18/09/2018
WEEE projects ‘fast-tracked’ for Fee funding
Two projects have been fast-tracked for funding worth nearly £1 million as part of a…
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17/09/2018
Coffey outlines waste strategy contents
Councils could have to pay back money to householders for bottles that residents put out…
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17/09/2018
Packaging experts back ‘more centralised’ PRN system
The government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging has recommended that reforms of the PRN system should…
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17/09/2018
Recycling rates in England ‘collapsing’
A number of English local authority sources have told letsrecycle.com they expect recycling rates to…
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14/09/2018
Waste chiefs optimistic at RWM
Two “big hitters” of the waste and recycling sector, David Palmer-Jones and Ian Wakelin, kicked…
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14/09/2018
European Parliament passes plastics strategy
A “positive” vote by the European Parliament yesterday (September 13) on an EU strategy for…
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14/09/2018
One set of sustainability indicators of benefit, says Cooke
A consistent set of ‘sustainability’ indicators would be of “clear benefit” for the recycling, resource…
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14/09/2018
North Yorks councils face cuts to recycling credits
District and borough councils in North Yorkshire may look to increase the charge for their…
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14/09/2018
Competition ‘drives value for money’ for waste collections
The Environmental Services Association has urged local authorities to utilise competition to “drive value for…
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13/09/2018
Plastic policy at centre of Biffa talk
The prospect of transforming the plastics system in the UK was at the centre of…
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