Recycling news: 2001

Industry news Study finds landfill sites pose birth defects Government research asks questions over safety of landfill sites letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2001 Industry news Job losses at Smurfit’s Snodland Mill Smurfit Townsend Hook has announced 80 redundancies at its Snodland Mill in Kent due to difficult trading conditions letsrecycle.com News · 14 Aug 2001 Industry news Lancashire doubles its recycling rate but looks to improve further Home composting bins and improvements at household waste recycling centres should increase Lancashire&#39s recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 13 Aug 2001 Industry news Residents vote for kerbside collection Householder&#39s views guide Cambridgeshire and Peterborough waste strategy letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2001 Industry news Serviceteam chosen as preferred bidder for Brighton Brighton hopes to put troubled SITA contract behind it with announcement of Serviceteam to take over letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2001 Industry news DTI Smart funding for recycling development A water separation system for removing contaminants from construction waste receives DTI grant letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2001 Industry news Councils fail to meet Northern Ireland Waste Strategy timetable Incomplete Waste Management Plans delay the implementation of the waste strategy and threaten funding letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2001 Industry news Adur District Council to trial a fortnightly refuse collection Weekly kerbside collections are to be set up in Adur to enable the council to reduce the refuse service letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2001 Industry news P&L Software Systems announces Irish success Thornton Recycling chooses P&L Software&#39s Integrated Waste System to enable it to build on its success and expand letsrecycle.com News · 8 Aug 2001 Industry news Anglian “Slim Your Bin” campaign short-listed for national award A Cambridgeshire County Council initiative to encourage residents to compost has been commended letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2001 Industry news ESA slams Renewables Obligation consultation paper The Environmental Services Association has said that the government&#39s consultation document "invites failure" letsrecycle.com News · 7 Aug 2001 Industry news Partnership approach sees boost in Caradon&#39s recycling service A massive recycling programme is being rolled out to 17,000 properties in south-east Cornwall letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2001 Industry news Biffpack passes Environment Agency inspection with flying colours Compliance scheme Biffpack has passed an Environment Agency audit and announced growing membership letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2001 Industry news Severn Waste Services to appeal against Kidderminster incinerator refusal Kidderminster incinerator likely to go ahead as Worcestershire County Council says it won&#39t stand in the way of an appeal letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2001 Industry news Councils and community sector included in latest WRAP board posts Five non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of the Waste and Resources Action Programme letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2001 Industry news UK paper market sees low stocks and good export demand Low pulp prices are only one factor in a market where demand is being helped by strong export orders letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2001 Industry news Somerset resident fined for dumping waste outside recycling centre The Environment Agency has won a case against a resident who ignored "no dumping" signs letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2001 Industry news EU report recommends tough controls for depolluting end-of-life vehicles Depolluting ELVs may see shock absorbers, bulbs and other hazardous components removed letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2001 Industry news Inspection leads to West Dorset work on Best Value plan West Dorset council has started work on a plan for more recycling after an Audit Commission inspection letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2001 Industry news SEPA packaging report shows Wastepack membership soaring Compliance scheme Wastepack has met its consumer duties and go-it-alone Scottish firms have had to resubmit data letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2001 Industry news Dairy Crest and Southern Water contracts won by SITA Two three-year industry contracts have been secured by waste management firm SITA letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2001 Industry news IWM environmental body funds London research into resource use A study into the resources used and waste generation in London has won funding support from Biffaward letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2001 Industry news Onyx starts Sheffield contract with focus on integrated approach Recycling and energy from waste feature in Onyx&#39s long-term Sheffield contract which starts today letsrecycle.com News · 1 Aug 2001 Industry news ECT wins 1.25m kerbside and CA site recycling in Barnet Community group ECT Recycling has secured two seven-year contracts with the London Borough of Barnet letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2001 Industry news Mixed fortunes for WRG as leachate costs hit interims Waste Recycling Group still continues to grow but has faced costs due to high rainfall earlier this year letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2001 Industry news CA and bring sites help push up recycling levels The importance of CA and bring sites in local authority recycling has been noted by DEFRA letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2001 Industry news Agency approves first landfill sites under new control system Two landfill sites which adhere to tighter controls under the PPC regime have been approved letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jul 2001 Industry news Community sector role for collection of electrical equipment A conference run by the Furniture Recycling Network looked at the electronics directive letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2001 Industry news London Remade unveils TV glass into tiles project A pour of glass into moulds to make tiles took place this week under the auspices of London Remade letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2001 Industry news September start for energy from waste merger with ESA Final details for the merger of the Energy from Waste Association with the ESA have been revealed letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2001 Industry news Inspectors criticise West Dorset over approach to in-house work and recycling Best Value inspectors have reported on West Dorset&#39s approach to refuse collection and recycling letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2001 Industry news London assembley welcomes draft waste strategy The London assembly has promised to look closely at the Mayor&#39s waste proposals letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2001 Industry news EU drops NiCd restrictions and prepares battery recycling proposals The European Commission is looking at plans to introduce compulsory recycling of batteries letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2001 Industry news ESA issues “waste tourism” warning There is concern at a void in Landfill Directive rules and that waste may be sent to cheaper sites letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2001 Industry news Leeds opens state-of-the-art CA recycling site A fully modernised civic amenity site has been opened by Leeds City Council to help raise recycling rates letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2001 Industry news Mayor calls for abolition of London&#39s waste disposal authorities Ken Livingstone, the London Mayor, has called for a single London waste disposal authority and more recycling letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2001 Industry news Onyx gains two industrial waste and recycling contracts Operation of a MRF and increased segregation of materials feature in new contracts for Onyx letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2001 Industry news Customs & Excise revise Entrust contract to focus on assurance work The Entrust chairman has said that LTCS achievements need proper recognition and that its role is to be revised letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2001 Industry news High recycling targets likely in London strategy The draft London waste strategy is expected to propose high recycling targets to help reduce the use of landfill letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2001 Industry news Aylesford confirms interest as WRAP seeks funds for newsprint project A range of funds, including Landfill Tax credits, will be sought by WRAP to boost newspaper recycling letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jul 2001