News in Brief
News round-up April 2018Subscription
Unilever signs up to OPRL; Nestlé seeks total packaging recycling; Profit doubles for metals firm; Australian council to landfill recyclables
Prison for prolific fly-tipperSubscription
Chinese scrap imports plummetSubscription
Fire engulfs council recycling centreSubscription
China to ban imports of a further 32 waste materialsSubscription
Skip firm directors given custodial sentences after worker injuredSubscription
Coffee chain bans single-use cupsSubscription
Heavy fine for tyre offencesSubscription
Viridor fined more than £230,000 after lorry driver deathSubscription
Creagh: Brexit a 'big legal problem' for recycling targetsSubscription
Markets - Weekly Prices Update - 20 April 2018Subscription
MRW’s regular reporting of movements in the markets for secondary materials
Show of strength at the seasideSubscription
The World Refuse Championships are a fun day out for all the family while raising money for charity
Technology drives a change of mindsetSubscription
Combatting food waste with technology has been the focus of several new businesses in recent years
A new vision for skyscrapers and shopsSubscription
Bring career opportunity to life in the waste sectorSubscription
As customers go mobile, firms must raise their digital gameSubscription
Funding scoop for plastic pollution app Subscription
Developing leaders of the futureSubscription
Tackling the driver shortageSubscription
Renegotiation is possibleSubscription
PFI costs councils dear and fails recycling ratesSubscription
Bid to deal with our own plastics moves apaceSubscription
Firms ‘to go under’ as industry waits for Defra Subscription
Councils in a cash crunchSubscription
Trends data offers better resultsSubscription
Producer compliance scheme (PCS) collections were short of the ambitious targets
Time to introduce rigour to recyclingSubscription
We stand at a crossroads in resource management in England
Why PFI contracts are less flexible than non-PFI contractsSubscription
Under extreme changes such as those being seen in the market currently termination of PFIs by either party may be the ultimate outcome
Labour needs to come clean over toxic PFIsSubscription
Given Veolia has a giant 25-year PFI deal which costs council taxpayers of our city £1bn a year, it is hardly a surprise that it is in no rush to adapt to meet the city’s recycling needs
Day that embraces ‘seventh resource’Subscription
For more than 30 years, I have nurtured a vision of how recycling can transform our lives
Sector starts to see some policy claritySubscription
The surprises keep on coming. During 2018 so far, we have been bombarded with policies that had seemed highly unlikely in 2017
Moving on as industry waits at the crossroadsSubscription
We all have a part to play to ease the painSubscription
Big Interview: Mat ProsserSubscription
DS Smith is happy to embrace change, and recent controversy over coffee cup recycling plays right into its hands.
National Recycling Awards 2017
Winners galore at National Recycling AwardsSubscription
Business Partnership of the YearSubscription
Communications - Private SectorSubscription
Construction Recycler of the YearSubscription
Equipment Innovation of the YearSubscription
Energy from Waste - FacilitiesSubscription
Food Waste Initiative of the YearSubscription
Private-Public Sector PartnershipSubscription
Retail/Service Sector Recycler of the YearSubscription
Team of the Year - PrivateSubscription
Waste Prevention Award - Public SectorSubscription
Best Recycled ProductSubscription
Corporate Recycler of the YearSubscription
Communications – Public/Third SectorSubscription
Energy from Waste - ProductsSubscription
Efficiency Initiative of the YearSubscription
Local Authority Innovation Subscription
Resource Management Business of the YearSubscription
Team of the Year - Public/Third sectorSubscription
Waste Prevention Award - Private SectorSubscription
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment InnovationSubscription
Balers/Shredders
Wider range of materials shreddedSubscription
Shredder has increased powerSubscription
Baler cuts packaging waste costsSubscription
Versatile baler range saves material 'recipes' Subscription
Containers
Stylish bin set-upSubscription
Bin hub helps with segregationSubscription
Split bin lid for easier accessSubscription
Blue Angel eco-label awardedSubscription
IT/Software
Sorting
Impressed by performanceSubscription
MRF now operationalSubscription
Enhanced metal recovery from mixed recyclingSubscription
Vehicles
EVs drive ahead in the citySubscription
Shovel with tipping load of 11,400kgSubscription
Seven-year hire dealSubscription
Greener 3.5-tonner is fuel efficientSubscription
