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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...News bites (09/07/2008)
Compulsory recycling in Brent; Efw facility a possibility in Blackburn with Darwen; Shanks teams up with Wheelabrator; North Wales' first commercial scale composting facility opens. 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...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...Recycling rates rocket at Cotswold (01/07/2008)
Cotswold District Council announced yesterday that its recycling rate soared by 30% in the first week of the Council’s new waste collection service. 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...Fire at Crawley Waste Transfer Station (14/06/2008)
Viridor announced earlier this week, that a major fire engulfed the waste transfer station at Crawley. More...Northumberland’s household waste recovery centres are big hit (14/06/2008)
This conclusion was reached following a user satisfaction survey which showed a 94% approval rating for the 13 centres. 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...UK Government invites partnership approach on waste (10/06/2008)
Powers to create Joint Waste Authorities came into force last year as part of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act. 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...Household Plastics Collection Survey 2008 (09/06/2008)
Approximately 182,000 tonnes of plastic bottles were collected in the UK in 2007. 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...Tackling fly-tipping in Norwich (20/05/2008)
Each week Norwich is blighted by around 100 fly-tipping incidents. More...Views sought on radioactive waste disposal in Scotland (19/05/2008)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking views on guidance to be issued on the principles and requirements for near-surface disposal facilities dealing with radioactive waste. More...BSI PAS 100 compost to be used in Yorkshire commercial brownfield redevelopment (15/05/2008)
The site’s former use as a colliery and coking plant has left the soil devoid of nutrients and unable to support plant life. More...Use of recycled PVC granules saves 94% of carbon emissions (14/05/2008)
Manufacturing new building products from recycled PVC-U has about 6% of the global warming impact of using virgin polymer, according to new calculations by plastic recycler, Axion Recycling. More...'Together' climate coalition celebrates first birthday (13/05/2008)
The campaign is described as a unique coalition of business leaders, brands, government and civil society organisations that are dedicated to helping consumers ‘go green’. More...Does escalating landfill tax effect fly-tipping? (13/05/2008)
An important question has been raised by the Conservatives as to what effect does increasing landfill tax have on the fly-tipping of waste materials. More...English Quarter 2 municipal waste statistics show 33.2% annual recycling (12/05/2008)
Total municipal waste has arising marginally decreased from 29.1 million tonnes to 29.0 million tonnes, or around 0.3%. 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...M&S plastic bag policy praised in Scotland (07/05/2008)
Starting yesterday, Marks and Spencer will charge 5 pence for every single use carrier bag with the profits going to environmental charities. 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...Agrivert in compost giveaway for Compost Awareness Week (01/05/2008)
Agrivert, in conjunction with Cherwell District Council and South Oxfordshire District Council, is distributing free compost to the general public. More...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...Landowners challenge Minister on fly-tipping of hazardous waste (30/04/2008)
In a meeting with the CLA, Joan Ruddock was sympathetic to the financial burden landowners face in dealing with dumped hazardous waste. More...West London composter to have largest 'in-vessel 'capacity in Europe (29/04/2008)
Eight compost production sites across the UK are reaping the financial rewards thanks to funding and business advice from WRAP. More...Fines for waste bin misdemeanours (28/04/2008)
There has been much publicity recently, mostly adverse, on the local authority push to encourage council tax payers to make proper use of their waste receptacles. More...Record recycling in Wiltshire dashed by Government decision (23/04/2008)
A change in government rules has stopped the county from breaking the 40% barrier for the percentage of household waste recycled. 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...SITA to consult on North East Energy Recovery Centre (18/04/2008)
SITA UK is to enter consultation with the public, on plans to construct a North East Energy Recovery Centre at Haverton Hill on Teesside. More...Norfolk to seek £72.4m PFI support - aided by land offer (17/04/2008)
Norfolk County Council recently announced that it is to offer land at an industrial site south of King's Lynn as a potential location for bidders to build a household waste treatment facility. More...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...Anaerobic digestion quality protocol launched (08/04/2008)
The Quality Protocol for the production and use of quality outputs from Anaerobic Digestion has been launched this week. More...GMWDA moves closer to PFI contract completion. (08/04/2008)
GMWDA has confirmed that it proposes to award the contract for its 25 year waste management services to the Viridor Laing consortium. More...4.4 million apples a day get thrown away in the UK (07/04/2008)
4.4 million whole apples are being thrown away untouched every day in the UK, according to the latest figures from Love Food Hate Waste. 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...New Environmental Permitting Regulations effective from this weekend (03/04/2008)
The new regulations will reduce red tape whilst protecting the environment and human health. More...Utilities companies commit to groundbreaking agreement (02/04/2008)
The first construction agreement of its kind launched 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...Research on weekly food waste collections highlighted by the UK Government (28/03/2008)
Brook Lyndhurst worked with the Resource Recovery Forum and Waste Watch, on the project 'Enhancing participation in kitchen waste collection schemes'. More...Wincanton plans a second WEEE plant in Midlands (27/03/2008)
The new plant would double Wincanton's current WEEE recycling capacity and the company would inject in excess of £5m into the facility. More...Scotland moves towards 'zero waste' (26/03/2008)
The launch of the 2008 Composting at Home Campaign took place yesterday and the Zero Waste Think Tank has its inaugural meeting at the Hub in Edinburgh, today. 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...Litter spring clean for Cotswolds (22/03/2008)
Litter-pickers across the Cotswolds are doing their bit this Spring to keep their towns and villages clean and tidy says the local authority for the area. 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...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...UK Government to resolve local authority “tension” with waste definition (09/03/2008)
Defra has issued a report summarising comments on the Department's proposals to change the definition of municipal waste. More...Cotswold goes public on new collection system (05/03/2008)
A series of information roadshows are being held across the Cotswolds from next week to explain how and why Cotswold District Council’s waste and recycling service is changing. More...Defra unveils latest litter survey (04/03/2008)
Environment Minister Jonathan Shaw today urged the public and local authorities to continue the fight for cleaner streets as he published a new environmental survey. 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...WRAP launches Site Waste Management Plan template (26/02/2008)
WRAP today launched a Site Waste Management Plan template to help the construction industry.... More...Five new unitary authorities get green light (26/02/2008)
New unitary councils in Cornwall, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire have now received Parliamentary approval. 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...Parliamentary committee criticises Government approach on waste collection (22/02/2008)
A parliamentary committee has criticised the Government’s approach to direct charging for refuse collection, in its latest report. More...Nottingham first as man fined for leaving wheeled bin out (21/02/2008)
A Nottingham man has been fined, in his absence, for failing to take his wheeled bin in off the street. More...Increased recycling rates come at expense of prevention at source (20/02/2008)
Waste prevention, remanufacture and improved waste legislation are the future of waste management according to speakers at the recent ACR+ and London Remade conference on waste and climate change. More...European innovation initiative targets recycling and renewable energy (18/02/2008)
In a move to drive innovation in targeted industrial sectors, including recycling and energy from waste, the European Commission recently announced a proposal to unlock market potential for innovative goods and services. More...‘Coca-Cola’ initiative yields 19% household recycling increase in Accrington (15/02/2008)
Stronger promotional links between local authorities and private sector companies can really help to make a positive difference to improving household recycling levels, according to Axion Recycling. More...Scott Wilson and Juniper consultancies form alliance on renewables (14/02/2008)
A new partnership has been announced by Scott Wilson and Juniper consultancies. More...Most SMEs unaware of WEEE Regulations (14/02/2008)
In a recent survey by the Environment Agency, only 12 percent of SMEs could name the WEEE regulations without being prompted. More...UK Government reveals 2008 packaging waste recycling targets (12/02/2008)
The UK Government intends to increase its targets for packaging waste recovery and recycling in Great Britain from 2008 onwards. More...Hot stuff in packaging recycling at Billingsgate Fish Market (12/02/2008)
The first 'Clean Heat Packer' plastic recycling machine in the Europe has just been installed in the City of London Corporation's Billingsgate Market. More...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...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...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...Greener future for Wychavon (01/02/2008)
Wychavon District Council are launching a green waste collection service with a difference – residents will be charged £30 per year - in a common sense approach to green waste arisings. 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...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...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...Report on Better Waste Regulation Consultation released by SEPA (30/01/2008)
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has released a report on the responses received to its consultation on Better Waste Regulation, which will be followed by an action plan in Spring. More...WRAP funding for Rotherham plaster board recycling facility (29/01/2008)
WRAP funding will enable a major Rotherham recycling facility to process an additional 85,000 tonnes of waste plasterboard over the next five years. More...Scotland has an ambitious zero waste vision (28/01/2008)
Ambitious plans for a zero waste Scotland, including tough new targets to increase recycling and reduce landfill, were outlined last week by the Scottish Government. More...Ravenscraig is testing ground for PAS 100 quality compost (24/01/2008)
Scotland’s Ravenscraig site is WRAP’s latest “trailblazer project”. More...Wellingborough to get tough on the recycling-shy? (23/01/2008)
Wellingborough Borough Council is considering getting tough on reluctant recyclers to push up the Borough’s recycling rate. 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...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...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...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...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...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...Warwick red box recycling lottery launches (15/01/2008)
Residents of Warwick district have a chance to win £50 cash by simply recycling in their red box. More...Efw still an option in Worcestershire? (15/01/2008)
An energy from waste plant could be back in the frame at Worcestershire. More...Efw may be compatible with sustainable development (14/01/2008)
The Scottish Government’s aspiration to move towards a Zero Waste Society is a good basis for deciding the best way forward....... More...Improved protection on waste exports for developing countries (11/01/2008)
Developing countries will be better protected against receiving unwanted waste from developed nations under revised international rules... More...Agrivert loses Buckinghamshire preferred bidder status after planning appeal (11/01/2008)
Buckinghamshire Council announced on Tuesday that it is currently in talks with its reserve bidder with a view to awarding a contract for the design, build and operation of an In-Vessel Composting facility in the north of the County. More...Scottish Borders composting project sweeter than WINE (10/01/2008)
Over the last few years, the Scottish Executive has invested in a composting service by farmers in the Scottish Borders to good effect. More...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...Tachographs for refuse collection vehicles? (08/01/2008)
The Department of Transport has set out its opinion as to whether refuse collection vehicles (RCVs)should be subject to new tachograph regulations or not. 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...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...UK Government consults on implementation of the EU Batteries Directive (04/01/2008)
A consultation paper on the implementation of the EU Batteries Directive has been issued by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. 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...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...Recycling gets spiritual backing for the New Year (02/01/2008)
In his new year’s message, the Archbishop of Canterbury referred to both physical and spiritual matters, in particular noting waste in society 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...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...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...Dunbar Efw facility design modified in response to public comment (14/12/2007)
Following a period of public consultation, Viridor Waste Management announced earlier this week, amendments to its initial proposal for an Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power facility (EfW-CHP). More...Company boss gets 18 months jail for dumping soil (14/12/2007)
The head of a Warwickshire company has been given 18 months for illegally depositing waste at a Ryton Farm. More...Fire ravages “state-of-the-art” Yorkshire recycling centre (13/12/2007)
Fire fighters from across South Yorkshire fought a raging blaze at a major “state-of-the-art” recycling facility last week-end. More...Minister says additional capacity needed for 2013 landfill diversion targets (13/12/2007)
Joan Ruddock says that Defra is confident that there is enough infrastructure in place to meet the Government’s 2010 EU Landfill Directive target, but for 2013 more is needed. More...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...“Eyes of the world” on United Nations climate change conference in Bali (12/12/2007)
High level negotiations on climate change effectively start today as 144 ministers and high-level government representatives along with 6 heads of state gather in Bali as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference -Bali, 2007. More...Viridor acquires Grosvenor Waste Management (11/12/2007)
Pennon Group Plc announced recently that its subsidiary, Viridor Waste Management, has acquired Grosvenor Waste Management, a leading UK materials recycling company. More...Crumbs! – Surface Repolymerisation breaks the re-tread mould (10/12/2007)
New WRAP funded research has demonstrated that high rates of crumb rubber from waste tyres can be successfully incorporated into retread compounds for road truck and earthmover tyres. More...UK training on new waste treatment technologies (07/12/2007)
Defra and CIWM have been working together to develop a programme of courses focusing on Waste Treatment Technologies. More...Seven PFI applications given the go-ahead (07/12/2007)
Seven PFI (Private Finance Initiative) applications have been given the go ahead under the current round of approvals for dealing with England's waste. More...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...Appointments made to new UK WEEE advisory body (05/12/2007)
The UK Government has announced the appointment of the Chair, Peter Calliafas, and 12 members of a new WEEE Advisory Body. More...Local authorities get tough on litter (04/12/2007)
Local authorities are issuing more fixed penalty notices for littering than ever before according to figures published today by Defra. 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...Hazardous waste up while landfill down in 2006 (03/12/2007)
The amount of hazardous waste sent to landfill fell to 900,000 tonnes - down 60% on 2004 - while recycling and re-use increased to 1.3 million tonnes (up 64%). More...EPA launches China environmental law web site (30/11/2007)
The Environmental protection Agency today announced the launch of a new web site aimed at strengthening the legal framework for environmental protection in China. 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...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...Westchester County takes tough line on recycling (28/11/2007)
Yonkers, NY, US: Westchester County is taking a hard line on recycling to further boost its recycling rates. The County states that recycling is not an option, it's the law. 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...CEMEX doubles tyre usage and trials Climafuel at Rugby (28/11/2007)
Building materials company, CEMEX UK, has obtained a permit for a trial to increase the use of tyres from 12 to 25 per cent as part-replacement for coal to heat the cement kiln at Rugby Works in Warwickshire and is also to trial Climafuel. More...Tyre reprocessors meet new quality standards (27/11/2007)
A new list of 28 tyre reprocessors who have voluntarily registered their operations’ compliance with a series of quality control standards has been published. More...Biffa reject approach on possible cash offer (26/11/2007)
Biffa has rejected an approached by private equity companies. More...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...Waste statistics disguise London’s incineration problem (23/11/2007)
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has today repeated his concerns over London’s poor municipal waste management performance, following the release of England’s municipal waste statistics yesterday. More...Europlasma is set to launch a 12MW Unit in Morcenx, France (22/11/2007)
Plans for a 12MW Europlasma facility at Morcenx, France are underway as an “ambitious” development programme following the first instalment of funds from Credit Suisse New York, is announced. More...English waste statistics confirm North Kesteven is tops! (22/11/2007)
Defra released today, its revised estimates from the 2006/7 survey of municipal waste showing that English local authorities have achieved a respectable 31% for recycling and composting of municipal and household wastes. More...Falkirk tackles food waste (22/11/2007)
Wasted food fills up landfill sites and adds to global warming according to Falkirk Council, as it sets to tackle the issue. More...National Hero for computer recycling? (21/11/2007)
Irvine, Calif, US: An Oregon woman running a computer recycling center for disadvantaged communities is named National Hero Award Semifinalist, one of forty selected. 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...AWM Group awarded as Best in the Black Country (21/11/2007)
Waste management company the AWM Group is celebrating again, this time after winning the Young Business of the Year award at a glittering ceremony to celebrate the Best of the Black Country. 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...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...New approach to waste communication with residents (19/11/2007)
Cirencester, Gloucs, England: A new waste collection service, which is due to be introduced in phases from February 2008, will aim to reduce landfill waste from the District by around 20% and increase recycling rates to approaching 60%. 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...Climate panel boffins urge global action (17/11/2007)
The world must face up to the challenge and act urgently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or deal with serious consequences, according to the UK Government. More...Environment outweighs cost for Skye and Lochalsh Efw plant (16/11/2007)
The Highland Council decided yesterday on a small scale energy from waste plant (Efw) to serve the Island of Skye, and Lochalsh in the Western Zone of the council’s area. More...£4.5m funding for UK recycling incentives pilots (15/11/2007)
Joan Ruddock has announced that up to five local authorities will be allowed to pilot incentive schemes for recycling. More...World first climate change bill published in UK Parliament (15/11/2007)
Landmark legislation that sets out plans to tackle climate change for the next 50 years is published in the UK Parliament today. More...Latest recycling data welcomed by WRAP (15/11/2007)
The latest municipal waste management statistics issued by Defra have been welcomed by WRAP. 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...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..."Ghost Ship" company fined for asbestos offences (14/11/2007)
A north east company was fined £22000 yesterday for failing to appropriately treat asbestos waste in line with pollution regulations. More...Stay clean - stay healthy in waste (14/11/2007)
"Stay clean and stay healthy" is the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to workers in the waste management and recycling industries. More...UK first for £60m wood burning station (13/11/2007)
A £60M wood burning power station was opened yesterday by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks at the Wilton International manufacturing site, on Teesside. More...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...Cardiff should trial weekly food waste collections (12/11/2007)
Weekly collections of food waste and fortnightly collections of residual waste have been recommended by a Cardiff County Council committee, subject to trials. More...Council leaders give support to “Pay as You Throw” as Britain tops landfill league (12/11/2007)
Statistics released today shows that Britain is officially the 'dustbin of Europe' according to the Local Government Association. More...Up to ninety percent reduction in construction waste possible (09/11/2007)
A series of case studies published by WRAP has revealed that some off-site construction (OSC) systems can reduce on-site waste by up to 90 per cent. 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...Biffa shells-out £32,500 for landfill smells (08/11/2007)
Biffa Waste Services has been fined £32,500 at Hertford Magistrates Court after an Environment Agency investigation into smells and odours from a Ware landfill. More...Queen's Speech addresses the environment. (07/11/2007)
In the House of Lords yesterday, the Queen delivered her speech to Parliament outlining Government business. More...Municipal recycling smashes the 30% barrier (07/11/2007)
Defra released yesterday, its first set of estimates from the 2006/7 survey of municipal waste showing that English local authorities have broken the 30% barrier for recycling of municipal and household wastes. 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...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...Staggering 92% prepared to recycle more (02/11/2007)
Kingston upon Thames, England: A new Surrey campaign promises to go a step further in tackling the county’s waste problem head on. 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...Sir John Harman reappointed at Environment Agency (01/11/2007)
London, England: Sir John Harman has agreed to remain as Chair of the Environment Agency, England and Wales, until 30 June 2008 More...Food Waste is Environmental Sleeping Giant (01/11/2007)
Banbury, England: A new Government backed campaign was launched today that reveals we are throwing away a staggering third of the food we buy in the UK, most of which could have been eaten. More...UK Government backs weekly food waste collections (01/11/2007)
London, England: The UK Government has given strong support for weekly food waste collection and says research indicates that weekly collection offers the best environmental outcome. More...Environment Agency first - with European Arrest Warrant (31/10/2007)
Peterborough, England: The Environment Agency has used a European Arrest Warrant for the first time and brought an Irishman back to the UK. 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...Chance to win a Sustainable City Award (26/10/2007)
London, UK: The City of London Corporation has thrown open a challenge to all businesses UK-wide; from global multinationals to SMEs, the public sector and voluntary organisations alike, to compete for the renowned, “Green Oscars”, awarded as recognition for achievements in sustainable business practice. More...Warning on fly-tipping green waste (26/10/2007)
Cirencester, Glouc., UK: A resident employing a gardener or odd job man to prune trees or hedges this autumn, must make sure they are disposing of the waste responsibly, warns Cotswold District Council. More...Has "pay as you throw" been shelved? (25/10/2007)
London, UK: It has been widely reported nationally that the UK Government has delayed an announcement on controversial incentives for the recycling of household waste, which had been expected today. More...Bill on excess packaging laid before Parliament (25/10/2007)
London, UK: Liberal Democrat, Jo Swinson presented a Bill to Parliament on Tuesday setting out measures she considers necessary to cut excess packaging. More...Planning decisions within 13 weeks down 5% in second quarter (24/10/2007)
London, UK: Waste developments accounted for 73 percent of the total decisions made on ‘County’ planning applications and minerals developments 21 per cent in the second quarter of 2007, according to the DCLG. More...New construction carbon calculator includes waste management (24/10/2007)
Bristol, UK: The Environment Agency has released a new aid to construction companies that will help them to calculate their carbon emissions. More...Urgent supermarket action needed on packaging, says LGA report (23/10/2007)
London, UK: Supermarkets must take urgent action to reduce excessive packaging or Britain will fail to meet its recycling targets, according to a warning today from the Local Government Association. 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...Chester streamlines fines for bin bags out at wrong times (22/10/2007)
Chester, Cheshire, UK: Chester City Council is clamping down on residents leaving their rubbish bags out at the wrong times. More...Top performers in waste get Scottish awards (19/10/2007)
Six of Scotland’s high performers were presented with awards last week for their efforts in Waste Management, at a Scottish Waste Management Industry event. More...Londoners should ‘starve their bins’ (19/10/2007)
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, earlier this week called on Londoners to aim to recycle three times more rubbish. The Mayor was speaking at the launch of the new Recycle for London public information campaign. More...Man who threatened SEPA officers punished (18/10/2007)
Employees in public services who work at the sharp end, interfacing with members of the public, sadly nowadays are often subject to verbal or physical abuse. More...Cotswold to slash amounts of waste landfilled (17/10/2007)
Cotswold District Council have voted overwhelmingly to introduce a new waste service which is aimed at reducing the amount of rubbish the District sends to landfill sites by an estimated 20%. This should reduce municipal wastes landfilled from 24000 to 19000 tonnes per year. More...WRAP supported waste infrastructure to save 12.5m tonnes of CO2 (16/10/2007)
Statistics revealed by WRAP at last week’s annual open meeting show that new infrastructure supported by the organisation, will recycle more than 86m tonnes of material over their lifetime, with 12.5 million tonnes of C02 equivalent saved. More...Cory gains permission for Stanway Hall waste treatment facilities (16/10/2007)
Cory Environmental was recently granted planning consent by Essex County Council for two new sustainable waste management treatment plants at Stanway Hall Quarry, south west of Colchester. More...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...Plans submitted for £60m Capel Efw plant (15/10/2007)
A planning application for an energy from waste (efw) plant at Clockhouse Brickworks, Capel, near Dorking, has been submitted by Surrey Waste Management. More...New environmental permit from April 2008 says Defra (12/10/2007)
Defra has said that a single environmental permit will be introduced under the Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP) from April 2008. More...UK Government proposes tougher targets for packaging waste (12/10/2007)
London, UK: The Government intends to issue new targets for packaging waste recycling and recovery effective from January 2008 to help the UK meet its obligations under the EC Packaging Directive, under new proposals from Defra. More...Alternate weekly collection pilots terminated in East Cambridgeshire (11/10/2007)
Ely,Cambridgeshire, UK: Despite the recycling success of their pilot study into alternate weekly waste collections, East Cambridgeshire District Council has ended the trial following a decision to stick with weekly collections of residual waste. 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...WRAP’s Vic Cocker retires (09/10/2007)
Vic Cocker, founding Chairman of the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) announced yesterday that he is to retire after seven years. 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...New Irish Waste Tyre Regulations Launched (05/10/2007)
New initiative will improve data on waste tyres and encourage more recycling. More...Tories want a "smarter approach to waste" (04/10/2007)
At their Party conference in Blackpool,UK yesterday, the Conservatives broached the subject of waste management, albeit in brief. 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...Waste Summit in Scotland follows adverse official report (03/10/2007)
The Scottish Government has convened Scotland's local authorities, waste industry and environmental groups for talks on how to make further progress on dealing with the country's waste. More...Plasma based gasification process treats hazardous wastes (03/10/2007)
IET's Plasma Enhanced Melter(TM) will convert hazardous waste into useful products for Dow Corning. More...Veolia signs up with the Shropshire Waste Partnership (03/10/2007)
Veolia has signed the long term integrated waste management contract with the Shropshire Waste Partnership (SWP) within 2 months of being appointed the preferred bidder by the Authority. More...Waste Reduction is Top Environmental Concern Globally (02/10/2007)
Survey Highlights Differences In Sustainability Priorities around the World. 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...Legally binding SWMPs gets 75% support (02/10/2007)
Proposals to cut the 109m tonnes of construction waste produced annually in England and Wales, have been broadly endorsed by the building sector according to Defra. More...Creation of Ipswich unitary could cause £52m delay in waste procurement. (01/10/2007)
The Government’s intention to establish a unitary Ipswich authority has increased the likelihood of delays in the waste procurement programme, according to a report by officers of Suffolk County Council. More...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...Move to derail incinerator plans rebuffed (27/09/2007)
A Leicestershire county councillor moved yesterday to seek extensive public consultation and debate on approved incineration plans. More...Rolls-Royce Finds Solution to Polystyrene Waste (26/09/2007)
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, of Rotherham UK, is always looking to be greener and recycle more materials from their production site in Chichester More...Opposition to proposed Biogen anaerobic digester (25/09/2007)
Biogen is encountering opposition to its proposal to construct a new anaerobic digestion plant that would produce enough power to su