Recycling news: 2011

Industry news WRA adviser steps down over wood protocol Toby Beadle leaves technical adviser role at trade body ahead of publication of Quality Protocol letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on increased funding in Northern Ireland, bike scrappage in Knowsley and an AD proposal in Devon letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2011 Industry news Rotherham in the dark over Sterecycle plans South Yorkshire council claims to have had no representation from autoclave specialist following explosion letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2011 Industry news WEEE recast overcomes latest hurdle European council agrees position on e-waste legislation including staged introduction of tougher targets and open scope letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2011 Industry news Glass firm Recresco opens first Welsh plant Nottingham-based company starts operations at processing facility at Cwmbran capable of handling around 100,000tpa letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2011 Industry news CPRE claims deposit scheme could generate 432m Research published by charity highlights potential revenue from drinks carton return system in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2011 Industry news SAICA Manchester project nears final stage Construction of the new lightweight cardboard mill at Partington underway with paper machine installation imminent letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2011 Industry news Deadline looms for Awards for Excellence entries Call for interested parties from private, public and third sector to complete submissions for eighth annual industry awards letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2011 Industry news LGA warns of spiralling fuel costs for waste Council body claims increasing price at pumps has wiped out cost-saving measures implemented by local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2011 Industry news Question over UK meeting 10% battery recycling target Target for 2010 narrowly missed based on initial figures, but tonnage collectedby one scheme yet to be counted letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2011 Industry news Defra waste chief defends C&I survey findings Roy Hathaway backs data in face of scrutiny by industry experts over reported fall in landfilled waste and sample size letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2011 Industry news Royal opening for compact Cory MRF Princess Royal praises West London facility and airs concerns about convenience society letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2011 Industry news Defra claims businesses could save 18bn on waste Research indicates major savings opportunities for British companies which could be achieved through measures such as waste prevention letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2011 Industry news Viridor signs Oxfordshire energy-from-waste deal Parent company Pennon announces close on 25-year contract focused on developing 205m Ardley incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2011 Industry news Daventry and Northampton combine for waste deal Two East Midlands councils agree in principle to name Enterprise as preferred bidder in move they claim will save millions of pounds letsrecycle.com News · 11 Mar 2011 Industry news WEEE firm fined 60k over incident at Essex site HSE prosecutes Coolrecs Dutch parent company after worker lost part of his arm in 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Council trade waste collections now VAT exempt HMRC downplays impact on commercial sector as letter emerges which redefines local authority-run collections as non-business letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Bristol to stop landfilling untreated waste by 2014 City council outlines ambitious goal after it puts pen to paper on 15 million, five year residual waste treatment contract with SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Milton Keynes goes it alone to procure waste deal Council aims to find long-term waste management contractor following end of joint project with Northamptonshire letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Wales launches municipal waste sector plan Welsh environment minister highlights need for joint working between councils and WAG to meet statutory recycling goals letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive unveiled Anaerobic digestion sector welcomes level of support as details of subsidy which also applies to EfW facilities are published letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Taking advantage of ways to grow a waste business Dave McGregor, of financers Precision Corporate Group, outlines the assistance available to waste firms letsrecycle.com News · 10 Mar 2011 Industry news Green Business: Innocent - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news Asbestos fine for Alberta company… - Demolition News Demolition News · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news More producer action over packaging waste expected Taskforce asks what drivers will incentivise councils to collect material following end of recycling targets and budget cuts letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news UK moves above EU average municipal recycling rate But, European municipal waste management figures show composting and landfill diversion rates stillbehind EU27 average letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news Construction sector on track to halve landfill waste WRAP publishes report outlining progress under industry responsibility deal launched in 2008 letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news LWaRB awards 3.7m for flats recycling in London Recycling incentive scheme in Bexley among 18 projects across capital to benefit from support for push to improve recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2011 Industry news LondonWaste awards three organic waste contracts Company which is responsible for managing household waste in North London appoints three firms to help handle green and food waste letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news Spelman sees reusable packaging in action at B&Q Environment secretary visits distribution centre in Staffordshire where plastic containers are used in place of cardboard packaging letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news May Gurney appoints full-time materials chief Lesley Letts, who currently works for Aylesford Newsprint, to join Norwich-based services company in April letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news Ideal Waste Paper opens MRF at Kent site Local authority commingled material has a new sorting outlet close to two motorways letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news Paper industry aims to resolve mineral oil concerns Sector isset to scrutinise mineral oils content in board for packaging after concerns in national media letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news Warning over gas cylinders following HWRC blast Warwickshire county council urges residents not to place gas containers in skips following incident on Thursday letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2011 Industry news Coca-Cola invests 5m in ECO Plastics expansion Drinks giant to contribute to 15m expansion of plastics recycling companys Lincolnshire operation and commits totake rPET letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2011 Industry news WRG signs deal with Lincs to develop 145m EfW Work on North Hykeham incinerator offering 150,000tpa of residual waste treatment capacity now set to begin next month letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2011 Industry news Developing a Quality Protocol for wood Long-awaited document set to be published this month letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2011 Industry news AD business fined over organic waste pollution CH4 Power ordered to pay over 12,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to polluting stream near Norfolk facility letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2011 Industry news News In Brief With news on a royal visit for Grundon, ISO accreditation for Yorwaste and food waste digesters in Leicestershire letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2011 Industry news Haringey targets major savings with Veolia deal London council plans to cut 2m-a-year from budget by handing bundled frontline services contract to waste firm letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2011