Paper News Archive

  1. Paper processors query "tough" packaging target

    Thu 11 Mar, 2010

    The Recycling Association questions whether Defra's proposed 90% recycling goal for 2020 is obtainable

  2. Glass chief David Workman to take up paper role

    Fri 05 Mar, 2010

    Former director general at British Glass moves to take up post with paper sector trade body CPI

  3. Tensions mount in phone directory waste dispute

    Fri 05 Mar, 2010

    LGA and online servers attack "needless" phonebook distribution but producers defend product sustainability

  4. 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

  5. China gives mixed review to UK material quality

    Tue 23 Feb, 2010

    WRAP publishes studies looking at recovered paper and plastics exports to China and recovered paper trade with Indonesia and India

  6. Quality and market risks top WRAP summit agenda

    Fri 19 Feb, 2010

    WRAP report gives strong support for source-segregation ahead of meeting behind closed doors next week

  7. Administrators warn Abitibi's creditors may not be paid

    Thu 18 Feb, 2010

    Councils and subcontractors could lose out in wake of Bridgewater Mill entering administration

  8. News in Brief

    Tue 16 Feb, 2010

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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. SAICA presses ahead with Manchester cardboard mill

    Wed 13 Jan, 2010

    Spanish company SAICA says it wants to use cardboard currently exported as feedstock for a new UK mill

  13. 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

  14. Newspaper collections tumble in 2009

    Wed 23 Dec, 2009

    While Palm Paper helped to ensure steady demand, collection of newspapers is down by 500,000 tonnes

  15. Concerns raised over WasteDataFlow figures

    Mon 21 Dec, 2009

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

  16. News in Brief

    Thu 17 Dec, 2009

    With news on Exeter's EfW plans, a recycled clothes show and a sponsored cycle ride down the Nile

  17. Returned Brazil bales are landfilled in Suffolk

    Fri 04 Dec, 2009

    Environment Agency argues that bales were too contaminated for material to be recycled

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. News in Brief

    Thu 29 Oct, 2009

    With news on a marketing push by a Norfolk firm, a new president for CIWM and WEEE reprocessing in Northumberland

  22. 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"

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. Wales urged to follow Irish lead on carrier-bag charges

    Fri 16 Oct, 2009

    Study by consultancy AEA Technology reveals "good evidence" for Welsh single-use shopping bag charge

  28. SCA Recycling opens £15m Southampton MRF

    Wed 14 Oct, 2009

    Paper recovery specialist officially unveils facility which takes glass and includes high-tech optical sorting for plastics

  29. Somerset recycling drop blamed on behaviour "slip"

    Mon 21 Sep, 2009

    Waste Partnership also cites recession and adverse national press coverage as factors behind 1.2% fall in quarterly rate

  30. Viridor acquires Manchester paper recycling firm

    Fri 28 Aug, 2009

    Waste management firm strengthens its foothold in North West by taking over Waste Management Ltd

  31. Greenstar points to higher recycling from commingled

    Thu 27 Aug, 2009

    MRF operator says figures released for five councils prove benefits of collection route over kerbside sort

  32. News in Brief

    Wed 26 Aug, 2009

    With news on battery compliance, an appointment to the EA Board and Wiltshire and Swindon's core waste strategy

  33. WRAP overhaul set to create £5.7m in efficiency savings

    Mon 24 Aug, 2009

    Further details of delivery landscape review reveal energy from waste high on agenda for new single resource efficiency body

  34. News in Brief

    Fri 21 Aug, 2009

    With news on risk guidance for bioaerosols, a bike reuse scheme in Durham and a BIR survey on carbon savings

  35. Exeter’s recycling rate hit by fall in paper volumes

    Thu 13 Aug, 2009

    Council claims recycling rate down for first quarter of 2009/10 as residents purchase fewer newspapers and magazines

  36. Camden to become latest council to collect mixed plastics

    Wed 12 Aug, 2009

    London borough to expand range of materials collected from October 1, including mixed plastics and drinks cartons

  37. News in Brief

    Wed 12 Aug, 2009

    With news on Indian import controls, research by Premier Waste and new members for the Tyre Recovery Association

  38. Municipal waste growth assumptions set to be reviewed

    Tue 28 Jul, 2009

    Defra projection of 1% growth each year to be looked at following fall in UK arisings since 2008

  39. Somerset to introduce plastics and card collections

    Mon 27 Jul, 2009

    Somerset Waste Partnership announces extension of service in Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane following successful trial

  40. News in Brief

    Fri 24 Jul, 2009

    With news on a new fleet for Rhondda, an appointment to the London Waste Board and paper banks in Bromsgrove

  41. Retailers cut single-use bags by 48%

    Fri 17 Jul, 2009

    WRAP figures show supermarkets fell just short of voluntary targets to halve number handed out by May 2009

  42. Camden installs recycling bins around stations

    Tue 14 Jul, 2009

    London council teams up with free newspapers to offer service to commuters, targeting newspapers in particular

  43. NLWA confirms Greenstar and Bywaters contracts

    Tue 14 Jul, 2009

    North London Waste Authority awards two five-year MRF deals covering materials including drinks cartons

  44. Newsprint sector monitoring impact of Palm Paper

    Tue 14 Jul, 2009

    Prices for used newspapers remain firm as Palm looks to take material in at King's Lynn

  45. News in Brief

    Wed 08 Jul, 2009

    With news on a consultation on PFI contracts, pallet recycling and a Scottish ban on automotive batteries to landfill

  46. News in Brief

    Fri 03 Jul, 2009

    With news on tyre recycling, Smurfit Kappa and a Royal Mail phone recycling campaign

  47. News in Brief

    Mon 29 Jun, 2009

    With news on a recycling centre in Wales, waste arisings in Wandsworth and a Waste Watch appointment

  48. DS Smith pre-tax profits down 84.6%

    Thu 25 Jun, 2009

    Owner of Severnside Recycling and St Regis mills reports pre-tax loss of 11.2 million for 2008/09

  49. Plastic sector sees price pressure as export controls tighten

    Fri 19 Jun, 2009

    Tighter inspections in Chinese ports on exported material start to push export price down for film and bottles

  50. Project Transform granted £129m PFI funding

    Mon 15 Jun, 2009

    Joint waste management plan for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire lands Defra funding

  51. EXCLUSIVE: New Earth Solutions secures West of England MBT contract

    Fri 12 Jun, 2009

    Five-year interim contract will see MBT used to ensure four councils meet their LATS allowances targets

  52. Paper sector “well-positioned” as economy begins recovery

    Fri 12 Jun, 2009

    Sector experts highlight important role of China as reprocessors report increased exports in first quarter 2009

  53. Severnside and Shanks team up for M&S contract

    Wed 10 Jun, 2009

    Recycling companies announce a joint, three year contract to treat waste from Marks & Spencer stores

  54. Viridor buys London Recycling for £11 million

    Mon 08 Jun, 2009

    Acquisition completed of east London office waste recycling company handling 50,000 tonnes of material a year

  55. Futuresource prepares strike contingency plan

    Fri 29 May, 2009

    CIWM working closely with venue ExCeL to ensure event is not disrupted if tube industrial action goes ahead

  56. London Assembly calls for more on-the-go recycling in capital

    Thu 28 May, 2009

    Mayor urged in report to take "next logical step" to help improve city's recycling performance

  57. Paper presidents outline new priorities

    Wed 27 May, 2009

    Recently-elected heads of CPI recovered paper division and Recycling Association to focus on issues including quality

  58. Severnside hails “world-beating” customer service

    Wed 27 May, 2009

    South Wales-based recycling firm reports it is handling "over 99%" of enquiries in line with key performance indicators

  59. Aylesford awards Kent paper collection deal

    Tue 19 May, 2009

    Tonbridge-based Greensolve handed contract to collect from 300 East Kent paper banks

  60. Chas Storer wins right to challenge site restrictions

    Mon 18 May, 2009

    High Court judge rules that restrictions imposed on paper recycler's Hertfordshire site must be reconsidered

  61. China "open for business" for UK paper and plastic exports

    Fri 08 May, 2009

    WRAP publishes survey which it claims shows brighter picture, but reprocessors refuse to speculate on future prospects

  62. ACP chairman hails success of PRN system

    Fri 01 May, 2009

    Chairman of the government's Advisory Committee on Packaging looks back at how European packaging recycling targets were met

  63. Grass-roofed paper processing plant opens

    Wed 29 Apr, 2009

    Recycling firm Reconomy Alibone unveils 4 million facility at Earls Barton in Northamptonshire

  64. Wales unveils “most ambitious” UK waste strategy

    Wed 29 Apr, 2009

    Source separation targets amongst range of proposals published for consultation today

  65. Metal recyclers hit hard in Rich List 2009

    Mon 27 Apr, 2009

    However, Sunday Times survey suggests fortunes for food waste recyclers are on the up

  66. Oswestry Waste Paper owner dies, aged 53

    Fri 24 Apr, 2009

    Shropshire-based paper recycling company confirms death of David Davies

  67. Recycling firms honoured in Queen’s Awards

    Tue 21 Apr, 2009

    Reprocessors, recyclers and reuse organisations feature in list of those recognised by annual awards for 2009

  68. India steps up paper import inspections

    Tue 14 Apr, 2009

    Waste and recovered paper imports among products facing stricter checks by customs as part of intergovernmental initiative

  69. Paper reprocessors warn of a “very difficult” 2009

    Wed 08 Apr, 2009

    Confederation of Paper Industries predicts quality and volume squeeze after publishing 2008 data

  70. Tesco to allow customers to leave excess packaging behind

    Thu 02 Apr, 2009

    Initiative in two stores intended to help supermarket giant identify problem waste streams

  71. Survey set to find out how much direct mail is recycled

    Tue 31 Mar, 2009

    Royal Mail and Direct Marketing Association team up to investigate controversial waste stream

  72. Manufacturers urged to be more resource efficient in recession

    Tue 31 Mar, 2009

    Report highlights opportunities from recycling and energy-from-waste which could save businesses money

  73. Waste industry "must address carbon efficiency"

    Thu 26 Mar, 2009

    Mayor of London's appointment to LWaRB calls for carbon to be placed at centre of waste agenda

  74. All waste shipments to Indonesia to require inspection

    Thu 26 Mar, 2009

    New regulations coming into force on June 24 which will affect millions of tonnes of material

  75. WRAP to lead resource efficiency delivery body

    Wed 25 Mar, 2009

    Cost savings expected as six organisations to come under WRAP control from April 2010

  76. News in Brief

    Fri 20 Mar, 2009

    With news on Smurfit Kappa appointments, new vehicles for Slough and a Scottish survey

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