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Organics News Archive

  1. UK meets 2010 Landfill Directive target

    Wed 08 Sep, 2010

    Government confirms that EU goal to divert biodegradable municipal waste from landfill has been achieved

  2. Government “not minded” to introduce landfill bans

    Wed 08 Sep, 2010

    Defra rules out material specific restrictions "at this stage", but Welsh Assembly Government backs bans

  3. Survey shows strong growth in organics recycling sector

    Tue 07 Sep, 2010

    Waste treated increased by 14% in 2008/09 as industry turnover rose 36%, WRAP/AfOR study reveals

  4. Southwark set to launch food waste pilot

    Mon 06 Sep, 2010

    London council to run six-month trial of service for 10,000 on-street properties under long-term PFI contract with Veolia

  5. Severnside works with Envar to tackle paper sludge

    Thu 02 Sep, 2010

    Recycling firm and organics specialist to develop alternative outlets for 26,000 tonnes-a-year of waste produced in paper-making

  6. New Earth Solutions’ Peter Corris dies

    Wed 01 Sep, 2010

    Tributes paid to technical director of organics recycling firm's energy business after motorcycle accident

  7. Shropshire to scrap separate food waste collections

    Wed 01 Sep, 2010

    Council targets 225,000 savings by collecting food waste from south of the county combined with green waste

  8. Wales cuts waste to landfill by 39% over five years

    Wed 01 Sep, 2010

    Government data shows continued effort to cut biodegradable waste to landfill, with all 22 councils achieving 2010 target

  9. News in Brief

    Tue 31 Aug, 2010

    With news on an IPC consent order for Covanta, B&M Waste tackling Kilimanjaro and Yorwaste expanding operations

  10. News in Brief

    Fri 27 Aug, 2010

    With news on a ministerial launch for a Northern Irish recycling firm, composting in Surrey and business waste in Westminster

  11. Winter halt of green waste service offers savings

    Thu 26 Aug, 2010

    Case studies show councils could benefit from temporary suspension of kerbside collections without adversely affecting performance

  12. Sterecycle explores AD and biomass potential

    Thu 26 Aug, 2010

    Autoclave firm secures planning permission for biomass plant at Rotherham facility and also submits AD plans

  13. News in Brief

    Fri 20 Aug, 2010

    With news on Viridor's Cheshire MBT plans, WREN working to save play areas and a foundation degree in waste management

  14. Oxfordshire seeks £7.4m savings through prevention

    Thu 19 Aug, 2010

    Five-council waste partnership consults on plans to cut waste arisings, through measures such as home composting and reuse

  15. 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

  16. LWaRB puts seven projects in pool for funding

    Tue 17 Aug, 2010

    Plastics recycling plant, MRF capacity and AD proposals in London earmarked for potential share of 28m pot

  17. Defra clarifies position on ‘shred and spread’

    Mon 16 Aug, 2010

    Councils no longer able to count green waste which is given minimal treatment towards National Indicator 192

  18. News in Brief

    Fri 13 Aug, 2010

    With news on a contract win for Verdant, an AfOR health and safety event and mattress recycling in Rhondda

  19. LGA calls for Landfill Fund to support allotments

    Wed 11 Aug, 2010

    Council body calls for money from Landfill Communities Fund to be made available to help restore or set-up sites

  20. News in Brief

    Tue 10 Aug, 2010

    With news on LondonWaste's organics contract, battery recycling in Lancashire and the BPF's plastic Recycling Council

  21. Cardiff awards composting deal to New Earth

    Mon 09 Aug, 2010

    Organic waste treatment firm wins contract to process food and garden waste at its Gloucestershire facility

  22. Research suggests Wales could recycle 74% of waste

    Fri 06 Aug, 2010

    Welsh Assembly Government publishes first full analysis of municipal waste composition in country since 2002/3

  23. Wheeled bins delivered to 50,000 Oxfordshire homes

    Fri 06 Aug, 2010

    Verdant prepares to take over collection in Vale of White Horse in October following success in South Oxfordshire

  24. 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

  25. Minister hails “significant” food waste service

    Thu 29 Jul, 2010

    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond officially launches commercial food waste collection scheme run by Keenan Recycling

  26. TEG reveals plans for its first AD facility

    Wed 28 Jul, 2010

    Joint venture with equity firm Albion set to see 16,000tpa plant developed at company's Perth composting site

  27. Lower-priced food more likely to be wasted

    Wed 28 Jul, 2010

    Defra publishes analysis linking food and drink waste research to data on purchases

  28. News in Brief

    Tue 27 Jul, 2010

    With news on a packaging fine for a flooring firm, Eunomia research on emissions and recycling rates at a Bedford HWRC

  29. First MBT under Greater Manchester PFI takes shape

    Tue 27 Jul, 2010

    Resource Recovery Centre in Manchester to start taking waste at start of September

  30. VIDEO REPORT: Recycling minister visits AD facility

    Thu 22 Jul, 2010

    Lord Henley tours BiogenGreenfinch facility near Bedford to cement government knowledge on potential for waste technology

  31. 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

  32. Subsidising composting bins “could save £600,000”

    Tue 20 Jul, 2010

    Research backed by bin firm Straight claims councils could make long-term savings via home composting subsidies

  33. Northern Irish recycling rate rises by just 0.75%

    Mon 19 Jul, 2010

    Environment minister defends performance after country reaches 35% goal for 2009/10 but with slowing growth

  34. Composter ordered to pay £92,000 in fines and costs

    Thu 15 Jul, 2010

    Jack Moody Limited sentenced after pleading guilty to charges relating to smells and emissions from Wolverhampton site

  35. 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

  36. MEPs approve rules governing waste plant emissions

    Fri 09 Jul, 2010

    Waste companies raise concerns that legislation may not provide level playing field with regards to AD

  37. News in Brief

    Thu 08 Jul, 2010

    With news on MEPs' hopes for biowaste legislation, the waste Measure in Wales and grants in the West Midlands

  38. 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

  39. AD and food waste remain DECC and Defra priority

    Thu 08 Jul, 2010

    Government under financial pressure but still keen to see AD projects move ahead, says Defra official

  40. Agency backs AD but warns of environmental challenges

    Thu 08 Jul, 2010

    Merits and drawbacks of anaerobic digestion discussed at first trade show and conference dedicated to technology

  41. Work begins on Wales’ “first commercial AD”

    Wed 07 Jul, 2010

    Energy and waste management firm InSource Energy starts construction on 5m facility at ready meals factory in Newport

  42. 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

  43. Rapid growth reported in waste wood sent to biomass

    Fri 02 Jul, 2010

    Wood Recyclers' Association publishes data for 2009 showing that almost quarter of recovered wood used for energy

  44. EA signals tougher line over bioaerosols

    Thu 01 Jul, 2010

    Some composting facilities handling more than 500 tonnes at any one time face tighter permit regulations

  45. Veolia breaks ground at Southwark MBT site

    Thu 01 Jul, 2010

    Waste management firm holds ceremony for "first inner city facility of its kind" being developed under PFI

  46. WRAP charts huge rise in AD capacity

    Thu 01 Jul, 2010

    Forty-one on-farm and commercial anaerobic digestion plants operational in UK, but digestate a challenge, body says

  47. Minister attends inaugural meeting for Courtauld 2

    Thu 01 Jul, 2010

    Coalition government shows support for second phase of voluntary agreement to cut waste in retail sector

  48. May Gurney forecasts rise in bundled contracts

    Tue 29 Jun, 2010

    MD of environmental services division claims firm is well placed to respond to money-saving council contracts

  49. News in Brief

    Fri 25 Jun, 2010

    With news on re-appointments to the GMWDA, food waste in Harborough and a SITA gasification consultation

  50. Audit Commission links incineration to low recycling

    Fri 25 Jun, 2010

    Commission signals concerns over incineration slowing recycling and gives some support for AWC

  51. Weather blamed as Wales misses recycling target

    Thu 24 Jun, 2010

    Provisional figures suggest 40% recycling and composting goal narrowly missed in 2009/10 but progress made

  52. News in Brief

    Fri 18 Jun, 2010

    With news on Veolia extending its barge fleet, a composter contract in Warwickshire and qualifications at Recresco

  53. EC rules out new waste legislation in short-term

    Thu 17 Jun, 2010

    However, Commission says that separate targets for biowaste could be on the cards as part of wider review in 2014

  54. Veolia urges carbon test for new technologies

    Wed 16 Jun, 2010

    Manifesto from Veolia ES argues for assessment of new waste technologies for economic benefits and carbon reduction impact

  55. “Fundamental” waste review announced by Spelman

    Tue 15 Jun, 2010

    Environment secretary says business waste and incentives to be priorities for new government

  56. 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

  57. M&S drives down waste to landfill by 33% in a year

    Thu 10 Jun, 2010

    Retailer publishes report charting progress in year three of Plan A' initiative, including work to reduce packaging

  58. News in Brief

    Tue 08 Jun, 2010

    With news on green gas supplied to UK homeowners, a licensing agreement for TEG and Valpak opening a site in Preston

  59. 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

  60. 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

  61. News in Brief

    Thu 27 May, 2010

    With news on Scotland's municipal waste recycling rate, glass recycling in Falkirk and investment in New Earth Solutions

  62. Details of £35m London waste fund unveiled

    Mon 24 May, 2010

    Pot drawn from LWaRB and European support will also try to attract private sector backing for new infrastructure

  63. News in Brief

    Fri 21 May, 2010

    With news on recycling in Reading, technology for a Scottish AD plant and Carpet Recycling UK's second annual conference

  64. Commission dashes hopes of Biowaste Directive

    Thu 20 May, 2010

    Instead, European report advocates use of existing policies and encourages member states to take action to tackle waste stream

  65. WRAP-backed AD plant opens in Staffordshire

    Wed 19 May, 2010

    Lower Reule facility dealing with council, commercial and farm waste unveiled at cost of 3 million

  66. Scottish Government invests £2.8m in AD and IVC

    Mon 17 May, 2010

    Zero Waste Scotland awards funding to two organics projects, including the largest investment to date in AD in Scotland

  67. News in Brief

    Thu 13 May, 2010

    With news on Mercia submitting plans for a 120m EfW, the verdict on a Surrey IVC proposal and Sainsbury's milk pouches

  68. Coalition government targets “huge increase” in AD

    Wed 12 May, 2010

    Conservatives and Lib Dems also plan Green Investment Bank but questions remain over planning and recycling incentives

  69. Countrystyle scoops £15.8m London market deal

    Fri 07 May, 2010

    Organics recycling company secures seven-year contract for New Spitalfields Market from City of London Corporation

  70. Technology chosen for “UK’s largest” AD plant

    Thu 06 May, 2010

    Austrian company Entec Biogas joins project to develop 165,000 tonnes-a-year capacity energy from waste facility in Selby

  71. Compost Awareness Week swings into action

    Tue 04 May, 2010

    Organics recyclers and councils across the country organise events under 'Give It A Grow' theme

  72. EXCLUSIVE: Benn champions Labour’s recycling record

    Tue 04 May, 2010

    Environment secretary provides second of three opinion pieces on waste policy from main political parties

  73. Envar secures Warwickshire composting deal

    Fri 30 Apr, 2010

    Organics specialists expected to deal with 14,000 tonnes of material under one-year contract to produce high-grade compost

  74. EXCLUSIVE: Nick Herbert on Conservative waste policy

    Fri 30 Apr, 2010

    The first of three opinion pieces outlining the three main political parties' approach to waste and recycling

  75. SITA launches London business food waste scheme

    Thu 29 Apr, 2010

    Waste management company rolls-out commercial collections for firms in the centre and south of the capital

  76. Bio-waste targets “could save Europe £6 billion”

    Tue 27 Apr, 2010

    Report emerges as European Parliament prepares to consider need for separate bio-waste legislation this week

  77. London waste board launches fresh call for bidders

    Mon 26 Apr, 2010

    LWaRB reveals types of projects it hopes to support as it launches last call for bidders for current spending round

  78. Welsh councils object to statutory recycling targets

    Fri 23 Apr, 2010

    Plans to give ministers powers to set targets and fine underachievers are unfair, says Welsh LGA

  79. News in Brief

    Thu 22 Apr, 2010

    With news on tributes to a Verdant employee, schools recycling in Mid Devon and an 8,000 fine for EMR

  80. Harborough aims for top of recycling league table

    Thu 22 Apr, 2010

    Council ranked 11th in country in 2008/09 hopes new food waste service will push recycling rate "through the roof"

  81. Derbyshire county council opens £3.25m IVC

    Tue 20 Apr, 2010

    Local authority unveils 10,000 tonnes-a-year capacity facility in Buxton as part of plans to target food waste

  82. News in Brief

    Tue 20 Apr, 2010

    With news on Plaid Cymru's manifesto, food waste in Merton and a HWRC contract for May Gurney

  83. TEG fined £20,000 for permit breaches

    Fri 16 Apr, 2010

    Company closes Hutton composting operation after case brought over more waste than permitted being stored and treated on site

  84. Angus drops kitchen waste service over quality fears

    Thu 15 Apr, 2010

    Scottish council to omit peelings and teabags from kerbside collections in order to meet PAS-100 compost standard

  85. Greens pledge to double spending on waste management

    Thu 15 Apr, 2010

    Party outlines plans in manifesto in bid to gain parliamentary seats in General Election

  86. Major recycling campaign launched in Scotland

    Wed 14 Apr, 2010

    Scottish Government uses snapshot study to highlight need to gather recyclable materials lost in residual waste stream

  87. Lib Dem manifesto targets "huge increase" in AD

    Wed 14 Apr, 2010

    Party also calls for action to reduce packaging and increase recycling as well as new bus scrappage scheme

  88. Welsh town aims for 70% recycling rate

    Tue 13 Apr, 2010

    Social enterprise to trial intensive kerbside-sort collections in order to send zero waste to landfill

  89. Bioaerosols still a health concern, warns HSE

    Mon 12 Apr, 2010

    Organisation publishes research showing that risk declines with distance, but emissions still significant near source

  90. News in Brief

    Fri 09 Apr, 2010

    With news on the carbon impacts of kerbside collections, an appointment at Recresco and a fresh application for the Ardley EfW

  91. Cawleys calls for CRC scheme to reward use of AD

    Thu 08 Apr, 2010

    Food waste specialists say firms diverting food waste to energy should be rewarded under energy efficiency initiative

  92. Double contract success for Greenstar UK

    Thu 08 Apr, 2010

    Company scoops four-year deal to handle BT's recycling, while subsidiary Verdant wins Thurrock organics contract

  93. Revised permitting regulations take effect

    Tue 06 Apr, 2010

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

  94. TJ Composting sold to Countrystyle Group

    Tue 06 Apr, 2010

    Open windrow composting specialist acquired by fellow South East-based company for an undisclosed sum

  95. 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

  96. DECC set to grandfather RO support for AD and EfW

    Tue 30 Mar, 2010

    Consultation expected this week on plans to provide more investor confidence in developing biomass plants

  97. Wales could narrowly miss 40% recycling target

    Fri 26 Mar, 2010

    Welsh Assembly figures show country will need a 41% municipal waste recycling rate in Q4 to meet 2009/10 recycling goal

  98. Major plan launched to boost AD uptake

    Thu 25 Mar, 2010

    Government outlines financial incentives and potential role of food waste in renewable energy generation

  99. News in Brief

    Tue 23 Mar, 2010

    With news on the launch of Wales' Zero Waste Strategy, gasification in East London and LARAC appointments

  100. WRG granted permission for Lanarkshire MBT plant

    Tue 23 Mar, 2010

    Development which will also include IVC proposed for Scotland's largest landfill site

  101. 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

  102. International waste event gets underway in London

    Mon 22 Mar, 2010

    Mayor of London launches meeting of 40 cities as LWaRB grants 362,000 to food waste distribution network

  103. Planning seen as main threat to meeting WFD goals

    Mon 22 Mar, 2010

    Responses to government consultation also reveal concerns about lack of clarity over role of AD in recycling

  104. Defra highlights business opportunities in waste sector

    Tue 16 Mar, 2010

    Glass, plastics, card and paper, and food waste seen as key waste streams in report outlining areas for investment

  105. 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

  106. Conservatives urged to prioritise environment ahead of election

    Wed 10 Mar, 2010

    Conservative Environmental Network launched in bid to challenge party to be more innovative in areas such as EfW

  107. News in Brief

    Wed 10 Mar, 2010

    With news on a biomass plant in Warwickshire, waste prevention in Northern Ireland and a resource management diploma

  108. Report links 'safe' compost to Legionnaires' disease

    Tue 09 Mar, 2010

    Medical journal identifies three cases of disease in UK believed to be linked with PAS 100 standard potting compost

  109. Biowaste Directive plans look set to be dropped

    Mon 08 Mar, 2010

    European Commission hints that it will not pursue separate legislation for biowaste to dismay of international stakeholders

  110. News in Brief

    Wed 03 Mar, 2010

    With news on Alistair McGowan at Futuresource, Harlow's revamped collections and Agrivert planting woodlands

  111. Permitting review a "major threat" to composters

    Mon 01 Mar, 2010

    EA review into permitting sites within 250m of houses could impact of growth of sector, says industry

  112. Wales targets landfill bans with new powers

    Tue 23 Feb, 2010

    WAG discusses potential restrictions ahead of UK-wide consultation on bans expected in March

  113. Agrivert opens £5m Oxfordshire IVC facility

    Mon 22 Feb, 2010

    Company begins taking in green and food waste at first of three facilities being built under contract with county council

  114. News in Brief

    Fri 19 Feb, 2010

    With news on RecycleBank in Halton, the latest Ardagh Glass legal challenge and approval for the new chair of the LWaRB

  115. Food waste to power Tesco distribution centre

    Thu 18 Feb, 2010

    From summer 2010 warehouse will be supplied by energy generated from food waste at PDM CHP facility in Widnes

  116. Research raises questions over best use of biogas

    Wed 17 Feb, 2010

    Generating electricity from gas has most government subsidy but is less carbon efficient than other uses, says Eunomia

  117. Compost requires careful marketing, expert warns

    Mon 15 Feb, 2010

    Eden Project horticulturalist advises organics recyclers not to market their products as "good for everything"

  118. Norris confirms long-term aim of zero waste nation

    Wed 10 Feb, 2010

    Questions raised over feasibility of government's long term goals ahead of landfill ban consultation

  119. Government pledges to review RO biomass support

    Fri 05 Feb, 2010

    Decision to look at grandfathering' ROC support for bioenergy projects could help foster investment, REA claims

  120. AD to benefit from “world first” heat incentive

    Mon 01 Feb, 2010

    DECC publishes plans to reward the generation of renewable heat as it also announces final feed in tariff rates

  121. 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

  122. Straight profits from end of WRAP bin subsidy

    Tue 26 Jan, 2010

    Container manufacturer posts results as South East RIEP prepares to launch new framework agreement for composting bins

  123. Tesco trials ‘BOGOF-Later’ offer for perishable items

    Thu 21 Jan, 2010

    Retailer to begin testing 'Buy One Get One Free Later' in stores this week in a bid to cut down on household waste

  124. AD sector body calls for skills and training boost

    Tue 19 Jan, 2010

    Recently-formed association representing anaerobic digestion companies also says more needs to be done to finance new projects

  125. EA “strengthens knowledge” on compost-like outputs

    Tue 19 Jan, 2010

    Agency publishes studies into health and environmental impact of using material from MBT processes

  126. WRAP open to giving loan to fire-hit Countrystyle

    Fri 15 Jan, 2010

    Defra-funded body reveals it has not been approached by organics firm yet but says it does operate in a priority sector

  127. Little improvement found in peat-free compost

    Wed 13 Jan, 2010

    Which? trials claim compost which contains waste still not performing as well as peat-based products

  128. Guide to injecting biogas into grid published

    Tue 12 Jan, 2010

    DECC informs anaerobic digestion operators of technical and regulatory requirements of British gas market

  129. TEG forms new AD partnership

    Fri 08 Jan, 2010

    IVC specialists link up with energy firm to develop anaerobic digestion facilities across the UK

  130. 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

  131. Fire-hit Countrystyle diverts material to other sites

    Wed 06 Jan, 2010

    Organics recycling firm still set for IVC upgrade after blaze causes "significant damage" at Parham facility

  132. Recycling appeal as Trafalgar tree shredded

    Tue 05 Jan, 2010

    Councils and London Mayor urge residents to recycle festive waste as landmark tree taken down for Twelfth Night

  133. Benn issues festive call for food waste diversion

    Wed 23 Dec, 2009

    Momentum builds for banning waste stream from landfill as WRAP funding for food waste collections allocated

  134. News in Brief

    Wed 23 Dec, 2009

    With news on Welsh waste minimisation, moving biomass by train and a new qualification for waste management staff

  135. AD tank arrives at Deerdykes recycling facility

    Wed 23 Dec, 2009

    Scottish Water Horizons welcomes arrival of 8,000MW energy from food waste tank in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire

  136. Concerns raised over WasteDataFlow figures

    Mon 21 Dec, 2009

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

  137. Organics recyclers attack "devastating" permitting plans

    Thu 17 Dec, 2009

    Charges could have major impact on composting sites and potentially mean material is sent to landfill, warns AfOR

  138. Straight wins council caddy contracts worth £1.3m

    Tue 15 Dec, 2009

    Deals to supply local authorities with kitchen caddies and food waste bags precede changes in kerbside collection services

  139. News in Brief

    Tue 15 Dec, 2009

    With news on a Conservative pledge to the third sector, the GMWDA PFI deal and AfOR appointments

  140. Exemptions plans come under fire in Parliament

    Mon 14 Dec, 2009

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

  141. New Earth receives £4m from Carbon Trust

    Fri 11 Dec, 2009

    Waste treatment and energy specialist also secures finance for Leics MBT plant and Sharpness IVC

  142. News in Brief

    Thu 10 Dec, 2009

    With news on Viridor's Exeter EfW, WRAP grants and Dennis Eagle's first vehicle body design in eight years

  143. Composting firm fined £15,000 over odour

    Wed 09 Dec, 2009

    Wolverhampton-based Simpro Ltd prosecuted by court over odour and exceeding site capacity

  144. London food waste facility set to open in New Year

    Wed 09 Dec, 2009

    Organics firm Vertal to open "super-charged liquid staged digestion" recycling plant in Mitcham

  145. Planning approval for “UK’s biggest biogas facility”

    Tue 08 Dec, 2009

    Proactive Energy gets go ahead to develop 5MW AD plant in South Lanarkshire intended to treat 135,000tpa of organic waste

  146. 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

  147. Construction begins on £4m Northants AD plant

    Fri 04 Dec, 2009

    Discussions ongoing for supply of 30,000 tonnes of waste feedstock a year for Fernbrook Bio facility

  148. News in Brief

    Thu 26 Nov, 2009

    With news on a MRF contract for Harrow, a Yellow Pages competition and furniture re-use on TV

  149. New Earth receives green light for Avonmouth MBT

    Wed 25 Nov, 2009

    Facility to service upcoming contract with West of England Waste Partnership approved by Bristol city council

  150. Minister opens Northern Ireland’s “largest” IVC

    Tue 24 Nov, 2009

    Natural World Products' 6m site in West Belfast intended to treat 60,000 tonnes of organic material each year

  151. London boroughs reject leaves composting criticism

    Fri 20 Nov, 2009

    London Assembly member Murad Qureshi says sending leaves to landfill costs authorities 1.5m a year

  152. News in Brief

    Thu 19 Nov, 2009

    With news on battery permitting guidance, RCVs in Westminster and zero waste in Edinburgh and Midlothian

  153. Biffa receives approval for Staffordshire AD plant

    Tue 17 Nov, 2009

    Announcement comes as company also forms partnership with Slovenian gasification specialist

  154. News in Brief

    Thu 12 Nov, 2009

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

  155. UK wastes £12bn worth of food and drink a year

    Wed 11 Nov, 2009

    WRAP study claims two-thirds of food and drink waste thrown out by households is avoidable

  156. Donarbon opens £42m MBT facility in Cambs

    Tue 10 Nov, 2009

    Waste firm opens centrepiece of 730m waste PFI deal with Cambridgeshire county council

  157. WRAP to study meat and fish waste levels

    Tue 10 Nov, 2009

    Defra-funded body to research amount of meat and fish waste and its packaging that ends up as waste for the first time

  158. Mixture of feedstock for 80MW Peterborough biomass power station

    Mon 09 Nov, 2009

    Developers claim plant will recover or recycle all of its 650,000 tonnes-a-year feedstock of waste and energy crops

  159. AfOR to campaign against "crippling" rates changes

    Fri 06 Nov, 2009

    Organics association to lobby Government on business rates system reassessment which it claims will hit sector unfairly

  160. Composters not scared by Halloween rush

    Fri 30 Oct, 2009

    Composters say they are prepared for influx of pumpkins as councils urge householders to recycle jack 'o' lanterns

  161. 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

  162. Essex Waste Partnership awarded £100.9m in PFI credits

    Thu 29 Oct, 2009

    Project involving 14 local authorities becomes first to secure Defra funding in over four months

  163. News in Brief

    Tue 27 Oct, 2009

    With news on BiogenGreenfinch's latest AD project, a recycling centre in Thurrock and mixed plastic in Selby

  164. Recycling workers miss fewer days due to physical injuries

    Sun 25 Oct, 2009

    HSE finds waste and recycling workers take less time off for injuries but can be off longer than other council workers

  165. 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

  166. One of Europe’s largest MRFs opens in Kidderminster

    Fri 23 Oct, 2009

    Skip hire firm Lawrence holds official ceremony for plant intended to sort up to 500,000 tonnes of waste a year

  167. Survey highlights over-capacity in composting sector

    Wed 21 Oct, 2009

    AFOR annual report shows 1.247m tonnes of unused capacity for mixed and segregated organic waste in 2007/08

  168. TEG embarks on joint AD/IVC venture in Wales

    Tue 20 Oct, 2009

    Composting firm to work with AD operator Anagest to build co-located AD and IVC facilities near Bridgend

  169. News in Brief

    Tue 20 Oct, 2009

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

  170. Tesco to take compostable packaging no further

    Mon 19 Oct, 2009

    Supermarket chain claims that material causes customer confusion, but film producer says better labelling is already in pipeline

  171. Waste prevention suffering from "recycling dominance"

    Mon 19 Oct, 2009

    Defra evidence review claims one main barrier to waste reduction could be councils "favouring" recycling

  172. North Somerset seeks £15m savings with May Gurney contract

    Mon 19 Oct, 2009

    Waste management firm named as preferred bidder for seven-year deal which will include introduction of food waste collections

  173. Tesco targets food waste with BOGOF re-think

    Fri 16 Oct, 2009

    Supermarket giant to introduce Buy One Get One Free - Later' for perishable foods as part of wider Zero Carbon goal

  174. Minister opens Wrexham MRF and IVC facility

    Thu 15 Oct, 2009

    Jane Davidson officially opens site developed by WRG under PFI-funded deal with North Wales council

  175. EU “shames” UK in terms of recycling, Conservatives claim

    Wed 07 Oct, 2009

    Nick Herbert MP calls for greater take-up of anaerobic digestion and improved domestic recycling at 2009 party conference

  176. Cambridgeshire's "largest" AD plant approved for construction

    Tue 06 Oct, 2009

    Plant in March set to produce electricity, heat and 12,000tpa of compost from locally-sourced food waste

  177. Welsh council pioneers 'BagFlag' on food waste bins

    Tue 06 Oct, 2009

    Neath Port Talbot reveals success of new service using Straight-developed indicators for replacement liners

  178. News in Brief

    Mon 05 Oct, 2009

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

  179. Shanks announces plans for its first UK AD facility

    Mon 05 Oct, 2009

    Plant to built near Glasgow under 8 million joint venture with Energen Biogas

  180. 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

  181. Soil strategy stresses role for compost and digestate

    Thu 24 Sep, 2009

    But, Defra document also raises concerns over pollutants in recycled materials being introduced to soil

  182. WRAP awards £750,000 grant to Staffs AD project

    Wed 23 Sep, 2009

    Money allocated under capital grants scheme to help 30,000tpa capacity plant get up-and-running

  183. PDM targets local authority food waste

    Tue 22 Sep, 2009

    Food waste recycler outlines plans to secure council contracts for material to treat in biomass and AD facilities

  184. Final version of AD quality protocol published

    Fri 18 Sep, 2009

    WRAP and EA officially launch document which aims to make it easier to market digestate

  185. 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

  186. 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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