Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Stora Enso confirms demand for UK newspapers and magazines With the Langerbrugge mill on schedule for a May start, demand for recovered material is expected to grow letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2003 Industry news Yorwaste sees four-fold increase in metal sorting thanks to new magnet North Yorkshire waste management company reports on the success of Corus PRN donation letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jan 2003 Industry news Grundon takes final step in 100 million Colnbrook project IPPC application made for proposed energy-from-waste plant letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2003 Industry news High performing local authorities will miss recycling targets LARAC has told Parliament that many high performing councils will fail to reach their recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2003 Industry news WRG unveils 3 million waste facility in East Riding New household waste centre should increase recycling by a third letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2003 Industry news Prime Minister backs independent review on producer responsibility The Better Regulation Task Force is undertaking a review of the producer pays principle ahead of new legislation letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jan 2003 Industry news Welsh recycler receives 348,000 grant from DTI to expand biomass operations Welsh Biofuels will use the money to encourage local organisations to take advantage of waste wood fuel letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2003 Industry news Metals recyclers appoint new director-general Vehicle recycling will be top of the agenda for the British Metals Recycling Association letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2003 Industry news Unrealistic recycling targets criticised by waste expert Urban areas will not achieve a 60% recycling level, says leading waste advisor letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2003 Industry news MEPs voice concerns over UK&#39s failure to implement ELV Directive The European Parliament has said EU Member States should be punished for delays in implementing EU laws letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2003 Industry news Alcan invests over 1 million in recycling, despite PRN fears The reprocessor is investing early to reach forthcoming European packaging waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2003 Industry news Own marque option remains favourite for ELVs The forthcoming paper on the implementation of the ELV Directive could favour the "own marque" option letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2003 Industry news Local authorities expand light tube recycling schemes Warwickshire, the Wirral and Gwynedd forge new agreements with street lamp recycling business letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2003 Industry news Rushcliffe praised for recycling and waste minimisation measures The East Midlands borough has received two stars from an Audit Commission report into its waste management service letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2003 Industry news DEFRA confirms Budget date for Strategy Unit response The government is taking waste very seriously, says Meacher letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2003 Industry news Valpak rules out direct investment and looks for sustainable cost Valpak chief executive Jonson Cox has revealed how he has restructured the compliance scheme letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2003 Industry news English community recycling to receive 35.2 million lottery windfall The New Opportunities Fund has launched its Transforming Waste fund for England to boost community recycling letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2003 Industry news Draft catering waste Order “inflexible and woolly” says Composting Association Debates reveal composting stakeholders are united in criticism of regulations letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2003 Industry news PET recycling creates most jobs, finds London Remade Recycling can create a variety of jobs, a study has found letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2003 Industry news Price cuts fail to dent optimism in recovered paper market While January has seen price falls for cardboard and news and pams, the outlook for recovered paper is bright letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2003 Industry news Wood recyclers focus on pallets and cleaner material More wood recyclers are considering paying for good quality or packaging wood, splitting the wood stream letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2003 Industry news New 1 million recycling centre opens in Blandford Forum The centre in the heart of Dorset will handle around 30,000 tonnes a year to help the county reach recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jan 2003 Industry news Private and public sector managers offered WRAP training Free three-day training courses for recycling managers have been drawn up by WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2003 Industry news Western Riverside launches 5.5 million campaign to boost recycling The London waste authority sees publicity as the key to reaching its 25% recycling target by 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2003 Industry news Consultants brought in to raise kerbside collection&#39s profile in Dartford A 25,000 DEFRA grant is being used for a communication campaign in the run up to an expanded recycling service letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2003 Industry news Valpak celebrates success of collections to business premises High take-up of recycle-more-glass by commercial premises with details of local authority involvement due soon letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jan 2003 Industry news South Gloucestershire Recycling in last minute negotiations to save contract A Friends of the Earth-backed organisation looks set to lose kerbside collection work in South Gloucestershire letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2003 Industry news LARAC calls for compulsory system of recycling Variable charging of householders could be implemented successfully, LARAC said in a letter to the government letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2003 Industry news Campaigners flock to Westminster to support doorstep recycling Bill A rally has taken place outside Parliament to persuade MPs to vote for the Municipal Waste Recycling Bill letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jan 2003 Industry news Welsh minister for environment calls for plastic bag tax The Welsh Assembly&#39s Sue Essex has urged the UK government to replicate Ireland&#39s tax on plastic carrier bags letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2003 Industry news Environment Agency calls on smaller electronics firms to provide product data The Agency aims to produce a pan-European internet database of product life-cycle assessment and guidance letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2003 Industry news APEAL declares German court ruling discriminatory against steel The trade association says a deposit system encouraging the re-use of containers ignores steel can recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2003 Industry news Shotton Paper contract should see Flintshire hit recycling target The council has doubled its recycling rate in 2002, and expects no problems meeting its 2003-04 target of 15% letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2003 Industry news Newport council appoints recycling warden to encourage kerbside sorting Council officer will concentrate on promoting green box scheme and waste minimisation issues letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jan 2003 Industry news North Somerset splits waste contract after concerns over delay The council&#39s waste contract was split between three firms after fears that more delays would mean no service at all letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2003 Industry news Suffolk to set up local community recycling network The county council is using part of its 3 million grant from DEFRA to boost recycling through a community approach letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2003 Industry news 30 million partnership deal for Focsa at Allerdale The Cumbrian council will treat its private waste management contractors as community development officers letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2003 Industry news Recycling rally set to demand MPs&#39 support for Municipal Waste Bill Friends of the Earth hopes Wednesday&#39s rally at Westminster will persuade MPs to vote for the doorstep recycling Bill letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jan 2003 Industry news PRN prices remain depressed as market keeps quiet Reprocessors may hold on to their packaging recovery notes while prices remain low letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2003 Industry news EfW and recycling should crowd out landfill, say North London boroughs North London Waste Authority attacks the Mayor&#39s draft waste plan for discouraging more energy from waste letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jan 2003