Recycling news: 2012

Industry news UK Green Investment Bank launched Worlds first Green Investment Bank is officially launched in Edinburgh as investment firm Greensphere Capital commits 16 million to AD project in Teesside letsrecycle.com News · 28 Nov 2012 Industry news Green End of Waste proposal stalled by Commission Development of End of Waste criteria for compost and digestate put on ice following concerns raised by organics sector letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2012 Industry news MPs agree higher packaging recycling targets EXCLUSIVE: Higher targets for plastics, aluminium and steel packaging set to take effect from January after MPs vote in favour of new regulations letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2012 Industry news Councils have to strike balance with charities Textile recycling event in Manchester hears how councils rolling out kerbside collections of textiles should consider impact on charity shop collections letsrecycle.com News · 27 Nov 2012 Industry news Environment Secretary asks Scotland’s Businesses to ‘make every can count’ Drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts launched in Scotland today (26th November) to help businesses make sure recycling is in the can. In Scotland, an estimated 252 million drinks cans are consumed per year outside the home, either ‘on the go’ or by employees in the workplace . Every Can Counts estimates that an […] Alupro · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news Remelt targets pass through House of Lords Targets for packaging recycling to 2017 plus glass remelt targets have passed through the House of Lords despite concerns from the plastics sector letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news Major firms push for sustainable packaging John Lewis, GlaxoSmithKline and Procter & Gamble are pushing for sustainability improvements and landfill waste reductions letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news WRAP report suggests landfill ban benefits Updated WRAP report states that ban on landfilling waste could save economy around 2.1 billion over 15 years letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news Minister tells councils to demand greater quality Lord de Mauley tells councils to be more demanding of waste contractors on quality of recyclate and end destinations of waste letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news Cornwall EfW contract outdated Report for incinerator opponents claims scrapping PFI contract to develop facility in St Dennis could save council 320 million letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2012 Industry news UK container firms react to DCLG funding awards UK bin manufacturing firms react to the governments allocation of its 250m waste collection fund and its impact on the industry letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2012 Industry news Equipment Round-Up With news on: Eco loaders; pumps for Welsh AD plant; Taylors courtesy bin service; shredding protection equipment; and, bioaerosol samplers letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2012 Industry news DCLG fund: Jonathan Straight responds Jonathan Straight, chief executive of waste and recycling solutions manufacturer Straight plc, gives his thoughts on the governments 250m fund allocations for weekly waste collections letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2012 Industry news Timeframe set for waste prevention consultation Defra minister Richard Benyon tells MPs that government will launch consultation into waste prevention plan for England in early 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news WRAP denies telling councils to ‘cut services’ Waste & Resources Action Programme unhappy with bin quango tag, but welcomes 250m waste collection fund allocations letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news Welsh councils recycle 53% of municipal waste Latest provisional figures from Welsh Government show increase in the amount of municipal waste reused, recycled or composted in Q1 2012/13 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news Councils welcome 250m fund details Local authorities pleased with range of funding offered by DCLG fund but trade bodies critical of Ministers weekly collection comments letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news 85 councils win weekly waste funding from DCLG EXCLUSIVE: Announcement today to list local authorities across the UK who will receive support for range of projects letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news Recipients of 250m weekly fund revealed DCLG names 85 councils to receive support from fund which has been championed by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2012 Industry news Veolia opens SRF facility in Hampshire Waste management firm commissions its first solid recovered fuel facility in the UK which will process bulky waste from the countys HWRCs letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2012 Industry news Bromley braced for Christmas collection strikes Waste collection crews in London borough of Bromley voting over industrial action during Christmas and New Year letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2012 Industry news Bracknell Forest to launch incentive scheme Borough council agrees to roll out incentive scheme from April 2013 which will see residents receive points for recycling through kerbside service letsrecycle.com News · 21 Nov 2012 Industry news WRAP targets reuse through 50,000 grants Waste and Resources Action Programme opens second round of competition for grants in a bid to increase reuse of textiles, furniture and WEEE letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2012 Industry news Enterprise improves service in Ealing Waste contractor continues to improve service in London borough after early problems with the roll-out of the service letsrecycle.com News · 20 Nov 2012 Industry news Londoners challenged to reduce food waste As part of WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste initiative Londoners are asked to keep a log of their food waste during the last two weeks of November letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2012 Industry news Repeat waste offender jailed for 12 months Following Environment Agency investigation, Nicolas Fletcher, trading as Dunstable Skip Hire and Luton Skip Hire, pleaded guilty to three offences letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2012 Industry news Paper grades to set contamination limits Formal consultation on the EN643 paper sector grades list closes shortly with more grades and contamination levels letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2012 Industry news LARAC responds to N.Ireland consultation LARAC responds to consultation by NI Department of Environment over revision of waste regulations to more closely align with European legislation letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2012 Industry news Marks & Spencer fears over nanotechnology and recycling M&S packaging chief warns of threat to recycling posed by nanotechnologies and mineral oils letsrecycle.com News · 19 Nov 2012 Industry news Viridor profits under pressure Low price of recyclate to blame for anticipated fall in profits, but progress reported on public private partnerships and energy-from-waste letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2012 Industry news Merseyside awards interim waste treatment contract Merseyside appoints three companies to treat up to 200,000 tonnes of waste a year ahead of start of long term PFI deal letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2012 Industry news Vehicle News in Brief With news on: remanufactured vehicles;Dennis Eaglesfor Plymouth; a deal between York and Nestl; Enviroweigh in Northern Ireland; and, an Edbro clamp letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2012 Industry news BIS official outlines possible WEEE changes BIS official outlines several options being looked at by Department for inclusion in WEEE consultation set to begin in Spring 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2012 Industry news News in Brief With news of: Wildlife photography exhibiton; Powerday certification; PH Pallets investment; Palm training; Augean accreditation, and; Derby Envirobins letsrecycle.com News · 16 Nov 2012 Industry news London 2012 Games most sustainable ever Commission for a Sustainable London says it is confident LOCOG met waste and recycling targets at this years Olympics, despite some challenges letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2012 Industry news Pan-London textile bank procurement begins Seven councils in the capital, led by Lewisham, begin search for contractor for a city-wide framework for the collection of textiles from bring banks letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2012 Industry news WEEE Light trial scheduled for April 2013 Trial of WEEE Light Ltd for non compliance with WEEE regulations set to take place at Sheffield Crown Court in April 2013 letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2012 Industry news Blackburn scraps 17million waste procurement Council calls off procurement for waste treatment contract after final two bidders, Veolia ES and New Earth Solutions, withdraw from the running letsrecycle.com News · 15 Nov 2012 Industry news Veolia extends bottles deal with Closed Loop Waste management firm to supply bottle recycler with 20,000 tonnes of plastic bottles per annum under five year agreement letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2012 Industry news Veolia seeks variation to Sheffield EfW permit Due to anticipated feedstock shortfall firm submits plans to treat additional 15,000 tonnes of waste from neighbouring councils at Sheffield facility letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2012