Recycling news: 2008

Industry news Green light for 120m Tees Valley EfW facility Industrial location helps speed application for SITA UK's plant in Stockton-on-Tees letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2008 Industry news Winners of 2008 Awards for Excellence announced Collection crew from Three Rivers in Hertfordshire among those honoured at ceremony in London letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2008 Industry news Corus steel can price plummets Price to drop to £10 per tonne from today as economic slowdown hits hard letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2008 Industry news Barnet to bolster recycling service New vehicles, boxes and materials to be added to collections over next month letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2008 Industry news Easier identification for waste carriers? Lindsay Millington looks into better identification methods for waste carrier vehicles letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2008 Industry news AWS secures major contract to supply recycled PET Newcastle-based plastics recycler signs contract with Spanish-owned packaging firm APPE letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2008 Industry news New ministers welcome agreement over construction waste Jane Kennedy and Ian Pearson lend support to WRAP initiative launched today letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2008 Industry news Environment Agency calls for more focus on business waste Officials tell inquiry into waste strategy that government should no longer focus on municipal waste letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2008 Industry news (UPDATED) Paper sector knocked by price and demand falls Prices and orders are in decline as the sector faces an overwhelming feeling of uncertainty as the economic crisis bites letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2008 Industry news Grundon wins right to permanently extend composting site Company wins battle with West Berkshire council following planning appeal letsrecycle.com News · 15 Oct 2008 Industry news Negotiations ongoing to find partner for Global Renewables Parent company of MBT specialist to restructure loss-making business letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2008 Industry news New Aylesford chief targets supply security Tackling high energy costs and remaining competitive will be priorities for Kent-based company letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on an environmental prosecution, recycling on Merseyside and Alupro letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2008 Industry news Bristol not restricting choice of technology in 80m PFI bid City council claims technology choice will be the best solution dependent on the market letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2008 Industry news North London prepares record 520m PFI bid Outline Business Case for MBT-based project to be submitted to Defra by end of month letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2008 Industry news Essex to target residents who could recycle more County council launches "troubleshooting" communications campaign aimed at low performing areas letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2008 Industry news Compost officially exempt from REACH European Commission committee lists compost as substance exempt from chemical regulations letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2008 Industry news Gilbert leaves Association for Organics Recycling Chief Executive to move on after nine years in the role but will remain in organics sector letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2008 Industry news Research commissioned into mixed plastic collections Latest WRAP study launched to help boost mixed plastic recycling rates in the UK letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2008 Industry news Biffaward reaches 100 million funding milestone Community and environmental projects honoured at tenth annual awards ceremony in London letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2008 Industry news Green light for 300m paper mill in Greater Manchester Plans by SAICA to build "world's most advanced" recycled paper mill approved by Trafford council letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2008 Industry news Cumbria in final negotiations over 400m waste contract Councillors to be asked next month to approve award of delayed MBT-based contract to Shanks letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2008 Industry news Financial crisis starts to bite in recycling sector Businesses report that material volumes and prices falling as global financial crisis continues letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on Severnside, biomass in Wales and a new operations director for Verdant letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2008 Industry news Glass industry faces high quality cullet shortage WRAP market report claims the cost of colour-separated cullet has increased and exports have risen letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2008 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Welsh industrial waste survey, food waste funding and newspaper recycling letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news EMR hits out at rumours about the company Metal recycling giant issues statement following speculation about the firm in current financial climate letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news Call for re-think over London’s self-sufficiency goals for waste London Councils to lobby for more "balance" in revision of city's municipal waste management strategy letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news Suffolk announces shortlist for 612m PFI Four bidders in running for 250,000 tonne capacity waste treatment deal letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news Scottish Government urged to define Zero Waste Industry experts call for greater clarity on term used in Government's waste reduction goal letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news O-I review prompts questions over Harlow American company announces planned furnace reductions following carbon footprint review letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2008 Industry news Councils ‘missing chance’ to recycle expanded polystyrene Record plastic packaging recycling rates in commercial sector prompt industry call for council adoption letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2008 Industry news Newport Paper wins Castle Point commingled contract Agreement with Essex council to process commingled materials as firm moves into sorting letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2008 Industry news Ian Pearson appointed as minister for WEEE Former Defra minister given sustainability brief at BERR in place of Malcolm Wicks letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2008 Industry news Novelis to tackle plastic contamination in cans Aluminium reprocessor to test process after being forced to export some cans for recycling letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2008 Industry news Scottish household waste recycling rate reaches 31.7% Environment secretary hails latest figures as a "great leap forward" but warns about complacency letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2008 Industry news Jane Kennedy appointed as minister for waste Former financial secretary to the Treasury replaces Joan Ruddock as recycling minister letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2008 Industry news Surrey approves plans for energy from waste plant However, legal hurdle remains to SITA proposal for 110,000 tonne a year capacity facility at Capel letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2008 Industry news Tower Hamlets in bid to improve low recycling rate East London borough launches recycling campaign with help of 6m tall recycling robot letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2008 Industry news Countdown to zero waste? Global Renewables' David Singh on why we need to move away from the 'bury and burn' culture letsrecycle.com News · 6 Oct 2008