Recycling news: 2009

Industry news REPIC applies for judicial review over WEEE Compliance scheme to challenge operation of collection and allocation system in court letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2009 Industry news Quinn Glass defends bottle factory in Cheshire Plant is "good for the economy", claims glass giant in ongoing legal battle with rival Ardagh letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2009 Industry news Introducing deposit schemes “a no-brainer” Report published by think tank Policy Exchange calls for UK-wide scheme to incentivise recycling letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2009 Industry news Investigation underway into death of recycling worker Contractor Verdant and Cannock Chase council co-operating fully with police and HSE letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2009 Industry news DS Smith plans Kemsley Mill paper machine closure Move to shut older machine set to reduce demand for waste cardboard in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2009 Industry news High Court glass plant dispute moves into second week Local authorities with responsibility for site of Quinn Glass facility defend role in planning battle letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2009 Industry news Tesco rewards customers for recycling in Scotland Supermarket installs recycling machine at Glasgow store after success of units in England and Wales letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2009 Industry news Veolia and Suez to rein in spending in 2009 Annual results for French firms reveal hits taken by waste operations in 2008 market slowdown letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2009 Industry news Regional waste bodies important Role of regional structures explored at meeting in wake of Conservative plans to scrap them letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2009 Industry news Mandelson launches low-carbon strategy Business secretary unveils green economy plans as research claims sector could create 400,000 jobs letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2009 Industry news Government “asleep at the wheel” over anaerobic digestion Opposition MPs welcome government AD vision but warn of need to make up lost ground letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Hinton Organics (Wessex) fined over storage Too much compost and green waste leads to prosecution action by the Environment Agency letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Shanks chief urges sharing between public and private sector Ian Goodfellow says that both risks and rewards should be split and not fall largely on private sector letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on community recycling in Lancashire, reuse in Camden and a European Retail Forum letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Up to 630 exempt scrap yards set to require permits Minister reveals potential impact of exemptions review on metals recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Audit Commission praises “significant progress” over waste National watchdog publishes assessment of last six years of council services in England letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Cheshire glass plant dispute reaches High Court Ardagh Glass claims that Quinn Glass facility at Ellesmere Port should be demolished in ongoing legal battle letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2009 Industry news Benn backs South-East commercial waste initiative Secretary of State welcomes scheme that aims to save businesses £370m in next two years letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2009 Industry news Camden to switch to twin-stream recycling system Council to introduce separate paper collections in bid to reduce commingled carbon footprint letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2009 Industry news Composting specification PAS 100 to be reviewed Operators welcome move to update "critical benchmark" for composting industry letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2009 Industry news Treasury announces measures to help struggling waste PFIs Fund launched to assure the future of waste projects worth up to £3.5 billion letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2009 Industry news Shanks points to long-term future for SRF Waste management firm highlights benefits of creating power from waste-derived fuel letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a CIWM appointment, collection vehicles in Redbridge and waste diversion by NISP letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2009 Industry news First large municipal AD plants planned for Oxfordshire Composting firm Agrivert signs contract to process food and green waste from county council letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2009 Industry news Kerbside textile collections “the way forward” TRA president backs closer working with councils and charities to capture textiles at annual meeting letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2009 Industry news First council agrees to trial RecycleBank incentive scheme Windsor and Maidenhead signs up to become first UK council to pilot American initiative RecycleBank letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2009 Industry news EU ministers consider recycling support measures But, Environmental Services Association labels European plans "too timid" on green procurement letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2009 Industry news Business, resources and sustainability Andy Hartley discusses businesses and resource efficiency letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2009 Industry news Defra explores markets for refuse-derived fuel Department tries to make technologies like MBT a "genuine" option for councils letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2009 Industry news Greater Manchester and Cumbria strive for March signings GMWDA deal imminent as Cumbria also hopes to achieve financial close before end of financial year letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2009 Industry news Bill aimed at boosting UK recycling market unveiled MP introduces bill attempting to promote domestic reprocessing to Parliament letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2009 Industry news TRA Forum Day 2009 2009 Forum Day scheduled for May 15th in Kenilworth, Warwickshire The Association's 2009 Forum Day will be held on the afternoon of May 15th at Kenilworth's Chesford Grange Hotel. This is the same date as the UK's Tyre and Rubber Industry Dinner which will be held on the evening of the same day. The Forum… Tyre Recovery Association · 27 Feb 2009 Industry news Retailers cut carrier bag use by 26% Voluntary agreement sees 21 retailers reduce bag use from 13 billion to 9.9 billion a year letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2009 Industry news Soft drinks sector seeks government direction on packaging British Soft Drinks Association claims climate change act and waste strategy important to shaping future recycling efforts letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2009 Industry news WRAPs budget under threat in delivery review Defra expected to reveal outcome of landscape review in next few weeks letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2009 Industry news Separation best for food waste, says WRAP Chris Mills, ROTATE adviser at WRAP, discusses results of separate food waste collection trials letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on support for Welsh funding, a fine for a toy wholesaler and a bin-tracking system letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2009 Industry news Somerset reveals where its recyclables end up Somerset Waste Partnership unveils pioneering "End-use Register" for 2007/08 letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2009 Industry news Two bidders left in running for 1bn Cheshire PFI County council reduces shortlist for 25-year residual waste treatment deal letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2009 Industry news Interim measures introduced to tackle WEEE evidence delays BERR announces more flexibility in issuing evidence following problems in metals and plastics markets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2009