Waste Treatment and Reprocessing

A major challenge is the need to divert the biodegradable element of MSW from landfill under the targets set in the Landfill Directive, 1999. Failure to reach these targets could lead to substantial financial penalties for the UK. To divert the progressively increasing quantities of waste to achieve targets will require a large number of treatment plants across the UK of a variety of types and often utilising advanced technology. Government’s determination to comply with the Landfill Directive is illustrated by the introduction of the system of statutory landfill allowances for individual waste disposal authorities under the LATS scheme. The waste treatment news is summarised below and you can use the links provided to gain further insight into treatment issues.

UK food waste gets high profile coverage (07/07/2008)
This scale of interest is always welcome to the waste industry and follows the publication by the Cabinet Office of its ten month project which looked at food policy. More...High capacity energy-from-waste facility opens in Paris (03/07/2008)
The new green energy centre comprises an energy-from-waste incineration facility, as well as a recycling centre capable of handling 55,000 tonnes of materials per year. More...World's first mixed plastic bottle recycling plant to produce food grade plastic (30/06/2008)
A revolutionary plant in London that recycled plastic soft drink and milk bottles back into useful packaging has opened in London. More...UK landfilled food waste generates around 2 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (23/06/2008)
Global Renewables urges people to consider their ‘methane footprint’ and local authorities to divert more waste from landfill. More...Close call on best current household waste recycling system (17/06/2008)
Currently, kerbside sort schemes are more cost effective for local authorities than single stream co-mingled collections More...New research on household plastics recycling (06/06/2008)
New research from WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) reveals recycling household plastics can be cost-effective as well as environmentally friendly. More...Graphite Resources reaches financial closure on north-east autoclave plant (04/06/2008)
Graphite Resources Limited has reached financial close on its £50 million Derwenthaugh Ecoparc in Tyne and Wear. More...Views sought on radioactive waste disposal in Scotland (19/05/2008)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking views on guidance to be issued on the principles and requirements for near-surface disposal facilities dealing with radioactive waste. More...BSI PAS 100 compost to be used in Yorkshire commercial brownfield redevelopment (15/05/2008)
The site’s former use as a colliery and coking plant has left the soil devoid of nutrients and unable to support plant life. More...Use of recycled PVC granules saves 94% of carbon emissions (14/05/2008)
Manufacturing new building products from recycled PVC-U has about 6% of the global warming impact of using virgin polymer, according to new calculations by plastic recycler, Axion Recycling. More...Financial closure of GMWDA's £3billion waste PFI contract put back to 6 June (08/05/2008)
GMWDA announced yesterday that agreement has been reached with Viridor Laing on all major commercial principles relating to its 25 year waste PFI contract More...First anniversary for Lancashire waste PFI contract (06/05/2008)
One year after financial close, the Lancashire waste PFI contract is well into its stride with good progress being made, according to Global Renewables. More...Agrivert in compost giveaway for Compost Awareness Week (01/05/2008)
Agrivert, in conjunction with Cherwell District Council and South Oxfordshire District Council, is distributing free compost to the general public. More...West London composter to have largest 'in-vessel 'capacity in Europe (29/04/2008)
Eight compost production sites across the UK are reaping the financial rewards thanks to funding and business advice from WRAP. More...New calculations raise recycled polystyrene's environmental credentials (22/04/2008)
New calculations show the recycled material has about 6% of the global warming impact of virgin polystyrene. More...SITA to consult on North East Energy Recovery Centre (18/04/2008)
SITA UK is to enter consultation with the public, on plans to construct a North East Energy Recovery Centre at Haverton Hill on Teesside. More...Norfolk to seek £72.4m PFI support - aided by land offer (17/04/2008)
Norfolk County Council recently announced that it is to offer land at an industrial site south of King's Lynn as a potential location for bidders to build a household waste treatment facility. More...Efw proposals - Mayor hits out at non-recycling companies (15/04/2008)
Following last month's announcement by Cheshire County Council of the shortlist of companies for the Waste Treatment Services PFI contract - the Mayor of Middlewich in Cheshire has hit out at non-recycling businesses. More...Veolia acquires C & C Recycling (14/04/2008)
Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc recently announce the acquisition of North West-based recycling company, C & C Recycling Ltd. More...MEP's back position that incineration should be treated as recovery (10/04/2008)
EU Member States should stabilize waste production by 2012 relative to 2009 levels. More...Anaerobic digestion quality protocol launched (08/04/2008)
The Quality Protocol for the production and use of quality outputs from Anaerobic Digestion has been launched this week. More...GMWDA moves closer to PFI contract completion. (08/04/2008)
GMWDA has confirmed that it proposes to award the contract for its 25 year waste management services to the Viridor Laing consortium. More...Research on weekly food waste collections highlighted by the UK Government (28/03/2008)
Brook Lyndhurst worked with the Resource Recovery Forum and Waste Watch, on the project 'Enhancing participation in kitchen waste collection schemes'. More...Wincanton plans a second WEEE plant in Midlands (27/03/2008)
The new plant would double Wincanton's current WEEE recycling capacity and the company would inject in excess of £5m into the facility. More...Business waste targeted with £24m funding package (25/03/2008)
Nearly 7 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste is currently produced in London each year which is nearly double the amount that London's households produce. More...New remediation guide could aid waste planning (18/03/2008)
Contaminated and derelict land has good potential to provide sites for future waste management facilities... More...Expansion plans for food grade plastics recycling (11/03/2008)
Closed Loop Recycling announced yesterday, a major expansion programme with a number of possible locations for the second food grade plastics recycling plant identified around the UK. More...Further recycling success for Greater Manchester (28/02/2008)
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) announced earlier this week substantial increases in recycling levels across Greater Manchester, which exceeded targets. More...Potential new suitors for Biffa (24/02/2008)
There has been substantial speculation that a new bid for Biffa, the waste services company, could come from a consortium involving Terra Firma and Suez. More...Increased recycling rates come at expense of prevention at source (20/02/2008)
Waste prevention, remanufacture and improved waste legislation are the future of waste management according to speakers at the recent ACR+ and London Remade conference on waste and climate change. More...European innovation initiative targets recycling and renewable energy (18/02/2008)
In a move to drive innovation in targeted industrial sectors, including recycling and energy from waste, the European Commission recently announced a proposal to unlock market potential for innovative goods and services. More...Scott Wilson and Juniper consultancies form alliance on renewables (14/02/2008)
A new partnership has been announced by Scott Wilson and Juniper consultancies. More...Most SMEs unaware of WEEE Regulations (14/02/2008)
In a recent survey by the Environment Agency, only 12 percent of SMEs could name the WEEE regulations without being prompted. More...UK Government reveals 2008 packaging waste recycling targets (12/02/2008)
The UK Government intends to increase its targets for packaging waste recovery and recycling in Great Britain from 2008 onwards. More...Hot stuff in packaging recycling at Billingsgate Fish Market (12/02/2008)
The first 'Clean Heat Packer' plastic recycling machine in the Europe has just been installed in the City of London Corporation's Billingsgate Market. More...North Yorkshire decides on residual waste contract shortlist (07/02/2008)
The York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership has reduced the number of bidders for its residual waste contract under the PFI initiative, to four. More...HP’s 2007 recycling increase over twice weight of Titanic (06/02/2008)
HP recently announced it recycled nearly 250 million pounds (113,400 tonnes) of hardware and print cartridges globally 2007. More...Axion produces a purer polymer from monitor plastic (04/02/2008)
A new RoHS-compliant high grade impact polystyrene, developed by Axion Recycling from old TV and computer monitor plastic, could help revolutionise the use of 100% recycled components in new electrical products More...WRAP funding for Rotherham plaster board recycling facility (29/01/2008)
WRAP funding will enable a major Rotherham recycling facility to process an additional 85,000 tonnes of waste plasterboard over the next five years. More...Scotland has an ambitious zero waste vision (28/01/2008)
Ambitious plans for a zero waste Scotland, including tough new targets to increase recycling and reduce landfill, were outlined last week by the Scottish Government. More...Ravenscraig is testing ground for PAS 100 quality compost (24/01/2008)
Scotland’s Ravenscraig site is WRAP’s latest “trailblazer project”. More...Southwark confirms Veolia for “ambitious” 25 year waste contract (21/01/2008)
Southwark Council selected a partner last week for its waste scheme for the Borough, which it describes as one of the most ambitious in the UK. More...Eco-Tec to provide biogas purification technology for UK anaerobic digester. (17/01/2008)
Eco-Tec announced today that it has recently won a contract for biogas purification at McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. More...Resurgence of Energy from Waste confirmed in Oxfordshire (16/01/2008)
The Oxfordshire County Council cabinet yesterday endorsed the selection of contractors to be invited to submit detailed solutions for the treatment of residual wastes. More...Efw still an option in Worcestershire? (15/01/2008)
An energy from waste plant could be back in the frame at Worcestershire. More...Efw may be compatible with sustainable development (14/01/2008)
The Scottish Government’s aspiration to move towards a Zero Waste Society is a good basis for deciding the best way forward....... More...Agrivert loses Buckinghamshire preferred bidder status after planning appeal (11/01/2008)
Buckinghamshire Council announced on Tuesday that it is currently in talks with its reserve bidder with a view to awarding a contract for the design, build and operation of an In-Vessel Composting facility in the north of the County. More...Scottish Borders composting project sweeter than WINE (10/01/2008)
Over the last few years, the Scottish Executive has invested in a composting service by farmers in the Scottish Borders to good effect. More...UK needs to spend £9 billion on recycling and incineration infrastructure (07/01/2008)
The waste management industry has seen an unprecedented number of M&A transactions during 2007. More...Scottish and Southern Energy acquires Slough Heat and Power for £49.25m (03/01/2008)
Scottish and Southern Energy has acquired Slough Heat and Power Ltd from SEGRO plc for a total cash consideration of £49.25m. More...Enhance provides £133k funding to London tyre recycler (20/12/2007)
The Enhance Capital Fund has provided a grant of £133,000 to help Edmonton-based London Tyre Recycling (LTR) become established and provide a solution to the UK’s huge waste tyre problem. More...Greenview Composting gets investment from Euro infrastructure fund (19/12/2007)
Greenview Composting Limited, a “UK market leader” in the provision of in-vessel composting solutions to the waste market, has been advised by LG the London based business law firm, in relation to an important investment in the company. More...UK makes WEEE progress and amending regulations issued (18/12/2007)
Official figures have been released, showing the progress made during the initial compliance period under the 2006 WEEE regulations. More...Dunbar Efw facility design modified in response to public comment (14/12/2007)
Following a period of public consultation, Viridor Waste Management announced earlier this week, amendments to its initial proposal for an Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power facility (EfW-CHP). More...Fire ravages “state-of-the-art” Yorkshire recycling centre (13/12/2007)
Fire fighters from across South Yorkshire fought a raging blaze at a major “state-of-the-art” recycling facility last week-end. More...Minister says additional capacity needed for 2013 landfill diversion targets (13/12/2007)
Joan Ruddock says that Defra is confident that there is enough infrastructure in place to meet the Government’s 2010 EU Landfill Directive target, but for 2013 more is needed. More...Viridor acquires Grosvenor Waste Management (11/12/2007)
Pennon Group Plc announced recently that its subsidiary, Viridor Waste Management, has acquired Grosvenor Waste Management, a leading UK materials recycling company. More...Crumbs! – Surface Repolymerisation breaks the re-tread mould (10/12/2007)
New WRAP funded research has demonstrated that high rates of crumb rubber from waste tyres can be successfully incorporated into retread compounds for road truck and earthmover tyres. More...UK training on new waste treatment technologies (07/12/2007)
Defra and CIWM have been working together to develop a programme of courses focusing on Waste Treatment Technologies. More...Seven PFI applications given the go-ahead (07/12/2007)
Seven PFI (Private Finance Initiative) applications have been given the go ahead under the current round of approvals for dealing with England's waste. More...Appointments made to new UK WEEE advisory body (05/12/2007)
The UK Government has announced the appointment of the Chair, Peter Calliafas, and 12 members of a new WEEE Advisory Body. More...Welsh recyclate heading east (04/12/2007)
Councils in Wales are sending waste collected for recycling to Far East and South American countries, according to information obtained by Plaid Cymru. More...Hazardous waste up while landfill down in 2006 (03/12/2007)
The amount of hazardous waste sent to landfill fell to 900,000 tonnes - down 60% on 2004 - while recycling and re-use increased to 1.3 million tonnes (up 64%). More...Breakthrough for fire retardant, recycled polymer (29/11/2007)
Axion Polymers, a division of plastics recycler Axion Recycling, claims a technical breakthrough in the production of a new flame retardant impact styrene formulation with high recycled content following successful laboratory trials. More...CEMEX doubles tyre usage and trials Climafuel at Rugby (28/11/2007)
Building materials company, CEMEX UK, has obtained a permit for a trial to increase the use of tyres from 12 to 25 per cent as part-replacement for coal to heat the cement kiln at Rugby Works in Warwickshire and is also to trial Climafuel. More...Tyre reprocessors meet new quality standards (27/11/2007)
A new list of 28 tyre reprocessors who have voluntarily registered their operations’ compliance with a series of quality control standards has been published. More...Biffa reject approach on possible cash offer (26/11/2007)
Biffa has rejected an approached by private equity companies. More...Waste statistics disguise London’s incineration problem (23/11/2007)
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has today repeated his concerns over London’s poor municipal waste management performance, following the release of England’s municipal waste statistics yesterday. More...Europlasma is set to launch a 12MW Unit in Morcenx, France (22/11/2007)
Plans for a 12MW Europlasma facility at Morcenx, France are underway as an “ambitious” development programme following the first instalment of funds from Credit Suisse New York, is announced. More...English waste statistics confirm North Kesteven is tops! (22/11/2007)
Defra released today, its revised estimates from the 2006/7 survey of municipal waste showing that English local authorities have achieved a respectable 31% for recycling and composting of municipal and household wastes. More...Dry-cleaning waste plastic, reduces water consumption (21/11/2007)
High levels of interest have been shown in a novel ‘dry cleaning’ technology for plastic waste and could lead to significantly greater recycling of the material in the UK. More...Agrivert’s Ardley site gets WRAP capital support (20/11/2007)
WRAP Organics Capital Support has assisted leading organic waste recycling company, Agrivert, in the financing of a concrete pad at its Ardley green waste site, as well as a side turner. More...Recycled and secondary aggregates get research backing (19/11/2007)
New research shows the leaching performance of concrete containing recycled and secondary aggregates to be similar to concrete made using aggregates from primary sources. More...Environment outweighs cost for Skye and Lochalsh Efw plant (16/11/2007)
The Highland Council decided yesterday on a small scale energy from waste plant (Efw) to serve the Island of Skye, and Lochalsh in the Western Zone of the council’s area. More...New Website for ECO2’s eco-friendly plastic recycling (14/11/2007)
ECO2 Plastics, Inc. , the eco-friendly recycling company that is changing the way plastics are recycled, earlier this week announced that it has launched its new website. More...Stay clean - stay healthy in waste (14/11/2007)
"Stay clean and stay healthy" is the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to workers in the waste management and recycling industries. More...UK first for £60m wood burning station (13/11/2007)
A £60M wood burning power station was opened yesterday by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks at the Wilton International manufacturing site, on Teesside. More...Cardiff should trial weekly food waste collections (12/11/2007)
Weekly collections of food waste and fortnightly collections of residual waste have been recommended by a Cardiff County Council committee, subject to trials. More...Biffa shells-out £32,500 for landfill smells (08/11/2007)
Biffa Waste Services has been fined £32,500 at Hertford Magistrates Court after an Environment Agency investigation into smells and odours from a Ware landfill. More...New use for waste MDF in wood-plastic composites (05/11/2007)
Banbury, Oxon, England: The launch of an innovative project to demonstrate whether recycled MDF can be used in place of virgin wood flour in the manufacture of wood plastic composites (WPCs), has been announced by WRAP. More...UK’s “largest” plastic recycling plant launched (04/11/2007)
Skelmersdale, Lancs., England: Intercontinental Recycling Limited (IRL) has opened a multi-million pound plastics recycling plant at its site in Skelmersdale. More...£0.5 million investment to improve WEEE yields (29/10/2007)
Salford, UK: Following months of trials, Axion Recycling has invested a further £500,000 in more sophisticated separation techniques to improve the yield of high-grade plastic material. More...Ghost ships laid to rest (29/10/2007)
Hartlepool, Teesside, UK: The saga of the ghost ships which has hit the headlines over the last few years, is reaching a conclusion. More...Step change in Greater Manchester recycling performance (22/10/2007)
‘Well done Greater Manchester’ says a report to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) which was considered last Friday. More...Cotswold to slash amounts of waste landfilled (17/10/2007)
Cotswold District Council have voted overwhelmingly to introduce a new waste service which is aimed at reducing the amount of rubbish the District sends to landfill sites by an estimated 20%. This should reduce municipal wastes landfilled from 24000 to 19000 tonnes per year. More...WRAP supported waste infrastructure to save 12.5m tonnes of CO2 (16/10/2007)
Statistics revealed by WRAP at last week’s annual open meeting show that new infrastructure supported by the organisation, will recycle more than 86m tonnes of material over their lifetime, with 12.5 million tonnes of C02 equivalent saved. More...Cory gains permission for Stanway Hall waste treatment facilities (16/10/2007)
Cory Environmental was recently granted planning consent by Essex County Council for two new sustainable waste management treatment plants at Stanway Hall Quarry, south west of Colchester. More...Jane Davidson boosts Welsh food waste collections (15/10/2007)
Schemes to receive grants as part of a two year £14m programme to boost recycling in Wales, were announced on Friday. More...Plans submitted for £60m Capel Efw plant (15/10/2007)
A planning application for an energy from waste (efw) plant at Clockhouse Brickworks, Capel, near Dorking, has been submitted by Surrey Waste Management. More...UK Government proposes tougher targets for packaging waste (12/10/2007)
London, UK: The Government intends to issue new targets for packaging waste recycling and recovery effective from January 2008 to help the UK meet its obligations under the EC Packaging Directive, under new proposals from Defra. More...2007 pre-budget report reveals step change in PFI funding (10/10/2007)
London, UK - As part of the pre-budget report, the UK Government announced yesterday that waste management funding through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is rising from £280 million in 2007-08 to £700 million in 2010-11, totalling £2 billion over the CSR period. More...Novelis Recycling Education Project Receives Top Award (08/10/2007)
Warrington, UK, Oct. 5: Novelis strikes gold with a recycling award for a consumer education project. More...Scottish Glass Recycling Success (05/10/2007)
Over the last year over 4,000 tonnes of glass bottles and jars have been collected for recycling in the Scottish Highlands according to Viridor Waste Management. More...£1.5m investment in third line at Grosvenor MRF (04/10/2007)
Grosvenor has announced a major £1.5m investment in a third 80,000 tonne production line at its head office site in Crayford, Kent. The investment is funded by the commercial arm of the Alliance & Leicester Bank. More...Plasma based gasification process treats hazardous wastes (03/10/2007)
IET's Plasma Enhanced Melter(TM) will convert hazardous waste into useful products for Dow Corning. More...Veolia signs up with the Shropshire Waste Partnership (03/10/2007)
Veolia has signed the long term integrated waste management contract with the Shropshire Waste Partnership (SWP) within 2 months of being appointed the preferred bidder by the Authority. More...Sita gains Perthshire Efw permission (02/10/2007)
Perth and Kinross planners in Scotland, have approved the construction of an energy from waste (efw) plant at Binn Farm near Glenfarg. More...Creation of Ipswich unitary could cause £52m delay in waste procurement. (01/10/2007)
The Government’s intention to establish a unitary Ipswich authority has increased the likelihood of delays in the waste procurement programme, according to a report by officers of Suffolk County Council. More...Horticultural PVC recycling grows (28/09/2007)
Recovinyl, the PVC-U industry’s recycling initiative, is looking for growth in recycling waste material from the UK’s horticultural sector. More...Move to derail incinerator plans rebuffed (27/09/2007)
A Leicestershire county councillor moved yesterday to seek extensive public consultation and debate on approved incineration plans. More...Rolls-Royce Finds Solution to Polystyrene Waste (26/09/2007)
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, of Rotherham UK, is always looking to be greener and recycle more materials from their production site in Chichester More...Used Tyres Into Roof Tiles (21/09/2007)
Trials have been undertaken of a new innovative roof tile that may give a further valuable outlet for recycled tyres and plastics. More...Landfill Directive target “unlikely to be met” in Scotland (20/09/2007)
It is unlikely that Scotland will be able to reduce landfill to the levels required by the European Union in 2013 and urgent decisions now need to be made, according to an official report released today. More...Four new waste to energy plants for London (19/09/2007)
London will see the development of four new recycling and reprocessing plants for conversion of waste into renewable energy as part of the Mayor's Waste Strategy. More...Waste evidence programme will help build knowledge (19/09/2007)
A waste and resources evidence programme to help deliver the Government's waste strategy has been outlined today by the UK Government. More...Coventry gets magnetic attraction (18/09/2007)
The Coventry incinerator plant is in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The plant has boasted incineration figures of 220,000 tonnes per year and power generation of 17.7MW/hour together with 9MWt of heat for local use. More...Over 50% dissatisfied with geological storage of nuclear waste (14/09/2007)
Over half (51%) of those who took part in stakeholder events last Saturday were either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the Government's proposal to manage new nuclear waste in the same manner as legacy waste (geological storage). More...Viridor assesses reaction to Dunbar CHP proposals (12/09/2007)
Viridor Waste Management is currently assessing the responses received to its public consultation on the proposed energy from waste, combined heat and power facility for Oxwellmains, near Dunbar. More...Confusion over biopolymers leads to WRAP statement (11/09/2007)
Most consumers are confused about the wide range of new materials emerging with ‘biodegradable’, ‘home compostable’, ‘compostable’ and ‘degradable’ labels being introduced in the UK as bags, pots, trays, films or bottle formats, according to new consumer research. More...Textile waste at 2 million tonnes needs more sustainable approach (06/09/2007)
Representatives from the fashion, clothing, and textile industry as well as environmental and ethical groups met yesterday (5 August) to see how they can work with government to improve the sustainability of clothing. More...Planning success for WRG in Wrexham (05/09/2007)
WRG has obtained planning permission for a new waste facility and for upgrades to existing facilities in Wrexham. More...UK first for PVC roof membrane recycling (04/09/2007)
The UK’s first dedicated PVC single ply roofing membrane recycling scheme is planned, following successful trials. More...UK businesses unaware of tough new treatment requirements (03/09/2007)
Most UK businesses are unaware of and unprepared for regulations that require all businesses to treat their own non-hazardous waste before landfill disposal from 31 October. More...WIPD Planning System Guidance published by Defra (31/08/2007)
New guidance intended to help provide the waste infrastructure required in England to meet obligations under the Landfill Directive, has been published by Defra. More...£65 million PFI deal for York and North Yorkshire (31/08/2007)
£65 million in PFI credits has been awarded to the York and North Yorkshire waste partnership to “improve” local waste management facilities in the region. More...Veolia preferred bidder for Shropshire PFI (31/08/2007)
Veolia Environmental Services has been selected as the preferred bidder by Shropshire Waste Partnership for its integrated waste management PFI contract. More...OU unveils community composting profile (29/08/2007)
This is the first time a comprehensive profile of the community composting sector has been obtained and published. More...Landfill changes loom for non-hazardous wastes (23/08/2007)
Changes to the way that non-hazardous wastes destined for landfill are dealt with will come into force from 30 October 2007. More...Smash and Grab creates a Little Smasher (20/08/2007)
Good news for licensed retail establishments as Smash and Grab deliver a bottle compacting solution behind the bar. More...PAS 105 sets standard for recovered paper (17/08/2007)
A new quality assurance document has set the standard for recovered paper. More...80 year old Sutton landfill converts to country park (15/08/2007)
Waste Recycling Group’s Sutton Landfill Site in Nottinghamshire closed this month but a new and exciting era looms for the site. More...WEEE trials for large domestic appliances protocol (14/08/2007)
London, UK – Trials have been undertaken on WEEE Category 1 – large domestic appliances (LDA) as a basis for a WEEE protocol. More...Major increases in Viridor energy and compost production (13/08/2007)
Viridor has significantly increased green waste volumes composted and energy production in 2006-07. More...Scots firm wins strategic UK government contract (09/08/2007)
Glasgow – Scotland: A Scottish company has entered a contract with the UK Government to operate the Settlement Centre for WEEE. More...PVC recycling set to exceed 2007 target (09/08/2007)
Latest figures show the Recovinyl scheme is set to exceed its PVC-U recycling target for 2007 More...A snapshot of WEEE one month on (08/08/2007)
It is now just over one month since the various requirements of the WEEE regulations became effective in the England and Wales. This has given the larger waste management company’s such as Viridor, an opportunity to view the effects of the new approach. More...Contaminants barrier to WEEE recycling (07/08/2007)
Contaminants within WEEE waste streams are one of the biggest barriers to the effective recycling of waste plastic from waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)..... More...Tetrapak boosts recycling of food cartons (06/08/2007)
Tetrapak in conjunction with the carton industry body ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) are busy promoting the recycling of paper based drinks cartons through key partnerships. More...MRF operators wanted for quality trials (06/08/2007)
A review of the growing role of material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the production of quality recyclates is to be undertaken by WRAP. More...Anhydrite mine possible waste facility (03/08/2007)
Teesside, UK - A former anhydrite mine at Billingham on Teesside is being investigated for use in waste disposal. More...Leicestershire cabinet moves towards £100m Efw plant. (01/08/2007)
The Leicestershire County Council has given the go ahead for a waste management procurement strategy based on energy from waste (Efw) with the potential for combined heat and power (CHP). More...Harlow empowers battery potential (31/07/2007)
Following a successful pilot, Harlow Council announced today that the kerbside battery recycling initiative will go council wide. More...New report published on tyre-derived steel and fibre (31/07/2007)
WRAP research has identified potential end uses for difficult to recycle waste tyre components. More...Oaktech and Avondale sign up to Falkirk MBT plant (30/07/2007)
A new MBT plant could be destined for Falkirk as Oaktech signs a contract for plant design with Avondale Environmental. More...Denis Gasquet officially opens Marchwood’s ‘Silver Dome’ (27/07/2007)
Southampton, UK: Earlier this month, Denis Gasquet, Veolia Environmental Services’ worldwide CEO officially opened Hampshire’s "architecturally stunning" Integra South West Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Marchwood on the banks of Southampton Water. More...Electronics Recycling Report discusses current regulations in 26 countries (26/07/2007)
The publication discusses the current electronic waste laws and regulations in twenty-six countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, as well as Australia. More...Devon gives green light to Exeter CHP plant (26/07/2007)
Devon County Council has conditionally approved a planning application submitted by Viridor for a CHP plant at Exeter. More...Recovering energy from waste wood better than recycling (25/07/2007)
Joan Ruddock responds to a written question on wood recycling in the House of Commons. More...Massive 675,000 tonne RDF-CHP plant for Infraserve (24/07/2007)
A contract with a total value of about $30 million (USD) was signed last month between a consortium under the lead of ABB and Ebara Corporation, Japan More...New technology supporter programme comes to a close (23/07/2007)
England - The Supporter Programme has now come to a close after providing information, advice and training to local authorities in relation to new and emerging waste management technologies. More...Plymouth homes in on 4 potential waste sites (19/07/2007)
Plymouth City Council’s long term plans to establish facilities to manage its waste have moved forward as the Council’s latest draft planning document is published. More...More positive vibes for Anaerobic Digestion (18/07/2007)
WRAP has published its revised guidance for local authorities who are considering introducing AWC services, which appears to be timed to coincide with the select committee’s report publication. More...£2.4m CRT expansion creates jobs in Mold (17/07/2007)
CRT Recycling has invested £2.4m at Mold, Wales in a cathode ray tube glass processing plant. More...Ford Dagenham's award winning eco-efficiency diverts wastes (12/07/2007)
Ford’s Dagenham plant has been pursuing an eco-efficiency drive which has resulted in the diversion of over 12,500 tonnes of waste materials and reduced CO2 production. More...Eco submits application for £7m biomass generating station (11/07/2007)
Eco Composting (Eco) has submitted a planning application to construct one of the UK’s first green energy generating plants in Dorset. More...New process for CRTs developed (10/07/2007)
Competition is keen in the cathode ray tube (CRT) treatment business and a new process has been developed to deal with the problem. More...20% recycled aggregate in concrete – no problem! (09/07/2007)
A new research report shows that using 20% recycled aggregate blended with natural aggregate, has no negative impact on concrete performance. More...Plans to reduce 109m tonnes of waste (09/07/2007)
Each year 400 million tonnes of solid materials are used in the UK construction industry but only two-thirds is added to the building stock. More...Platinum recovery from street sweepings? (06/07/2007)
Cardiff University researchers are undertaking collaborative research work to investigate the potential for recycling precious metals from road dusts and vehicle exhausts. More...Success in PFI round for local authorities (05/07/2007)
Four innovative projects to deliver major infrastructure for dealing with England's waste have been given the go ahead to progress to the next stage in securing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits under Defra's Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP). More...Krysteline Light solves CRT problem (05/07/2007)
Lewes, Sussex-based recycling specialist MDJ Light Brothers (SP) Ltd is set to change the way CRTs (cathode ray tubes, found in TV sets and PC monitors) are recycled in the UK with its implementation of the latest Krysteline glass processing technology. More...Augean makes "good progress" in first half (05/07/2007)
Augean issues a market update for 2007 first half. More...Metso Supplies Power Boiler to UPM Caledonian for Green Energy Production in Scotland (04/07/2007)
Metso Power, a part of Metso Paper business area, will supply UPM's Caledonian paper mill with a biomass-fired power boiler to the mill's new power plant in Irvine, Scotland. More...Greater Manchester links with INEOS on Combined Heat & Power - 2 (03/07/2007)
INEOS ChlorVinyls submitted an application for a proposed new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility at Runcorn in January this year. More...Greater Manchester links with INEOS on Combined Heat & Power - 1 (03/07/2007)
GMWDA intends to supply SRF to a CHP facility as a part of its future municipal waste solution for Greater Manchester. More...WEEE Day for Electrical Producers (29/06/2007)
Electrical producers will have to meet the environmental costs of dealing with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 1st July 2007 across the UK. More...Scottish Ministers decline to endorse deep storage (29/06/2007)
The Scottish government earlier this week, declined to endorse plans to consult on proposals to bury nuclear waste in deep geological facilities in Scotland. More...Industry to tackle 2 million tonne electrical waste problem (29/06/2007)
The new Department of Enterprise, Business and Regulatory Reform has issued further information on the WEEE Regulations which come into effect on 1 July. More...Waste Management, Inc. announces major landfill gas to energy initiative (28/06/2007)
US's Largest Owner and Operator of Landfills to Generate Renewable Electricity At 60 Additional Landfills Over Next 5 Years Using Landfill Gas More...Early set-back for Horton landfill application (25/06/2007)
A planning application to extend a West Sussex landfill site has hit an early obstacle as it is objected to by a local authority consultee. More...“Waste neutrality” used as tool in construction performance (22/06/2007)
WRAP has launched its proposed ‘Net Waste Method’ which it anticipates will provide a practical means by which construction professionals can develop and measure a project’s performance in achieving “waste neutrality”. More...Major boost for Government backed anaerobic digestion programme (21/06/2007)
Anaerobic Digestion has been given an important boost through cooperative working between WRAP and the Environment Agency. More...Major organisations commit to packaging reductions (19/06/2007)
Nine of the UK’s biggest brand owners and manufacturers have shown a strong commitment to reduce the amount of packaging waste that ends up in the household waste according to an announcement from WRAP. More...No contest on Ghost Ships planning appeal (19/06/2007)
Hartlepool Council's Planning Committee has decided not to challenge the appeals by Able UK over its plans to dismantle ships and other associated work at its Graythorp site. More...Power to the people through local grid (18/06/2007)
The former landfill site at Poole, near Wellington, is now producing more power from the degrading wastes through landfill gas generation. More...UK first for mattress recycling (18/06/2007)
This was the first such project in Scotland, and indeed by 2007 was still the only one in the UK. More...DTI Approval for AWM as Designated Collection Facility (14/06/2007)
AWM Group has announced that the Department of Trade and Industry has confirmed that the company’s Dudley site has been approved as a Designated Collection Facility (DCF. More...£150m state-of-the-art waste facility planned for Cardiff (12/06/2007)
A Welsh property development company has teamed up with Viridor Waste Management in a plan to construct a £150m resource recovery and energy from waste facility in Cardiff. More...Over £2.5m invested in wood recycling facilities (08/06/2007)
Two wood recycling projects, each valued at a million pound plus, are to receive £670,000 of WRAP support funding, which will increase the quantity of post-consumer wood waste diverted from landfill. More...WEEE cooperation twixt north and south in Ireland (07/06/2007)
Two company’s, located in Northern Ireland and the Republic are co-operating on the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). More...European first for UK with £69m Immingham food waste plant (06/06/2007)
EnCycle has obtained planning consent from the North East Lincolnshire Council to develop an energy from food waste power plant at Immingham. More...Veolia preferred bidder for West Berkshire (05/06/2007)
Veolia Environmental Services has again achieved Preferred Bidder status, this time with its selection as Preferred Bidder by West Berkshire Council for a 25-year integrated PFI waste contract. More...Year Two for the Waste Protocols Project (01/06/2007)
The Environment Agency and WRAP have announced the waste streams that will be included in the second year of the Waste Protocols Project following a successful first year. More...New food waste collection trials (01/06/2007)
Following hard on the heels of the release of the National Waste Strategy for England and a key report on biowastes published by WRAP, new food collection trials are to take place. More...Rosyth nuclear subs waste for disposal (29/05/2007)
Rosyth Royal Dockyard limited is planning to dispose of radioactive materials by exporting them initially to Scandinavia for pre-treatment, before their return to the UK for disposal. More...Waste company nominated for prestigious business award (25/05/2007)
The rapid growth of a Midlands waste management company during the last 12 months has culminated in the company being selected as a finalist for the Midlands and East of England regional heat of The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award. More...Key report published on household biowastes (25/05/2007)
Timed to coincide with the issue of the national waste strategy, WRAP has published the final report from Eunomia on Managing Biowastes from Households in the UK. More...Weekly food waste collection for St Albans (24/05/2007)
In a move that may reflect the future nationally in waste collection, St Albans City and District Council has said that food waste will continue to be collected every week, even after the proposed introduction of an alternate week waste collection system in mid-2008. More...EHS issues landfill closure guidance (23/05/2007)
The guidance note provides interim guidance for Northern Ireland's Environment and Heritage Service staff and landfill operators on the capping of landfill sites and the procedures that can be applied to both existing and new landfill sites. More...VCA appointed as WEEE distributor enforcement body (18/05/2007)
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), today appointed the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) as the enforcement body for the distributor obligations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...EU reviews the Animal By-products Regulations (17/05/2007)
The European Union is reviewing the Animal By Products Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and has issued an on-line consultation in the form of a questionnaire. More...Glass and plastic bottles scoop packaging awards (16/05/2007)
A glass bottle and a plastic bottle scooped four awards last night at the 2007 Starpack Packaging Awards, held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. More...Tyre recycling quality standards set (15/05/2007)
Two new tyre standards have been released by WRAP working in conjunction with the British Standards Institute. More...Import wine but not the bottles! (11/05/2007)
Wrap toasts the environmental benefits of a new wine import facility. More...Capital support programme for AD launched in Wales (11/05/2007)
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a capital support programme for the development of more anaerobic digestion plants. The support is provided through the Assembly’s Materials Action Programme (MAP). More...UK's world leading HDPE recycling technology (10/05/2007)
WRAP has released the findings from a large scale trial into the commercial viability of producing recycled plastic milk bottles from food-grade HDPE. More...WRG sign Wrexham PFI Waste Contract (09/05/2007)
A new waste contract aimed at further reducing reliance on landfill while boosting recycling rates has been signed by Wrexham County Borough Council and Waste Recycling Group. More...Gardeners urged to tackle climate change (09/05/2007)
A new survey has been carried out by WRAP’s Know Your Compost Campaign which shows gardeners believe they are seeing climate change. More...Compost producers celebrate industry growth (04/05/2007)
A WRAP study finds that 35 per cent of landscape professionals have increased their use of compost produced from recycled garden material by ten per cent or more More...£4m Pyrolysis plant for Seamer Carr (01/05/2007)
A new, revolutionary £4m plant is to convert household waste into gas to produce energy in the form of electricity and heat. More...WEEE research - new additive extraction processes (30/04/2007)
The results of trials have revealed that new extraction processes for additives, should encourage the recycling of waste plastics derived from WEEE. More...Yorwaste in £50m contract award (30/04/2007)
North Yorkshire recycling and waste management company, Yorwaste, have been appointed by the City of York to handle the city’s waste disposal for a further 15 years and recycling for a further 5 years. More...WEEE Electronics Recyclers join forces. (26/04/2007)
Bruce Electronics Recycling based in Sheffield, and RID (UK) Ltd of Huddersfield have merged into a new company, which is now known as ‘ Bruce R.I.D. Recycling Limited.’ More...IBM worldwide recycler of computer WEEE (24/04/2007)
IBM is making an important contribution to reducing the amount of e-waste generated each year worldwide. More...Extec scoops Queen's Award (24/04/2007)
The annual winners and recipients of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise were announced on The Queen's birthday (21 April). More...£45m Frog Island MBT plant opens (23/04/2007)
The opening of the new Shank’s Frog Island MBT plant has been welcomed by London Councils as a step to accelerate the rates of recycling of Borough Councils. More...Boroughs join for war on waste (23/04/2007)
Sutton, Croydon, Merton and Kingston upon Thames have combined to wage a war on wastes through their joint efforts. More...Donarbon set for Cambridgeshire PFI contract (20/04/2007)
The Cambridge County Council Executive has given provisional approval for the 28-year Private Finance Initiative contract with Donarbon to deal with the Council’s residual wastes using the MBT process. More...News bites (19/04/2007)
Sainsbury's ban degradable bags (for a day). East Devon residents support battery trial. Terex Pegson jaw crusher for St Austell recycler. More...Focus on MBT (18/04/2007)
2nd International Symposium on MBT 2007 - 22 to 24 May 2007, Hanover, Germany More...Recresco establishes the UK’s first tri-colour glass sorting facility (17/04/2007)
Recresco, a growing recycling company, has developed the first tri-colour sorting plant for mixed glass in the UK. More...Leicestershire compost used at Beckham towers (13/04/2007)
Leicestershire compost is reputed to be used by the Beckhams as well as finding a use at the Eden Project, Cornwall. More...Application submitted for Exeter Efw facility (12/04/2007)
Viridor Waste Management has formally submitted a planning application for the Exeter Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power facility. More...Tata Steel completes £6.2bn acquisition of Corus (11/04/2007)
The enlarged company will have an estimated crude steel production of 27 million tonnes in 2007 and will be the world’s fifth largest steel producer with 84,000 employees across four continents. More...A rose by any other name…. (11/04/2007)
Dancing on ice star, actress Gaynor Faye launches the Recycle Now Home Composting campaign for 2007 with a rosy pose(y). More...Agency makes allowance for problematic hazardous wastes (10/04/2007)
The Environment Agency has issued a briefing note in relation to problematic hazardous wastes with a high total organic carbon (TOC), making some allowance for their landfill up to June 2008. More...London Mayor to appeal High Court decision (05/04/2007)
London Mayor to appeal High Court decision to stop West London's waste being incinerated. More...BREW Waste Protocols Project now in its second year (04/04/2007)
Waste protocols provide a framework within which a recycled product no longer classified as waste. Quality Protocols provide industry with much needed clarity, enabling businesses to develop sustainable markets and realise the full potential of recycled products. More...New life cycle tool for wastes launched (04/04/2007)
A new tool for assessing the relative impacts on the environment of waste management facilities has been launched by the Environment Agency. More...Mega roll out to 285000 homes in 6 weeks! (03/04/2007)
Brampton, Canada – The Region of Peel has launched its new Organics Recycling Program at the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility in Brampton. More...York re-affirms its support for MBT despite £708m "affordability gap". (29/03/2007)
The City Of York Executive have approved a report on the joint North Yorkshire County Council and City of York waste PFI business plan at a meeting this week. More...Cambridgeshire approves Donarbon MBT facility (28/03/2007)
Cambridgeshire County Council has approved an application by Donarbon Limited to develop a modern technology mechanical biological treatment plant (MBT) at Waterbeach. More...Milton Keynes food scheme a recycling success (27/03/2007)
More food waste in Milton Keynes is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on household waste going to landfill. More...Funding for green energy projects offers recycled wood opportunities (27/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has announced that more than 70 biomass projects across Scotland are to share £10.5 million in a programme aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 37,000 tonnes a year. More...New use for used tyres (27/03/2007)
A Cheshire company, Dunweedin has come up with a new use for waste tyres. More...Defra announces low level radioactive waste policy (26/03/2007)
A new UK policy for managing solid low level radioactive waste has been published by the UK Government and the devolved administrations today More...European Commission starts legal action against UK (26/03/2007)
The European Commission has decided to start legal action against the UK and 13 other Member States for inadequately transposing the EU's legislation on the landfilling of waste into their national law. More...News Bites (23/03/2007)
Recycling victim of its own success in South Yorkshire. Miliband welcomes budget as next steps to low-carbon economy. Veolia's Pebsham recycling depot gets planning consent. More...Shetland glass company paves the way (21/03/2007)
A Shetland glass recycling company has exported its first recycled glass paving slabs to the mainland. More...Veolia announced preferred bidder for Southwark PFI (20/03/2007)
Veolia has been awarded preferred bidder status by Southwark Council for the council’s integrated waste management contract. More...Ghost Ships are still in US ownership (20/03/2007)
A spokesman for the US Marine Administration has said that the so called Ghost Ships, currently docked near Hartlepool, are still in US ownership. More...New Quality Protocol for Compost to ensure sustainable production (19/03/2007)
A new initiative making it easier for businesses and industry to produce more compost and reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfill has been launched by WRAP and the Environment Agency. More...£1m reprocessing capacity guarantee in Northern Ireland (16/03/2007)
WRAP has played a key role in securing £1 million of investment in recycling equipment for two companies in Northern Ireland. The investment will result in the creation of an additional 118,000 tonnes annual reprocessing capacity. More...Viridor and Electrolink forge WEEE Partnership (15/03/2007)
Viridor Waste Management has teamed up with WEEE Producer Compliance Scheme, Electrolink. More...Merseyside in brief (15/03/2007)
All systems go for Pioneering £13m Waste Facility. Knowsley upgrade collection service. Liverpool Fly-tippers clean up their own mess. Garden Waste Is Now Clear in Sefton. Wirral turns to co-mingled recycling collections. More...Funding - £48m per year for Scottish waste treatment (14/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has provisionally announced today, funding to double Scotland's current recycling rate and reduce reliance on landfill through an attack on residual wastes. More...News bites (13/03/2007)
TEG shows significant turnover increase. Re-appointment of five Commissioners to the Sustainable Development Commission. WEEE producer registration deadline looming. More...Popular Lancashire household waste site may still be axed (13/03/2007)
Following claims by a Ribble Valley councillor, Lancashire County Council Chiefs have said that the Petre Arms Household Waste Centre at Langho has not escaped closure. More...Odour – no problem for Lancashire MBT facilities (13/03/2007)
There have been recent reports of potential smell problems with European MBT plants, though these were constructed to an older design and care needs exercising when making comparisons. More...Scottish Household Survey (2006 - Quarter 3) (12/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has published its Household survey, which includes responses to questions on recycling. More...A national poll has ranked Lancashire top of the recycling heap (12/03/2007)
The poll investigated the service delivered at local ‘tips’ and showed an impressive 93 per cent satisfaction rate with the county council’s 23 recycling centres. More...LARAC reacts to Campaign for Real Recycling (09/03/2007)
The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee has reacted to criticism of co-mingled recycling collections voiced by the Campaign for Real Recycling. More...Viridor-Laing consortium present Rochdale plant proposals (09/03/2007)
The site of the proposed Waithlands Waste Resource Centre is just over half a mile east of Rochdale town centre and north of the existing Household Waste Recycling Site. More...The future of High Heavens (09/03/2007)
Major improvements are in the pipeline for the High Heavens recycling facility in High Wycombe, in part to overcome odour problems. More...Bucks goes out