Recycling news: 2005

Industry news Residents&#39 thumbs-up for Milton Keynes waste service Survey of residents in Milton Keynes sees council refuse and recycling services winning praise letsrecycle.com News · 24 Nov 2005 Industry news New recycling targets announced for packaging from 2006 Defra announces new packaging recovery targets for UK producers with other changes to producer responsibility rules letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005 Industry news Trial response makes case for national bag re-use campaign Good public reaction to pilot campaigns encouraging reuse of carrier bags could lead to national campaign being rolled out letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on household recycling schemes in Sandwell, Cherwell and Sheffield and a reminder on waste oil regulations letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005 Industry news Construction underway on £20m car battery recycling plant Welsh firm EnviroWales starts work building battery recycling plant in Blaenau Gwent, South Wales letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2005 Industry news Boots signs up Exel to assist with recycling obligations High street retailer signs three-year deal for Exel to help calculate costs of packaging producer responsibility letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005 Industry news Battle lines drawn over re-usable nappy campaigns Dates named for "Real Nappy Week" anniversary year, as disposable nappy lobby enters Parliament seeking end to such campaigns letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005 Industry news Paper merchants astonished by covered yards proposal To meet hazardous waste rules, Defra wants waste paper merchants to cover their yards - to the amazement of the industry letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005 Industry news Textile recycler to establish polythene processing line London textile recycler Chris Carey&#39s Collections aims to set up polythene recycling facility at its new 1.6 million site letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005 Industry news Walsall targets recycling scheme at Christmas shoppers Metropolitan borough reveals plans to establish recycling points in all shopping centres in the run-up to Christmas letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2005 Industry news Oxfordshire finds use for low-grade waste wood County begins accepting wider range of waste wood from householders, including chipboard, recycling it into soil improver letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2005 Industry news Speedy results claimed by Southwark door-knockers Company behind a door-to-door recycling awareness campaign in Southwark claim 2% increase in collected tonnages in first month letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2005 Industry news West London Composting in bid to tackle “teething problems” One of the largest in-vessel composting plants in the UK fits odour control system to improve environmental impact letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005 Industry news Defra reveals uncertainty over biowaste landspreading Concern over the impacts of the landspreading of biowaste sees the issue included in a new 4m research programme letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005 Industry news Straight wins 1.44 million home composting contract Leeds-based waste and recycling container manufacturer to make 300,000 home composting bins for WRAP campaign letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2005 Industry news Autobreakers.co.uk launches car part reuse scheme Lancashire-based vehicle recycler offers "part-worn" tyres and used alloy wheels at Preston site letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2005 Industry news “Glass should reused before it is recycled” A partnership, led by the Women&#39s Environmental Network, has pushed for glass reuse before recycling letsrecycle.com News · 18 Nov 2005 Industry news SITA celebrates 1 million tonnes of organic waste diversion The company has diverted one million tonnes of organic material from landfill through composting in five years letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Agency packaging warning to Kent businesses Firms in Kent have been warned that they face hefty fines if they fail to recover and recycle packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Packaging data shows UK on course for 2005 Third quarter packaging reveals that the UK is likely to meet this year&#39s targets for recycling of packaging waste letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Lancaster phone recycler works with Blue Peter Phones sold by mobile phone recycler ShP Solutions will help provide funding for Childline through a scheme with Blue Peter letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Defra brings in producer responsibility for magazines 70% of magazines to be recycled by 2013 under new agreement between Periodical Publishers Association and Defra letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Essex to split waste disposal operations The county council has decided to use two facilities, one for the North and one for the South of the county letsrecycle.com News · 17 Nov 2005 Industry news Bradshaw dismisses plastic bag tax Minister Ben Bradshaw has said that a plastic bag tax is not considered a viable option for England at this point in time letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005 Industry news Selby Sorted recycling service continues to grow More than 100 companies have now signed up to Selby councils Sorted recycling service for businesses letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005 Industry news Somerset chooses Viridor for Wyvern deal Somerset enters into waste management contract negotiations with Viridor, which includes sale of Wyvern Waste Services letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005 Industry news Redfearn Glass sale gets provisional green light Rockware Glass&#39 purchase of Redfearn Glass has been provisionally approved by the Competition Commission letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2005 Industry news More business waste recycled than landfilled A report by the Environment Agency has revealed that recycling and reuse exceeded landfill by 0.9 million tonnes in 2002/03 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005 Industry news News in brief Argyll and Bute collect batteries, Aylesford winners get prize, paint reuse scheme launched in Wolverhampton and fine for pluumber letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005 Industry news Richmond food waste collection to go borough wide Following a successful trial, Richmond borough council is set to take its food waste recycling scheme borough wide letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005 Industry news Merseyside launches “bin watch” Research exercise to be launched into type of waste thrown away by residents in Merseyside letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005 Industry news Global Renewables to concentrate on Lancashire PFI bid Australian owned Global Renewables drops out of race for Wakefield waste PFI to concentrate on Lancashire contract letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2005 Industry news New 6.8 million waste recycling plant opens in Leeds LSS Waste Management opens new 500,000 tonnes per annum construction waste recycling facility letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2005 Industry news 5,000 fine for householders using waste “cowboys” New powers come into force giving householders a "Duty of Care" to ensure their rubbish is dealt with legally letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2005 Industry news Gateshead green waste yield up thanks to Homebase A scheme between Gateshead council and Homebase has led to Gateshead collecting 6,000 tonnes of green waste in 2005 letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2005 Industry news Moray introduces glass collection points borough wide With the help of glass manufacturer O-I, Moray council has introduced glass recycling points for its rural areas letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2005 Industry news Yorwaste reveals aim to showcase new waste technology Council-owned waste company reveals it is in the running for 4m in Defra funding to demonstrate "advanced thermal treatment" letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2005 Industry news Rotherham turns to extra-strength bags for flat recycling Metropolitan borough offers kerbside recycling collections to high-rise residents, thanks to "hard wearing" bags letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2005 Industry news Competition ruling expected soon on Redfearn acquisition Rockware&#39s 50m acquisition of Rexam&#39s UK glass plant still in limbo, but Competition Commission decision expected soon letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2005 Industry news Multi million pound farm plastic recycling plant set to open Network of farmers collecting waste plastic boosted by news that plant to deal with the waste will be running by end of this month letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2005