Materials Recycling Week
6 April 2012
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Defra waste chief leaves
Defra’s senior waste civil servant Nigel Thornton is stepping down from the role as part of a shake-up of the department’s senior waste personnel. -
Key bidders snub iESE framework
Serco and Kier are among key firms snubbing the opportunity to take part in a controversial waste framework contract. -
Big interview: Anne McIntosh MP
Few MPs have better first-hand experience of the emotion waste issues can provoke in the British voter than the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s (Efra’s) current chair, Anne McIntosh. -
Busineses warned to review waste practices to avoid landfill tax hike
A waste management firm has advised businesses to review their disposal practices to avoid the impact of increased landfill tax. -
Charity to run council recycling centres
The first council recycling sites to be transferred to voluntary sector control have opened for business. -
Collection wording must be clear
Concerns about possible legal threats over commingled collection are growing as the waste regulations consultation draws to a close -
Company fined £10,000 over 'avoidable' injury
A recycling company has been fined £10,000 after a teenager had his foot broken by a 16-tonne shovel. -
Compost award for EcoPark
A London energy from waste site has been rewarded for its organic composting. -
Cornwall incinerator campaigners to fight on
Campaigners have pledged to fight on against the controversial Cornwall incinerator, following a legal decision that it can be built. -
Down on the farm the energy plant bubbles
With a little vision, the UK could build its energy security and waste management infrastructure on the back of British farming -
Five-figure costs for man caught burning waste
A 64-year-old Warwickshire man has been handed a suspended jail term for illegally burning waste. -
Focus on short-term costs devalues needs of recycling sector
All collections of paper for recycling should, by default, be through separate collection -
Four fight for Edinburgh waste job
Four contractors are battling to provide facilities to treat the residual waste collected by Edinburgh and Midlothian councils from 2017. -
Further textiles acquisitions 'logical'
The textiles sector could see more buyouts in the wake of the Salvation Army’s acquisition of its clothing collection contractor Kettering Textiles, according to a senior figure. -
Health and safety forum for Northern Ireland
A body has been launched to promote health and safety in the waste industry in Northern Ireland. -
Joint venture to progress Yorkshire multi-fuel scheme
The development of a £300m multi-fuel facility in West Yorkshire has moved on with the announcement of a partnership between SSE and Wheelabrator Technologies. -
Legal threat grows over smelly sites
Waste operators have been warned they could face legal action over smells coming from their sites - even if they are not in breach of their permits. -
London waste crime blitz
An Environment Agency campaign against suspected waste criminals in London has netted 14 sites operating illegally and 13 vehicles being used without the required paperwork. -
New chief for industry training body
A new boss has been appointed to the body responsible for standards of education, qualifications and training in the waste management industry. -
Office building made out of shipping containers
A three-storey office building has been created out of used shipping containers in Sunderland. -
PRNs revenue drops by third
Packaging recovery note (PRN) revenues dropped by nearly a third in 2011, according to official data published by the Environment Agency to replace previous figures it said were published in error. -
Raised threat of legal action over recycling collections
The threat of legal action by recyclers against councils has intensified as the consultation deadline on controversial amendments to waste collection laws approaches. -
Recycled wood specification launched
A new standard for recycled wood product quality has been launched. -
Salvation Army buys its collection supplier
The Salvation Army has bought its clothing collection contractor Kettering Textiles in a deal worth up to £12.75m. -
Sita secures biomass deal
Sita has won the contract to supply recovered wood to a new £200m biomass combined heat and power plant in Scotland. -
Strong performance for Shanks
Shanks Group is due to report a strong performance for the year to 31 March 2012. -
Tech award win for My Yard
The company behind the UK’s first online waste management software has won at the 2012 Northern Tech Awards. -
Watch out, someone is behind you!
Technology is helping the waste and recycling sector to improve its safety record, save money and improve service efficiency. -
Weekly rubbish collections shunned
Just one out of 184 councils responding to a survey about the Government’s weekly collection fund is bidding for cash to revert to a weekly black bag round. -
We're all in it together
Reacting to the furore around a cashless system Mason Metals has brought in a membership scheme that has improved customer relations and is backed by police. -
West Country anaerobic digestion plant in pipeline
Construction has begun on a food waste anaerobic digestion facility in the West Country. -
When recovery is critical
WEEE processors are in an ideal position to expand their businesses and help the UK to recover critical raw materials, the supply of which is at risk from many factors -
While Defra dithers, industry wonders where policy is heading
Defra’s stuttering progress on its waste review was laid bare as a progress report revealed delays on key projects and sparked fundamental questions about the sector’s strategic direction. -
Yeo takes on new role at REA
Former environment minister Tim Yeo has become the first president of the Renewable Energy Association.
