Recycling news: 2003

Industry news Electronics producers to form new compliance scheme European Recycling Platform announces plans for a pan-European compliance scheme for waste electrical equipment letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2003 Industry news Waste charging inevitable in UK, CIWM president claims Stephen Aston looks to the future at annual Chartered Institution of Wastes Management event letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2003 Industry news South East to consider green belt for new waste facilities South East England Regional Assembly says new waste infrastructure is badly needed as it approves new strategy letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2003 Industry news WRG preferred bidder for 40m Luton contract Waste Recycling Group is in negotiations with Luton borough council for a 12-year waste and recycling contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2003 Industry news Cumbria council to sell waste management company Cumbria Waste Management is to be sold as part of a new 25-year waste disposal contract letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2003 Industry news Councils give cautious welcome to LATS delay Local authorities have said holding back the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme one year will allow time to prepare letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2003 Industry news “No new burdens” for councils from WEEE, says government The government says that it will encourage but not require councils to upgrade their CA sites to take waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2003 Industry news Andrew Hartley takes on British Glass communications Rockware&#39s former marketing manager and British Glass public affairs committee chairman moves to the trade federation full-time letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2003 Industry news Wrong to blame abandoned vehicle increases on ELV Directive Experts say increases in abandoned cars will be result of weak UK vehicle registration system, not new recycling rules letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2003 Industry news Commission proposes producer responsibility on batteries Proposed battery directive includes ban on landfilling non-consumer batteries plus collection and recycling targets letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2003 Industry news Government launches second WEEE consultation The government calls for stakeholders&#39 views on proposed regulations on the collection and recycling of waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2003 Industry news Berryman wins 50th council kerbside contract The glass recycler will now take the material from Cheshire Recycling&#39s kerbside collection in Runnymede, Surrey letsrecycle.com News · 25 Nov 2003 Industry news End of life vehicle recycling targets likely in 2006 The DTI has outlined some of its thoughts ahead of its third ELV consultation paper expected in December letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2003 Industry news Government raises PFI limit for waste projects Government allows councils to claim up to 40 million for waste projects under the Private Finance Initiative letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2003 Industry news Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme delayed until 2005 The government has said it is holding back the scheme for a year in an attempt to relieve pressures on Council Tax letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2003 Industry news Largest-ever PFI waste award goes to Lancashire The government announces 75m grant to the county for a 25-year contract aiming for 60% recycling with MBT letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2003 Industry news Government to tighten operation of PRN system The packaging waste recovery note system is to be brought into UK law, tightening its operation and enforcement letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2003 Industry news Compliance schemes welcome new recovery targets Valpak and Biffpack have responded positively to the new packaging waste recovery targets for 2004-2008 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2003 Industry news Lambeth gets 400,000 grant to introduce orange sacks With money from the London Recycling Fund, Lambeth becomes the third Western Riverside council to use orange kerbside sacks letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2003 Industry news Eco Composting to triple organics recycling operations The Dorset company plans to invest 2 million on expansion including in-vessel composting and treated wood chipping letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2003 Industry news Packaging waste recovery targets 2004-08 announced Government piles on the pressure for most materials with new recovery targets letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2003 Industry news Onyx wins waste contract for Birmingham Bullring centre Onyx Environment has won a three-year, 450,000 waste and recycling contract for the Birmingham shopping centre letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2003 Industry news Larner Recycling expands wood recycling capacity Enfield-based wood recycler purchases a new Doppstadt AK 600 shredder to increase wood and pallet recycling letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2003 Industry news News in Brief Valpak continues Bin to Win competition; Wyvern opens 2 million MRF; and, Edinburgh doubles household waste recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2003 Industry news Valpak chief executive to step down in January Jonson Cox is to join the UK&#39s fourth largest water company, AWG plc, as group chief executive letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2003 Industry news PRNs and cardboard prices feature in steady paper market A downward drift in some prices on the Continent could be reflected in the UK next month, some merchants fear letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2003 Industry news Promising start to kerbside recycling in Wyre Forest The Worcestershire district reveals that 90% of residents are participating in the first phase of collections letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2003 Industry news In-store take-back on WEEE won&#39t work, warns Dixons Dixons Group says retailers should not be made "scapegoat" in funding waste electronics collection infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2003 Industry news Questions arise over packaging collection funds for councils As sector awaits announcement on packaging waste targets, questions raised on how to get more from domestic waste letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2003 Industry news More time required for West Sussex Waste Local Plan West Sussex county council is to delay publication of its draft waste plan following "huge" public response letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2003 Industry news Walsall approves pilot kerbside collection service West Midlands borough trials fortnightly collection of newspapers for 28,000 households letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2003 Industry news WRAP launches pathogen research New trials to focus on plant pathogens in a bid to plug gaps in international composting research letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2003 Industry news Low PRNs could lift with early 2004 target announcement With all eyes on what packaging waste recovery targets will be for next year, DEFRA is close to making a statement letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2003 Industry news WRAP looks to spend plastics infrastructure money The Waste and Resources Action Programme is in talks with its second preferred bidder for a plastic bottle recycling project letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2003 Industry news Rethink Rubbish unveils Christmas campaign The national waste awareness campaign reveals how it is going to spend its 500,000 grant from WRAP letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2003 Industry news Sandwell starts 500,000 kerbside scheme Working with the local community recycler, the council looks to take over its kerbside collections letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2003 Industry news Hazardous waste treatment Task Force announced Waste industry cooperation called for to aid work of new waste treatment and capacity task force letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2003 Industry news “Should we recycle?” to be posed at Jigsaw conference A London conference is inviting comments and questions ahead of the event on the topic of "why are we recycling?" letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2003 Industry news Tendring district council to continue recycling with Onyx The Essex district has signed a 9.5m contract with Onyx Environmental including recycling services for three years letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2003 Industry news Councils to form joint waste strategies by April 2005 Waste and Emissions Trading bill becomes law, introducing major changes to municipal biodegradable waste disposal letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2003