Recycling news: 2005

Industry news Cleanaway Germany sold as Brambles edges away from waste Cleanaway UK&#39s German sister company sold by parent Brambles Industries, which now aims to expand outside waste industry letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2005 Industry news Fresh start for Recycling Advisory Group Scotland RAGS puts troubles behind it to refocus on providing a link between public, private and community sectors letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2005 Industry news Hard choices ahead for waste management, Defra warns Department&#39s new head of waste strategy raises key issues included in imminent consultation on England&#39s waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2005 Industry news National “settlement centre” proposed for WEEE compliance Electronics producers and compliance schemes put forward new mechanism to fund collection of waste electronics for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2005 Industry news Compliance schemes reject Defra packaging proposals Leading packaging waste compliance schemes express disapproval for new controls proposed by Defra in rushed consultation letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2005 Industry news PET recycling plant in the pipeline for North of England Firm behind plastics packaging recycling plant planned for London reveals intentions to build a second plant in UK letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on Bradford&#39s waste; Islington&#39s waste education centre; and Defra consultation on Clean Neighbourhoods letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2005 Industry news LGA call to strengthen local leadership on environment Councils hold the key to radical improvement in environmental services, says LGA campaign launched next week letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2005 Industry news Abitibi Paper Retriever scheme arrives in the UK Community recycling reward scheme popular in North America brought to the UK by Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2005 Industry news Carmarthenshire to bring recycling colours in line Welsh council which has used various colours for its kerbside recycling containers settles on blue sacks letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2005 Industry news Councils may be too late for long term waste contracts PFI backed partnership in East London says local authorities starting procurement for waste contracts may be too late to hit targets letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2005 Industry news Major composting study claims kerbside revolution 1.5m Integrated Composting Programme reports back with best practice findings for organic waste collection and treatment letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2005 Industry news Milton Keynes MRF set for re-start at Christmas After this year&#39s major fire, company running UK&#39s oldest materials recycling facility says it should be rebuilt by Christmas letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2005 Industry news Tyre recycler Charles Lawrence hit by “serious” fire Around 70 firefighters called to tackle serious blaze at Charles Lawrence International in Newark, Nottinghamshire letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2005 Industry news Bolton champions alternate weekly scheme Following a 37% recycling rate on the first phase of its alternate weekly recycling scheme, Bolton is set to begin phase two letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2005 Industry news Shredder trials reveal 75% rate for metal content in ELVs DTI trials to fix assumption for metals recycled from end-of-life vehicles, but more non-metals must be recycled to hit EU targets letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2005 Industry news Guilty plea over controlled waste disposal on Norwich farm Paul Rackham and Anti-Waste Ltd of Norwich plead guilty to illegal disposal of waste from a Suffolk recycling centre letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2005 Industry news Waste Watch considers London-wide education programme Group&#39s new chief suggests expansion of "Recycle Western Riverside" possible if single London waste authority emerges letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2005 Industry news O-I funds increased glass collection in Scotland Around 70 new glass recycling bins have been situated around North Ayrshire thanks to funding from glass recycler 0-I letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2005 Industry news Illegal waste dump firm fined 39,000 Worcester magistrates find Midlands Recycling Ltd guilty of running two illegal waste dumps in Worcestershire letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2005 Industry news MEPs call for tighter rules on waste export inspections EU Parliament&#39s environment committee demands stronger measures requiring inspections of waste cargoes letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2005 Industry news Defra to recognise role of energy-from-waste in PFI Proposed new criteria for waste Private Finance Initiative to clarify government view on incineration with energy recovery letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2005 Industry news Novelis expands aluminium recycling network Three companies join the cash for cans network to supply cans for the UK&#39s largest aluminium can reprocessor letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief Including news on furniture re-use, home composting, new technologies, a successful compost trial and a new waste exchange letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2005 Industry news English householders could win thousands by recycling Defra announces 51 pilot projects across England in major trial of financial incentives for household waste recycling letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2005 Industry news Dixons advises retailers to join BRC compliance scheme Retailers wasting their time if they do not make use of British Retail Consortium&#39s WEEE scheme, electrical chain warns letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2005 Industry news Green credentials of recycled glass aggregates questioned Report says exporting waste glass to make containers "significantly more beneficial" environmentally than using it in aggregates letsrecycle.com News · 5 Oct 2005 Industry news Construction underway on 6m MBT plant for South London Viridor&#39s "Dano Drum" facility to open in September 2006 to divert residual household waste from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2005 Industry news Lawrence M Barry and Co celebrates 20 years Family company Lawrence M Barry has celebrated 20 years in the recycling industry with a boat trip and dinner reception letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2005 Industry news News in Brief 1 million Somerset recycling centre opens; Trial success for recycled glass sand; Dell recycles IT; Scarborough kerbside boost letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2005 Industry news Consumers to police WEEE obligations of small retailers Defra says it will be up to consumers to alert authorities if retailers don&#39t offer free take-back services for waste electronics letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2005 Industry news Profits up 135% for recycling container firm Straight Recycling container supplier Straight sees profits soar and turnover nearly double following acquisition of Blackwall letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2005 Industry news Finance in place for 180 million Colnbrook incinerator Lakeside Energy from Waste agrees funding for 400,000 tonne-capacity recovery plant with investors led by Bank of Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2005 Industry news London office workers wooed for textile recycling scheme Recyclers TRAID team up with collectors London Recycling to encourage Londoners to recycle old clothing at the office letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2005 Industry news Lancashire drops preferred bidder for first MBT plant Herhof loses chance to build first mechanical biological treatment plant for Lancashire, project to be included in PFI contract letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2005 Industry news Ealing to recycle food waste to avoid government fines London borough to roll out food waste collection services in order to help avoid stiff penalties for missing waste targets letsrecycle.com News · 3 Oct 2005 Industry news Onyx takes on Shanks hazardous waste business in £28m deal Shanks Group streamlines itself further, with sale of nine chemical treatment plants to waste firm Onyx letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2005 Industry news M-Real launches recycled silk-coated paper A new recycled glossy paper product that uses paper waste only from the UK has been launched by M-Real letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2005 Industry news Four companies invited to tender for Manchester waste PFI GMWDA officially invites Shanks, SITA, Viridor and WRG to tender for UK&#39s largest waste management contract letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2005 Industry news Thematic Strategy focus shifting to composting and plastics Commission reveals EU recycling strategy could focus on biodegradable waste and plastics, ahead of waste with good demand letsrecycle.com News · 2 Oct 2005