Recycling news: 2008

Industry news Autoclave system attracts local authority interest Manufacturers of new autoclave waste treatment system claim it is attracting significant local authority interest letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news Tories propose voluntary business action on waste Conservatives appoint ex-ASDA chairman Archie Norman to develop Responsibility Deal letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news FRN introduces quality assurance scheme Furniture Reuse Network establishes quality assurance certification to encourage re-use sector letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news Mayor criticised over “rival” London recycling fund Ken Livingstone announces £24m commercial sector waste fund for new technologies letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news Defra seeks views on forming Joint Waste Authorities 12-week consultation on how councils will establish formal partnerships to improve waste services letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news EA to take tougher line over pre-treatment rules From April, landfill operators will have to obtain evidence from customers of waste pre-treatment letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2008 Industry news Wood sector to challenge waste wood regulations WRA to develop protocol to establish "acceptable" contamination in waste wood letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2008 Industry news Work begins on electronics recycling “super-plant” Construction work begins on major new WEEE recycling plant in Newport, South Wales letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2008 Industry news Major overhaul for Kingston waste and recycling collections Surrey council announces plans to make significant changes to its household waste and recycling collection services letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2008 Industry news West Berkshire signs £500 million PFI deal Veolia awarded contract to handle waste collection, disposal and recycling over next 25 years letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2008 Industry news Dutch officials remain vigilant over export rules While trivial amounts of contamination may be acceptable, regulators are watching letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2008 Industry news Planning inspector approves Berkshire MRF expansion Grundon wins permission to turn Beenham MRF into 120,000 tonne annual capacity letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news Ashford construction firms benefit from waste reduction help Construction companies in Ashford, Kent, receiving advice and training on waste reduction and re-use letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news REACH warning for paper recyclers German conference told of complex impact of chemicals rules on paper letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news Furniture project named Scottish CRN member of the year Moray Recycling Action Group, Enviroglass and Highland council recognised at CRNS awards letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news Bristol agrees composting contract as major PFI bid begins Bristol in 20-year deal with New Earth Solutions, and is to seek PFI contract along with neighbours letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news Agency set to unveil three quality protocols Protocols for anaerobic digestate, paper sludge ash and gypsum to be unveiled in next three weeks letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news WEEE evidence prices “normalised” after REPIC “chess” strategy Scheme says its need to secure WEEE recycling evidence now in hand after deal with Electrolink letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2008 Industry news Legal threat to Darling’s carrier bag plan Packaging industry threatens challenge if government forces carrier bag restrictions letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2008 Industry news Biffa shareholders back 1.2bn takeover deal Shareholders owning 98% of Biffa stock back directors' recommendation to sell to equity bidders letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2008 Industry news Reuse to be counted in council targets Community re-use sector welcomes indicators which enable councils to count reuse towards recycling letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2008 Industry news Electrolink and REPIC agree WEEE evidence deal Two rival compliance schemes agree deal to trade recycling evidence for waste electrical equipment letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2008 Industry news Warning over batteries in commingled collections As government consultation closes today, concerns over contamination issues in collections letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2008 Industry news Alistair Darling pledges “strong action” on bags Retailers must cut use of carrier bags, or face legislation in 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2008 Industry news News in Brief Including organic waste recycling news; a legal update; and, news of Real Nappy Week letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2008 Industry news Environcom to replace Grantham WEEE recycling facility Planning bid for new WEEE facility submitted by firm whose previous plant was devastated by fire letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2008 Industry news Liverpool firms reminded of waste responsibilities Blighted by fly-tipping, Liverpool urges local businesses to deal with waste properly letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2008 Industry news Budget confirms 32 per tonne Landfill Tax from April Chancellor Alistair Darling delivers his first Budget, confirming big jump in levy on landfill disposal letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2008 Industry news WRAP calls for throwaway bag tax As opposition to disposable carriers grows, government recycling body calls for action letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2008 Industry news Encouraging growth in UK paper collections Following slow down in 2006, paper industry reveals over 8.6 million tonnes paper recovered in 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2008 Industry news News In Brief With news of trade waste, waste management license fines and Bradford's HWRC letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2008 Industry news Closed Loop Recycling reveals “major expansion” Second food grade plastic recycling plant to be built as part of five year growth plan letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2008 Industry news Councils demand return of Landfill Tax A day before the budget, council leaders call for landfill levy to be re-invested in council services letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2008 Industry news Questions over impact of kerbside green waste collections Research says green waste being diverted from home composting and CA sites by kerbside schemes letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news Wales set for £3 million community recycling fund Welsh Community Recycling Network launches tendering process to administer government fund letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news Norfolk shapes up bid for £73.6m in PFI credits Public consultation as county seeks Defra support for 25-year waste treatment contract letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news Plans amended for Norfolk in-vessel composting facility Local consultations prompt modification of plans for in-vessel composting facility in Norfolk letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news Veolia reports growth in “unfavourable” economy Parent company of UK's largest waste management firm posts financial results for 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news WEEE collection rate downsized after error emerges UK collected household WEEE at a rate of 5.2kg per head per year in 2007, new figures suggest letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2008 Industry news Agency confirms 2007 packaging recovery targets easily met National Packaging Waste Database figures show targets beaten by almost one million tonnes letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2008