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Recycling and waste management news
Hotel group target 80% recycling rate with UK waste partner | Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Morgans Hotel Group has awarded SWR a UK-wide waste management contract for its
boutique hotels including St Martins Lane in London. ...more details
Waste carpet a 'serious material resource' as diversion rates rise | Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Waste carpet is emerging as a serious raw material resource according to latest figures
that show 66,000 tonnes were diverted from landfill last year. ...more details
Weekly food waste collections eligible for Pickles £250m bin fund | Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Food waste collections will be covered by the Government's £250m fund to help restore household weekly bin rounds, which is now open for local authority applications. ...more details
Scottish landfill operator unveils cutting edge MRF/RDF facility | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
A £20m recycling and refuse-derived fuel facility is one step closer to going live in Scotland for the treatment of residual waste. ...more details
London restaurants opt for drinking straws ban to cut plastic waste | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
London restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to launch the UK's first 'Straw Wars' campaign in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic drinking straws by customers. ...more details
National Trust chooses Reconomy as waste partner | Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
The National Trust has appointed outsourcing firm Reconomy to manage waste across all of its properties for the next five years. ...more details
Nuclear fuel recycling boost could achieve 80% recovery level | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Researchers in Sweden are investigating ways to maximise the recycling of nuclear fuel for fourth-generation power systems. ...more details
Ford gears up to cut manufacturing waste by 70% | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Car manufacturing giant Ford has unveiled plans to slash landfilled waste across its European plants by 70% by 2016 as part of its new five-year sustainability strategy. ...more details
WEEE overhaul forces more takeback requirements on large retailers | Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Retailers will have to extend their takeback schemes for e-waste under new rules governing the WEEE Directive which have effectively strengthened producer responsibility requirements. ...more details
Manufacturers back tough EU measures to halve food waste by 2025 | Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Food manufacturers have welcomed EU proposals to deliver a coordinated strategy to halve the amount of food waste by 2025. ...more details
Europe could save billions by being more waste-compliant | Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
The European economy could save ?72bn a year if member states implemented EU waste legislation in full, according to a European Commission (EC) study. ...more details
Apple launches recycling cashback scheme in UK | Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Apple has extended its reuse and recycling programme to the UK, France and Germany in the form of a customer cashback scheme for old devices. ...more details
Recycled razor launch promises a greener shave | Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Schick has developed what it claims is the world's most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging. ...more details
Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half | Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of its facilities now sending zero waste to landfill. ...more details
Unilever launches food waste toolkit for restaurants | Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Unilever Food Solutions has developed a waste toolkit for catering venues and restaurants to help food service operators control their costs better. ...more details
Malaysian manufacturing giant invests £25m in flagship EfW plant | Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Malaysian manufacturer KNM Group Berhad is to take ownership of Peterborough's EnergyPark site, following the acquisition of land owner Poplar Investments. ...more details
ANALYSIS: Sony on track to eliminate waste by 2050 | Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Sony Corporation has exceeded its waste minimisation targets across all of its global business sites, achieving a 54% reduction rate in 2010 set against a 40% objective. ...more details
VIDEO: DuPont hits zero waste in building products division | Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
DuPont has achieved zero waste to landfill across all of its 15 global manufacturing and partner sites in its building innovations business.
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T-T Enviro's range of Separators | Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
T-T Enviro, a relatively young division of T-T, is already proving a great success, with its wide range of separators, mixers and heavy duty chopper pumps for Agricultural and Industrial applications including Bio-gas applications....more details
Micronics Filtration | Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Leading Specialist in Filter Presses - Filter Cloths - Filter Belts...more details
De-Icing Plant Keeps Commuters On The Rails | Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Preparing for the inevitable winter freeze is a major issue for train operators with stringent performance targets to keep the trains on time. ...more details
Industry's Most Burning Questions Answered by Keynote Speakers at World Biofuels Markets 2012 | Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Experts to discuss biofuels' role in transition to global bio-economy, project and technology funding, and impacts on global food supplies ...more details
