http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/CIWMNewsFeed.aspxThe latest news from CIWMCopyright (c) CIWM 2012en1440info@ciwm.co.ukThe national garden centre chain has appointed DS Smith Recycling to undertake all of its recycling and waste management to ultimately divert all its waste from landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GardenRetailerAppointsDSSmith.aspxWed, 22 Feb 2012 10:51:40 GMTSITA UK is set to make major environmental savings with the opening of a new facility to bulk up paper, cardboard, cans, glass and plastic bottles collected from residents in Hounslow at the Hanworth Industrial Estatehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKOpensNewRecyclingBulkingStation.aspxWed, 22 Feb 2012 10:58:27 GMTDevon County Council has awarded a contract to leading recycling and resource management company SITA UK, to run 17 of its 19 household waste recycling centreshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKWinsDevonHouseholdRecyclingContract.aspxTue, 21 Feb 2012 11:13:32 GMTEgbert Taylor, manufacturer of steel recycling and waste containers, has announced the forthcoming departure of Peter Selkirk, formerly CEO and now Chairmanhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TaylorsPeterSelkirkAnnouncesDeparture.aspxTue, 21 Feb 2012 11:11:14 GMTNew MD At Waste Managers CSG; Cameron's New Nuclear Plants Are Unnecessary And Unaffordable, Says FoEhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS-NewMDAtWasteManagersCSG;CameronsNewNuclearPlantsAreUnnecessaryAndUnaffordableSaysFoE.aspxMon, 20 Feb 2012 11:34:04 GMTLeafield Environmental tackles the problem of litter-causing seagulls with an innovative new bin designhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LitteringSeagullsFoiledByLeafieldEnvironmental.aspxMon, 20 Feb 2012 11:25:42 GMTMerseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) have broken ground at the 1.5m Huyton Household Waste Recycling Centre, which is scheduled to open in spring/early summerhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewMerseysideRecyclingCentreConstructionGetsUnderway.aspxMon, 20 Feb 2012 11:13:02 GMTLatest figures from the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK show that two out of five UK local authorities now collect beverage cartons for recycling from kerbsidehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DrinksCartonsKerbsideCollectionHits40Percent.aspxFri, 17 Feb 2012 11:59:15 GMTThe United Arab Emirates has taken the bold step of banning all disposable plastic products except those made from oxo-biodegradable plastichttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UnitedArabEmiratesBansPlasticProducts.aspxFri, 17 Feb 2012 11:56:30 GMTCovanta Energy, has been awarded planning permission from Cheshire West and Chester Council to build an Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate (IBAA) facility at Ince Park, Cheshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CovantaGetsPlanningPermissionForBottomAshAggregateFacility.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:07:47 GMTUnder the contract, 9,348 tonnes of commingled recovered materials collected through the authoritys kerbside collection will be processed at the Casepak Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Leicesterhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthHollandDistrictCouncilAwardsWasteContractToCasepak.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:10:53 GMTThe Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has launched its new farmers consultancy service at The Energy Now Expohttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADBALaunchesFreeFarmersAdvisoryService.aspxWed, 15 Feb 2012 10:14:55 GMTA pioneering new Plastic Recycling Facility (PRF) at Centreforces six-acre Liverpool production centre had been openedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlasticsWasteSortingFacilityOpensAtCentriforceSite.aspxWed, 15 Feb 2012 10:12:06 GMTFuel Saving Rubbish Trucks Double As Winter Gritters; Waste Authority Cuts Merseyside Councils Bills By 2.5m; We Are Nottingham Lays Waste To Landfill Problemhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS-FuelSavingRubbishTrucksDoubleAsWinterGritters;WasteAuthorityCutsMerseysideCouncilsBills;AndMore.aspxTue, 14 Feb 2012 10:54:35 GMTScotland is to be home to Europes most advanced glass recycling infrastructure following an announcement yesterday (13th February) by Viridorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NextGenerationGlassRecyclingSetForScotland.aspxTue, 14 Feb 2012 10:39:21 GMTThe Resource Association has responded to the Government consultation on Producer Responsibility Obligations for packaging by supporting the Governments proposed higher targetshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ResourceAssociationAsksGovernmentForALevelPlayingField.aspxTue, 14 Feb 2012 10:57:13 GMTWeeecare Clinches Hampshire County Council Contract; AD Proves Popular At Foodex Eventhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS-WeeecareClinchesHampshireCountyCouncilContract;ADProvesPopularAtFoodexEvent.aspxMon, 13 Feb 2012 11:01:06 GMTThe Environmental Services Association (ESA) has announced its support of the governments proposals to raise packaging recycling targetshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ESABacksDefrasHigherPackagingTargets.aspxMon, 13 Feb 2012 10:56:31 GMTSupermarket giant Sainsburys is set to change food-freezing advice on its labels in a bid to slash food wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SainsburysChangeFreezingGuidesToHelpTackleFoodWaste.aspxMon, 13 Feb 2012 11:06:24 GMTThe Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has welcomed the publication of the Comprehensive Review of the Feed in Tariff, but expressed caution about the proposed tariffs for ADhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FiTConsultationsAmbitionForADDisappointinglyLow.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:49 GMTEnvironment Minister, John Griffiths has today launched detailed proposals around his decision to establish a single body to manage Wales natural resourceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesToMergeNaturalResourcesUnderOneBody.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:57 GMTDodgy scrap metal dealers linked to metal theft will have their licences torn up, Environment Minister Lord Taylor announced yesterday (8 February)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DodgyScrapDealerToLooseLicences.aspxThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:19:11 GMTEnvironment Minister, Alex Attwood, has announced that a five pence levy on single use carrier bags will be introduced in April 2013http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NorthernIrelandToIntroduce5pPlasticBagLevy.aspxThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:23:19 GMTEleven community groups around Merseyside have received a financial boost this month for recycling and reuse projectshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MerseyCommunityGroupsSecureReuseProjectFunding.aspxWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:51 GMTThe Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has criticised changes to government guidance,which could see developers building on land currently considered contaminatedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewContaminatedLandGuidancePuttingPublicAtRisk,SaysCIEH.aspxWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:21:14 GMTTesco is to trial new food packaging that aims to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer in its bid to aid in the war against food wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TescoTrialNewPackagingInABidToTackleFoodWaste.aspxWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:40 GMTScotlands renewable energy and zero waste ambitions were given a boost today with the launch of a new 20m state-of-the-art Advanced Waste Treatment Centre by Avondale Environmentalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AdvancedRecyclingAndRefuseDerivedFuelFacilityOpensInPolmont.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 10:22:39 GMTResidents in Edinburgh will benefit from 650,000 investment into the citys street cleansing and local community environmental priorities it has been announcedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EdinburghBenefitsFromEnvironmentalPrioritiesInvestment.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 10:15:43 GMTOver 8m will be invested in new services to reduce and recycle waste across two counties in South West Wales, thanks to an EU funding boost, Deputy Minister for European Programmes, Alun Davies, has announcedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthWestWalesRecyclingInitiativeReceivesEUFundingBoost.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 10:19:56 GMTEdinburgh Moves Forward Its Waste Improvement Plan; Swap Gadgets For Recycling Bags In Mersyside; Tower Hamlets Renews Recycling Contract With Viridorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BriefNews-SwapGadgetsForRecyclingBags;TowerHamletsRenewsRecyclingContractWithViridor;AndMore.aspxMon, 06 Feb 2012 10:40:44 GMTBusiness support for the Welsh Governments Sustainable Development charter is continuing to flourish, with the recent addition of two new and high profile recruitshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BTAndTataSteelSignToWalesSustainableCharter.aspxMon, 06 Feb 2012 10:36:37 GMTTim Balcon has announced today (6 February) that as of the 1st April 2012 he will be standing down as chief executive of Energy & Utility Skillshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnergyAnUtilitySkillsCEOStandsDown.aspxMon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:21 GMTA campaign launched by West Sussex County Council and Viridor has seen a massive increase in the amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling across Selseyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SelseyWEEEBoostedByViridorCampaign.aspxMon, 06 Feb 2012 10:31:38 GMTProvisional quarterly estimates for 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England have been publishedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LocalAuthorityWasteSentToLandfillDown3.4Percent.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:56:39 GMTA fund of up to quarter of a billion pounds for councils that want to revert back to weekly bin collections is now openhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WeeklyCollectionFundOfficiallyOpens.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:19 GMTLocal Governments Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum (NuLeAF) is urging Government and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to think again about the strategy that leads to the controversial disposal of lower level nuclear wastes (LLW) in landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GovernmentGroupsUrgeRethinkOnDisposalOfLowLevelRadioactiveWaste.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 09:41:13 GMTThe UKs capability to recycle plastic packaging has been given a further boost this week with WRAP announcing funding being provided to recycle an additional 15,000 tonnes of rigid plastic packaging at ECO Plastics facility in Lincolnshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPAnnounceLoanToEcoPlastics.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 09:47:08 GMTTake recycling out of party politics is the message from Closed Loop Recycling managing director Chris Dow and a number of other leading UK recyclers and MPs as the deadline nears for the Defra consultation on recycling and recovery targets for packaging wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ClosedLoopRecyclingCallsForCrossPartyConsensusOnDefraConsultation.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 11:04:17 GMTThe Mayor still has a considerable distance to go if he is to deliver on his aim to see 100,000 electric vehicles on the streets of London, a new report from the London Assembly says today (1 February)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonMayorFallingShortOfElectricVehicleTargets.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:54:07 GMTReconomy has signed a five-year supplier framework agreement with the National Trust, which applies across National Trust properties, includes general waste, mixed recyclables and glass, wash room services, and ad hoc hazardous wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReconomyToSupplyUK-WideWasteServicesToTheNationalTrust.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:59:20 GMTThere needs to be greater control of waste electrical and electronic items (WEEE) on household recycling sites, according to Labour MP Alan Whitehead who last week (26 Jan) visited EnvironComs new WEEE re-use facility in Edmonton, North Londonhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SustainableWasteMPUrgesElectricalsGivenNewLeaseOfLife.aspxTue, 31 Jan 2012 10:19:12 GMTA new technical guide that aims to help local authorities increase plastic bottle recycling rates has been launched by WRAPhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPLaunchPlasticBottleRecyclingGuideForLocalAuthorities.aspxTue, 31 Jan 2012 10:14:49 GMTThe Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) has announced its long-term contract with preferred bidder, Covanta Energy, to treat all residual and organic wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CovantaSignsContractWithWindsorAndMaidenhead.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:47:23 GMTA new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agencyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HealthProtectionAgencyConfirmsNewIncineratorStudy.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:44:24 GMTWaste King has published its top eight suggestions to help everyone enjoy a greener lifestyle, gleaned from a plethora of EA licensed operativeshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteKingsTopEightStepsToAGreenerLifestyle.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:51:41 GMTMetals recycling industry trade association the BMRA has announced that simply banning cash transactions will not solve the problem of metal thefthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BanningCashTransactionsToTackleMetalTheftWillPushTradeToIllegalScrapYards.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:34 GMTValpak yesterday (26 January) announced that members have voted in favour of the proposed management-led buyouthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ValpakMembersApproveBuy-Out.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:44 GMTOperations Director Moves From Packaging To Recycling; Green Energy Parks Supports Call For UK Waste Management Policy Reformhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BriefNews-OperationsDirectorMovesFromPackagingToRecycling;GreenEnergyParksSupportsCallForUKWasteManagementPolicyReform.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:28 GMTPlans to modernise a waste transfer station at Campground, Wrekenton, have been approved by Sunderland City Councillorshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlansApprovedToModerniseWasteTransferStationInWrekenton.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:15:58 GMTThe UK Government has today (26 January 2012) released the publication of a study into the implications of climate change in an attempt to prepare nations for the its implicationshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StudyHighlightsTop100ChallengesFacedFromClimateChange.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:01:50 GMTCommunity RePaint, the UK-wide paint reuse network supported over 17,300 groups and individuals in 2911 to transform their local environment with leftover, reusable painthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CommunityRePaintTeamsRe-UseWithHelpingCommunities.aspxWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:58:29 GMTThe City Of Edinburgh Council yesterday (24 January) approved new sustainable procurement and timber policies, which will see timber and wood-derived products purchased from sustainable and legal sourceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EdinburghApprovesSustainableTimberPolicies.aspxWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:42:09 GMTMetals recycler Van Dalen has announced it is boosting its capacity in the UK, having invested over 6m and creating up to 25 jobshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VanDalenBoostsUKOperations.aspxWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:01 GMTUK waste management company CSG is stepping up its efforts to help slum children living and working on a notorious African municipal waste dump dubbed the Mountain of Deathhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CSGPledgesHelpToSlumChildrenLivingOnMountainOfDeath.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:35:22 GMTWaste crime officers from the Environment Agency (EA) are appealing for information after dumped carrier bags have affected part of Sunderlands coastlinehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EAAppealToStopBagDumpingOnSunderlandCoastline.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:27:19 GMTSAICAs new recycled paper mill in Partington has produced its first paper ahead of schedule, following successful trials of the companys Paper Machine 11 (PM11)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FirstPaperProducedAtSAICAsNewPartingtonRecycledPaperMill.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:38:42 GMTFood redistribution charity FareShare Cymru celebrated the official opening of its Cardiff depot yesterday (23 January)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MinisterOfficiallyOpensFareshareCymruCardiffDepot.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:46:27 GMTThe European Parliament (EP) last week (19th January) voted on a revision to the existing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. However, despite the apparent strengthening of the legislation, the lack of re-use has spurred questions on the industryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RevisedWEEEDirectiveIgnoresTheEnvironmentalBenefitsOfRe-Use.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:32:47 GMTMetal recycling industry trade association the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has welcomed the decision reached in the House of Commons on Friday (20 January) to throw out the Metal Theft (Prevention) Billhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MetalTheftBillWelcomedByIndustry.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:52:00 GMTThe Resource Association, the new voice for the reprocessing and recycling industries, has announced the admission of Palm Recycling to membership of the Associationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PalmJoinsTheResourceAssociation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:57:29 GMTPalm Recycling has won a contract with Mortons Print Limited for the collection and delivery of its waste newsprint to the Palm Paper mill in Kings Lynnhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PalmSecuresMortonsRecoveredPaperContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:54:44 GMTGerry Orbell, senior independent director commented on the background and process the independent directors went through to reach their recommendation concerning the management-led buyout of the Companyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ValpakBuyoutForTheCompanysLongTermBenefit.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:49:23 GMTNew guidance that will help Welsh businesses to manage their waste as cost effectively and sustainably as possible has been published by the Welsh Governmenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshBusinessesReceiveGuidanceOnWasteManagement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:35 GMTViridor, Scotlands waste partner has confirmed the next steps in its plans to develop next generation zero waste infrastructure at its existing Oxwellmains waste treatment facility in East Lothianhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandsNextGenerationEfWHubStepsCloser.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:34 GMTBiffas launch of a new service collecting small waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from the doorsteps of householders in Woking, Surrey, has seen six tonnes collected over the Christmas periodhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WokingSchemeSeesSixTonnesOfSmallWEEECollected.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:34 GMTBRIEF NEWS: SWR To Manage Waste For Five-Star London Hotel; Two More Industry Experts Join AEAhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS-SWRToManageWasteForFive-StarLondonHotel;TwoMoreIndustryExpertsJoinAEA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:34 GMTDS Smith Plc has announced the proposed acquisition of the packaging division of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) excluding the kraftliner assets for a net consideration of approximately 1.3bn, in a strategic move to access new geographical markets across continental Europehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DsSmithPlcProposesSCAAcquisition.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTA new study by industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing has identified a group of 295 emerging companies in the UK Waste Management industry, which in the last year have increased sales by an average 17 percent and are taking further control of the market as we start 2012http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SelectFewRetainingGrowthInUKWasteIndustry.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:34 GMTCasepak celebrated the official launch of its 21m Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), with Environment Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach attending the event as guest of honourhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LordTaylorLaunchesCasepakMRF.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTStraight plc, the environmental products and services group and UK manufacturer and supplier of waste and recycling container solutions, has secured a position on a four-yearframework agreement for its Steelybin range with YPO, a public sector buying organisationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StraightSecuresSteelybinAgreementWithYPO.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTFines for putting rubbish in the wrong bin will be consigned to the scrap heap under plans set out by Defra, it was announced over the weekendhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CouncilBinFinesFaceScrap.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTUK food waste recycler PDM has announced plans to invest a further 40m in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plants this yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PDMToInvestInADIn2012.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTIn 2012 the government must live up to its claims to be the UKs greenest government ever, is the latest message from the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) but expects more policy confusionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LARACCallsForClarityOverWastePolicyAuthorities.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTBalfour Beatty Utility Solutions has formed a new closed loop recycling scheme with Centriforce, and V10 Polymers, believed to be a first for waste management in the utilities industryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BalfourBeattysFirstForConstructionWasteManagement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTRecolight Appoints New Compliance Manager; Dunelm Mill Adopts No Landfill Ethos To Its Waste Programme; Customer Service Tops Wish List For When Choosing Waste Management Providerhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BriefNews-RecolightAppointsNewComplianceManager;DunelmMillAdoptsNoLandfillEthosToItsWasteProgramme;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTWiltshire-based company Malaby Biogas has become the first recipient of a loan from a 10m anaerobic digestion (AD) fund launched in July last year by Defra and administered by WRAPhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MalabyBiogasIsFirstToBenefitFomWRAPADLoanFund.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTNorwich City Councils Leader Brenda Arthur has written to the Secretary of State (SoS)(See Below for full letter) making clear Norwichs opposition to the Norfolk Incinerator throwing a spanner in the project under Defras PFI rules being dependant upon Local Authority supporthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NorwichCityCouncilOpposesNorfolkIncinerator.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTPalm Recycling has won the contract to manage the bring bank recycling facilities for five local authorities across the North Easthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PalmRecyclingWinsBringBankContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTLocal authorities across the UK have pledged their support to the latest Chewing Gum Action Groups campaign in a bid to rid our streets of the sticky issue of gum litterhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewPartnersInChewingGumLitterCampaignAnnounced.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTWastecycle, the Nottingham based waste management company, has become the one of the first recycling firms in the county to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard certification for its work to reduce thecarbon emissions generated by its operationshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RecyclingFirmCertifiedByTheCarbonTrust.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTUK manufacturer and supplier of waste and recycling container solutions, Straight plc has announce it has been awarded a contract by Waverley Borough Council for the supply and delivery of more than 90,000 food waste containershttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WaverleyBoroughSignsWithStraightToTackleFoodWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTValpak is supporting a Recycling Rewards Scheme in the North East of England that aims to increase the collection rate of materials with lower than average participation in the regionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraAndValpakFundNorthEastRecyclingRewardScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:33 GMTThe Environment Agency is giving people the opportunity to make final comments on the draft permit and decision document for the incinerator with energy recovery proposed for Devonport Dockyard, Plymouthhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/FinalPublicConsultationForDevonportIncinerator.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:22 GMTThe Manufacturers Organisation (EEF) Today (9 January) published Defras Waste Policy Review six months on, which poses the question: is the government increasing the opportunity for sustainable waste management and resource efficiency in the manufacturing sector?http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WastePolicyReviewDoesNotGoFarEnoughSaysEEF.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTLocal people from throughout the borough have had their say on the boroughs draft local plan following a nine week consultation period that included a series of twelve exhibitions held at venues across the areahttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EastleighResidentsHaveTheirSayOnDraftLocalPlan.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTUK waste technology developer, Isys Interactive, has helped intergrate an Automated Number Plate Recognition (APNR) and weighbridge system into one of London leading waste management sites, the LondonWaste EcoPark in north Londonhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IsysInteractiveLeadsWasteIndustryAtNationalComputingAwards.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTUK baler and recycling equipment engineers, Middleton Engineering, has won a second order from Scandinavias largest recycling company to export a Middleton HB60 Shear Baler to Denmarkhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MiddletonEngineeringAchievesExportSuccessForBalingEquipment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTEnvironment Minister, John Griffiths has encouraged people in Wales to keep up their recycling efforts in the New Year, and has said that an extra push should see Wales hitting and exceeding 50 percent recycling in 2012http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RecycleMoreIn2012ToHelpWalesHit50Percent,UrgesMinister.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTMITIE Chief Executive awarded a CBE; Brother And Sister Sentenced Over Waste Fire; Industry Experts Appointed To Grow AEAs Waste & Resource Efficiency Businesshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BriefNews-MITIEChiefExecutiveAwardedCBE;BrotherAndSisterSentencedOverWasteFire;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTCIWM has issued a warning over the worrying number of waste treatment and metals recycling facilities in England and Wales that are risking criminal enforcement action by ignoring the fast approaching Continuing Competence deadlinehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WorryingNumberIgnoringContinuingCompetenceDeadline,SaysCIWM.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTViridor has confirmed that Howard Ellard has been appointed to the Board of Viridor Limited as business development director as of the start of the New Yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/ViridorAnnouncesNewBusinessDevelopmentDirector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:22 GMTA new report suggests that thousands of tonnes of WEEE that could have been entering landfill is actually finding its way back into the recycling market, raising the predicted WEEE recycling rate from 37 percent to 50 percenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPReportFinds50PercentOfWEEEIsBeingRecycled.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTA fund of half a million pounds was today (20 December) launched to support demonstration projects which encourage the collection of food waste from businesses and public sector buildingshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FoodWasteCollectionsForBusinessesInEnglandToReceiveFunding.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTViridor has been chosen as the preferred bidder by the South London Waste Partnership for its 25-year residual waste treatment contracthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorNamedPreferredBidderForSouthLondonEnergyRecoveryFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTThe idea that supermarket special-offers cause a large amount of food waste has been exposed as a myth by a new, Government-backed reporthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BOGOFsDoNotLeadToAnIncreaseInFoodWaste,SaysBRC.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTProposals for tougher packaging recycling targets that will stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill by 2017 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelmanhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraSetsTougherTargetsForPackagingRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTEnvironCom is predicting a 60 percent uplift in volume this Christmas including a huge increase in hi-tech items such as iPads and flat-screen TVs, despite the economic downturnhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WEEERecyclingPredictedToRiseThisChristmas.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTMITIE Group PLC has signed a ten-year contract with Essex County Council to work to deliver a transformational outsourcing contract that includes facilities and property management as well as energy serviceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MITIESignTenYearContractWithEssexCountyCouncil.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTThe Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed Professor James Curran MBE as chief executivehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewChiefExecutiveForSEPA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTThe South London Waste Partnership has announced leading resource recovery and renewable energy company Viridor as its preferred bidder to treat the four partnership councils residual waste over the next 25 yearshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorPreferredBidderForSouthLondonWastePartnership.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:32 GMTCherwell District Council To Launch Battery Kerbside Collections; WAMITAB Director General Set To Retire; 4R Moves First Biffa Poplars AD Loadshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSCherwellDistrictCouncilToLaunchBatteryKerbsideCollections;WAMITABDirectorGeneralSetToRetire;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTReconomy has signed a new 6m sole supplier agreement with Balfour Beatty Group for the supply of skip services across all its operating companieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReconomyAgreesNationalPartnershipWithBalfourBeatty.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTAt the last Board meeting of 2011, LWARB yesterday (Tuesday 13 December) announced a 4.6m Efficiencies Programme aimed at Londons waste authorities to help to deliver savings in waste management costs across the capitalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARBAnnouncesEfficienciesProgramme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTCumbria changes how it deals with its household waste with the official opening of the new Northern Resource Park mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant at Hespin Wood in Carlislehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksOpensNewMBTWastePlantInCarlisle.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTProsiect Gwyrdd has confirmed that both Viridor and Veolia will be invited to submit a Final Tender for the Prosiect Gwyrdd waste contracthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorAndVeoliaCompeteForProsiectGwyrddContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTStraight plc Distribution Deal With Stewart; GMWDA Focus On WEEE; Bpi.Recycled Products Celebrates Award Successhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSStraightplcDistributionDealWithStewart;GMWDAFocusOnWEEE;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTNew approach to policy must be simpler, send clearer signals and pay greater heed to competitiveness says EEFhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IndustryCallsForDecarbonisationTargetAtCentreOfEnergyAndClimateChangePolicy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTAlmost a quarter of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) thrown out each year by consumers could be reused, generating more than 220m in the process, according to new research released today by WRAPhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WEEECouldGenerateMillions,SaysWrap.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTMunicipal services contractor Biffa is introducing collections of small household WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) for three of its local authority clientshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaToLaunchWEEECollectionsForThreeCouncils.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTCIWM brought together a number of local authority representatives for a meeting with DCLG, to feed in views on the development of the departments 250m Weekly Collection Support Schemehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CIWMHostsDCLGMeetingOverWeeklyCollectionFund.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTGrowth of the worlds emerging economies, and a corresponding increase in the consumption of the raw materials needed for the manufacture of goods and services means that resource security is an issue of increasing importance for the UKhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPAnnounceQuickWinsInFightForResourceSecurity.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTSWR Wins MET Police Vehicle Waste Contract; Merseyside Waste Disposal Authoritys Name Change; Fresh New Look For Palm Recycling Websitehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BREIFNEWSSWRWinsMETPoliceVehicleWasteContract;MerseysideWasteDisposalAuthoritysNameChange;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:31 GMTThe Environment Agency has announced it has set up a specialist environmental crimetaskforce,whichaims to blitz illegal waste sites in England and Wales over the next two yearshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EAToTackleIllegalWasteSitesWithNewTaskForce.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTOver half the adult population (56 percent) in Wales knows something about sustainable development and just over two thirds (68 percent) think they could do more to live sustainably, new research has foundhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ResearchShowsWalesWelcomesSustainability.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTPlans to build an Eco Park at Charlton Lane, Shepperton have been given the go ahead by Government after public enquiry considerationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PicklesBacksSurreysEcoPark.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTWith George Osbornes autumn statement reporting economic growth falling short the UKs target, ADBA has announced that supporting anaerobic digestion (AD) presents the Government with an opportunity to help address thishttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SupportingADWillIncreaseEconomicGrowthADBA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTRecycling and waste management company Biffa is running a food waste recycling trial with pub chain Wetherspoons as the company looks to cut more waste and boost its environmental performancehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaTrialsFoodWasteRecyclingForWetherspoons.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTChristmas Cheer For Charities In Recycling Drive; Repic Appoints New Environmental Affairs Manager; Bag It - Then Bin It, Says Rhondda Cynon Taf Councilhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BriefNewsChristmasCheerForCharitiesInRecyclingDrive;RepicAppointsNewEnvironmentalAffairsManager;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTAAD (South West) Ltd, a subsidiary of British engineering company the AeroThermal Group Ltd has been granted planning permission by Devon County Council to develop a sustainable waste and resource treatment facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthDevonAdvancedADFacilityGetsPlanningPermission.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTCIWM joined around 250 organisations in Northern Ireland, including businesses, schools, councils, charities and retailers, in taking part in this years European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CIWMInNorthernIrelandTakesActionToReduceWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTWRAP today announces that grocery retailers and manufacturers in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, are making significant progress in meeting the ambitious waste and recycling targets set out in phase 2 of the Courtauld Commitmenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GroceryIndustryOnCourseToMeetCourtauldCommitmentTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTWeee connect, a WEEE industry partnership, has put forward over 53,000 to fund the production of a 30-second advert designed to raise householder awareness of the need to recycle waste electronicshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NationalWEEERecyclingAdvertToLaunchBoxingDay.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTNew measures to combat the increasing problem of metal theft are being introduced in the North Easthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewMeasuresToHelpCombatMetalTheftTrialedInNorthEast.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTPeople arent worried about how often their bin is collected an independent survey by Icaro Consulting and Sauce Consultancy showshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SurveyShowsBritsArentWorriedAboutFrequencyOfBinCollections.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:30 GMTDuring Chancellor George Osbornes Autumn Statement, the Governments strategy for developing infrastructure was set out in the National Infrastructure Planhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/AutumnStatementAssessesWasteInfrastructureRequirements.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:20 GMTCORE Helps IKEA Edinburgh Recycles More Than 90 Percent Of Food Waste; Glasgow City Council Seek To Appoint Viridor As Successful Participant; Viridor Acquires Milton Keynes MRFhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS--IKEAEdinburghRecycles90PercentFoodWaste;ViridorAcquiresMiltonKeynesMRF;AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTUnilever UK, the consumer goods company behind many well-known household brands including Flora, Walls Ice Cream, Dove, Persil and Knorr, has announced a new partnership with Torbay Council in which it will support the South West Councils new mixed plastics recycling initiativehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UnileverTacklesMixedPlasticsRecyclingWithTorbayCouncil.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTDS Smith Recycling appoints Countrystyle, TITECH To Sort Pet Flake At Eco Plastics And FIRA Announce Carbon Footprint Benchmarking Projecthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWS--DSSmithRecyclingAppointsCountrystyle,TITECHToSortPetFlakeAtEcoPlastics,AndMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTMidlands-based Overton Recycling has announced that it is working with Mitsubishi Electric to help ensure that the maximum amount of raw materials from end of life air conditioning and photovoltaic modules are recovered and returned back to the supply chainhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/OvertonRecyclingToManageMitsubishiElectricEndOfLifeAirConditioningEquipment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:20 GMTStraight plc has secured a major newcontract from May Gurney, the support services specialist fora new waste, recycling and street cleansing service in Bristol worth more than 900,000http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StraightWinsMayGurneyContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTCoastal erosion is causing long since buried waste to re-emerge on the coastline of Britain, according to the construction industry research and information association (CIRIA)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BuriedWasteRe-AppearingOnBritishCoastlines.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTOfficial Statistics released today by statisticians at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) show that Scotland's local authorities recycled 43.6 percent of the household waste they collected in the three months between April 2011 and June 2011http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandsRecyclingNationalAverageReaches43Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTDefra is set to make technical changes to the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 to ensure multi-bin recycling systems are not imposed on residentshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraEnsuresCollectionChoiceToSuitLocals.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTNew evidence of the financial benefits of green business has been published today on the Defra website, with two thirds of businesses surveyed either having increased sales, or expected to do so since implementing an environmental management systemhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraStudyShowsFinancialBenefitsOfGreenBusinesses.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTAs a part of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) national awards the six top performing Councils nationally for street cleansing have been shortlistedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnglandsTopCouncilsForStreetCleaningRevealed.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTBlack bin bags on the streets of the old and new towns of Edinburgh could soon be a relic of the past as new methods are piloted in World Heritage Sitehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ModernisingWastePilotCouldSeeEdinburghAbandonBlackSacks.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTAccording to union GMB around half of all UK household bins will remain uncollected next Wednesday (30 November) as planned strikes are set to go aheadhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HalfOfUKBinsUncollectedAsStrikesSetToGoAhead.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTCouncils could see plastic film recycling collections become a reality within four years according to the success of trialshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlasticFilmRecyclingTrialsShowPositiveMoveForward.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTWastecycle, the Nottingham based waste management business, has begun work on a2.5mscheme to enhance recycling rates to meet the terms of a new agreement with Nottingham City Councilhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WastecycleInvestsInSchemeUnderNewNottinghamDeal.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:29 GMTCutting down on waste is the goal of more than 200 actions and events in Scotland this week, with individuals, schools, community groups, local authorities and businesses taking part in European Week for Waste Reduction, which runs until this Sunday (27 November)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandDrivesInitiativesForWasteReductionWeek.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTA market analysis of the UK organics recycling industry for the calendar year 2009 has been published, showing a rise in kerbside organic collections and positive anticipation for the future of the organics recycling sectorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SurveyShowsUKOrganicRecyclingTrends.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTThe UK Government will support an initiative to build Sustainable Development Goals, which will focus international attention on the need to sustainably manage the worlds natural resourceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SustainableDevelopmentGoalsWelcomedAheadOfSummit.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTLondons Wasted Resource sets out the Mayors policies and proposals for reducing the amount of municipal waste produced, increasing the amount of waste re-used, recycled or composted, and generating low carbon energy from waste remaininghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MayorOfLondonSetsOutWastePolicyProposals.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTA celebrity chef will be visiting the borough to show residents how they can cook delicious meals from the food they usually throw awayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TVChefShowsEalingHowToWasteLessFood.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTA new set of re-use protocols launched by WRAP will underpin efforts to cut the half a million tonnes of WEEE thrown away each yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPAimsToBoostReuseWithNewElectricalsProtocols.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTViridors North West Expansion; Alupro To Lead Metalmatters Programme and Straight Wheels Out The Carbon Reduction Labelhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSViridorsNorthWestExpansionAndAluproToLeadMetalmattersProgrammePlusMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTAn appeal has been made by Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, against a decision by the High Court to overturn planning permission for SITA UKs large-scale energy-from-wasteincinerator in Cornwallhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PicklesAppealsCornwallRuling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTThe Localism Bill received Royal Assent yesterday (15 November), meaning it will now pass into law as the Localism Act. But concerns have been raised that communities may lack the appetite and funds to make use of ithttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LocalismBillBecomesLocalismActAfterRoyalAssentGranted.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTSpeaking at WRAPs annual conference, chief executive Dr Liz Goodwin published results of the organisations work over the past three years revealing a drop in food wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/WRAPReports13PercentDropInFoodWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:20 GMTBrief News from the waste management and resource industry: Taylor's Food Waste Solution; Viridor Works With PECT; FoE On "Envoronmetal Disaster; and Viridor's New Vision Statementhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSFoEOnEnvoronmetalDisasterAndViridorsNewVisionStatementPlusMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTBuying re-used items like sofas and TVs rather than buying new items is saving UK households around 1bn a year and helping to create jobs but this is just a fraction of the potential shown by new research from WRAPhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPToLaunchReportIntoHouseholdItemsRe-Use.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:28 GMTThe Environmental Services Association (ESA), yesterday (11 November) commented on Environment Secretary Caroline Spelmans decision to withhold PFI credits for the proposed Kings Lynn EFW planthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SpelmansRe-ThinkOnPFICreditsForNorfolkEfWDeeplyMisguidedESA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTRecycling, renewable energy and waste management company Viridor has welcomed the refusal to allow a challenge to the planning permission for an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at its existing site in Ardley, Oxfordshire, to go to the Court of Appealhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorWelcomesFinalRulingOnOxfordshireProject.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTChina will put in place a "complete and advanced" system to recycle 70 percent of major waste products by 2015, according to a recent official documenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ChinaAimsToRecycle70PercentOfWasteBy2015.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTEuropean environment commissioner Janez Potonik said that tackling food waste is a priority for the European Commission (EC)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EuropesFoodWasteIsIndefensibleSaysPotonik.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTEnvironment Minister, John Griffiths, launched a new plan that will help the construction and demolition sector to manage and treat its waste much more sustainably, whilst ensuring better economic outcomes for Waleshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesLaunchesPlanToManageConstructionAndDemolitionWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTWRAP has today opened two tender invitations to challenge the cost and efficiency of anaerobic digestion (AD) technologyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPDrivesInnovationInAnaerobicigestion.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTInternational facilities services company, OCS Ltd, today (9 November) signed a global sponsorship agreement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation that gives disposable nappies brand, Huggies, right of first refusal to sponsor OCSs Envirocomp composting facilities to be installed globallyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GlobalAgreementSignedForDisposableNappiesCompostingFacilities.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTThe new facility has been sized to support the local market enabling businesses to reduce their carbon mileshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewCommercialRecyclingFacilitiesOpensInBirmingham.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTNew trade association, The Resource Association, was launched yesterday (8 November), aiming to bring a unified voice to the reprocessing and recycling industrieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewRecyclingAndReprocessingTradeAssociationFormed.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTThe Environment Agency is urging all companies to check they have the right pollution prevention measures in place to protect the environment, and avoid potential prosecutionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CompaniesEncouragedToCheckPollutionPreventionMeasures.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTAccording to new research, almost 10 of the food bought in the average British weekly shop is binned, while 8 percent admit to regularly throwing away up to a quarter of their foodhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SurveyReveals10PercentOfWeeklyFoodShopWasted.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTThursday last week (3 November) saw the opening of the new recycling centre at Witchford, which has been dubbed a Cathedral of recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EastCambsCathedralOfRecyclingOpens.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTEmap has today (7 November) announced a new content-led B2B exhibition: The Renewables Event, which explores renewable energy solutions for major end users such as major corporations, manufacturers, retailers and the public sectorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EmapUnveilsTheRenewablesEvent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTThe UK's share of emissions from international shipping should be included in targets to cut the country's greenhouse gases, climate advisers announced last weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShipEmissionsMustBeInTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTCherwell District Council is celebrating two years of food waste collection which has diverted 8,000 tonnes from landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CherwellDistrictCouncilCelebratesFoodWasteSuccess.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTAt midday on Tuesday, 2 November 2011, Milton Keynes Councils Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Old Wolverton processed its 500,000th tonne of recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MiltonKeyneMRFHitsHalfAMillionTonnes.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:27 GMTAround 150 new jobs will be created and up to 170,000 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill each year after proposals for a new recycling and waste management facility at a site in Landor Street, Nechells were given the go aheadhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKGrantedPlanningApprovalForBirminghamRecoveryCentre.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe recycling rate top spot for England has come under question, with contrasting reports as to who actually recycles mosthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TopRecyclingSpotDiscrepancy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has published two key documents for the Aerobic Digestion (AD) Strategy and Action Plan to support the industryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADBADeliversActionPlanDocuments.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe final results summarising waste collected and managed by local authorities in England in the 12 months from April 2010 to March 2011 have been released today (3 November), based on quarterly data submitted by local authorities to WasteDataFlowhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Official2010-11RecyclingFiguresReleasedToday.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe Board of Shanks Group plc has announced the appointment of Peter Dilnot as Chief Executive as it releases interim statshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksAppointsnewCEOAndAnnouncedRevenueIncrease.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Associations (ADBA) inaugural Research & Development Forum and representatives of industry will this week meet to discuss anaerobic digestion (AD)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADBAInTalksOverTheFutureOfAd.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTHouseholders will have more control to stop the tonnes of unwanted advertising mail that drops through peoples letter boxes each year, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman announced this weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraOffersJunkMailOptOut.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTA new project will soon see 15 hydrogen-powered London black-cabs and five hydrogen-powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters carrying passengers around the Capital in time for 2012 Olympicshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonTaxisToBePoweredByUksFirstNetworkOfHydrogenFuellingStations.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTA new recycling initiative has been launched in Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) to get more people living in blocks of flats to recycle by installing mini bankshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/500LondonFlatsReceiveMiniRecyclingBanks.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTLeading discount retailer, Aldi, has appointed DS Smith Recycling (formerly Severnside Recycling) as its waste management partner to boost recycling rates even further across the retailers 468 stores and 7 distribution centreshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AldiAppointsDSSmithToBoostRecyclingRates.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTOne month on from the introduction of Waless carrier bag charge, Wales Environment Minister, John Griffiths, has paid tribute to retailers in Wales for their help in making the charge a successhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshMinisterCongratulatesRetailersOverBagCharge.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTThe latest report produced by Recoup and sponsored by Nampak Plastics and Wellman Recycling has been launched, showing an increase in the bottle-recycling rate, with 48.5 percent of UK plastic bottles now being collected for recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlasticBottleRecyclingRateHits48Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTNew research carried out by Keep Britain Tidy shows that people who have received a Fixed Penalty Notice were more likely to believe that fining could change peoples behaviour than those who havent. However, research shows the behavioural change is short-livedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ResearchFindsEnforcementFinesFlawedInChangingBehaviour.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTSainsburys has become the UKs largest anaerobic digestion (AD) retailer after signing a groundbreaking deal with Biffa. The three-year deal means all food waste from Sainsburys will be sent to AD plants around the countryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SainsburysBecomesLargestRetailUserOfAnaerobicDigestion.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:26 GMTOSS Group has acquired the Nottingham based Hall and Campey for an undisclosed sumhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/OSSGroupAcquiresHallAndCampey.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTIn response to yesterdays announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that banding for the Renewables Obligation will be reduced for certain technologies, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) said the news should be treated with cautionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RenewablesObligationToBetreatedwithcautionESA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTCory Environmental has submitted a planning application to Cornwall Council for a recycling and residual waste transfer facility at the planned Bio Park site near Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwallhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CorySubmitsApplicationForCornwallRecyclingFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTA new recycling charter has been launched to help boost recycling rates and tackle the issues smaller businesses face in getting access to waste services, Recycling Minister Lord Taylor announced yesterday (19 October)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraAnnouncesNewRecyclingCharter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTIn front of over 100 invited guests, the new 2011/12 CIWM President, Derek Greedy, was inaugurated yesterday at One Great George Street, London before getting straight to work to present the CIWM Professional Awardshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IncomingCIWMPresidentHosts2011ProfessionalAwards.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTThe Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and charity Crimestoppers announced a joint initiative to tackle environmental crimehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SEPAJoinsForcesWithCrimestoppersToTackleEnvironmentalCrime.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTEgbert H Taylor & Company Limited has been sold to investment firm, Sullivan Street Partners for 15mhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TaylorSoldFor15MillionPounds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTA company importing and distributing kitchen units and electrical accessories has been ordered to pay more than 18,000 in fines, costs and compensation for breaching waste packaging regulationshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BristolCompanyFinedForWastePackagingOffences.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTIn a report published today, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has highlighted progress made by the Welsh Government towards reducing emissions and preparing for climate changehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReportShowsWalesProgress.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTScottish businesses could save millions of pounds by cutting waste and resource use according to Zero Waste Scotland, who last week (14 October 2011) welcomed new proposals to increase recycling collections from businesses, which have been outlined by the Scottish Governmenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReducingWasteCouldSaveScottishFirmsMillions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTThe Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) granted development consent waste firm Covanta for its application for an energy from waste (EfW) generating station to be located at Rookery South Pithttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StewartbyIncineratorApprovedByCommissioners.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTSITA Cornwall has been notified that the S288 appeal, against the decision of the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles MP, to grant planning permission for the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre, has been upheld by the high courthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CornwallEnergyRecoveryCentrePermissionInDoubt.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTThe latest provisional Northern Ireland (NI) Municipal Waste Management Statistics for April June 2011 were published this week showing that almost 42 percent of household waste was sent for recycling or composting during the first quarter of the yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NIHouseholdRecyclingRateReaches42Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:25 GMTAround 1,000 out of 21,000 of the iconic London black cabs have made the switch from diesel to using biofuel generated from used cooking oil, at a saving of 20p per litrehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonsBlackCabsSwitchToCheaperBiofuel.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTA new education centre dedicated to educating residents of all ages about waste and recycling in Warrington officially opened yesterday (12 October)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WarringtonGetsAnEducationInWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTChannel 4s Dispatches aired last night, aiming to delve into the UKs rubbish, asking the questions: what really happens to rubbish in the UK? And is Zero Waste to landfill even possible?http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Channel4sDispatchesDelvesIntoRubbish.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTSainsbury's today (12 October) has unveiled a new 1bn plan which sets out 20 sustainability targets to be achieved by 2020http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SainsburysUnveils1BILLIONPlanForSustainability.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTEnvironmental Services Association (ESA) has responded to the Cabinet Offices Red Tape Challenge for Environmental Regulationshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CutRedTapeButNotAtTheExpenseOfTheEnvironmentSaysESA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTThe Environment Audit Committee (EAC) report says the Government still doesn't get climate change and has issued concerns over its lack of transparencyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EACReportWarnsGovernmentAgainstBacktrackingOnGreenPolicies.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMT4R Group acquires MWH ByProduct from MWH Limited increasing geographic coverage and expanding recycling capacityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/4RGroupsAcquiresMWHByProduct.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTFollowing the Prime Minister's recent ultimatum (28 September) for supermarkets to reduce the use of plastic bag or be forced to make people pay for them, Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, UK specialist in short-life, fully-degradable plastics, has written to Mr Cameron in response to the attack on plastic and shopping bagshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CameronChallengedOverPlasticBagChargeThreat.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTCoca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has signalled its support for the work of the aluminium-packaging sector in driving up recycling rates by joining recycling organisation Aluprohttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CocaColaEnterprisesLtdjoinsAlupro.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTYesterday (6 October) saw the UK's first commercial flight powered by biofuels take off on to the Canary Islands, causing a wave of controversyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ThompsonAirwaysBiofuelsFlightWontMakeFlyingAnyGreenerSaysFoE.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTParsons Brinckerhoff to support the implementation of the UKs geological disposal facility for higher activity radioactive wasteshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UndergroundFacilityToIsolateRadioactiveMaterialsForThousandsOfYears.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTNew London Site Opens With Aim To Re-use 30 percent Of WEEE, putting shame to the Governments own targets of aspiring to re-use just 5 percenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnvironComOutdoesGovernmentWEEERe-UseTarget.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTGreater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has awarded 55,000 to seven community groups in Greater Manchester for their innovative waste and recycling projects, which will have a positive effect on the environment and local communitieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GMWDAFundsGreenCommunityInnovation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTRecycling and resource management company, SITA UK, has received an Environmental Permit to operate the Suffolk energy-from-waste facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKReceivesPermitForSuffolkEfWFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTRecycling, renewable energy and waste management company, Viridor, has become key partner of Peterborough Environment City Trusts (PECT) Investors in the Environment (IiE) schemehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorPartnersWithIiESchemeToHelpCreateEnvironmentCapital.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTAlupro has revealed that more than 5.8m households are benefiting from better recycling services as a direct result of its Aerofoil programme, but says work must continue to improve understanding of recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/AerofoilAchievesFoilAndAerosolRecyclingTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:14 GMTNorse Commercial Services-run waste recovery plant is making energy history in Norfolk with major solar panels installationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NorfolkWasteRecoveryPlantGetsSolarPanels.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTWith a new anaerobic digestion (AD) and recycling facilities in Glasgow, Shanks Group Plc officially opened two recycling and recovery facilities in Glasgowhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksHelpsScotlandMeetZero-WasteTarget.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:24 GMTPlans to increase the speed limit on roads in the UK to 80mph will hurt people's pockets and the planet according to Friends of the Earthhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/80mphSpeedLimitIsBadForClimateAndEconomyFoE.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTViridor will process its first anaerobic digestion facility in the South West, being located at the companys Walpole Recycling and Landfill site, near Bridgwater in Somersethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADFacilityToTransformSomersetOrganicWastesIntoPower.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTWith the news of a fund being made available for Local Authorities being able to introduce a weekly waste collection service, ADBA (The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association) has called for food waste to be segregatedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WeeklyCollectionsMustSegregateFoodWasteADBA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTLocal Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, has unveiled a 250m fund, giving councils the opportunity to return to weekly collectionshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PicklesAnnouncesFundToGiveCouncilsWeeklyCollectionsChoice.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTRe-manufacturing specialists, Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS), are experiencing their busiest month ever with enquiries and sales flooding in, as a result of their presence at the RWM in partnership with CIWM exhibition earlier this monthhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShowLeadstoSalesSuccessForRefuseVehicleSolutions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTWith the number of single-use carrier bags rising last year by 333m a 5 percent increase from the previous year Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told Supermarkets to cut the number of bags used or be forced to chargehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PMGivesSupermarketsPlasticBagUltimatum.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTThe shortlisted finalists for the 2011 Scottish Waste & Resources Awards have been announced today by the Scottish Waste & Resources Steering Grouphttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScottishWasteAndResourcesAwardsAnnounceFinalists.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTAt the request of ORL at last weeks party conference, Liberal Democrat Environmental policy was amended to incorporate re-use in addition to existing reducing and recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LiberalDemocratsAlterPolicyToIncludeRe-Use.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTAccording to preliminary figures released yesterday (27 September), Wales municipal recycling and composting rate for April-June 2011 was 48 percent, making this an increase of four percentage points on the same period in 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesRecyclingRateHits48Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTThe Southern Region of one of UK housing developers, Barratt Homes, has adopted on-site waste segregation following its construction and demolition waste contract with Powerdayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HousingDevelopersAdoptOnSiteWasteSegregation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTA survey taken at this years RWM in partnership with CIWM has revealed views of the waste and energy from waste (EfW) sectors on a range of industry-critical issues, including the planning system, legislative targets and new forms of energy generationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SurveyRevealsViewsOfWasteAndEnergySectors.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTAn initiative by Keep Britain Tidys Love Where You Live campaign could see famous people praising people for throwing rubbish away responsibly in talking binshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TalkingBinsToHitLondonAndLiverpool.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTThe findings from a series of trials funded by WRAP show it could soon be possible to recycle almost all plastic packaging waste from the homehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TrialsIdentifyMethodsOfRecyclingALLPlasticPackaging.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTA UK Power Networks construction site in Whitechapel has recycled 97 percent of building demolition rubble equivalent to 967 lorry loads during demolition in preparation for the construction of a new substationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ConstructionSiteRecycles97PercentOfBuildingRubble.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTContinuum Recycling Ltd reflects goal of continuous process of use, recycling and re-use ECO Plastics start work on new facility and now actively hiring for 30 new roleshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ContinuumRecyclingLtdNamedAsCocaColaEnterprisesAndEcoPlasticsJV.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTAstute recently launched a skills survey at the RWM in partnership with CIWM event in Birmingham last week to look at how employment in the waste management industry has been affected by recent economic climatehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SkillsSurveySeeksAnswersToIndustryQuestions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTSmurfit Kappa Recycling, and its parent organisation Smurfit Kappa Paper UK, have gained the highly acclaimed Carbon Trust Standard for their national paper recycling and manufacturing operationshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SmurfitKappaReceivesCarbonAcclaim.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTWelsh Government Environment Minister John Griffiths will today (22 September) announce that two communities in Powys, Mid Wales, now recycle almost three quarters of their wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshMinisterRevealsTownsThatBinJustAQuarterOfRubbish.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTThe UKs DIY sector has made significant progress towards meeting targets to reduce packaging and the amount of waste sent to landfill, WRAP chief executive Liz Goodwin revealed todayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DIYSectorAimsForReducedPackaging.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTCasepak has opened its 21m materials recycling facility (MRF), which is the first in the UK to incorporate a specialist screen to recognise and separate the highly compacted plastic and metal food packaging found in household recycling collectionshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FirstUKMRFToSortHighlyCompactedMaterialOpens.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:23 GMTWaste management company, Biffa, has announced that if a judicial review rules against the Governments definition of recycling it will cost an unnecessary fortune and could hinder recycling in the UKhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/JudicialReviewCouldSetBritishRecyclingBackYearsSaysBiffa.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTLord Taylor of Holbeach has been appointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LordTaylorReplacesLordHenley.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTNottingham City Council this month launched a month-long awareness campaign aimed at reducing the amount of gum litter on the streets of Nottinghamhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/NottinghamCouncilGetsStuckIntoChewingGumCampaign.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:14 GMTFour leading names in the waste industry are to battle it out to design, build and operate a residual waste treatment solution in Milton Keyneshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MiltonKeynesAnnouncesResidualWasteContractShortList.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTBristol City Councils Development Control (North) committee has approved SITA UKs planning application to build an end-of-life plastics to diesel facility in Avonmouth and to double the capacity of a previously approved recycling facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKsFirstWastePlasticToDieselConversionFacilityGivenGoAhead.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTOne of the countrys largest recycling facilities has been given the green light to power its operations with a new Sustainable Energy Planthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EAPermitBringsWastePlantCloser.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTAnyone recycling in Edinburgh from this week could receive a 10 shopping voucher under a new scheme by the citys council to encourage and reward its eco-friendly residentshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EdinburghUsesHighstreetVouchersAsRecyclingIncentives.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTJamie Reed MP, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs described the report as a timely document that needs to be read and its lessons understood on a national level and that actions should surely followhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/JamieReedCallsForActionToFollowASPERGReport.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTComposting disposable nappies will become possible for the first time in the UK next year. With 2.7 bn disposable nappies purchased in the UK every year*, it will create the opportunity to reduce tonnes that currently go to landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FirstUKFacilityCouldDivertTonnesOfNappiesFromLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTThe Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will this afternoon (6 September) launch a parliamentary report explaining how and why the UK needs to invest billions in its waste infrastructure over the next decadehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ParliamentaryReportHighlightsANeedForInvestmentInWasteInfrastructure.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTIn an initiative to promote environmental awareness among local children, Sandwell Council and Serco have joined forces with Tipton Litterwatch to launch a new mobile classroom, which will be visiting all Sandwell schools over the next yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SandwellPupilsBenefitFromEnvironmentalEducationProgramme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTA carbon impact study of Wirral Councils waste and recycling service has found it produced a net benefit equivalent to nearly 31,000 tonnes of CO2http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WirralRecyclingAndWasteServiceCutsCarbonImpact.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTThe Landfill Allowances Scheme report, released this week Environment Agency Wales, shows that all 22 local authorities in Wales have successfully met waste targets for diverting biodegradable waste from landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AllLocalAuthoritiesInWalesMeetWasteTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTBusinesses up and down the country are being invited to contribute ideas on how the Government can cut red tape and regulatory burdens without affecting its responsibilities to protect the environmenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraCallsForRedTapeChallengeIdeas.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTSecretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Eastleigh MP Rt. Hon. Chris Huhne today officially opened the Eastleigh Borough Council new Solar Energy Scheme at Fleming Park Leisure Centrehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SecretaryOfStateOpensCouncilsSolarEnergyScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTGreater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) agreed to rationalise their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in June this year as part of their ongoing budget cuts and have announced four centre closureshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GMWDABudgetCutsLeadToHWRCClosures.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTOrganic waste specialists TEG Environmental and energy company Alkane Energy have been awarded preferred bidder status for the first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to be created under the Welsh Governments programme for local authorities to recycle food waste into electricity and fertiliserhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TEGAndAlkanePreferredBidderForWalesADProgramme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTOver 1,500 Islington households will be warmer this winter and save a total of 322,000 on their fuel bills following a breakthrough energy saving scheme being trialled in Archwayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IslingtonResidentsSaveOnEnergyBills.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTAir quality, electricity production from renewable resources and recycling rates have all improved in Wales over the last year, according to new figures revealed yesterday (30 August 2011)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewfiguresShowImprovementsInWalesSustainableDevelopment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTFigures released this week show that Scotland's local authorities recycled over 38 percent of the municipal waste they collected between April 2010 and March 2011http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandRecyclingRatesSeeGradualRise.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTLeicester City Council has made the decision to roll out a new kerbside recycling scheme across the city in October after a successful trial by recycling and waste management contractor Biffahttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaToRollOutNewKerbsideRecyclingSchemeInLeicester.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTResidents of Tandridge can now recycle both mixed paper and cardboard at any one of 50 new recycling banks provided by Palm Recycling, the result of a new contract with the local District Councilhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CardboardAndPaperSchemeLaunchedInTandridge.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTThe Renewable Energy Association (REA) has launched a new campaign urging Government to Back Biomass heat and power in its proposals on the incentives regime for renewable energyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/REALaunchesBackBiomassCampaign.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTFernbrook Bios Rothwell Lodge Farm Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant ha become the first in the country to become OFgem accredited the below 500kW brackethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKsFirstBelow500kWADPlantOFgemAccredited.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTChesterfield Borough Council has awarded Veolia Environmental Services a 7-year, 14m contract for all recycling and waste collections from 48,000 domestic premiseshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VeoliaWinsChesterfieldContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:22 GMTA city-wide project to replace the majority of Southamptons streetlights is making excellent progress, with the Itchen Bridge set to be lit up as an impressive gateway to the cityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthamptonSeesCityStreetLightingReplacement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTWillow Environmental is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety recordhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TopSafetyAccreditationForWillowEnvironmentalLtd.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTDefra has made several appointments to the Science Advisory Council (SAC), including CIWM member, Judith Pettshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraAppointsScienceAdvisoryCouncil.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTEnvironment Minister Lord Henley paid a visit to Preston recycler and social welfare charity, Recycling Lives, last week, to observe the innovative work the organisation is doing in the environmental and charity sectorshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LordHenleyVisitsCharityRecycler.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTRecycler and social welfare charity Recycling Lives has launched its latest national charity project, Car Donation Network, which allows UK car owners to donate their unwanted vehicle to a charity of their choicehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RecyclingLivesLaunchCarRecyclingNetwork.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTFigures released by Hills Waste Solutions and Wiltshire Council show that a million tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill in Wiltshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/1MillionTonnesOfWasteDivertedFromLandfillInWiltshire.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTFor the first time ever in the UK, a local council has recorded a 70 Percent recycling, reuse and composting rate according to a letsrecycle surveyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CouncilIsFirstToHit70PercentRecyclingAndCompostingRate.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTA new partnership initiative between the metals industrys Aerofoil programme and materials recycler Recresco has brought foil recycling to three councils in Nottinghamshire, giving residents access to foil recycling for the first timehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FoilRecyclingSpreadsAcrossNotts.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTResearch into new waste treatment processes at the Anaerobic Digestion Development Centre (ADDC) in Teesside has been given the green light by the Environment Agency without the need for a full environmental permithttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADTrialsGetsGreenLightWithoutTheNeedForAPermit.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTbpi.recycled products has given a group of primary school children in South Wales a unique insight into the benefits and possibilities of recycling by helping pupils turn waste plastic milk bottle tops into one of its environmentally friendly Plaswood bencheshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SchoolSchemeTurnsBottleTopsIntoPlaswoodBenches.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTA new survey, conducted on INCPENs behalf by Ipsos MORI in July of this year (2011), shows that half of adults in the UK understand the positive message about recycling their waste but dont understand the benefits of lower energy usehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SurveyShowsPeopleGetRecyclingButNotEnergySaving.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTWSR Recycling Limited has announced plans for an extensive 4m expansion programme that will more than double the processing capacity at its North West waste recovery site, generate jobs and a classroom for school visitshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WSRRecyclingDoublesCapacityWith4MillionPoundInvestment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTThe number of councils that charge for the collection of green waste is on the rise as local authorities struggle with budgetshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CouncilsProposeGreenWasteCharges.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTSITA UK has revealed its first waste plastic-to-diesel plant could be operating in time to provide fuel for its vehicles working at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Gameshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAAimsForPlasticToDieselWasteServicesAtTheOlympic.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has issued a notice outlining what issues it will examine as part of the initiative, which aims to reduce the regulatory burden on waste businesses, while helping the Environment Agency (EA) to focus on potential illegal activityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RoadmapToSupportWasteRegulationsInitiativeOutlined.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTUK supermarket giant Tesco has dropped its eco-friendly carrier bags after evidence suggests they are doing more harm than goodhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/TescoDropOxoBiodegradableBags.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:13 GMTA Whitespace survey on waste and environmental trends involving senior waste staff in over 50 local authorities has reveal that increasing recycling rates and reducing landfill are major priorities and challenges over the next 12 monthshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LocalAuthoritiesDitchOutsourcingForSharingWasteTrendSurveyReveals.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTPlans to tackle a rise in the use of plastic carrier bags in Scotland took a step forward as the Scottish Government announced plans this week to consult on ways to reduce their usehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandToConsultOverBagLevy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTSWR has landed a significant contract to manage the waste at Edinburgh Airport one of the UKs busier airportshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SWRLandMajorWasteContractAtEdinburghAirport.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTAfter uncertainty over whether the UK met its 10 percent waste portable battery collection target for 2010, the producer compliance scheme whose data was missing from the original figures said it had resolved its differences with the Environment Agency (EA)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BatteriesTargetUncertaintyCouldBeSoonResolved.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTSITA UK is to submit a planning application to redevelop the former Wolstenholme International Site on Lower Eccleshill Road for a variety of waste management useshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKProposesRedevelopmentOfFormerWolstenholmeInternationalSite.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTThousands of businesses that generate clinical waste will soon be offered a free audit to help them comply with the latest waste disposal lawshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteRecyclingGroupOfferFreeClinicalWasteAudit.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:21 GMTDue to the large amount of glass recycled by residents in Cherwell, the council is moving its collection in-house bringing in an average 10 per tonne of glass from re-salehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CherwellSeesGlassAsResource.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTDesigned for people who work on either in-vessel or windrow composting facilities, the film provides the essential information needed to comply with health and safety executive guidelines and manage the risks of working with these processeshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorLaunchesCompostingSafetyFilm.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTBiffa has confirmed how it has been helping with the clean-up following this weeks riots and looting, but that services are being affected in some areashttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaServicesAffectedByRiot.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTManchester Airport and MITIE have signed a deal to support achieving a target of zero waste to landfill from the international airport by 2030http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ManchesterAirportAimsForZeroWasteToLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTAir Products has secured planning permission from Stockton on Tees Borough Council for its Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TeesValleyRenewableEnergyFacilityReceivesPlanningPermission.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTRegulations that were intended to ensure that domestic and industrial waste was disposed of safely and efficiently are leading to an increase in illegal and unsafe disposal says Jason Mohr MD and founder of Anyjunk.co.ukhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GrowingWasteRegulationLinkedtoIncreasedIllegalDumpingSaysAnyJunksFounder.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTLocal people are being given the opportunity to view the proposals for the next phase of development at the Wrexham Recycling Park at Bryn Lane on Wrexham Industrial Estate before a planning application is submittedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewFacilityProposedToMaximiseRecyclingOpportunitiesInWrexham.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTAfter four nights of civil unrest across the UK comes the cleanup operation, with local authorities aided by the waste industry and volunteers from across the countryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RiotCleanupOperationInFullSwing.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTCarlsberg Export is to be sold in 500ml PET bottles exclusively through Sainsburys Local storeshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CarlsbergToReplaceGlassBottlesWithPET.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTWell-managed landfill sites do not pose a significant risk to public health, was the message from a Health Protection Agency (HPA) reporthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LandfillPosesNoSignificantRiskToHealthHPAFinds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTWith more than 17,000 objects of a size greater than 10cm reside in low-Earth orbit, with the largest of these having the potential to create thousands more, a potential solution could be found in housekeeping spacecrafthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSHousekeepingSpacecraftProposedToTackleMountingSpaceWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTThe Scottish Waste and Resources Conference (SWRC) and Zero Waste Scotland are joining forces to deliver a flagship event that aims to provide a vital forum for expression and debate and to help shape Scotlands vision of a zero waste societyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SWRCAndZeroWasteScotlandJoinForcesForFlagshipEvent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTAn investigation has been launched to establish how a demolition worker died at Sonae Industria's site in Knowsley on Saturday (August 6), which is the third fatality at the premises in the past yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ThirdDeathAtSonaeSitePromptsInvestigation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTIn less than two months time Wales becomes the first UK country to introduce a charge for single use carrier bags. Today sees the launch of a campaign to ensure everyone is ready for the chargehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesLaunches5pCarrierBagChargeCampaign.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTSustainability experts Alan Knight OBE and Alison Austin OBE have been appointed as non-executive directors at WRAP, replacing Tim Sweeney and Tony Elmer who are both due to retire later this yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPBoardRecruitsNewExpertise.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTCountrystyle Group and Material Change Limited have announced the successful acquisition of the green and food waste composting businesses and assets of County Mulch Ltd out of administrationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CountrystyleAndMaterialChangeAcquireCountyMulchJointly.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTThe Millennium Stadium has successfully achieved certification by BSI to BS 8901 making it the UKs first certifiably sustainable event stadiumhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MillenniumStadiumCertifiedUKsFirstSustainableEventStadium.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTMr. Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government last week published a discussion document for public consultation concerning the development of a new national waste policyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MinisterHoganConsultsOnANewNationalWastePolicy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:20 GMTThe senior management team of Biffas municipal division has been expanded as a result of new business success and a continuing tight focus on maintaining customer relationshipshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaExpandMunicipalDivision.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTThe proportion of household waste sent for recycling, composting or reuse between January 2010 and December 2010 in England has increased to 40.8 percent, rising from 39.7 percent in the financial year April 2009 and March 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnglandRecyclingRateIncreasestoOver40PercentDefraStatisticsFind.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTA Shropshire-based environmental consultancy is celebrating a stream of recent successes, which include the opening of a second, dedicated mattress recycling centre, with a third soon to followhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MattressRecyclersCelebrateExpansion.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTWelsh Government Environment Minister John Griffiths is urging local authorities in Wales to take advantage of the new The Collaborative Change Programme, which aims help them meet waste reduction and recycling targetshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshMinisterCallsOnCouncilsToSignUpToWasteChangeProgramme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTOn-street recycling bins are being installed in seven town centres across both South Oxfordshire and the Vale of the White Horse authorities as part of a promotion with Every Can Countshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EveryCanCountsAidsSouthOxfordshiresOnTheGoRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTWaste Recycling Group is backing a TV and cinema advertising campaign which will encourage a potential audience of nine million viewers to recycle their broken or unwanted electrical and electronic goods and help boost small WEEE recycling rateshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PublicUrgedToRecycleMoreHouseholdElectricalGoods.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTManagers of he UKs largest packaging producer compliance scheme, Valpak, are proposing to buy-out the company from its membershttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ValpakProposeManagementBuyoutPlans.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTClosed Loop Recycling is partnering with recycling and waste management company Bywaters, supported by the Greater London Authority (GLA), to recycle the capitals plastic bottles left on some of the Tube networkhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ClosedLoopLinksWithGLAAndBywatersToRecycleLondonersTubeLitter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTThe Department for Environment yesterday (2 August) revealed Northern Ireland achieved an unaudited 35.4 percent municipal waste recycling rate in 2010/11 and a 37.5 percent household waste recycling rate, showing the country is still lagginghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NIRecyclingStillFallsBehindNewDataShows.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:19 GMTWaste professionals are being offered a chance to maximise environmental performance without damaging their bottom line by learning from some of the best in the industry at the upcoming RWM in partnership with CIWM exhibition (Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 September)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RWMInPartnershipWithCIWMSeminarProgrammeRevealsTopLineUp.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTAsda has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for the management of eight Asda Service Centres (ASCs) the hub of Asdas recycling operations for a further five yearshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AsdaRenewsNorbertDentressangleContractForAFurtherFiveYears.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTNick Blakey, Head of the Waste Research Team, Sustainable Consumption and Production and Waste Evidence at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), picked up his Honorary degree from The University of Northampton last weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefrasNickBlakeyReceivesHonorarydegreefromTheUniversityofNorthampton.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTAs of today (2 August) Keep Britain Tidy, the environmental charity and anti-litter campaign for England, and Waste Watch, campaigners for sustainable living, have joined forceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/KeepBritainTidyMergesWithWasteWatch.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTThe Environment Agency is teaming up with Crimestoppers, the well-known charity that allows people to provide information about crime anonymouslyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EATeamsUpWithCrimestoppersToTackleWasteCrime.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTThe scheme will mean that the shirts collected will be given to those involved in sports programmes in disadvantaged countries, such as Africa and Eastern Europehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonIrishRugbyClubShirtAmnestyRecyclingSchemeLaunchedByPowerday.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTHertfordshire County Council and Veolia Environmental Services has signed a new waste treatment facility contract that will divert thousands of tonnes of waste away from landfill and save Hertfordshire's taxpayers millions of pounds by avoiding landfill taxhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewVeoliaContractToEndRelianceOnLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTA new partnership between re3 and Sue Ryder has helped raise valuable funds for people in need of care, thanks to donations made by residentshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SueRyderPartnersWithre3ForPeopleInNeedOfCare.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has criticised retailers for failing to reduce the number of carrier bags issued and threatened legislation if numbers werent cuthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ThisIsntGoodEnoughLordHenleySaysOfPlasticBagFigures.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTO-Gen UK, the timber resource recovery and recycling company, has become the first advanced conversion technology plant in the UK to receive double Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) from OFGEM, the highest banding for this type of energy technologyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/OGenEnergyPlantFirstToReceiveDoubleRocs.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTWRAPs fourth annual Gate Fees Report, published yesterday (27 July), highlights that gate fees at many MRF and AD facilities are now lower than at the time of the previous surveyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPReleaseGateFeesReport.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTWRAP has released it annual plastic bag report, which shows a total of 6.4bn single-use bags were used by supermarket customers across the UK in 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPReleaseNewCarrierBagData.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTFlycapture figures published yesterday (26 July) show that the number of recorded fly-tipping incidents in Wales has continued to fall. Since 2006/7, occurrences have reduced by 24 percent, from 54,841 cases to 41,750 in 2010/11http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FlyTippingInWalesContinuesToFall.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTCIWM Past President Jack Skitt MBE passed away last Tuesday. At 91 years old Jack had become quite frail this year and collapsed quite suddenly last week at home. He died soon after surrounded by familyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ObituaryJackSkittMBE.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTFree registration for the three day exhibition, the UKs biggest recycling and sustainability exhibition, is now live on the website, with the free-to-attend exhibition bringing 650 exhibitors under one roofhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RegistrationOpensForRWMInPartnershipWithCIWM.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTNine Welsh local authorities have joined forces to create the biggest regional textile recycling service in the UK. Torfaen council is the lead authority for the initiative that has been coordinated by Resource Efficiency Waleshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshLocalAuthoritiesCreateLargestRegionalTextileServiceInUK.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTA new approach to the way refuse and recycling is collected in Birmingham will see collection crews and street cleaners concentrating on specific areas and working together more effectivelyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BirminghamToRollOutNewRefuseApproach.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:18 GMTThe Environmental Services Association (ESA) has brought focus on the fact that there was little mention of waste infrastructure in the draft National Planning Policy Framework document published yesterday (26 July 2011)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DraftNationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkHasMissedATrickSaysESA.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTThree and a half tonnes of litter was piled up in Lincolns Inn Fields last week as Clean Camden Campaign highlights the cost of littering in Camden. Over seven tonnes of litter is cleaned up in Camden every day, at a cost of more than 9m a yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CleanCamdenCampaignHighlightsMillionsInAvoidableLitterCosts.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTFrom last week M&S will ask customers not to take a hanger home when they buy clothes and will instead donate 50p for every 1 saved from hanger recycling to UNICEF, the world's leading children's organisationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MAndSAndUNICEFAskCustomersToHelpReuseHangersToHelpSaveChildren.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTTop industry thought leaders Lord Digby Jones, Jonathon Porritt CBE and Lucy Siegle are set to inspire businesses by showing that adopting sustainable practices is the future of the UK economy at this years RWM in partnership with CIWM exhibitionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TopNamesToShowHowSustainablePracticesKeyToDrivingEconomicGrowth.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTElderly residents at Sunrise Care received a special surprise last week (21st July) from staff at Veolia Environmental Services who donated half a day of their time landscaping two gardens at the care home in Wolverhamptonhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VeoliaStaffVolunteerAtCareHome.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTNestl UK has announced that one of the worlds largest confectionery plants has achieved zero waste. The Nestl York site makes over a billion Kit Kats and 183 million Aeros each year and achieved zero waste to landfill status nearly four years ahead of the companys 2015 targethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NestleAchieveZeroWasteStatusAtYorkConfectionaryPlant.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTPlanning permission for the 269,000 tonnes per year facility at Great Blakenham near Ipswich was granted with building work due to start later this year and the plant to be open by December 2014http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SuffolkEnergyFromWasteFacilityGetsTheGreenLight.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTWood waste arisings in the UK have fallen by 10 percent since 2007, WRAPs Wood Market Situation Report has revealedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPReportShowsFallInWoodWasteArisings.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTCaptain Planet, the iconic 90s cartoon eco-superhero is soon to return to our screens in a live action moviehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSCaptainPlanetIsToBeRecycled.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTLeicestershire county council is set to ditch the procurement of its 685m long-term residual waste treatment project, claiming it is now unaffordable due to the withdrawal of PFI support in 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LeicesterDropsLongTermProjectOverShiftedEconomy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTAs of 1 October, shoppers in Wales will have to pay a minimum of 5p for every carrier bag they are given, in an effort to dramatically cut down on the excessive number of bags given out each yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesAndNorthernIrelandActOnCarrierBagCharge.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMT4Recycling Ltd, part of the 4R Group, has recently been awarded a three year contract by Biffa Waste Services to recycle digestate from a new state-of-the-art 120,000 tonne per annum capacity AD facility recently opened at Poplars, near Cannock in Staffordshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/4RecyclingWinsDigestateRecyclingContractWithBiffa.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTLudgate Environmental Fund Limited and Close Brothers provide financial platform for ECO Plastics expansion plans, including joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterpriseshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ECOPlasticsRaises24MillionPoundsToDriveExpansion.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTWith waste planning in somewhat of a state of limbo, many CIWM Members have been hoping for more clarity in the imminent National Planning Policy Framework. The latest intelligence is that it will be issued by CLG sometime next week, but in the meantime, PlanningBlog has got its hands on a leaked draft on which they are inviting commenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/AddPublication/LeakedPlanningPolicyDraftLeavesWasteOutInTheCold.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:32 GMTLetters of warning have been sent out in Bedford, informing residents of a 1,000 fine should they fail to retrieve their wheeled bins within 24 hours after collection, with council chiefs saying the bins on the pavement are a hazard to blind peoplehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BedfordBinFinesRiseContradictingMinistersAssuranceAgainstDisproportionatePenalties.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTAn 11m proposal to upgrade existing redundant buildings at the Lee Moor refinery site, Devon, into a modern, clean, high-tech Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD) facility has moved a step closer to realityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LeeMoorAdvancedADFacilityStepsCloserToReality.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTThe specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the Salvation Army in order to help other peoples waste materials benefit those in needhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteKingRecyclesForCharities.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTInspired by the popular action movie franchise Fast and Furious, Henshaw Waste and Metal Recyclings new Volvo FH16-540 double drive tractor unit has been turning a few heads across the north-west of England since it went into service in May, following its return from Truckfest Peterboroughhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSHenshawGetsFastAndFurious.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTCouncils have been warned not to pay Tesco for tonnage data from recycling banks and to not enter into agreements with the retail giant regarding the banks that are now being managed outside its storeshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CouncilsWarnedAgainstTescoAgreement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:17 GMTThe Alupro-managed Aerofoil programme was launched during Recycle Now Week last month at a series of events across Dorset, including Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth, and will run until mid-Julyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AerofoilAidsDorsetInAerosolRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTDefras draft National Policy Statement (NPS) on the provision of major new infrastructure for Hazardous Waste has been published today for consultationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NationalPolicyStatementDraftOnHazardousWastePublishedForConsultation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTThe Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is consulting on a new approach to the assessment of technically competent management at licensed waste management facilitieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SEPAIssuesConsultationForNewApproachToTechnicallyCompetentManagementAssessment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTBiffa has been fined 27,000 after pleading guilty to two offences relating to persistent odour problems at its Houghton Quarry landfill site in Sunderland and 8,250 in costs to the Environment Agencyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaFinedOverOdour.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTSITA UK has taken itself out of the running for the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) long-term waste management contract, leaving FCC/Skanska and Veolia ES to competehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKOptsOutOfRunningForNLWAContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTTalented primary school pupils from across north Oxfordshire competed this month to have their recycling designs displayed on the side of recycling truckshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CherwellCouncilGetsYoungstersThinkingAboutRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTCoal giants shareholders yesterday (11 July) approved plans to establish a joint venture with Peel Environmental that could see the development of waste-to-energy facilities built on 11 UK Coal siteshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKCoalShareholdersApproveJointVentureWithPeelEnvironmental.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTA record number of attendees turned up at the recent Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) annual forum, where delegates heard how the UK continues to successfully meet the EUs Landfill Directive, which bans the disposal of tyres in landfill siteshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKTyreRecyclingSuccess.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTIn the wake of a staggering 50 percent increase in the number of scrap metal thefts being carried out by opportunistic thieves in Lancashire since last year. Police launch Operation Starlinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/AmidScrapMetalTheftBoomOperationStarlingPaysVisitToRecyclingLives.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:07 GMTA grandmother who accidentally put an envelope with more than 1,000 in cash in her recycling box has thanked staff from Hills Waste Solutions who recovered it for herhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/BRIEFNEWSGrandmotherInadvertentlyRecyclesCashSavings.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:07 GMTFood waste from the production of cream, milk and fermented dairy products such as soft cheese and yogurt will be recycled to create enough energy to power most of the production process at BV Dairy in Dorsethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DorsetDairyWillRunOnEnergyDistilledFromFoodWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTThe Bredbury Resource Recovery Facility in Stockport was officially opened by Simon Brooks, European Investment Bank Vice President for the United Kingdom. The facility boasts state-of-the-art technology and will be a huge benefit to residents in Greater Manchester as well as directly contribute to the UK meeting EU requirementshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/GreaterManchesterResourceRecoveryFacilityWillHelpUKMeetEURecyclingTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:07 GMTDefra Minister Lord Henley has officially opened a 10m Loan Fund that will help finance anaerobic digestion (AD) infrastructure across Englandhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/10MillionPoundWRAPAnaerobicDigestionLoanFundLaunched.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTThe Irish governments Department of Environment, Community and Local Government is consulting on a possible levy on packaging; however, nothing has been confirmed. The levy, claimed will help educate the consumer, has already been criticised as being a way to raise money and having nothing to do with the environmenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ATaxOnPackagingWouldHurtIrishBusinessAndHitThePoorSaysINCPEN.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTChris Huhne, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, last week visited a 4m landfill gas utilisation facility at Blue Haze in Hampshire, operated by Veolia Environmental Serviceshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnergySecretaryVisitsRenewableEnergyGenerationInHampshire.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTSeven companies have been named as claimants in the Campaign for Real Recyclings (CRR) legal action over Defras stance on comminglinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ClaimantsNamedInCRRLegalAction.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTThe London Waste and Recycling Board (LWRB) has today (Friday 8 July) announced that its second Waste Infrastructure Fund for 16m is open for business, following the approval of its four year business plan last monthhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARBOpensItsSecondWasteInfrastructureFundFor16MillionPounds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTLocal experts have held constructive discussions on the impact that managing Merseysides waste will have on the environment over the next 30 yearshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnvironmentalDiscussionsHeldOnFutureWasteTargetsForJMWMS.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTTom Drury, chief executive of waste management firm Shanks Group, has announced he will leave his post by the end of October this year in order to join Manchester-based asset management company Arrow Globalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksTomDruryQuitsPostOverCommute.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:16 GMTViridor celebrated the pioneers of renewable energy this week as it opened its last every landfill gas facility in the UKhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorCelebratesRenewablesPioneersAtOfficialOpeningOfTheCompanysLastLandfillGasHub.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMT724m a year could be saved by tackling food waste in the UK hospitality sector, according to a report published today (7 July 2011) by WRAPhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteReportOutlinesOpportunityToSaveMillionsInTheHospitalitySector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTThe UK cleaning giants, Vax, is backing a young British designer by producing the world's first cardboard vacuum cleaner, designed by Loughborough University student, Jake Tyler. The device is a high performance vacuum cleaner constructed for optimum sustainability, using recycled and recyclable materials that reduce the burden on landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WorldsFirstRecycledCardboardVacuumCleaner.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTThe first iPhone app for waste collections has been launched by on-demand rubbish clearance specialists, AnyJunk, allowing users to video their junk and specifies when they want it collected. The app then automatically picks up their location through the iPhones GPS and sends an email request to AnyJunk to quote for the clearancehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/Journal/BRIEFNEWSAnyjunkLaunchesTheFirstWasteClearanceAppForiPhone.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:31 GMTLeading household and commercial waste recycler Biffa has described the application by the Campaign for Real Recycling (CCR) for a judicial review of the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD) as a divisive and very introspective act that wastes time and energyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CRRLegalActionWastesTimeAndEnergySaysBiffa.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTGreat Ynys Farm will use poultry power to become more eco friendly and generate a new income stream as a renewable energy generatorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FarmGeneratesEnergyFromPoultryLitter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTAward-winning firm secures contract to collect household waste from all recycling banks across Teesside. J & B Recycling will collect and manage waste from 76 bring banks in Hartlepool, Stockton, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Clevelandhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/JAnBSecuresContractForTeessideRecyclingBanks.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTEnvironment secretary Caroline Spelman came under fire in the House of Commons last week over the Waste Reviews lack of specific recycling targets, with shadow waste and recycling minister, Jamie Reed, claiming: England deserves betterhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnvironmentSecretaryChallengedOverLackOfSpecificRecyclingTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTThe building envelope specialist was appointed to design and install an innovative building envelope solution to a new riverside waste management facility in Belvedere in the London borough of Bexley, which is the largest of its kind in the UKhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LakesmereMakesItsDebutInTheEnergyFromWasteSector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTZero Waste in Scotland wont happen without next generation green infrastructure was the message from Viridor Scotlands recycling, renewable energy and sustainable waste partner, in response to Scotlands latest recycling figures, which show that half of councils failed to meet the national 40 percent recycling targethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandsPlanForZeroWasteWontHappenWithoutNextGenerationInfrastructureSaysViridor.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTArchitect Bjarke Ingels's latest project to transform an incinerator in heart of Copenhagen was the winning bid in a competition to design a new waste-to-energy plant that aims to be one of the cleanest in the world when it opens in 2016http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSCopenhagenSeesIncineratorDoubleAsSkiSlope.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTSITA UK said today that it was delighted that Surrey County Councils Planning and Regulatory Committee has decided to grant planning permission for the development of an Eco Park at Charlton Lane, Shepperton, subject to it being referred to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HarltonLaneEcoParkPlanningDecision.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTPlan to build a "super sewer", estimated at costing 3.6bn, to collect the millions of tonnes of raw sewage that overflows into the river Thames after heavy rain must be rethought to save money, the leaders of 14 city councils will tell environment minister Richard Benyon today (Monday 4 July)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ThamesSuperSewerWillReportedlyCostThamesCustomersAnExtraTenPoundsAMonthForLife.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTChanges being introduced today by Environment Minister Richard Benyon will see the ownership of private sewers that run under peoples property, garden or road and connect to the public sewers in a move that is claimed will remove the burden from householders to foot the bill of repairshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TransferOfPrivateSewersIntendedToFreeCustomersOfRepairBills.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTA Devonshire dairy officially opened a 3.4m anaerobic digestion (AD) facility today that will turn food waste from around the county into the energy helping to produce its clotted cream, ice cream crme fraiche and yoghurthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DevonDairyLaunchesAnaerobicDigestionFacilityToFuelClottedCreamProduction.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTThe Governments recently published finalised Energy National Policy Statements for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (NPSs) has been welcomed by Green Energy Parks (GEP), whose zero-landfill EnergyPark Peterborough gained planning approval from the Government in October 2009http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NationalPolicyStatementAnIncentiveForSustainableDevelopment.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTTwelve months after the sale of its parent company, temporary waste storage systems provider, OTTO Waste Solutions, has undergone corporate re-branding and acquired a new namehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewEraAndNewNameAsOTTOUKBecomesESELtd.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTBiffas contract with South Bucks District Council has been extended for a further seven years from 2014, taking it up to 2021http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthBucksExtendsBiffaMunicipalContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMTA decade partnership between paper recycling expert, Palm Recycling and St Wilfrids Hospice in Chichester has raised approximately 500,000 through the recycling of paper collected at its many "Bring Banks" throughout the West Sussex and Hampshire regionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PalmBanksHitsTheHalfMillionPoundTargetForHospice.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTThe company, a subsidiary of Spanish owned waste management business Urbaser SA, will be carrying out collections on behalf of Gosport Borough Council and has enlisted the help of SFS and Dennis Eagle to meet their RCV requirementshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UrbasersFirstUKRefuseCollectionContractChoosesDennisEagleRCVs.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTIrish firm, SCFI, has been selected by InterTradeIreland as a Business Ambassador for the Cork region, following a successful all-island innovation project using its AquaCritox technology, which provides a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment and sludge disposalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WetWasteDestructionCompanyRecognisedAsIrishBusinessAmbassador.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTThe decision on whether the recently revealed MRF Code of Practice will be mandatory rather than voluntary is expected to be confirmed autumn of this year, but it has been alluded to that the specifics would be largely down to MRFs and their partnershttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MRFCodeOfPracticeMessageIsToFacilitateNotDictate.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTSponsored by Shanks, The National Recycling Stars scheme supports and rewards UK organisations that are committed to increasing the amount of waste they recycle and improving the environmental awareness of their staffhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksSponsoredSchemeHelpsUKBusinessesToImproveEnvironmentalAwareness.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTWales recycling rate has increased in 2010-2011 hitting 44 percent, according to data released by the Welsh Government this weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesRecyclingHits44Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTIn honour of Recycle Week last week (20 - 24 June) residents across Dorset were shown how easy it is to recycle aerosols in a partnership between councils and the metal packaging industryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AerofoilPartnersWithLocalAuthoritiesToAidDorsetsRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTThe European ATV-Johannes Kepler ship took 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the space station into a controlled dive into the atmosphere last weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSWasteFilledSpaceFreighterVaporisesInDescentToEarth.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTSuffolk County Council has followed the success of its recent conference about anaerobic digestion by working with the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) to run a free workshop encouraging business networking to find and develop solutions for organic wasteshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HarnessingTheBenefitsOfAnaerobicDigestionInSuffolk.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTA notice has been placed in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) by Milton Keynes Council to attract bids for its residual waste treatment facility contracthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MiltonKeynesCouncilAdvertisesResidualWasteContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTSpare capacity in water company anaerobic digesters should be available to co-digest solid waste together with sewage sludge and generate renewable biogas, says the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) in its new Policy Position Statement on co-digestionhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CIWEMCallsForASimplifiedApproachToCoDigestion.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTFamily-run restaurants and independent shops will be able to save money and access better recycling under a new deal between Government and the waste industry, Environment Minister Lord Henley has announcedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GroundbreakingGovernmentDealSetsRecyclingIncentivesForSmallBusinesses.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTOrganised crime boss, Hugh O'Donnell, has been jailed for four years for running a large-scale illegal waste site at Aldermaston and for laundering millions of pounds in profits. The jail term is the longest prison sentence ever handed out for waste crimehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/OrganisedCrimeBossJailedForFourYearsForIllegalLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTThe Prime Minister, David Cameron, addressed over 100 attendees, including 46 of the UKs leading CEOs at The Energy Summit in London this week, where a radical growth agenda for the UK was debatedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StraightPlcChampionsHighRecyclingTargetWithPrimeMinister.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTThe two-year Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) campaign funded by WRAP, GMWDA and the Waste Collection Authorities has finished on a highhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LoveFoodHateWasteCampaignSuccess.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTAgriculture Minister Jim Paice has announced that people should think twice about using sky lanterns at celebrations this summer because they are hurting livestock and are devastating to the countrysidehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MinisterWarnsOfSkyLanternCelebrationDanger.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its guidance for businesses and organisations seeking to adhere to the waste hierarchy. The Guidance emphasizes ways in which adopting the waste hierarchy in day-to-day activities, such as by selling or donating unwanted items and cutting food waste, can be financially beneficial within both public and private sector organisations.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraGuidanceOnApplyingwasteHierarchy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:14 GMTSpurred by the proposal within last weeks Waste Review to develop a system of shared incentives with local communities, SITA UK has launched the first ever study into what residents actually think of incentives such as utility discounts to facilitate the development of new waste management facilitieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKGathersPublicOpinionOnCommunityIncentives.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTEnergy generated from biomass has a key role to play in helping Scotland to achieve its 100 percent renewable target by 2020, members of the Lifetime Recycling Village (LRV) team have statedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiomassAnEssentialPartOfScotlandsGreenEnergyMixSaysLRV.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTInnovative local solutions to accelerate recycling rates and reward people for doing the right thing will be given a Dragons Den-style kick start under plans outlined by Lord Henleyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LordHenleyAimsToKickStartRecyclingDragonsDenStyle.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTWith the commencement of Recycle Week today, a new survey has shown that more than three quarters (76 percent) of people in Wales are committed recyclershttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewResearchShowsWalesIsANationOfRecyclers.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTTraders and businesses can now use a new Trade Waste Recycling Centre on Merseyside under a waste authority drive in an attempt to get businesses to increase recycling. Residents are also to get their say on how Merseyside should manage its municipal wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PayByTheLoadTradeWasteRecyclingLaunchesAndDraftWasteStrategyBlueprintUnveiledToMerseyPublic.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 GMTUK waste specialist Biffa has announced the launch of the UKs first super anaerobic digestion (AD) plant dealing with food waste near Cannock, Staffordshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKsFirstSuperFoodWastePlantOpens.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTCity of York Council is encouraging residents to remember to recycle wherever they are, whether at home or away, as part of National Recycle Week (20-26 June)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CityOfYorkCouncilSetsRecyclingSightsHigherForRecycleWeek.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTGovernment departments and their agencies aim to lead by example by insisting its food must be produced to higher environmental standards the new Government Buying Standards announced this week, which includes minimising food wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GovernmentDepartmentsFoodWasteToBeMinimised.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTAt a meeting of Full Cabinet this week Milton Keynes Council (MKC) was given the go-ahead to commence procurement for the design, build and operation of a Residual Waste Treatment Facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NextGenerationOfProjectReduceGoesOutToTender4.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTInnovative waste technology solutions, waste infrastructure, and an Efficiencies programme will get top priorities for its funds as the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) approves its 2011-2015 Business Plan at the first Board meeting of the financial yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARBAnnounceStrategyForTheNextFourYears.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTAt a meeting of Full Cabinet this week Milton Keynes Council (MKC) was given the go-ahead to commence procurement for the design, build and operation of a Residual Waste Treatment Facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NextGenerationOfProjectReduceGoesOutToTender.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTAt a meeting of Full Cabinet this week Milton Keynes Council (MKC) was given the go-ahead to commence procurement for the design, build and operation of a Residual Waste Treatment Facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NextGenerationOfProjectReduceGoesOutToTender2.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTAt a meeting of Full Cabinet this week Milton Keynes Council (MKC) was given the go-ahead to commence procurement for the design, build and operation of a Residual Waste Treatment Facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NextGenerationOfProjectReduceGoesOutToTender3.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTAmbitious plans to save seven million tonnes of CO2, prevent three million tonnes of waste and save the UK economy almost 2bn were unveiled this week by WRAP, the organisation working with UK Governments to improve resource efficiencyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPUnveilsPlansToSaveEconomyTWOBILLIONPOUNDS.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:12 GMTBiffa has welcomed the direction set out in the Waste Policy Review, announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman, However, the company has said that it would have welcomed more ambition in its outlookhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaWelcomesWasteReview.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTFollowing the announcement of the Governments Waste Policy Review yesterday at its annual conference, CIWM recognises Defras commitment to broaden waste policy into the wider realms of resource efficiency. However, there is nothing radical or new in the documenthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CIWMStatementOntheWastePolicyReview.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTPlans to help people to do the right thing by reducing waste and increase recycling at home, on the move or as part of their business have been unveiled as the Government announced the results of its comprehensive review of wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraPublishWastePolicyReviewAsCarolineSpelmanSpeaksAtCIWMConference.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTGill Weeks, Veolias regulatory affairs director has been awarded an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours listhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VeoliasGillWeeksReceivesOBEFromTheQueen.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTViridor broadly welcomed the Governments waste policy review, whilst raising waste exports as an issue of growing importancehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorPleasedWithTheWasteReviewsLightTouch.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTBiffa Recycling, the recyclables processing division of the Biffa Group, has been awarded the contract to process household recyclable materials collected by Basildon Councilhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaRecyclingWinsProcessingContractForBasildonsRecyclables.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTNational Recycle Week gets underway on 20 June with Merseyside and Halton waste officers urging householders to raise the regions recycling rate by keeping unwanted items such as dead animals out of their recycling binshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BinItButDontBagitMessageForRecycleWeek.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTNearly one in four councils is charging up to 113 a year to collect garden waste, was the reported results of a Daily Mail surveyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DailyMailSurveyClaims1In4CouncilsChargeExtraForGardenWasteCollection.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTCasepaks new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) is beginning to take shape after having received its first plant delivery from the USAhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FirstPlantDeliveryArrivesAtCasepaks21MillionPoundLeicesterMRF.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:11 GMTStraight plc, the environmental products and services group, has been awarded a contract by the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) to provide Steelybin metal four-wheeled recycling containers as part of its Flats Recycling Programmehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonWasteAndRecyclingBoardContractAwardedToStraightplc.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTFriends of the Earth (FoE) says the government must commit to halving the amount of residual waste generated by 2020 or it could fail to meet its zero waste economyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FoEFearWasteReviewPoliciesCouldReverseADecadeOfProgress.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTEngineering and consultancy company, Haden Freeman, is applying its expertise to a new offering aimed at the resource efficiency sectorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HadenFreemanLaunchesNewResourceEfficiencyOffering.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTA first of its kind live online marketplace allowing permitted skip suppliers to bid to win business is launching next month, giving skip hire companies free unlimited access to millions of potential customers providing them with a new channel to help streamline their sales and marketinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LiveOnlineMarketplaceLaunchesForSkipSuppliers.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTIn a first for the whisky industry, two high-rate 60m3 BioWayste reactors are generating biogas and achieving over 95 percent Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal at the Bruichladdich distillery on the Hebredian island of Islayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BruichladdichWhiskyDistilleryAndBiowaysteCreateWasteToEnergyFirst.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTResearchers at Newcastle University have introduced a new scheme that takes pictures of your bin contents and posts it on Facebook in an attempt to encourage people to recycle more and to demonstrate the positive uses of social mediahttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewcastleUniversityPilotsSinisterBinCamScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTA new joint waste contract forged between East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council, which, according to WYG, with its complexity and scale of the contract, make it a national firsthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LocalAuthorityJointVentureIsUKFirstSaysWYG.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTViridor has acquired Storm Recycling Limited, a family owned cardboard and plastics recycling business, with associated collection, accelerating the companys growth into Cheshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorAcquiresStormRecyclingLtd.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:10 GMTBBC Ones, The Apprentice, will this week task its 10 remaining business hopefuls with generating value from waste, where they will be instructed to form junk collection businesseshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSTheApprenticeToUncoverthehiddenValueofWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:09 GMTIn a briefing document sent to MPs and peers ahead of the Bills second reading in the House of Lords, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has warned that revisions to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in the Localism Bill could jeopardise the delivery of important sub-national infrastructure such as waste systemshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LocalismBillCouldJeopardiseWasteInfrastructureWarnsICE.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:09 GMTTo mark World Environment Day 2011, Sunday 5 June, poultry company Moy Park has reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill from 80 percent to just 10 percent in 12 months, thanks to a new partnership with waste management specialist Biffahttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaAidsMoyParkInDramaticWasteToLandfillReduction.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:09 GMTWith recent announcements that both Switzerland and Germany are to turn away from nuclear in favour of renewables, Covanta Energy impresses the urgency with which the UK must clarify its renewable energy strategy and address the remaining barriers to development if it is to remain in the sightlines of those global companies that are planning to invest in this sectorhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EuroDecisionsCouldImpactUKsRenewableEnergyOptionsWarnsCovantaEnergy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:09 GMTMunicipal recycling and waste services specialist Biffa has won its second new contract within a matter of weeks, further extending its presence in Hampshirehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaWinsSecondHampshireContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:09 GMTWith the EU reported to be recently considering a blanket ban of plastic bags (CLICK HERE for full story), Congo-Brazzaville government has announced it is set to ban the production, import, sale and use of plastic bags in a move to fight environmental pollution and flooding in the central African nationhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlasticBagBanForCongoBrazzaville.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTPeople are being encouraged to attend the public exhibitions on the proposed Stoneyhill Resource Recovery Park development, as the chosen design for the facilities is unveiled this weekhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StoneyhillResourceRecoveryParkExhibitionsChosenDesignIsUnveiled.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTMembers of the Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited (PREL) team, official sponsors of Peterborough United Football Club (The Posh), were delighted with the clubs victory at Sundays League One Playoff Finalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/BRIEFNEWSPRELProudToSponsorPeterboroughUnitedIntoTheChampionship.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:04 GMTCheshire East Council is set to underpin efficiency savings of 1m, putting frontline staff first in its scheme to maximise health and safety and strengthen the standard of service deliveryhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/CheshireEastCouncilSetToUpSkill200FrontlineOperativesInStreamliningScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:03 GMTThe sustainable waste management and recycling company has recently undergone an extensive rebrand to demonstrate its role in the DS Smith Group, the UKs largest supplier of corrugated packaginghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/DSSmithRecyclingFormerlyKnownAsSevernsideRecyclingHasUnveiledItsNewIdentity.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:03 GMTIn light of local concerns over the energy-from-waste incinerator being developed under its long-term waste PFI contract, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman wrote to Norfolk county council, saying it must continue to meet criteria for government fundinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/NorfolkCountyCouncilsLocalConcernsSpurLetterFromCarolineSpelman.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:04 GMTFrom 1 June local residents of Sefton, Liverpool can claim heavy-duty, green-waste recycling bags at Huyton, Otterspool and South Sefton (Bootle) Household Waste Recycling Centreshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSKeenGardenersAndSpringCleanersCanGetFreeRecyclingBagsThisJune.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTSecretary of State, Eric Pickles MP, has approved plans prepared by Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Consultancy of the Year Terence ORourke Ltd for SITA UKs Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre, following an appealhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlanningappealsuccessforCornwallEnergyRecoveryCentre.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTResults compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), confirm estimates made last year that the decrease was largely the result of the economic recession of 2009, but also sustained strong growth in renewable energyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RecessionAndRenewablesCutGreenhouseEmissionsIn2009.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTResearch published by consultancy WYG propose councils that adopt a alternate weekly collections of commingled dry recycling and residual waste are likely to see a significant increase in their recycling rateshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReportSuggestsLinkBetweenComingledCollectionAndIncreasedRecyclingRates.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTSITA UK plans to submit a planning application for a rail waste transfer loading station at Knowsley Industrial Estate in Kirkby as a part of the companys bid to secure a 30-year contract to treat Merseyside and Halton Borough Councils residual waste, diverting it from landfillhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKPlansToDevelopRailWasteTransferLoadingStationInKnowsley.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTThe Government is reported to be finalising details of what national newspapers, such as the Independent and The Telegraph, claim is a 100m scheme that will give councils a financial incentive to empty bins every week rather than fortnightlyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/100MILLIONPOUNDSchemeCouldSeeTheReturnOfWeeklyBinCollections.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:07 GMTResponding to current media coverage surrounding the possible reintroduction of weekly bin collections, CIWM has called for a more informed and considered debatehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CIWMRespondsToWeeklyBinCollectionArgument.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTCommunities Secretary Eric Pickles informed Nottinghamshire county council that he had opted to agree with the planning inspectors decision to refuse the proposed 180,000 tonnes-a-year capacity planthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VeoliasEnvironmentalServicesPlanningApplicationRejected.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:08 GMTThe long-awaited release of the nu-Bond book by Jeffery Deaver, Carte Blanche, sees the British icon come up against the villain, Severan Hydt, a waste-disposal company ownerhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BRIEFNEWSNewJamesBondFoeRunsAnInternationalWasteDisposalCompany.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:07 GMTAs part of plans to give all households access to recycling by spring 2012, Harrow council has approved plans to offer recycling collections to 8,000 flats in the London boroughhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HarrowRollsOutRecyclingBinsForFlats.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:06 GMTAmid news of Scotlands missed 2010 target in its plan for Zero Waste, Perth & Kinross Council has upgraded to the latest web version of Whitespaces Power Suite software to manage and optimise its commercial waste operations with an aim to increase recycling rateshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PerthAndKinrossCouncilUpgradeItsCommercialWasteOperationsInaBidToHelpAchieveScotlandsZeroWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:06 GMTShore Energy Secures Planning Approval for 50m Waste Recycling and Renewable Energy Generation Facility at Carnbroehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShoreEnergyGetsCarnbroeApproval.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:06 GMTThe government has ignored local planning objections and pushed through a controversial scheme to allow 250,000 tonnes a year of nuclear waste to be dumped in a traditional landfill site in a move that has been criticised as undermining the governments professed commitment to localismhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/250000TonnesAYearOfNuclearWasteToBeDumpedInNorthamptonshireTraditionalLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:06 GMTFalling short of its 40 percent goal for the 2010 calendar year, the Scottish Government confirms it has missed the first recycling target set under its Zero Waste Planhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScotlandFallsShortOfFirstTargetOnItsAmbitiousRoadToZeroWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:06 GMTRegeneration works that will include a new carbon-neutral school for Ashmount Primary and improved community facilities in the local area are underwayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CeremonyMarksTheStartOfRegenerationForCrouchHillPark.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:05 GMTPlastics recycler ECO Plastics has celebrated sorting its one-billionth bottle since reopening last November after a fire destroyed its storage and sorting facilities in August 2009http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ECOPlasticsCelebratesSortingONEBILLIONBottles.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:05 GMTWaste industry guru Paul Levett has joined Closed Loop Recycling as an advisor to the recycler amid expansion plans. Plans were also revealed for Levett to join the board as a non-executive director later in the year, coinciding with the construction of additional facilities adjacent to the existing plant at Dagenhamhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VeoliasFormerDeputyChiefExecutivePaulLevettJoinsClosedLoopRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:05 GMTRecycling, renewable energy and waste management company, Viridor, was named Most Improved Supplier at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) Supplier Sustainability Summit and Awards in Parishttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorClinchesMostImprovedAtCocaColasSupplierSustainabilityAwards.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:04 GMTFinancial results for Pennon Group for 2010-11 published this week show a successful year for Viridor with almost half its profits coming from recycling and EfWhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorsChiefExecutiveConfirmsYearlyProfitGrowth.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:05 GMTCommunities secretary Eric Pickles has removed the final planning hurdle facing SITA UKs proposals to develop a 100m energy-from-waste incinerator in Cornwallhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PicklesRemovesFinalHurdleForSITAUKsCornwallIncinerator.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:03 GMTWith the average EU citizen consuming 500 plastic carrier bags each year, the European Commission has announced it is investigating how best to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags across Europehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReviewCouldSeeEU-wideBanonPlasticCarrierBags.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:03 GMTDeputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, today announced that waste was one of three possible early priorities for support from the Green Investment Bank. Along with off-shore wind and non-domestic energy efficiency, waste could be benefitting from the investment as soon as April 2012.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteAPossiblePriorityForGreenInvestmentBank.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:04 GMTA year-long initiative to enhance safe working has seen the municipal division of recycling and energy-from-waste giant Biffa halve lost time incidents (LTIs), with some depots achieving and maintaining zero incident statushttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BiffaMunicipalHalvesHealthAndSafetyIncidents.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:02 GMTAvondale Environmental is set to create one of Europes leading waste recycling centers following a 17m funding package put together in Manchester and led by HSBC Corporate Bankinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GreenLightForAvondale.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:03 GMTA commitment to waste minimisation was this week made during a Westminster Hall debate on Government waste policy. Amid Real Nappy Week, the debate included support of using non-disposable nappies, with attention being paid to the Nappy Alliances Waste Reduction Charter that proposes a 1p tax on disposable productshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ParliamentsCallForFocusOnWasteMinimisationIsWelcomedByTheNappyAlliance.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:03 GMTThe Environment Agency this week issued the Environmental Permit for the Runcorn Combined Heat and Power Plant, Viridor has announcedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorConfirmsRuncornPermitSuccess.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:02 GMTPaper merchant Newport Paper has purchased of the majority of assets of North East Recycling enabling the companys ability to tender for larger contracts with local authorities and waste management firmshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewportPaperAcquiresMajorityOfNorthEastRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:01 GMTWaste Recycling Group has been awarded a new contract by Hertfordshire County Council to manage eleven of the Authoritys Household Waste Recycling Centers (HWRCs)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRGsLatestContractWinInHertfordshire.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:01 GMTEIA Report highlights the problem of the illegal trade in e-waste and cites Computer Aid as an example of the right way to do businesshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IllegalWEEETradeHasDevastatingImpactOnUKsEWasteCommunitiesSaysComputerAid.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMTCampaign and lobby groups have joined industry leaders in welcoming the announcement of legally binding targets to reduce the UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2025http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LegallyBindingEmissionsTargetReceivesEnthusiasticWelcome.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMTLambeth Council has become the first local authority in London to participate in the innovative recycling rewards scheme, Recyclebankhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CocaColaSponsorsLondonBoroughsRewardsForRecyclingScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:59 GMTSchemes which reward or penalise Londoners for recycling rubbish work well at first, but it is unclear whether they will lead to changes in behaviour in the long term, a new report from the London Assembly sayshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/QuestionsRaisedAboutLongTermBenefitsOfRecyclingIncentiveSchemes.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMTA report commissioned by trade body The Can Makers has found a lack of consistency and infrastructure are impeding efforts among young people to recycle more drinks cans on the gohttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StudentAuthoredStudyClaimsCanRecyclingIsHinderedByTheLackOfAConsistentMessageAboutRecyclability.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:59 GMTThe facility enables Taylor to offer users of its products the security of compliance with parts 2, 5 and 6 of the EN-840 standard, where applicablehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKManufacturerTaylorHasTakenTheLeadOnEN840AccreditationByInvestingInItsOwnTestHouse.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:59 GMTMayor of London Boris Johnson has launched a new Recycle for London campaign aimed at highlighting the amount of money the city can save from increased recyclinghttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/320MillionCouldBeSavedThroughIncreasedRecyclingEffortsSaysLondonMayor.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:58 GMTThe events sector is being encouraged to take action on sustainability issues with the help of a new free online application aimed at the industry and its supply chain, developed by Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) in conjunction with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EventsIndustrySetToTackleWasteWithTheHelpOfFreeWRAPTool.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:58 GMTThe decision to call in the EnviRecover planning application by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for his own determination has prompted EnviRecover to defended the planning application, saying it has the local residents supporthttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnviRecoverDefendsPlanningApplication.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:58 GMTThe Aldersgate Group, an alliance of leaders from business, politics and society, has urged the Government to introduce regulations for all large companies to report their greenhouse gas emissionshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NickCleggSupportsAldersgateGroupsCallForAllLargeCompaniesToReportCarbonEmissions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:58 GMTA UK recycling company has achieved 100 percent materials re-use/recovery in a landfill recovery scheme believed to be the first in Europehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKLandfillRecoveryFirstInEurope.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTWith the arrival of green office week, national paper shredding and recycling experts have revealed that UK office workers throw away the equivalent of 11 London buses-worth of paper every yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKOfficeWorkersThrowAwayTheEquivalentOf11LondonBusesWorthOfPaperEveryYear.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTIn a recently published review, Friends of the Earth has claimed the coalition governments pledge to deliver a zero waste economy is being undermined by in-fighting, incoherence and antipathy, seeking to be viewed as non-prescriptivehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FriendsOfTheEarthCriticiseGovernmentsPledgeToDeliverAZeroWastePolicy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTGMWDAs 2011 Community Waste Fund has re-launched, offering 50,000 to community groups and organisations for the chance to kick-start waste prevention and recycling projects in Greater Manchesterhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GMWDAs50000CommunityWasteFundProjectRelaunches.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTEnglands household waste recycling rose to 40.3 percent for the year to the end of September 2010, quarterly figures by Defra have revealedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/QuarterlyDefraFiguresSeeRiseInRecyclingRates.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTWaste electrical and electronic equipment recycling rates survey ranks the UK just below average in the pan-European resultshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKFallsBelowEuropeanAverageInWEEERecyclingERPSurveyFinds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTPlastic bottle recycler ECO Plastics announced it has received planning permission from Lincolnshire County Council for a 15m expansion at its Hemswell sorting facilityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CocaColaEnterpriseSeeJointVentureExpansionWithEcoPlasticsApproved.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTJason Mohr, MD and founder of Anyjunk.co.uk has made claims that regulations intended to ensure domestic and industrial waste is disposed of safely and efficiently is leading to an increase in illegal and unsafe disposalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RiseinIllegalAndUnsafeDisposalIsLinkedtoGrowingWasteRegulationsSaysJasonMohr.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTIndependent plastics recycler, Centriforce Products, has invested 1m in new manufacturing facilities to boost production by 50 percent at its six-acre Liverpool production centrehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/1mInvestmentToBoostCentriforceProductionBy50Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:57 GMTThe reM20 treatment hub is an Environment Agency approved soil treatment centre where soils impacted with a wide range of industrial contaminants including petrol, diesel, oils and heavy metals can be treated and re-usedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReM20SoilTreatmentHubOpens.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:56 GMTBlazes at plastics recycling company Jayplas Loughborough storage warehouse and recycling business Wormtechs base at Caerwent, South Wales, are both believed to be the result of arson attackshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BankHolidayFiresHitTheWasteSector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:56 GMTThe company faced two charges under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2007 and 2010 in relation to the operation of its South London waste transfer sitehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HinkcroftTransportFined65000AfterAdmittingPermitBreaches.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:56 GMTAccording to Newcastle University, its 93 percent recycling rate is thanks to staff, students, WRAP inspired communications, easy to use infrastructure and new waste treatment technologieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewcastleUniversityAchieves93PercentRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:56 GMTPalm Recycling has added a food waste recycling trial to 20,000 properties for Edinburgh City Council, as part of its recently awarded new Interim contract to provide additional kerbside recycling services to 135,000 homes in the cityhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PalmRecyclingIsSetToAidEdinburghReach74PercentRecyclingThroughFoodWasteBy2020.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:56 GMTA recent survey has revealed that over 2m tonnes of waste from commercial and industrial businesses is generated on average each year across the North East and highlighted a number of opportunities for future growthhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RegionalSurveyRevealsFutureWasteInvestmentOpportunities.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:55 GMTThe first waste management Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in Wales has attracted a prestigious public service award from Excellence Waleshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WrexhamandWRGCelebrateDoubleAchievement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:55 GMTMany Councils across the UK are providing extra services in an attempt to keep disruption caused by the Easter and Royal Wedding bank holidays to a minimalhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CouncilsRescheduleCollectionServiceToAccountForRoyalWedding.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:55 GMTLord Henley, the parliamentary under secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, was the VIP guest on a tour of Brighton & Hove sites that demonstrate the "zero waste" approach to construction wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LordHenleyPraisesBrightonandHovesZeroWasteProgress.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:55 GMTCasepak and Rutland County Council have agreed a new five-year waste management contract, making it easier for residents to recycle at the kerbsidehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CasepakWinsRutlandCountyCouncilWasteContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:54 GMTThe South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership has reached financial close with the SITA Consortium on a 727m deal to treat 190,000 tonnes of residual waste each yearhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthTyneAndWearSignTheDealWithSITAUK.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:54 GMTThe move has raised concern among Councils but the retail giant insists the move will bring savings and other benefits to local authoritieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TescoToInstallASinglePrivateContractorToManageRecyclingBanksAtAllOfItsStores.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTWaste treatment and renewable energy specialist, New Earth Solutions, has signed a 24 year contract with Scottish Borders Council for the treatment of the areas municipal waste, having been named as preferred bidder in December 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewEarthSolutionsAndScottishBordersCouncilSignLongTermContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTThe global coffee giant released the report, showing its strides over the past year to use to less water and serve ethically-sourced coffee, but it lagged on using less energy and adding recycling to storeshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StarbucksReleaseEnvironmentalAndSocialResponsibilityReport.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTThe wood recycler announced it is well positioned for growth after investing 1m in a new modern building, plant and machinery at its Exeter sitehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WoodYewWasteInvest1mToTakeItIntoanewera.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTThe London Borough of Hackney has chosen Whitespace Waste Software to deliver a telematics and communication system for the management, tracking and routing of its fleethttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HackneyCouncilToOptimiseFleetOperationsUsingWhitespace.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTLatest figures from the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE UK) show that a third of UK local authorities now collect beverage cartons for recycling from the kerbsidehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/OneInThreeCouncilsNowCollectCartonsAtKerbsideForRecycling.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTLOreal and Terracycle have announced a partnership to recycle personal care and beauty product packaging through the Personal Care and Beauty Brigadehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TerraCyclePartnersWithLOrealToTurnPackageWasteIntoPlaygrounds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTViridor is helping businesses in East Anglia and Northamptonshire to go green and save money with the launch of a regional recycling campaignhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NorthamptonshireAndEastAngliaBusinessesReceiveRecyclingAid.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTDisruption caused by a scrapyard fire which forced the closure of the M1 (between J1 and J4, Elstree) since Friday morning has prompted a review of what businesses should be allowed to operate under motorwayshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ScrapyardFirePromptsGovernmentReview.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTSITA UK has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Aberdeenshire Council outlining its proposal to amend the closure date of Stoneyhill landfill sitehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKSubmitsProposalOfApplicationNoticeForChangeInClosureDateOfStoneyhillLandfillSite.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:53 GMTBirmingham City Council has installed two Taylor Street Recycling centres as part of its plan to increase recycling rates in the residential area of Bournbrook, adjacent to the University of Birminghams main campushttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BirminghamCityCouncilaimstoimproverecyclingratesamongstudents.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTBryson Recycling has begun legal action against Banbridge District Council over its decision to take its recycling collections in-househttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BrysonInitiatesLegalProceedingsAgainstBanbridgeOverCollectionContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe new animal farm AD biogas plant demonstrates how rural villages will be powered by local energyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PigsCowsAndChickensAreRecruitedToPowerEnglishVillage.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTAccording to a new survey by Keep Britain Tidy, fast food litter, along with confectionary and tobacco, is the most prevalent rubbish on the street Fast food amounted to 33 percent of all litter on the streets in the UK, while sweet and chocolate wrappers accounted for 18 percent.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FastFoodAccountsfor33PercentofAllStreetLitter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe success of the Aerofoil programme means over 5m more homes are now able to recycle aluminium products at the kerbside Aluminium foil packaging can now carry the new Widely Recycled at Recycling Points labelling, industry body Alupro (The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation) has confirmed.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AluminiumFoilQualifiesForWidelyRecycledatRecyclingPointslabel.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe Royal College of Nursing has revealed that the NHS could potentially save up to 5.5 million a year if health organisations improve the way they dispose of wastehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/Library/WasteDisposalMismanagementCouldBeCostingNHS.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:11 GMTHills Waste Solutions Limited has been certified for meeting the three international standards of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 for Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety Management Systems respectivelyhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HillsWasteSolutionsProcuresISO.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe UKs biggest supermarkets have entered into an agreement with the On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme that guides shoppers to easily recycle thin plastic packaging. The stores, which collect plastic bags for recycling, will also accept clean plastic film packaging at the same facilities. The move marks an important step in recycling initiatives as it sees some of the biggest supermarket chains drive the efforts to help customers recycle thin plastic, which has been until now relegated to the background for lack of means. The retailers supporting this scheme are: Asda, The Co-operative Group, WM Morrison, J Sainsburys, Tesco and Waitrose.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MajorRetailersExtendRecyclingToThinPlastic.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has awarded a 4 million loan to Orchid Environmental Limited, to develop a waste to renewable facility in the London Borough of Bexley. With a capacity of handling and processing 160,000 tonnes of rubbish, the plant will treat waste with steam, before using a series of screening and separating technologies to remove recyclables, such as glass, metals and plastics. It will transform the rubbish into a range of secondary recovered fuels that can be used in renewable energy plants and by industrial heat users, preventing over 38,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from being pumped into the atmosphere each year. The waste collected from homes and businesses in the surrounding areas will provide its feedstock. The plants site is located within an industrial area in the Belvedere ward of Bexley and its construction is nearing completion. The facility will be fully operational by early 2013 and will create 52 permanent green jobs. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: 'This project is a fantastic example of the green economy in action, transforming London's rubbish into energy and creating new, permanent jobs. James Cleverly, chair of LWARB, said: Every day we put potentially useful resources in our rubbish, which in many cases ends up in landfill. Orchids low carbon fuel production plant turns those resources into something useful. This not only reduces our reliance on fossil fuel sources, it will also create green jobs for the capital and divert up to 160,000 tonnes rubbish from entering the waste stream. Commenting on the decision made by LWARB, Steve Whatmore, MD of Orchid Environmental Ltd, said: We welcome LWARB's fantastic demonstration of support for Orchids planned London facility and the recognition of the positive contribution this third Orchid merchant plant will make to London's carbon agenda. Orchid Environmental Limited is the first waste to renewable fuel plant to be supported by the Board and is the fourth large-scale waste infrastructure project that LWARB has financed. Krishna Buddhirajuhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARBSupportsOrchidRenewableFuelFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe Recycle Week campaign for the year 2011 is all set to kick off on 20 June, for a period of seven days, and will end on 26 June. The central theme of the campaign this year is Recycling Home and Away, which aims to support recycling at home and in public areas, like offices, shopping centres and parks. According to WRAPs Ideas Guide: Its all about how making even the smallest every day actions and changes will have a cumulative effect and ultimately help our local environment. From doing more of what we already do at home - such as remembering to recycle glass jars as well as bottles; or recycling things from upstairs as well as downstairs; to recycling while out and about. The Recycle Week campaign has been a yearly event since 2004, and this year it is bringing together Recycle Now and Keep Britain Tidy in a partnership, through which 20-25 local councils in England have agreed to test a scheme, which will see the recycling of all the plastic bottles and metal cans collected in their area during the Big Tidy Up events. The campaign offers many suggestions that specifically target local authorities, individuals, schools, businesses, retailers and brands on ways to get involved in the event and contribute to its overall success. The local authorities in particular are advised to use this as an opportunity to talk about their new recycling schemes and initiatives, boost the recycling rate of a particular material that has low capture rate or increase awareness and promotion of local recycle and reuse centres. More information on the Recycle Now initiatives that can be adopted by various sections of the community during the Recycle Week can be found here: http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Recycle_Week_2011_-_Ideas_Guide.67128c7e.10558.pdf Krishna Buddhirajuhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RecycleWeek2011ToBeHeldInJune.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTKeep Britain Tidy in collaboration with Defra has published its latest report, Perceptions of Place, which aims to understand the drivers of perceptions of place and also the impact of levels of deprivation on perception formation. Perception is defined as a process by which we come to understand the things that are presented to us.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/KeepBritainTidyPublishesLatestReportOnPerceptions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe Flash Eurobarometer survey Attitudes of Europeans towards resource efficiency has published its study results on the EU citizens perceptions, attitudes and practices concerning resource efficiency, waste management and recycling.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EurobarometerSurveyResultsReleased.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTCounty councilors in Norfolk have stated that they wish to ignore the borough council referendum in February that saw 90% of the 65,500 people vote against the 600 million contract with Cory Wheelabrator for the proposed rubbish incinerator in Kings Lynn.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NorfolkCountyCouncilIgnoresVote.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTThe Welsh recycling rate is on a steady increase with its latest Municipal Waste Management statistics for October December 2010 showing recycling and composting rates for the final three months of 2010 as 42%, which is an increase of five percentage points from the previous year.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshRecyclingRateContinuesItsUpwardTrend.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:52 GMTA new 20 million Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Gillmoss, Liverpool, is all set to begin operations in August. The MRF, commissioned by Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) and run by Veolia Environmental Services, will come in addition to the facility in Bidston, the Wirral, and is part of several new projects being undertaken by MWDA.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MWDAsNewRecyclingFacilityToCommenceOperations.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTThe Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA), the UKs independent sustainable fuel regulator, has announced its dissolution, effective as of Thursday 31 March. The Agencys notification comes in light of a wider review of arms-length government bodies. The Department of Transport will now take over the RFA duties.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TheRenewableFuelsAgencyWindsUpOperations.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTViridor has appointed Mark Burrows-Smith as the new operations director to its board with an aim to strengthen the companys operational structure. Mark who has been Viridors northern regional director since 2007, will begin his new role on 1 April 2011 and will be responsible for all Viridor operations. With an impressive track record spanning 15 years within the waste and recycling sector, Mark held overall responsibility for Viridors Greater Manchester PFI waste contract and the integration of several recent recycling-led acquisitionshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorAnnouncesNewBoardMembers.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTChancellor George Osborne introduced some key changes impacting the waste industry in the budget that he unveiled on 23 March 2011, which include streamlining the planning system and launching the Green Investment Bank (GIB), with a total government capital of 3 billion to fund new waste infrastructure, contrary to the previously announced amount of 1 billion.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Chancellors2011BudgetOpensToWelcomeResponse.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTSITA UK has successfully secured the key waste services contract for the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The deal was awarded by the London Organising Committee on 22 March but the details of the agreement are still unavailable.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAAwardedLondonOlympicsWasteContract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTWRAPs consultation on a draft revision of the Aggregate Quality Protocol was launched this week. The six week long public consultation invites feedback on the updated Quality Protocol (QP) for Aggregates from inert waste. As part of the consultation process documentation, including a Financial Impact Assessment (FIA) and Environmental Risk Assessment, are available.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPConsultationOnAggregateQPCommences.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTWRAP has published an online practical guide - Good Practice Guide for the Use of BSI PAS 100 Compost in Landscape and Regeneration - to inform and provide advice to new and regular users of BSI PAS 100 Compost on the best practices in the use of this material. The guide covers an array of fields where there is scope for extensive use of compost - like general landscaping, sports turf care, building (sustainable urban drainage systems and green roofs), civil engineering and highway, waterway maintenance, brownfield restoration and habitat establishment.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPPublishesCompostGoodPracticeGuide.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTForesight Group, a leading independent alternative asset manager, has launched the Foresight Environmental Fund, a private equity fund, that will invest in recycling and renewable energy projects in London. The move comes in support of the London Green Fund and is in line with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnsons commitment to work with the city to secure Londons pre-eminence as the worlds leading low carbon financial centre.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ForesightGroupLaunchesEnvironmentalFund.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTSITA UK CEO, David Palmer-Jones will now present his take on the matters and decisions affecting waste industry through his new blog. The recently launched blog will reflect and voice his personal feelings on key environmental issues that are facing the society and our industry.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITACEOLaunchesNewBlog.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTWelsh environment minister, Jane Davidson, launched a consultation on the Food Manufacture, Service and Retail Sector Plan for waste today.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshEnvironmentMinisterLaunchesConsultation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTWRAP has published its latest Chinese market situation report, The Chinese markets for recovered paper and plastics an update. The latest release builds on the 2009 report of Chinese market situation, and reveals continuing strong Chinese demand for recovered paper and plastics, which is leading to a growing impetus for Chinese domestic collections.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPPublishesChinaMarketUpdate.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTThe National Household Hazardous Waste Forum is about to take on a new look. Falling membership put the future of the stakeholder-led forum in doubt last month, prompting consultancy Resource Futures to throw it a life-line in the form of a take-over for a nominal sum.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewLookNHHWF.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTThe Scottish Government will soon make a shift to Carbon Metric Reporting System for recycling performance starting 2013 as the preferred route to achieve the targets set by the countrys Zero Waste Plan. The move is seen as an attempt by the government to set out a strategic direction for Scotlands waste policy and clearly indicates the countrys determined efforts in tackling Zero Waste targets that include 50% recycling target for all waste by 2013, which will gradually increase to 70% by 2025.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CarbonMetricToBeScotlandsFutureCourse.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:51 GMTEastleigh Council has announced a new initiative in collaboration with organics recycling firm Eco Sustainable Solutions to turn food waste in to turf for the boroughs parks and sports grounds.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EastleighConvertsWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTMTS Cleansing Services Ltd will soon launch HotRot, New-Zealand-designed in-vessel composting units that can convert sewage grits and screening waste into valuable fertilizer in just 12 days. It has already received the necessary permit from the Environment Agency for sewage waste treatment in the new composting units.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MTSCleansingServicesInvestInInVessel.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTWelsh Government will soon introduce a minimum charge of 5 pence for single-use carrier bags, starting 1 October. The countdown to the new policy to be put in action has already begun with only 200 days left for the authorities to execute the new regulation.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesToLevyChargeOnCarrierBags.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTTaylor, the UK manufacturer and designer of 4 wheeled waste and recycling containers, today launched EN840 safety awareness campaign for the waste and recycling industry in light of Health and Safety Executives (HSE) call for improvements and greater vigilance.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TaylorLaunchesEN840.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTA Signatory Report 2011 on Halving Waste to Landfill commitment released by WRAP today showed very positive results with the first signatories who completed a one-year evaluation of their waste reduction performance significantly decreasing waste sent to landfill. The figures were collated from individual company data and represent considerable advance towards the industry target of halving more than an estimated 15 million tonnes of CD&E waste to be landfilled across the entire UK each year.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HalvingWastetoLandfill.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTLondon Waste Ltd announced partnership with TEG Environmental, County Mulch and Viridor to process an additional 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes of organic waste per annum for seven North London boroughs, beginning 1 April, 2011. The contracts span for a period of three years and have an option of being extended to April 2017 if deemed necessary.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LondonWastePartnerWithTEG.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTThe London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) announced a grant of 3.7 million towards improved recycling services to 294,000 flats. 18 boroughs stand to benefit from this funding who successfully bid for support to roll out new recycling services as well as make improvements to existing services. This includes new food waste recycling facilities, underground recycling storage systems and a recycling incentive scheme that rewards residents with points which can be exchanged for eco goods or community projects. The board predicts that these new innovative initiatives will help recycle a total volume of 32,000 tonnes of waste and divert it from landfill over the course of four years.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARBAnnouncesAdditionalFunding.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTThe paper industry has raised concerns over cardboard packaging being impacted with the latest reports circulating in the industry about the presence of toxic mineral oils in the printing inks of recycled newspapers contaminating food sold in these containers and posing health risk.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MineralOilConcernsAlertPaperIndustry.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTCoca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) today announced the development of a new purpose-built recycling facility in Lincolnshire, which also represents an important milestone in its ongoing work to develop the most sustainable packaging possible. The deal, which is a joint venture between CCE and ECO Plastics promises to herald a step change in the Great Britain plastic reprocessing industry. CCE has reportedly invested 5 million in the new plant, which once fully operational will increase PET bottles recycling from 35,000 tonnes to more than 75,000 tonnes, more than doubling the amount of high-quality rPET currently produced in Great Britain. With the state-of-the-art plastics reprocessing plant equipped to supply CCE with enough GB sourced, high-quality rPET, the move is seen to be in line with CCEs corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) target of including 25% rPET in all its plastic packaging in Great Britain by 2012. Simon Baldry, managing director, CCE GB, commented: CCE is committed to transforming recycling in Great Britain. Our investment in this project with ECO Plastics will start to address the recycling challenges in this country. British PET bottles will be recycled for re-use in packaging that will be sold from the shelves of British retailers. The amounts of high rPET produced in GB will more than double, enabling CCE to meet our ambitious target of incorporating 25% rPET in all our plastic bottles by 2012. At the same time, we are working with our customers to encourage shoppers to recycle more as part of our wider sustainability efforts. The joint venture deal with ECO Plastics is signed for 10 years, with CCE contributing 5 million towards equity investment to support construction of the new facility, and ECO Plastics raising an additional 10 million to complete funding for the project. Furthermore, ECO Plastics current site in Lincolnshire is chosen as the location for building the facility, creating 15 jobs during the construction phase and up to 30 new jobs once the site is operational. Jonathan Short, managing director, ECO Plastics, said: ECO Plastics has made huge strides in developing our business in recent years, to become the UKs leading plastic recycler. We are delighted to be partnering with a company of the calibre of Coca-Cola Enterprises and view this pioneering agreement as the next important step for our own business and the industry as a whole. Commenting on the current trend in the UK plastic recycling scene he added: Demand for sustainable packaging in the UK has gathered pace in recent years, whilst the UK supply of recycled plastics has grown significantly. Coca-Cola Enterprises has recognized these trends and has taken positive action that will help accelerate UK plastics recycling. This is the low carbon economy in practice. Lord Henley, Defra waste minister speaking of the joint venture called Coca-Cola and ECO Plastics efforts an innovative blueprint for the future that sets an example for other producers to take responsibility to step up to this challenge. Krishna Buddhirajuhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CocaColaAnnouncesStateOfTheArtRecyclingFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTThe construction of Lincolnshires first Energy from Waste facility will kick off in April this year following the signing of the contract with the preferred bidder, Waste Recycling Group, on Friday, 4 March 2011.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ConstructionOfANewEfWFacilityToKickOffInApril.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTKim Humphreys will now join the legal team of Covanta Energy as a Legal Counsel. Kim has more than 20 years of experience as a construction lawyer, both in private practice and in-house. Before joining Covanta, he worked at Carillion plc as the legal director for infrastructure.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CovantaEnergyAppointsNewLegalCounsel.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTPHS Datashred, the confidential data destruction division of the 400 million PHS Group, has acquired Manchester business, Shred Easy, to service their increasing number of professional services clients in Manchester. The company now has 14 destruction centres nationally. Each year, identity fraud in the UK costs more than 2.7bn and affects over 1.8m people, according to recent figures from the National Fraud Authority (NFA). The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) now has the power to impose fines of up to 500,000 to businesses and organisations that are guilty of serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. Anthony Pearlgood, commercial director of PHS Datashred, said: Data destruction is a real growth sector and as such we are expanding our business to cope with the rise in demand and in particular more stringent Data Protection Act regulations. Weve been aware of the growth of the Shred Easy business for some time and were impressed with their strong customer relations, high service levels and expertise. Alan OBrien, former chief executive of Shred Easy, said: This acquisition is the culmination of 10 years work, building the reputation and client base of the business with my partner Jim Watson. Weve had many acquisition approaches over the years but weve resisted them all. With PHS Datashred weve finally found the right company that has similar values to our own and, as a bigger national player, they will be able to build on our work. Helen Amoshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PHSDatashredAcquiresShredEasy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTMercia Waste Managements planning application for EnviRecover has been finally approved by Worcestershire County Council. The application ensued intense debate in the Council Chambers and currently awaits decision on the planning permission by the secretary of state, following a public enquiry. The 200,000 tonne energy from waste facility, is designed to recover value from left over municipal waste generated within the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MerciaReceivesApprovalForEnviRecover.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTThe Association for Organics Recycling (AfOR) in collaboration with AIB Vinotte, Belgium, has launched a Home Compostable certification scheme that primarily focuses on the UK market. This comes as an addition to the packaging and product certification scheme covering the EN 13432 standard for Industrially Compostable, jointly managed by AfOR and its European co-partners.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AfORLaunchesHomeCompostableCertificationScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTNampak Plastics has introduced an environment friendly innovative design, Infini, with the key objective to reduce the weight of materials used in the production of milk bottles. The new bottle has been specifically designed to be lightweighted and has significant benefits over the standard bottle design. In particular, it offers an average 15% weight saving across the range with specific bottle sizes achieving savings as high as 21%.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NampakIntroducesEnvironmentFriendlyInfini.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTShanks Waste Management Ltd planning application to develop a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Kettering, Northamptonshire, has been approved by Northamptonshire County Council. The company has reportedly invested 7 million on the site, which previously processed construction and demolition waste. The site will now focus on industrial and commercial material. The process will also include co-mingled recyclates and general waste extracting and sorting materials for recycling and also producing a renewable fuel. The newly developed facility will see an increase in the amount of material that can be processed from 125,000 to 215,000 tonnes per annum and also help the local economy in the process by creating 25 new jobs. Ian Goodfellow, Shanks UK managing director, commented: The new facility, which incorporates technology and experience from across the Shanks Group, will further increase our ability to extract value from the material we handle. The location and capacity of the MRF will mean that customers from across the region benefit from increased recycling and diversion from landfill. Krishna Buddhirajuhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksMRFReceivesPlanningApproval.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTAccording to a study conducted by US, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can be classified as hazardous waste due to the presence of rare earth metals like lead, copper, nickel and silver in their composition. The research confirmed that, despite LED being energy efficient and mercury-free its use of metals could have an impact on the environment and also contribute to the depletion of natural resources.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StudyConfirmsLEDsHazardous.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:50 GMTBritains much anticipated refillable bottle revolution has reportedly succumbed to green fatigue as attempts to persuadehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GreenFatigueImpactsRefillRevolution.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTIn a bid to boost the potential in anaerobic digestion, WRAP is conducting a series of trials in England and Scotland to explore the use of anaerobic digestate as an alternative to traditional fertilisers in landscaping and regeneration projects. The studies could open an array of markets for the digestate, which is already making waves in the renewable energy sector by providing nutrient-rich bio-fertiliser. The studies will aim to provide a cost effective alternative to expensive commercial fertilizers for the UKs landscape and regeneration sectors; benefiting small independent firms and large environmental regeneration projects.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WRAPStudiesADPotentialForNewerMarkets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTSpecialist anaerobic digestion contractor, Kirk Environmental, has secured a 30m framework agreement with Farmgen, leading specialist in energy-farming. Last year Farmgen announced plans for a major investment programme to create the biggest AD energy farming expansion programme in the country.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/30mContractBoostsADRevolution.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTThe first of the anaerobic digestion projects funded through the Governments Environmental Transformation Fund opens today in Boston, Lincolnshire. Staples Vegetables one of the biggest producers of vegetables in the UK will produce 11m kilowatt hours of electricity per year by using the state of the art technology, which is capable of processing 40,000 tonnes of rejected vegetables. Digestate will replace inorganic fertiliser, heat will be captured for office heating, innovative heat absorption coolers will chill the processing areas, and electricity generated will power the plant. Vernon Read, Managing Director at Staples said: The project will provide integrated power generation giving us control not only over future pricing of power, but also over power security.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FirstGovernmen-FundedADFacilityOpens.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTPaint reuse network, Community RePaint, brightened up the surroundings for communities and individuals across the UK last year by re-distributing more than 215,000 litres of leftover, reusable paint donated by individuals and businesses. During 2010 the network was able to support 12,000 groups and individuals across the country including a group of young people participating in the Princes Trust Team Programme who redecorated the childrens ward at Newham University Hospital. Team Leader, Ben Adefisan explained: As part of the programme the team choose a project that will have a long lasting benefit for the community and then set about raising funds to make it possible. By using paint from our local Community RePaint scheme we were able to create a bright and welcoming environment for the children on the Rainbow Ward and still have money for the other materials that we couldnt otherwise afford.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PaintReuseNetworkMakesADifference.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTShanks Waste Management Ltd (Shanks) has entered into a teaming agreement with Babcock International (Babcock) in respect of the Wakefield Waste Management 25-year PFI Project. Shanks and Babcock (preferred bidder for the contract) will work together to bring the project to financial close later this year. The agreement provides a mechanism for Shanks to acquire Babcock's waste business following financial close.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksAndBabcockInTeamingAgreement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTDirectors and senior management of organizations must now be on their guard, as the Corporate Manslaughter Act passed its first ruling against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings. The sentencing that was heard on 15 February 2011 followed the death of an employee and the jury found the system of work wholly and unnecessarily dangerous. Cotswold was convicted and faces a fine of 385,000, which is less than the Sentencing Guidelines Council Guidelines for corporate manslaughter that usually runs into millions of pounds.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CorporateManslaughteActPassesItsFirstVerdict.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTAccording to the latest data released by FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, glass recycling rates are on an all time high with a reported 67 percent in 2009, translating to a collection of around 25 billion glass bottles. This spells good news for the industry and reflects the general populace realising the importance and the growing environmental need for recycling and the efforts put in by the European Commission and governments to improve glass recycling schemes.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EuropeanGlassRecyclingRatesOnTheRise.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTThe Environment Agency today dispelled many wrong notions surrounding thin plastic carrier bags when it reported that they actually carry the lowest carbon footprint. This comes as a welcome relief because of its large-scale use and the fact that they are no longer tagged a great environmental evil.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlasticBagsNoGreatEnvironmentalEvil.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTWaste services rendered by councils are a direct assessment of their performance by the residents in terms of waste and environment management. And with increasing targets and waste collection regulations imposed by the EU Landfill Directive, the local councils until recently came under immense pressure to separate waste at the time of collection. Now this task has been passed on to the taxpayers. A recent research conducted by the Tax Payers Alliance throws light on the number of bins residents are required to collect and sort their rubbish into. If its a single bin of recyclable materials for some councils other councils require their residents to collect and segregate materials in to more than five different bins, a task often explained in a detailed leaflet on how they are required to separate waste. Further, some of these regulations are quite stringent and exacting with some local authorities imposing fines of up to 100 on those who fail to comply with the rules.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TPAResearchCompilesCollectionStatistics.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:49 GMTWith Chris Huhne, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announcing to start the first review of feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme for small scale low carbon electricity generation, what does that mean for the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry, waste contractors, farmers and landowners.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ADIndustryToGainFromEarlyFeed-In-Tariff.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:48 GMTIn a very positive turn of events, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (CLG) decided in favour of allowing Viridor to appeal to develop an Energy from Waste (EfW) plant and enhanced recycling facilities at its landfill site in Ardley, Oxfordshire. Viridors planning application for the development of an EfW plant was earlier rejected by Oxfordshires County Council.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CLGGrantsPlanningAppealToViridor.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:48 GMTOrganic waste and recycling company, ENVAR, has announced the appointment of Arthur Ready as its new Managing Director. Arthur will be based out of ENVARs head office near St Ives in Cambridgeshire and will be responsible for driving future growth in the companys recycling and composting businesses.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewManagingDirectorforENVAR.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:48 GMTThe building of a new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is in progress with Casepak announcing its development in Leicester. The facility, which is on its way to becoming fully operational by the end of 2011, will have the capacity to process 150,000 tonnes of mixed dry recyclables annually.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewMaterialRecoveryFacilityFromCasepak.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:48 GMTHer Royal Highness: The Princess Royal visited local environmental charity Wastesavers Charitable Trust, to commemorate its 25th year of relentless work towards education and awareness creation in re-using and recycling in Newport.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RoyalVisitCommemoratesWastesavers25thBirthday.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:47 GMTWith the landfill bans on certain materials soon becoming a reality, infact as early as 2015 and the Governments proposal to completely restrict biodegradable waste, such as food, from diverting to the landfill from 2017, an anaerobic digestion facility with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes-a-year seems to be both Edinburgh and Midlothian councils solution for Scotlands vision of Zero Waste.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ContractorsInvitedForTheDevelopmentOfAnADPlant.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:47 GMTThe West of Scotland will soon see a major boost in the recycling sector with Lifetime Recycling Village announcing to build a sustainable recycling facility in Loganswell, East Renfrewshire.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LifetimeRecyclingVillageProposesNewRecyclingFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:47 GMTA new report by Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Food Waste In Schools has revealed an insight into the reasons behind the estimated 80,000 tonnes of food that is wasted in Englands schools each year.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SchoolDinnersUnderScrutiny.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:47 GMTSITA UK is inviting local communities of Aberdeenshire to help put in place a new resource recovery park as part of their contract towards managing the treatment and disposal of the countys non-recycled waste for the next 15 years.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PublicOpinionInvitedForStoneyhillResourceRecoveryPark.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTLondons household waste will soon turn into clean energy that can power up to 15,000 local homes. As part of the London Waste and Recycling Boards (LWARB) measures towards the development of new waste infrastructure, The Mayor of London today officially kicked off work on the proposed 80 million plant, which is hailed as the biggest low carbon waste plant in UK.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WorkOnThe80MillionRecyclingPlantKicksOff.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTThe European Parliament in its plenary session held in Brussels voted in favor of increasing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) collection target to 85% by 2016, as opposed to its current goal of 65%.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EuropeanUnionRevisesWEEETargetto85.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTQuarterly recycling figures released by Defra have revealed that, in the year to the end of June 2010, England achieved the 40 percent recycling and composting target set out in Waste Strategy 2007. This represents an improvement on the 39.7 percent achieved during the full financial year 2009/10 and is part of a trend towards higher recycling rates and a fall in the overall household waste generated.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnglandHits40Percent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTRecolight celebrates its win of the Waste Management Award at Rushlight Awards for its unique and innovative low-energy light bulb collection solutions, Bulbsore Mini and Bulbstore Maxi.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BigAchievementforRecolightattheRushlightAwards.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTDefra has published a new Green Claims Guidance to assist companies in describing their environmental credentials, in a bid to help consumers navigate the confusing array of labelling and make informed choices.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewDefraGuidanceOnGreenClaims.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:46 GMTWith the aim to explore new techniques in recycling and to meet the targets set by Welsh Assembly government (WAG), Newport Council conducted a three month Smaller Green Wheelie Bin trial to reduce carbon emissions, increase recycling and make Newport a sustainable city.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Smallerbinsequalsbetterbehaviour.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:45 GMTIn a move to boost recycling of the industry waste into materials that can be put back to use, the European Pathway to Zero Waste Programme - an Environment Agency and South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) initiative introduced three potential Quality Protocols that could help South East businesses turn more than 4.2 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste into cash and realise substantial environmental benefits.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Qualityprotocolshelpconvertindustrialwasteintocash.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:44 GMTIn a very ironical turn of events, a survey conducted by Anyjunk.co.uk found that, regulations that were intended to ensure safe and efficient domestic and industrial waste disposal are surprisingly leading to an increase in illegal and unsafe disposal of waste.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RegulationsLeadToAnIncreaseInIllegalAndUnsafeWasteDisposal.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:45 GMTIn what can be seen as a warning to illegal electrical waste processing, the owner of Kent scrap metal haulier Scrapco Metal Recycling was ordered to pay 26,600 after pleading guilty of illegally accepting and processing electrical and metal waste.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Scrapcofiredoverillegaldisposals.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:43 GMTCornwall Council looks set to save over 1m a year through a new system of keeping track of vehicles that use the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The new system will help to prevent businesses in Cornwall using the centres to get rid of their trade waste. Some traders are continuing to abuse the system by bringing in commercial waste and presenting it as coming from householders.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CornwallTacklingIllegalTradeWasteAtHWRCs.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:42 GMTAccording to the Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) four million households cannot afford to replace worn out or broken furniture. At the same time 10m items of furniture are thrown away in the UK every year and it is estimated that three million of these items could be easily re-used; more could be repaired.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IKEARe-usePartnership.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:43 GMTChemical processor, Solvert Limited, is aiming to revive the Teesside chemical industry by establishing the UKS first facility to produce chemicals from organic waste, providing raw materials to local industry.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/Library/OrganicWasteToBreatheNewLifeIntoTeesside.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:09 GMTMitsubishi Corporations Petroleum Coke Unit and Tetronics Ltd have signed a collaboration agreement to deal with one of the most hazardous by-products generated during the manufacture of aluminium.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CollaborationToTackleHazardousAluminiumBy-Product.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:42 GMTBiffa has announced its Integrated Waste Management (IWM) division achieved a tenfold revenue increase during 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BIFFAENDSYEARONNEWBUSINESSHIGH.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:42 GMTWales recycled or composted 45 percent of its municipal waste between July and September 2010, according to new figureshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WalesReportsHighestQuarterlyRecyclingRate.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:42 GMTThe UK's first Climate Week will take place on 21-27 March 2011http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/UKsFirstClimateWeek.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:42 GMTFollowing the announcement that it will have over 100m in PFI support withdrawn from its household waste disposal schemehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CheshireCouncilsToSeekJudicialReview.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTThe Chair and twelve members of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) have recently been reappointedhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ReappointmentsToTheCommitteeOnRadioactiveWasteManagement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTFollowing repeated reports about the waste management industrys high accident rates particularly involving the people who work alongside vehicles at the roadsidehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WestLindseyDistrictCouncilFitsLightboardsToImproveSafety.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTThe Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and Emap today announced that they have signed an agreement to combinehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EmapAndCIWMAnnounceNewJointEvent.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTThe incidence of serious injury and death in the waste and recycling industry is still too high, according to a recent statement from the Health & Safety Executivehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TaylorRespondsToHealthSafetyCriticism.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTSandwell Council has announced a public consultation event for people living in Hill Top to find out about proposals to build a waste and recycling transfer station in Bagnall Street.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SandwellAnnouncesPublicConsultation.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTEnvironment Minister Jane Davidson is calling on Welsh local authorities to take part in a consultation on statutory targets for municipal recycling.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshConsultationOnStatutoryTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTThe Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) will join thousands of other individuals and organisations at the Climate Emergency Rally on the 4 December 2010.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ZeroCarbonBritain2030RallyInLondon.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTBirmingham is to reduce its carbon emissions by up to 50 percent by replacing more than 95,000 streetlights.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LEDRevolutionToLightUpBirmingham.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTStaff at South East Waters head office in Snodland, Kent, are turning waste paper and cardboard into water.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TurningWastIntoWater.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTViridor has launched an online YouTube channel, ViridorTV.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ViridorOpensVirtualDoors.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTAn annual report, published by BDS Marketing Research, has found that more than 30 landfill sites have closed in the past year.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FurtherLandfillClosuresInPasYear.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTNew Earth Solutions Recycling Facilities Investment Sub-Fund has announced cumulative subscriptions exceeding 50m and cumulative share price growth of 27.8 percent.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/InvestmentFundReports50mSubscriptions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTCity of York Councils Executive will be asked to consider plans to agree a joint waste solution with North Yorkshire County Council and the Waste PFI contract Preferred Bidder.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/YorkAndNorthYorkshireWastePFI.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:41 GMTMarks and Spencer has become the latest organisation to sign up to the Welsh Assembly Governments Sustainable Development (SD) Charter.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MandSSignsUpToSustainabilityCharter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTMay Gurney today launched a new waste and recycling service for West Oxfordshire District Council.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewServiceForWestOxfordshire.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTResidents in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, who don't have access to a wheelie bin, will now have recycling rewards available to them in a "UK first" scheme.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Non-wheelieBinHouseholdsToReceiveRecyclingRewards.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTCombined fatal and major injury rate in waste and recycling is more than four times the average across all industries.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HighRatesOfInjuryRemain.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTToday saw the 4th annual CIWM Awards for Environmental Excellence crown more outstanding work and achievement across the industry.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WinnersOfEnvironmentalExcellenceAnnounced.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTRichard Barker, chief executive of BiogenGreenfinch, has been announced as the latest member of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association boardhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/biogenadba.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTRichard Barker, chief executive of BiogenGreenfinch, has been announced as the latest member of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association board.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/RichardBarkerLatestMemberAdandBABoard.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTSimon Gandy has recently joined the Waste Management and Resource Efficiency Practice at AEA.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/AEAAppointsSimonGandy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTResidents in Bournemouth can now include liquid food and drink cartons.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ImprovementsToBournemouthRecyclingScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTWhitespace is launching its new Power Suite Regulatory and Environmental software range for UK Local Authorities.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewTechnologyToImproveUKCouncilEnvironmentalServices.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTLondon Stansted Airport has published its five year waste strategy including ambitious targets to send zero waste to landfill and to recycle 60 percent by 2015.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/StanstedsFiveYearStrategy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTThree of Verdants municipal contracts - South Oxfordshire, Surrey Heath and Stratford-on-Avon have been placed second, third and tenth respectively in Defras Top Ten Improving Recyclers league for 2009/10http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SuccessesForVerdantsMunicipalCustomers.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTNew figures show Bristol residents are recycling ten times the amount of plastic they were six years ago.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BristolRecyclingTenTimesMore.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTTotal commercial and industrial (C&I) waste arisings in England, in 2009, are estimated to be 55.8m tonnes.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DefraPublishesEstimatedCIWaste2010Figures.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTMore details emerged yesterday about the scope and structure of the Green Investment Bank (GIB).http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WasteInfrastructureFallsWithinTheScopeoftheGIB.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTThe Government today announced that the carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration programme will be open to projects on gas-fired power plants as well as coal-fired power plants.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CCSDemonstratorProgrammeNowOpenToProjects.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTDefra and the Welsh Assembly Government today launched a consultation on proposals to replace or amend the Controlled Waste Regulations (1992) relating to certain non-domestic properties.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ConsultationOpenToReplaceOrAmendControlledWasteRegulations.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:40 GMTSITA UK has signed an exclusive agreement with Cynar Plc to build Britains first fully operational plants to convert end of life plastic into diesel fuel.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/BritainsFirstPlasticToFuelConversionPlantsPlanned.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTThe North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has announced Greenstar Holdings Ltd and the Brickkiln / United Utilities / Sisk Consortium are through to the final stage of its 500m public procurement exercisehttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NWRWMGAnnouncesFinalTwoBidders.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTEngland missed the Waste Strategy target of 40 percent recycling of household waste by 2010, by 0.3 percent.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TargetMissShouldNotBeSeenAsFailure.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTThe National Assembly for Wales passed legislation on Tuesday introducing legally binding recycling and composting targets for 2012/13.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshWasteMeasureGivenGreenLight.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTThe South London Waste Partnership has announced that it will continue with its existing procurement negotiations for new waste treatment facilities, despite the withdrawal of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ProcurementNegotiationsWillContinueDespiteLossOfPFICredits.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTThe Welsh Assembly Governments (WAG) has decided to lower the compulsory carrier bag charge, due to be introduced in October 2011, from 7p to 5p.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WAGLowersCompulsoryBagCharge.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:39 GMTThe City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils have both agreed to move ahead in a joint project to secure waste treatment facilities to deal with the food and residual waste they collect in the two authority areas.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EdinburghAndMidlothianTeamUpToTackleFoodWaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTSLR Consulting has reported its second success with the secure planning permission for a 300,000 tonne-a-year Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Oxfordshire.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SLRSecuresPlanningPermissionForSecondViridorSite.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTNorfolk County Council today announced that a consortium consisting of Cory Environmental Limited and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc will be recommended as preferred bidder to build and operate a state of the art power and recycling centre at Saddlebow near Kings Lynn.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CoryEnvironmentalAndWheelabratorTechnologiesAsPreferredBidderForRecyclingFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTThe award-winning Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at Colnbrook, near Slough and Heathrow Terminal 5, was officially opened yesterday by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LakesideEnergyFromWasteCelebratesGrandOpening.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTYesterday, 25 October 2010, the Prime Minister announced the publication of the UKs first ever infrastructure plan, which outlined 200bn worth of public and private sector investment over the next five years.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PMAnnouncesFirstUKInfrastructurePlan.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTFollowing the announcement of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR, 18 October 2010), Defra stakeholders were contacted by Caroline Spelman the Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SpelmanContactsDefraStakeholdersFollowingCSR.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTSecretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, has today (25 October 2010) released a statement including the Revised Draft National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3).http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/HuhneReleasesRevisedPolicyStatement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:38 GMTFollowing last weeks report of five new Action Plans to improve sustainability in the construction sector, a video recorded by Lord Henley has been released to announce the plans launchhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Henleyactionplan.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTGrowing Beds Recycling Services announced recently that works to build a 2.6MW renewable energy power station are now underwayhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/renewableenergyforgrowingbeds.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTIt has been announced that companies participating in the Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA), which was launched in 2007, have to date cumulatively reduced their packaging waste by 4 520 tonneshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SingaporePackagingReduction.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTIt has emerged that the money participating businesses put into the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme will not now be recycled to businesses with good environmental performances.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/GovernmentToPocketMoneyFromCRCScheme.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTIn light of Defras 29 percent reduction in resource spending and 34 percent reduction in capital spending, it has announced that...http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/TheSpendingReview.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTThe construction industry will today unveil a series of five Action Planshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/IndustryUnveilsFiveNewActionPlansForConstructionSector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTThe number of businesses setting targets to reduce their carbon emissions has risen significantly in the last three years.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewResearchShowsMoreFirmsSettingCarbonReductionTargets.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTMayor of London, Boris Johnson is proposing that London boroughs now focus on methods that achieve the greatest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the collection, recycling and disposing of their rubbish.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewRecyclingStandardsToCutEmissions.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:37 GMTFrom this month local authorities in Wales will be able to record every destination for their recycling.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshCouncilsToDiscloseRecyclingDestinations.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTCapita Symonds has won a place on Cheshire East Councils Consultants Framework.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CapitaSymondsWinsPlaceOnConsultantsFramework.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTPowerday has reported that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea set a new recycling standard for this year's Notting Hill Carnival.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/NewRecyclingStandardFollowingCarnival.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTEnvironment Minister, Jane Davidson is attending the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg this week, which will focus on...http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MinisterAttendingEUEnvironmentCouncil.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTForesight Group, a UK sustainable asset manager, has emerged as the preferred bidder in the competition to manage Londons Waste Urban Development Fund.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/FORESIGHTGROUPPREFERREDBIDDERTOMANAGEFUND.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTDorset-based New Earth Energy has been granted planning permission by Bristol City Council for a low-carbon renewable energy facility.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/PlanningPermissionForNewRenewableEnergyFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTCirencester will be one of the first towns in the world to receive energy from chicken litterhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EnergyFromChickenLitter.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:35 GMTLeicestershire County Council leader, David Parsons, marked the beginning of operations at a mechanical biological waste treatment facility run by New Earth Solutions.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/OperationsBeginAtLeicestershireMBTFacility.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:36 GMTDerbyshire County Council is giving residents the chance to win a battery charger complete with rechargeable batterieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DerbyshiresBatteryIncentive.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:35 GMTIn a bid to encourage people to look after the environment by switching away from single-use batteries Derbyshire County Council is giving residents the chance to win a battery charger complete with rechargeable batterieshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/DerbyBatteries.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:34 GMTEntrepreneurs want a Government review of health and safety laws to focus on removing the excessive bureaucracy stifling their businesseshttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EntrepreneursHandS.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:35 GMTThe Welsh Assembly Governments Climate Change Strategy was launched on 7 October 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/WelshClimateStrategy.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:35 GMT4.5 million of funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has been allocated to extend a recycling facility in East Londonhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/LWARB4.5mBoost.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:34 GMTAs part of the Future Energy series of events developed by Masdar to drive and promote collaboration and dialogue in Europe around renewable energy policy, investment and innovation the European Future Energy Forum (EFEF) will be taking place in London on 19 October 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/EuroEnergyForum2010.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:34 GMTCovanta Energy has announced plans to build and operate a regional Energy from Waste (EfW) facility located at Drumshangie, North Lanarkshire.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/CovantaAnnouncesEfWPlans.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTSITA UK has submitted a planning application to Perth and Kinross Council for a waste gasification plant at Binn Eco Innovation Park near Glenfarg.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SITAUKAnnouncesPlanningApplication.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTMunicipal services provider, Verdant, is today launching its new kerbside recycling and refuse collection service, for Vale of White Horse District Councilhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/VerdantLaunchesNewCollectionService.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:34 GMTWide reports across national newpapers have suggested that supermarket Sainsburys is being taken to court over excessive packaging on one of its beef roasting joints.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/Sainsburyspackagingcase.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTThe South London Waste Partnership has announced that WRG, Veolia and Viridor have been successful in making it to the next stage of its latest procurement process.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/SouthLondonWasteProcurement.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTTwo preferred sites have been announced in the bid for the £90m PFI contract.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MWDAannouncespreferredPFIsites.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTJacques Petry, former chairman and chief executive of SITA and Suez Environment, will join the Shanks Board as a non-executive director with effect from 30 September 2010http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/ShanksGroupannouncesnewdirector.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:33 GMTMilton Keynes Council has awarded HW Martin Recycling Services a five-year, £4.5m contract.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/MiltonKeynesCouncilawardsrecyclingcontract.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:32 GMT10,000 tonnes of organic food waste generated by the public sector, across the North East.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/Publications/LatestNews/10000tonnesoforganicfoodwaste.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:32 GMTDerek Greedy, who has worked in both the public and private sectors of the waste and resources management industry for over 30 years, has been elected Junior Vice President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM).http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/MediaCentre/PressReleases_archive/PressReleases2009/PressRelease27feb09.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:25 GMTEfficient resource management is a priority for businesses and governments looking to secure a more sustainable future, tackle climate change and boost the balance sheet.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/MediaCentre/PressReleases_archive/PressReleases2009/PressRelease26Feb09.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:26 GMTIn front of over 100 invited guests, the new 2009/10 CIWM President Terry March was inaugurated yesterday at One Great George Street, Londonhttp://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/MediaCentre/PressReleases_archive/PressReleases2009/Pressrelease21Oct09.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:26 GMTFarid, one of Europe's leading municipal vehicle manufacturers, has announced that it has chosen Futuresource 2009 as the main showcase for its latest range of refuse collection and recycling equipment.http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/MediaCentre/PressReleases_archive/PressReleases2009/PressRelease07Jan09.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:26 GMT