Business and Finance

The business and finance section of the MoreThanWaste site provides readers with information and data on waste management business issues, as well as providing a market-place for waste and resource products and services, recruitment, tendering and training. The business and finance news is summarised below and you can use the links provided for further information on suppliers, consultants, tenders, jobs and training.

Tetra Pak recycling arrives in Wiltshire (10/07/2008)
People in Wiltshire will be able to recycle their Tetra Pak cartons for the first time this month. More...Tesco successful at Environment Leadership Awards (09/07/2008)
Tesco’s environmental programme was recognised on Monday night, when it won the Barclays Environmental Leadership Award. More...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...‘Oscar’ Win for TwinBin (04/07/2008)
Award success for LINPAC's TwinBin. 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...New senior post at Greater Manchester, as record waste PFI contract inches nearer closure (30/06/2008)
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has announced the creation of an additional senior post of Treasurer and Deputy Clerk to the Authority as as the PFI waste contract inches nearer financial closure. 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...WRAP sets tough targets in new business plan (11/06/2008)
WRAP announced today a series of demanding targets as part of its new three-year Business Plan. 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...Construction 'Net Waste Tool' available online (30/05/2008)
WRAP has announced a new online resource it has developed for use by construction clients, designers and contractors 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...Covanta Energy appoint Development Director (28/05/2008)
Peter Wright joins Covanta Energy from SITA UK . More...Boris to chair London Waste and Recycling Board (27/05/2008)
Mayoral co-operation with London Councils key to delivering recycling boost for capital. 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...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...UK homes lose £10 billion by wasting food! (09/05/2008)
New research is probably the most comprehensive study of its kind ever carried out and reveals that the average household throws out £420 of good food a year 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...An environmental roadmap for milk industry launched (03/05/2008)
By 2020 half of all milk packaging will be made from recycled materials according to Defra and the UK dairy industry at the launch of the Milk Roadmap yesterday. More...WRG provides £0.5 million funding for Greengairs community project (01/05/2008)
The environmental body WREN, has made its largest funding award to date for a new community sports centre project in Scotland. More...Plans for Lewis wind farm refused (21/04/2008)
Plans by Lewis Windpower for a wind farm at Barvas Moor in Lewis have been refused consent. 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...New Chairman appointed at WRAP (16/04/2008)
Peter Stone has been appointed the new chairman of WRAP. 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...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...Greenstar acquires Firbank Chiltern (04/04/2008)
Greenstar UK has acquired Dunstable Waste Group Ltd, a Bedfordshire-based commercial waste and recycling business trading as Firbank Chiltern. More...Carrier bag reductions but retailers cannot be complacent (31/03/2008)
Results indicate a 14% reduction in the environmental impact of carrier bags as measured by the use of virgin plastic. 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...Ray Georgeson to leave WRAP following restructuring (20/03/2008)
WRAP announced yesterday that Ray Georgeson, a founder Director, is to leave the organisation in June after nearly eight years service. 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...Joint local authority working on waste - consultation published (17/03/2008)
Defra has published a consultation paper today, on joint working in waste matters by neighbouring local authorities. More...Acquisition of Biffa approved by shareholders (14/03/2008)
Biffa shareholders approved the terms on Wednesday, for the total issued share acquisition of the waste management contractor. More..."Stability and fairness" is Darling's budget theme (13/03/2008)
The Chancellor has put “stability and fairness” at the heart of yesterday's budget and feels that the UK is in a good position to ride the threatening tide of economic uncertainty. 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...ARCA Announces Appointment of Thomas Hunt to the Board of Directors (28/02/2008)
Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. today announced that Thomas F. Hunt has been appointed as an independent member of the company's Board of Directors. More...Suitors for Biffa withdraw before making bid (25/02/2008)
Biffa confirmed this morning that ‘third parties’ were “no longer working towards making a competing offer”. 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...SLI Ethical Investors Bring Airline Stocks Down to Earth (22/02/2008)
Standard Life Investments announced earlier this month, that the Standard Life ethical funds will no longer invest in airline stocks. 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...Biffa board recommends £1.2 billion acquisition of the company (10/02/2008)
Biffa says that it has reached agreement on a recommendation for the acquisition of the company by Wasteacquisitionco. 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...Edwards returns as Verdant MD (01/02/2008)
Roger Edwards, former development director of municipal services specialist Verdant Group Plc, has been promoted to managing director 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...Biffa bid speculation raised share price yesterday (22/01/2008)
The possibility that Biffa may be become the centrepiece of rival bids, elevated the share price on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, on a day of generally falling prices 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 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...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...First Director for WRAP Scotland Appointed (09/01/2008)
WRAP announced yesterday that it has appointed Frank Mulgrew as its first Director for Scotland. 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...B&Q to save £300k through Multi-Trip Packaging (06/01/2008)
B&Q has announced that it is to roll-out multi-trip packaging for its kitchen worktops following initial trials and expects the bags used to make significant savings. 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...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...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...Verdant win waste contract in Shakespeare country (17/12/2007)
Verdant Group plc is set to close a ‘momentous’ year with the award of a seven year waste, recycling and street cleansing contract by Stratford-on-Avon District Council. 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...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...WRAP - Use of Quality Compost Within Landscape and Regeneration (30/11/2007)
Closing date: 21/12/2007 More...Biffa makes good progress in the first half (28/11/2007)
Waste management group, Biffa has continued to deliver good growth during a period of significant change as the UK waste management industry has been preparing for the new pre-treatment regulations. More...Biffa reject approach on possible cash offer (26/11/2007)
Biffa has rejected an approached by private equity companies. 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...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...Scottish budget review aims at zero-waste society (14/11/2007)
The Strategic Spending Review 2007 brings significant investment for Scotland's natural resources, rural communities and support for delivery on the greener Scotland objective, according to the Scottish Government today. More...Shanks shows “good first half” performance in 2007-08 (08/11/2007)
The Shanks Group plc yesterday announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2007. More...ECO2 Plastics Reports Record Revenue for Third Quarter (06/11/2007)
ECO2 Plastics, Inc., announced yesterday that it has filed results of third quarter operations. More...Carbon sequestration in landfill estimated by WRG (06/11/2007)
Waste Recycling Group (WRG) has today published details of its first proposal to measure the Company’s overall carbon impact. 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...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...£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...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...Waste Management announces environmental initiative (15/10/2007)
Waste Management announces investment in waste based energy, recycling, fuel efficiency, new waste technologies and protected habitats. 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...2.6 million incidents of fly-tipping in England in 2006-07 (10/10/2007)
Results from the Government’s Flycapture System for 2006 – 07 show there were 2.6m fly-tipping incidents. Of these nearly half were reported by Liverpool City Council. 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...Broxbourne pilots charging, to reduce residual waste (09/10/2007)
Cheshunt, UK – Broxbourne Council has announced a pilot study along two roads in the Borough to reach out to residents ‘hearts and minds'. More...Waste Reduction is Top Environmental Concern Globally (02/10/2007)
Survey Highlights Differences In Sustainability Priorities around the World. 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...Augean Plc releases six month interim results (17/09/2007)
Augean PLC, one of the UK’s market leaders in the management of hazardous waste, announced its interim results last week for the six months ended 30 June 2007. More...Delay in Greater Manchester PFI contract (10/09/2007)
The Greater Manchester Waste Dispoal Authority has announced that it will be attaining commercial closure for its waste PFI contract in September, but financial closure will be delayed until December. 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...Martin Waste wins Cheshire recycling centre contract (28/08/2007)
HW Martin Waste Ltd has been awarded the Cheshire County Council contract for the operation and maintenance of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). More...Two out of three support “Save (Pay) as you throw” (22/08/2007)
A new Ipsos MORI poll reveals two out of three people would prefer a system that rewarded recycling with financial rewards. The poll was undertaken on behalf of the Local Government Association (LGA). More...Axis wins £150k Derbyshire waste planning contract (16/08/2007)
Derby, UK - Derbyshire’s cabinet has decided to appoint Axis consultancy to obtain planning consent for new waste facilities. More...Low emission waste collections Enhanced (10/08/2007)
The Enhance Capital Fund has invested in London waste transport to increase recycling capacity and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. 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...Shanks trading in line with expectations (30/07/2007)
At last Thursday's AGM in Glasgow, Shanks Group Chairman Adrian Auer reported to the meeting that trading for the year to date was in line with the company’s expectations. More...New multi-fuel engine lubricated by water! (25/07/2007)
Cyclone Power Technologies Announces Filing of Worldwide Patents to Protect 11 Major Components of Its Clean & Green Engine More...Market Intelligence On Recovered Paper (23/07/2007)
A new report containing in-depth analysis of the market for recovered paper has been published by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). 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...New rules for exporting recyclables from today says Environment Agency (12/07/2007)
New rules affecting the export of waste for recycling such as paper, cardboard and certain types of plastic and metal came into force today. More...Merseyside gets £90m PFI credits boost (10/07/2007)
The Merseyside Waste Partnership has been successful in obtaining £90m PFI credits through Defra. 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...Need compost? Then look no further! (04/07/2007)
The WRAP website now offers a searchable compost suppliers directory. 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...Waste managers consulted on implementation of the UK CRC (27/06/2007)
Defra has launched a consultation paper containing detailed proposals for the implementation of the UK’s pioneering emissions trading scheme for large organisations in business and the public sector. 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...Waste sector first for SITA UK consortium (11/06/2007)
The ‘SITA Consortium’ on PFI projects has been voted Best Private Sector Consortium at the Public Private Finance Awards 2007. 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...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...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...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...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...Draft business recycling strategy for London (08/05/2007)
The London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, has published a draft strategy to manage waste materials from London’s businesses. 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...Profit rise for Waste Management Inc (27/04/2007)
Waste Management Inc, America’s largest waste contractor, has announced a 19% increase in its first quarter profits spurred on by growth in its commercial waste collection and landfill businesses. 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...Innovatory solution to kerbside collection (19/04/2007)
Ethical Innovatory Solutions Ltd (EIS) has been contracted to deliver improved vehicle designs for the kerbside sorting of dry recyclables and the separate collection of food waste/glass. More...WRAP appoints new Chief Executive (13/04/2007)
The board of WRAP has announced today that Dr Liz Goodwin has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of WRAP with immediate effect. 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...Pricing pressures in commercial waste sector constrain Biffa profits (05/04/2007)
Biffa Plc, has provided a trading update for the year ending 30 March 2007 in advance of announcing its preliminary results on 12 June 2007. More...Recycled aggregates capital support programme launched (30/03/2007)
The Aggregates programme has identified a need to improve the quantity and quality of RSAs which are produced locally from waste materials that would have otherwise been landfilled (closes 28 May 2007). 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...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...The LGA and ESA respond to the budget (23/03/2007)
The LGA has expressed concern that, without new powers to create incentives to encourage people to recycle, councils will be locked into an environmentally unfriendly way of disposing of waste and will face a triple whammy of higher costs, higher landfill tax and fines. More...Sir Michael Lyons recommends powers to charge for domestic waste (22/03/2007)
Yesterday, Sir Michael Lyons published the final report of his independent inquiry into the role, function and funding of local government. More...Today’s budget and the environment (21/03/2007)
Parts of today’s budget announcement by Gordon Brown relate to protection of the environment including substantial increases in Landfill Tax. 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...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...Montagu makes £588m sale of Cory Environmental to a Euro consortium (14/03/2007)
Cory Environmental, one of the UK’s leading waste management companies, has been sold for £588m by Montagu Private Equity after only 2 years of acquiring the company from Excel for £200m. 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...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...CIWM’s position on “Pay as you throw” (06/03/2007)
The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management has issued a position statement on Direct and Variable Charging. More...Global Renewables signed up for Lancashire PFI (05/03/2007)
GRD Ltd has announced that the Lancashire County Council contract for sustainable management of municipal waste has now been signed. More...New Chief Executive for Augean (02/03/2007)
Augean has announced the appointment of Peter Worlledge to the Board of the Company as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 7 March 2007. More...London Remade provides solution to Capital's waste problems (23/02/2007)
London Remade launched its solution to the capital’s waste and recycling infrastructure problem at Tate Modern. 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...London Mayor exchanges recycling advise for cheap fuel (20/02/2007)
London will provide specialist technical assistance to Venezuelan cities in areas such transport, protection of the environment (including recycling and waste management), development of tourism, and town planning in exchange for discounted oil. More...Viridor makes £14.7m acquisition of waste business in Kent (13/02/2007)
Pennon Group Plc has announced that its subsidiary, Viridor Waste Management Limited, has acquired Skipaway Holdings Limited for £14.7m. Skipway is the holding company for three trading subsidiaries of Skipaway Limited, Allwaste Disposal Services Limited and Wastenot Recycling Limited. More...Leaked report suggests variable charging definitely on the cards (12/02/2007)
A leaked report from PM's Strategy Unit reveals that Downing Street is seriously considering the “pay as you throw” tax on residual household waste. 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...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...McAlpine in £30m takeover of Enviros (07/02/2007)
Alfred McAlpine acquires leading waste and environmental consultancy, Enviros, for £30m. More...UK on track to double Kyoto target (01/02/2007)
The UK remains on a course to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to almost double its Kyoto target, figures published by Defra yesterday show. 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...Tata win battle for Corus (news bite) (31/01/2007)
The Indian company Tata has successfully bid for Corus against its Brazilian rival CSN. The combined companies will be the fifth largest steel maker globally. More...Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater to combine in merger (29/01/2007)
Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater to combine in merger of equals that will create global leader in publication papers. More...WRAP’s Materials Pricing out to Tender (29/01/2007)
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has put the production of its Materials Pricing Report out to competitive tender. The deadline for receipt of tender submissions is 12:30pm on Monday 19 February. 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...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...The waste transport fuel of the future? (23/01/2007)
An Oxfordshire biotechnology company is set to develop a new low-cost 'next generation' biofuel, with £250,000 funding from the Department of Trade and Industry-led Technology Programme and £310,000 from shareholder investors and business angels. More...News bites (19/01/2007)
Cumbria terminates HWRC contracts. Bid for single London waste authority fails. Illegal waste deposited in Northern Ireland is being re-exported to the Republic. New Bill trials BST all year around. Merseyside seeks £90m PFI funding from DEFRA. More...Indaver Ireland profits down on increased turnover (18/01/2007)
Indaver Ireland has increased turnover to €28m in 2005 (€26m 2004), though it suffered a drop in pre-tax profit to €1.2m (€2m 2004) effectively a 40% fall. 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...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...£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...Speculation grows on new site for Norwich efw plant (09/01/2007)
Speculation is growing that WRG are about to plump for a new site for an efw plant in the Norwich area. It is thought that the plant could be constructed to the east of the City. More...Full privatisation of refuse collection in County Mayo! (04/01/2007)
The Irish county of Mayo has issued a notice to householders relating to the privatisation of the refuse collection services. But this is not privatisation as we know it! More...Defra opens up Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme third round (02/01/2007)
Defra has opened a ten week application window for the third round of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme. More...News Bytes (22/12/2006)
English Partnerships has issued a Brownfield Guide. Local Government on track to deliver a further £1.3 billion efficiency gains. UK Statute Law Database (SLD) publicised More...Veolia pledge money for Xmas tree recycling (22/12/2006)
Recycle your Christmas Tree for Charity More...Compostable car doors soon (21/12/2006)
The UK is on its way to developing car doors, boat hulls and baby capsules manufactured from super-strong, light-weight plastic made from plant products, which harmlessly biodegrades at the end of its life according to the DTI. 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...Variable charging still in the balance (15/12/2006)
In a debate in the House of Commons Ben Bradshaw was asked what progress he was making on the review of the national waste strategy. More...Wastes management key to sustainable homes (14/12/2006)
Waste management is a key element of the new Code for Sustainable Homes during the design and construction phase but also in the operational phase. More...Envirowise "box clever" (13/12/2006)
Companies across the UK are being urged to 'box clever' with packaging design under an Envirowise initiative. More...Dennis Eagle to form part of the Ros Roca Group in global trade (12/12/2006)
Dennis Eagle and Ros Roca S.A, a family owned business and Spain’s market leader in municipal manufacturing and environmental engineering are to join forces. More...Operators of landfill guilty and fined £47500 in total (11/12/2006)
Operators of the Thornhaugh landfill site near Peterborough have been prosecuted for their activities at the site during 2004 and 2005. More...Waterford show the way on "pay per throw" (11/12/2006)
Waterford County Council has just issued the renewal notices to their customers for the waste management charge (Flat Charge) for 2007. More...One51 increases holding in Augean to nearly 27% (11/12/2006)
One51 has bought a further 3.6% stake in UK waste company Augean, bringing its holding to nearly 27%. More...Innovative packaging funding opportunity (07/12/2006)
Innovative schemes to reduce household packaging waste could benefit from financial assistance from WRAP (closing date 31 January 2007). More...Pre-Budget Report - Environmental measures (07/12/2006)
The Chancellor today announced a package of environmental measures to tackle climate change as part of his Pre-Budget Report. More...Steel recycling company fined over £0.5m for not accounting for carbon emissions (07/12/2006)
The company was issued with a 'civil penalty' of approximately £565,000 for failing to surrender any allowances for 2005 by the deadline. More...Barker proposes planning system for the 21st century (05/12/2006)
The report highlights the vital role planning needs to play to deliver sustainable economic development in the context of the pressures of a growing population, rising incomes......... More...Veolia win Brent contract renewal and expansion worth £14.4m a year. (01/12/2006)
Brent Council have awarded a seven-year contract, worth over £14.3m a year, to Veolia Environmental Services, which currently delivers waste collection in the borough. More...Merseyside success in DEFRA New Technologies Demonstrator Programme (30/11/2006)
Merseyside has been successful in the DEFRA backed New Technologies Demonstrator Programme to host a £10.6 million scheme in the Knowsley District. The project should save 30,000 tonnes of municipal waste going to landfill each year. More...New £2.8m 'state-of-the-art' recycling centre proposed for Exeter (24/11/2006)
A new 'state-of-the-art' recycling centre to serve the north and east of Exeter will be considered by Devon County Council's Executive at its meeting next More...CKS to open a new WEEE recycling facility (22/11/2006)
CKS has said that it is to offer a high security disk shredding and WEEE compliant recycling service through the development of a new site in the south of the UK to be operated by CKS Electronics Recycling. More...Northumberland to sign 28 year 'green vision' contract with Sita UK (22/11/2006)
Northumberland County Council has agreed to sign up to what it considers to be a 28 year 'green vision' aimed at recycling nearly half the county’s waste. More...London's waste management approaching a crisis says Ken Livingstone (22/11/2006)
London’s waste management system is approaching a crisis according to The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. More...ISWA has announced that its Managing Director is leaving (21/11/2006)
The present Managing Director of ISWA will be leaving her position as from 1 January 2007 and the Association is looking for a replacement to lead it's operations and development. More...Tax on non-recyclables (20/11/2006)
The Government should tax disposable and hard-to-recycle products to encourage manufacturers to produce less waste, according to a new report published yesterday (19 Nov) by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) and Green Alliance. More...Energy from waste loses out in Cumbria (20/11/2006)
Cumbria County Council chooses Shanks as it move towards a 25-year, £400million PFI contract based on MBT More...RPS makes two acquisitions for up to £4.84m (16/11/2006)
The RPS Group has announced the acquisition of Harper Somers O’Sullivan Pty Ltd and Thonger Safety Associates. More...Council chiefs warn retailers to stump up more WEEE funding (14/11/2006)
According to the LGA, television mountains could become the new fridge mountains unless businesses stump up the money required to collect WEEE. More...Cheshire advertises waste services pfi contract (13/11/2006)
Cheshire County Council has advertised its Waste Treatment Services PFI contract both locally and in the Official Journal of the European Union. More...Clampdown on fly tippers, funded through BREW. (13/11/2006)
The Environment Agency and Staffordshire Police took part in spot checks of vehicles carrying waste across Stoke on Trent in a bid to curtail the blight of fly-tipping on 9 November. More...Local Government care and waste crisis looms (13/11/2006)
Local Government Association issues warning to Government on the stark choices over the way in which services for local people are delivered and paid for in the coming years More...Shanks report profit increase of 13% for first half (09/11/2006)
The Shanks Group have reported a 13% increase in profits to £19.7m for the first half year of trading in an interim report issued yesterday (8 Nov). More...WRAP boosts UK composting capacity (08/11/2006)
The Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP) is set to increase composting capacity in the UK by 50,000 tonne per year. More...Verdant acquires Waste Services (UK)-(news in brief) (03/11/2006)
Verdant has taken over Waste Services (UK) to expand into the commercial waste market. Waste Services has a turnover in the region of £8m and is based in Southampton. More...LANDTEC acquires Geotechnical Instruments (02/11/2006)
Geotechnical Instruments (UK) Ltd has announced that the organisation has been acquired by LANDTEC USA. More...Battery recycling scheme expanded by WRAP (01/11/2006)
Research undertaken by WRAP shows that the average household uses 21 batteries per year and that around 600m UK batteries are sent to landfill every year. More...Merton delay implementation of waste management modernisation (news in brief) (30/10/2006)
Carefully laid plans to modernise waste management by the previous labour administration have been thrown into disarray, as Conservative led Merton Council delay implementation for the foreseeable future. More...David Miliband confirms discussions on green taxes (news in brief) (30/10/2006)
David Miliband has confirmed that discussions are being held with a view to introducing further green taxes. This now means that all the major political parties are developing policy on these taxes, which are aimed at improving environmental conditions. More...Sims acquire German WEEE recycling company (23/10/2006)
Sims Recycling Solutions, the e-recycling Division of Sims Group has expanded in Europe with the acquisition of Metall+ Recycling GmbH (M+R), a specialist German Recycling company. More...Skip operator fined for illegal tyre treatment (news in brief) (23/10/2006)
The court heard that Mr Clements is a senior partner of Clembins Skip Hire, which is run from his land at Pitchkettle Farm. More...Agency goes veggie with fuel. (23/10/2006)
Recycled vegetable oil is being harnessed in a two-year biodiesel trial announced today, that will see 100 Environment Agency vehicles reducing their emissions by 20%. More...Tata's £4.3bn takeover bid accepted by Corus (22/10/2006)
Tata Steel has had its £4.3bn ($8.1bn) takeover offer accepted by Corus. This is thought to be the largest ever takeover by an Indian company. If approved by shareholders, this will become the worlds 5th largest steel company. More...Goldman Sachs leads $15 million equity investment in Autoclave waste treatment company (19/10/2006)
Sterecycle, the waste recycling company, has announced that it has completed a 3rd round of equity financing totaling $15 million. The financing round was led by Goldman Sachs. More...The Edinburgh Furniture Initiative has won a major waste re-use award. (19/10/2006)
The EFI scooped the Best Community Waste Initiative award at the Scottish Waste Industry Awards. Its work includes the Edinburgh City Council recycling centres where re-usable household items are saved from going to landfill. More...DEFRA New Technologies Supporter Programme - the last 6 months (18/10/2006)
The Defra New Technologies Supporter Programme is to run upto April 2007. During this period the programme is widening its service offerings with the aim of increasing the knowledge of new technologies for the diversion of waste from landfill. More...Bradford seeks solutions to growing waste management problem (17/10/2006)
Bradford Council is seeking a long-term solution to its growing waste problem. More...Enviros one of 'Britain's Top Employers 2007' (17/10/2006)
A new publication 'Britain's Top Employers 2007 - Best examples of HR management' has included Enviros in its pages. It is published by Guardian Books and the Corporate Research Foundation. More...Verdant awarded 12 year South Bedfordshire contract (news in brief) (16/10/2006)
The Verdant Group have been awarded a £40 million, 12 year waste management contract by south Bedfordshire Council. More...SITA and Cornwall sign PFI contract (16/10/2006)
SITA UK has announced it has completed and signed the 30 year private finance initiative (PFI) contract with Cornwall County Council. This contract to provide an integrated waste management solution for the County Council is the first waste PFI contract structured fully independently of the waste operator. More...Envirowise continue to minimise waste and reduce companies' environmental impact. (16/10/2006)
Launched in 1994 through Government funding, Envirowise has helped thousands of companies to cut waste and in the process improve their "bottom line". More...Croydon trade waste charges show steep increase (news in brief) (16/10/2006)
A massive increase in waste managment charges for business wastes has been agreed by Croydon Borough Council. This is reported to be 40% and could severely affect small businesses. More...Able UK planning submissions for recycling of the "ghost" ships thrown out. (13/10/2006)
Hartlepool Council has overwhelmingly rejected all four applications from Able UK relating to the development of its Graythorp site on the outskirts of Hartlepool. More...British Plastics Federation urges Government action on energy (13/10/2006)
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has repeated key points for the UK Government's consumption in its to pursuit of a sustainable energy policy. More...English WDAs meet LATS limits - provisionally (12/10/2006)
According to an interim statement from DEFRA, all waste disposal authorities in England have successfully met their LATS limits for the first year of the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme. More...Woman waste paper importer tops China's rich list (news in brief) (11/10/2006)
Ms Zhang Yin, the founder of Nine Dragons Paper, has topped the list of China's richest people with a fortune amounting o $3.4 billion (£1.8 billion). She is the first woman to top the list More...220,000 tonne MRF opens in north County Dublin, Ireland (11/10/2006)
Greenstar, winner this week of the Repak award for best large recycling operator, has announced the opening of the a large automated materials recycling facility (MRF) in Ireland in Ballycoolin, north County Dublin, in an investment worth €25 million. More...Greenstar in expansion mode through important acquisitions (10/10/2006)
Greenstar, an Irish waste management company, has announced the acquisitions of South-East based Ormonde Waste, and 100% of the share capital of Cork based Glyntown Enterprises Limited, trading as Hannon Recycling. The two transactions were valued €20 million. More...WRAP issues Latest Achievements Report (news in brief) (04/10/2006)
The Chief Executive of WRAP, Jennie Price, has acknowledged that WRAP's performance during the period 2004-2006 has been just about good enough. More...Gloucester choose preferred bidder (news in brief) (04/10/2006)
Accord has been named as the preferred bidder for Gloucester City Council £50m Streetcare contract. More...WRAP ends Recycling Fund Investment Programme (news in brief) (04/10/2006)
WRAP has ended its Recycling Fund Investment Programme. The fund value was £5.5 million in total and has been in existence for 3 years. More...Veolia finalises Cleanaway acquisition (news in brief) (02/10/2006)
Veolia has completed the £589 million aquisition of Cleanaway. The combination is expected to result in a turnover in excess of £1 billion. More...Europe's African dumping ground? (02/10/2006)
It looks from information given that the toxic waste recently "disposed of" in the Ivory Coast could be the tip of the ice-berg. More...Minimum wage rises to £5.35 (news in brief) (02/10/2006)
The adult minimum wage has risen to £5.35 with increases also for young workers under 21. More...Anti-age discrimination regulation now in force (news in brief) (02/10/2006)
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 have now come into force. They result from a European Directive on employment. More...Success for innovative tyre treatment process (28/09/2006)
A revolutionary new recycling plant for tyre treatment has been unveiled. More...Sale of WRG to FCC, the Spanish conglomerate, now complete. (28/09/2006)
WRG Holdings has announced that it has completed the sale of Waste Recycling Group to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. (FCC), one of Spain’s leading construction and services groups. More...New Earth Solutions awarded 5 year Bournemouth contract (news in brief) (27/09/2006)
New Earth Solutions have been awarded a 5 year, £7.5 million contract from Bournemouth Council for treatment of residual waste More...Food waste to energy plant proposed for Humberside (news in brief) (25/09/2006)
A number of food companies including Greencore, Northern Foods and Greggs, are contracting to provide food and packaging waste to Inetec which intends to submit a planning application for development on a 10-acre site at Immingham. This is likely to be the first of a number of what are described as "mini-power stations" to be constructed around the country. More...Work starts on Biffa's Etwall IVC facility with WRAP's support (25/09/2006)
Work has begun in Etwall, Derbyshire on a £3million project for the construction of a new in-vessel composting facility for Biffa Waste Services. More...Environment Agency launches Annual Environmental Protection Charges Consultation 2007/08 (25/09/2006)
The Environment Agency has launching its annual charges consultation which will run to 8 December 2006. More...Donarbon recommended to be Cambridgeshire Preferred Bidder (21/09/2006)
A recommendation is being made to the Cambridgeshire County Council Cabinet that local company Donarbon Limited should be handed Preferred Bidder status for a long term contract to help reduce Cambridgeshire’s growing waste problem. More...Novera Energy shows half year loss due to "increased investment in development projects" (20/09/2006)
Novera Energy Limited yesterday (Tuesday) released their interim report and results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2006. More...'Arson' may be behind Bayliss Plastics factory fire(news in brief) (18/09/2006)
A fire took place at the Bayliss Plastics factory near Slough on Sunday, which may have ignited from a bin that had been deliberately set on fire nearby. More...Augean and DEC NV join forces to form soil treatment company (18/09/2006)
Augean Plc announced last month that it has created Terramundo, a joint venture company with Belgium based DEC NV, for soil treatment.