Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Microsoft accused over software&#39s landfill impact Greens say new Windows Vista system will lead to "thousands of tonnes" of electrical equipment being needlessly dumped letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news Construction firms urged to prioritise waste plans "Sleepwalking" businesses need to draw up Site Waste Management Plans ahead of new legislation, government website warns letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE compliance; MP questions consultancy funds; and recycling in West Sussex and Paddington. letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2007 Industry news Home composting bins “diverting 170,000 tonnes a year” Ben Bradshaw reveals figures suggesting home composting bins deliver landfill diversion of 145kg per household each year letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news WeeeCare WEEE compliance scheme – EA approved - WasteCare WasteCare · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Shanks calls for international approach to waste auditing Materials director points to industry steps to ensure lawful exports and need for policies on finished goods letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Wood recycling expert Tony Beadle joins biomass firm Wood biomass specialist hopes to provide power generators with large-scale and "bankable" supplies of biomass fuel letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Brewer tackles glass packaging waste with new bottle Beer producer Adnams launches new lightweight beer bottle in place of traditional heavy design for ales letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2007 Industry news Recycler defends export of waste paper to China West Country firm Perrys Recycling calls on Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne to support the UK paper industry letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news of recycling in Hertfordshire, Staffordshire and Oxfordshire; re-use in Merseyside; and a shake-up at Vetspeed letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news Viridor pledges high levels of recycling for Manchester Preferred bidder for 3bn PFI waste contract promises to "radically reduce" waste sent to landfill in Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news West country councils unite to seek new waste plants Four councils from the Avon area form partnership to consult public over possible new waste treatment plants letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news West London Waste Authority seeks court action against Mayor Judicial Review sought over Ken Livingstone&#39s attempt to stop Waste Authority using Colnbrook incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2007 Industry news Viridor with Laing wins preferred status for Manchester Viridor Waste Management has beaten off competition from SITA for preferred bidder status for the Greater Manchester PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2007 Industry news Council worker hit by recycling collection vehicle East Dunbartonshire council "devastated" after death of worker following incident involving recycling collection vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2007 Industry news East Sussex composting facility wins provisional green light Plans by Veolia Environmental Services for plant to process 46,000 tonnes of green waste a year given provisional go ahead letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Norfolk councillors back MBT bid for 500m contract Board overseeing procurement of 25-year waste contract for county council recommends SRM Ltd as preferred bidder letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on Energy from Waste; Storms; Valiant bottle recycling; HWRC permits and contracts in Buckingamshire and Wiltshire. letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Waltham Forest to hand 30m collection deal to Verdant London borough hands preferred bidder status to Sevenoaks-based waste firm, uniting waste collection and recycling services letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2007 Industry news Biodegradable packaging “key challenge” to composters Composting Association&#39s new chairman, Peter Mills, warns of "impending influx" of biodegradable packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2007 Industry news 2012 Olympics venues set 20% recycled content target Site waste management plans and on-site Construction-MRFs to feature in delivery of facilities for London Olympics letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2007 Industry news Suffolk recycling plant suffers fire damage Blaze at Masons MRF near Ipswich causes damage to equipment, but no structural damage, say operators Viridor letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Recycling robot kicks off nationwide schools tour Recycle Now takes on Waste Watch&#39s rapping robot to bring waste awareness message to England&#39s primary schools letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Industry concern as growth in glass recycling fades New container industry figures reveals annual growth in glass recycling has slowed to 1.8% letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2007 Industry news Local views sought over Cambridgeshire MBT plant Waste firm Donarbon hopes to start building a 188,000 tonne capacity facility in the Autumn, depending on planning approval letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on WEEE compliance; paint re-use; recycling Cheshire; a waste firm in East London; and tyre recycling in Kent letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news Councils to gain power to form Joint Waste Authorities English local authorities set for new powers to transfer control of waste and recycling services to statutory joint authorities letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news London boroughs praised over waste reduction figures Capital has done well in reducing amount of waste produced, according to recycling development organisation London Remade letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2007 Industry news WRAP attacks paper industry standards in MRFs report UK paper mills should open up arrangements with MRFs and councils could be fined for contaminated material, says WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Merseyside seeking 90m in PFI support for waste services Disposal authority hoping for decision from Defra by March on backing for new residual waste treatment facilities letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Hampshire leads on landfill diversion but at a cost County says its 19% landfill rate is lowest "anywhere in UK" but reveals that costs rose by 68% in the last six years letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Police investigating Cumbria recycling centres County terminates contract with operator of seven sites as police investigate "breaches" within provision of services letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jan 2007 Industry news Cory seeks permission for Merseyside MBT plant Waste company proposes 120,000 tonne annual capacity facility for a site near its Lyme & Wood landfill in St Helens letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Irish more dependent on exporting waste for recycling Republic increases household recycling rate to 23%, but new figures reveal 83% of all its recycled waste was exported letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on packaging waste; A multi-million pound RCV deal; Autoclave treatment; Plasterboard recycling; and WEEE regulations letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Bid for London waste authority fails to win MPs&#39 backing Committee of MPs debating Greater London Authority Bill reject arguments for a single London-wide waste disposal authority letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jan 2007 Industry news Seminars pave the way for new plastic recycling campaign WRAP invites councils and their recycling partners to discuss new campaign to double participation in kerbside schemes letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news January sees sharp price rise for recovered fibre exports Strong demand has led to prices rise for three export grades amid with domestic prices under pressure letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news 26m contract agreed for Berkshire recycling sites Two engineering firms set to begin construction this month on waste and recycling sites under Berkshire&#39s RE3 PFI project letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2007 Industry news Concern over potential for “two-tiered” compost market On-farm composters could lose out on local authority green waste contracts because of forthcoming quality protocol, NFU warns letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2007