry news Straight in stronger position after refinancing Leeds-based container manufacturer refinances under a three year agreement with capital to be used for product development and day to day business letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2013