Materials Recycling Week
29 June 2012
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EC confirms commingled recycling
The European Commission has confirmed commingled recycling collections are allowed under the revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD). -
A single-use bag tax can deliver significant benefits
Let us hope that positive action will be taken in England to bring us into line with best practice -
AD energy could grow 800%
The UK AD industry delivers four times more electricity than solar PV and could grow 800% by the end of the decade, it has been claimed. -
Beverage carton recycling plant set for UK
A beverage carton reprocessing facility will be established in West Yorkshire, a key industry group has announced. -
Bidder in for E.On's EfW business
Energy giant E.On has received an €800m (£642m) bid for its energy from waste unit, according to Reuters. -
Contracts: 29 June 2012
MRW’s pick of the week’s new business -
County consults on waste management up to 2030
Councils in Oxfordshire are seeking views on how to “refresh” their joint waste management strategy. -
Debt funds circle troubled waste firm
Troubled waste firm Biffa is set to be “snatched away” from its private equity owners according to a report at FT.com. -
Defra EfW guide ‘before recess’
A long-awaited guide for residents addressing the environmental, economic and health considerations related to energy from waste is expected to be published next month. -
Dying to change into a new style of jeans
A process that can create a pair of jeans while producing up to 87% less cotton waste is being developed by chemical company Clariant. -
EC clarifies waste hierarchy use
Waste managers can deviate from the waste hierarchy if there are good environmental grounds, according to fresh guidance published by the European Commission. -
EC commingling guidance has ‘little impact’ on JR
European Commission guidance confirming commingled collections should be allowed by member states does little to resolve the UK collection methods debate, sector experts said. -
Ferrous metals - 29 June 2012
Most of the UK’s ferrous metal recycling companies - from the largest multinationals to the smallest family-run businesses - are having a hard time. -
First aid for AD
For the first time at the ADBA exhibition, visitors will be able to receive free financial, legal and farming advice on anaerobic digestion projects -
Fly tipping in Manchester rises after fortnightly collections
Fly tipping in Manchester has increased after the council ditched weekly collections. -
Food waste deal unveiled
Nearly 70 hospitality and food companies have signed up to an agreement which officials said could stop some 100 million edible meals ending up in the bin. -
Fresh landfill tax guidance ‘won’t end saga’
Tax officials are finally due to issue a keenly awaited third clarification of landfill tax - but industry chiefs warned the fresh guidance will not fully resolve the issues and “challenging” months lay ahead. -
GIB ready to step in on large waste PFI projects
The Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) start-up team is poised to help out a number of waste private finance initiative (PFI) projects as major schemes struggle to secure traditional lending, MRW has learned. -
Global news - 29 June 2012
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Hach Lang TIM 840 Titrator
The Hach Lange TIM 840 Titrator is a dedicated titration station for use in biogas generation facilities. It monitors the organic acids/total inorganic carbon buffering capacity (FOS/TAC) ratio - a key indicator of efficiency. -
Increased capacity in latest Bryson fleet
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news. -
Is AD cost-effective?
A full day of the two-day conference programme at UK AD & Biogas 2012 is dedicated to ‘Getting Value from your Food Waste’ -
LGA issues fly tipping warning
Councils could face new barriers to prosecuting fly tippers at a time when illegal dumping could be set to rise, papers being discussed by council leaders have warned. -
LME METALS round-up: 29 June 2012
The magic no longer works, as the US Federal Bank discovered this week. Its ‘twist’ operation, designed to help banks lend to the economy by issuing relatively long-term bonds to replace short-term paper, was not enough to take the markets’ collective mind off weak US home sales, eurozone nail-biting and indifferent Chinese demand. -
Lobby group says recycling is failing
Recycling should be the “last resort” if we are to move to a circular economy according to an influential lobby group. -
Merseyside waste contract tender closes
Covanta and SITA have submitted final tenders to build an energy from waste facility in Merseyside. -
MPs row over 'politicisation' of metal theft bill
A war of words has broken out between two MPs leading the battle against metal theft. -
Non-ferrous metals - UK market overview - 29 June 2012
With copper, lead, zinc and aluminium all hitting fresh lows on the London Metal Exchange (LME), it came as no surprise that the current market conditions were described as “poor”. -
Packaging has 'crucial commercial role'
Packaging plays a vital part in making products competitive, increasing innovation and sustainablility, according to a new study. -
Packaging/PRN round-up June 2012
Rising packaging recovery note (PRN) prices are usually a fair indicator that all is not rosy in the underlying material markets. -
Planning creating perverse incentives
Firms looking to build biomass power stations are being encouraged to “deliberately skew” their proposed plants in order to circumvent planning rules, a leading waste expert MP has warned. -
Plastic RCV is long lived
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news -
Recession-busting pledge on Gas Data servicing
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news. -
Regain Polymers boosts reprocessing capacity
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news. -
Rio+20 countries commit to waste reduction
World governments have called for more waste reduction, reuse and recycling, and an increase in energy recovery from waste. -
Scotland consults on plastic bag charge
Proposals to charge for plastic carrier bags will be put forward in a consultation by the Scottish government. -
Shredder checklist
How do you get the most out of the exhibition when looking to buy a shredder? -
Straight’s 3BoxStack boosts segregation
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news. -
'Sustainable packaging' irrelevant says report
The term “sustainable packaging” has become irrelevant to the industry and should be ditched, a study says. -
Sustaining the debate on packaging
People are sceptical enough that their food needs so much plastic wrap or appliances so much cardboard -
TEG share offer over-subscribed
A share offer announced by an organics recycling firm has been over-subscribed by 42%. -
Testing biogas efficiency
Q What is your product?The Hach Lange TIM 840 titrator is a dedicated titration station for use in biogas generation facilities.It monitors the organic acids and total inorganic carbon buffering capacity (FOS/TAC) ratio, a key indicator of efficiency.Q How does it work?Using a pH electrode the FOS/TAC ratio is calculated using a two-step end-point potentiometric titration. The sample is first titrated with 0.1N sulphuric acid to pH -
The AD revolution starts here
The stars are aligning across the UK for anaerobic digestion with the Government, councils and businesses ready for widespread adoption of the technology. -
Tomra's optical sorting deal set to complete
MRW’s weekly kit pages feature the latest product news, case studies on new equipment, regular buyer’s guides and tech news. -
We already know wood is not for landfill
Shaping how alternatives to landfill works involves taxes, sometimes, and sometimes bans. It is not a terrible thing
