Recycling news: 2013

Industry news Ashford accused of killing off community recycler East Kent community recycling scheme WyeCycle claims it will shut down after 23 years of service due to new joint council collection contract letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2013 Industry news Javelin Park EfW planning application turned down Gloucestershire county council rejects plans for 190,000 tonne-a-year capacity waste incinerator proposed by Urbaser Balfour Beatty letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2013 Industry news End of waste for biowaste harder than expected Organics recycling conference hears that development of criteria is proving difficult as it falls behind schedule letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news Courtauld 3 to launch this Spring Third phase of voluntary responsibility agreement for grocery sector to set out targets for 2013-15 based on Courtauld 2 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news Waste industry needs more women, says Veolia chief Veolia ES chief executive Estelle Brachlianoff calls for more diversity to help drive innovation in areas such as energy from waste letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on UK recycling performance; Remondis waste facility; recycling in Times Square; call to tackle food waste; and, IT contract for Biffa letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news Sims chief Graham Davy departs Global chief executive of Sims Recycling Solutions leaves company, as Hans-Otto Hagemann becomes acting managing director in UK letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news Budget overshadowed by landfill tax uncertainty Waste management sector and local authorities disappointed by lack of clarity over future of landfill tax rate beyond 2015 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news The benefits of MBT Peter Mills, operations director for waste treatment and renewable energy firm New Earth Solutions discusses the merits of mechanical biological treatment (MBT) letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2013 Industry news Anniversary Awards for Excellence entries invited Councils, businesses and community groups invited to submit entries for 10th annual Awards for Excellence ahead of March 29 deadline letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2013 Industry news No landfill tax update as Budget targets red tape Today's Budget contained no future landfill tax figures but did talk of a second Red Tape Challenge and highlighted the work of WRAP on waste and water letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2013 Industry news News in brief With news on: CPI injury report; Palm Aintree facility; Wirral park; York fleet; Augean chief appointment; landspreading guidance, and; ISO 14001 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2013 Industry news UKs largest WEEE collection trial ‘a success’ North London councils extend trial of WEEE kerbside collection scheme after more than 40,000 waste electrical items collected letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2013 Industry news Berryman to invest £9m in glass recycling sites Firm to invest in colour sorting technology at Knottingley site as chief executive calls for councils to help improve quality of material collected letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2013 Industry news Berryman focuses on quality Chief executive Mark Wilson discusses the challenges facing glass recyclers letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2013 Industry news Bio Group to build Surrey AD after plans approved Plans by Bio Group for 25,000 tonne capacity anaerobic digestion plant to treat commercial food waste approved by Surrey council letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news TEG reduces losses with strong’ 2012 performance Organics recycling company increases revenue to 22.4m after achieving significant milestone of reaching financial close on Dagenham AD project letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news Defra sets out measures to tackle illegal waste export Defra consults on changes to Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations including powers for border officials and greater disclosure of export data letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news CIWM research to map future of RDF export market Detailed research into export markets for waste-derived fuels commissioned by CIWM due to be completed this summer letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news Future not bright for Recyclebank in Lambeth Council sees no major increase in recycling tonnage as result of incentive scheme, according to waste development officer letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news Boroughs urged to engage over SE landfill shortage Londons local authority planning officers must engage with their colleagues outside of the capital over landfill capacity, conference told letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news Hull gasification project secures 20m grant Spencer Group awarded money from European Regional Development Fund for Energy Works facility which will use a combination of technologies letsrecycle.com News · 18 Mar 2013 Industry news Major retailers sending just 10% of waste to landfill 25 retailers achieve voluntary targets early as British Retail Consortium calls for better quality and consistency in materials collected for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2013 Industry news Wood Recyclers Association appoints new chair Andy Hill, organics and alternative fuels manager at SITA UK, elected following departure of Clem Spencer letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2013 Industry news Reshuffle sees resource minister appointed in Wales Alun Davies promoted to new role which includes responsibility for waste and recycling, as John Griffiths becomes minister for culture and sport letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2013 Industry news London Mayor plans refinery for used cooking oil Boris Johnsons environment advisor Matthew Pencharz says GLA wants to capture material to make biodiesel for buses as it seeks private investment letsrecycle.com News · 15 Mar 2013 Industry news Councils call for landfill tax freeze in Budget Local Government Association calls for a freeze on landfill tax beyond 2014/15 in its wish list for next week's Budget letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news Courts to toughen waste sentencing under proposals Sentencing Council proposes that toughest available sentences are given out to individuals and companies found guilty of serious waste crimes letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news Bidder withdrawal hits West London procurement E.ON Energy from Waste and Tata Chemicals withdraw joint bid for West London Waste Authoritys 25-year waste contract, leaving only SITA UK letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news Councils stripped of PFI support review options Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership continues dialogue with both remaining bidders while North Yorkshire assesses project affordability letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news Norfolk set to give evidence in EfW public inquiry Air quality expert from environmental consultancy Ricardo AEA to be questioned on evidence that Willows EfW will not harm public health letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news In defence of commingling Local authorities must be able to choose how they collect materials, says FCCs Paul Dumpleton letsrecycle.com News · 14 Mar 2013 Industry news UK remains mid-table in EU recycling league European Commission says improvements in UK recycling sector could create 85,000 jobs, after data shows that UK is EU's 10th best recycler letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2013 Industry news Waste chiefs Drummond and Goodfellow to depart Viridor chief executive Colin Drummond announces retirement as Shanks reveals managing director Ian Goodfellow is to be replaced letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2013 Industry news News in Brief With news on: apprenticeships at May Gurney and EnvironCom; used cooking oil; Metal Matters; Merseyside van permits, and; new Leicester MRF letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2013 Industry news Waste partnerships agree joint management Steve Read managing director of Somerset Waste Partnership to take up part time role as head of services at Gloucestershire Joint Waste Partnership letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2013 Industry news UK meets first mandatory battery collection target Data published by the Environment Agency shows that UK collected 27% of waste batteries in 2012, above the collection target of 25% letsrecycle.com News · 13 Mar 2013 Industry news ECO Plastics and Coca Cola hit 250m bottle mark Continuum Recycling, joint venture between Lincolnshire bottle recycler and soft drinks giant sees quarter of a billion bottles processed since May letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2013 Industry news Grocery giants seek to reduce impact of products The Co-operative, Nestl and Sainsburys announce pilots to reduce environmental impact of products as research identifies key ones to target letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2013 Industry news E.ON unveils 240m waste facilities plan for arc21 Sole bidder for residual waste treatment contract with 11 NI councils unveils plans for EfW and MBT at quarry near Mallusk letsrecycle.com News · 12 Mar 2013