Recycling news: 2011

Industry news WRAP drops local authority director post Marcus Gover as head of closed loop economy is to incorporate local authority portfolio of departing Phillip Ward letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2011 Industry news Green light for 45,000tpa AD plant in Warwickshire Proposal by BiogenGreenfinch to build facilityon estate near Atherstone approved by county council letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news Work underway to help EfW operators gain ROCs Government project aims to make it easier to claim subsidy while also increasing EfW contribution to renewables letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news Tenth anniversary for Wood Recyclers Association Trade association for the wood recycling sector celebrates landmark with Birmingham reception letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news Entries sought for Awards for Excellence 2011 Call for applicants to apply for leading awards ceremony recognising achievement in the waste and recycling sector letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news Agency apologises for 2010 battery data delay Operators forced to wait to find out whether the UK has met its first interim collection target letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news Tyre Maintenance Ltd actively promoting its green credentials Providing more than service Tyre Maintenance Ltd actively promoting its green credentials. Long committed to best practice in used tyre recycling Tyre Maintenance management is publicly demonstrating its stated commitment. Throughout 2011 there will be a truly industry leading programme of public commitment to safe tyre recycling. Tyre Maintenance outlets, vehicles, documentation and letter hea… Tyre Recovery Association · 3 Mar 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on a new battery hub for Clarity, a WEEE export prosecution and a ministerial waste seminar in Wales letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2011 Industry news Cheshire East plans collections overhaul to cut costs Unitary authority to discuss plans to introduce uniform service in three former borough councils which could save 1.29m a year letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2011 Industry news Kier wins East Northants waste collection deal Services company to introduce alternate weekly collections and move to commingled when it takes over service from Cory in August letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2011 Industry news SITA withdrawal rocks arc21 contract procurement Northern Irish waste partnership seeks central government advice as waste management firm drops out of two-bidder shortlist letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2011 Industry news Guidance allows full introduction of fuel protocol Testing methods and certification scheme brought in as part of system establishing end-of-waste criteria for processed fuel oil producers letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2011 Industry news Shanks gains approval for Kettering MRF expansion Waste company to invest 7m in increasing capacity of site to 215,000tpa and change focus to C&I waste letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2011 Industry news Sainsburys under fire over recycling bank removal Cornwall council says move by retailer to remove formerly publicly-funded banks despite other retailers retaining theirs is disappointing letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2011 Industry news Worcestershire approves Mercia EfW proposal County council backs plans for 200,000tpa capacity incinerator but decision must now be referred to Secretary of State letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2011 Industry news Small jump in WEEE collection rate to 38.4% Figures for 2010 show growth in percentage and tonnage of household e-waste collected, but tougher targets ahead letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2011 Industry news PDM calls for landfill ban in food waste manifesto Food recycler launches Vision 2020 document which also calls for increased awareness of environmental impact of food waste letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news Massive Year on Year Growth in the National Builders Collection Scheme (NBCS) Now that we have all the data in for 2010 we can chart the growth of the NBCS over the 3 years of its existence. Total Cubic Yards Collected Through the NBCS in the Last 3 Years Totals: 2008 1270 yds³ 2009 10016.5 yds³ 2010 19507.5 yds³ (Apr-Jan) Total Number of Sites Collected from through the NBCS in the Last 3 [...] Community Wood Recycling · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news New Network Member: Woodchuck A very big welcome to Woodchuck Recycling in Milton Keynes who became operational in mid-January and have already done their first wood collection for a local company. Good luck to directors Phil Gallagher and Morris Dickson and everyone involved with the project. Community Wood Recycling · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news Cutting waste could save Scottish business 2.36bn Data collated by Zero Waste Scotland highlights potential savings for Scottish businesses by cutting waste letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news News in Brief Vehicles & Plant With news on a royal opening for the JCB Academy, a Dennis Eagle contract win and funding for a business waste collection vehicle letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news Palm launches its first dual stream collection scheme Company formerly known as AbitibiBowater Consolidated Europe introduces changes under contract extension with Hinckley & Bosworth letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news Staff cuts identified as way to make biggest savings Guidance on frontline waste service efficiencies issued by council support body APSE calls for focus on staffing and transport costs letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news Bucks confirms WRG as frontrunner for EfW deal As county council endorses preferred bidder following review, waste company submits planning application for Calvert incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 28 Feb 2011 Industry news WRAP explores markets for anaerobic digestate Trials launched in England and Scotland in which digestate used as an alternative to commercial fertilisers letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2011 Industry news Dorset paper recycler fined 40,000 over fire risk Investigation into fire safety by Dorset Fire and Rescue results in formal prosecution for Poole-based Total Waste letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2011 Industry news Commingled row casts doubt over PaperChain CRR role Paper recycling body says future role in source-separation advocacy campaign yet to be agreed as it formally steps away from legal action letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2011 Industry news News in Brief – People and Appointments With news on changes at Sauce Consultancy, the Confederation ofBritish Industryand environmental consultancy ADAS letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2011 Industry news Glass recycling rates rise across Europe UK behind average, but hard to assess comparative performance due to quirk in data letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2011 Industry news Government-funded AD plant opens in Lincolnshire Staples Vegetables starts operations at AD plant after receiving 2m from Environmental Transformation Fund letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2011 Industry news Plastic bags a distraction from bigger green issues British Retail Consortium says Environment Agency report proves that carrier bags are notas evilas sometimes portrayed letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2011 Industry news Household Hazardous Waste Forum under threat Research and support body to hold extraordinary general meeting next month in light of tightened council budgets threatening membership levels letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2011 Industry news SITA loses Manchester waste PFI legal battle High Court judges dismiss appeal over ruling that prevented it launching claim regarding procurement ofGMWDA waste PFI letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2011 Industry news RecycleBank uptake stalls over cost fears Highroll-out costs at a time of tightened budgetsappears to haveput brakes onintroduction of rewards-based schemes letsrecycle.com News · 24 Feb 2011 Industry news Support grows for Defra commingling stance Viridor and The Recycling Association back inclusion of method as separate collection and rally against "divisive" opposition letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on vacancies on the ACP, an appointment at Envar and an interim performance update for Viridor letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2011 Industry news Former NAWDO chief to head up Dorset waste body Newly-formed Dorset Waste Partnership names Steve Burdis as director to take charge from April 2011 when body officially launches letsrecycle.com News · 23 Feb 2011 Industry news Haulier jailed for illegally dumping thousands of tyres A waste haulier has received a 12-month prison sentence for illegally dumping thousands of used tyres. In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency (EA), Mold Crown Court was told how Mark Watts, 41, of Burntwood, Staffordshire, transported the tyres to rented land at Abercynllaith, Oswestry and also a unit on the Broad Oak Business… Tyre Recovery Association · 23 Feb 2011 Industry news Home compostable certification scheme launched Association for Organics Recycling sets out criteria packaging and products need to meet if they are to be deemed 'home compostable' letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2011 Industry news Pickles approves Viridor Ardley EfW plans Communities secretary rubber-stamps Planning Inspectorate recommendation that plans for 300,000tpa facility be given go-ahead letsrecycle.com News · 22 Feb 2011