Questions raised over Weekly Collection Support Scheme as deadline looms
The 16th March is the initial deadline for submission of expressions of interest in the government’s Weekly Collection Support Scheme. This is a challenge fund which will make up to £250m available to support local authorities in delivering better weekly …
EU Fines Consultation
Local authorities may be made to deal with fines over waste management and recycling which were previously levied at a National level. This is now the subject of a European consultation. Local authorities have been warned on a number of …
England’s recycling rate at 42%
Figures announced at the start of February for the first quarter of 2011/12 (April-June 2011) showed that 44% of household waste was sent for recycling, compost and reuse. When analysed over the course of the rolling year to minimise the …
Bristol Council getting tough on waste
Residents in Bristol are going to have to recycle more in order to efficiently deal with rubbish come the New Year. In 2012, the normal 240 litre black bins will be replaced with a smaller 180 litre version. That equates …
MEP’s vote for higher WEEE targets
The European parliament environmental committee has voted in favour of the weee recycling target eventually rising to 85%. The rise would be staged over several years with a target of 45% of material to be collected by 2016 and 65% …
Lord Taylor appointed as recycling minister
Lord Taylor of Holbeach has succeeded Lord Henley as minister for waste and recycling at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Lord Henley left the post at Defra to become crime prevention minister at the Home Office in …
Devon Council choose the best
WeeeCare, WasteCare’s WEEE compliance arm has recently won another tender to collect WEEE from Devon County Council. Hot on the heals of winning Telford and Wrekin in June, this contract further strengthens our development in the civic authority sector. The …
Schools out for summer
The plan to promote battery recycling in homes is gathering pace. BatteryBack has now taken delivery of 150,000 of battery boxes intended for use in the home. Already over 1000 schools (120,000 children) have asked to join the scheme. The …
Aluminium can recycling rates up
According to the latest figures from the European Aluminium Association the UK’s aluminium can recycling rates are getting a lot closer to the European average. The data shows that in 2009 the recycling rate for aluminum cans was 54 per …
WRAP calls on hospitality sector to take responsibility for waste
A report commissioned by WRAP has found that the hospitality sector could save up to £724m a year through a combination of waste prevention and diverting material from landfill to anaerobic digestion. The report, ‘The Composition of Waste Disposed of …
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