Materials Recycling Week
3 February 2012
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District council to fight Norfolk incinerator approval
A Tory-led district council has announced it will legally challenge Defra’s decision to part-fund the controversial £500m Norfolk incinerator project, claiming financial arrangements impeded fair debate. -
Avondale opens MRF in central Scotland
Avondale Environmental has launched a materials recovery facility in central Scotland. -
Bin brother is watching London waste crews
City of London refuse collectors will be watched by cameras on their rounds after technology was installed by waste management firm Enterprise. -
Bins cash details expected amid Tory rebellion
More Tory councils have announced plans to snub government cash for weekly residual waste collections as ministers prepare to unveil details of the much-hyped £250m fund this week. -
Cash to be banned from scrap trade
The home secretary has said the government will seek to ban cash transactions for scrap metal and increase fines for trading stolen material. -
Covanta gets 'royal' approval
Covanta Energy has been awarded a contract by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to treat the council’s residual and organic waste. -
EA crime chief targets 300 site shutdowns
A senior Environment Agency figure has outlined his ambition to shut down almost 300 illegal waste sites in England and Wales following a £5m cash investment into the watchdog’s crime unit. -
Economic crisis blamed for slow steel growth
The UK steel industry ended 2011 with output up just 0.8%, according to a trade body. -
Expansion for CSG
Independent waste management firm Cleansing Service Group has announced its second acquisition in the north east of England. -
Help for SMEs to mind the recycling gap
For the 4.9 million SMEs operating in the UK, access to good recycling facilities and adequate costs are key concerns that need to be addressed, writes Barry Sheerman MP -
Huge cut in England's landfill sites predicted
There could be just one landfill site per county by 2020, according to a new study. -
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Incineration has to be part of our waste management strategy
Matthew Farrow, ESA’s director of policy, responds to Chris Edwards’ article on incineration in the MRW issue of 20 January. -
Jail threat for illegal tyre exporter
A Chesterfield man has received a suspended prison sentence for illegally storing tyres and transporting tyres to Vietnam. -
Landmark EfW development sold
Land earmarked for the development of the UK’s first 80MW biomass from waste plant has been sold to a Malaysian manufacturing firm. -
May Gurney waste chief quits
May Gurney waste chief Nicola Peake has left the company. -
Meeting sparks hopes of MRF code decision
Waste industry chiefs are set to meet Defra officials in the next fortnight to re-assert pressure on ministers to force all material recovery facility (MRF) operators to sign up to a code of practice. -
Metal recycler named in top 100 sustainable firms
Sims Metal Management, the largest metal recycler in the world, has been named one of the global top 100 most sustainable corporations for the fourth year. -
More controls needed to support electricals reuse
An influential MP has called for action to be taken to ensure more waste electrical and electronic (WEEE) items are reused. -
OCS buys parts of Fountains from administrators
Facilities management firm OCS Group UK has bought parts of Banbury-based environmental services provider Fountains from administrators BDO. -
Opportunity knocks for WEEE sector
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. -
Pair shortlisted for Milton Keynes waste job
AmeyCespa and a WRG/FCC consortium have been shortlisted for a contract to design, build and operate a residual waste treatment facility in Milton Keynes. -
Pass the test of professionalism
The metals industry must present itself as part of the solution to metal theft -
Progress on Teesside steel plant
The owners of the iconic Redcar steel plant, the reopening of which has twice been delayed, have reported that “the finishing line is now in sight”. -
Scrap industry facing cash trade ban
The scrap metal trade may have just months to prepare for the day when trading in cash is made illegal. -
Scrap merchants' complaints over competence test rejected
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. -
Second hand in the balance
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 -
Shanks and Viridor battle for Welsh waste deal
Shanks and Viridor have been shortlisted for a long-term food and green waste deal across three councils in Wales. -
SWR secures London hotels deal
Waste management firm SWR has secured a contract to deal with all waste from Morgan Hotel Group’s two London hotels. -
The £50m WEEE gap
Electricals producers are paying £50 million more for the recovery of their products than the process actually costs, according to a report. -
Two incinerator projects move forward
Two major incinerator projects progressed last week in the North and the South-west. -
Urgent reform of scrap trade required, say MPs
MPs have called for urgent reform of the scrap metal industry to tackle theft from the railways. -
Valpak directors complete buy-out
Valpak’s new owners have said they will seek to develop new services for the UK and European markets after completing their controversial buy-out of the compliance giant. -
Viridor secures NHS Lanarkshire deal
Viridor has signed a deal to look after NHS Lanarkshire’s waste and boost the health board’s recycling rate. -
Warning of enviro-risks if CRT firm can't be saved
A rival firm has warned of the consequences for the environment if a TV glass recycler is forced out of business. -
Waste criminals beware
As head of waste and illegals at the Environment Agency, Mat Crocker has hundreds of unlawful operators in his sights. James Illman finds out how the battle is progressing -
Welsh waste thieves hunted
A gang of waste thieves is being hunted by police in South Wales after stealing residents’ recyclables from the kerbside. -
WRAP hands plastic recycler boost
ECO Plastics is set to boost its rigid plastic packaging recycling capacity by 15,000 tonnes after landing a £1.15m loan from WRAP. -
Wrap publishes guidance on plastic bottles
WRAP has published a new technical guide to help local authorities increase plastic bottle recycling rates.
