Recycling news: 2013

Industry news Three Leeds directors face waste crime charges Directors of firm that formerly traded as Leeds Paper Recycling Limited have been charged with waste crime offences letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2013 Industry news EU official calls for elimination of landfill But, Commissions environment director general tells FEADevent that it is a constant battle to argue case with ministers letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2013 Industry news Derby looks to scrap kerbside recycling in four areas City council report recommends replacing recycling service with weekly residual waste collections in bid to reduce flytipping and contamination letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2013 Industry news Court ruling paves way for Bucks EfW to be built High Court judge dismisses two claims for a Judicial Review of Buckinghamshire councils planning approval for Greatmoor EfW incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 29 Apr 2013 Industry news SITA confirmed for 900m West London contract West London Waste Authority announces SITA UK as preferred bidder for 900 million, 25-year waste treatment contract letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2013 Industry news ESA calls for greater reprocessor transparency Trade body calls for reprocessors to be subject to similar quality reporting requirements to MRF operators in MRF Code consultation response letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2013 Industry news Concerns over MRF Code threshold level Plastics recycler ECO Plastics says MRF Code will fail if not applied across industry, while LARAC and SITA call for lower minimum threshold for testing letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2013 Industry news NI councils drive down waste sent to landfill Latest quarterly figures show 3.6 percentage point reduction in municipal waste sent to landfill as recycling rate increases letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2013 Industry news Plans approved for 23.5m North Selby AD plant Peel Environmental has been granted planning permission to build an AD plant and horticultural glasshouse in North Selby by city of York council letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2013 Industry news What Zero Waste to Landfill could mean for your business Customers and other stakeholders are also placing ever increasing pressure on organisations to be “environmentally friendly”, so diverting waste from landfill and achieving Zero Waste to Landfill is a great way of demonstrating your commitment to the environment. But what does this mean and how does my business achieve it? Valpak · 26 Apr 2013 Industry news Leeds Paper Recycling placed into liquidation Whitecase Limited, which formerly traded as Leeds Paper Recycling Limited, has been placed into liquidation with assets sold to WRD Group letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2013 Industry news Costain withdraws May Gurney bid Construction firm Kier left in running to takeover May Gurney after Costain opts to withdraw proposed merger letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2013 Industry news Flair shown at Masters of Waste golf tournament Alternative Fuels swings to victory at golfing event which saw a record number of players taking part at The Oxfordshire course in Thame letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Beddington EfW; robotic sorting technology; Veolia Trust funds; London marathon recycling, and; Manchester recycling letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2013 Industry news Palm Recycling takes over collections in Hartlepool Firm announces seven year recycling collection and sorting contract with council which will see material collected fortnightly letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2013 Industry news SAICA thanked by Cameron for new paper mill Spanish company commended for investment in UK and for Manchester recycling mill's sustainable credentials letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2013 Industry news Americans pass Recyclebank UK to Grundon Grundon's Greenredeem divisionis to expand Recyclebank in UK and emphasises it is business as normal for existing local authority users letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2013 Industry news Sainsburys: Packaging critical to reducing waste Event hears customer perceptions of certain types of packaging need to change in order to move forward on waste reduction letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2013 Industry news Rival bids submitted for services firm May Gurney Bedfordshire based construction group Kier submits bid for May Gurney, to rival merger proposals from engineering firm Costain letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2013 Industry news Smurfit Kappa machine back in action The paper machine at Smurfit Kappas Birmingham mill is again using recovered fibre after last weeks fire letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Windsor food waste; Shanks UK landfill exit; food waste phone app; Recycling Lives depot, and; Machinex Wakefield technology letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2013 Industry news Volatility in glass market to be assessed Valpak to lead a project to understand causes behind uncertainty in glass packaging recycling market in late 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2013 Industry news Glass concerns linger following Q1 packaging data Packaging recycling data for January to March 2013 shows a fall in tonnage of glass recycled compared to same period in 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2013 Industry news Grundon wins civil action after weighbridge fraud Fraudulent weighbridge readings have led to two court cases in Oxfordshire and three defendants being ordered to pay Grundon damages letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2013 Industry news Awards for Excellence finalists announced Finalists from across the UK have been shortlisted for the Awards with winners to be announced on May 16th letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2013 Industry news Service changes to boost recycling rate in Ashford Ashford borough council aims to boost recycling rates from 14% to 50% with new service changes introduced by contractor Biffa letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2013 Industry news A resource efficient future Iain Gulland, director of Zero Waste Scotland, discusses the future of resource efficiency in Scotland letsrecycle.com News · 22 Apr 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Scotland resource commitment; MVV Devon ash facility; Tamar award; Hampshire vehicles, and; Southwark paint recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2013 Industry news Wood sector faces Slough switch to RDF Waste fuel market set to gainasenergy giant assesses whether to continue burning waste wood atits Slough site letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2013 Industry news WEEE schemes react to BIS consultation Preliminary views from compliance schemes on government consultation documents appear to show that BIS will have support for preferred options letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2013 Industry news John Lewis launches sofa reuse scheme Retailer John Lewis is working with the Furniture Reuse Network to collect and redistribute or recycle its customers old sofas in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2013 Industry news Labour review pledges more ambition on recycling Policy review paper launched by Labour says if elected Party would set higher recycling targets in England in line with Scotland and Wales letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2013 Industry news FCC Environment signs Buckinghamshire waste deal FCC Environment formally signs multi-million pound waste contract with Buckinghamshire council and also opens MRF in Derbyshire this week letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2013 Industry news SITA consortium favoured for 1.2b Merseyside deal Waste management company beats off competition from Covanta to be named as preferred bidder for 30-year deal letsrecycle.com News · 18 Apr 2013 Industry news Fire hits Smurfit Kappa’s recycled paper mill site West Midlands firefighters are tackling a blaze at packaging firm Smurfit Kappas Birmingham site involving 9,000 tonnes of baled cardboard letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2013 Industry news WRAP braced for Defra review The government is preparing to begin a review which will determine the future of the Waste & Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2013 Industry news Landfill Tax bill introduced to Scottish Parliament Bill could see Scotland adopt a new tax to replace UK Landfill Tax in 2015, as Scottish Government launches Resource Efficient Scotland programme letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2013 Industry news Changes to producer responsibility regimes proposed Government unveils plans to bring WEEE, packaging and batteries producer compliance schemes closer in line with each other letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2013 Industry news Producer responsibility regime changes proposed Government unveils plans to bring WEEE, packaging and batteries producer compliance systems closer in line with each other letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2013 Industry news Scotland set for launch of waste sector commitment Resource Management Sector Commitment for Scotland to be launched on Friday to help SMEs prepare for new regulations letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2013