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The recent vote in European Parliament on the recast of the WEEE Directive will mean an increase of the target for collecting WEEE to 85 per cent by 2016. In order to reach this higher target the UK is going to have to find new ways to make WEEE recycling easier for consumers, and to…
Guernsey’s household recycling figures for 2010 have just been released and show a significant increase. 12,122 tonnes of household waste was recycling during the year, up from 8,774 tonnes during 2009. However, the figures also revealed that the amount of household waste produced rose by 2,000 tonnes in the same period.. Public Services Deputy Minister…
Proposals to introduce a new collection target for waste electronics have been endorsed by the European Parliament. If agreed, the new collection target would be set at 85 per cent. In addition to this the new agreement would make producers and retailers responsible for funding the collection of WEEE from households. The proposals now have…
Researchers at Warwick University have developed a new method of recycling mixed plastics which currently go to landfill or are burned. The project is still in its early stages, but the team are now at a stage where they want to trial the scheme and are looking for a local tip where they can pilot…
In a report the European Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik has praised Europe for its progress in recycling but highlighted that there is still a lot of progress to be made. He commented that we all still have a long way to go before Europe could be classed as a recycling community. The latest figures show…
The latest recycling rates for Welsh local authorities have been released and Anglesey has come out top. They were closely followed by Denbighshire Council. However, Bridgend Council achieved the most, increasing recycling rates from 33 per cent in September 2009 to 51 per cent last year. Anglesey and Denbighshire councils recycled around 57 per cent…
A GMB Union study looking at recycling rates across the country’s local authorities has seen Staffordshire Morrlands District Council come out top. The best performing councils in the country are achieving 60 per cent plus recycling rates. But at the other end of the scale the authorities at the bottom of the table are only…
A union has claimed that if councils sent less rubbish to landfill they would be able to save more jobs. The GMB Union has been highlighting the difference in recycling figures across the country. As an example they have compared South Warwickshire who performed very well and North Warwickshire who are amongst the worst recyclers…
This is the question that many cash-strapped councils are asking themselves as they decide how to increase recycling rates and avoid heavy landfill tax levies. Highland Council are one such local authority who are considering this move as they are committed to reducing rubbish over the next year. In September 2009 Highland Council stated that…
The amount of plastic bottles collected from kerbside recycling has risen 27 per cent on previous years according to a survey carried out by Recoup and Nampak. They found that 215,576 tonnes of plastic bottles were collected through kerbside recycling schemes in 2009. This represents a rise of 46,610 tonnes on the previous year’s figure….
