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Thursday 6 September 2007

Features Index

07.09.2005	Putting customer care into recycling Severnside Recycling has developed a state-of-the-art customer care centre to provide a quality service to its wide range of customers. Steve Eminton reports.
23.06.2005	The Big Recycle The Big Recycle 2005 takes place at the end of June. The first Big Recycle, in 2004, saw a wide range of exciting initiatives across the UK. We look at some useful case studies from 2004..
02.06.2005	What next for WEEE retail compliance? Following the government's approval of the British Retail Consortium's retail compliance scheme for WEEE, Adam Hooker spoke to the BRC's Nigel Smith about the next steps.
14.05.2005	Novelis — a new name in can recycling Novelis Recycling national manager Rick Hindley talks to James Cartledge about the company's important work to increase the collection of aluminium cans for recycling.
10.12.2004	Growing business: the challenges facing the Composting Association 10 years on Chief executive of the Composting Association, Dr Jane Gilbert, talks to Claudia Cahalane about the main issues for the sector in 2005 and says there may well be difficulty putting to land all the low-grade compost that is being produced.
07.12.2004	The way forward for steel packaging recycling in UK Claudia Cahalane talks to John May about his ambitions for maximising the amount of steel packaging recycling in the UK.
25.11.2004	Profits warning: why Germany's Green Dot is selling up Germany's Duales System Deutschland is reaching packaging waste recycling rates above 70%, but a move away from its not-for-profit status could bring fresh challenges ahead. James Cartledge looks into DSD and its pioneering "Green Dot" recovery system.
25.11.2004	Household waste recycling in Leipzig The city of Leipzig, in the Saxony region of eastern Germany, was the starting point for the popular uprising against the socialist state back in November 1989. Since then, the city has been one of the most supportive areas of the "green dot" recovery system.
26.08.2004	Emission: impossible for UK glass reprocessors? Andy Hartley, director of strategy and communications at the glass industry's trade confederation British Glass, talks to James Cartledge about the impact of major new environmental controls.
30.07.2004	Abibiti-Consolidated prepares for continuing growth in the UK A name change for Cheshire Recycling sees Abitibi marking Europe out as an area for development which could include expansion in papermaking.
08.03.2004	New era for "producer responsibility" scheme Valpak Valpak's new chief executive, Steve Gough, talks to letsrecycle.com about diversifying from its origins as the UK's largest packaging waste compliance scheme into a producer responsibility compliance scheme.
07.07.2003	Green waste service boosts Hillingdon's drive to be number one The London Borough of Hillingdon is determined to move up the league table of recycling in London. The council is proud of the performance of its in-house service which provides a range of kerbside services for residents.
07.07.2003	A Finland Perspective The Finnish Forest Industries Federation recently invited a group of journalists to Helsinki. In this article Steve Eminton looks at a number of issues including forestry and paper trends in Finland and how the country is facing up to environmental pressures.
07.07.2003	A Global View — and how many times can paper be recycled? A report on the world outlook for paper from Finnish consultancy Jaako Poyry with useful facts about how many times paper can be recycled.
07.07.2003	Finland: Carton recycling and energy recovery at Corenso An innovative recycling process is fully operational at Corenso's paper mill in Varkaus. It is capable of recycling the paper fibres and recovering aluminium for re-use while plastic liners are used in energy recovery.
26.03.2003	Hazardous waste overhaul Hazardous waste is facing a period of change in the UK. Roland Arnison, manager of the Leeds-based National Household Hazardous Waste Forum takes a look at what lies ahead.
06.03.2003	Wastepack's cost-saving business looks to put the customer first In his first major interview since becoming chief executive of the Wastepack group, Paul Ashworth talks to letsrecycle.com about the challenges facing the compliance and commercial waste business
24.01.2003	New look Valpak cuts costs and looks to other markets Jonson Cox, chief executive of Valpak, the UK's largest packaging waste compliance scheme, tells letsrecycle.com how he aims to give members compliance at the lowest sustainable cost.
21.10.2002	Seeking the perfect future, the latest Biffa book travels the Yellow Brick Road The need to be visionary in the way effective UK policies are developed for dealing with waste and resources, is the theme in the latest publication from Biffa.
23.05.2002	SITA creates SITA Recycling and reveals 15% recycling rate The UK's largest waste management company has emphasised that it is looking to grow its recycling activities.
26.04.2002	Action not words for London Remade London Remade is carrying out a range of work to promote recycling, reuse and the use of recyclables in a range of products. Lucy Glynn talked to the organisation's chief executive, Hugh Carr-Harris.
26.04.2002	Turning on the positive helps Valpak meet targets A steeled determination to ensure efficiency and success in meeting its packaging waste obligations has been the hallmark of John Turner’s stewardship of Valpak.
18.02.2002	Wide range on offer in Amsterdam letsrecycle.com takes a look at the latest range of commercial and waste handling vehicles on show at the European Road Transport Show in February 2002.
01.02.2002	Valpak's glass collection aims to grow markets Valpak operations director Graeme Carus talked to letsrecycle.com about the compliance scheme's cullet collection and explained how this is helping to drive up collection levels.
05.01.02	Finland: Event recycling and environmentally-friendly packaging letsrecycle.com looks at one organisation which is carrying out recycling work at outdoor events and a company developing recyclable packaging.
20.12.01	Finland: Seeking a balance in the forests A tightrope is being walked in Finland while making sure that harvesting trees does not destroy the forests of the future
06.06.2001	Recovered paper chiefs agree to look at price mechanisms European recovered paper chiefs have agreed to examine ideas for reducing fluctuating prices
22.02.2001	Recycling challenges: A wide-ranging conference which produced a lot of answers and challenges to issues facing recyclers and waste management companies was held earlier this month at the SITA Centre for Sustainable Wastes Management at University College Northampton.
05.02.2001	Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles Packaging compliance scheme Valpak is considering branching out into issuing vehicle recovery notes for end of life vehicles. Chief executive John Turner, and operations director Graeme Carus, talk exclusively to letsrecycle.com
08.01.2001	IWM study into MRFs tackles design, markets and other key issues A new study gives important guidance to planning and running materials recovery facilities
06.12.2000	Parliamentary group hears packaging sectors must look beyond 2001 recycling targets Much higher recycling targets for metals, plastics, wood, glass and paper are likely for 2006