Recycling news: 2009

Industry news HSE publishes guide to operating MRFs safely Advice on how to reduce risks posed to hand pickers amongst that given in document published today letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on changes on the WEEE Advisory Body, a textile collecting landmark and an appointment at Global Renewables letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2009 Industry news Covanta takes first place in Bucks EfW race US company named as preferred bidder for deal with plans to burn county's waste in neighbouring Bedfordshire letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2009 Industry news Defra drops proposed 50 charge to register permitting exemptions "Current economic climate" prompts decision not to introduce fee for exemptions from environmental permitting letsrecycle.com News · 13 Sept 2009 Industry news Corus sets up new can collection network Steel giant establishes sites in South Wales and Cumbria to check and sort cans as CanRoute centres set to lose role letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2009 Industry news Councils renew calls for removal of trade waste collection “disincentive” Government urged to make it easier for councils to collect waste from SMEs letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2009 Industry news Organics recyclers seek clarity over ABPR overhaul AFOR raises concerns over impact of proposed changes on composting and biogas plant operators letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2009 Industry news SITA UK seeks damages over failed Greater Manchester bid Firm claims Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority breached procurement rules in letting £3.8 billion deal letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2009 Industry news Environment Agency starts analysing Brazil waste Investigation into origin of "illegal" material continues after 81 containers at Felixstowe fumigated letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2009 Industry news Thurrock council rolls out three-bin service Essex council increases capacity for residents to recycle in bid to improve its 33% recycling rate letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2009 Industry news Public just as likely to buy recycled glass products WRAP study into consumer perceptions expected to boost interest in using recovered glass to produce packaging letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2009 Industry news SITA makes big commitment to gasification French-owned firm signs partnership deal with waste management firm Cyclamax to develop six gasification and recycling parks letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on robotic compost probes, an appointment at Otto UK and permits in Sheffield letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2009 Industry news Southwark gives go-ahead to Veolia MBT plans Planning permission awarded by London borough for treatment plant including waste firm's first UK MBT letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2009 Industry news Poole scraps MRF plans due to difficult economic climate Council votes to abandon £8.6m proposal after contractor Viridor revises business case and cites weak pound letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2009 Industry news Eunomia wins Waste World Cup 2009 Bristol-based consultancy beats waste management firm Greenstar UK on penalties in Northampton football tournament letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2009 Industry news Viridor beats WRG to Oxfordshire preferred bidder status An incinerator is the only financially viable technology for residual waste, says county council letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2009 Industry news Bucks to name preferred bidder for EfW deal County council to approve appointment of either WRG or Covanta Energy for contract to develop waste treatment facility letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2009 Industry news Report warns of inadvertent effect of landfill bans Green Alliance says that policies to discourage incineration may be needed following international research letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2009 Industry news Windsor launches second phase of RecycleBank trial Trial of rewards-based recycling scheme in Windsor and Maidenhead expands to cover dry recyclables letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2009 Industry news REPIC ordered to pay full costs following judicial review Electrical equipment recycling scheme due to pay substantial costs after failure of High Court challenge letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2009 Industry news Quinn factory clears retrospective planning hurdle But, final say on controversial glass-making plant at Elton in Cheshire will now involve Secretary of State John Denham letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2009 Industry news Have we forgotten about customer care? Adam Read examines the balance between meeting targets and customer care letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2009 Industry news Battery recycling rates “stagnate” across Europe And, European Battery Recycling Association claims chances of UK reaching 25% target by 2012 are "questionable" letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2009 Industry news Agency takes action over odour at Viridor landfill site Environment Agency issues enforcement notice following increased resident complaints about West Sussex facility letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2009 Industry news Work gets underway on Cumbria PPP deal facilities County council and Shanks representatives attend groundbreaking ceremony for new MBT plant at Hespin Wood letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2009 Industry news Scotland wastes 1bn of food a year, survey claims WRAP Scotland's "most detailed survey" on food waste reveals households throw away 570,000tpa of food and drink letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2009 Industry news Awards for Excellence entry deadline nears TV personality Dermot Murnaghan announced as host ahead of September 8 cut-off for entering prestigious awards letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2009 Industry news Incinerators “no significant threat” to public health Government agency claims that "modern and well-managed" facilities contribute less than 1% of UK air pollution emissions letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2009 Industry news News in Brief With news on a Chinese visit to Donarbon, a council's reward for a keen recycler and a Greenstar contract letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2009 Industry news Viridor disappointed by Oxwellmains EfW rejection East Lothian council votes against proposals for Dunbar facility despite officers' recommendation to grant planning permission letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2009 Industry news Knowsley waste services top national survey Council's waste and recycling top report gauging residents' satisfaction with local authority services letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2009 Industry news MWDA targets trade waste abuse at Wirral HWRCs Permit system to be introduced for vans at recycling sites with potential to be rolled out across Merseyside letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2009 Industry news SITA set to appeal Cornwall EfW planning refusal Appeal to be lodged later this month following council's decision to refuse permission for facility in March 2009 letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2009 Industry news Norfolk issues provisional shortlist for PFI deal County council names firms in contention for contract to develop long-term waste treatment facilities letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2009 Industry news SITA begins investigation into Tees Valley EfW fire Blaze over weekend causes closure of facility just weeks before official opening of major extension letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2009 Industry news WRAP warns of waste wood shortages Report claims that demand for waste wood may outstrip supply in the coming years as economic downturn hits arisings letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2009 Industry news Twenty-nine teams to compete for Waste World Cup Groups announced for seventh annual mixed gender football tournament at University of Northampton letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2009 Industry news Wales hits 2010 landfill allowance target early Country reduces waste to landfill for fifth year running as all councils reach 2009/10 waste disposal allocation in 2008/09 letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2009 Industry news Fragility of recycling markets Gev Eduljee on what must be done to strengthen markets for recyclates letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2009