Glass
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Scottish news roundup
15 May 2012With news on a planning appeal in Perth; hair composting in Aberdeenshire; a multi-million pound investment in energy from waste; and, glass crushing
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Plastics PRN prices rise on back of Q1 figures
24 April 2012Significant falls in levels of packaging waste recycling reported on National Packaging Waste Database
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Four plead not guilty to fraud at Nationwide Recycling
20 April 2012Two directors and two employees of glass recycling company enter pleas at Swansea Crown Court
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Wales reliant on sending recyclables to rest of UK
5 April 2012Welsh Government report reveals end destinations of recovered materials collected by every council in Wales
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UK glass recycling rate remains below EU average
27 March 2012Figures released by European Container Glass Federation show that 68% of glass recycled across EU on average, whilst the UK is recycling 60.7%
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Packaging recycling targets for 2011 met with ease
23 March 2012But, more progress needed to meet challenging targets planned for 2013-17, particularly in case of plastics
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Higher plastics PRN prices predicted by Valpak
8 March 2012Director Duncan Simpson says higher packaging recycling targets are achievable but likely to push up cost of PRNs considerably
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Reprocessors welcome government focus on quality
28 February 2012Resource Association responds to proposals by Defra and Welsh Government to amend Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
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End of Waste for paper and glass expected in May
27 February 2012European Commission to vote on criteria for end-of-waste status for paper, glass and copper, after technical proposals for glass published
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Call for more separate glass collection across Europe
22 February 2012FEVE study highlights importance of separate collection of glass if more cullet is to be sent to re-melt
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