News Archive
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Obituary: Alan Smith, former md of Cornwall Paper Company
29-06-2007
The death has been announced of a leading Cornish recycler Alan Smith, former owner of the Cornwall Paper Company
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Battery recycling targets "within reach"
29-06-2007
WRAP predicts positive future for battery recycling following release of trial data
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Recycling evidence discussed ahead of "WEEE Day"
29-06-2007
Industry meeting held ahead of full start of UK's electronics producer responsibility this Sunday
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EU ministers reach agreement on Waste Directive
29-06-2007
Environment Council decisions on incineration, waste hierarchy and criteria on end-of-waste
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Recresco to expand mixed glass sorting capacity
29-06-2007
Midlands firm investing in machinery and possible new site to boost mixed glass collections
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News in Brief
29-06-2007
With news on Veolia's SULO acquisition, fly-tipping in Wales, Straight plc and lighter drinks bottles
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Planning green light for £10m Worcestershire MRF
28-06-2007
Mercia Waste to start construction this autumn on 105,000 tonnes-per-annum plant in Norton
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EU ministers discuss Waste Directive
28-06-2007
Incineration and standards to be debated in today's Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg
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DS Smith profits up with Severnside 'stronger'
28-06-2007
DS Smith points to mill investment and waste services growth at Severnside
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Agency loses in definition of waste appeal
28-06-2007
Landmark ruling over recycled oil says Environment Agency's view on what is "waste" is too narrow
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Hilary Benn appointed as Environment Secretary
28-06-2007
Former international development secretary takes environment post in Gordon Brown's first Cabinet
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SITA acquires Northern Irish recycling firm
28-06-2007
Waste firm acquires Wilson Waste Management, seeking to expand presence in Northern Ireland
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Comet expands WEEE recycling service
27-06-2007
Retailer to offer customers - and non-customers - chance to recycle old appliances for a flat fee
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Safety alert over waste container lifting device
27-06-2007
HSE urges companies to regularly check wishbone hookbars to avoid "sudden and catastrophic failure"
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Bioganix develops in-vessel composting plant in Gloucestershire
27-06-2007
Construction underway on third plant, 'strategically located' at Sharpness for kitchen, garden and commercial food waste
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Sorting plants reject up to a quarter of collected recyclables
27-06-2007
Agency figures show rejection rates for MRFs range from 5% to 25%, with a 10-15% average
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Waste paint targeted by Defra
27-06-2007
Government to pursue voluntary producer responsibility system for paint and garden chemicals
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Paper merchants expand into MRF operation
26-06-2007
Newport Paper develops its first materials recycling facility, set to be operational by September
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Midlands councils seek partnerships to build waste plants
26-06-2007
Number of possible partnerships being negotiated by councils seeking to build new waste facilities
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News in Brief
26-06-2007
Including news on battery recycling, tyre recycling and PAS 100 compost used to restore land
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Minister hails recycling investments ahead of WEEE Day
26-06-2007
Malcolm Wicks highlights growing treatment capacity, ahead of WEEE producer responsibility start on Sunday
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Kerbside sort campaign applauds export reports
26-06-2007
Campaign for Real Recycling says WRAP reports on paper, glass and plastic all back need for quality
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Defra producer responsibility chief Sheila McKinley retires
25-06-2007
Architect of PRN system steps down as head of department's producer responsibility unit
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Waitrose bid to cut waste with milk "ecopacks"
25-06-2007
Supermarket launches trial in which milk is sold in plastic pouches, to be used with re-usable jugs
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Vehicle kills worker at Wiltshire scrapyard
25-06-2007
Health and safety investigation launched after 62-year-old worker hit by skip lorry in Trowbridge
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Seattle proposes citywide food collections
25-06-2007
Pioneering city for recycling to collect food waste, under new plan to aim at 70% recycling rate
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LGA calls for funds to implement waste strategy
25-06-2007
More investment needed by town halls to fund new infrastructure like anaerobic digestion plants
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WRAP stresses need to monitor export markets
25-06-2007
UK faces threat of import reductions because of 'poor reputation' for recycling quality
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North London preparing PFI bid for £439m waste plan
22-06-2007
Councillors urged to seek Private Finance Initiative support for major residual waste infrastructure
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Regulators set to monitor complete export chain
22-06-2007
All stages of recycling export chain, from MRFs to shippers, face tougher regulatory controls
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Manchester denies problems with £3bn waste contract
22-06-2007
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority says negotiations going well with Viridor and Laing
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WRAP points to big future role for export markets
22-06-2007
Delivering waste strategy targets will mean millions more tonnes of materials are exported
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Compliance scheme mounts WEEE collection drive
22-06-2007
Electrolink reveals hopes to sign more than 100 sites to waste electronics recycling service
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Grosvenor celebrates paper recycling milestone
22-06-2007
Kent-based firm sends 100,000th tonne of recovered paper to M-Real and celebrates success in plastics awards
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Milton Keynes MRF operators fined over exports
22-06-2007
Community Waste Ltd criticise level of fine after pleading guilty to shipment charges
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Hospitality industry target of glass campaign
21-06-2007
Northern England companies supporting new drive to boost glass yields from pubs and clubs
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Deal signed for £1.5m CRT glass recycling plant
21-06-2007
October start for North Wales plant able to separate television glass without need to split units
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Wales seeks more independence on recycling
21-06-2007
Welsh Assembly seeking extra powers from Westminster ahead of waste strategy review
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News in Brief
21-06-2007
Including news on Recycle Now Week's impact and Carlisle's new recycling scheme
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Barriers to burning waste wood put under microscope
21-06-2007
Defra consults wood recyclers on boosting power generation from wood under renewable energy agenda
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Waste Services wins council glass contract
20-06-2007
Company awarded its first contract to collect bottle bank glass for a Hampshire council
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"No incentives to form statutory waste partnerships"
20-06-2007
Ben Bradshaw makes comment ahead of Lords reading of joint waste authority Bill
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Textile recyclers unite to tackle textile crime
20-06-2007
Businesses and charities form a joint working group to address widespread textile theft driven by the high price of rag
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Experts wanted to scrutinise Olympic games sustainability
20-06-2007
Recruitment process underway for leading authorities in fields including waste
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Kent firm to produce fuel from new autoclave technology
20-06-2007
Reclaim Resources building a trial plant to turn household waste into vehicle fuel using steam
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Food waste trial to cut bin waste by 30%
19-06-2007
Around 2,000 Wiltshire homes to take part in pilot under Green Cone contract
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Lincolnshire waste firm plans 25,000 tonne biomass plant
19-06-2007
Mid UK Recycling announces plans to produce renewable electricity from lower grade waste wood
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News in Brief
19-06-2007
Including news on new waste protocols, food waste composting and a waste prosecution in Wales
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EfW opposition voiced as Oxfordshire considers options
19-06-2007
County set to invite companies to draw-up proposals amid incinerator controversy
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Media companies sign up to London tape amnesty
18-06-2007
Campaign pushes for "tapeless" delivery of content and responsible disposal of cassettes
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Biffa's Peter Jones wins OBE in Birthday Honours
18-06-2007
Biffa director recognised for services to environment, as part of Queen's Birthday Honours List
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Cricket stars launch Somerset recycling campaign
18-06-2007
Marcus Trescothick urges residents to reduce and recycle their waste under a new council scheme
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Dutch scheme leads UK business WEEE market
18-06-2007
[Updated] Market share data on B2B electronics shows Accerio as largest compliance scheme
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Battle lines drawn over £150m Cardiff incinerator
15-06-2007
Concerns about import of waste and burning of recyclable materials as recovery project is announced
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Call for rethink on PRN price support
15-06-2007
Industry advisors urge ministers to rethink how producer funds support packaging waste collections
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Producers pledge to reduce packaging
15-06-2007
Courtauld Commitment to reduce packaging and food waste gets nine more signatures
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Veolia in "pivotal" UK plastic bottles contract
15-06-2007
Waste firm to provide plastic bottles needed for new Dagenham food-grade plastics reprocessing plant
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WEEE recycling plant to run on "green" energy
15-06-2007
Electronic equipment recycling plant in Kent to use "renewable" energy from supplier NPower
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UK paper exports to hit 6m tonnes "in 10 years"
14-06-2007
Further mill closures likely to see increasing reliance on exports to cope with extra collections
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Move on the cards for CIWM exhibition
14-06-2007
Annual waste conference and exhibition could be moved from Torbay to a more central location
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More innovation needed to make waste a resource
14-06-2007
CIWM delegates told closed loop approach is vital in creating "material resource economy"
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London to gain statutory Waste and Recycling Board
14-06-2007
Councils claim victory, while Mayor denounces Defra's attempt to coordinate London's waste disposal
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Stora Enso confirms wood supply shortages
14-06-2007
A mild winter and uncertainty over Russian export duties have led to a shortage of birch wood
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CIWM president in warning over WEEE exports
13-06-2007
Agency official Jeff Cooper, new president of CIWM, expresses concern over export of WEEE
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DTI calls for WEEE Advisory Body members
13-06-2007
More information on WEEE Advisory Body released by the Department of Trade and Industry
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Defra acknowledges LATS trade waste conflict
13-06-2007
Government official hints that a review of LATS could consider trade waste and landfill limits
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Profits up but C&I changes needed - Biffa
12-06-2007
Company announces 6.3% revenue growth and pledges changes to business waste collection
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Lincolnshire facility "significant" for food waste disposal
12-06-2007
Planning permission granted for first of 10 power stations processing food and packaging waste
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Defra: “There will be no dash for incineration”
12-06-2007
Addressing CIWM Conference, senior Defra official says more incineration "will not be a problem"
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Incineration on agenda ahead of EU meeting
12-06-2007
New German plan for efficiency criteria on incinerators wanting to win status as "recovery" plants
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Overseas demand keeps pressure on paper prices
11-06-2007
Continuing demand for recovered paper has meant some price increases in June
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Wiltshire to recycle carpets and televisions
11-06-2007
County's waste contractor signs new contracts to recycle items collected at recycling centres
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Waste PVC cable covers are "greenest" on market
11-06-2007
Cable management company markets new product and calls for waste material to be used efficiently
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News in Brief
11-06-2007
Featuring an acquisition in Scotland and a bid to boost steel can recycling
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Public thanked after Xmas card recycling success
08-06-2007
This year's Woodland Trust campaign saw around 91m Christmas cards recycled, organisers reveal
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Call for co-operation in WEEE collections
08-06-2007
Producer compliance scheme Recycle 1st calls for end to 'squabble' over access to WEEE collections
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Concrete research set to boost use of recycled aggregates
08-06-2007
Report suggests no impact on performance when including 20% recycled material within concrete
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Recycling goes on the road in Recycle Now Week
08-06-2007
National week-long campaign sees roadshows, competitions and other events around the country
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Councils must raise their game, say inspectors
08-06-2007
Audit Commission awards one star rating to Rugby and Rochdale councils for waste management
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News in Brief
07-06-2007
With news on junk mail in Warwickshire, a recycling centre in Hull and a Welsh biodiesel plant
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WRAP chairman hits out over newspaper article
07-06-2007
Vic Cocker criticises 'damaging' article on recycling within Sunday Times newspaper
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Defra "acutely aware" of need for funding to fight waste crime
07-06-2007
Ben Bradshaw suggests securing funding to deliver new waste strategy may not be easy to achieve
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Councils identify 60% recycling rate ceiling
07-06-2007
Top performing councils of 2006/07 say their recycling services are reaching saturation point
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Largest WEEE scheme issues warning to councils
06-06-2007
REPIC tells local authorities to use schemes collecting only waste electrical equipment they need
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Recycling campaign hits back after attack
06-06-2007
Organisers of Recycle Now Week have defended the campaign after the paper sector dropped its support
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West London Composting facility expands to create more space
06-06-2007
The company builds 16 new vessels to allow its compost to mature for a longer period
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Plans unveiled for £1m waste wood chipping plant in Essex
06-06-2007
WRAP is giving support to McGrath Brothers for construction of a plant in Barking to produce waste wood chips
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Viridor awarded two Scottish contracts worth £23 million
05-06-2007
Taunton-based company will process 122,000 tonnes of recyclables and residual waste in South Lanarkshire
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Plastic bottle recycling increasing but more still to do
05-06-2007
A survey of local authority plastic bottle recycling shows improvement but three quarters of bottles still not captured
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Mayor accused of publicity stunt over London's waste figures
04-06-2007
London Councils hit back as Mayor involves European Commission in LATS row [Updated with Mayor's response]
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Mallet appointed Veolia Environmental Services chief
04-06-2007
As Cyrille du Peloux is promoted within Veolia, Jean-Dominique Mallet takes over largest waste firm operating in UK
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Shanks backs criticism of Recycle Now Week campaign
04-06-2007
Firm involved in household recycling supports paper industry call for quality to be included in national campaign
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Agency: Major electronics firms signed up to WEEE rules
04-06-2007
Environment Agency claims major electronics producers are now registered with recycling schemes, and will now seek small firms
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South London boroughs seek to form joint waste authority
01-06-2007
Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Kingston form South London Waste Partnership they hope will become a new Joint Waste Authority
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Agency to develop quality protocol for anaerobic digestion
01-06-2007
Digestate from anaerobic treatment of waste one of six materials to have protocols to re-classify "wastes" as "products"
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English councils trial weekly food waste collections
01-06-2007
17 local authorities across England trial weekly food waste collections in project part-funded by WRAP
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Shanks Group announces chief executive's retirement
01-06-2007
Michael Averill will be replaced by Tom Drury but remain at the waste firm for a year in an advisory role
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Denise Van Outen caught up in recycling row
01-06-2007
Paper recyclers withdraw support for national "Recycle Now Week" campaign, to be launched by TV and West End star tomorrow
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