 | Re-use of waste materials occupies a high level in the hierarchy of waste management, just behind waste prevention / minimisation. Advantages to local authorities of re-use include the reduction in the quantities of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) going to landfill and reduction in the cost of municipal waste management, although there are a number of Councils that pay charitable organisations a recycling credit for such re-use. Importantly there is help for socially and economically disadvantaged people to obtain affordable furnishings.
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Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) (14/08/2006)The FRN is the national umbrella organisation for furniture recycling charitable re-use organisations across the UK .
More...Re-use: Furniture (14/08/2006)Re-use of waste materials holds a high place in the hierarchy of waste management just behind waste prevention / minimisation. Refurbishment and reuse of furniture has many advantages.
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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...Plastic bag debate should lead to wider environmental benefits (10/03/2008)A tax or levy on throwaway bags could help play a significant role in changing consumer behaviour by giving a major incentive to re-use bags for shopping, according to WRAP.
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...New campaign promotes retread tyres for light commercial vehicles (05/02/2008)A new campaign, promoting the use of retread tyres as a safe, durable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to new tyres, has been launched by WRAP.
More...Environment Minister, Joan Ruddock visits Bristol FRN (30/01/2008)Joan Ruddock visited ground-breaking national recycling organisation, the Furniture Re-use Network (FRN).
More...Partners needed for Building Material Re-use Centres (21/01/2008)A team of sustainable materials specialists have received funding from the Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse to set up Building Material Re-use Centres (BMRCs) in the UK.
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...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...Walloping Waste through BBC Good Food Show (30/11/2007)The “Love Food Hate Waste” campaign came to the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham this week to meet the public and raise awareness of the huge issue of food waste.
More...REVAMP gets a WEEE Royal visit (20/11/2007)REVAMP, the Waste, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) re-use and recycling subsidiary of SOFA Project, received a royal visit by HRH Princess Royal last Tuesday to commend the work carried out in Bristol and across the West of England.
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...“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...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...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...Maintaining Products in Use (18/05/2007)The "throwaway society" is a familiar concept to most of us today and issues relating to the life span of products have received very little attention to date. But this is about change.
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...New WEEE Regulations laid before Parliament (12/12/2006)Producers of electrical, and electronic equipment (EEE) will from July 2007 be required to meet the environmental costs of dealing with waste products under new regulations published today.
More...Waste textiles - New clothing and textile report published (05/12/2006)A new report reviews the situation in the clothing and textile sector and uses future scenarios for predicting sustainability in the sector.
More...Success in Zero Waste Week for Bath and Somerset (05/12/2006)An innovative experiment to see whether it is possible to go for a week without throwing anything away has been declared a success.
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...Application for massive Cheshire Resource Recovery Park rejected (07/11/2006)Cheshire Planners have rejected outline planning permission for the development of a major Resource Recovery Park at Ince Marches.
More...WRAP case study site, Battersea Reach, nominated for national award (27/10/2006)Battersea Reach was nominated for best sustainability innovation for waste recycling and tidal planting, at the annual awards organised by LABC - the national organisation for building control services.
More...Bucks gets tough at HWRCs (26/10/2006)Buckinghamshire County Council have introduced a new permit scheme that will be required for commercial vehicles, people on foot, or those with large trailers.
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...'Its in the bag' as DEFRA calls for voluntary code (news in brief) (12/10/2006)DEFRA and the devolved administrations have invited major UK retail groups to discuss a voluntary code of practice aimed at reducing the number of plastic and paper bags distributed to consumers.
More...IKEA predicts major reduction in use of plastic bags (06/09/2006)IKEA have been levying a 5p charge on the use of their plastic bags and now intend to double this to 10p. The company expects its plastic bag levy to result in an overall estimated 97% reduction in the number of new carrier bags used by customers.
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