Recycling news: 2006

Industry news MSP pulls plug on Scotland&#39s plastic bag tax Bill Mike Pringle MSP withdraws his Bill proposing 10p levy on plastic carrier bags, after gaining promises from Scottish ministers letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2006 Industry news ASDA unveils first “zero waste to landfill” supermarket Retail giant forges partnership with waste firms in bid to divert all waste from Dorset store away from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on kitchen waste composting; glass recycling; litter recycling; WEEE software and re-usable nappies letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2006 Industry news Suffolk councillors to debate incinerator plan County&#39s cabinet to discuss stated preference for building incinerator against views of last year&#39s public consultation letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2006 Industry news Cheshire to seek PFI partner under 1bn waste plan Biggest procurement exercise in county&#39s history gears up to search for waste treatment provider under 25-year PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2006 Industry news Yellow Pages publisher in recycling talks with paper mill Yell Ltd in attempt to persuade Kent-based Aylesford Newsprint to accept its telephone directories for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2006 Industry news Local newspaper poll kills Basingstoke collection scheme Councillors abandon plans for alternate-week recycling and waste scheme before full public consultation even takes place letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2006 Industry news Production boost for Brand & Rae recycled glass concrete Fife-based firm gains 315,000 investment to increase its manufacture of concrete made with 30% recycled glass letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2006 Industry news 4m tonnes of UK food waste remain “uncomposted” each year Composting Association says new figures show more food waste processing capacity badly needed if EU targets are to be met letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2006 Industry news Retailers brand Defra bag reduction proposals “unachievable” Defra to look at the detail of suggested voluntary code of practice to cut number of plastic carrier bags given out to shoppers letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2006 Industry news Axion Recycling seeking plastic from waste electronics Following trials plastic reprocessor gearing up for full capacity at new Salford plant by early 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2006 Industry news Full speed ahead for Lincolnshire plastic recycling plant Alternate Waste Solutions plant now processing 1,000 tonnes of plastic bottles every month using German technology letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2006 Industry news Alternate weekly success for Reading&#39s recycling Borough reveals that recycling tonnages have risen by more than 40% in first two weeks of new collection scheme letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2006 Industry news 1.4m construction waste recycling plant opens in Glasgow Malcolm Construction Services opens new aggregates recycling plant able to handle 350,000 tonnes of material each year letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2006 Industry news Waste industry self-regulation scheme “major step forward” Shanks director says Recycling Registration Scheme is "most positive" step forward for industry regarding waste exports letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2006 Industry news News in Brief With news on recycling in Oxford; "no blow bags" in Bolton; Lloyds takeover; waste firm Smiths; and award for Straight plc letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2006 Industry news Lamp recycling plant doubles capacity as demand grows Mercury Recycling increases processing capacity to 40m lamps each year in response to legislation-led growth in demand letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2006 Industry news Sainsbury&#39s aim to double UK battery recycling rate Supermarket announces new scheme it hopes will see 10% of the nation&#39s household batteries recycled letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2006 Industry news Sims reveals WEEE plastics plan after latest acquisition Sims Recycling Solutions to develop technology for recycling plastics from waste electronics after acquiring German firm letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2006 Industry news Funding agreed for Britain&#39s biggest indoor recycling plant London firm to develop 200,000 tonne-capacity materials recycling facility in strategic location close to Canary Wharf letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2006 Industry news First large-scale biodiesel plant to open in Wales Developer BioWales announces that the 1.2m plant will be able to process 30 million litres of waste oil each year from 2007 letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2006 Industry news Aim to reach higher value markets with compost standard WRAP attempting to build on PAS 100 composting standard to increase amount of compost being sold to a wider range of end users letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2006 Industry news Autoclave firm secures funds for “ambitious” building plan London-based Sterecycle aiming to build five waste recovery plants in UK using autoclave stream treatment process letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2006 Industry news Plan to move London&#39s waste by canal barge Transport for London says Olympics and CrossRail projects could offer opportunity to develop waterways for waste transportation letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2006 Industry news East London scrap yard owner fined 17,000 Stratford firm prosecuted for disposing of waste vehicles in "deliberate and reckless" fashion without correct licence letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2006 Industry news ESA defends recycling plant audit scheme Industry association says new MRF auditing scheme is flexible and will guarantee recycling letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2006 Industry news Cory Environmental set for £500m sale A waste management firm would be "likely" buyer, says bank asked to arrange sale of company building UK&#39s largest incinerator letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2006 Industry news LARAC concerned over “unbalanced” recycling coverage Council officers&#39 organisation warns press reports could undermine public support for recycling as new schemes gather force letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2006 Industry news Cornwall signs 30-year PFI contract with SITA UK Independently-structured contract offers model for future waste PFI schemes, says county, heralding 150m investment programme letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2006 Industry news Scottish Water opens 2.2 million composting facility Advanced composting centre at Deerdykes, near Glasgow, opened by Scotland&#39s environment minister, Ross Finnie letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2006 Industry news South Bedfordshire signs Verdant for alternate weekly scheme Sevenoaks-based waste firm to introduce new waste and recycling collection scheme after winning new 12-year, 40m contract letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2006 Industry news MBT residue market doubt pushes Bradford towards thermal Shortage of local markets for low-grade compost from MBT plants could see Bradford council opting for thermal treatment letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2006 Industry news News in brief With news on Bath&#39s campaign, expansion in Northumberland, investigations in Durham, Leeds&#39 trials and doorstepping in Brent letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2006 Industry news Broad range of winners for 2006 Awards for Excellence Leicestershire has won the CA Site of the Year trophy while Coca-Cola and a Doncaster crew also won awards letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2006 Industry news PVC window recycling plant opens in Derbyshire Supported by industry recycling initiative Recovinyl, Merrit Plastics offers companies 110 per tonne for old PVC windows letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2006 Industry news BSI delays recovered paper standard PAS 105 code of practice for processing waste paper delayed until next year, industry row threatening its development letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2006 Industry news English councils beat national recycling targets Provisional results say English councils recycled 27% of household waste during 2005/06, also met landfill allowance limits letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2006 Industry news Portsmouth bans green waste from residual collections City believes move to require householders to separate green waste will divert 3,000 tonnes of waste a year from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2006 Industry news Councillors vow to appeal South Oxfordshire decision District votes unanimously to continue fight against former refuse contractor SITA regarding collapse of contract in 2001 letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2006 Industry news Three Scottish councils fail landfill allowance targets Ministers to consider whether to fine the first councils in UK to be confirmed as failing landfill allowance targets letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2006