Recycling news: 2010

Industry news Norris visits 160m Lakeside incinerator Recycling minister tours Grundon and Viridor joint-venture just hours after Hilary Benn visits Northants AD plant letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on the launch of Wales' Zero Waste Strategy, gasification in East London and LARAC appointments letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2010 Industry news Permitting changes: A counter intuitive move Ian Hetherington, director-general of the British Metals Recycling Association, looks at the impact next month's permitting changes could have letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2010 Industry news Planning seen as main threat to meeting WFD goals Responses to government consultation also reveal concerns about lack of clarity over role of AD in recycling letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2010 Industry news Official opening for 10m Worcester MRF Worcestershire and Herefordshire county councils attend ceremony to unveil 105,000 tpa capacity EnviroSort plant letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2010 Industry news Conservatives pledge overhaul of UK energy policy Green investment bank and changes to the Renewables Obligation among proposals set to affect waste sector letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2010 Industry news International waste event gets underway in London Mayor of London launches meeting of 40 cities as LWaRB grants £362,000 to food waste distribution network letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2010 Industry news Closed Loop achieves Holy Grail of plastic bottle recycling London-based plastic recycling firm works with Britvic to make it first British bottle company to use UK-sourced rPET letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2010 Industry news Industry questions how landfill bans to be enforced Waste and recycling bodies welcome proposed material-specific restrictions in principle, but question how they would be policed letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2010 Industry news East Sussex plans overhaul of WCA recycling incentives County council intends to mend "strained relationship" with waste collection authorities with new system letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2010 Industry news Landfill bans considered for nine materials Proposals which could have a dramatic impact on waste management launched for consultation - with VIDEO REPORT letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2010 Industry news Defra publishes Hazardous Waste Strategy Need to develop treatment infrastructure and reflect requirements of revised Waste Framework Directive core to policy plans letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2010 Industry news Up to 10 years’ lead time advised for landfill bans WRAP research on feasibility of restrictions says materials sorting would need to increase before change is made letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2010 Industry news Views sought on meeting future EU landfill targets Consultation launched on measures necessary to ensure targets are met when definition of municipal waste is changed letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2010 Industry news NCC Decision on LLW Application Northamptonshire County Council has resolved to turn down plans submitted, which would have allowed us to accept waste with small amounts of radioactivity at our existing hazardous landfill facility in East Northamptonshire. The County’s Development Control Committee met on 16 March 2010 to consider the application, which their planning officers had recommended for approval. However, […] Augean · 17 Mar 2010 Industry news Farm film plans come under fire Issues over cost, practicality and timing see producers, farmers and recyclers criticise producer responsibility proposals letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2010 Industry news World waste market valued at over 272 billion Veolia ES publishes research providing in-depth analysis of how waste is managed across the globe letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2010 Industry news Aylesford appoints new head of recycling Kent-based firm announces replacement for Chris White and celebrates 60,000th tonne of material collected at the kerbside letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on Leicestershire tackling small WEEE, an anti-incineration meeting and a Closed Loop supply deal letsrecycle.com News · 17 Mar 2010 Industry news Kingfisher plc - Kingfisher plc Kingfisher plc media · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news WRAP claims benefits of EfW in updated life cycle research Recycling is still most environmentally beneficial option but energy recovery sometimes comparable, says report letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news Defra highlights business opportunities in waste sector Glass, plastics, card and paper, and food waste seen as key waste streams in report outlining areas for investment letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news Consortium to turn waste into transport biofuel Businesses join forces to develop commercially viable pyrolysis process to treat municipal and wood waste letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news Volunteer-led battery collections launched in Herts Group working with council and compliance scheme claims yields compare with kerbside collections letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news London Assembly calls for clarity on Mayors plans Environment committee welcomes ‘radical change' set out in draft waste strategy but seeks further details on delivery letsrecycle.com News · 16 Mar 2010 Industry news Parent company considers selling Greenstar UK National Toll Roads Plc says it is exploring strategic options for its UK waste and recycling business letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2010 Industry news Cherwell launches Twitter account to push recycling District council to use social networking site to keep residents abreast of news on waste and recycling collections letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2010 Industry news EA battery data shows extent of UK recycling task Data shows portable battery collection rate will need to increase from around 1,000t to over 4,000t this year letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2010 Industry news Parliament approves revised permitting regulations Regulations which include changes to exemptions system now set to come into effect on April 6 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2010 Industry news Irish plastics-to-fuel firm hopes to expand to UK Cynar Recycling celebrates opening of £5m plant in Leinster and targets UK and European operations over next seven years letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2010 Industry news EIC calls for landfill tax escalator to be extended Trade association lobbies for more investment in environmental sector ahead of Budget 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on Buckinghamshire's EfW contract, a BREW programme audit and the recast of the WEEE Directive letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2010 Industry news Seven names make 2bn Essex PFI shortlist Waste partnership moves forward with procurement that looks set to be based on MBT, not incineration letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2010 Industry news WFD energy recovery formula comes under fire Concerns raised by campaign group guide over just how efficient incinerators classed as 'recovery' operation will be letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2010 Industry news Research questions green credentials of degradable plastics Defra-backed study indicates incorrect disposal poses potential issues for plastics recycling plants and composters letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2010 Industry news WRAP aims for “smooth transfer” in resource role Move to a single resource efficiency body from April 1 will make things "more efficient", chief executive claims letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2010 Industry news Paper processors query “tough” packaging target The Recycling Association questions whether Defra's proposed 90% recycling goal for 2020 is obtainable letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2010 Industry news “Green planning rulebook” developed for councils Local authorities could be mandated to plan for district heating networks based on EfW under new government proposals letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2010 Industry news Household WEEE collection rate jumps to 36.6% in 2009 UK comfortably exceeding EU targets, but recycling rate for small WEEE remains well below overall goal letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2010 Industry news ENRMF LLW Proposal Update In July 2009, we submitted planning and authorisation applications to the relevant authority bodies. Below is an update on the progress of each application: Authorisation Application The Environment Agency provides information about the regulation of radioactive waste going to landfill on their website. Below is an extract from their website relating to our application (click […] Augean · 10 Mar 2010