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The future of councils working in partnership
10 May 2013
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Bath permits recycling savings
7 May 2013
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Fallout over proposed Derby recycling cutback
2 May 2013
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BIR: Green Fence causing 'panic'
2 May 2013
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RSA: Manufacturing 'coming home'
30 April 2013
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Students fall short on recycling
23 April 2013
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Labour's waste review considers its ambitions
19 April 2013
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One-man campaign against incinerators
19 April 2013
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Scottish Government launches resource efficiency push
18 April 2013
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Call to ditch disposable nappies
15 April 2013
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Turning British recycling into a success story
11 April 2013
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Cardiff mulls clear waste bags
9 April 2013
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FCC offers business recycling service
9 April 2013
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Leeds recycling and incineration plant approved
5 April 2013
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£5m sustainability fund for students
4 April 2013
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Government must focus on waste prevention, says CIWEM
4 April 2013
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Recycling overtakes landfill in Wales
22 March 2013
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Waste that’s worth getting out of bed for
22 March 2013
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Call for sustainable Government procurement
20 March 2013
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Recycling targets now 'extremely difficult' for most countries
19 March 2013
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Waste reduction challenge launched
15 March 2013
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York could miss recycling targets
12 March 2013
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Bomb squad called to Hampshire recycling centre
12 March 2013
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Boost to skills for circular economy
27 February 2013
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Rewards for recycling pilot scheme in Scotland
22 February 2013
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Biffa warns against collections U-turn
20 February 2013
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Sector rebuts call for plastics to be classified as hazardous
15 February 2013
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FOE report calls for reuse and waste prevention targets
14 February 2013
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Paper sector hits back at Daily Mail waste report
14 February 2013
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Welsh recycling rate increases
14 February 2013
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Carpet recycling rises by a third
29 January 2013
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Brady acquisitions boost revenue
23 January 2013
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Snow disrupts bin collections
21 January 2013
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DS Smith set to close Southampton MRF
8 January 2013
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Couples have the highest recycling rate
7 January 2013
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LGA launches waste management review
4 January 2013
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London recycling push
3 January 2013
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Waste and recycling honours
2 January 2013
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Poor quality recyclate costs industry £51m a year
20 December 2012
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Council to discipline staff over scrapped waste scheme
19 December 2012
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Council drops plans to award Amazon vouchers as recycling prize
11 December 2012
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Nappy collections win bin fund cash
6 December 2012
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Bournemouth and Dorset secure £22m for new recycling projects
4 December 2012
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Milton Keynes wins cash to convert collection lorries
3 December 2012
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Councils urged to boost tower block recycling
29 November 2012
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Gloucestershire waste strategy approved
27 November 2012
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Swansea council opens £1 shop at HWRC
21 November 2012
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London Olympics waste targets met
15 November 2012
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Shwopping hailed as a success
15 November 2012
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Incentive scheme councils 'improve faster'
13 November 2012
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Bomb squad called to Devon recycling centre
30 October 2012
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Ikea pledges closed loop support
24 October 2012
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Recyclebank tops Wall Street Journal clean technology chart
23 October 2012
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WRAP Wales launches £400,000 fund for public sites
16 October 2012
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W&S propose MRF and relocation
15 October 2012
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SITA UK boss is new ESA chairman
5 October 2012
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Recycling firm in hazardous waste raid
2 October 2012
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Fund launched to stimulate growth in Scottish recycling
1 October 2012
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Compliance fears grow as glass PRN prices rocket
25 September 2012
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Timetable set for scrapping waste regulation
24 September 2012
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Olympic reuse deal
13 September 2012
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Labour mulls raising recycling targets
12 September 2012
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Pledge 'one more thing' today
24 August 2012
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Power to the people
24 August 2012
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We can all do 'one more thing'
24 August 2012
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Dorset bin collection revamp underway
22 August 2012
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What are you pledging for National Zero Waste Week?
21 August 2012
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Businesses take the closed loop lead
10 August 2012
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Interserve to build Glasgow recycling centre
24 July 2012
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Ministers to slash consultation
19 July 2012
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Tyre dumping scams investigated
17 July 2012
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Remploy sees future for recycling despite closures
12 July 2012
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Waste collection fares well in survey
11 July 2012
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Landfill clothing could make £140m
11 July 2012
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Task force launched to tackle rising cost of resources
9 July 2012
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Viridor buys Manchester waste firm
9 July 2012
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Regain Polymers boosts reprocessing capacity
29 June 2012
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Tomra's optical sorting deal set to complete
29 June 2012
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Global news - 29 June 2012
29 June 2012
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Straight’s 3BoxStack boosts segregation
29 June 2012
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Scotland consults on plastic bag charge
26 June 2012
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EC clarifies waste hierarchy use
25 June 2012
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Beverage carton recycling plant set for UK
25 June 2012
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Fly tipping in Manchester rises after fortnightly collections
22 June 2012
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Wrap launches product sustainability forum
21 June 2012
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Aborted recycling centre plans to be investigated
20 June 2012
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Northern Ireland plans new recycling target
18 June 2012
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Recycle Week 2012
15 June 2012
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Waste firm bought out of administration
14 June 2012
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Row over destinations charter
13 June 2012
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Recycling workers in lucky escape
11 June 2012
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Waste minister moots further quality measures
29 May 2012
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London Councils publishes recycling case studies
29 May 2012
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Two councils sign deal with UPM
23 May 2012
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British Gypsum marks two years of zero waste
16 May 2012
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Veolia eyes Wembley success
8 May 2012
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IFAT Entsorga exhibitors line up
4 May 2012
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Firefighters tackle blaze at Llanelli plant
26 April 2012
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London Olympics to 'boost recycling industry'
25 April 2012
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Maersk restarts bookings to Asia
20 April 2012
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Tarmac signs Biffa deal
13 April 2012
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Biffa helps retailer hit 50% recycling
11 April 2012
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Office building made out of shipping containers
5 April 2012
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Four fight for Edinburgh waste job
30 March 2012
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Planning delays branded a ‘joke’ by shadow minister
28 March 2012
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Recoup chief calls for 70% bottle recycling
28 March 2012
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Kent closer to closing two recycling centres
27 March 2012
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Reprocessors name Budget wishlist
16 March 2012
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Welsh trial aims towards 70% recycling
14 March 2012
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Birds Eye slashes waste to landfill
14 March 2012
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Three arrested as huge fire rages at recycling plant
13 March 2012
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UK recycled almost 25% in 2010
2 March 2012
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Recycling in Scotland flatlines
27 February 2012
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Proportion of councils collecting cartons soars to 40%
17 February 2012
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Welsh recycling efforts 'hindered by gov't approach'
17 February 2012
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Plastics recycler opens £1m sorting facility
15 February 2012
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South Wales recycling given £5m boost
7 February 2012
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Minister: councils should adopt business recycling code
7 February 2012
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Viridor secures NHS Lanarkshire deal
1 February 2012
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Welsh waste thieves hunted
31 January 2012
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Recycling industry now worth £23bn in UK
25 January 2012
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Sita on track to recycle train waste
25 January 2012
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Axing HWRCs a concern, agrees minister
23 January 2012
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Apple launches UK recycling scheme
17 January 2012
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Wales hits record recycling rate
11 January 2012
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Don't dump Christmas presents - rent them out
20 December 2011
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Recycling start-up firm celebrates first year
5 December 2011
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Haringey furniture scheme launched
2 December 2011
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London borough awards first Green Points
2 December 2011
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Statistics reveal UK’s reliance on landfill
2 December 2011
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WRAP ponders its next move
2 December 2011
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Uncertainty over Defra's commingling response
30 November 2011
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Fibre provider
25 November 2011
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Consultancy defends scrapped plans
24 November 2011
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Mayor's waste strategy slammed
22 November 2011
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Organics waste recycling up by 9%
22 November 2011
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Costain scheme boosts Greater Manchester recycling
21 November 2011
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Commitment from the top
18 November 2011
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Inhaler recycling launched by TerraCycle UK and GSK
7 November 2011
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Nespresso launches recycling scheme
4 November 2011
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Reuse is not the answer
4 November 2011
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Cambridgeshire recycling centre opens
3 November 2011
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Government signs deal to make junk mail recyclable
3 November 2011
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Recovered paper prices drop 40%
3 November 2011
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May Gurney to help Bristol meet recycling goals
1 November 2011
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Ministers urged to raise recycling target to 70%
28 October 2011
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Cotswold to kick off support for county-wide waste plan
27 October 2011
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Boeing commits to recycling research in UK
27 October 2011
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Suffolk centre hits record recycling rates
26 October 2011
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Closed Loop gives sport its first green card
25 October 2011
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Welsh authorities get £3m green cash boost
24 October 2011
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Higher targets urged for Northern Ireland
17 October 2011
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Barnardo's expands retail chain
17 October 2011
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Birmingham waste centre rejected
17 October 2011
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Recycling best practice missed by Channel 4
14 October 2011
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Where next for £250m weekly collection fund?
14 October 2011
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Futur rebrands as SAICA Natur UK
12 October 2011
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Virgin planes to use steel-gas fuel
12 October 2011
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High-density homes no excuse for recycling failure
11 October 2011
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Partnership says fund could boost food collections
10 October 2011
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Blast site company back in business
10 October 2011
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eReco explosion casualty 'critical but stable'
7 October 2011
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Illegal waste shippers slapped with £22k fines and costs
6 October 2011
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Manchester schemes share payout
6 October 2011
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Weekly bin collection incentive rubbished by LARAC
30 September 2011
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Are plastics reaching their final frontier?
29 September 2011
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Reuse scheme with rewards to be piloted
27 September 2011
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Increase in recycling demands an increase in resourcefulness
22 September 2011
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Key future role defined for MRFs at RWM
15 September 2011
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DIY sector progress in meeting voluntary waste and recycling targets
13 September 2011
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All change
8 September 2011
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Sticks did not work to boost recycling, so here come the carrots
2 September 2011
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INSIGHT: Recycling incentive schemes
1 September 2011
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Apply now for low-carbon funding
22 August 2011
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Laid to rest
18 August 2011
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Frustrations are simmering among staff
11 August 2011
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Wales launches awareness campaign for carrier bag levy
8 August 2011
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Small sparks of inspiration
4 August 2011
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Recycling rate for England hits 40.8%
4 August 2011
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Another five years for Norbert Dentressangle contract with Asda
1 August 2011
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ECO Plastics MD calls for focus on quality over quantity
1 August 2011
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WEEE businesses get connected - but need more feedstock
28 July 2011
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Warwickshire launches HWRC consultation in light of budget cuts
25 July 2011
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NI municipal waste arisings increase 2.6% on the year
25 July 2011
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The provision of recycling knowledge is vital for consumers
7 July 2011
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Call for Scotland to 'up its game' after failing to meet recycling target
4 July 2011
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Third sector to run two Warwickshire HWRCs in bid to save money
20 June 2011
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Keep recycling the waste-as-resource message to politicians
16 June 2011
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Rewards from rubbish
16 June 2011
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Waste review should 'really back' the UK recycling industry
14 June 2011
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Waste has 'more potential for jobs and green growth' than wind power
13 June 2011
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First plant goes in to Casepak's Leicester MRF
9 June 2011
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M&S's latest Plan A review shows waste cut by a third
9 June 2011
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Small firms get extended lamp recycling options from Recolight
6 June 2011
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Waste review must build on the good work done to date
2 June 2011
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Scrap sector speaks!
2 June 2011
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Soon everyone will want a slice of recycling revenues
26 May 2011
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Charging trend grows
26 May 2011
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Viridor profits up 14% and almost half are from waste and recycling
24 May 2011
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One to watch
19 May 2011
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Education may prove better than incentives to improve recycling
12 May 2011
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Will an emphasis on resource efficiency help quality issues?
5 May 2011
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Small WEEE, big business
5 May 2011
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Time for policy direction not speculation
28 April 2011
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Energy saving by recycling is a financial and ethical issue
14 April 2011
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Lack of joined-up thinking is now a serious problem
8 April 2011
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UPDATE: National Recycling Awards 2011: finalists revealed!
8 April 2011
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This year the show’s a go
24 March 2011
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The preferred option
17 March 2011
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Floored by recycling
17 March 2011
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Recycling helped us to go for growth
17 March 2011
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Every penny counts
3 March 2011
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Paul Sanderson's blog
28 February 2011
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Recycling services are still causing a huge debate
24 February 2011
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Wales dares to be different
17 February 2011
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O.Kay Engineering sells stake in OKLM
14 February 2011
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“Impressive” drop in waste gypsum sent to landfill
11 February 2011
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The bin’s the thing
10 February 2011
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Aylesford Newsprint to add mixed paper recycling sorting line
26 January 2011
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Year of living dangerously for paper recycling
20 January 2011
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More than 3,000 potential 'green' jobs for Heads of the Valleys, says report
18 January 2011
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Universal phone charger not expected to impact WEEE arisings significantly
11 January 2011
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Waste businesses of all sizes braced for VAT effect
6 January 2011
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Higher recycling uptake could help ease Christmas rubbish piles
4 January 2011
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RWM and Futuresource to be merged into one recycling and waste exhibition - FREE ACCESS
23 December 2010
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Is this the solution to recycling all mixed plastics?
22 December 2010
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Waste Review: on track for May publication
16 December 2010
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Keeping it simple is the key to success
16 December 2010
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One year, one quiz
15 December 2010
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Special digital issue
2 December 2010
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Happy birthday WRAP!
2 December 2010
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Recycling really takes off
2 December 2010
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On-pack recycling label achieves buy in from 100th company
30 November 2010
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Rethink Waste Fund recipients announced
26 November 2010
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12 London boroughs share £1.35m funding for flat recycling systems
26 November 2010
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What about solar?
24 November 2010
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Don’t forget the vital role of trade associations
24 November 2010
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Knowledge is power
24 November 2010
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AWS officially opens new facility
23 November 2010
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New kerbside sort system for West Oxfordshire
23 November 2010
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Positive reason for collecting aerosols and foil
19 November 2010
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Should we change the way we measure waste?
19 November 2010
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The local authority headache starts here
19 November 2010
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State-of-the-art MRF opens for business waste in Devon
17 November 2010
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Size matters in the super council debate
12 November 2010
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Advanced thermal technolgy's role in renewable energy
11 November 2010
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Getting the waste sector to adopt a flexible approach
10 November 2010
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Recycling update from BIR meeting
10 November 2010
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An answer for carton recycling
10 November 2010
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Progress on use of recycled PP in food grade applications revealed
9 November 2010
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Bristol's plastic recycling jumps 10-fold
9 November 2010
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Spelman quizzed over local authority budget cuts
8 November 2010
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England almost hits 40% recycling target
4 November 2010
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Councils in May Gurney's sights
3 November 2010
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MGB Plastics at the forefront of wheelie bin innovation
3 November 2010
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How councils can meet recycling expectations
3 November 2010
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Key to higher quality material from MRFs is councils
3 November 2010
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Councils should standardise the recycling message
29 October 2010
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Does low budget have to mean low volume?
27 October 2010
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Dreams of gold
27 October 2010
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Education must focus on the whole supply chain
21 October 2010
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Zero as a limit
21 October 2010
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The lay of the land
20 October 2010
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Wheels of fortune
20 October 2010
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Caught in the Act
20 October 2010
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Chemical reaction
20 October 2010
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Stoke council faces £645k bill for incinerator tonnage shortfall
20 October 2010
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Selling sustainability
14 October 2010
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Spending cuts mean councils must make the most of recycling
14 October 2010
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The third sector needs to better focus its energies
14 October 2010
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Residents do it for themselves
13 October 2010
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Sweet success for United Biscuits
13 October 2010
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A need to ensure our recycling future
13 October 2010
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Community groups can really contribute
7 October 2010
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Western promise
6 October 2010
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The bin’s the thing
29 September 2010
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Challenging move to bio-power
24 September 2010
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Complete rebuild makes us really fit for purpose
24 September 2010
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Waste minimisation incentive scheme could launch in UK
15 September 2010
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Severnside announces move into construction
15 September 2010
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Waste Review should look to horizons of 2050
14 September 2010
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Aiming high
13 September 2010
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It’s a small world
13 September 2010
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Grand designs
13 September 2010
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Time to embrace MRFs
13 September 2010
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Where next for UK recycling?
13 September 2010
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Painting the town red
13 September 2010
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Waste oil recycler OSS 'to be sold'
7 September 2010
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Pearsons acquires Envirowaste
7 September 2010
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Recycling reaches out
6 September 2010
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The best of British?
6 September 2010
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Emap buys the Energy Event to sit alongside RWM
6 September 2010
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Tackle trade waste
3 September 2010
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Europe's paper recycling rate hits global high
2 September 2010
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Newlife Paints on being the UK's first paint recycler
31 August 2010
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Study which concludes landfill is less carbon-intensive for PET bottles than recycling is slammed by industry body
31 August 2010
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Number crunching
24 August 2010
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Business recycling? Let the landfill tax escalator do the work
24 August 2010
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Don’t become a nuisance
13 August 2010
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Serco preferred bidder for £650m Sandwell contract
12 August 2010
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English household waste arisings fell nearly 1m tonnes in Q3 2009
6 August 2010
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Ammunition packaging recycler signs £18.5m deal with MoD
3 August 2010
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All things being equal on Britain's roads
30 July 2010
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Frame your opinion
30 July 2010
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Singing the blues over green government
30 July 2010
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Rules are there for a reason
26 July 2010
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Incentives help to change core behaviour
26 July 2010
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Getting technical
23 July 2010
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Feed for tomato trials
22 July 2010
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CPI lobbies MPs on key industry issues
19 July 2010
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National Recycling Awards: find out who won
16 July 2010
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A model from across the Channel
16 July 2010
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No time to waste on development
16 July 2010
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The partnership effect
16 July 2010
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Why mechanical biological treatment is not a magic wand
16 July 2010
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Veolia appeals against Nottinghamshire County Council information ruling
13 July 2010
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Waste hierarchy to be legally enforced says revised Waste Framework Directive consultation
8 July 2010
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Making business aware of its waste
6 July 2010
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Running to stand still
6 July 2010
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AmeyCespa announced as preferred bidder for North Yorks PFI
30 June 2010
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Time to admit ownership of waste
28 June 2010
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Why charging for carrier bags won’t help the environment
28 June 2010
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Is growth here to stay for materials markets?
28 June 2010
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Closing the Chinese Loop
28 June 2010
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Futuresource
24 June 2010
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Localism rules waste choices
24 June 2010
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Does it make sense to dump pay-as-you-throw?
24 June 2010
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Shanks Group commits to 80% recycling rate
23 June 2010
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Are landfill bans an intervention too far?
14 June 2010
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What industry wants
8 June 2010
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Turning Japanese
8 June 2010
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Sharing solutions
8 June 2010
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Let there be light
7 June 2010
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As good as new
7 June 2010
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First NW trade recycling centre to open
3 June 2010
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Thurrock council awards £65m of contracts
2 June 2010
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Warnings over wood
1 June 2010
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Seaside showtime
1 June 2010
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Landfill bans are too negative to get people involved
1 June 2010
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Waste industry is a safe bet for investors
1 June 2010
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Four to fight it out for Peterborough recycling contract
28 May 2010
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EU aluminium beverage can recycling hits 63%
27 May 2010
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Choose your words carefully – they shape what people think
24 May 2010
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How biogas is fuelling the drive to zero carbon
24 May 2010
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Waste policy: a work in progress
24 May 2010
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Small changes for big savings
24 May 2010
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Night is right for Spain
24 May 2010
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Coca-Cola signs up to RecycleBank scheme
24 May 2010
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Latest packaging figures confirm effects of recession
19 May 2010
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Lord Henley acquires portfolio for recycling and waste
18 May 2010
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Tewkesbury awards recycling contract
17 May 2010
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Coming together drives questions and solutions
17 May 2010
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MarketWatch
17 May 2010
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The state of play
17 May 2010
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Educating the public
17 May 2010
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Transforming metals rates
17 May 2010
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£7m asphalt recycling plant nears completion
17 May 2010
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"Move on" from collection debate
12 May 2010
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Scotland faces "challenging" year to reach 40% recycling target
11 May 2010
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The high price of going under cover
10 May 2010
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Check your activities under new permits
10 May 2010
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A region looking ahead
6 May 2010
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CRR slams "selective" WYG report
6 May 2010
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Re-igniting the collection debate
5 May 2010
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"Simple truths and facts" supporting commingled published
5 May 2010
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Shout it from the rooftops
4 May 2010
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Remanufacturing: an opportunity
29 April 2010
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Lib-Dems and Labour pledge new packaging recycling measures
29 April 2010
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Zero waste – the new retailing mantra?
28 April 2010
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From an orange to re-use in just a few steps
28 April 2010
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A tilt towards efficiency
30 April 2010
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Man and machine
30 April 2010
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Would you like chips with that?
30 April 2010
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Chinese demand grows
23 April 2010
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Dearth of plastics infrastructure
23 April 2010
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How Torbay secured the future for services
23 April 2010
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Response to residuals will define us for decades
23 April 2010
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Tapping into a new era of communication
23 April 2010
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ROCs are distorting the waste wood market
16 April 2010
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The truth will out in advertising
16 April 2010
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Waste treatment must address small firms too
16 April 2010
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MRF as a manufacturing process
9 April 2010
