Recycling news: 2007

Industry news Composting Protocol “too prescriptive” Calls for refinement of the Protocol's criteria for quality compost letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2007 Industry news Warning over French textile recycling levy Plans to make French textile producers fund recycling could affect competition in Europe letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2007 Industry news News In Brief With news on Surrey recycling, new containers and FTA's online networking forum letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2007 Industry news Metal recyclers express concern over EU shipment laws Ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers say new rules break commercial confidentialities letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2007 Industry news English WEEE collection arrangements almost complete All but a handful of disposal authorities signed up or finalising arrangements with WEEE schemes letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2007 Industry news Europe expected to re-assess waste shipment laws Regulations on export of recyclables to countries like China are "short-lived", BIR meeting told letsrecycle.com News · 2 Nov 2007 Industry news Chemical Recoveries Acquired Augean acquires Chemical Recoveries We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the Chemical Recoveries business based in Avonmouth. The acquisition has strong strategic importance both in bringing regional presence for Augean in the South West of England and new services to the Group, in particular the focus on hazardous waste recycling and recovery. Since […] Augean · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Nationwide food waste campaign kicks off WRAP targets consumers to reduce the billions of pounds of food waste they send to landfill letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Greenstar expands collection arm with Verdant acquisition Irish-owned waste processing and recycling firm takes over Kent-based collection specialists letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Mayor’s “green” business support service revamped Procurement Code updated so businesses wanting to buy more recycled goods can sign up online letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news of business waste recycling in Norfolk, awards success and a new "low-cost" picking line letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Defra backs campaign to cut food waste Minister praises bid to cut food waste by 100,000 tonnes, says more collections funding not needed letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news 1m expansion for Lancashire metal recycling firm Recycling.co.uk reveals new business plans to reprocess glass and plastics from waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Speaking out against illegal shipments: Lindsay Millington, director general, British Metals Recycling Association How un-licensed metal recycling sites are undermining properly regulated commercial business letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2007 Industry news Concerns expressed over mixed plastics recycling Issues raised at WRAP conference include contamination of other recyclables, costs and lack of end-markets letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on composting in Kingston, health and safety at Sims and landfill diversion in Dorset letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news 72% of councils “need to take action” to hit landfill targets LATS targets all hit in 2006/07, but significant change is needed to hit future targets says report letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news Councils prepare food waste reduction campaigns Local authorities are preparing 'Love food, hate waste' campaigns as WRAP publishes data and report letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news Agency snatches man in Ireland over UK waste crimes Environment Agency uses Euro arrest warrant to detain man in Republic accused of dumping in UK letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news Defra seeks to clear up incentives confusion Government confirms powers to introduce financial recycling incentives will be for pilots only letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2007 Industry news Wine firm faces record fine for not recycling packaging Western Wines Ltd referred to Crown Court, as magistrates do not have enough sentencing powers letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2007 Industry news Smaller WEEE tackled by Manchester firm Axion Recycling invests in plastics separation equipment for small electrical items letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2007 Industry news Nappy waste campaigns very expensive MPs reveal extent of WRAP spending on diverting nappies from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2007 Industry news Contamination pushes Novelis to export cans for recycling Warrington plant to be upgraded to improve sorting of cans, cans being exported in the mean time letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2007 Industry news Most disposal authorities “to meet 2013 targets” Commons warning over landfill diversion and need for construction of new waste facilities letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2007 Industry news Manufacturers hit out at attempts to ban plastic carrier bags The Packaging and Films Association and Carrier Bag Consortium hit back over "misguided greenwash" letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news Quality vital for Europe’s recovered paper, BIR is told High standards for recovered paper are essential if Europe's paper export market is to survive says expert letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news Abitibi-Consolidated completes Bowater merger Canadian parent company of Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe merges with US paper firm letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on "real" nappies in Warwickshire, bonfire recycling in North Tyneside and paper recovery in Nottingham letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news Plastics waste exporter fined for breaching shipping rules P&P Hong Kong Trading pays out £11,000 in fines and costs, charged over container of mixed waste letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news Recycling incentives added to Climate Change Bill Plans announced to put financial recycling incentives into law despite reported opposition letsrecycle.com News · 29 Oct 2007 Industry news Plastic bottle recycling plant opens in Lancashire Intercontinental Recycling opens one of UK's largest HDPE and PET bottle recycling plants letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2007 Industry news Pre-treatment rules to bring commercial recycling boom New regulations coming into effect next week predicted to bring extensive recycling coverage to commercial sector letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2007 Industry news Anaerobic digestion protocol progressing First results for digestate risk tests due in next few weeks and consultation on the protocol expected February letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2007 Industry news MPs stress need to recover more energy from waste wood Joan Ruddock questioned over Defra's efforts to divert more waste wood to energy production letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2007 Industry news Call for government to clarify plans for incentives Downing Street says government still to decide what move to make on recycling incentives letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2007 Industry news UK set to smash recycling targets for packaging New figures for third quarter of 2007 suggest even aluminium recycling targets will be met this year letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2007 Industry news 250m recovery park planned for Peterborough Peterborough Renewable Energy revises plans for gasification plant and plasma technology letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2007 Industry news News in Brief With news on textile recycling, a green Halloween and objections to the dumping of London's waste letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2007 Industry news Pre-Treatment Here We Come: Peter Jones, director of external affairs, Biffa how the enlightened will benefit from the pre-treatment regulations letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2007