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Biffa Set To Close Trafford Park MRF
Biffa has taken the decision to close its operations at Biffas Trafford Park MRF recycling plant, wi...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Can Recyclers 1.7m GBP Plant Upgrade Increases Processes 250 Percent
Novelis has announced the completion of a 1.7m upgrade programme at its aluminium can recycling plan...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Childs Toy At Recycling Centre Sparks Bomb Fears
Police have confirmed that a bomb alert at a recycling facility in Inverness yesterday (23 May) was ...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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EA Grants Permit For Incinerator Scheme Rejected For Planning
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued an environmental permit for the proposed Javelin Park inciner...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Shanks Preferred Bidder For 560m GPB NI Waste Project
Shanks Group plc has announced that its SBS Waste Partnership with Brickkiln and Sisk has been selec...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Shoppers Minimising Food Waste In Bid To Save Money
A survey has revealed that shoppers are visiting two or more supermarkets and also making a consciou...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Welsh Recycling Rates On Track To Hit First Statutory Target
More than half of Welsh councils have reached or passed the current statutory recycling target of 52...
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Illegal Waste Boss Arrested On Runway Trying To Flee UK
A man was arrested on the runway of Heathrow airport as he tried to flee the country to avoid paying...
Thu, 23 May 2013
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KnowasteCloses UKs Only Nappy Recycling Plant Due To Outgrowing Premises
Knowaste, the first company to launch a nappy recycling facility in the UK, has announced it has clo...
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Councils Call For Judicial Review Over PFI Cuts
Bradford Council and Calderdale Council have applied for a judicial review of the Governments shock ...
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Grundon Secures Funding For New AD Plant
Anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Agrivert has joined forces with Grundon Waste Management in a mu...
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Lamp Producers Should Offer Free Lamp Recycling, According To Facilities Managers
Results from a survey at the Facilities Show in Birmingham this year showed that the majority of fac...
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Waste Industry Expected To Grow Three Percent Per Year
Investors, bankers, asset financiers and entrepreneurs are meeting for the first time to discuss how...
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Defra Calls For Evidence On Environment Competences Between UK And EU
Defra has issued a call for evidence on the environment and climate change as a part of the UK Gover...
Tue, 21 May 2013
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New Former Food Body Appoints Chairman
A new body, the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association (EFFPA), has elected Paul Featherst...
Tue, 21 May 2013
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Breathtaking Amount Of Food Going To Waste, Says Tesco
Tesco has said the problem of food waste is breathtaking and that every family wastes 700 a year thr...
Mon, 20 May 2013
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Eight Family Members Plead Guilty To Running Illegal Waste Businesses
Eight members of the same family have pleaded guilty to running illegal waste businesses where sever...
Mon, 20 May 2013
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Reforming Environmental Guidance Could Save Businesses 1bn Pounds, Says Defra
UK businesses and the public are being asked to send ideas on how environmental rules and regulation...
Fri, 17 May 2013
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South London EnergyRecovery Facility Gets Green Light
Last night a Planning Committee gave the green light for an energyrecovery facility to be built in B...
Fri, 17 May 2013
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Can Heist Steals The Show As Winner Of National Search For Student Film Makers
The Myth Busting what happens to your can when its recycled competition challenged students to bust...
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Food Industry Supply Chains Should Be Audited To Cut Food Waste
The food industry should be required to audit its supply chains to cut down on waste, campaigners ha...
Thu, 16 May 2013
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MRWA Fund Community Projects To Cut Waste
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and its contractor, Veolia Environmental Services ha...
Thu, 16 May 2013
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100 Percent Rise In Cigarette-Stub Litter On Britains Beaches, According To Report
Plastics, sweet wrappers, cigarette stubs and drinks bottles were revealed as being the worst culpri...
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Government Issues Call For Evidence On Radioactive Waste
The government has issued a call for evidence on the site selection process elements of the UKs on-g...
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Plevin Set To Open UKs Largest Waste Wood Recycling Plant
Wood recycling firm Plevin has announced plans to open the UKs largest waste wood recycling centre i...
Wed, 15 May 2013
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DECC Biomass Cap The Best Way Of Implementing A Flawed Concept
The government has set out plans that could see new restrictions for the biomass power industry, wit...
Tue, 14 May 2013
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David Attenborough Opens Nature Reserve Built On Londons Waste
Sir David Attenborough opened Essex Wildlife Trusts Thurrock Thameside Nature Park on Saturday (11 M...
Mon, 13 May 2013
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Sauce Consultancy Merges With 3G Communications
A new communications company for developers and utilities has been launched today following the merg...
Mon, 13 May 2013
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Shanks To Help Glasgow Airport Reduce Waste Collections By 75 Percent
International sustainable waste management business, Shanks Group has announced a five-year contract...
Mon, 13 May 2013
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Tyre Recovery Association Launches Responsible Retailer Initiative
Garages and tyre retailers across the UK are now able to demonstrate their environmental commitment ...
Mon, 13 May 2013
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