Recycling

The reclamation and recycling of waste materials is an important part of Government policy and is a statutory requirement for local authorities in the case of household wastes, which is linked also to landfill reduction targets through the local authority trading scheme (LATS). In addition to aiding the mitigation of global warming effects, recycling of materials such as metals and plastics also contributes to the conservation of natural resources for the use of future generations, which is in accordance with the basic principles of sustainability.

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WIP - New Technologies Supporter Programme (11/02/2007)
The New Technologies Supporter Programme continues apace as waste disposal authorities move rapidly towards the making of important decisions on facility development, often associated with the private finance initiative (PFI) process. More...£14 million plastics reprocessing plant opens in Lincolnshire (03/10/2008)
AWS Eco Plastics has opened its upgraded £14 million plastics reprocessing centre, said to be the largest in Europe. More...Processing standard first - for waste plasterboard (30/09/2008)
A new standard has been produced for the processing of waste plasterboard into quality assured gypsum – the first of its kind. More...Plasterboard disposal beats 2010 target (23/09/2008)
This good progress has come in the first year of the industry’s voluntary Ashdown Agreement according to WRAP More...Businesses to recycle lunchtime waste (23/09/2008)
Closed Loop Recycling is urging UK Businesses to get greener by recycling their lunchtime food packaging waste. More...Food grade plastic recycling plant for Wales (19/09/2008)
Closed Loop Recycling has chosen North Wales as the location for its second plastic recycling plant. More...Corus invests PRN funds to achieve record recycling levels (18/09/2008)
This has resulted in "significant achievements and benefits” to recycling infrastructure. More...Cory signs contract for new Wandsworth Materials Recovery Facility (15/09/2008)
WRWA and Cory Environmental are to construct a new Materials Recovery Facility in Inner London, under a contract signed last week. More...An alternative view on waste plastic exports (05/09/2008)
Processing waste plastics in the UK and Europe is still a better option than export abroad for environmental, ethical and legal reasons. More...£20 million recycling park planned on Merseyside (04/09/2008)
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) has announced that it is to submit plans for a Recycling Park at Gillmoss, Liverpool. More...Record PVC recycling rates forecast (26/08/2008)
Recovinyl is forecasting another record-breaking year with more than 50,000 tonnes of PVC set to be recycled by the end of 2008. More...Exporting plastic bottle waste to China is better than UK landfill (20/08/2008)
New study shows carbon benefits of trade with the Dragon economy. More...Dry clean your recycling plastics! (18/08/2008)
Trials have shown that dry cleaning technology is an effective and environmentally beneficial method for removing dirt and contaminants from mixed plastic waste. More...New North London MRF to be operational by July 2009 (13/08/2008)
The circa £18 million deal is Greenstar’s largest strategic investment to date. More...Research finds four main barriers to recycling (08/08/2008)
New research has identified four main barriers which prevent people recycling more. 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...Recycle Now launches its new consumer website (10/06/2008)
The re-launched site has an updated and more contemporary look, but in addition there are three additional sections. 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...Can sculpture of Big Ben's tower launches Recycling Week (02/06/2008)
To mark the event a six-metre replica of Big Ben's tower constructed with Coca Cola cans and bottles has been unveiled in London's South Bank. More...LGA calls for retailers and producers to fund packaging waste collection (29/05/2008)
The call for action follows the LGA's publication today (Thurs) of its second investigation into the weight of retailer packaging and how much of it can be recycled. More...WRAP appoints new Director for Scotland (24/05/2008)
WRAP announced yesterday, that Iain Gulland has been appointed as its new Director for Scotland. 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...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...Cory and WRWA step into the recycling breech (21/04/2008)
Cory Environmental and the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) have pledged £700,000 towards the threatened Recycle Western Riverside Programme. 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...Utilities companies commit to groundbreaking agreement (02/04/2008)
The first construction agreement of its kind launched 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...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...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...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...Sainsbury in for Resource Conservation Award (31/01/2008)
Sainsbury is up for an award for Resource Conservation at the Sustainable City Awards, which take place in London on 13 February. More...West Midlands severely under resourced in recycling infrastructure (31/01/2008)
Veolia Environmental Services has received planning permission to build its sixth UK Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at its existing Four Ashes site near Wolverhampton. 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...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...Recycle Now features on Coronation Street (18/01/2008)
Recycle Now, the national recycling campaign for England, and ITV’s flagship soap, Coronation Street have joined forces to give recycling its debut performance. More...Scottish stats confirm household recycling success (17/01/2008)
Figures released by the Scottish Government confirm the drive, in partnership with local authorities, to push up participation of residents in recycling activities and provide backing information for the country’s recycling success. More...Alternate weekly collection accelerates Norwich recycling rates (04/01/2008)
Norwich City Council has collected a "massive" 7,500 tonnes of recycling from across the city since April 2007. More...Anna Ryder Richardson backs Christmas card recycling campaign (03/01/2008)
Fresh from her stint in the ‘celebrity jungle’ keen recycler Anna Ryder Richardson has today teamed up with Recycle Now, to launch the national Chrismas card recycling campaign for England. 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...Valpak launches text service for recycling information (19/12/2007)
Valpak announced recently, that its recycling information web site recycle-more.co.uk, has launched a new text service to provide recycling information. 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...Joanne Lumley launches Christmas Recycling Campaign (12/12/2007)
Ab Fab star, actress Joanna Lumley OBE last week, teamed up with Recycle Now and the Woodland Trust to deliver an early festive reminder to recycle. 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...Defra smashes its own recycling target (06/12/2007)
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has already exceeded its own recycling target set for 2010. 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...Major initiative to aid packaging recycling (03/12/2007)
Retailers are looking to replace the current range of symbols and messages on packaging, with a single logo. 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...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...Santa to generate 0.75 million tonnes of extra waste (26/11/2007)
English households are expected to produce nearly three quarters of a million tonnes (736,574) of extra waste this Christmas according to new research. 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...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...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...Scotland set to shatter 2008 recycling target (13/11/2007)
Scotland has almost reached its 2008 recycling a year in advance, according to figures published yesterday by SEPA. 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...Greenstar UK acquires Verdant Group Plc (02/11/2007)
Aylesbury, Bucks, England: Greenstar UK has announce the acquisition of Kent based Verdant Group Plc, one of the largest independent municipal services providers to UK local authorities. More...Armagh recycling shows “massive leap” (02/11/2007)
Armagh, Northern Ireland: Armagh has revealed that its recycling figures have shown a “massive leap” over the last four years. More...Model predicts growth for Scottish sustainable aggregates (31/10/2007)
The demand for aggregate in Scotland is forecast to grow by an average of 1.17% a year until 2018 with recycled and secondary aggregates taking a 20% market share by 2012. More...Incentives to recycle in strengthened Climate Change Bill (30/10/2007)
London, UK: Incentives to recycle, commonly referred to as “pay as you throw”, have re-appeared in a Government Command Paper. 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...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...Wales heads for 40% recycling by 2010 (15/10/2007)
Welsh Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Jane Davidson welcomed figures for 2006-07 released last week. 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...Hambleton to launch £658k kerbside sorting scheme (10/10/2007)
Northallerton, UK: Hambleton District Council is to launch a new five year, £658k kerbside sorting and collection scheme across its area in November. 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...Irish recycling rate for WEEE continues to grow (08/10/2007)
The successful WEEE programme in Ireland has lead to continued growth in the recycling rate, but producers need to do more on recovering smaller items and reuse. 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...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...Glass recycling benefits as bulk wine imports take off (28/09/2007)
Bulk importing of wine into the UK has shown important and significantly increases in the last 12 months, according to WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). 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...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...North Fulham mining for recycling gold (20/09/2007)
A new pilot project in Fulham is seeking to improve recycling services and make easier for residents of high and low rise dwellings to recycle. 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...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...Push continues on beverage carton recycling (03/09/2007)
Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce approximately 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid foods/drinks. 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...Construction SME's go green with waste (28/08/2007)
A scheme providing collection and recycling services to construction companies is proving to be a great success, giving firms the opportunity to achieve sustainable waste management. More...Hambleton gives boost to Tetrapak’s carton recycling campaign (21/08/2007)
Hambleton Council has distributed recycling banks for food cartons across the District Council’s area in support of Tetrapak’s national campaign to recycle more of these common packaging wastes. 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...Welsh construction firms urged to tackle 6 million tonnes of waste (15/08/2007)
Construction companies in Wales are being urged to take action in reducing their wastes and improve their bottom line. More..."People have a duty to recycle" - 81% agree (14/08/2007)
London, UK - When asked for their attitudes about recycling, 81 per cent of a survey population strongly agreed or tended to agree that "people have a duty to recycle". 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...Defra targets recycling in 'public places' (13/08/2007)
A consultation issued today by Defra is aimed at extending the ‘culture’ of recycling from the home and office to public areas, making it become “a natural part of everyday life”. 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...25.5 million people in England committed to recycling (08/08/2007)
New research shows that 8.5 million more people are ‘committed’ recyclers bringing the total to 25.5 million people in England. 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...Excellent public response to plastic water bottle recycling in flood areas (01/08/2007)
Gloucester, UK - Gloucester Council says that its plastic bottle recycling facilities had been overwhelmed by “public-spirited response of residents in returning their used bottle water containers”. 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...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...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...Cotswolds Council breaks 50% recycling barrier (20/07/2007)
Residents in the Cotswolds are now recycling more than half their waste, the District Council revealed yesterday. 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...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...Smallest Scottish County excels in recycling (06/07/2007)
Scotland's smallest local authority is seen to be leading the way in the recycling field, according to data released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 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...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...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...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...Welsh NHS Trust’s success at reducing waste (26/06/2007)
A Cardiff hospital has been highly successful in cutting the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 75%. 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...Grosvenor scoops top award for plastics sorting technology (20/06/2007)
Grosvenor’s cutting edge plastic sorting technology has put them ahead of the competition as they win the award for Best Technology Application at the 2007 Plastics Industry Awards. 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...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...Government to set up a London Waste and Recycling Board (14/06/2007)
As one of its duties it will manage the London Waste and Recycling Fund, and may also be required to provide advice on strategic London waste issues to London Boroughs and the Mayor. 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...Plastic bottle recycling experiences continued growth (08/06/2007)
Plastic bottle recycling continues to go from strength to strength with 92% of UK local authorities now offering recycling collection facilities for plastic bottles, according to new research. 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...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...New sports pitch from used plane tyres (15/05/2007)
A Stokesley floodlit sports area has re-opened after a £43,000 revamp using old plane tyres! 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...Outdoor furniture from board? - simply a picnic (14/05/2007)
Gayle Blanchflower from OutABox was presented with the best environmental product award at the recent British Female Inventors and Innovators awards ceremony. More...Import wine but not the bottles! (11/05/2007)
Wrap toasts the environmental benefits of a new wine import facility. 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...Lab equipment goes green (30/04/2007)
The laboratory equipment supplier, Anachem, has added a further incentive to its already existing recycling scheme by offering to make a donation to environmental projects on behalf of new entrants. More...Supply logistics innovator wins top award (27/04/2007)
Using a sustainable approach to materials supply to construction sites, Wilson James aims to recycle 70% of site waste materials and help minimise construction waste. 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...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...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...New programme fuelled to up paper use (16/04/2007)
WRAP has launched the second phase of a major project designed give the UK Magazine industry a new impetus to extend its use of recycled content paper. More...WRAP targets SMEs (16/04/2007)
WRAP is targeting the waste management activities of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through the organisation's SME Recycling programme More...International news bites (12/04/2007)
Shipping lines to raise paper waste transport costs. Warming Artic could release frozen waste. US study confirms waste cell phones to be potentially polluting. 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...Scottish report provides backing to alternate weekly collections (10/04/2007)
A report on Scottish kerbside recycling has demonstrated that alternate weekly collections have a great benefit on the quantities of materials recycled by householders. 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...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...Agency urges WEEE producers to sign up (30/03/2007)
The Environment Agency urges producers to continue to sign up to WEEE schemes. 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...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...Wilton complex to become major hub for green energy (26/03/2007)
UK Wood Recycling has officially opened its new wood chip plant on the former ICI Wilton integrated petro-chemicals complex on Teesside. 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...£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...Bovine bins boost recycling (15/03/2007)
Recycling bins disguised as cows will soon be grazing on waste across the capital, following a trial in Lewisham which proved an un’herd’ of success. 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...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...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...Recycling 50% up at East Sussex Household Waste Recycling Sites (08/03/2007)
Figures released by Veolia Environmental Services for the last three and a half years, have confirmed that recycling has increased by more than 50% at East Sussex and Brighton & Hove’s Household Waste Recycling Sites. More...Bucks goes out for residual waste treatment (08/03/2007)
Buckinghamshire County Council is seeking submissions from potential contractors for the diversion from landfill and treatment of its residual waste stream. Closing date: 02/04/2007 Time 12:00 More...New and improved recycling centre service for Norfolk (07/03/2007)
Following the decision by Norfolk County Council to appoint SRM as preferred bidder for its £500 million residual waste management contract in a reversal of fortunes for WRG, the council has also chosen a new contractor to manage its recycling centres. More...SITA’s £11m Northumberland waste management facility gets approval (07/03/2007)
SITA UK has received planning approval for a new integrated waste management facility (IWMF) in West Sleekburn, Northumberland. More...Series of WEEE deadlines looming (05/03/2007)
Several deadline or target dates relating to the WEEE regulations are rapidly approaching following the publication by the Environment Agency of the full list of producer compliance schemes. More...Superhighway for container deliveries (02/03/2007)
Straight plc, has forged a partnership with DHL, the international operator in contract logistics, for all its product deliveries. More...WEEE - DTI issues guidance on the WEEE Regulations (01/03/2007)
The Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday issued guidance notes on the WEEE Regulations. More...London wide waste authority rebuffed in the Commons (28/02/2007)
In a debate yesterday on the Greater London Authority Bill, Karen Buck moved the second reading of amendments to Clause 1 of the Bill which were aimed at the introduction of a London wide waste authority. More...Commons to debate single London Waste Authority today (27/02/2007)
The Commons is due to debate amendments introduced by a group of MPs to establish a single waste authority for London to achieve a more sustainable approach to waste management that will place more emphasis on recycling and reduce the influence of incineration. More...CD&E wastes - Survey indicates 88.6m tonnes of English CD & E waste arose in 2005 (27/02/2007)
The objective of the survey was to establish estimates for the arisings and use as aggregate of construction and demolition and excavation waste in England in 2005. More...EA approve more WEEE Producer Compliance Schemes (26/02/2007)
Following the initial approval of 5 Producer Compliance Schemes earlier this month, the Environment Agency has now produced an updated list of schemes at the 23 February together with a provisional list of schemes which may be subject to later approval. More...SEPA approves WEEE compliance schemes (22/02/2007)
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that it has approved a number of producer compliance schemes (PCSs) under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, 2006. More...Innovation in urban recycling unveilled (22/02/2007)
To encourage more people to recycle, it is important to ensure that recycling centres are designed in an attractive manner and are at easily accessible locations. More...Accord wins waste services within £80m Gloucester contract (20/02/2007)
Accord plc has been successful in winning a 15 year, £80m contract with Gloucester City Council. The partnership of company and authority has ambitious targets to make Gloucester one of the cleanest cities in the country. More...WEEE first for Newport (20/02/2007)
Newport council is the first council to use new WEEE containers at its civic amenity site. More...Britvic to phase out re-usable bottles by 2008 (19/02/2007)
Britvic, the soft drinks company, is moving from returnable to recyclable glass bottles with phasing out of returnables by 2008 More...Protest march against Didcot ash disposal (19/02/2007)
Campaigners held a protest march against the use of Radley Lakes in Oxfordshire for ash disposal from Didcot power station following the granting of planning consent. More...Veolia's Marchwood transfer station meets opposition (19/02/2007)
Councillors object to the proposed construction of a permanent waste transfer station on the edge of the New Forest National Park at Marchwood. More...New Forest gets a tree and smashes recycling record (16/02/2007)
Alupro presented a 5ft Alder tree to mark the milestone of more than 100 tonnes of aluminium cans being recycled in the New Forest during 2006 and residents break previous glass recycling records. More...PRNs - regulatory changes following going electronic (14/02/2007)
In order to support the maintenance and development of the NPWD, Defra ha indicated that there will be a corresponding increase in fees. More...Agency approves WEEE compliance schemes (13/02/2007)
The Environment Agency recently issued a list of approved compliance schemes under the requirements of the WEEE regulations. More...Wigan MRF £1.5m re-opening after major fire last year (09/02/2007)
The Kirkless Materials Recycling Facility and Civic Amenity Site in Wigan was nearly destroyed last year by fire, but it is once again fully operational following a £1.5 million refit. More...PFI new structure to aid £11 billion infrastructure investment. (09/02/2007)
Based on experience so far, a more streamlined process for applying to Defra for waste PFI credits has been announced today. More...New Technologies Supporter Programme continues apace (09/02/2007)
The New Technologies Supporter Programme (NTSP) continues apace as waste disposal authorities move rapidly towards the making of important decisions on facility development. More...Manchester to get combined MBT and AD to tackle residual wastes (08/02/2007)
The type of facilities required under the GMWDA record £3b PFI contract are being revealed in outline. More...News bites (08/02/2007)
Westminster chutes for the recycling stars. Commission plans legislative framework for cutting CO2 emissions from cars. UKAEA admit illegal Dounreay radioactive waste practices. World’s first combined wind and gas offshore energy project given go-ahead. More...News bites (07/02/2007)
REPIC introduces cradle to grave tracking for WEEE. The Independent wages war on waste. Holmen keen to get going with Tilbury Dock MRF. Balcan gets approval for on-site lamp crushing. More...Valpak's WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) (06/02/2007)
Valpak is urging both retailers and Local Authorities to participate in the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) , and take advantage of its benefits. More...Funding - Welsh municipal waste projects benefit by £1.1m (05/02/2007)
The Welsh assembly has allocated £1.1m to help improve the management of municipal wastes in Wales. The drive is to support the full implementation of the national waste strategy, Wise About Waste. More...EA issues WEEE reminder (02/02/2007)
Companies who produce electrical and electronic equipment are being reminded by the Environment Agency to register in order to comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...Packaging waste website set to cut fraud (01/02/2007)
A new and improved website for packaging waste information will help companies to meet packaging recycling regulations and tackle fraud. More...Pirelli and Vacu-lug join forces (01/02/2007)
Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd is joining forces with Vacu-Lug, the UK’s largest independent retread manufacturer, in a strategic alliance that will strengthen the position of both companies. More...Pyrolysis solution favourite for West of England. (30/01/2007)
The West of England councils have issued consultation documents as a first step in moves towards joint planning and joint municipal waste strategies. More...John Craven to launch Cumbria recycling initiative (29/01/2007)
Cumbria is set to use a national TV personality to launch an initiative under the Recycle for Cumbria campaign. More...Greater Manchester announce preferred bidder for £3 billion PFI contract (26/01/2007)
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has announced the selection of the Viridor and Laing Roads consortium as preferred bidder for its £3 billion waste PFI contract. More...South Lakeland "rocket" to recycling success (26/01/2007)
South Lakeland is expecting a record year of recycling in 2007 – after seeing its figures rocket by millions during 2006. More...Norfolk plumps for MBT (25/01/2007)
Norfolk County Council's Residual Waste Treatment Project Board has selected Sustainable Resource Management (SRM) as preferred bidder in the County's PFI project. More...Chinese bites (25/01/2007)
China's boom bodes well for UK recyclate exports China may curb waste imports. More...Upgraded £1.3m HWRC for Lincolnshire (24/01/2007)
WRG has unveiled a £1.3 million upgrade of the Boston Household Waste Recovery Centre on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council. The facility is bigger, more modern and more convenient for users. More...Fire hits Suffolk MRF (23/01/2007)
A fire, thought to have been started by a piece of machinery, affected a Viridor materials recycling facility (MRF) at Great Blackenham, Suffolk yesterday. More...Cotswold to do wheelies (22/01/2007)
Wheeled bins for general household waste are set to be rolled out across the Cotswolds later this year. More...Cory applies for permission for Merseyside MBT plant (19/01/2007)
Cory has submitted a planning application to St Helens Council for a mechanical biological treatment facility (MBT) plant. More...Sustainable construction - Clients hold the key (17/01/2007)
Demand for construction materials with high recycled content in new building projects is increasingly being driven by some of the construction industry’s largest clients according to WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). More...TV message in a bottle (16/01/2007)
A new TV advertising campaign encouraging people to recycle more glass bottles and jars has hit our screens as part of the latest phase of television advertising from Recycle Now. More...North Yorkshire company rubber-stamps £0.25m deal with tyre recycler. (16/01/2007)
Riverside Waste Machinery - the delivery of a £250,000 tyre shredder is the company's biggest order and demand continues to grow. More...Marks & Spencer - zero waste to landfill by 2012 (15/01/2007)
Marks & Spencer have announced the initiation of "Plan A", a business-wide £200m "eco-plan" which will have an impact on every part of M&S' operations over the next five years. More...Major WRAP glass project greens up production (15/01/2007)
It is intended that the WRAP report will help industry to maximise the use of green glass which arises in abundance in the UK. More...Recycling rates rocket at South Kesteven (12/01/2007)
There has been a "massive increase" in the amount of rubbish being recycled as residents enthusiastically embrace a new wheelie bin scheme according to South Kesteven Council. Figures show that recycling rates have rocketed from 14.4 per cent to 44 per cent where wheelie bins are being used. More...Only 3 to 4 years landfill capacity for London and the East (12/01/2007)
Landfilling of waste materials is falling but newly available landfill capacity is not keeping pace with waste deposits according to the Environment Agency. More...Hertfordshire public consultation on waste strategy (11/01/2007)
The Hertfordshire Waste Partnership is consulting on its waste strategy so that it can take account of public opinion before it formalises the strategy. The results of the consultation process will be published in early summer. More...Life Cycle Analysis of Plasterboard (11/01/2007)
Work on the life cycle assessment of gypsum sources is about to be undertaken by the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP). Closing date for tenders - 22 January 2007 More...Pyrolysis plant to produce diesel and white spirit from waste plastic. (10/01/2007)
A new recycling plant for waste plastics to be developed at Peterhead, has been approved. More...£3m investment to 'enhance' London's recycling sector (10/01/2007)
A major boost for London's recycling sector has come from a £3m investment by the London Development Agency (LDA). This investment has been made through the Agency's enhance business support programme.(Posted 10 Jan 2007) More...SEPA publishes 2004 waste data (08/01/2007)
SEPA has published its sixth annual Waste Data Digest for the 2004. Though this information is historic, SEPA makes a well presented report on overall waste management in Scotland for 2004 and is to be commended on the comprehensive nature of the report. More...Is poor waste management fuelling the rise of rats? (08/01/2007)
On Friday last, the Daily Mail picked up on a report by the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) on the growing rat population across the country, in an article headed 'Council greed fuelling rise of rats'. More...LGA wages War on Waste (08/01/2007)
The Local Government Association has launched its War on Waste campaign, as new figures are published that show that the UK is depositing more waste into landfill than other European countries. More...Wiltshire's plans for £15m MBT plant on display (05/01/2007)
Plans for Wiltshire County Council's proposed new £15m MBT plant at Westbury are to go on show to the public next week. More...Bolton biodiesel cooperative runner-up for national honour (04/01/2007)
Bolton Alternative Fuels Cooperative (BAFC) was commended at the Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero awards. The cooperative turns cooking oil into a usable fuel. More...New modular container for near-entrance recycling (03/01/2007)
A new, versatile, multi-material container has been introduce that caters for near-entrance and communal areas. It should be particularly suitable for multi-occupancy accommodation. More...ELV Regulations implemented from 1 January 2007 (02/01/2007)
The End of Life Vehicle Regulations are implemented from 1 January. The regulations give car owners an entitlement to have their old (End of Life Vehicles or ELVs) vehicles taken off them free of charge known as "free take back". More...Berryman Glass and Hackney work with the Savoy in glass recycling (02/01/2007)
Working in partnership with Berryman Glass and the Commercial Waste Glass Service of The London Borough of Hackney, glass from the Savoy is now being recycled. More...Directgov online guide to sustainable living includes waste issues (02/01/2007)
Defra has launched a new online guide to greener living on the government's main public website, Directgov. More...DEFRA and Recycle Now - Christmas advice (22/12/2006)
Christmas advice and stats from DEFRA and Recycle Now More...Watch your "wasteline" use the 3Rs this Christmas (22/12/2006)
Christmas advice from DEFRA and Recycle Now: More...Recycling report kept under WRAPs (22/12/2006)
In a BBC radio interview this morning, Jennie Price, Chief Executive of WRAP revealed that a new report on recycling will be released shortly. The report is said to demonstrate that recycling is saving millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. More...Justifiably proud at North Kesteven (20/12/2006)
North Kesteven District Council is justifiably proud of topping the national league table for recycling. The District is the only area in the country to recycle over 50% of its waste. More...News Bites (19/12/2006)
Quarter 3 - Revised reprocessor and exporter figures for packaging wastes. Amazon is having a not-so-merry Irish Christmas More...Scottish Executive needs to do more on waste (19/12/2006)
The Scottish Executive has published its annual report on the environmental performance of its estate. More...Environment Agency continue clampdown on non-complying packaging waste producers (19/12/2006)
The Environment Agency has recently publicised a further two prosecutions in relation to the failure of producers to meet their obligations under the packaging waste regulations. More...Sims to expand Newport plant with £8m facility for WEEE (18/12/2006)
Sims Recycling Solutions, a division of the Sims Group, has announced that it is installing new processing capacity at its Newport, South Wales plant to treat and recycle Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). More...