Recycling news: 2013

Industry news Waste management industry ripe for takeovers Report by market analysts suggests that waste industry should brace itself for takeovers due to a series of difficult financial circumstances letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2013 Industry news BIS launches much anticipated WEEE consultation Consultation into revised WEEE system to shape future of compliance for producers and recyclers of electronic items begins letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2013 Industry news The way forward for waste planning The Planning Officers Society's Rob Murfin explains the tensions between county and district planning officers letsrecycle.com News · 16 Apr 2013 Industry news The power of circles – what is a circular economy? At Valpak we are thinking about how our role within the packaging supply chain already promotes circular models through recycling, but there must be more opportunities to drive this through the PRN system. Valpak · 16 Apr 2013 Industry news Businesses urged to prepare for Scottish waste regs Recycling firm William Tracey encourages companies to make plans early to ensure compliance with regulations from 2014 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2013 Industry news Stiff resistance to possible recycling sites in Kent County council planners in Kent experience opposition from district planners over suitable waste management sites letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2013 Industry news Campaign boosts Wiltshire cooking oil recycling Campaign organised by Hills Waste Solutions and Living Fuels has led to a 107% increase in cooking oil recycling in Wiltshire letsrecycle.com News · 15 Apr 2013 Industry news Understanding the Standards - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 15 Apr 2013 Industry news Concerns grow over incorrect storage of RDF Environment Agency to return to court over West Midlands site as BBC highlights storage of household waste disguised as hay bales letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2013 Industry news Real Nappy Week 2013 kicks off The Go Real campaign to promote reusable nappies has organised a number of events across the UK to mark Real Nappy Week 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2013 Industry news Councils unaware of WEEE scheme obligations Survey shows that around half of councils are unaware if their partner compliance scheme collects too much or too little WEEE letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2013 Industry news Recolight welcomes 10% rise in lamp recycling Lighting compliance scheme Recolight says that Environment Agency data shows that lamp sector is among best recycling industries letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2013 Industry news Budget squeeze changing waste services Biffa's Pete Dickson discusses how council's budgetary constraints are driving changes in waste collections and recycling letsrecycle.com News · 14 Apr 2013 Industry news Cornwall PFI waste contract restructured SITA UK and Cornwall council have agreed a variation to the 30-year PFI that has restructured financing for the controversial incinerator in St Dennis letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2013 Industry news Management shake-up at Veolia ES UKs largest waste management firm changes executive committee and team of regional directors as two senior figures depart letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: Bryn Quarry AD plant; north London recycling rates; Palm Recycling contract; Virgin Atlantic waste contract, and; Jewson recycling letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2013 Industry news Council favours food digesters over kerbside service Cumbria approves plans to subsidise home food waste digesters in three districts as kerbside collections thought to be too costly letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2013 Industry news China pledges more effort to develop recycling President Xi Jinping makes comments as country continues to clamp down on quality under operation Green Fence, in move cautiously welcomed by Recycling Association letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news Scotland looks to ban cash for scrap trade Scottish Government consults on proposals to toughen licensing requirements for scrap traders as well as banning cash trade in metal letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news Community recycling rewards launched in Sandwell West Midlands council hopes to become one of best recyclers in England by rolling out Go Green Reward Scheme letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news LWARB launches 19m tailored waste fund The London Waste and Recycling Board today published its 2013-2015 business plan, which includes a tailored 19 million investment fund for waste projects letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news Wrexham announces new phase of waste PFI deal Contractor FCC Environment to open MBT plant in 2014 under new agreement designed to help council meet Welsh Government targets letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news Debunking the recycling myth Councillor Clyde Loakes of the NLWA responds to reports that much of the UK's recycling is landfilled abroad letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news Prolonged bad weather hits green waste volumes Organics recyclers blame cold weather for dip in garden waste tonnages, with levels said to be four weeks behind seasonal average letsrecycle.com News · 10 Apr 2013 Industry news EU proposes common green product measuring Single methods to measure environmental performance of green products are being proposed by the European Commission letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Waste lawyers back Defra on permitting changes UK Environmental Law Association supports plans to simplify permitting process but warns against shortening period for appeals letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Product news in brief With news on Sennebogen materials handler; Witham Mills shredders; Leafield bins, Mach Tech Services appointment and Taylor Street unit letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Europe poised for review of recycling targets Consultation into targets under Waste Framework, Packaging and Landfill Directives due to commence in late April 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Waste training courses helping unemployed Pre-employment recycling training courses launched by waste recruitment specialists Smart Solutions are helping to get people back to work letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Plastic bottle recycling rates Our Blog discusses the current UK plastic bottle recycling rate and poses questions regarding the viability of recycling plastic pots, tubs and trays in order to achieve stretching plastic packaging recycling targets. Valpak · 9 Apr 2013 Industry news Wood pellet plant investigated for dust emissions Pellet production at Dalkias Chilton wood recycling and energy facility has been stopped while the Environment Agency investigates dust emissions at the site letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2013 Industry news Work underway on fifth EfW contract for Clugston Construction company begins work on Veolia Environmental Services energy recovery facility at Battelfield Enterprise Park in Shrewsbury letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2013 Industry news Campaigners consider gasification plant appeal Campaign group Sinfin and Spondon Against Incineration will assess ruling made by judge before deciding next steps in fight against incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2013 Industry news Bag charge comes into force in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland introduces charge on single use bags, but Defra gives no hint as to whether England will follow suit letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2013 Industry news Defra refutes Daily Mail recycling con claims Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs rebuts claims by Daily Mail that most of UK's exported waste is sent to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2013 Industry news Ideal Waste thrilled as agency drops export case Environment Agency drops case against two recovered paper firms which were due to stand trial at Kingston Crown Court letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2013 Industry news POWERDAY THE MASTERS OF WASTE FOR 2014 Powerday reclaimed the biggest prize in golf (well, for the waste industry at least!) when they won last week’s Masters of Waste tournament at the prestigious Hanbury Manor course in Hertfordshire. ... Powerday · 6 Apr 2013 Industry news Council shares lessons from nappy recycling trial Cheshire West and Chester council says that successful trial of Englands first weekly nappy recycling scheme has attracted interest from across UK letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2013 Industry news DCLG criticises councils for green waste charges Eric Pickles department says that councils should make savings through better procurement rather than hiking user charges letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2013 Industry news West Sussex landfill capacity to run out by 2015 As a result, county council is seeking alternative sites outside the county to send its landfill waste while new recycling and treatment facilities are built letsrecycle.com News · 4 Apr 2013