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FoE:  Pickles ‘seen sense’ on bins plans

3 February 2012 | By James Illman

Green campaigners have praised Eric Pickles for “belatedly seeing sense” in allowing councils to bid for funding for food waste collections.

Scrap merchants' complaints over competence test rejected

3 February 2012 | By Neil Roberts

Industry leaders have called for “robust action” against scrap merchants who miss this month’s deadline for competence testing - despite complaints that the tests are unfair and irrelevant.

PSL in administration

New buyer sought for failed plastic recycler

3 February 2012 | By Robin Latchem

The collapse of a Welsh recycler of plastic bottles has been blamed on the recession - and a lack of material quality.

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'Disappointing' results for RCV firm

2 February 2012 | By Neil Roberts

Swedish truck maker Scania, which makes refuse collection vehicles as well as street sweepers, coaches and other specialist trucks, has blamed the Euro crisis and a strong Krona for a 29% drop in fourth-quarter profits to Skr2.13bn (£200m).

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Sean Feeney

A different attitude brings its rewards Subscription Required

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Last January Sean Feeney started as chief executive of troubled WEEE recycler EnvironCom. Andrea Lockerbie finds out how he has re-focused the business and taken it from loss to profit

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Steve Creed has been at WRAP since 2002 in a variety of business roles. Andrea Lockerbie finds out how he has seen the sector’s business challenges change in that time

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London could become a ground-breaking city in terms of waste management, according to chairman of the London Waste and Recycling Board. Andrea Lockerbie met him to find out more

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As we look forward to the year ahead and the changes and opportunities it will bring, MRW will continue to provide the information you need to make business decisions, starting with the 2012 handbook.

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Scrap industry facing cash trade ban

3 February 2012 | By Neil Roberts

The scrap metal trade may have just months to prepare for the day when trading in cash is made illegal.

Mat Crocker Environment Agency

Waste criminals beware

3 February 2012 | By James Illman

The residents of Colnbrook, a large village situated three and half miles south east of Slough, said their lives had been made “hell” by their local scrap metal dealer. 

kettles and toasters

Opportunity knocks for WEEE sector

3 February 2012 | By Philip Morton

2012 will be a key year as the UK begins to transpose the EU’s new WEEE recast regulations into domestic law. Dr Philip Morton, CEO of Repic, looks ahead to what is in store.

Second hand in the balance

3 February 2012

Textiles seems to be a hot topic at present, with prices at a record high having only gone upwards for the last eight years. The words bubble and burst are on everyone’s lips, writes TRA president Ross Barry

Incineration has to be part of our waste management strategy

3 February 2012

Matthew Farrow, ESA’s director of policy, responds to Chris Edwards’ article on incineration in the MRW issue of 20 January.

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