Features
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The AD brigade
27-11-2007
Emily Ross considers the viability of using anaerobic digestion to treat food waste, why it has become a Government favourite and how the future for the technology is likely to pan out.
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Biodegradeable bags - are they the key to food waste collections?
15-10-2007
Emily Ross looks into the issues surrounding introducing biodegradeable bags as part of food waste collections.
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The world of consultancy
07-09-2007
Emily Ross investigates whether consultants always live up to expectations
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New Technologies - where are we now?
09-08-2007
Emily Ross speaks to Dave Brooks about the New Technologies Demonstrator Programme, shortly before he steps down as head of new technologies at the Waste Implementation Programme.
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Profile: Kay Twitchen, Essex county councilor
31-07-2007
Emily Ross speaks to respected county councillor and self confessed workaholic, Cllr Kay Twitchen about her career path and her priorities for waste and recycling in 2007.
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Profile: Dr Richard Swannell, WRAP's director of organics
04-07-2007
Emily Ross speaks to Dr Swannell about his career progression and his priorities for WRAP's organics team over the next six months.
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Mixed Blessings for the Future of Glass Recycling
29-06-2007
Glass collection firm Recresco is building on the success of its Ellesmere Port colour-sorting facility
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An uncertain future: standards for recovered paper
22-09-2006
The paper industry is troubled. Unless clear guidance is given to local authorities and the waste management industry there is a tangible fear that the quality of recovered paper will begin to deterio...
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An infinite supply? the debate on incineration
30-08-2006
While a number of local authorities have steered away from incineration, many have recognised that it can provide an effective solution for handling a substantial percentage of municipal waste. Emily ...
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Seeking illumination: pre-treatment for non haz waste
25-08-2006
The new pre-treatment requirement for non-hazardous waste is imminent but how good an understanding actually exists in the industry as to what need to be done? Emily Ross investigates.
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Putting customer care into recycling
07-09-2005
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.
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The Big Recycle case studies
23-06-2005
The Big Recycle was held for the first time in 2004 and the organisers have given details of three of the many successful local authority projects which were inspired by the campaign. Here we report o...
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What next for WEEE retail compliance?
02-06-2005
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.
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Growing business: the challenges facing the Composting Association 10 years on
10-12-2004
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...
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The way forward for steel packaging recycling in UK
07-12-2004
Claudia Cahalane talks to John May about his ambitions for maximising the amount of steel packaging recycling in the UK.
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Profits warning: why Germany's Green Dot is selling up
25-11-2004
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...
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Household waste recycling in Leipzig
25-11-2004
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 t...
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Emission: impossible for UK glass reprocessors?
26-08-2004
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.
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Abibiti-Consolidated prepares for continuing growth in the UK
30-07-2004
A name change for Cheshire Recycling sees Abitibi marking Europe out as an area for development which could include expansion in papermaking.
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New era for "producer responsibility" scheme Valpak
08-03-2004
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 co...
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Green waste service boosts Hillingdon's drive to be number one
07-07-2003
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 s...
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A Finland Perspective
07-07-2003
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 ...
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A Global View — and how many times can paper be recycled?
07-07-2003
A report on the world outlook for paper from Finnish consultancy Jaako Poyry with useful facts about how many times paper can be recycled.
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FINLAND: Carton recycling and energy recovery at Corenso
07-07-2003
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 u...
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Hazardous waste overhaul
26-03-2003
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.
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Wastepack's cost-saving business looks to put the customer first
06-03-2003
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.
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New look Valpak cuts costs and looks to other markets
10-01-2003
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
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Seeking the perfect future, the latest Biffa book travels the Yellow Brick Road
21-10-2002
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, writes Steve Eminton.
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SITA creates SITA Recycling and reveals 15% recycling rate
23-05-2002
The UK's largest waste management company has emphasised that it is looking to grow its recycling activities
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Action not words for London Remade
26-04-2002
After a year in his post as chief executive of London Remade, Hugh Carr-Harris has helped to divert 30,000 tonnes of household waste from landfill. This reflects London Remade's philosophy of act...
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Turning on the positive helps Valpak meet targets.
26-04-2002
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.
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European Road Transport Show 2002
18-02-2002
Open until 16 February, the Amsterdam truck and van show alternates biannually with its Belgian equivalent as a showcase for new models and innovative thinking from Europe's vehicle and ancillary...
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Valpak's glass collection aims to grow markets
01-02-2002
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.
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Finland: Event recycling and environmentally-friendly packaging
05-01-2002
letsrecycle.com looks at one organisation which is carrying out recycling work at outdoor events and a company developing recyclable packaging.
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FINLAND: Seeking a balance in the forests
20-12-2001
A tightrope is being walked in Finland while making sure that harvesting trees does not destroy the forests of the future
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Recovered paper chiefs agree to look at price mechanisms
06-06-2001
A call for a long-term agreement on floor and ceiling prices for recovered paper came from Mr José Aragües, Director of Material Supplies for SAICA, Spain's largest paper manufacturer...
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Recycling challenges
22-02-2001
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 Waste...
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Valpak looks beyond 2001 packaging success to end-of-life vehicles
05-02-2001
If Valpak's success in meeting its packaging waste obligations were to be measured simply by the efficiency of its chief executive, then there would be little doubt that it would achieve. Everyth...
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IWM study into MRFs tackles design, markets and other key issues
08-01-2001
With the government predicting that as many as 316 materials recovery facilities will be needed to meet the targets set in its waste strategy, publication of a booklet on MRFs by the Institute of Was...
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Parliamentary group hears packaging sectors must look beyond 2001 recycling targets
06-12-2000
This is a detailed account of a meeting called "The packaging manufacturing industry and the impact of the packaging regulations" at the Houses of Parliament on December 5 2000. It was orga...
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