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News in Brief
03-07-2009
With news on tyre recycling, Smurfit Kappa and a Royal Mail phone recycling campaign
Agency downplays major WEEE data fluctuations
03-07-2009
Misclassification of equipment "not a huge problem" despite concerns over big changes in figures, EA says
Wood Recyclers’ Association under new leadership
03-07-2009
Long-standing secretary Rick Wilcox replaced by Peter Butt as Clem Spencer becomes chairman
Hertfordshire announces £800m PFI shortlist
03-07-2009
Six in the running for long-term deal to deliver facilities to treat up 270,000tpa of residual municipal waste
WRAP makes £3.5m available for food collections
02-07-2009
Letter sent to all English local authorities inviting them to apply for support to run separate collections
North London Waste Authority set to award two MRF contracts
02-07-2009
Organisation to name two successful bidders for interim deals to handle around 40,000 tonnes of material a year
Northern Irish news round-up
02-07-2009
With news on a multi-million pound contract tender, an EfW application and new environment minister Edwin Poots
ASDA trials away from home can recycling scheme
02-07-2009
'Every Can Counts' initiative trialled back-of-store at 49 supermarkets ahead of national rollout
Greenview opens UK’s “most advanced” IVC plant
02-07-2009
Suffolk-based firm unveils 40,000 tonnes-a-year capacity, modular organics recycling facility in Corby
Meat waste recyclers form trade association
01-07-2009
Five companies including PDM Group unite to promote low-carbon practices under the banner Fabra
arc21 halves shortlist for waste treatment deal
01-07-2009
Northern Irish council consortium announces three bidders are left in the running to deliver large-scale EfW and MBT plants
Momentum builds for European Biowaste Directive
01-07-2009
EU council of ministers back moves to propose legislation in 2010 "if appropriate"
News in Brief
01-07-2009
With news on a fine in Northern Ireland, Sainsbury's packaging and an INCPEN appointment
London “needs to dramatically improve” to meet targets
01-07-2009
Report claims city continuing to improve recycling performance but London Plan targets challenging
Scottish councils urged to target hard-to-reach properties
30-06-2009
Remade Scotland report claims changes to existing household recycling collection systems could help increase tonnages
EA confirms new Quality Protocols materials
30-06-2009
Four new waste streams including cathode ray tube glass and non-virgin wood to join end-of-waste project list
Essex Waste Partnership lays out PFI timetable
30-06-2009
Partnership prepares revised bid for PFI funding, and hopes to go out to tender for 200m contract at end of 2009
Olympic waste transported by water
30-06-2009
Transport switched from road to water under recycling contract with Veolia Environmental Services
Culture shift "the biggest challenge" for battery recycling
30-06-2009
BIS official comments on system as details of stakeholder group and backhaul guidance emerge
Composters accuse media of "scare-mongering"
29-06-2009
Reports that composting causes health risks are out of context, sector respresenatives warn
News in Brief
29-06-2009
With news on a recycling centre in Wales, waste arisings in Wandsworth and a Waste Watch appointment
SITA looks to extend life of Scottish landfill site
29-06-2009
And, company also reveals extension to Tees Valley EfW plant has passed performance tests "with flying colours"
Wales launches consultation on plastic bag levy
29-06-2009
Environment minister seeks views on plans to charge for single-use carrier bags to reduce consumption
Wales reaches 36% recycling rate for 2008/09
26-06-2009
Fall in arisings also revealed by provisional figures, which leave country "on track" to reach 40% target for 2009/10
Swindon to launch mixed plastic kerbside recycling
26-06-2009
Council in Wiltshire set to join small number of local authorities offering kerbside collection of material stream
Guernsey awards £194m treatment deal to Suez
26-06-2009
SITA UK's parent company named as preferred bidder for 45,000tpa facility featuring MBT and EfW plants
Third sector focus turns to furniture collections
26-06-2009
Members of community recycling sector operating "fewer kerbside collections" as private sector moves in
Four new materials set for Quality Protocols project
25-06-2009
Cathode ray tube glass, non-virgin wood and tyre bales among list to be considered for end-of-waste criteria
South Tyne and Wear cuts PFI shortlist to three
25-06-2009
Five bidders dropped from running for multi-million pound contract to treat 200,000 tonnes-a-year of residual waste
DS Smith pre-tax profits down 84.6%
25-06-2009
Owner of Severnside Recycling and St Regis mills reports pre-tax loss of 11.2 million for 2008/09
Ireland “pressing ahead” with incineration levy
25-06-2009
Environment minister John Gormley suggest move away from "high reliance on incineration"
News in Brief
25-06-2009
With news on Brighton's waste strategy, two appointments at REY and a 20,000 packaging fine for a vegetable company
Former CIWM president Alistair Lamont dies
24-06-2009
Experience in sector included over 30 years working within industry and local authorities
Belfast council votes against EfW plans
24-06-2009
arc21 partnership of councils to look at alternative sites after councilors block plans to use North Foreshire location
Flats recycling guidance for councils published
24-06-2009
WRAP online tool stresses need to avoid "one-size fits all" approach when devising, introducing and running schemes
WRAP awards £1.7 million to Scottish AD project
24-06-2009
Plans for Scotland's first large-scale AD facility given funding boost from Organics Programme
Regulating aluminium and steel recycling
24-06-2009
Ian Hetherington on the future for aluminium and steel recycling
TEG buys £3.1m Norfolk composting facility
23-06-2009
North-West based composting company announces acquisition of Banham Compost in-vessel facility
News in Brief
23-06-2009
With news on GMWDA appointments, installing equipment at AWS and a 4m vehicle contract for Horsham
Metal recyclers rally against Indian 'safeguard duty' plans
23-06-2009
Claims that import duty proposals could have "dramatic and adverse" effect on European aluminium scrap market
Reducing landfill could save councils “over £600m”
23-06-2009
LGA analysis comparing landfilling rate to other European countries shows UK "languishing in the lower leagues"
News in Brief
22-06-2009
With news on Cory winning the letsrecycle.com Pub Quiz, a textiles market update and bin roll-outs in North Lanarkshire
Recycle Week 2009 kicks off
22-06-2009
WRAP teams up with Oxfam for week-long campaign as more than 160 local authorities nationwide are set to run events
MRF operators attack "flawed" collection report
22-06-2009
New group formed by Recycling Association calls for WRAP study favouring source-separation to be "retracted immediately"
Scottish minister opens £7m Viridor MRF
22-06-2009
Environment secretary Richard Lochhead unveils 60,000 tonnes-a-year capacity plant outside Glasgow as part of Zero Waste drive
LGA says wheeled bins increase recycling
19-06-2009
Snapshot survey reveals that introduction of wheeled bins can help produce "dramatic increases" in recycling rates
Plastic sector sees price pressure as export controls tighten
19-06-2009
Tighter inspections in Chinese ports on exported material start to push export price down for film and bottles
CRR denies support for Mail bin campaign
19-06-2009
Campaign for Real Recycling denies backing wheeled bin campaign following Daily Mail claims of recycling sector support
Caution urged over potential landfill bans
19-06-2009
Councils and trade bodies welcome Packaging Strategy but warn infrastructure must be built before bans are introduced
Councils gear up for 2009 Recycle Week
19-06-2009
Local authorities nationwide joined by charities and waste management companies in preparations for campaign next week
Home composting bins found to divert 150kg of waste a year
18-06-2009
But, WRAP figure not expected to count towards LATS targets despite original intention of research
Defra outlines plans to tackle C&I waste
18-06-2009
Department to look at more convergence between municipal and non-municipal waste policy
WRAP collection report divides waste sector
18-06-2009
Waste firms question show of support for source separated while others welcome endorsement of collection method
Waste sector “well-placed” to respond to new HSE strategy
17-06-2009
Principal Inspector says waste and recycling remains prominent as strategy targets improvement "across the board"
Hillingdon to charge non-residents to use HWRCs
17-06-2009
London borough launches discount privilege card' for residual waste in a bid to ease Council Tax burden
UK aluminium can recycling rate far below European average
17-06-2009
Figures published showing UK recycling 52% of cans in 2007, compared to 70% Europe-wide
Hadfield wins Greater Manchester wood contract
17-06-2009
Manchester-based company secures one of the UK's largest waste wood deals with Viridor
WRAP publishes research on costs of collecting mixed plastics
17-06-2009
Three "groundbreaking" studies published looking at cost, challenges and commercial viability of recycling material
News in Brief
16-06-2009
With news on appointments to the WRAP Board, a UK food waste network and land for arc21
Welsh plastic recycling plant receives £450,000 grant
16-06-2009
Welsh Assembly Government hands Plastic Sorting Limited second lot of funding to acquire equipment for Ebbw Vale facility
Europe-wide concerns over proposed WEEE collection goals
16-06-2009
Department of business official reveals UK could have to triple collection rate by 2012 to meet proposed targets
Futuresource: News in Brief
16-06-2009
Some of the highlights from last week's conference and exhibition, including a pledge on Landfill Tax from Nick Herbert MP
CIWM and ESA delighted at Futuresource success
16-06-2009
Organisers say last week's London event achieved goal of creating "high profile showcase" for waste sector
SITA UK and Veolia launch waste manifestoes
15-06-2009
Waste management giants unveil documents setting out how they hope sector will develop
Collections resume after Bristol strike resolved
15-06-2009
Refuse workers end industrial action and accept 2.75% pay award from SITA UK following "tough negotiations"
SITA UK unveils plans for Bristol EfW facility
15-06-2009
Public events to be held next month over plans to build 400,000tpa facility for C&I waste at Severnside
Recycling sector recognised in Queen's Honours
15-06-2009
Sandra Pell from St Edmundsbury borough council and Peter Taylor from TRA among those honoured
Waste deals "new powerhouse" in PFI
15-06-2009
Financial sector "cautious but optimistic" about the future of government funding mechanism following recently closed deals
Project Transform granted £129m PFI funding
15-06-2009
Joint waste management plan for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire lands Defra funding
Northern Irish waste consultation nears close
15-06-2009
Stakeholders have until July 3 to respond to proposed changes to legislation on illegal waste disposal and contaminated land
Warning that scrap steel demand could outstrip supply
15-06-2009
Growth in Chinese steel production offers potential for supply/demand imbalance, BIR convention told
Staffordshire Moorlands set to top recycling league table
15-06-2009
Provisional figures for 2008/09 suggest council now the best performer for recycling and composting in England
Organic recyclers call for action on food waste
15-06-2009
Organics sector says more must happen now and decisions speeded up on how to treat food waste problem
High Court judge delays REPIC decision
12-06-2009
Decision reserved on third day of Judicial Review until "unspecified later date"
EXCLUSIVE: New Earth Solutions secures West of England MBT contract
12-06-2009
Five-year interim contract will see MBT used to ensure four councils meet their LATS allowances targets
Concerns raised over “low public awareness” on WEEE recycling
12-06-2009
Survey by WEEE compliance scheme finds consumer knowledge "one of the biggest challenges" for the sector
Paper sector “well-positioned” as economy begins recovery
12-06-2009
Sector experts highlight important role of China as reprocessors report increased exports in first quarter 2009
News in Brief
11-06-2009
With news on a Premier Waste acquisition, a PPC permit for a Veolia incinerator and a merger for Lafarge Cement
End-of-waste tops BMRA director-general's priorities
11-06-2009
Metals theft and exemptions review also on list of key issues for recently-appointed Ian Hetherington
Dan Norris appointed as recycling minister
11-06-2009
MP for North East Somerset takes first ministerial role while Ian Lucas is given WEEE responsibility at department for business
REPIC legal challenge "pointless", court told
11-06-2009
Department of business defends approach to enforcement on second day of Judicial Review
Severnside and Shanks team up for M&S contract
10-06-2009
Recycling companies announce a joint, three year contract to treat waste from Marks & Spencer stores
Mayor launches London food-to-fuel plan
10-06-2009
Boris Johnson unveils Foodwaste to Fuel Alliance' aimed at developing five biofuel plants in the capital by 2012
WEEE over-collection occurring on a "massive scale", court told
10-06-2009
REPIC calls for a price cap on evidence as Judicial Review of WEEE system gets underway
Waste sector “more important by the day”, says Benn
09-06-2009
Environment Secretary prioritises landfill diversion, infrastructure and food waste in keynote Futuresource speech
"Major" packaging overhaul as new strategy announced
09-06-2009
Enforcement against excess packaging to become easier as Benn announces packaging strategy
Commingled has "cost and quality disadvantages" claims WRAP
09-06-2009
Government-funded research body makes strongest statement to date on kerbside collection method debate
EXCLUSIVE: Expert confirms correct spelling of “commingled”
09-06-2009
Bruce Terrell of Atlantic Paper researches grammatical roots of term used to describe collecting material together
Public transport serving Futuresource still running
08-06-2009
CIWM welcomes news that Northern and Jubilee lines operating today despite strike, in addition to DLR
Biffa handed £190,000 fine following worker’s death
08-06-2009
HSE urges employers to "ensure thorough and rigorous safety procedures" following incident at Hampshire site
M&S pioneers recycled plastic food packaging
08-06-2009
Supermarket giant claims UK first in packaging with salad boxes made from recycled plastic bottles
Five commercial AD plants win government funding
08-06-2009
Hilary Benn announces successful applicants for 10 million Demonstration Programme
Long-awaited Packaging Strategy to be published by Hilary Benn
08-06-2009
Document setting out 10-year packaging plan to be unveiled at Futuresource alongside food waste measures
Viridor buys London Recycling for £11 million
08-06-2009
Acquisition completed of east London office waste recycling company handling 50,000 tonnes of material a year
Jane Kennedy "sacked" from recycling minister post
08-06-2009
Waste and recycling minister reported to have left post while Jim Fitzpatrick joins Defra from department of transport
Large-scale raids on suspected illegal WEEE exports
08-06-2009
EA and police take "most significant action to date" against exports to Africa, with raids on sites in London and Essex
Peter Hathaway becomes head of Nordic Recycling
05-06-2009
Former senior SITA UK director joins company which operates MRF for Holmen Paper
Hilary Benn to remain as Environment Secretary
05-06-2009
CIWM welcomes news that keynote speaker for Futuresource not moved in cabinet reshuffle
Businesses urged to collect food waste in Bradford
05-06-2009
Environmental charity teams up with REY and TEG Environmental to increase uptake of food waste recycling scheme in Bradford.
CAW bosses “guilty” of defrauding Cumbria council
05-06-2009
Three waste firm employees plead guilty to cheating county council out of 100,000 by exaggerating waste volumes
Journalists call for more industry transparency
05-06-2009
Leading environmental reporters explain how misinformation can lead to recycling "myths"
Cumbria seals £720 million PPP deal with Shanks
04-06-2009
Financial close achieved on 25-year waste disposal contract involving MBT technology
Eight apply to run battery compliance schemes
04-06-2009
Existing WEEE compliance schemes dominate list published by Environment Agency
“Plenty of business” for plastics recyclers, says BIR
04-06-2009
Bureau of International Recycling committee reports that prices improving after sector "overeacted" to downturn
Gwynedd council plans MBT facility with AD
04-06-2009
Local authority seeks Assembly funding for mechanical biological treatment plant with anaerobic digestion
Councils "outgrow" recycling credits system
04-06-2009
Survey reveals move away from 'default' system used to encourage the diversion of waste from landfill
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