Materials Recycling Week
24 February 2012
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No soft loans from GIB, warns chief
The Green Investment Bank will have lending criteria akin to its private sector counterparts, according to a senior member of the start-up team, who warned there would be “no soft loans”. -
WEEE compliance clampdown
Ministers are clamping down on councils failing to comply with their waste electrical and electronic compliance (WEEE) obligations. -
A single vision will deliver shared services
Sharing services is not an easy step for local authorities, which are judged by local voters in their own districts, but it doesn’t need to mean compromising service quality -
Accolade for new Viridor plant
Viridor’s energy from waste development at Trident Park in Cardiff has been shortlisted in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s latest awards. -
Advice on shredded tyres from the Health and Safety Executive
Waste tyres are a core component for the sector, typically used as raw materials in the production of rubber shred or crumb. In some applications, whole tyres are chopped into small chips. In others, chips are ground much more finely and the metal content of the tyres is removed. -
Bottom ash plant go-ahead for Covanta
Covanta Energy has won planning permission for an incinerator bottom ash aggregate facility in Cheshire. -
Bucks EfW plant decision delayed
A decision on an application for an energy-from-waste facility in north Buckinghamshire has been delayed unti the autumn. -
County council could hand recycling centres to parishes
A council that threatened to close up to half its recycling centres could instead hand them to local communities after a “huge” response to a public consultation. -
Fitness First pays £10k to charity over packaging waste offences
Health chain Fitness First Clubs has donated money to charity for an environmental offence rather than face criminal prosecution. -
Fledgling waste projects set for funding boost
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling waste projects are set to benefit from crucial funding as ministers finalise arrangements for UK Green Investments’ £100m waste fund. -
Free AD consultancy for farmers
The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has launched a free consultancy for farmers considering whether AD is a viable option for their business. -
Get ready for biomass
There is an elephant in the wood shed. We all need to make sure it doesn’t go mad and knock it all down -
Industry has a bright future
There are currently a number of high profile milestones, policy proposals and announcements that will have a massive impact on the future of our industry. -
Large fire breaks out at recycling site in Scotland
Ten fire engines have been called to a major fire at a recycling centre in Perth, Scotland. -
Legitimate dealers left humiliated in war on metal theft
MRW has discovered that heavy-handed police are treating legitimate scrap metal traders like criminals, amid fears that arrests are needed to meet targets and yield to political pressure over metal theft. -
Ministers to unveil bioenergy strategy
Ministers are set to publish a UK bioenergy strategy next month, energy minister Greg Barker has told MPs. -
New device opens recycling bags
A specialist machinery company has designed and installed the first version of equipment to open recycling bags without damaging their contents. -
Next stage begins for Knowsley EfW plant
Plans for an energy-from-waste facility in Merseyside have moved on a stage. -
Plastics chiefs’ confidence dip
Plastics industry chiefs are less confident about market conditions for 2012 than in recent years, according to a survey. -
Plastics recycler opens £1m sorting facility
Plastics recycler Centriforce Products has opened a £1m plastics recycling facility at its Liverpool production centre. -
Police accused of heavy-handed tactics against scrap merchants
EXCLUSIVE: Scrap merchants say they are coming under increasing, unfair and damaging pressure from the police as the metal theft crisis continues. -
Proportion of councils collecting cartons soars to 40%
Two in five UK councils collect drinks cartons for recycling at the kerbside, research has revealed. -
Recovered paper use falls across Europe
Use of recovered paper fell across Europe last year, according to research. -
Recycling firm back in business after fire
The operation of a recycling centre in Perth, Scotland, is reported to be back to normal after a major fire on Friday. -
Scrap metal cash ban 'could reduce can recycling'
A ban on cash in the scrap metal business could slash the recycling of drinks cans, a key organisation has warned. -
Selkirk to leave Egbert Taylor
The chairman and former chief executive of Egbert Taylor is stepping down after seven years. -
Separate glass collections vital, says report
Dedicated glass collections are the only way to boost the recycling rate of bottles and jars, a key body has insisted. -
Shredders are value-adding assets
Waste shredders have a pivotal role to play in shaping a buoyant recycling and waste management industry in 2012, says Untha UK managing director Chris Oldfield -
Sita wins Devon deal
Sita UK has secured a deal to run 17 household waste recycling centres for Devon County Council. -
The big bang theory
Explosives disposal specialist Ramora UK is seeing an increase in work related to the safe disposal of pyrotechnics, with around 10% of its business linked to the waste sector. Andrea Lockerbie finds out more -
The latest in lifting
Sky TV’s headquarters at Osterley in West London boasts the most sustainable broadcasting facilities in Europe -
The Localism Act will not help to cut 'waste miles'
Opinion in the waste industry appears to be united in concern over what the localism policy will mean for waste projects. Philip Simpson, commercial director at PDM, discusses whether nimbyism will prevail over localism. -
Use our understanding of resource efficiency
The sooner everyone understands the optimal waste treatment process, the easier and faster it will be for us all to transition – saving money in the process -
Veolia submits fresh plans for Nottinghamshire waste
Veolia has submitted fresh plans to Nottinghamshire County Council after ministers rejected proposals for an incinerator last year. -
Welsh government defends waste record
The Welsh government has defended its recycling record following a critical report claiming a row between the executive and councils about collection methods was undermining efforts. -
Welsh recycling efforts 'hindered by gov't approach'
Welsh recycling efforts are being undermined by disagreements between ministers and councils about what collection methods work best, according to an official report. -
Work starts on new recycling centre
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has broken ground at its Huyton household waste recycling centre (HWRC), which is scheduled to open later this year.
