Materials Recycling Week
16 March 2012
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Edinburgh to host Green Bank HQ
The headquarters of the Green Investment Bank will be based in Edinburgh after the Scottish capital saw off competition from 18 other cities. -
AD boss slams 'mixed messages' over food waste
The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry is being held back by a lack of organic waste targets, a senior industry figure warned this week. -
Applying waste laws 'would create 400,000 jobs'
Full implementation of EU waste legislation would generate 400,000 jobs and save €72bn (£60bn), according to the European Commission. -
Bins fine proposals rubbished
Waste chiefs and council leaders have issued robust defences of existing legal powers to fine residents who repeatedly misuse waste collection services. -
Birds Eye slashes waste to landfill
Frozen food maker Birds Eye has slashed the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 21% in a year. -
City changes waste rules for Olympics
Businesses and residents in the City of London will from next month be restricted to putting out their waste and recycling bags within certain hours. -
Contractor announced for landmark AD plant
Anaerobic digestion firm BiogenGreenfinch has been appointed to design, build and operate a landmark green energy plant in north-west Wales. -
Controversial framework receives 'very positive' response
The body behind a controversial waste services framework has declared a “very positive response” from suppliers. -
Council votes to scrap £850m Viridor deal
Cheshire East Council has dealt the final blow to Viridor’s £850m waste disposal contract in the county. -
Councils fear commingling legal rows
Councils could face costly legal battles because of proposed changes to waste collection laws, representatives have warned. -
CRR welcomes consultation on Waste Regulation amendments
The Campaign for Real Recycling (CRR) has welcomed the opportunity to respond to Defra and the Welsh Government’s proposed amendments to the Waste Regulations. -
Crushing victory
Pub customers, understandably, are more concerned about the disposal of the liquid than the glass element of the bottles of beer they’re drinking. But for the staff behind the bar all those empties are a nuisance – and a cost for the pub operator. -
Defra consults on proposed changes to industrial emission laws
Defra has launched a consultation on its transposition of the Industrial Emissions Directive. -
Eagle takes off
Moving into a new marketplace always carries an element of risk but to successfully establish any operation in an emerging market brings with it added challenges. -
Expansion for inspection specialists
A Hampshire company supplying metal detection, inspection and sorting equipment to the recycling, plastics and food industries has expanded to meet the demands of its inspection and material sorting customers. -
Industry could get EfW evidence opportunity
The energy-from-waste (EfW) industry could be handed a major opportunity to sell itself to a nervous public after an influential MP called for a “much wider public debate” on incineration. -
Infrastructure developer sounds Budget warning
A waste infrastructure developer has warned that a lack of clarity about government support is preventing green schemes attracting investment. -
Irish attractions - the state of the market
Ireland’s economic woes have been well documented in recent times. Financial turmoil has crippled its economy, forcing the need for an EU bailout. So, it’s no surprise this has resulted in a familiar outcome - with waste generation levels falling as consumers tighten the belt. But how significant has that been? -
Latest developments in Ireland
Covanta, the American waste company behind Dublin’s controversial Poolbeg incinerator, has been given until August 31 to come up with the funding and satisfy regulators about the scheme. -
M&A deals boom across the waste industry
The waste and environmental services sector continues to perform well depite the harsh economic climate confronting other industries. -
Make policy - and back it
Decision-makers must do more to help authorities persuade residents about energy-from-waste -
More evidence councils will shun bins fund
Nearly half the local authorities who took part in fresh research on Eric Pickles’ weekly bins collection scheme have said they are not going to apply for funding. -
MP proposes laws that would see food waste go to charity
An MP says she has widespread support for proposed legislation to force businesses to divert food waste to charity. -
New scrap washing plant opens
A new plastic scrap washing plant is due to open in south Wales later today, built at a cost of £4.5m. -
One price on the cards?
Globalisation has seen a seismic shift in the global flow of goods, manufacturing hubs and economies. Could this result in a single global paper price? Tim Price reports. -
Permission granted for controversial Surrey 'eco park'
Controversial plans for an EfW incinerator have been given planning permission by Surrey County Council. -
Piling on the calories
Advanced Fuel Production facilities utilising RDF is an innovative and exciting area of renewable energy which is largely untapped -
Plastics PRNs ‘could hit £65’
Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) for plastics could rise more than ten times their current value to around £65 if ministers introduce proposed new recycling targets, packaging experts have predicted. -
Prison threat for illegal scrapyard operator
A Bristol man has been given a suspended prison sentence for running an illegal scrapyard in a disused factory -
Radioactive waste policy published
Ministers have published a strategy for dealing with low-level radioactive waste from the non-nuclear industries. -
Remploy recycling site hit by government closure plans
One of three WEEE recycling facilities run by Remploy is facing closure. -
Three arrested as huge fire rages at recycling plant
Police have arrested three men on suspicion of arson after a fire at a wood recycling plant in the North-east. -
We make it in Great Britain …and then make it again
Manufacturing has a huge role to play in the provision of innovative products that will help us hit these targets -
Welsh trial aims towards 70% recycling
The Welsh government is to spend £400,000 piloting a weekly dry recyclables and food waste kerbside collection scheme.
