Recycling news: 2011

Industry news Covanta scraps plans for 400m Welsh incinerator Veolia and Viridor left as last two in running for Prosiect Gwyrdd contract in South Wales after Merthyr Tydfil proposal withdrawn letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2011 Industry news Councils forced to stop sending card for composting Shropshire and High Peak councils to stop collecting card with green waste in move they link to imposed organic waste rules letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2011 Industry news Packaging recycling resilient despite market fears Recycling and recovery data for the third quarter of 2011 showsgood performance, despite small overall decline,in all materials except wood letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news Trial begins in UKs biggest ever WEEE export case Seven defendants in court in Basildon today and another seven to be tried separately in relation to Agencys largest ever investigation into alleged illegal WEEE exports letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news Torbay recycling officer honoured at LARAC awards Partnership toboost recycling in Cardiff student hallsand communications campaign in Maidstone also among this year's winners letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news Agency bids to remove battery scheme approval Appeal by unspecified scheme is reason for continued delay in publishing 2010 battery recycling data letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news MBT takes its place at the top of the agenda Shanks Paul Clements talks about the important role MBT has to play in diverting waste from landfill and generating renewable energy letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news The Agency Workers Regulations New rights for temporary workers have been introduced letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2011 Industry news Wakefield aims to close waste PFI deal next year Council agrees completion date with Shanks-led consortium that will involve 750m contract beginning in March 2012 letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2011 Industry news Durham plans to close over a third of its HWRCs County council set to run public consultation on money-saving proposals which would also see introduction of mobile' recycling centres letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2011 Industry news Enterprise first choice for 210m Edinburgh deal Services company beats Kier/Shanks bid to be named frontrunner for collections contract which council claims will save it 71.6m over seven years letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2011 Industry news Cory submits plans for Cornish C&I waste MRF Plans for Bio Park site near Redruth would also offer capacity for processing residual waste to produce refuse-derived fuel letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2011 Industry news Food waste probably eligible for weekly fund Recycling minister Lord Taylor uses speech at LARAC conference to unveil more details of 250m fund in face of criticism of initiative letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2011 Industry news Orange bag recycling scheme rolled out in Leicester Move from kerbside sort to commingling allows contractor Biffa to add to add new materials to list collected from households letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2011 Industry news ROCs review plans could see EfW subsidy halved Proposals for Renewables Obligation banding levels for 2013-17 also include removing support for landfill gas letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2011 Industry news Leeds wins 8.4m by claiming back trade waste VAT Claim relating to VAT charged for service over 34 year period is first major repayment after HMRC changed position on council trade waste services letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2011 Industry news Leeds wins 8.4m claiming back trade waste VAT Claim relating to VAT charged for service over 34 year period is first major repayment after HMRC changed position on council trade waste services letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2011 Industry news WRG secures 22m Buckinghamshire HWRC deal Seven-year contract covering 10 site network is set to involve improvements and waste reduction initiatives being introduced letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2011 Industry news Commitment targets better SME waste service access Voluntary initiative developed by Defra, WRAP, LGA and FSB sets out best practice principles for local authority business waste services letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2011 Industry news Bin company Taylor sold to investment firm for £15m Sullivan Street buys Droitwich-based company from ECI Partners and says it will rapidly accelerate its growth plans letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on Viridor rail freight, Labours shadow Defra team, Scottish WEEE collections, an investment in RecycleBank and Northern Irish recycling figures letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2011 Industry news Local authorities still important to WRAP Funding for councils largely stopped but focus now on supporting service changes and trade waste, says collections programme head Linda Crichton letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2011 Industry news Yorkshire councils to make PFI choice this year Bradford and Calderdale set to choose between Shanks and SSE consortium and bid involving WRG, Skanska and EarthTech for long-term waste contract letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2011 Industry news Covanta Bedfordshire EfW secures IPC backing Rookery Pit facility is first project to be approved by independent commission but decision must now pass through Parliament letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2011 Industry news Planning framework ‘recipe for confusion for waste As consultation on proposed policy document closes, ESA claims it does not do enough to reflect importance of waste infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2011 Industry news Fraud charges over glass packaging waste Four people appear in court in South Wales to face allegation of conspiring to commit a fraud involving Nationwide Recycling of Llandarcy letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2011 Industry news Used cardboard leads waste paper prices down Expected market correction sweeps across paper recycling sector with more reductions expected letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2011 Industry news News in Brief With news on CRT recycling, a 14m Welsh reprocessing fund, food waste in Dorset, compostable bags in Stevenage and an SME collection service letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2011 Industry news May Gurney all set to take over Bristol collections Services company aims for smooth transition when it takes over waste and recycling service from SITA next month letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2011 Industry news Mayor overturns refusal for SITA London facility Decision made despite Merton council refusal is first time Mayor of London has used powers to approve strategically important waste projects letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2011 Industry news SITA Cornwall approval overturned in High Court Council warns decision to uphold challenge against communities secretary Eric Pickles approval for St Dennis EfW facility could cost it at least 6 million letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2011 Industry news Single Dorset collection service moves a step closer Waste Partnership agrees to collection method for change expected to involve seven councils by 2013 and save 2m a year letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2011 Industry news Cheltenham and Cotswold plan joint waste company Councils cabinets to vote this week on whether to establish company in move they claim will save them 700,000 a year letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2011 Industry news Southwark rolls out new kerbside recycling scheme Commingled service rolled out for all street-based collections in London borough, while food waste collections are also expanded letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2011 Industry news Sainsburys aims for zero waste to landfill by 2020 Supermarket giant makes commitment as part of 1bn 20 by 20 Sustainability Plan, with further aim to half packaging use letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2011 Industry news Outrage as EA postpones compost permit deadline Organics recyclers fear they may be commercially disadvantaged after last-minute U-turn by Environment Agency late last month letsrecycle.com News · 11 Oct 2011 Industry news News in Brief Appointments With news on directors for Shanks and Covanta, a new deputy president for the BMRA, an appointment at ACE UK and a new project manager for HotRot letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2011 Industry news High-density housing no excuse for low recycling London Assembly report calls for stronger leadership and more incentives to address varying recycling rates in capital letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2011 Industry news Kent keen for 250m fund to support food collection Money announced by Eric Pickles for weekly collections should apply to weekly food waste collections, says Kent Waste Partnership letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2011 Industry news Veolia top choice for 550m Leeds waste PFI Company emerges as frontrunner ahead of consortium involving Covanta for 25-year contract focused on developing EfW facility letsrecycle.com News · 10 Oct 2011