Recycling news: 2012

Industry news Food giant and golf club cut waste to landfill Ayrshire golf course announces zero waste status, while food giant Birds Eye cuts waste to landfill by a fifth letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012 Industry news A can-do attitude Rick Hindley, director of Every Can Counts, outlines the role of the can recycling programme letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012 Industry news Clamping down on waste crime Caelia Quinault speaks to Sarah Chare, the Environment Agencys national enforcement manager, about its new 5 million illegal waste taskforce letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2012 Industry news UPM clinches Cherwell recycling contract Paper manufacturer agrees contract with local authority to process dry recycling at its North Wales MRF letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Smurfit Kappa to invest 98m at recycled paper mill Two existing recycled container board machines at Townsend Hook mill in Kent to be replaced with new machine over next three years letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Peter Seggie joins Smurfit Kappa Recycling Former general secretary of Recycling Association to join company in newly created role of external affairs manager letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Drought in East could affect recycling rates Councils in the East of England are concerned the reduction in green waste tonnages could affect their overall recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Councils could face commingled legal challenges Concerns over plans to amend Waste (England and Wales) Regulations to be discussed by LGAs environment and housing board today letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Recycling Pays Dividends For World Leader A Total Waste Management programme operated by Cleansing Service Group (CSG) for the UK site of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD), the world’s leading aircraft landing gear manufacturer, is delivering outstanding results in the second year of operation. Messier-Dowty Ltd, the UK operation of MBD, has set a target of zero waste to landfill by 2015. To achieve […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Mar 2012 Industry news Wash plant to focus on farm film waste Plastic film producer British Polythene Industries invests 4.5 million in South Wales wash plant for agricultural plastics waste letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012 Industry news More councils target small WEEE Councils launch campaigns at local level looking to boost collections of small WEEE letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news of the waste consultation; Reconomy's National Trust deal; Daventry IVC plant; Envac Wembley milestone, and; Biffa signs up for RWM letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012 Industry news Gwynedd appoints preferred bidder for AD project Welsh council names BiogenGreenfinch as preferred bidder to develop an 11,000 tonne-a-year capacity AD plant in North West Wales letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012 Industry news Defra launches industrial emissions consultation Consultation seeking views on the transposition of the industrial emissions Directive letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2012 Industry news City imposes waste restrictions ahead of Olympics City of LondonCorporation to introduce restrictions for both residential and commercial bagged waste collections ahead ofLondon 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news Bob Neill reveals thinking behind 250m weekly fund Communities and Local Government minister speaks exclusively to letsrecycle.com about localism, incentives and planning letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news Very positive response to waste services framework iESE and LWaRBs waste services framework on target following positive response from potential suppliers letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news DCLG lambasts weekly waste opponents Government responds to poll suggesting that half of councils not interested in applying for 250 million weekly collection fund letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news Viridor disappointed after Cheshire project dropped Viridor to lose out on 850 million contract as councils decide to abandon waste treatment project following loss of PFI funding letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news DCLG lambasts weekly waste opponents Government responds to poll suggesting that half of councils not interested in applying for 250 million weekly collection fund letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2012 Industry news Packaging and the Internet INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2012 Industry news Packaging and the Internet The way we buy things is changing. The convenience and competitiveness of being able to shop via the Internet is altering the retail landscape. ‘Click and collect’ services are growing rapidly. Most retailers offer some form of home delivery or click-and-collect service. In many cases shops have become little more than a showroom with [...] INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 10 Mar 2012 Industry news Brazil waste prosecution to be heard at Old Bailey Defendants accused of illegally exporting waste to Brazilto be tried at Central Criminal Court in April following hearing today letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012 Industry news ESA calls for tax relief to boost waste infrastructure Ahead of Budget 2012, waste and recycling trade body calls for tax allowances to be introduced to support development of green infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012 Industry news Scrap cash ban ‘threat’ for charity can schemes Metal recyclers raise concerns that ban on cash trading for metal recyclers will make cash for can schemes illegal letsrecycle.com News · 9 Mar 2012 Industry news AD operator Fernbrook Bio wins first council deal Northampton and Daventry councils appoint company as contractor to process food waste under seven-year contract letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news Multiplier effect of steel production - Steel Times International Steel Times International · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news Higher plastics PRN prices predicted by Valpak DirectorDuncan Simpson sayshigher packaging recyclingtargets are achievable but likely to push up cost of PRNs considerably letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news UK reprocessors losing out under PRN system Chris Dow of Closed Loop Recycling tells APSRG meeting that under present system, exporters are given an unfair advantage letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news Green Investment Bank location announced HQ will be in Edinburgh, but main transaction team will be based out of London office letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news News in Brief – Containers and Bins With news on a compost bin discount; wheeled bins in Haringey; new Straight website; solar powered bin trial, and; a seagull-proof bin letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news Slow take up for business waste commitment WRAPs voluntary initiative sees just seven councilscommit to providing certainstandard of service to businessesin five months letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news HSE set to bring in charging regime Health and Safety Executive to charge 124 per hour for inspections of firms that breach health and safety law letsrecycle.com News · 8 Mar 2012 Industry news Resource Association elects Andy Doran as chair Trade group for reprocessing sector selects national manager at Novelis as chairman and appoints board at inaugural general meeting letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2012 Industry news E.ON starts work on waste-wood biomass plant Energy minister Charles Hendry attends groundbreaking ceremony for facility being constructed at Blackburn Meadows, Sheffield letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2012 Industry news Southwark launches mobile recycling centre Local authority vehicle collects items including textiles, WEEE, batteries, cardboard and wood from residents in flats letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2012 Industry news RDF exports quadruple in five months Environment Agency data shows more waste being exported and permitted for export to meet demand from Europe letsrecycle.com News · 7 Mar 2012 Industry news Range of topics for North East forum A successful meeting of the NERF heard presentations on data, healthcare waste, the Resource Association and WEEE letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2012 Industry news Small WEEE collections shoot up in 2011 Environment Agency data shows that collections of small WEEE have gone up, but progress needed to meet EU targets in 2016 letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2012 Industry news Kerbside WEEE snapped up in North East Repic told white van man and itinerant collectors providing almost instant kerbside collection letsrecycle.com News · 6 Mar 2012