Recycling news: 2010

Industry news Lincs confirms WRG for landmark EfW deal Northampton-based firm officially named preferred bidder to design, build and operate 150,000tpa North Hykeham plant letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2010 Industry news Changes to animal by-product waste rules welcomed Retailers claim agreement on regulations affecting catering and food waste disposal will save them millions of pounds a year letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2010 Industry news Small rise in packaging waste targets expected Ministers to unveil long-awaited proposals setting out next year's obligations for packaging producers letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news PRN prices stay low as figures confirm oversupply Environment Agency publishes reprocessor and exporter packaging recycling data for third quarter of 2010 letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news Community buy-in for waste plants to be explored Promoting AD also emphasised as Prime Minister unveils plan to unlock £200bn of investment in infrastructure letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news WRG set to build Lincolnshire EfW plant County councillors have decided on their preferred choice of contractor with details due soon letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news Work underway on 9m Bedfordshire biomass plant Construction starts on facility intended to divert 30,000 tonnes of waste wood from landfill letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news Civil engineers broadly welcome infrastructure plan Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, responds to the announcement of the National Infrastructure Plan and also to last week's spending review letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2010 Industry news Concern over impact of PFI axe on private sector Waste management firms question government's commitment to landfill diversion as they grapple with Spending Review letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news Lancs appeals order to pay HWRC bidder damages Judges to decide whether recycling firm can sue council for up to £5 million over award of HWRC contract letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a waste transfer deal for WRG, planning refusal for Cyclamax and Eco sending wood to Sweden letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news Warning over risks posed by collecting batteries Many retailers and offices not carrying out risk assessments, delegates told at National Household Hazard Waste Forum letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news Stoke faces bill for sending less waste to EfW Contractor launches legal claim for £645,000 payment after local authority fails to achieve minimum tonnages for 2009/10 letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news London supercouncil considers sharing waste services Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham table plans which would see all services merge letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2010 Industry news St Regis Paper Co found guilty of misleading EA Company and technical manager convicted in case concerning effluent discharged from papermill into Devon river letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news NLWA calls for reversal of 258m PFI funding cut Waste authority slams bizarre decision as Cheshire councils seek urgent meeting with Defra over withdrawal letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Shock among councils hit by PFI removal Local authorities weigh up implications of CSR announcement amid concern that councils not consulted letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Lessons from London Jeff Cooper, of the International Solid Waste Association, accompanies a fact-finding mission to London by Scandinavian waste managers letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Agrivert opens £9m Cassington AD plant Organics recycling firm unveils 45,000 tonnes-a-year capacity plant set to handle food waste in Oxfordshire letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Renewable Heat Incentive decision a breakthrough Anaerobic digestion and renewable energy sectors praise commitment in Spending Review to reward production of heat from waste letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2010 Industry news Action plans for sustainable construction unveiled Industry launches five material-specific documents designed to help reduce waste in sector letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Construction to start on second Cumbria MBT County council and contractor Shanks Group attend sod-cutting ceremony for facility being developed under £720m PPP deal letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Defra withdraws funding from seven waste PFIs Department claims in Spending Review that projects are no longer needed to meet landfill diversion goals letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Waste services set to suffer from 26% council cuts Spending Review includes "unavoidably challenging" settlement for local authorities letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Thousands of jobs to go at Defra and EA Department reveals that up to 8,000 of 30,000 people employed across Defra and its network of bodies could lose their posts letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Spending Review must unlock waste-to-energy Trade body REA puts last minute pressure on government to ensure today's announcement tackles AD, biomass and EfW letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2010 Industry news Defra drops plans for farm films scheme Government aborts much-delayed proposal after consultation reveals industry opposition to producer responsibility plans letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news News in Brief With news on a waste consultation on Merseyside, carpet recycling and food waste in Northern Ireland letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news Welsh councils encouraged to reveal end markets WAG urges councils to make use of change in WasteDataFlow system to record destinations for materials letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news WEEE Directive recast timetable slips into 2011 Overhaul of waste electronics legislation set to be voted on by European Parliament later than expected letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2010 Industry news Plans for Biffas first EfW incinerator rejected Leicestershire county council refuses proposals for £200m facility near Shepshed, claiming impact would be unacceptable letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news GMWDA recycling campaign aims to cut confusion Joint waste authority teams with contractor Viridor Laing to help stress what items can be recycled across Greater Manchester letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Carbon savings at forefront of London waste strategy Second draft municipal document prioritises emissions savings, while Mayor also launches first dedicated business waste plan letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Marginal increase in Northern Irish recycling rate Figures for year ending June 2010 show household recycling rate creeping upwards, while municipal recycling rate also increasing letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news Council waste indicator system to be scrapped Communities secretary unveils plans to scrap Local Area Agreements between councils and National Indicator benchmarks letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news IEA publishes guide to using digestate as fertiliser International Energy Agency publishes document highlighting benefits of using AD by-product to replace inorganic fertilisers letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2010 Industry news WRAP confirms escape from bonfire of the quangos Resources and recycling body set to have £91m budget cut after government spending review letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Smurfit Kappa fined 5,000 over worker injuries Recycling firm prosecuted after employee breaks ribs in incident involving metal conveyor belt at Preston warehouse letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Two to compete for Peterborough collection deal Services companies left as final two bidders for waste and recycling collection contract after council cuts shortlist letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010 Industry news Shred and spread supporters slam Defra policy stance Companies consider legal challenge over government decision to exclude treatment option from council recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 14 Oct 2010