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Mobile vacuum waste system for UK (27/10/2009)
Envac UK is to launch its mobile waste system for the first time in the UK. More...Welsh Minister honoured by waste industry (21/10/2009)
Welsh Environment Minister Jane Davidson has been honoured for her services to waste management .... More...Valpak Awards 2009 (13/07/2009)
Valpak will be hosting its 8th annual awards ceremony on 24th September............ More...Welsh municipal waste continues downward trend (30/06/2009)
The latest figures for the fourth quarter of 2008-09 show that Welsh households produced 4% less waste than they did for the equivalent period in 2007-08 ....... More...UK Government gives good support to Waste Disposal Authorities (22/06/2009)
In their efforts to achieve the Landfill Directive diversion targets through development of modern waste management facilities, WDAs are generally well supported........... More...Tees Valley energy-from-waste facility flies through tests (18/06/2009)
A major extension at SITA UK’s Haverton Hill energy-from-waste facility in the Tees Valley has passed "stringent performance trials" ........ More...Ebbw Vale to get £450,000 plastics recycling facility (16/06/2009)
The Welsh Assembly Government has awarded £450,000 to help buy new equipment and develop a new recycling facility in Ebbw Vale..... More...Cory Environmental gets Green500 Gold Award (12/06/2009)
Cory Environmental has scooped two Green500 awards at a ceremony hosted by London Mayor, Boris Johnson. More...UK Government plans to cut packaging further (11/06/2009)
Plans to further cut the amount of packaging on products were announced on Tuesday by the UK Government. More...Bexley Council to dump landfilling (09/06/2009)
The Captital's top recycling borough plans to take another giant step to reduce its environmental impact from waste management More...Suffolk HWRC's sales support St John's Ambulance (09/06/2009)
St John Ambulance Suffolk has been named as the beneficiary of a Suffolk household waste recycling scheme. More...WRAP strengthens Board by new external appointments (08/06/2009)
The chief executive of a leading waste management company and a senior local government councillor specialising in environmental issues are to join WRAP's Board. More...Coke's Scottish plant announces zero landfill policy (03/06/2009)
Coca-Cola's Scottish factory announced today that it plans to stop sending waste to landfill by the end of 2011. More...International competition to ‘Design Out Waste’ (12/05/2009)
WRAP and the RIBA Competitions Office announced yesterday the launch of a new international open ideas competition .......... More...Super new North Seaton HWRC ups recycling tonnage by a quarter (07/05/2009)
The new state-of-the-art household waste recycling centre at North Seaton in Northumberland, has pushed recycling tonnages up by 25 per cent...... More...WRAP Cymru plays key role in Waste Strategy (06/05/2009)
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) says it will provide direct advice and support to recycling businesses especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) More...New plastic waste quality protocol issued (05/05/2009)
WRAP and the Environment Agency have published the Quality Protocol for "Non-Packaging Plastics"....... More...Industry first for WRG (01/05/2009)
Stuart Richardson of WRG has become the first professional in the waste industry to gain a Certificate of Continuing Competence. More...Recycled WEEE gets new lease of life (30/04/2009)
A WEEE recycling project is due to place a range of green electrical goods onto the high street for the first time..... More...Speeding up the Scottish Planning System (29/04/2009)
A new online system has been launched in Scotland for planning applications, appeals and progress tracking......... More...Sita drops north east landfill appeal plans (29/04/2009)
SITA UK has taken the decision not to pursue its current plans for an extension to the Seghill landfill in Northumberland. More...Green budget a little grey (27/04/2009)
Alastair Darling’s Budget delivered last week included some headline grabbing green measures, such as the car scrappage scheme, but is more grey than green when it comes to tacking climate change....... More...Environment Agency searches for landfill polluter (25/04/2009)
An investigation has been launched by the Environment Agency to find the person or organisation responsible for a polluting landfill in Sunderland, it was announced recently. More...A new era for recycled polystyrene ? (20/04/2009)
A new project scoping study, aimed at enabling retailers and brands to use recycled polypropylene plastic in food packaging, was announced today. More...Wildlife sculpture for SITA landfill site (16/04/2009)
Bowes Valley Nature Reserve, managed by SITA UK, is one of the chosen locations for the wildlife sculpture. More...£1.5 million IVC plant for Northern Ireland (16/04/2009)
Northern Ireland is to get one of the most advanced recycling facilities in Europe ........ More...WRAP strengthens regional support to SMEs (23/03/2009)
WRAP's expanded business development service will allow small-medium (SME) recycling businesses across England to use local expertise through regional business advisors. More...Chonais hydroelectric scheme approved (12/03/2009)
A new hydro scheme near Strathcarron that will power 2,000 homes has been approved, announced the Scottish Government today. More...£5 million pound funding for food waste processing firm (06/03/2009)
£5 million has been invested in Vertal Limited, a food waste recycling company announced the Foresight Group, yesterday. More...Vinyl Floor Recycling Scheme gets boost (04/03/2009)
Vinyl floor waste is collected for recycling through the Vinyl Flooring Recycling Scheme .......... More...Recycled railway sleepers on the right track (17/02/2009)
Railway sleepers made from a revolutionary recycled composite are set to challenge the traditional wooden varieties...... More...Scotland's recycling rate continues upwards (13/02/2009)
Figures released today (Friday) by SEPA, show that Scotland's annual recycling and composting rate rose to 32.9%........ More...Strict standards to apply in recycling French naval ship (13/02/2009)
Rigorous conditions to apply in recycling French naval ship. More...Chinese demand boosts recycling prices (12/02/2009)
Greater demand from China is helping to increase prices for recyclable materials from the UK. More...English municipal waste management statistics released (12/02/2009)
Defra has published provisional figures for English municipal waste management statistics today (Thursday) for April to June 2008. More...Food waste processing funding guide a boost for AD and IVC (10/02/2009)
Identifying potential sources of funding for food waste processing activities such as composting and anaerobic digestion, is aided by a new guide........ More...WRAP launches new MRF search tool (06/02/2009)
Local authorities, reprocessors and other stakeholders in the recycling and waste management industry can now quickly and easily find municipal MRFs across the UK. More...Tax strategies in UK waste management (05/02/2009)
There are a number of other tax incentives that are often missed by companies in the industry, which can prove invaluable in gaining cash flow advantages More...First waste contractor signs up to Halving Waste to Landfill agreement (02/02/2009)
The first waste management contractor has signed up to WRAP's Halving Waste To Landfill agreement. More...Grocery sector commits to food waste reduction (26/01/2009)
The UK’s top grocery retailers, brands and manufacturers have committed to an industry-wide food waste reduction objective for the first time...... More...No take-up for financial incentive waste pilot schemes (23/01/2009)
No local authorities have expressed interest to the UK Government, in piloting a financial incentive scheme for household waste and recycling. More...AFOR gets new director (20/01/2009)
The Association for Organics Recycling (AFOR) has appointed Matt Hill as a director........ More...Weak pound a boost for plastic recycling (19/01/2009)
The weak pound is helping UK-based plastic recyclers to be more competitive abroad........ More...SITA staff raise funds for cancer charity (15/01/2009)
A plant operative and household waste recycling attendant at SITA UK’s Salt Ayre waste treatment facility in Lancaster have completed a special fund raising bike ride More...Verdant hits 'double top' with joint council contract award (15/01/2009)
Verdant has been awarded its first joint council contract...... More...The Uk's most dangerous industry goes Streetsafe (12/01/2009)
A new initiative has been announced to reduce accidents and save lives. More...Cory Environmental awarded Tunbridge Wells contract (06/01/2009)
Cory Environmental has been awarded a new ten year refuse and recycling collection and street cleansing services contract More...Scottish Government speeds up planning appeal process (05/01/2009)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of planning appeals processed within 12 week....... More...BT Business award green entrepreneurs, including Any Junk (05/01/2009)
Winners from the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur competition prove that successful businesses are still alive More...UK consultation on battery recycling issued (23/12/2008)
A consultation has been published today (Monday) by the UK Government, on battery recycling....... More...UK Government issues a WEEE consultation (19/12/2008)
The UK Government has issued a consultation on the new WEEE regulations and further developments of the supporting infrastructure...... More...Supermarkets pledge to cut carrier bags in landmark move (18/12/2008)
Britain’s leading supermarkets have agreed a 50 per cent cut on 2006 levels of carrier bags given out, by spring 2009. More...Stockton's approval of state-of-the-art Efw facility welcomed (18/12/2008)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has approved Sita UK's planning application to develop a state-of-the-art energy-from-waste (Efw) facility....... More...Norfolk councils scoop gold for waste management communication (16/12/2008)
Norfolk councils achieved two gold awards at this year's Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide awards....... More...Waste plastic is a 'gift' for green consumers (15/12/2008)
Axion /recycling: Waste plastic from fridges and WEEE has been transformed into ‘greener’ Christmas gifts... More...New Managing Director for AFOR (15/12/2008)
Jeremy Jacobs has been formally appointed as Managing Director announced the Association for Organics Recycling (AFOR) on Thursday. More...UK revolution in waste collection launched (09/12/2008)
For the first time in the UK, rubbish was transported through a system of underground vacuum pipes today More...Recycling hero tackles fire, then continues collection round (08/12/2008)
A Wiltshire recycling worker has been hailed a hero after putting out a kitchen fire while out on his rounds. More...Gardening guru will help celebrate 2 years of Master Composters in Norfolk (08/12/2008)
Thirty Norfolk volunteers will be treated to an evening with organic gardening celebrity Bob Flowerdew.... More...WRAP to help local authorities through the economic downturn (04/12/2008)
WRAP announced today it is launching a new advice forum for local authorities to help them deal with lower prices and weaker demand for recyclable materials. More...European Commission launches debate on bio-waste (04/12/2008)
The European Commission presented a discussion paper yesterday (Wed), on the management of bio-waste. More...Licence issued for mega Efw incinerator at Poolbeg Peninsula (02/12/2008)
The Irish EPA has issued a licence to Dublin City Council, to operate a non-hazardous waste incinerator at Pigeon House Road, Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin. More...GMWDA confirms progress on record PFI waste services project (01/12/2008)
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority and Viridor Laing are committed to achieving financial close, announced the GMWDA today. More...Funding boost for Welsh recycling and anaerobic digestion (28/11/2008)
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) announced yesterday new funding to boost the Welsh recycling and reprocessing sector. More...£138 million waste PFI credits for Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire (27/11/2008)
Councils awarded £138 million PFI credits to develop their waste management infrastructure and divert more waste from landfill. More...Engaging youth through energy from waste (26/11/2008)
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Planning are getting young people engaged in science and technology. More...A Darling boost to the economy influences waste management (25/11/2008)
In his pre-budget speech yesterday (Monday), Chancellor of the Exchequer - Alistair Darling - ploughed billions of pounds into the UK economy as a stimulus to help drag the UK out of recession more quickly. More...Landfilled waste tonnages continue downward trend (25/11/2008)
The amount of waste landfilled fell by 5% in 2007 compared to the previous year according to a report released by the Environment Agency. More...Households' recycling must continue says LGA (24/11/2008)
Residents must carry on recycling announced the Local Government Association today as they unveiled an action plan to help councils. More...New waste services and facilities introduced by Greenstar (21/11/2008)
Greenstar UK has continued the strategic expansion of its collection and processing network. More...Councils across the country are set to store recyclables (20/11/2008)
Councils across the country are set to store waste following the recent crash in prices received for recyclate, though there is anecdotal evidence that prices are starting to stabilise. More...Owens Corning Increases Recycled Content in PINK Fiberglas(TM) Insulation to 40 Percent (19/11/2008)
Company maintains highest level of certified recycled content for fiberglass insulation in North America and drives initiatives to keep glass out of landfills. More...Cory Environmental plans to generate electricity at Hafod Quarry (19/11/2008)
Cory Environmental has submitted plans to produce electricity from landfill gas at its newly owned Hafod Quarry More...Zero percent waste growth on Merseyside by 2020 (18/11/2008)
The Merseyside Waste Partnership has updated its Waste Strategy for the area. More...U.S. Sugar to explore development of 100 Million gallon Coskata ethanol conversion facility (17/11/2008)
U.S. Sugar Corp. announced today (Monday) that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata, Inc. of Warrenville, IL ....... More...Leading light in plasma torches assessed (17/11/2008)
A new report has been released on plasma gasification plants in Japan and the Waltz Mill pilot facility in the USA. More...Scotland's recycling rate reaches 32.2 percent (17/11/2008)
Scotland's recycling and composting rate has reached 32.2% according to figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for the rolling year July 2007 to June 2008. More...PYReco unveils a genuinely green solution (14/11/2008)
A British company will provide a ‘closed loop’ pyrolysis process as an environmental option to existing disposal methods for tyres. Carbon Black produced at the Metso Minerals plant in Danville, Pennsylvania More...Defra consults on hazardous waste regs amendment (13/11/2008)
Proposals to amend the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 have been published for public consultation announced Defra yesterday. More...Flexibility the key to meeting landfill diversion targets (13/11/2008)
An Environment Agency report released on Wednesday, shows that England is already within the 2010 target of a 25% reduction against 1995 levels, in biodegradable household waste going to landfill. More...South Yorkshire councils award £40m recycling centre contract to WRG (13/11/2008)
Three South Yorkshire councils have awarded a £40 million, seven-year contract to manage their household waste recycling centres.... More...£92 million for Gloucestershire waste PFI project (12/11/2008)
Gloucestershire's waste facilities will see major improvements thanks to £92 million in Private Finance Initiative. More...Closing the WEEE loop (11/11/2008)
Indesit has become the first company to successfully incorporate recycled content derived from the UK waste stream within white goods and on a large scale. More...Efw power plant proposed for Rookery Pit, Bedfordshire (10/11/2008)
Covanta Energy has confirmed its proposal to develop an Energy-from-Waste power station. More...New Executive Director for Hampshire’s waste partnership (07/11/2008)
A new Executive Director has been appointed to Project Integra according to an announcement made today. More...Shanks Group operating profit up 22 percent for first half year (06/11/2008)
Shanks Group plc, Europe's largest listed independent waste management company, has today issued its results for the six months ended 30 September 2008. More...£5bn British lunches bought equal to potential lunches thrown away (04/11/2008)
British workers are paying £5.5bn on shop-bought lunches each year, while they waste the same value of good lunch foods at home to go off, according to a survey from the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. More...£130,000 fines for companies following death at Allington Efw facility (03/11/2008)
The main contractor and a sub-contractor at Kent Enviropower's Allington Efw facility, were fined at Maidstone Crown Court last Thursday, following the death of a construction worker on the site in 2005. More...CanRoute price hits zero (02/11/2008)
Corus announced on Friday that with effect from Monday 3rd November 2008, the company will pay £0 per tonne for steel packaging delivered to CanRoute collection centres throughout the UK. More...BIOGEN acquires Greenfinch in AD technology merger (31/10/2008)
Biogen (UK) Ltd announced this week that it has acquired leading technology provider Greenfinch Ltd. More...Food waste to biomethane fuel at Camden (30/10/2008)
Camden Council and Gasrec announced London’s first bio-gas refuelling station as part of a unique 6 month trial.reliability of using biomethane fuel in a commercial vehicle. More...Government issues guidance on waste facility design (29/10/2008)
The UK Government has issued guidance to local authorities, architects, planners and builders that deals with the development of high quality and locally appropriate waste facilities. More...London Councils calls for decisive action against shopping bags (28/10/2008)
The local government organisation London Councils, is concerned that the problem of plastic shopping bags will not be adequately addressed by the Climate Change Bill that is currently passing through Parliament. More...New partnership in production of food grade rHDPE (27/10/2008)
Nampak Plastics Europe announced today its largest deal so far for the supply of food grade recycled HDPE. More...The Prince of Wales accepts Honorary Fellowship from Environmental body (25/10/2008)
The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) announced recently that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has accepted an Honorary Fellowship. More...Scottish capital grant programme for construction waste launched (24/10/2008)
A new Capital Grant Programme aimed at increasing capacity for reclaiming and recycling the non-inert fractions of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Scotland, was launched this morning. More...Changes at the Composting Association (23/10/2008)
Dr Jane Gilbert is stepping down from her post as Chief Executive of the Association for Organics Recycling. More...Waste management firm voted Bucks company of the year (23/10/2008)
Aylesbury-based Greenstar UK has been awarded the prestigious company of the year title. More...Reducing steel production likely to further affect scrap metal prices (22/10/2008)
Corus announced last week that it will reduce crude steel production over the next 3 months by up to 20 %, equivalent to around 1 million tonnes. More...A new framework for waste management in the EU (21/10/2008)
The Council of the European Union approved the new Waste Framework Directive yesterday (Monday) in Luxembourg. More...SOFA Project Awarded Social Enterprise Mark (20/10/2008)
Social enterprise SOFA Project, announced recently that it has been accredited as the first furniture recycler to receive the new ‘Social Enterprise Mark’. More...Agency to investigate dumping of electronic waste in Ghana (19/10/2008)
The UK Environment Agency has started investigations into the possible dumping of electronic waste in Ghana, according to Ghananewstoday.com. More...Gasification of municipal waste to produce biofuel (18/10/2008)
More flexible method floated to produce biofuels, electricity. More...Major £120 million investment yields huge energy from waste facility for Teesside (17/10/2008)
SITA UK announced this week, the decision by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to approve its planning application to develop a state-of-the-art energy recovery centre at Haverton Hill, near Billingham. More...Uk construction industry to halve waste to landfill (16/10/2008)
A major new voluntary agreement has been launched today. More...UK's first University on-the-go 'RecyclingZone' launched (16/10/2008)
The University of Warwick is the UK’s first higher education institution to feature Coca-Cola Enterprises and WRAP’s ‘Recycle Zone’ for recycling of materials "on the move". More...New tugs for Thames in advance of Belvedere Efw facility (15/10/2008)
Four new tugs are to be purchased by Cory Environmental to update its fleet in advance of the operation of London's largest energy from waste facility. More...Mixed plastics under the microscope (14/10/2008)
Recent research by WRAP shows that recycling of domestic mixed plastics in the UK is environmentally and economically viable. More...Could “Recession” be good news? (13/10/2008)
The Shanks Group – the only waste contractor individually quoted on the LSE - seemed to be riding it out, being down only 0.74% at Friday close of trading. More...Half marathon blazes the trail for recycling (10/10/2008)
Plastic drinks bottles will be recycled back into food grade plastic. More...Kent's innovative Pepperhill Recycling Centre opened by Philippa Forrester (09/10/2008)
Kent’s first high-tech recycling centre - Pepperhill - was formally opened by television personality and environmentalist, Philippa Forrester. More...Jane Kennedy replaces Joan Ruddock as Minister for Waste and Recycling (08/10/2008)
As part of the Governments recent reshuffle, Jane Kennedy comes into Defra with duties including responsibility for waste and recycling More...Cumbria waste company acquired by Waste Recycling Group (07/10/2008)
The assets and business of CAW Limited, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, were acquired last week by Waste Recycling Group (WRG). The business has an annual turnover in the region of £5 million. More...New Department established for energy and climate change (06/10/2008)
A new Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been established by the Prime Minister. More...£14 million plastics reprocessing plant opens in Lincolnshire (03/10/2008)
AWS Eco Plastics has opened its upgraded £14 million plastics reprocessing centre, said to be the largest in Europe. More...£181.6 million of PFI funding for waste facilities in England (03/10/2008)
Waste facilities in Leicestershire and the South West are to receive PFI funding amounting to a combined total of £181.6 million. More...Waste batteries on free take-back in Ireland (02/10/2008)
Final users of waste batteries are entitled to return them free of charge, either to retail outlets selling equivalent batteries, or other authorised collection points, including local authority civic amenity sites. More...Millions of tonnes of CO2 saved through WRAP's work (01/10/2008)
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has saved millions of tonnes of CO2 through its innovative programmes with partners. More...Processing standard first - for waste plasterboard (30/09/2008)
A new standard has been produced for the processing of waste plasterboard into quality assured gypsum – the first of its kind. More...Irish company takes RFID Technology to the U.S. waste management market (26/09/2008)
Company announces deal with leading U.S. recycling company. More...Audit Commission backs waste to energy and fuel (25/09/2008)
Councils could face fines totalling millions of pounds unless they deliver planned waste treatment facilities and keep up the pressure to reduce, reuse and recycle More...Construction starts on £350million Belvedere Efw plant (24/09/2008)
Construction work has started on the Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd energy-from-waste (Efw) plant at Belvedere in London. More...Plasterboard disposal beats 2010 target (23/09/2008)
This good progress has come in the first year of the industry’s voluntary Ashdown Agreement according to WRAP More...Businesses to recycle lunchtime waste (23/09/2008)
Closed Loop Recycling is urging UK Businesses to get greener by recycling their lunchtime food packaging waste. More...Seghill landfill planning application called in by NE Government Office (22/09/2008)
The Government Office for the North East announced on Friday that it has called-in the planning application for the Seghill landfill site. More...Food grade plastic recycling plant for Wales (19/09/2008)
Closed Loop Recycling has chosen North Wales as the location for its second plastic recycling plant. More...Corus invests PRN funds to achieve record recycling levels (18/09/2008)
This has resulted in "significant achievements and benefits” to recycling infrastructure. More...Report tackles noise exposure from roadside collection of recyclable glass (17/09/2008)
The HSE has issued a report on noise exposure from roadside glass recycling collections More...Public supports food waste trials (17/09/2008)
Trials of separate food waste collections have proved to be a winner. More...GMWDA raises the recycling bar (16/09/2008)
This follows the trend towards the increased height of vehicles such as people carriers. More...Norfolk councils crack down on £1million rogue trade waste 'dumpers' (16/09/2008)
Norfolk County Council is clamping down on people who are knowingly trying to avoid the cost of disposing of their trade and commercial waste. More...Cory signs contract for new Wandsworth Materials Recovery Facility (15/09/2008)
WRWA and Cory Environmental are to construct a new Materials Recovery Facility in Inner London, under a contract signed last week. More...Defra consults on draft recycling guidance for waste pilot schemes (15/09/2008)
The Government is seeking further views on draft guidance for local authorities wishing to pilot schemes to cut household waste through financial incentives. More...CIWM News – The Institution takes on new media partner (14/09/2008)
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has appointed its media partner for Futuresource, the Institutions June 2009 meeting for waste management professionals. More...Scottish abattoir fined £1,500 for storing uncovered waste on site (13/09/2008)
A Brechin abattoir has been fined £1,500 for a breach of their Pollution Prevention and Control Permit. More...First meeting of the London Waste and Recycling Board (09/09/2008)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson will Chair the inaugural meeting of the London Waste and Recycling Board on Thursday at City Hall. More...Norwich reaches 2010 recycling target early, through alternate weekly collections (05/09/2008)
The City of Norwich has reached its 2010 target of 32 per cent recycling, almost two years ahead of schedule. More...An alternative view on waste plastic exports (05/09/2008)
Processing waste plastics in the UK and Europe is still a better option than export abroad for environmental, ethical and legal reasons. More...£20 million recycling park planned on Merseyside (04/09/2008)
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) has announced that it is to submit plans for a Recycling Park at Gillmoss, Liverpool. More...Cory Environmental acquires Hafod Quarry landfill site (03/09/2008)
The Hafod site was opened in 2006 amidst considerable controversy. More...Wigan tackles chewing gum litter (02/09/2008)
Removing engrained chewing gum from surfaces is expensive and it is possible that local authorities that carry out regular gum cleansing can spend up to £200,000 in a year. More...Important decision in landfill tax liability case - cover and engineering materials (01/09/2008)
Janet Jones, Partner, Tax Group, Eversheds LLP, writes about the Waste Recycling Group Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners case. More...Rushmoor and Surrey Heath contract extensions for Veolia (29/08/2008)
Veolia Environmental Services announced recently that it has won two contract extensions in Rushmoor and Surrey Heath. More...Gate fees at waste management facilities (27/08/2008)
WRA.P has produced a report on the gate fees charged at various types of waste treatment facilities More...Record PVC recycling rates forecast (26/08/2008)
Recovinyl is forecasting another record-breaking year with more than 50,000 tonnes of PVC set to be recycled by the end of 2008. More...High Heavens Landfill transformed (26/08/2008)
The High Heavens former landfill site was officially returned to after-use last week, as part of a major restoration project. More...Exporting plastic bottle waste to China is better than UK landfill (20/08/2008)
New study shows carbon benefits of trade with the Dragon economy. More...Dry clean your recycling plastics! (18/08/2008)
Trials have shown that dry cleaning technology is an effective and environmentally beneficial method for removing dirt and contaminants from mixed plastic waste. More...Potential extension to Seghill Landfill fails planning (15/08/2008)
SITA UK announced yesterday its disappointed at North Tyneside Council’s rejection of its planning application for an extension to Seghill Landfill site. More...New North London MRF to be operational by July 2009 (13/08/2008)
The circa £18 million deal is Greenstar’s largest strategic investment to date. More...Mixed plastics recycling trials up for grabs (11/08/2008)
Trials aimed at finding whether mixed plastics recycling is commercially sustainable in the UK are open to tender. This follows on from previous research that established the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of recycling mixed plastics packaging. More...Research finds four main barriers to recycling (08/08/2008)
New research has identified four main barriers which prevent people recycling more. More...Municipal waste in England down while recycling increases (07/08/2008)
The provisional municipal waste statistics, published today, have been welcomed by Environment Minister Joan Ruddock as evidence that the efforts of local authorities and householders are paying off. More...Compressed biomethane trial for recycling collection vehicle (06/08/2008)
Gasrec, Veolia and Iveco have announced a commercial trial of vehicle fuel derived from landfill gas. More...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...North Yorkshire decides on residual waste contract shortlist (07/02/2008)
The York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership has reduced the number of bidders for its residual waste contract under the PFI initiative, to four. More...HP’s 2007 recycling increase over twice weight of Titanic (06/02/2008)
HP recently announced it recycled nearly 250 million pounds (113,400 tonnes) of hardware and print cartridges globally 2007. More...Axion produces a purer polymer from monitor plastic (04/02/2008)
A new RoHS-compliant high grade impact polystyrene, developed by Axion Recycling from old TV and computer monitor plastic, could help revolutionise the use of 100% recycled components in new electrical products More...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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 supply 1,500 homes each year. More...10 million re-usable items dumped annually (24/09/2007)
Over 10 million reusable items of furniture are sent to landfill by local authorities every year, according to a recent study. More...Used Tyres Into Roof Tiles (21/09/2007)
Trials have been undertaken of a new innovative roof tile that may give a further valuable outlet for recycled tyres and plastics. More...Scottish Government appoints new SEPA Chairman (21/09/2007)
The Scottish Government has announced the new SEPA Chairman to succeed current Chairman Sir Ken Collins who retires at the end of December. 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...North Fulham mining for recycling gold (20/09/2007)
A new pilot project in Fulham is seeking to improve recycling services and make easier for residents of high and low rise dwellings to recycle. More...Four new waste to energy plants for London (19/09/2007)
London will see the development of four new recycling and reprocessing plants for conversion of waste into renewable energy as part of the Mayor's Waste Strategy. More...Waste evidence programme will help build knowledge (19/09/2007)
A waste and resources evidence programme to help deliver the Government's waste strategy has been outlined today by the UK Government. More...Pet cemeteries no longer to be subject to PPC (18/09/2007)
Following a Government consultation earlier this year pet cemeteries are to be pulled out of the PPC regime. More...Coventry gets magnetic attraction (18/09/2007)
The Coventry incinerator plant is in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The plant has boasted incineration figures of 220,000 tonnes per year and power generation of 17.7MW/hour together with 9MWt of heat for local use. More...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...Lib Dems would scrap all nationally set local government targets (17/09/2007)
All nationally set targets for local government in England would be scrapped under plans passed on Sunday by the Liberal Democrats. More...Over 50% dissatisfied with geological storage of nuclear waste (14/09/2007)
Over half (51%) of those who took part in stakeholder events last Saturday were either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the Government's proposal to manage new nuclear waste in the same manner as legacy waste (geological storage). More...Tories aim for zero waste economy (13/09/2007)
“Zero waste is a goal – an aspiration, something to aim for. It will not be easy, and we will all need to take bold steps and to accept change”, says the Conservative party. More...Viridor assesses reaction to Dunbar CHP proposals (12/09/2007)
Viridor Waste Management is currently assessing the responses received to its public consultation on the proposed energy from waste, combined heat and power facility for Oxwellmains, near Dunbar. More...Confusion over biopolymers leads to WRAP statement (11/09/2007)
Most consumers are confused about the wide range of new materials emerging with ‘biodegradable’, ‘home compostable’, ‘compostable’ and ‘degradable’ labels being introduced in the UK as bags, pots, trays, films or bottle formats, according to new consumer research. More...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...Going green with PVC (10/09/2007)
Cladding and window cills made from 100% recycled PVC-U are examples of how PVC can be sustainably used in new building products without any loss of performance, according to Axion Recycling, Recovinyl’s UK agents. More...Waste crime doesn’t pay shows new report from the Environment Agency (07/09/2007)
"Waste cheats for example make money from their crimes, pollute our environment and damage the legitimate, law-abiding businesses....." More...Use of recycled paper in UK set to dramatically increase (06/09/2007)
Print and paper buyers are planning to significantly increase their use of recycled paper over the next five years according to new research. More...Textile waste at 2 million tonnes needs more sustainable approach (06/09/2007)
Representatives from the fashion, clothing, and textile industry as well as environmental and ethical groups met yesterday (5 August) to see how they can work with government to improve the sustainability of clothing. More...Planning success for WRG in Wrexham (05/09/2007)
WRG has obtained planning permission for a new waste facility and for upgrades to existing facilities in Wrexham. More...UK first for PVC roof membrane recycling (04/09/2007)
The UK’s first dedicated PVC single ply roofing membrane recycling scheme is planned, following successful trials. More...UK businesses unaware of tough new treatment requirements (03/09/2007)
Most UK businesses are unaware of and unprepared for regulations that require all businesses to treat their own non-hazardous waste before landfill disposal from 31 October. More...Push continues on beverage carton recycling (03/09/2007)
Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce approximately 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid foods/drinks. More...WIPD Planning System Guidance published by Defra (31/08/2007)
New guidance intended to help provide the waste infrastructure required in England to meet obligations under the Landfill Directive, has been published by Defra. More...£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...Government priorities can adversely affect sustainable waste management (30/08/2007)
New research finds that Government priorities can drive local waste partnerships towards the achievement of central targets and efficiency savings rather than wider sustainable waste management objectives. More...“Dumped”! (29/08/2007)
Once again waste issues are hitting the headlines, this time through Channel 4s eco-challenge show “Dumped”, where 10 volunteers are stranded on a landfill for 3 weeks. More...OU unveils community composting profile (29/08/2007)
This is the first time a comprehensive profile of the community composting sector has been obtained and published. More...Waste Reduction to be investigated by the House of Lords (28/08/2007)
A sub-committee of the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee is to look at sustainable approaches to waste reduction. More...Construction SME's go green with waste (28/08/2007)
A scheme providing collection and recycling services to construction companies is proving to be a great success, giving firms the opportunity to achieve sustainable waste management. More...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...GlassRite saves 4500 tonnes of carbon annually (24/08/2007)
Major inroads into glass packaging waste are being made by the UK wine industry which is set to save 6,000 tonnes of glass packaging annually through lightweighting. More...Landfill changes loom for non-hazardous wastes (23/08/2007)
Changes to the way that non-hazardous wastes destined for landfill are dealt with will come into force from 30 October 2007. More...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...Wheel cleaning solution for Port Clarence landfill (22/08/2007)
Soils and other materials left on roads outside landfill sites have long been issues that have required prompt action by site operators or risk the wrath of Planners and the Environment Agency. More...Hambleton gives boost to Tetrapak’s carton recycling campaign (21/08/2007)
Hambleton Council has distributed recycling banks for food cartons across the District Council’s area in support of Tetrapak’s national campaign to recycle more of these common packaging wastes. More...Strong public support for compulsory recycling but not direct charging (21/08/2007)
A comprehensive survey of Hertfordshire residents has shown their keenness to recycle and cut down on waste. More...Smash and Grab creates a Little Smasher (20/08/2007)
Good news for licensed retail establishments as Smash and Grab deliver a bottle compacting solution behind the bar. More...FTA - Planning reforms a "significant step forward" (20/08/2007)
The Freight Transport Association says that the proposals for an Infrastructure Planning Commission to assess Major Infrastructure Projects will be a significant step forward for the UK economy as a whole. More...PAS 105 sets standard for recovered paper (17/08/2007)
A new quality assurance document has set the standard for recovered paper. More...Merseyside drives up recycling rates (17/08/2007)
Merseyside Authorities are showing marked improvements in their rates of recycling and are now approaching the recycling of a quarter of their household wastes. More...Irish council eases charges on green wastes (16/08/2007)
Dublin, Ireland – Fingal County Council has eased charges on green wastes to encourage their collection from residents. 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...80 year old Sutton landfill converts to country park (15/08/2007)
Waste Recycling Group’s Sutton Landfill Site in Nottinghamshire closed this month but a new and exciting era looms for the site. More...Welsh construction firms urged to tackle 6 million tonnes of waste (15/08/2007)
Construction companies in Wales are being urged to take action in reducing their wastes and improve their bottom line. More..."People have a duty to recycle" - 81% agree (14/08/2007)
London, UK - When asked for their attitudes about recycling, 81 per cent of a survey population strongly agreed or tended to agree that "people have a duty to recycle". More...WEEE trials for large domestic appliances protocol (14/08/2007)
London, UK – Trials have been undertaken on WEEE Category 1 – large domestic appliances (LDA) as a basis for a WEEE protocol. More...Defra targets recycling in 'public places' (13/08/2007)
A consultation issued today by Defra is aimed at extending the ‘culture’ of recycling from the home and office to public areas, making it become “a natural part of everyday life”. More...Major increases in Viridor energy and compost production (13/08/2007)
Viridor has significantly increased green waste volumes composted and energy production in 2006-07. More...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...Scots firm wins strategic UK government contract (09/08/2007)
Glasgow – Scotland: A Scottish company has entered a contract with the UK Government to operate the Settlement Centre for WEEE. More...PVC recycling set to exceed 2007 target (09/08/2007)
Latest figures show the Recovinyl scheme is set to exceed its PVC-U recycling target for 2007 More...25.5 million people in England committed to recycling (08/08/2007)
New research shows that 8.5 million more people are ‘committed’ recyclers bringing the total to 25.5 million people in England. More...A snapshot of WEEE one month on (08/08/2007)
It is now just over one month since the various requirements of the WEEE regulations became effective in the England and Wales. This has given the larger waste management company’s such as Viridor, an opportunity to view the effects of the new approach. More...Contaminants barrier to WEEE recycling (07/08/2007)
Contaminants within WEEE waste streams are one of the biggest barriers to the effective recycling of waste plastic from waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)..... More...Website relaunched by the Environment Agency (07/08/2007)
The Environment Agency has relaunched a waste website for businesses and sets out to encouraged them to share their hints, tips and best practice. More...Tetrapak boosts recycling of food cartons (06/08/2007)
Tetrapak in conjunction with the carton industry body ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) are busy promoting the recycling of paper based drinks cartons through key partnerships. More...MRF operators wanted for quality trials (06/08/2007)
A review of the growing role of material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the production of quality recyclates is to be undertaken by WRAP. More...Anhydrite mine possible waste facility (03/08/2007)
Teesside, UK - A former anhydrite mine at Billingham on Teesside is being investigated for use in waste disposal. More...Subsidence hit Durham CA site re-opens (03/08/2007)
A County Durham household waste site re-opens today after sudden closure earlier in the year following subsidence. More...Warning on action in flood aftermath (02/08/2007)
The Environment Agency gave a warning on Monday to Householders, businesses and farmers to be aware of the actions to take in dealing with the aftermath of flooding including wastes management. More...CSS calls for long term thinking on flood infrastructure (02/08/2007)
The waters are receding in areas subjected to severe flooding thankfully and the County Surveyor’s Society (CSS) has come forward with a five-point plan. More...Excellent public response to plastic water bottle recycling in flood areas (01/08/2007)
Gloucester, UK - Gloucester Council says that its plastic bottle recycling facilities had been overwhelmed by “public-spirited response of residents in returning their used bottle water containers”. More...Leicestershire cabinet moves towards £100m Efw plant. (01/08/2007)
The Leicestershire County Council has given the go ahead for a waste management procurement strategy based on energy from waste (Efw) with the potential for combined heat and power (CHP). More...Harlow empowers battery potential (31/07/2007)
Following a successful pilot, Harlow Council announced today that the kerbside battery recycling initiative will go council wide. More...Oaktech and Avondale sign up to Falkirk MBT plant (30/07/2007)
A new MBT plant could be destined for Falkirk as Oaktech signs a contract for plant design with Avondale Environmental. More...Denis Gasquet officially opens Marchwood’s ‘Silver Dome’ (27/07/2007)
Southampton, UK: Earlier this month, Denis Gasquet, Veolia Environmental Services’ worldwide CEO officially opened Hampshire’s "architecturally stunning" Integra South West Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Marchwood on the banks of Southampton Water. More...Electronics Recycling Report discusses current regulations in 26 countries (26/07/2007)
The publication discusses the current electronic waste laws and regulations in twenty-six countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, as well as Australia. More...Devon gives green light to Exeter CHP plant (26/07/2007)
Devon County Council has conditionally approved a planning application submitted by Viridor for a CHP plant at Exeter. More...Recovering energy from waste wood better than recycling (25/07/2007)
Joan Ruddock responds to a written question on wood recycling in the House of Commons. More...Massive 675,000 tonne RDF-CHP plant for Infraserve (24/07/2007)
A contract with a total value of about $30 million (USD) was signed last month between a consortium under the lead of ABB and Ebara Corporation, Japan More...Irish litter fine up to deter litter louts (24/07/2007)
Despite litter figures showing signs of improvement, Minister John Gormley is to increase the on-the-spot litter fine. More...India extends existing import policy for scrap (24/07/2007)
The deadline for registration with India's Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) in relation to scrap imports has once again been postponed, according to BIR. More...(DEFRA) Ministerial statement on flooding (23/07/2007)
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23 July 2007. With permission, Madame Deputy-Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the serious flooding that occurred over the weekend. 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...Cotswolds Council breaks 50% recycling barrier (20/07/2007)
Residents in the Cotswolds are now recycling more than half their waste, the District Council revealed yesterday. More...Blackle – a new "energy saving" search engine (20/07/2007)
Blackle is claimed to be a new “energy saving” search engine powered by Google Search. More...Plymouth homes in on 4 potential waste sites (19/07/2007)
Plymouth City Council’s long term plans to establish facilities to manage its waste have moved forward as the Council’s latest draft planning document is published. More...Defra moves to cut waste ‘red tape’ (19/07/2007)
Defra has issued a consultation paper on further draft guidance for the proposed Environmental Permitting Regulations. More...More positive vibes for Anaerobic Digestion (18/07/2007)
WRAP has published its revised guidance for local authorities who are considering introducing AWC services, which appears to be timed to coincide with the select committee’s report publication. More...Agency homes in on unregistered EEE producers (18/07/2007)
The Environment Agency says that it will be calling unregistered producers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) as it continues to raise awareness of the WEEE Regulations. 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...Municipal waste statistics again under fire (17/07/2007)
The Mayor of London has reiterated his concerns about alternate weekly collections following yesterday's select committee report and he highlights findings on municipal waste statistics. More...Domestic waste export stats revealed in Commons (16/07/2007)
In answer to a written question on estimates of the amount of domestic wastes exported and on likely future changes in this amount, Joan Ruddock, Minister for waste and recycling gave her answer based on HM Revenue and Customs statistics. More...LGA's reaction to today’s refuse collection report (16/07/2007)
Local authorities are in the best position to make judgements about the mix of collection methods which will drive higher recycling rates in their particular areas. More...Commons boost for separate food waste collections. (16/07/2007)
The Select Committee for Communities and Local Government has issued its report on refuse collection today. More...Gormley signs Irish transfrontier waste shipments regulations (13/07/2007)
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr John Gormley, announced new measures to tighten controls on the export of waste abroad for recycling and recovery last week. More...York breaks 40% recycling barrier thanks to residents (13/07/2007)
The City of York’s rate of recycling and composting has reached 43%, well exceeding the statutory target for the City of 20% this year. More...Ford Dagenham's award winning eco-efficiency diverts wastes (12/07/2007)
Ford’s Dagenham plant has been pursuing an eco-efficiency drive which has resulted in the diversion of over 12,500 tonnes of waste materials and reduced CO2 production. More...Eco submits application for £7m biomass generating station (11/07/2007)
Eco Composting (Eco) has submitted a planning application to construct one of the UK’s first green energy generating plants in Dorset. More...Litter wardens hit the streets in Derby (11/07/2007)
Derby City Council’s new city centre wardens started work today this week patrolling the city centre looking for litter droppers. 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...20% recycled aggregate in concrete – no problem! (09/07/2007)
A new research report shows that using 20% recycled aggregate blended with natural aggregate, has no negative impact on concrete performance. More...Plans to reduce 109m tonnes of waste (09/07/2007)
Each year 400 million tonnes of solid materials are used in the UK construction industry but only two-thirds is added to the building stock. More...Norwich gets tough on fly tippers (06/07/2007)
New powers provided by the Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005 mean that fly tippers face tougher penalties and sentences. More...Smallest Scottish County excels in recycling (06/07/2007)
Scotland's smallest local authority is seen to be leading the way in the recycling field, according to data released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. More...Platinum recovery from street sweepings? (06/07/2007)
Cardiff University researchers are undertaking collaborative research work to investigate the potential for recycling precious metals from road dusts and vehicle exhausts. More...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...Metso Supplies Power Boiler to UPM Caledonian for Green Energy Production in Scotland (04/07/2007)
Metso Power, a part of Metso Paper business area, will supply UPM's Caledonian paper mill with a biomass-fired power boiler to the mill's new power plant in Irvine, Scotland. More...Greater Manchester links with INEOS on Combined Heat & Power - 2 (03/07/2007)
INEOS ChlorVinyls submitted an application for a proposed new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility at Runcorn in January this year. More...Greater Manchester links with INEOS on Combined Heat & Power - 1 (03/07/2007)
GMWDA intends to supply SRF to a CHP facility as a part of its future municipal waste solution for Greater Manchester. More...Fire at waste treatment plant closes M6 (02/07/2007)
A fire and explosions at a Lancashire industrial estate resulted in the closure of the M6 for a time today. More...WEEE Day for Electrical Producers (29/06/2007)
Electrical producers will have to meet the environmental costs of dealing with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 1st July 2007 across the UK. More...Torbay trials solar bin to 'press the mess' (29/06/2007)
Torbay has become the first council in the UK to trial a new state-of-the-art solar powered litter bin on Paignton seafront as part of its commitment to keeping the Bay clean. More...Scottish Ministers decline to endorse deep storage (29/06/2007)
The Scottish government earlier this week, declined to endorse plans to consult on proposals to bury nuclear waste in deep geological facilities in Scotland. More...Industry to tackle 2 million tonne electrical waste problem (29/06/2007)
The new Department of Enterprise, Business and Regulatory Reform has issued further information on the WEEE Regulations which come into effect on 1 July. More...Waste Management, Inc. announces major landfill gas to energy initiative (28/06/2007)
US's Largest Owner and Operator of Landfills to Generate Renewable Electricity At 60 Additional Landfills Over Next 5 Years Using Landfill Gas More...Hilary Benn new Secretary of State for the Environment (28/06/2007)
Hilary Benn, MP for Leeds Central, has become the new Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in Prime Minister, Gordon Brown's new Cabinet. More...Miliband moves to Foreign Office (28/06/2007)
David Miliband leaves Defra to take up the post of Foreign Secretary in Gordon Brown's reshuffled Cabinet. He becomes the second youngest Foreign Secretary after David Owen. 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...Welsh NHS Trust’s success at reducing waste (26/06/2007)
A Cardiff hospital has been highly successful in cutting the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 75%. More...Novel approach to waste dumping (25/06/2007)
Business leaders from across Liverpool were last week treated to an exclusive one-off performance of a specially written play, commissioned by the Environment Agency. More...Early set-back for Horton landfill application (25/06/2007)
A planning application to extend a West Sussex landfill site has hit an early obstacle as it is objected to by a local authority consultee. More...“Waste neutrality” used as tool in construction performance (22/06/2007)
WRAP has launched its proposed ‘Net Waste Method’ which it anticipates will provide a practical means by which construction professionals can develop and measure a project’s performance in achieving “waste neutrality”. More...Major boost for Government backed anaerobic digestion programme (21/06/2007)
Anaerobic Digestion has been given an important boost through cooperative working between WRAP and the Environment Agency. More...Grosvenor scoops top award for plastics sorting technology (20/06/2007)
Grosvenor’s cutting edge plastic sorting technology has put them ahead of the competition as they win the award for Best Technology Application at the 2007 Plastics Industry Awards. More...Major organisations commit to packaging reductions (19/06/2007)
Nine of the UK’s biggest brand owners and manufacturers have shown a strong commitment to reduce the amount of packaging waste that ends up in the household waste according to an announcement from WRAP. More...No contest on Ghost Ships planning appeal (19/06/2007)
Hartlepool Council's Planning Committee has decided not to challenge the appeals by Able UK over its plans to dismantle ships and other associated work at its Graythorp site. More...Power to the people through local grid (18/06/2007)
The former landfill site at Poole, near Wellington, is now producing more power from the degrading wastes through landfill gas generation. More...UK first for mattress recycling (18/06/2007)
This was the first such project in Scotland, and indeed by 2007 was still the only one in the UK. More...London’s Mayor objects to new Recycling Board (15/06/2007)
The Mayor has told the Government that he sees no purpose in participating in a Board which has no statutory powers to deliver ‘real change on the ground'. More...DTI Approval for AWM as Designated Collection Facility (14/06/2007)
AWM Group has announced that the Department of Trade and Industry has confirmed that the company’s Dudley site has been approved as a Designated Collection Facility (DCF. More...Government to set up a London Waste and Recycling Board (14/06/2007)
As one of its duties it will manage the London Waste and Recycling Fund, and may also be required to provide advice on strategic London waste issues to London Boroughs and the Mayor. More...Diminishing municipal waste? (13/06/2007)
Private waste collectors are now gearing up to directly target household wastes. More...The CIWM Exhibition starts today (12/06/2007)
The CIWM Exhibition starts today and will extend over the period Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 June at Paignton in Devon. 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...Ayrshire firm tackles Congo’s waste problems (11/06/2007)
An Ayrshire waste management company has travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's third largest country, to help clean up its capital Kinshasa. More...Over £2.5m invested in wood recycling facilities (08/06/2007)
Two wood recycling projects, each valued at a million pound plus, are to receive £670,000 of WRAP support funding, which will increase the quantity of post-consumer wood waste diverted from landfill. More...Plastic bottle recycling experiences continued growth (08/06/2007)
Plastic bottle recycling continues to go from strength to strength with 92% of UK local authorities now offering recycling collection facilities for plastic bottles, according to new research. More...WEEE cooperation twixt north and south in Ireland (07/06/2007)
Two company’s, located in Northern Ireland and the Republic are co-operating on the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). More...European first for UK with £69m Immingham food waste plant (06/06/2007)
EnCycle has obtained planning consent from the North East Lincolnshire Council to develop an energy from food waste power plant at Immingham. More...Veolia preferred bidder for West Berkshire (05/06/2007)
Veolia Environmental Services has again achieved Preferred Bidder status, this time with its selection as Preferred Bidder by West Berkshire Council for a 25-year integrated PFI waste contract. More...Waste Strategy and the packaging industry (05/06/2007)
INCPEN has welcomed the Government’s intention in its Waste Strategy to focus policy in the context of overall resource management and its plans to recover more material and energy from waste. More...Legislation in brief (04/06/2007)
New Rules on Agricultural Wastes. Bonnybridge waste transfer station gets dust emissions fine. Kintore animal rendering plant consultation. More...Recycle Now launched by Denise van Outen (04/06/2007)
TV presenter and West End star, Denise Van Outen, has teamed up with leading ethical fashion designer Gary Harvey to launch Recycle Now Week. More...Year Two for the Waste Protocols Project (01/06/2007)
The Environment Agency and WRAP have announced the waste streams that will be included in the second year of the Waste Protocols Project following a successful first year. More...Trade waste distortions in municipal statistics? (31/05/2007)
Mayor takes concerns about London’s waste to European Commission More...Reaction to Waste Strategy - CPI recovered paper sector (30/05/2007)
CPI considers that in general, the Strategy appears high on recommendation but low on detailed action, and leaves much of the key decision making to Local Authorities. More...GHGs in products? - PAS (30/05/2007)
Carbon Trust and Defra join with BSI British Standards to develop a standard method for measuring the embodied GHG emissions in products and services More...Rosyth nuclear subs waste for disposal (29/05/2007)
Rosyth Royal Dockyard limited is planning to dispose of radioactive materials by exporting them initially to Scandinavia for pre-treatment, before their return to the UK for disposal. More...Waste company nominated for prestigious business award (25/05/2007)
The rapid growth of a Midlands waste management company during the last 12 months has culminated in the company being selected as a finalist for the Midlands and East of England regional heat of The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award. More...Key report published on household biowastes (25/05/2007)
Timed to coincide with the issue of the national waste strategy, WRAP has published the final report from Eunomia on Managing Biowastes from Households in the UK. More...Defra publishes national waste strategy (24/05/2007)
Environment Secretary David Miliband has today published the new national waste strategy on wastes management. He said that everyone, businesses, individuals, local authorities and the Government, has a role to play by reducing the waste they produce. More...Weekly food waste collection for St Albans (24/05/2007)
In a move that may reflect the future nationally in waste collection, St Albans City and District Council has said that food waste will continue to be collected every week, even after the proposed introduction of an alternate week waste collection system in mid-2008. More...Guidance gives clarity on packaging design (23/05/2007)
A new online guide to help the retail sector meet its packaging reduction commitments has been launched by WRAP. The launch took place at the Total Processing and Packaging Show, NEC, last week. More...EHS issues landfill closure guidance (23/05/2007)
The guidance note provides interim guidance for Northern Ireland's Environment and Heritage Service staff and landfill operators on the capping of landfill sites and the procedures that can be applied to both existing and new landfill sites. More...Green boost not grey binge for new planning proposals (22/05/2007)
The Environment Agency yesterday urged the Government to apply rigorous green criteria to the development of the proposed National Policy Statements for energy, transport, water and waste infrastructure, or risk a "grey binge" of unsustainable infrastructure construction. More...Wine trade faces key carbon choices (21/05/2007)
Bulk importing of wine into the UK delivers significant reductions in CO2 emissions according to a new WRAP report, but savings can vary significantly depending on the transport and packaging used. More...Option for direct collection charging highly likely (21/05/2007)
Speculation is rife in the national newspapers as to what will be included in the national waste strategy due to be issued this week More...VCA appointed as WEEE distributor enforcement body (18/05/2007)
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), today appointed the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) as the enforcement body for the distributor obligations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...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...“2007 critical year for environment” (17/05/2007)
DEFRA has issued its annual report in which Environment Secretary David Miliband today highlighted environmental achievements and challenges for the Department. More...EU reviews the Animal By-products Regulations (17/05/2007)
The European Union is reviewing the Animal By Products Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and has issued an on-line consultation in the form of a questionnaire. More...Glass and plastic bottles scoop packaging awards (16/05/2007)
A glass bottle and a plastic bottle scooped four awards last night at the 2007 Starpack Packaging Awards, held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. More...Waste burns a hole in company’s pocket (16/05/2007)
A company operating in South Lanarkshire has been fined £1000 at Lanark Sheriff Court for illegally burning waste on site. More...Tyre recycling quality standards set (15/05/2007)
Two new tyre standards have been released by WRAP working in conjunction with the British Standards Institute. More...Outdoor furniture from board? - simply a picnic (14/05/2007)
Gayle Blanchflower from OutABox was presented with the best environmental product award at the recent British Female Inventors and Innovators awards ceremony. More...Greater Manchester Council launch waste planning consultation (14/05/2007)
The Issues and Options (I&O) stage presents the framework of waste policies for Greater Manchester and how they will be developed More...Import wine but not the bottles! (11/05/2007)
Wrap toasts the environmental benefits of a new wine import facility. More...Capital support programme for AD launched in Wales (11/05/2007)
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a capital support programme for the development of more anaerobic digestion plants. The support is provided through the Assembly’s Materials Action Programme (MAP). More...EA publicises EU Directives webpage (10/05/2007)
The Environment Agency has publicised a web page giving summary information and advice on European Directives, though the Info4local web site. More...UK's world leading HDPE recycling technology (10/05/2007)
WRAP has released the findings from a large scale trial into the commercial viability of producing recycled plastic milk bottles from food-grade HDPE. More...WRG sign Wrexham PFI Waste Contract (09/05/2007)
A new waste contract aimed at further reducing reliance on landfill while boosting recycling rates has been signed by Wrexham County Borough Council and Waste Recycling Group. More...Gardeners urged to tackle climate change (09/05/2007)
A new survey has been carried out by WRAP’s Know Your Compost Campaign which shows gardeners believe they are seeing climate change. More...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...LARAC reacts strongly to adverse media coverage of AWCs (04/05/2007)
The local authority recycling organisation says that it is dismayed and gravely concerned about the way in which parts of the national media have been “scaremongering” on waste issues. More...Compost producers celebrate industry growth (04/05/2007)
A WRAP study finds that 35 per cent of landscape professionals have increased their use of compost produced from recycled garden material by ten per cent or more More...Bill Bryson to head campaign on littering (03/05/2007)
Bill is a keen campaigner on littering and plans to head a new campaign to try to reduce the amount of littering and fly tipping. More...Preventing cigarette litter in Britain (02/05/2007)
It is estimated that there are over ten million smokers in England who from 1 July will not be able to smoke in virtually any enclosed workplaces and public places in England. More...Packaging company fined £50,000 for recycling failures over 8 years (02/05/2007)
Wigan and Leigh Magistrates fined a packaging manufacturer a total of £50,000 after the company admitted failing to comply with packaging regulations. More...Both PM and London’s Mayor concerned about alternate weekly collections (02/05/2007)
Both the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London, yesterday cast some doubt on alternate weekly collection of residual wastes. More...£4m Pyrolysis plant for Seamer Carr (01/05/2007)
A new, revolutionary £4m plant is to convert household waste into gas to produce energy in the form of electricity and heat. More...WEEE research - new additive extraction processes (30/04/2007)
The results of trials have revealed that new extraction processes for additives, should encourage the recycling of waste plastics derived from WEEE. More...Yorwaste in £50m contract award (30/04/2007)
North Yorkshire recycling and waste management company, Yorwaste, have been appointed by the City of York to handle the city’s waste disposal for a further 15 years and recycling for a further 5 years. More...Lab equipment goes green (30/04/2007)
The laboratory equipment supplier, Anachem, has added a further incentive to its already existing recycling scheme by offering to make a donation to environmental projects on behalf of new entrants. More...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...Supply logistics innovator wins top award (27/04/2007)
Using a sustainable approach to materials supply to construction sites, Wilson James aims to recycle 70% of site waste materials and help minimise construction waste. More...Radio 2 listeners back alternate weekly collections (27/04/2007)
Are you a weekly or a fortnightly person? This was the question asked of listeners to the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 today, currently being hosted by Julian Warricker. 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...Duo fined for illegal waste transfer station (25/04/2007)
Two men trading as A & D Environmental Skip Hire were fined £20,000 (£10,000 each) and ordered to pay costs of £1,731.67on 23 April 2007 at Burton-upon-Trent Magistrates Court. More...Rates rocket by 30% - recycling that is! (25/04/2007)
It’s a fact – recycling rates under the collection system using alternate weeks, results in a higher degree of recycling than than if residual wastes are collected weekly. More...Trial to establish WEEE Protocols (24/04/2007)
Research has been commissioned by Defra through CIWM EB to derive Protocols as an aid to the recording and reporting of WEEE recycling and recovery in the UK and for those materials exported overseas. More...IBM worldwide recycler of computer WEEE (24/04/2007)
IBM is making an important contribution to reducing the amount of e-waste generated each year worldwide. More...Extec scoops Queen's Award (24/04/2007)
The annual winners and recipients of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise were announced on The Queen's birthday (21 April). More...£45m Frog Island MBT plant opens (23/04/2007)
The opening of the new Shank’s Frog Island MBT plant has been welcomed by London Councils as a step to accelerate the rates of recycling of Borough Councils. More...Boroughs join for war on waste (23/04/2007)
Sutton, Croydon, Merton and Kingston upon Thames have combined to wage a war on wastes through their joint efforts. More...Donarbon set for Cambridgeshire PFI contract (20/04/2007)
The Cambridge County Council Executive has given provisional approval for the 28-year Private Finance Initiative contract with Donarbon to deal with the Council’s residual wastes using the MBT process. More...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...WEEE Directive could 'harm' the environment (19/04/2007)
A warning has been issued by Digital Links that implementation of the WEEE Directive on 1 July could harm the environment and reduce the number of refurbished computers available to third world countries such as Africa. More...Biodiversity comes up trumps for WRG (18/04/2007)
It is good to see that the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has again named Arpley Landfill Site/Moore Nature Reserve, near Warrington, as a winner in its biennial Business Bird Challenge. More...Yorkshire and Humber set to save £millions on food waste (18/04/2007)
Food manufacturers, caterers and retailers in Yorkshire and Humber are being given the opportunity to work together and make their food waste recycling easy and cost effective. More...Focus on MBT (18/04/2007)
2nd International Symposium on MBT 2007 - 22 to 24 May 2007, Hanover, Germany More...Recresco establishes the UK’s first tri-colour glass sorting facility (17/04/2007)
Recresco, a growing recycling company, has developed the first tri-colour sorting plant for mixed glass in the UK. More...Unlicensed scrapyard costs Dundee man (17/04/2007)
The owner of a Dundee car breakers business was fined £1,000 at Dundee Sheriff Court, for illegally operating a scrapyard. More...Sydney hazwaste destined for Germany (16/04/2007)
A company is seeking Australian Government approval to export 15,000 tonnes of toxic waste materials to Europe. More...Less packaging waste means improved brand loyalty (13/04/2007)
A new report commissioned by the Institute of Grocery Distribution suggests that food producers that minimize packaging around their products, are likely to improve brand loyalty. More...Leicestershire compost used at Beckham towers (13/04/2007)
Leicestershire compost is reputed to be used by the Beckhams as well as finding a use at the Eden Project, Cornwall. More...A cut glass solution for wine connoisseurs (12/04/2007)
WRAP is exhibiting at the London International Wine & Spirits Fair and is leading a groundbreaking programme for glass waste minimisation. More...International news bites (12/04/2007)
Shipping lines to raise paper waste transport costs. Warming Artic could release frozen waste. US study confirms waste cell phones to be potentially polluting. More...Grosvenor’s response to the recent court case (11/04/2007)
A recent case involving Grosvenor Waste Management and the Environment Agency was heard at Maidstone Crown Court in February. 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...Environment Agency issues waste warning to exporters (11/04/2007)
The Agency issued the warning after Grosvenor Waste Management Ltd was fined in total £55,000 More...A rose by any other name…. (11/04/2007)
Dancing on ice star, actress Gaynor Faye launches the Recycle Now Home Composting campaign for 2007 with a rosy pose(y). More...Scottish report provides backing to alternate weekly collections (10/04/2007)
A report on Scottish kerbside recycling has demonstrated that alternate weekly collections have a great benefit on the quantities of materials recycled by householders. More...An innovative spirit - whisky that is! (10/04/2007)
The Co-op has rolled out the world’s lightest spirit bottle. Weighing in at only 298 grams it really is the fly-weight of the whisky world. More...Agency makes allowance for problematic hazardous wastes (10/04/2007)
The Environment Agency has issued a briefing note in relation to problematic hazardous wastes with a high total organic carbon (TOC), making some allowance for their landfill up to June 2008. More...CIWM issues Position Statement on Alternate weekly collections (05/04/2007)
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management has issued a position statement on alternate weekly collections. More...London Mayor to appeal High Court decision (05/04/2007)
London Mayor to appeal High Court decision to stop West London's waste being incinerated. More...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...BREW Waste Protocols Project now in its second year (04/04/2007)
Waste protocols provide a framework within which a recycled product no longer classified as waste. Quality Protocols provide industry with much needed clarity, enabling businesses to develop sustainable markets and realise the full potential of recycled products. More...Packaging research nets savings for M&S (03/04/2007)
Marks and Spencer is set to save on the material it using for packaging due to an innovative WRAP funded project. More...Mega roll out to 285000 homes in 6 weeks! (03/04/2007)
Brampton, Canada – The Region of Peel has launched its new Organics Recycling Program at the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility in Brampton. More...EA to issue fixed penalty notices to illegal waste carriers (03/04/2007)
The Environment Agency is now able to issue fixed penalty notices for waste crime. More...Defra reviews exemptions from waste management licensing (02/04/2007)
Defra, the Environment Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government are undertaking a review of the exemptions from waste management licensing. More...Site Waste Management Plans to cut waste (02/04/2007)
Proposals for reducing the 109 million tones of waste produced by the UK construction industry every year were published today for consultation by Defra. More...SEPA launches “Better waste regulation” consultation (02/04/2007)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Executive have launched a consultation exercise. More...Agency urges WEEE producers to sign up (30/03/2007)
The Environment Agency urges producers to continue to sign up to WEEE schemes. More...Inquiry into refuse collection by Commons select Committee (30/03/2007)
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee has announced that it is to undertake an inquiry into refuse collection. More...North east landfill operator fined £10,000 for litter offence (29/03/2007)
A North East landfill operator was fined £10,000 at Durham Magistrates' Court yesterday for a litter escape at one of its landfill sites. More...York re-affirms its support for MBT despite £708m "affordability gap". (29/03/2007)
The City Of York Executive have approved a report on the joint North Yorkshire County Council and City of York waste PFI business plan at a meeting this week. More...Environmental Infrastructure could be reaching "tipping point" in some places (28/03/2007)
A report from the Environment Agency says that, due to future expanding community development, we need to establish environmental infrastructure (including waste infrastructure)through good and adequate forward planning. More...Milton Keynes food scheme a recycling success (27/03/2007)
More food waste in Milton Keynes is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on household waste going to landfill. More...Funding for green energy projects offers recycled wood opportunities (27/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has announced that more than 70 biomass projects across Scotland are to share £10.5 million in a programme aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 37,000 tonnes a year. More...Wilton complex to become major hub for green energy (26/03/2007)
UK Wood Recycling has officially opened its new wood chip plant on the former ICI Wilton integrated petro-chemicals complex on Teesside. More...Defra announces low level radioactive waste policy (26/03/2007)
A new UK policy for managing solid low level radioactive waste has been published by the UK Government and the devolved administrations today More...European Commission starts legal action against UK (26/03/2007)
The European Commission has decided to start legal action against the UK and 13 other Member States for inadequately transposing the EU's legislation on the landfilling of waste into their national law. More...'Off site' manufacture can reduce construction waste (23/03/2007)
A recent WRAP report says that using off site manufacture can help the construction industry reduce waste. 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...Fines of £17,000 for Bradford waste offences (22/03/2007)
A Bradford man and Leeds demolition firm were fined on Monday last, a total £17,000 at Dewsbury Magistrates court for waste offences that took place on farmland. More...Darling outlines race to lock up Carbon Emissions (22/03/2007)
The UK can be the birthplace of the world's first full scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration plant, Alistair Darling said today. 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...Tories say “Bin tax” risk to environment and public health (21/03/2007)
Conservatives are concerned about the potential surge in fly-tipping that may result should Government decide to introduce new charges on the collection of household waste. More...Shetland glass company paves the way (21/03/2007)
A Shetland glass recycling company has exported its first recycled glass paving slabs to the mainland. More...Veolia announced preferred bidder for Southwark PFI (20/03/2007)
Veolia has been awarded preferred bidder status by Southwark Council for the council’s integrated waste management contract. More...Information Sheet – The WEEE Forum (20/03/2007)
WEEE Forum – The association of collective WEEE take back schemes in Europe. More...Ghost Ships are still in US ownership (20/03/2007)
A spokesman for the US Marine Administration has said that the so called Ghost Ships, currently docked near Hartlepool, are still in US ownership. More...SEPA publishes waste prevention guide (19/03/2007)
A new Guide published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency aims to help local communities tackle the issue of household waste prevention. More...Agricultural waste 15 May 2007 deadline is rapidly approaching (19/03/2007)
The 15 May deadline for the registration of exemptions for farm wastes is rapidly approaching and this makes waste a major issue in farming. More...Business Waste Framework, Scotland - action plan to cut business waste (16/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has published plans to save Scottish business more than £7.5 million a year and reduce the amount of business waste generated by at least 200,000 tonnes. More...Alternate weekly collections have no health impacts (16/03/2007)
Alternate weekly collections have proved to be contentious in many parts of the UK. New research provides support for the collections. More...£1m reprocessing capacity guarantee in Northern Ireland (16/03/2007)
WRAP has played a key role in securing £1 million of investment in recycling equipment for two companies in Northern Ireland. The investment will result in the creation of an additional 118,000 tonnes annual reprocessing capacity. More...Viridor and Electrolink forge WEEE Partnership (15/03/2007)
Viridor Waste Management has teamed up with WEEE Producer Compliance Scheme, Electrolink. More...Merseyside in brief (15/03/2007)
All systems go for Pioneering £13m Waste Facility. Knowsley upgrade collection service. Liverpool Fly-tippers clean up their own mess. Garden Waste Is Now Clear in Sefton. Wirral turns to co-mingled recycling collections. More...Bovine bins boost recycling (15/03/2007)
Recycling bins disguised as cows will soon be grazing on waste across the capital, following a trial in Lewisham which proved an un’herd’ of success. More...Funding - £48m per year for Scottish waste treatment (14/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has provisionally announced today, funding to double Scotland's current recycling rate and reduce reliance on landfill through an attack on residual wastes. More...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...Popular Lancashire household waste site may still be axed (13/03/2007)
Following claims by a Ribble Valley councillor, Lancashire County Council Chiefs have said that the Petre Arms Household Waste Centre at Langho has not escaped closure. More...Odour – no problem for Lancashire MBT facilities (13/03/2007)
There have been recent reports of potential smell problems with European MBT plants, though these were constructed to an older design and care needs exercising when making comparisons. More...Environmental Permitting Programme consultation - response summary (12/03/2007)
Defra has issued the Environmental Permitting Programme summary of responses on the second consultation. The consultation was on the proposals for creating a streamlined environmental permitting and compliance system. More...Scottish Household Survey (2006 - Quarter 3) (12/03/2007)
The Scottish Executive has published its Household survey, which includes responses to questions on recycling. More...A national poll has ranked Lancashire top of the recycling heap (12/03/2007)
The poll investigated the service delivered at local ‘tips’ and showed an impressive 93 per cent satisfaction rate with the county council’s 23 recycling centres. More...LARAC reacts to Campaign for Real Recycling (09/03/2007)
The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee has reacted to criticism of co-mingled recycling collections voiced by the Campaign for Real Recycling. More...Viridor-Laing consortium present Rochdale plant proposals (09/03/2007)
The site of the proposed Waithlands Waste Resource Centre is just over half a mile east of Rochdale town centre and north of the existing Household Waste Recycling Site. More...The future of High Heavens (09/03/2007)
Major improvements are in the pipeline for the High Heavens recycling facility in High Wycombe, in part to overcome odour problems. More...Recycling 50% up at East Sussex Household Waste Recycling Sites (08/03/2007)
Figures released by Veolia Environmental Services for the last three and a half years, have confirmed that recycling has increased by more than 50% at East Sussex and Brighton & Hove’s Household Waste Recycling Sites. More...Bucks goes out for residual waste treatment (08/03/2007)
Buckinghamshire County Council is seeking submissions from potential contractors for the diversion from landfill and treatment of its residual waste stream. Closing date: 02/04/2007 Time 12:00 More...SITA’s £11m Northumberland waste management facility gets approval (07/03/2007)
SITA UK has received planning approval for a new integrated waste management facility (IWMF) in West Sleekburn, Northumberland. More...Research on the carbon impacts of waste (07/03/2007)
Defra and WRAP have published research on how waste can be managed to reduce its impacts on climate change in three reports. 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...Environmental blitz in Haringey (06/03/2007)
Operation 'Clean Sweep'' has brought visible results to streets of Haringey. Environmental teams were joined by Councillors and senior council staff in a major exercise to clean up local streets and estates and generally improve the quality of life for residents. More...Regulation in brief (06/03/2007)
Dumping waste is a crime. Illegal waste exporters fined. Rogue rubbish man jailed for tipping waste near Dartmoor. Prosecution for dumping waste on floodplain. 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...Series of WEEE deadlines looming (05/03/2007)
Several deadline or target dates relating to the WEEE regulations are rapidly approaching following the publication by the Environment Agency of the full list of producer compliance schemes. More...Public awareness - Chewing gum litter cut by up to 72% (02/03/2007)
Chewing gum litter cut by up to 72% with public awareness campaigns. More...Superhighway for container deliveries (02/03/2007)
Straight plc, has forged a partnership with DHL, the international operator in contract logistics, for all its product deliveries. More...WEEE - DTI issues guidance on the WEEE Regulations (01/03/2007)
The Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday issued guidance notes on the WEEE Regulations. More...Planning approved for Veolia's Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility (01/03/2007)
East Sussex County Council has given planning approval for Veolia to develop an Energy Recovery Facility at North Quay in Newhaven. More...Reduction target set for carrier bags - 25% reduction by 2008 (01/03/2007)
UK retailers have agreed to reduce the overall environmental impact of their carrier bags by 25% by the end of 2008. Meanwhile Ireland raises its plastic bags levy by 46.7%. More...London wide waste authority rebuffed in the Commons (28/02/2007)
In a debate yesterday on the Greater London Authority Bill, Karen Buck moved the second reading of amendments to Clause 1 of the Bill which were aimed at the introduction of a London wide waste authority. More...Household waste reduction - Scottish Action Plan (28/02/2007)
A plan to cut the amount of household waste by a quarter of a million tonnes in Scotland was published yesterday by the Scottish Executive. More...Commons to debate single London Waste Authority today (27/02/2007)
The Commons is due to debate amendments introduced by a group of MPs to establish a single waste authority for London to achieve a more sustainable approach to waste management that will place more emphasis on recycling and reduce the influence of incineration. More...National Waste and Resource Forum a victim of its own success (27/02/2007)
The NRWF is winding up its work on waste prevention over a number of years, with its 2007 Conference on “Advancing waste prevention – tools for change” taking place at Reading on 7 March. More...CD&E wastes - Survey indicates 88.6m tonnes of English CD & E waste arose in 2005 (27/02/2007)
The objective of the survey was to establish estimates for the arisings and use as aggregate of construction and demolition and excavation waste in England in 2005. More...Exports - Consultation on waste exports ends soon (26/02/2007)
Defra's consultation on the review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste is due to end shortly. More...Opportunities for plaster board recycling (26/02/2007)
Trials funded by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) have shown that the recycling of waste plasterboard from commercial refurbishment is economically viable, according to a report published today. More...EA approve more WEEE Producer Compliance Schemes (26/02/2007)
Following the initial approval of 5 Producer Compliance Schemes earlier this month, the Environment Agency has now produced an updated list of schemes at the 23 February together with a provisional list of schemes which may be subject to later approval. More...Public Inquiry into Warrington waste treatment plant (23/02/2007)
A public inquiry is to be held into a controversial plan to build a waste treatment plant on Winwick Road, Warrington. 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...Energy in the Lords (23/02/2007)
Great Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm. Biomass and fossil-fuel co-firing. Surface productivity of solar cells. Hydropower research. New nuclear consultation after court ruling. More...LGA says leaked pay-as-you-throw proposals 'unhelpful and unnecessary' (22/02/2007)
Council leaders have spoken out against proposals outlined in the leaked Number 10 dossier for the introduction of a blanket ‘pay-as-you-throw’ system for charging for the disposal of household waste. More...SEPA approves WEEE compliance schemes (22/02/2007)
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that it has approved a number of producer compliance schemes (PCSs) under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, 2006. More...Innovation in urban recycling unveilled (22/02/2007)
To encourage more people to recycle, it is important to ensure that recycling centres are designed in an attractive manner and are at easily accessible locations. More...Zero litter tolerance in Gloucester wins award (21/02/2007)
A campaign to clean up Gloucester using a zero tolerance approach, has won gold in a prestigious regional award. More...Environment Agency calls for united effort to beat the waste cheats (21/02/2007)
Agency Chief Executive, Barbara Young says that we all have a role to play in deterring and catching the waste cheats who undermine the lawful businesses. 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...63% numbers boost in preventing junk mail (20/02/2007)
Lancaster Recycling Forum recently decided to address the growing mountain of unwanted junk mail with startling results. 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...WEEE first for Newport (20/02/2007)
Newport council is the first council to use new WEEE containers at its civic amenity site. More...Britvic to phase out re-usable bottles by 2008 (19/02/2007)
Britvic, the soft drinks company, is moving from returnable to recyclable glass bottles with phasing out of returnables by 2008 More...Protest march against Didcot ash disposal (19/02/2007)
Campaigners held a protest march against the use of Radley Lakes in Oxfordshire for ash disposal from Didcot power station following the granting of planning consent. More...Veolia's Marchwood transfer station meets opposition (19/02/2007)
Councillors object to the proposed construction of a permanent waste transfer station on the edge of the New Forest National Park at Marchwood. More...Directive on Environmental Protection proposed by European Commission (16/02/2007)
The European Commission has proposed a directive that obliges Member States to treat serious offences against the environment as criminal acts and to ensure that they are effectively sanctioned. More...West London WDA have to seek judicial review (15/02/2007)
West London Waste Disposal Authority have been granted a judicial review in relation to some aspects of the London Mayor’s powers. More...Let's make 2007 a landmark year for climate change (15/02/2007)
Let's make 2007 a landmark year for climate change - speech by Rt hon David Miliband MP to the GLOBE Forum. More...Northern Ireland man fined £11,500 for waste offences (15/02/2007)
A Northern Ireland was fined £11,500 plus court costs at Ards Magistrates' Court, earlier this month, for waste offences. More...MEPs vote for binding waste reduction targets (14/02/2007)
On Tuesday, MEPs agreed to binding targets for waste reduction and the introduction of a five-step waste hierarchy of preference for waste treatment. More...PRNs - regulatory changes following going electronic (14/02/2007)
In order to support the maintenance and development of the NPWD, Defra ha indicated that there will be a corresponding increase in fees. More...Regulation in brief (14/02/2007)
Draft regulations on environmental offences issued. Strabane man fined £3,000 for waste offences. Ballymoney developer fined for waste offences. Packaging company fined over £8,000. Farmers invited to attend workshops. 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...European Parliament to vote on stabilisation of waste production at 2008 levels. (13/02/2007)
The European Parliament is meeting today in plenary session to vote on a report from the Environment Committee which calls for stabilization of municipal waste production at 2008 levels by 2012. More...Agency approves WEEE compliance schemes (13/02/2007)
The Environment Agency recently issued a list of approved compliance schemes under the requirements of the WEEE regulations. More...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...Wigan MRF £1.5m re-opening after major fire last year (09/02/2007)
The Kirkless Materials Recycling Facility and Civic Amenity Site in Wigan was nearly destroyed last year by fire, but it is once again fully operational following a £1.5 million refit. More...PFI new structure to aid £11 billion infrastructure investment. (09/02/2007)
Based on experience so far, a more streamlined process for applying to Defra for waste PFI credits has been announced today. More...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...Cemex wins permission to use waste tyres as fuel (08/02/2007)
Cemex can now use waste tyres as a substitute fuel at its cement plant in Rugby following a strictly-controlled and monitored trial, according to the Environment Agency. More...Climate change could have impact on Waste infrastructure and communications (08/02/2007)
In the first work of its kind in the UK a detailed regional study has been undertaken on the effects of the impacts of climate change on buildings, infrastructure and society. More...Regulation in brief (07/02/2007)
Operation Cleansweep nabs illegal waste carrier. Environment Agency surveillance catches illegal waste operator. Community sentence for Blaenavon skip operator. More...McAlpine in £30m takeover of Enviros (07/02/2007)
Alfred McAlpine acquires leading waste and environmental consultancy, Enviros, for £30m. More...Valpak's WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) (06/02/2007)
Valpak is urging both retailers and Local Authorities to participate in the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) , and take advantage of its benefits. More...Shrewsbury under pressure to axe weekly bin collections (06/02/2007)
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council face a £240,000 per annum financial shortfall if they continue to collect residual waste on a weekly basis. More...Catch 'em young (06/02/2007)
Getting the message into schools is nothing new as local authority recycling officers have long recognise. Viridor also shows a keen interest through facility visits. More...CIWM to launch a new "Scientific and Technical Review" (05/02/2007)
The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM) is relaunching the “Scientific and Technical Review.” But now the well known publication will have a new name and a new look. More...Funding - Welsh municipal waste projects benefit by £1.1m (05/02/2007)
The Welsh assembly has allocated £1.1m to help improve the management of municipal wastes in Wales. The drive is to support the full implementation of the national waste strategy, Wise About Waste. More...Company pleads guilty to breaches of Transfrontier Shipment Regs (news in brief) (05/02/2007)
A waste company which handles household waste from London and the Home Counties, pleaded guilty on Friday last to illegally exporting household waste. More...Waste pre-treatment before landfilling from 30 October 2007 (02/02/2007)
New guidance has been issued on the requirement for non-hazardous waste treatment prior to landfilling, as required by the Landfill Directive. Waste pre-treatment comes into effect on 30 October 2007. More...EA issues WEEE reminder (02/02/2007)
Companies who produce electrical and electronic equipment are being reminded by the Environment Agency to register in order to comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...Packaging waste website set to cut fraud (01/02/2007)
A new and improved website for packaging waste information will help companies to meet packaging recycling regulations and tackle fraud. More...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...Viridor upgrades north west vehicle fleet (31/01/2007)
Following hard on the heels of its success in the Greater Manchester WDA PFI contract, Viridor has now invested £1.2m in Volvo waste management vehicles. 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...In the Lords - should more recyclate be used in finished products? (30/01/2007)
Lord Dykes asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will take further steps to encourage product life cycle research into an expansion of inputs from recyclable and renewable items to reduce the incidence of unnecessary waste in finished industrial and commercial products More...Pyrolysis solution favourite for West of England. (30/01/2007)
The West of England councils have issued consultation documents as a first step in moves towards joint planning and joint municipal waste strategies. More...Bids for unitary status will affect the face of waste management (29/01/2007)
Local Government Secretary Ruth Kelly has confirmed that DCLG received 26 proposals from councils across England wishing to become unitary authorities. 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...John Craven to launch Cumbria recycling initiative (29/01/2007)
Cumbria is set to use a national TV personality to launch an initiative under the Recycle for Cumbria campaign. More...Greater Manchester announce preferred bidder for £3 billion PFI contract (26/01/2007)
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has announced the selection of the Viridor and Laing Roads consortium as preferred bidder for its £3 billion waste PFI contract. More...South Lakeland "rocket" to recycling success (26/01/2007)
South Lakeland is expecting a record year of recycling in 2007 – after seeing its figures rocket by millions during 2006. More...In the Commons (26/01/2007)
Carbon Offsetting. Carbon Emissions. More...Norfolk plumps for MBT (25/01/2007)
Norfolk County Council's Residual Waste Treatment Project Board has selected Sustainable Resource Management (SRM) as preferred bidder in the County's PFI project. More...Chinese bites (25/01/2007)
China's boom bodes well for UK recyclate exports China may curb waste imports. More...Business waste data shows 9m tonnes annually in Scotland (24/01/2007)
Scottish businesses produce around 9m tonnes of waste annually, according to a national survey commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). 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...Regulation in brief (24/01/2007)
Telford company fined for breaking packaging regulations. Skip operator gets double whammy. Company fined for illegally storing waste. More...Fire hits Suffolk MRF (23/01/2007)
A fire, thought to have been started by a piece of machinery, affected a Viridor materials recycling facility (MRF) at Great Blackenham, Suffolk yesterday. More...Joint waste authorities on the cards (23/01/2007)
Ruth Kelly proposes to amend the local government bill to allow Joint Waste Authorities More...Government consults on Environmental Permitting Guidance (22/01/2007)
Defra has issued a third consultation under the Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP), providing guidance on a new environmental permitting system for England and Wales. More...Cory applies for permission for Merseyside MBT plant (19/01/2007)
Cory has submitted a planning application to St Helens Council for a mechanical biological treatment facility (MBT) plant. More...Regulation in brief (19/01/2007)
Fly-tipping fine. Coalisland company fined for waste offences. Newtownards man fined for waste offences. More...Tesco unveils extensive green plans (19/01/2007)
Following hard on the heals of M&S who earlier announced £200m plans to make the company carbon neutral, supermarket giant Tesco has indicated far reaching plans to cut carbon emissions with the cooperation of its customers. More...Regulation in brief (18/01/2007)
Illegal waste disposal costs Worcester man £1,000. Keeping waste costs Dudley man. Swadlincote vehicle checks catch potential illegal tippers. 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...Amendment tabled for single London Waste Authority (17/01/2007)
Karen Buck, Labour MP for Regent's Park & Kensington North, has tabled an amendment to the Greater London Authority Bill that could lead to a single Waste Authority for the London area. More...Regulation in brief - Packaging waste (17/01/2007)
Securitas escapes prosecution. Packaging regulations not understood. Packaging waste offences cost Abergavenny food company over £17,000 More...Reprise of landfill allowances (17/01/2007)
The UK needs to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill, to tackle climate change and to meet challenging EU targets set by the Landfill Directive, which fall in 2010,2013 and 2020. More...Sustainable construction - Clients hold the key (17/01/2007)
Demand for construction materials with high recycled content in new building projects is increasingly being driven by some of the construction industry’s largest clients according to WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). More...TV message in a bottle (16/01/2007)
A new TV advertising campaign encouraging people to recycle more glass bottles and jars has hit our screens as part of the latest phase of television advertising from Recycle Now. More...North Yorkshire company rubber-stamps £0.25m deal with tyre recycler. (16/01/2007)
Riverside Waste Machinery - the delivery of a £250,000 tyre shredder is the company's biggest order and demand continues to grow. More...East Sussex adopt new Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) (15/01/2007)
East Sussex residents can now find out how they can get involved in decisions on waste planning. They will get the opportunity to influence decisions on the planning strategy to be adopted and possible locations of waste management facilities. More...Marks & Spencer - zero waste to landfill by 2012 (15/01/2007)
Marks & Spencer have announced the initiation of "Plan A", a business-wide £200m "eco-plan" which will have an impact on every part of M&S' operations over the next five years. More...Major WRAP glass project greens up production (15/01/2007)
It is intended that the WRAP report will help industry to maximise the use of green glass which arises in abundance in the UK. More...Recycling rates rocket at South Kesteven (12/01/2007)
There has been a "massive increase" in the amount of rubbish being recycled as residents enthusiastically embrace a new wheelie bin scheme according to South Kesteven Council. Figures show that recycling rates have rocketed from 14.4 per cent to 44 per cent where wheelie bins are being used. More...Capacity of waste management facilities at March 2005 in England and Wales (12/01/2007)
According to Environment Agency statistics released yesterday, 686 million cubic metres of landfill voidspace remained on permitted sites in England and Wales at 31/3/2005. More...Only 3 to 4 years landfill capacity for London and the East (12/01/2007)
Landfilling of waste materials is falling but newly available landfill capacity is not keeping pace with waste deposits according to the Environment Agency. More...Hertfordshire public consultation on waste strategy (11/01/2007)
The Hertfordshire Waste Partnership is consulting on its waste strategy so that it can take account of public opinion before it formalises the strategy. The results of the consultation process will be published in early summer. More...Life Cycle Analysis of Plasterboard (11/01/2007)
Work on the life cycle assessment of gypsum sources is about to be undertaken by the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP). Closing date for tenders - 22 January 2007 More...Man who ran illegal waste site fined £37,500 (10/01/2007)
Chelmsford Magistrates Court -A landowner has been fined for running an illegal waste site near Chelmsford. More...Pyrolysis plant to produce diesel and white spirit from waste plastic. (10/01/2007)
A new recycling plant for waste plastics to be developed at Peterhead, has been approved. More...£3m investment to 'enhance' London's recycling sector (10/01/2007)
A major boost for London's recycling sector has come from a £3m investment by the London Development Agency (LDA). This investment has been made through the Agency's enhance business support programme.(Posted 10 Jan 2007) More...Select Committee holds follow up inquiry on radioactive waste managment (10/01/2007)
The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee is to hold a follow up inquiry into radioactive waste management. More...Regulation in brief (09/01/2007)
Rotheram father and son prosecuted. Man charged with illegal transportation of scrap metal. Merseyside manufacturer fails to recycle packaging waste. More...SEPA publishes 2004 waste data (08/01/2007)
SEPA has published its sixth annual Waste Data Digest for the 2004. Though this information is historic, SEPA makes a well presented report on overall waste management in Scotland for 2004 and is to be commended on the comprehensive nature of the report. More...Is poor waste management fuelling the rise of rats? (08/01/2007)
On Friday last, the Daily Mail picked up on a report by the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) on the growing rat population across the country, in an article headed 'Council greed fuelling rise of rats'. More...LGA wages War on Waste (08/01/2007)
The Local Government Association has launched its War on Waste campaign, as new figures are published that show that the UK is depositing more waste into landfill than other European countries. More...USB port batteries charged with saving waste. (05/01/2007)
Moixa Energy has been selected as a finalist for the best consumer product in the prestigious Design Week awards in February. Moixa's USBCeLL is part of a wider low-energy strategy developed to address issues in home device power. More...Wiltshire's plans for £15m MBT plant on display (05/01/2007)
Plans for Wiltshire County Council's proposed new £15m MBT plant at Westbury are to go on show to the public next week. More...Bolton biodiesel cooperative runner-up for national honour (04/01/2007)
Bolton Alternative Fuels Cooperative (BAFC) was commended at the Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero awards. The cooperative turns cooking oil into a usable fuel. More...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...Control systems for innovative Plasma Gasification Process (04/01/2007)
Control systems supplied by a UK based company for a proprietary, modular Plasma Gasification Process. More...Legal issues in brief (03/01/2007)
Chaotic scenes after decision on recycling plant taken. Duty of Care consultation seminars. Persistent Organic Pollutants consultation. Management of healthcare wastes. Electronic COSHH Essentials Website. More...Fines in excess of £70,000 with help of global positioning satellite (03/01/2007)
A waste management company and its consultant who deliberately ignored the conditions of their waste management licence, leading to significant financial gains, have been fined in excess of £70,000. More...The case for recycled PET in packaging (03/01/2007)
The business case for using recycled PET plastic in packaging will be demonstrated at a WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) conference being held on 6th February 2007 in London. More...ELV Regulations implemented from 1 January 2007 (02/01/2007)
The End of Life Vehicle Regulations are implemented from 1 January. The regulations give car owners an entitlement to have their old (End of Life Vehicles or ELVs) vehicles taken off them free of charge known as "free take back". More...Berryman Glass and Hackney work with the Savoy in glass recycling (02/01/2007)
Working in partnership with Berryman Glass and the Commercial Waste Glass Service of The London Borough of Hackney, glass from the Savoy is now being recycled. More...Directgov online guide to sustainable living includes waste issues (02/01/2007)
Defra has launched a new online guide to greener living on the government's main public website, Directgov. More...Defra 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...Wastes management recognised in New Years Honours (02/01/2007)
The waste sector has been recognised through the New Years Honours system as waste managers are awarded MBEs. More...Veolia pledge money for Xmas tree recycling (22/12/2006)
Recycle your Christmas Tree for Charity More...Watch your "wasteline" use the 3Rs this Christmas (22/12/2006)
Christmas advice from DEFRA and Recycle Now: More...DCLG research into "scoping" of EIAs (22/12/2006)
DCLG has issued a research report into the "scoping" of environmental impact assessment studies. More...Recycling report kept under WRAPs (22/12/2006)
In a BBC radio interview this morning, Jennie Price, Chief Executive of WRAP revealed that a new report on recycling will be released shortly. The report is said to demonstrate that recycling is saving millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. More...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...Jennie Price to leave WRAP (21/12/2006)
WRAP has announced that Chief Executive Jennie Price will be leaving at the end of March 2007 to join Sport England as Chief Executive Officer. More...Veolia almost there with East Sussex composting facility (21/12/2006)
Construction and operation of an enclosed composting facility including ancillary infrastructure, visitor centre and woodchipping facility More...Waste and minerals planning statistics released for July to September 2006 (20/12/2006)
'County matters' planning statistics covering waste management and minerals for July to September 2006 have been released by DCLG. More...Justifiably proud at North Kesteven (20/12/2006)
North Kesteven District Council is justifiably proud of topping the national league table for recycling. The District is the only area in the country to recycle over 50% of its waste. More...Scottish Executive needs to do more on waste (19/12/2006)
The Scottish Executive has published its annual report on the environmental performance of its estate. More...Environment Agency continue clampdown on non-complying packaging waste producers (19/12/2006)
The Environment Agency has recently publicised a further two prosecutions in relation to the failure of producers to meet their obligations under the packaging waste regulations. More...Sims to expand Newport plant with £8m facility for WEEE (18/12/2006)
Sims Recycling Solutions, a division of the Sims Group, has announced that it is installing new processing capacity at its Newport, South Wales plant to treat and recycle Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). More...DEFRA reviews waste imports and exports (18/12/2006)
Defra is undertaking a review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations and the UK Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste. More...Japanese Stars prosecuted (18/12/2006)
An illegal scrap yard company and its director have been fined £15,000 for dismantling motor vehicles for scrap without a waste management licence. More...Two-thirds of English authorities hit recycling targets (15/12/2006)
Sixty-six percent of local authorities have met or exceeded their Best Value targets for 2005/6. More...One billion Christmas cards end up in rubbish bins! (15/12/2006)
Waste Watch recently estimated that up to 1 billion Christmas cards could end up in rubbish bins across the UK rather than being recycled 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...WRG's Hull energy from waste plant is half way there (14/12/2006)
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved the Waste Recycling Group’s plans for a new Energy from Waste facility at Salt End, Hull. More...Say "no" to Christmas excess? (14/12/2006)
If you’re in the business of festive food and drink, you’d better watch out for the Womens' Institute (WI) this Yuletide season. 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...Waste Awareness Wales launches its first ever Christmas campaign (13/12/2006)
Waste Awareness Wales is launching its first ever Christmas advertising campaign to try and encourage people to change their habits during this year’s festive season. 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...Six million tonnes of food go to waste! (13/12/2006)
Funding is being made available by WRAP to help reduce the six million tonnes of household food thrown away each year (closing date 21 March 2007) 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...HSC / HSE merger consultation (11/12/2006)
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has published a public consultation document seeking views on merging HSC and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into a single health and safety authority. 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...Stirling Council fined £7500 for leachate discharges from landfill (08/12/2006)
Stirling Council has been fined £7500 for discharging excessive amounts of leachate from its Lower Polmaise landfill site into a river. More...NFU Scotland claims victory in composting waste exemptions (08/12/2006)
NFU Scotland has secured an important win in relation to biobed and composting regulations within the Waste Management Licensing system. More...David Miliband visits waste facilities in Northamptonshire (08/12/2006)
Recycling, waste and climate change were highlighted when David Miliband, Secretary of State for the Environment, visited Northamptonshire earlier this week. 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 Review - major infrastructure projects (06/12/2006)
Kate Barker's proposals included a radical overhaul of the planning system for major infrastructure projects, including transport, waste and energy, to improve speed and certainty. More...Pink RCV signage tackles fly-tipping in Derby (06/12/2006)
Yesterday, two Council waste vehicles were unveiled in Derby to warn residents of the consequences of fly-tipping More...Environment Agency welcomes High Court ruling on waste oils (06/12/2006)
The Environment Agency has welcomed the High Court ruling made at the end of November, on the burning of waste as fuel. 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...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...Trials offer New solution for heavily contaminated plastics (05/12/2006)
Trials are currently taking place into processing plastics which are heavily contaminated with blood, meat, fat and other food stuffs. 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...Barrow favourite for MBT plant with gasification (04/12/2006)
Barrow-in-Furness identified as potential location for a Shanks MBT plant. Two others likely at Carlisle and Workington. More...Inspector's decision on Brogborough 'extension' expected in January (04/12/2006)
A decision on controvertial plans to extend the life of Brogborough landfill site, is expected in January 2007 following a public inquiry. More...Scottish recyclables go to waste (04/12/2006)
Around 40,000 tonnes of recyclable materials were wasted in Scotland last year due to contamination by householders.... More...FOE and EEB welcome EU Committee's moves on waste prevention (01/12/2006)
Pressure Groups Friends of the Earth Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) have welcomed new forward-looking targets for waste prevention agreed by the European Parliament's Environment Committee this week. 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...GLA Bill published (29/11/2006)
The Government has published the Greater London Authority Bill proposing enhanced powers for the GLA (the Mayor of London and the London Assembly) with the intention of giving greater leadership on strategic issues across London. More...PIC rebut finding of 'A Zero Waste UK' on disposable cameras (29/11/2006)
The report, ‘A Zero Waste UK’ from the Institute for Public Policy Research and Green Alliance, targeted disposable products such as certain cameras as items that should be subjected to a tax to discourage their use. The Photo Imaging Council refutes this proposal as it considers that disposable cameras in fact represent "a true recycling success story". More...Final chapter for ReChem's Bonnybridge plant (29/11/2006)
Shanks Group have sold the Bonnybridge Re-chem plant which is now to be developed into a transport depot. More...UNEP Nairobi conference addresses electronic waste (28/11/2006)
Nairobi Conference on Basel Convention to Address the Growing Challenge of Electronic Wastes More...A waste facility conundrum for WDAs (27/11/2006)
WDAs are damned if they do and damned if they don't in relation to opening and closing waste facilities. More...Scarborough approach on green wastes makes sense (27/11/2006)
In further development of the Scarborough recycling service the council is to issue wheeled bins to its residents, but with a small financial input required from them. The bins are to be issued to those people already on kerbside collection rounds. More...Waste storage costs Southam skip company £40,000 (27/11/2006)
A company has pleaded guilty to 8 charges relating to the deposit and storage of controlled waste at Southam, Warwickshire. More...Scottish Executive considers establishing an environmental court (24/11/2006)
Proposals to improve the enforcement of environmental law, including the law on waste management, have been published in a consultation paper which looks at ways in which the criminal justice system could work better. More...Devon gets hot on energy from waste (24/11/2006)
A report, to be considered by the Devon County Council Executive, proposes that a modern energy from waste (efw) combined heat and power (CHP) plant for Exeter should be built to divert waste away from landfill. More...Hartlepool company fined £10,000 for waste tyre offences (24/11/2006)
A Hartlepool recycling depot was fined £10,000 this week after pleading guilty to four tyre waste offences. More...Hampshire to crack down on £1m trade waste abuse at HWRCs (23/11/2006)
The Hampshire County Council's Cabinet has approved measures to tackle trade waste abuse at HWRCs which it has been estimated could cost council tax payers £1m by 2008. More...Ilkeston waste management company Director fined £9000 (23/11/2006)
A company director has pleaded guilty and has been fined for the illegal burning of waste materials. 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...Call to construction industry for 50% cut in landfill use by 2012 (22/11/2006)
A call has been made to the construction industry to achieve a 50% cut in materials waste going to landfill by the year 2012. This call was made by The Sustainability Forum, together with WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). 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...Unhappy BPF seeks Bradshaw and meets Cameron- Part 2 (21/11/2006)
Cameron signals importance of plastics to manufacturing. More...Unhappy BPF seeks Bradshaw and meets Cameron- Part 1 (21/11/2006)
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has requested a meeting with the Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw following remarks he made to the media about excessive supermarket packaging. More...England easily achieves 2005/06 LATS allowance (20/11/2006)
England has made a good start towards meeting its first tough EU targets of sending less biodegradable waste (cardboard, garden and food waste) to landfill. More...Crack down on waste exports and imports - National ports project. (20/11/2006)
Searches carried out of freight traffic at Holyhead Port and Pembroke Docks. 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...The municipal waste tide has turned? (17/11/2006)
DEFRA have indicated that the currently issued municipal waste management statistics for 2005-06 may indicate that the historic tide in the growth of waste has turned. More...Municipal waste management statistics 2005/06 (17/11/2006)
DEFRA has issued the first set of estimates for the 2005-06 survey of municipal wastes. 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...Cory hold public exhibition on Stanway Hall Quarry (16/11/2006)
Cory Environmental has held a Public Exhibition to showcase its new plans for the Stanway Hall Quarry site, Warren Lane, south-west of Colchester. More...