http://www.mrw.co.uk http://www.mrw.co.uk http://www.mrw.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.mrw.co.uk http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/veolia-downgraded-by-moodys/8626187.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/veolia-downgraded-by-moodys/8626187.article Waste firm Veolia has been downgraded by a credit ratings agency. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:23 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/waste-management/-peake-joins-kier/8626065.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/waste-management/-peake-joins-kier/8626065.article Former May Gurney waste chief Nicola Peake has joined Kier’s environmental services division, MRW has learned. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:16 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-food-bids-allowed-for-weekly-collection-fund/8625988.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-food-bids-allowed-for-weekly-collection-fund/8625988.article Councils will be able to bid for a slice of the £250m weekly bin collections fund if they want to develop food waste collection services as well as residual waste services, Eric Pickles has revealed. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:45 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/two-incinerator-projects-move-forward/8625755.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/two-incinerator-projects-move-forward/8625755.article Two major waste projects edged forward last week in Leeds and Gloucestershire.   Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:20 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/ea-crime-chief-targets-300-site-shutdowns/8625472.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/ea-crime-chief-targets-300-site-shutdowns/8625472.article 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. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:45 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/doubts-raised-over-benefits-of-waste-framework/8625128.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/doubts-raised-over-benefits-of-waste-framework/8625128.article A much-vaunted waste procurement framework designed to save councils £85m by pooling their collective buying power will not achieve its aims, consultants warned this week, as leading suppliers geared up to submit their final bids. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:15 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/cheshire-waste-project-set-for-chop/8625197.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/cheshire-waste-project-set-for-chop/8625197.article Council leaders are calling for plans for a £850m waste disposal contract to be ditched after they failed to overturn a government decision to withdraw funding. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/biffa-seeking-merger-partner/8625172.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/biffa-seeking-merger-partner/8625172.article Biffa may be seeking to further consolidate the waste management industry through a merger, according to reports. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:51 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norfolk-incinerator-gets-all-clear/8625141.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norfolk-incinerator-gets-all-clear/8625141.article Caroline Spelman is to release withheld private finance credits worth £91m to fund a controversial incinerator in Norfolk – a move which could prompt a legal challenge. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/industry-concernsover-bin-fine-plans-/8625035.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/industry-concernsover-bin-fine-plans-/8625035.article Proposed changes to the law by which householders can be fined by local authorities for misuse of rubbish could see councils forced to “jump through onerous hoops”, waste experts have warned. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:23 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/lib-dem-calls-for-tougher-landfill-targets/8625034.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/lib-dem-calls-for-tougher-landfill-targets/8625034.article Tougher targets are needed to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfill, a former Liberal Democrat environment spokeswoman has told a House of Lords debate. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:44 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/ad-loans-still-available/8625017.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/ad-loans-still-available/8625017.article Loans from a £10m pot to finance anaerobic digestion (AD) projects launched last year are still available, after administrators revealed it had received seven bids to date. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:31 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/weather-and-oil-prices-hit-waste-firm-profits/8625014.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/weather-and-oil-prices-hit-waste-firm-profits/8625014.article DCC Group, the Irish investments and holding company, has warned of weaker than expected earnings. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/illegal-waste-site-operator-sentenced/8625012.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/illegal-waste-site-operator-sentenced/8625012.article The boss of a skip hire firm which ran an illegal waste site has been sentenced to 240 hours community service. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:57 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-council-faces-efw-fight-costs/8624931.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-council-faces-efw-fight-costs/8624931.article A dispute over a £60m waste incinerator near Shrewsbury could cost Shropshire Council about £500,000, according to the authority’s leader.   Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:56 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/study-could-derail-incinerator-projects-experts-warn/8624768.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/study-could-derail-incinerator-projects-experts-warn/8624768.article A Government-backed study into the potential health risks posed by incinerators could derail a raft of key projects, experts warned ahead of a crucial ministerial decision on a proposed energy-from-waste plant in Norfolk.   Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norfolk-incinerator-row-deepens/8624824.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norfolk-incinerator-row-deepens/8624824.article Councillors who backed the King’s Lynn incinerator contract are facing calls from opponents for a fresh probe into the decision as the row over the controversial project deepened.    Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:53 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/shrewsbury-efw-gets-green-light/8624741.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/shrewsbury-efw-gets-green-light/8624741.article Veolia has been given the green light to build a controversial £60m energy-from-waste facility in Shropshire. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:54 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norwich-calls-on-spelman-to-block-burner/8624627.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/norwich-calls-on-spelman-to-block-burner/8624627.article Norwich City Council has urged the government to block plans for an incinerator in nearby King’s Lynn amid speculation a ministerial decision on the project is imminent.    Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:31 GMT http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-norfolk-incinerator-decision-due/8624546.article?referrer=RSS http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/-norfolk-incinerator-decision-due/8624546.article Caroline Spelman is to announce this week if £169m of withheld private finance credits to fund a controversial incinerator in Norfolk will be released, according to local reports. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:57 GMT