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  1. Minister hails “record” WEEE collection figures

    Wed 08 Sep, 2010

    EA data shows collection rate reached 44% in Q2 of 2010, with particular growth in small WEEE figure

  2. EA secures first ever prosecution of WEEE producer

    Tue 07 Sep, 2010

    Birmingham-based hairdressing supplies wholesaler also hit with fine under packaging recycling regulations

  3. Waste battery collection rate jumps to 16.15%

    Fri 03 Sep, 2010

    Latest data shows percentage of portable batteries collected for recycling in Q2 of 2010 well above target for year

  4. REPIC predicts consolidation in UK WEEE sector

    Tue 31 Aug, 2010

    Compliance schemes says it anticipates fewer but larger schemes and reprocessors, as well as council partnerships

  5. Sims praises UK business as group returns to profit

    Fri 27 Aug, 2010

    Metal recycling firm reveals plans to invest in non-ferrous metal recovery as it publishes results for year ending June 2010

  6. Recycling minister visits St Helens WEEE facility

    Fri 27 Aug, 2010

    Lord Henley says that waste electronic equipment becoming "much bigger talking point" on tour of Viridor site

  7. Welsh metals recycler hails impact of new facility

    Tue 24 Aug, 2010

    Bayliss Recovery says it is on course to double income after opening second South Wales site and eyes further expansion

  8. Metal targeted in industry-funded recycling drive

    Mon 23 Aug, 2010

    Communications initiative rolled out in two local authority areas with aim of developing "proven resource"

  9. WRAP publishes good practice guidance for WEEE

    Thu 19 Aug, 2010

    Body claims online tool will help to improve the quality and quantity of waste electricals being collected and treated

  10. News in Brief

    Wed 18 Aug, 2010

    With news on a paint reuse trial in Norfolk, a Leicestershire HWRC and a cash-for-WEEE website

  11. Retailers praised for battery take-back response

    Fri 13 Aug, 2010

    Regulator reports positive attitude to regulations from sector, but BRC claims retail will have increasingly small role

  12. Recycling computers “a wasted opportunity”

    Thu 12 Aug, 2010

    Reuse charity claims extending life of ICT equipment should be prioritised due to energy intensity of their production

  13. Latest figures show ELV target still a challenge

    Wed 11 Aug, 2010

    Data reveals 2008 recycling rate moved very close to 85% goal, but shows increase of less than 2% over three year period

  14. UK university leads Nigerian e-waste initiative

    Mon 09 Aug, 2010

    Team from Northampton work with Hewlett Packard and Lincolnshire reuse firm in country that is "digital dump" for Europe

  15. Reprocessor calls for action on B2B WEEE “leakage”

    Fri 06 Aug, 2010

    SWEEEP/Kuusakoski highlights problem illegal export of business WEEE but also sees big opportunity in waste stream

  16. News in Brief

    Wed 04 Aug, 2010

    With news on a six-figure fine from SEPA, plans for a Welsh carrier bag charge and a change at the top for environCom

  17. Sims acquires Wincanton’s WEEE recycling assets

    Wed 04 Aug, 2010

    Purchase for 17.5m gives metals recycling giant additional reprocessing capacity in North East and Midlands

  18. Sainsbury’s launches phone charger recycling drive

    Tue 03 Aug, 2010

    Supermarket giant to work with Valpak in four-week initiative that it claims could increase charger recycling rates by over 50%

  19. News in Brief

    Mon 02 Aug, 2010

    With news on Biffa's work on its West Sussex contract, funding for AD firm Monsal and can recycling in Corby

  20. EA clamps down on illegal ELV sites in North West

    Mon 02 Aug, 2010

    Regulator secures successful prosecutions against three illegal car waste sites and fires warning to other illegal site operators

  21. Buxton Water launches recycle on-the-go initiative

    Thu 29 Jul, 2010

    Company owned by Nestl Waters becomes latest to help fund bins, starting with 18 in its home town

  22. WEEE sector joins forces to fund TV ad campaign

    Tue 27 Jul, 2010

    Compliance schemes and reprocessors funding initiative aiming to boost public awareness, with focus on small WEEE

  23. Global steel scrap demand down 13.2% in 2009

    Mon 26 Jul, 2010

    BIR report reveals full impact of economic crisis on market, as well increased reliance on exports from outside EU

  24. Envirogreen fined £23,600 after fish kill

    Thu 22 Jul, 2010

    Slough-based Envirogreen told to pay more than 52,000 after illegal hazardous waste discharge in Slough

  25. News in Brief

    Wed 21 Jul, 2010

    With news on increases in PET collections, SITA consulting on its Suffolk EfW and the New Earth Fund's second anniversary

  26. EA secures prosecution over hazardous WEEE exports

    Tue 20 Jul, 2010

    Exporter Sinoway International fined over illegal export of material originally collected from CA sites in Cumbria

  27. WEEE Advisory Body abolished to cut costs

    Mon 19 Jul, 2010

    Department of business reveals it will take functions of quango made up of leading figures in WEEE sector in-house

  28. News in Brief

    Fri 16 Jul, 2010

    With news on an EA consultation on a gasification facility, Veolia rolling out a food waste service and an AWC rollout

  29. William Tracey chosen for £21m Renfrewshire work

    Wed 14 Jul, 2010

    Glasgow-based firm selected for contract with Scottish local authority which covers waste and recycling treatment

  30. Monmouthshire adds foil to kerbside collections

    Tue 13 Jul, 2010

    Support from trade body Alupro helps South Wales council to add material with traditionally low recycling rates to service

  31. News in Brief

    Mon 12 Jul, 2010

    With news on Recolight launching a partnership deal, t2e's mid-year report and a new HWRC in Kettering

  32. Defra WFD plans include backing for kerbside sort

    Thu 08 Jul, 2010

    Consultation on regulations for implementing Waste Framework Directive also reveals bottom ash will be classed as recycling

  33. WRAP urges councils to partner to sell recyclables

    Tue 06 Jul, 2010

    Phillip Ward "challenges" local authorities to join forces to maximise value from material

  34. News in Brief

    Mon 05 Jul, 2010

    With news on Veolia selecting a sub-contractor for its West Berks deal, Exeter sticking to AWC plans and a MWDA bag giveaway

  35. UK aluminium can recycling rate jumps to 55%

    Fri 02 Jul, 2010

    Figure for 2009 showing 4% increase revealed at aluminium packaging recycling body's 2010 conference

  36. News in Brief

    Wed 30 Jun, 2010

    With news on a new website for Valpak, health and safety in Hampshire and a permit for Veolia's Shrewsbury EfW

  37. BMRA elects Michael Oppenheimer as new president

    Tue 29 Jun, 2010

    Managing director of West Midlands-based Brookshire Metal takes over helm of metal recycling trade body

  38. Aerofoil hails “groundbreaking” Leeds launch

    Mon 28 Jun, 2010

    Industry-funded initiative works with city council to add aerosols to kerbside recycling collections

  39. Kerbside WEEE collections “only way” to reach 85%

    Mon 28 Jun, 2010

    With tougher EU targets on the cards, WEEE reprocessor Overton Recycling also calls for better policing of system by EA

  40. European Parliament backs 85% WEEE goal

    Wed 23 Jun, 2010

    Collection target endorsed by environment committee as part of recast of WEEE Directive higher than 65% proposed by Commission

  41. Small WEEE focus as Recycle Week kicks off

    Mon 21 Jun, 2010

    Councils and waste companies across country running events as annual campaign centres on single waste stream for first time

  42. Record fine handed out for an ELV offence

    Wed 16 Jun, 2010

    Lancaster-based scrap metal merchant ordered to pay 315,000 in fines and costs under the Proceeds of Crime Act

  43. LARAC urges cautious approach to landfill bans

    Tue 15 Jun, 2010

    But, as consultation on restrictions closes, local authority body says it could back food, green and paper bans

  44. Novelis cuts aluminium can price by £80 per tonne

    Mon 14 Jun, 2010

    Price offered by UK's largest UBC reprocessor slumps to lowest level since January 2010 as a result of drop in global market

  45. Plymouth fined for hazardous waste “negligence”

    Fri 11 Jun, 2010

    City council prosecuted following sale of waste televisions and electrical items to recycling companies

  46. SITA reports rise in TV recycling before World Cup

    Thu 10 Jun, 2010

    Company says that number of televisions sets sent to its Tees Valley CA site has risen significantly over last few weeks

  47. Spelman endorses recycling and points to waste review

    Tue 08 Jun, 2010

    Secretary of state emphasises need for consultation with residents over collection containers

  48. “Preventable” bin deaths addressed in new guidance

    Mon 07 Jun, 2010

    Document produced for commercial waste collectors after three people in a year found dead at depots

  49. Government to spell out recycling incentives policy

    Mon 07 Jun, 2010

    The RecycleBank incentive scheme is set to be endorsed by two secretaries of state

  50. Novelis expands can aggregation centre network

    Fri 04 Jun, 2010

    Dudley-based firm Mason Metals to operate aluminium recycling giant's first centre in Midlands

  51. News in Brief

    Thu 03 Jun, 2010

    With news on a fine for a plastics recycling firm, appointments at Hippowaste and an ERP battery recycling campaign

  52. WEEE schemes confident over 2009 compliance

    Thu 03 Jun, 2010

    Major players report "smooth" meeting of their obligations as deadline passes for submitting Declaration of Compliance

  53. Publicity pressure to increase on battery compliance schemes

    Wed 02 Jun, 2010

    New battery volumes up for 2009 while Q1 data shows schemes short of 10% target as Defra cuts publicity work

  54. LARAC calls for higher steel and wood targets

    Wed 02 Jun, 2010

    Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee issues response to government packaging consultation

  55. UK aluminium can recycling rate lags behind Europe

    Fri 28 May, 2010

    But, sector body Alupro claims UK performance is good considering circumstances and will improve further

  56. Viridor's Ford MRF hit by fire in plastics store

    Thu 27 May, 2010

    Blaze shuts Ford facility with Viridor to use Crayford MRF as temporary plant with collection services unaffected

  57. Finnish firm pays £6m for 50% stake in SWEEEP

    Wed 26 May, 2010

    Kent-based WEEE reprocessor to set UK "benchmark" after entering joint venture with metal recycling company Kuusakoski

  58. Welsh minister supports Every Can Counts

    Wed 26 May, 2010

    Jane Davidson visits offices in Newport which have adopted can recycling scheme, as public sector bodies urged to back campaign

  59. Mark Prisk handed WEEE and ELVs brief

    Tue 25 May, 2010

    Department for Business, Innovation and Skills reveals portfolios as Hendry named renewables minister at DECC

  60. Corus "fully committed" to UK steel can recycling

    Wed 19 May, 2010

    Metals giant points towards increase in Q1 packaging figures for steel as proof of increased involvement

  61. News in Brief

    Mon 17 May, 2010

    With news on SITA launching a scrap metal business, the CRR's response to a collection report and England flag recycling bins

  62. Recession hits packaging recycling obligations

    Mon 17 May, 2010

    Prices for PRNs look set to remain low as demand for PRNs falls year-on-year despite targets going up

  63. Report sees big potential in UK battery recycling

    Fri 14 May, 2010

    Consultants' study looking at battery waste management Europe-wide identifies major growth potential in sector

  64. Alupro hails early success of aerofoil campaign

    Mon 10 May, 2010

    Trade body reveals 31 out of 80 councils targeted have signed up to begin collecting aerosols and/or foil

  65. News in Brief

    Wed 05 May, 2010

    With news on Bristol advertising a five-year waste contract, new recycling in Sheffield and vehicle equipment in Dorset

  66. Major fire hits Leics plastics recycling facility

    Tue 04 May, 2010

    Investigation launched into blaze at Eurokey's Enderby site as company sets up alternative outlets for material sorting

  67. environCom fails in £6m claim over Grantham fire

    Fri 23 Apr, 2010

    High Court judge throws out WEEE reprocessor's attempt to secure compensation from insurance broker

  68. Mobile phone recycling becomes "more cut throat"

    Wed 21 Apr, 2010

    An in-depth look at the fast-growing market and issues such whether money is emphasised ahead of the environment

  69. Sims Group fined £200,000 after lorry driver’s death

    Mon 19 Apr, 2010

    Scrap metal firm prosecuted after man struck by crushed car falling off scrapheap at its Newport site

  70. Peugeot Citroen outlines vehicle recycling approach

    Fri 16 Apr, 2010

    Vehicle manufacturer also explains how it plans to increase recycled content in new models at London event

  71. News in Brief

    Wed 14 Apr, 2010

    With news on Tesco's automated recycling centres in Scotland, G&P battery collections and KFC waste oil management

  72. Revised permitting regulations take effect

    Tue 06 Apr, 2010

    Changes which include controversial new system for exemptions introduced in England and Wales

  73. Sharp rise in container prices hits UK exporters

    Tue 06 Apr, 2010

    Plastic reprocessors claim sudden jump in costs caused by shipping lines seeking to recoup "significant" losses

  74. Windsor set for UK’s first full RecycleBank rollout

    Wed 31 Mar, 2010

    Local authority plans to introduce recycling incentive scheme to 60,000 households following "hugely successful" pilot

  75. Defra outlines plans to cut emissions in waste sector

    Wed 31 Mar, 2010

    Capturing methane from landfill sites prioritised in departmental plan to meet carbon budgets

  76. Trade bodies wary of rushing landfill ban proposals

    Tue 23 Mar, 2010

    Glass, wood, organics and aluminium recycling bodies urge restraint in view of need to develop infrastructure

  77. Landfill bans considered for nine materials

    Thu 18 Mar, 2010

    Proposals which could have a dramatic impact on waste management launched for consultation - with VIDEO REPORT

  78. News in Brief

    Wed 17 Mar, 2010

    With news on Leicestershire tackling small WEEE, an anti-incineration meeting and a Closed Loop supply deal

  79. Volunteer-led battery collections launched in Herts

    Tue 16 Mar, 2010

    Group working with council and compliance scheme claims yields compare with kerbside collections

  80. Parliament approves revised permitting regulations

    Mon 15 Mar, 2010

    Regulations which include changes to exemptions system now set to come into effect on April 6

  81. EA battery data shows extent of UK recycling task

    Mon 15 Mar, 2010

    Data shows portable battery collection rate will need to increase from around 1,000t to over 4,000t this year

  82. Household WEEE collection rate jumps to 36.6% in 2009

    Thu 11 Mar, 2010

    UK comfortably exceeding EU targets, but recycling rate for small WEEE remains well below overall goal

  83. Industry-wide concerns over packaging proposals

    Tue 09 Mar, 2010

    Aluminium and wood sectors join plastics trade bodies in raising doubts over suitability of proposed targets

  84. E-waste exports to be focus of BBC show

    Mon 08 Mar, 2010

    Primetime programme focuses on illegal trade of electronic waste from London to some of the world's poorest countries

  85. Ambitious targets proposed to recycle over 70% of packaging

    Thu 04 Mar, 2010

    Much-anticipated consultation launched into changes to UK packaging producer responsibility regime

  86. "UK's largest" WEEE plant opened by environCom

    Thu 04 Mar, 2010

    Reprocessor makes 10m investment in Grantham facility which opens two and a half years after fire hit previous site

  87. Viridor opens "state-of-the-art" St Helens WEEE facility

    Tue 02 Mar, 2010

    German-built plant dealing with small WEEE and fridges developed at cost of 9m on fire-hit site

  88. Free WEEE home collections launched in North-East

    Fri 26 Feb, 2010

    Compliance operator behind scheme hails "unique" partnership involving Scarborough council and reprocessor

  89. MEPs to scrutinise planned WEEE Directive changes

    Mon 22 Feb, 2010

    Report recommends dropping plans for producers to fund home collections, but backs proposed 65% target

  90. Lamp recycler positive over exemption changes

    Wed 17 Feb, 2010

    Recolight welcomes imminent removal of three month time limit on storing items of WEEE to qualify for exemption

  91. News in Brief

    Tue 16 Feb, 2010

    With news on WREN's landfill fund, Severnside's revamped website and a recycling mascot in Wales

  92. WEEE schemes rely less on trading to meet obligations

    Mon 15 Feb, 2010

    Figures published by BIS show REPIC has significantly increased number of CA sites it is contracted to

  93. Palm snaps up collection side of AbitibiBowater

    Fri 12 Feb, 2010

    Norfolk-based mill looks to secure used newspaper supply previously used at Ellesmere Port plant

  94. Cherwell rolls-out small WEEE bins at bring sites

    Thu 11 Feb, 2010

    Oxfordshire council teams up with Electrolink compliance scheme in bid to capture stream seen as priority by sector

  95. WEEE recycler fined £140,000 over mercury exposure

    Wed 10 Feb, 2010

    Glasgow-based Electrical Waste Recycling Group prosecuted in case labelled "shocking" by HSE

  96. News in Brief

    Mon 08 Feb, 2010

    With news on Ardagh's legal action regarding Quinn, Donarbon boiler recycling and 8m funding for South East

  97. Major packaging study calls for aluminium and plastics focus

    Fri 05 Feb, 2010

    Packflow report, forecasting packaging flows until 2012, claims more needs to be captured from household waste stream

  98. Recolight to triple bulb and battery collection points

    Fri 05 Feb, 2010

    Lamp recycler targets roll out of 600 collection bins ths year as it installs 200 bins across Sainsbury's stores

  99. Delays hamper WRAP’s kerbside vehicle project

    Thu 04 Feb, 2010

    Two "revolutionary" collection vehicles to be trialled next month almost three years after initiative started

  100. Doubts raised over retailer awareness of battery recycling

    Mon 01 Feb, 2010

    Minister urges householders to take batteries to local newsagents, but variations exist in retailer awareness

  101. Accumulator joins list of UK battery collectors

    Fri 29 Jan, 2010

    Chester-based company becomes fifth approved exporter for portable batteries and launches collections nationwide

  102. "Frustration" over lack of national WEEE campaign

    Thu 28 Jan, 2010

    Proposals emerge for industry-funded TV advert, but questions over how campaign would be organised

  103. Hilary Benn points to staged imposition of landfill bans

    Wed 27 Jan, 2010

    In an exclusive interview, the Environment Secretary also reassures councils over the definition of municipal waste

  104. Novelis raises aluminium can price for third time this month

    Mon 25 Jan, 2010

    Company says 100pt price increase reflects factors including "commitment to the UK market"

  105. News in Brief

    Fri 22 Jan, 2010

    With news on a Defra batteries calculator, WEEE recycling in West Sussex and Esther Rantzen at a plastics recycling plant

  106. Agency urges small producers of batteries to register

    Tue 19 Jan, 2010

    Call comes as end-of-month deadline set in regulations for companies to submit sales data for 2009 nears

  107. Sandwell to use recycling to attract investment

    Fri 15 Jan, 2010

    West Midlands local authority identifies sector as "important" for its long-term economic regeneration plans

  108. Fears raised over "limited" UK capacity to treat batteries

    Tue 12 Jan, 2010

    Defra highlights carbon impact of sending batteries overseas, while experts claim certainty on recycling efficiencies needed

  109. Aluminium sector braced for higher recycling targets

    Mon 11 Jan, 2010

    Novelis increases price paid for cans and plant capacity, while industry body aims to expand away-from-home initiative

  110. News in Brief

    Fri 08 Jan, 2010

    With news on the boiler scrappage scheme, a food strategy response and a packaging fine for a wine importer

  111. EA secures first ever WEEE prosecution

    Thu 07 Jan, 2010

    Fine imposed on SITA in relation to issuing recycling evidence in case that is "first of its type"

  112. DHL pulls plug on battery compliance scheme

    Tue 05 Jan, 2010

    Number of formally approved schemes down to six, but logistics company signs deal with ERP for "seamless" changeover

  113. News in Brief

    Tue 05 Jan, 2010

    With news on NLWA purchasing LondonWaste, a Sims website and technology for Yorwaste

  114. UPM Shotton to build its own MRF at paper mill

    Mon 04 Jan, 2010

    UPM is to sort commingled material to get paper for its newsprint mill in North Wales

  115. Plastic bag campaigner on New Year’s honours list

    Mon 04 Jan, 2010

    Limited recognition for recycling sector but Devon environmentalist and Scottish metal recycler among recipients

  116. Battery recycling legislation comes into effect

    Fri 01 Jan, 2010

    Regulations requiring producers to fund battery recycling take affect as UK looks to meet EU Directive targets

  117. Defra drops pink for yellow in battery campaign

    Wed 23 Dec, 2009

    Battery recycling publicity will not fit in with WRAP's coordinated recycling campaign work

  118. Waste firms hit out at Copenhagen "carbon cop-out"

    Mon 21 Dec, 2009

    Environmental Services Association joins critics of Copenhagen summit for failing to set legally binding emissions targets

  119. Concerns raised over WasteDataFlow figures

    Mon 21 Dec, 2009

    Defra defends scrutiny measures of database following questions over robustness of system

  120. Influential ACP chairman John Turner steps down

    Thu 17 Dec, 2009

    letsrecycle.com talks to former Valpak CEO who was instrumental in developing the UK packaging regulations

  121. Agreement on WEEE Directive not expected until late 2010

    Wed 16 Dec, 2009

    BIS reveals there are numerous issues to resolve as it outlines timetable for recast of the Directive

  122. Exemptions plans come under fire in Parliament

    Mon 14 Dec, 2009

    Defra faces particular criticism over proposals affecting community composting and metals recycling sector

  123. News in Brief

    Mon 07 Dec, 2009

    With news on EA trials for compost-like outputs, a change to procurement rules and WRAP's Northern Ireland conference

  124. Eleven new experts to join WEEE Advisory Body

    Mon 07 Dec, 2009

    Business minister announces addition of further members to non-departmental public body intended to advise government

  125. WRAP launches fresh campaign for small WEEE

    Wed 02 Dec, 2009

    London concert held to promote initiative which aims to increase relatively low recycling levels for small electrical items

  126. Metal recycler fined £50,000 after man crushed by grab claw

    Tue 01 Dec, 2009

    James Huntley & Sons Ltd of Southampton pleads guilty to breaching Health and Safety at Work etc Act

  127. EMR plans recycling and gasification plant in Midlands

    Fri 27 Nov, 2009

    Large-scale project in Oldbury would be one of the biggest of its kind in the UK

  128. Metal recyclers call for tax relief for tackling ELV residue

    Wed 25 Nov, 2009

    British Metal Recycling Association proposes range of measures in its second Agenda for Change'

  129. Cheshire councils launch small WEEE scheme

    Tue 24 Nov, 2009

    Local authorities work with REPIC to launch "pioneering" initiative at supermarket sites to capture waste stream

  130. Battery register reveals most producers signed with Valpak

    Mon 23 Nov, 2009

    However, Environment Agency list not weighted in accordance to market share

  131. WRAP urges restraint over landfill ban plans

    Fri 20 Nov, 2009

    Need to develop infrastructure first highlighted, as concerns also raised over enforcement of any bans

  132. Concerns raised over WFD approach to end-of-waste

    Wed 18 Nov, 2009

    Moves to clarify when some materials cease to be waste could actually work against securing status, lawyer claims

  133. On-pack recycling label now on 50,000 products

    Mon 16 Nov, 2009

    British Retail Consortium announces that 50 companies have signed up to label launched seven months ago

  134. EMR turnover tops £3 billion in 2008

    Thu 12 Nov, 2009

    Full-year results reveal full extent of metal recycling giant's empire, despite profits falling by 47%

  135. News in Brief

    Thu 12 Nov, 2009

    With news on Shanks' six-month results, residents signing up to RecycleBank and a scrap metal fine

  136. News in Brief

    Tue 10 Nov, 2009

    With news of a departure from the FRN, an attempt to cut wheeled bin crime, and Newport Paper's MRF plans

  137. BIS publishes revised WEEE regulations

    Mon 09 Nov, 2009

    Valpak confirmed as operators of distributor take-back scheme, as rules set to come into force in January 2010 are issued

  138. News in Brief

    Thu 05 Nov, 2009

    With an update on exemption regulations, a new Donarbon facility and Suffolk county council's waste strategy

  139. Metal recyclers expect further ferrous price falls

    Mon 02 Nov, 2009

    But, BIR annual conference hears more positive message from non-ferrous metal recycling sector

  140. Novelis pushes up aluminium can price

    Fri 30 Oct, 2009

    Fifth price change this year by UK's largest used beverage can recycler to come into force on November 2

  141. Councils increase roll out of battery collections

    Fri 30 Oct, 2009

    Both CA sites and kerbside seen as key collection routes, despite councils having no legal obligation to collect batteries

  142. Benn launches reduce, reuse, recycle campaign

    Thu 29 Oct, 2009

    Defra insists that 800,000 initiative will not compete with WRAP's similar ongoing Recycle Now work

  143. Quarterly data suggests UK on track to meet 2009 packaging targets

    Wed 28 Oct, 2009

    Figures from the third quarter of 2009 show that packaging recycling levels "much greater than expected"

  144. Broader role for official behind delivery of WEEE regulations

    Tue 27 Oct, 2009

    Tony Pedrotti appointed director of Regulatory Policy Committee after three years handling regulations

  145. Corus steps up hunt for steel can suppliers

    Tue 27 Oct, 2009

    Steel giant says it could need up to 100,000 tonnes of cans in 2010 as new collection network offers 80-90 per tonne

  146. Defra to consult on new packaging recycling targets

    Fri 23 Oct, 2009

    Minister says that more work to be done, but retailers claim food waste is a bigger problem

  147. News in Brief

    Tue 20 Oct, 2009

    With news on exemptions guidance, a society visit to Deerdykes and battery recycling in Lewisham

  148. Councils urged to collect aerosols and foil

    Tue 20 Oct, 2009

    Adding aluminium products to collections can cost nothing and generates significant revenue, according to WRAP guidance

  149. Sainsbury's plans in-store bulb and battery collections

    Mon 19 Oct, 2009

    Scheme to be run in partnership with Recolight to capture low energy bulbs and waste portable batteries

  150. Tesco and ASDA join BatteryBack; Valpak signs up Energizer

    Tue 13 Oct, 2009

    Big name retailers opt for joint WasteCare-Veolia initiative as October 15 deadline nears

  151. EA grants two WEEE schemes stay of execution

    Fri 09 Oct, 2009

    As Econo-Weee and Transform lodge appeals, deadline for their members to be signed to a scheme is extended

  152. UK WEEE system at "pivotal point", minister claims

    Thu 08 Oct, 2009

    Ian Lucas tells LARAC conference that illegal exports and consumer behaviour are main challenges

  153. Non-approved WEEE schemes look to reverse EA decision

    Tue 06 Oct, 2009

    Biffa Transform scheme in discussions with Agency, while Econo-Weee reveals it may pursue legal action

  154. News in Brief

    Mon 05 Oct, 2009

    With news on SITA's Northumberland PFI, a reaction to the scrappage scheme extension and flytipping figures

  155. Nine WEEE schemes missing from initial 2010 approval list

    Thu 01 Oct, 2009

    Biffa's Transform scheme and Econo-Weee among names not appearing on list of re-approved schemes

  156. Proposed metal exemption "will encourage illegal operation"

    Thu 01 Oct, 2009

    Less inspections and online registration will prompt an increase in illegal yards, metals recyclers claim

  157. Seven schemes approved for batteries compliance

    Wed 30 Sep, 2009

    Only one applicant misses out as Environment Agency announces approved battery compliance schemes

  158. Benn pushes material-specific landfill bans to top of agenda

    Tue 29 Sep, 2009

    Secretary of state makes strongest statement to date in support of bans for aluminium and food waste at Labour conference

  159. Government extends “successful” scrappage scheme

    Mon 28 Sep, 2009

    Ministers and manufacturers team up to plough an extra 100 million each into scheme to boost demand for new cars

  160. Manufacturers call for scrappage scheme extension

    Mon 28 Sep, 2009

    Trade association warns of adverse effects for UK manufacturing if Chancellor does not continue scheme beyond 2010

  161. Duracell commits to ERP batteries scheme

    Fri 25 Sep, 2009

    Major producer signs up as eight prospective battery compliance schemes await September 30 D-Day

  162. News in Brief

    Thu 24 Sep, 2009

    With news on reverse vending in Lancashire, SITA appointments and collections in Selby

  163. EMR purchases metal recycling firm in Sunderland

    Wed 23 Sep, 2009

    Warrington-based firm strengthens presence in North East with acquisition of Sunderland Metal Company for undisclosed sum

  164. Viridor calls for focus on small WEEE collection

    Fri 18 Sep, 2009

    Re-processor highlights need for nationwide consumer initiative to ensure UK has chance of meeting rising EU collection targets

  165. EA crackdown leads to closures of illegal car scrapyards

    Thu 17 Sep, 2009

    Agency operation sees almost half of all known sites in England and Wales being closed or brought into regulation

  166. News in Brief

    Tue 15 Sep, 2009

    With news on changes in Defra's waste team, World Plastic-Bag Free Day and fines for unlicensed vehicle dismantlers

  167. Foil and aerosols targeted in new Alupro campaign

    Tue 15 Sep, 2009

    Industry-backed initiative launched in bid to increase number of local authorities collecting aluminium and steel products

  168. News in Brief

    Mon 14 Sep, 2009

    With news on changes on the WEEE Advisory Body, a textile collecting landmark and an appointment at Global Renewables

  169. Defra drops proposed £50 charge to register permitting exemptions

    Mon 14 Sep, 2009

    "Current economic climate" prompts decision not to introduce fee for exemptions from environmental permitting

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