Recycling news: 2013

Industry news Councils could earn extra 1 billion from waste LGA publishes local waste review, calling for landfill tax rebates, more producer responsibility andmore revenue from recyclables letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2013 Industry news Consultation on EU waste targets opens European Commission inviting views on waste and recycling targets, under review headed by UK-based consultancy Eunomia letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2013 Industry news MPs call for action to curb food waste Work by WRAP overlooked in report calling for consumer awareness campaign and food waste reduction targets letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on: GMWDA community funding; a charity recycling scheme; Recycling Lives move; paint can recycling; and, a Scottish RDF plant letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news HMRC landfill data charts effect of fines ruling Figures for 2011/12 show fall in the amount of waste that was taxed at lower rate following HMRC ruling on fines letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news Waste treatment overcapacity likely in 2014 West Midlands and North East could hit overcapacity by next year, but finance is impacting number of projects entering the system, says Eunomia letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news Appointments round up With news on: promotions at Eco, Wardell Armstrong and Leavesley International and appointments at Fairport Containers, CellMark and MWE letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news Asda to give surplus food to charity Supermarket teams up with charity FareShare to cut food waste by redistributing surplus food from its supply chain letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news Tamar starts work on first three AD plants Company says that it is ahead of schedule on plans to have 40 AD facilities in operation across the UK by 2018 letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jun 2013 Industry news BPF calls for recycled plastic packaging incentives Use of recycled polymers should be offset against PRN obligation for producers, plastics sector trade body says letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2013 Industry news Minister hails Continuums 500 million bottles Lord de Mauley commends work of Coca Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics, after joint venture recycles 500m plastic bottles in 12 months letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2013 Industry news Waste criminal handed three more years in prison A Reading businessman jailed in 2011 for waste offences has been handed another three more years in prison after failing to repay 917,000 letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on: containers for Westminster; Wastecycles health and safety achievements; food waste portal; BMRA metal shredding report; and, Straight framework appointment letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2013 Industry news Green light for 11m Midlothian AD plant Midlothian council grants planning permission for an AD plant to treat 30,000 tonnes of household food waste per year letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2013 Industry news Merseyside defends 1.2bn waste contract decision MRWA 'disappointed' by Liverpool Mayors comments criticising preference of SITA UK for waste treatment contract letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2013 Industry news Equipment round up With news on: new kit for SITA UK, Dunbartonshire council and BPR; bright green bins for Ellgia Recycling; and, new flooring for a Poole CA site letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2013 Industry news Study maps recycling routes for B2B WEEE Research by LRS Consultancy suggests that most of B2B WEEE generated in UK is recycled outside the producer responsibility system letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2013 Industry news New Earth to treat residual waste for Welsh councils Black bag waste from Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen councils to be treated at New Earths Avonmouth MBT plant letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2013 Industry news Time to act over illegal RDF SITA UK's Dr Gev Eduljee calls for immediate action over the illegal dumping of RDF that is happening at locations across the UK letsrecycle.com News · 29 May 2013 Industry news What makes packaging sustainable? With the launch of Courtauld Commitment III, how are organisations implementing measures to improve the sustainability of or reduce their packaging. Valpak · 29 May 2013 Industry news Throwing money away – why do we continue to do it? Our Blog discusses the opportunities that recyclables could bring to the UK economy and questions why we’re not making the most out of this valuable resource. Valpak · 29 May 2013 Industry news Nappy recycling to return to UK in autumn New Zealand firm Envirocomp to open nappy composting facility in Kent in autumn following closure of Knowaste plant letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2013 Industry news Egger still taking waste wood despite Hexham fire Wood waste deliveries to Egger UKs Hexham site resume after fire at the firms biomass plant on Sunday (May 26) letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2013 Industry news WEEE collections prove popular in Cherwell Council in north of Oxfordshire among the latest to offer kerbside collections of small WEEE to residents letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2013 Industry news Novelis completes 1.7m Warrington plant upgrade Aluminium can recycler upgrades sorting equipment at Warrington plant as it seeks to take a bigger volume of cans from UK letsrecycle.com News · 28 May 2013 Industry news Home - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 28 May 2013 Industry news Future of Knowaste’s UK nappy recycling ‘in doubt’ Councils express doubt over future of nappy recycling in UK after closure of Knowaste (Midlands) plant in West Bromwich letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2013 Industry news Co-op to recycle all waste from its UK food stores Retailer announces that all waste from its UK food stores will be diverted from landfill by the end of July 2013 five months ahead of schedule letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2013 Industry news Exporters join forces to combat anti-export bias Recycling Association forms export sub group to counter negative press against exporters of waste materials letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2013 Industry news SITA begins SRF production at Birmingham plant Waste management firm begins production of solid recovered fuel that will feed CEMEX cement kiln in Rugby letsrecycle.com News · 27 May 2013 Industry news The shocking impacts of plastic pollution in our oceans - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 24 May 2013 Industry news Biffa to close 13 million Trafford Park MRF Company opts to close MRF after three years, with waste to be diverted to sites in West Midlands and North London letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2013 Industry news Three biomass projects take steps forward Planning is granted for biomass energy plants in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, while construction also starts on a biomass facility in Kent letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2013 Industry news Shanks consortium preferred for 560m NI contract Shanks consortium confirmed as preferred bidder in one of Northern Irelands largest ever procurement exercises letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2013 Industry news Dont waste the EEE consultation Peter Hunt of Wastecare, calls on stakeholders to take the opportunity to respond to the recent WEEE consultation letsrecycle.com News · 23 May 2013 Industry news Cancer charity benefits from TRA industry dinner More than £1,000 has been raised for charity by attendees at the seventh TRA sponsored tyre industry dinner. The money, which was generated through a raffle with prizes including theatre tickets, luxury food hampers and magnums of champagne, will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, helping to improve the lives of those affected by cancer.… Tyre Recovery Association · 23 May 2013 Industry news Viridor takes action after profits fall by a third Company taking aggressive action to reduce costs after profits fall in 2012/13, but is upbeat about PPP and EfW projects letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2013 Industry news Fire hits Bywaters MRF site in East London Thousands of tonnes of material may be disposed of as RDF after fire broke out yesterday (May 22), but MRF building intact letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2013 Industry news Recycling rates continue to rise in Wales Quarterly data for October and December 2012 shows that Wales is on track to meet statutory 52% recycling target letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2013 Industry news Tesco unveils plans to reduce food waste Supermarket giant names global food waste reduction as one of three ambitions in Tesco and Society Report published today (May 23) letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2013