The 2012 calendar year saw a combined recycling and composting rate of 43.6 per cent being achieved by local authorities in England, according to Defra-published provisional data, a 0.6 per cent improvement on the previous 12 months – a development of interest to many of those recycling old computers, cardboard...
Ministers warned of imminent ‘waste infrastructure shortfall’
Collect and Recycle’s (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) clients may be interested to read that waste recycling industry representatives have voiced concerns that the UK could soon be “sleepwalking into a waste infrastructure shortfall”. They have consequently requested that an urgent review is carried out into the UK’s ability to meet its targets for...
Defra waste prevention paper draws negative response from recycling industry
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) launch of its consultation on its Waste Prevention Programme has already prompted organisations in the UK recycling industry to urge a more hands-on role from government after a first reading, Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) reports. Publication by the government of...
MRF operators receive safety guidance from HSE
Many of those businesses taking advantage of the waste recycling services of Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) will be interested to read that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has consulted with Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) forum to produce a report outlining the risks and hazards associated with material...
Defra confident of 2020 landfill targets being met
Defra has responded to concerns expressed by local authority waste heads about more substantial waste collections by councils and flattening recycling rates, by expressing confidence that it will meet 2020 landfill reduction targets, reports one of the leading waste disposal companies, Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com). This week (25 July) saw...
UK urged to ‘act now’ to increase reuse and recycling rates
The environmental charity Green Alliance has published a report by the Circular Economy Task Force, in which concern is expressed about UK recycling falling behind other countries in the absence of immediate action to secure material resources for reuse or recycling, a development that should interest many business clients of...
WEEE collection rate rises as tonnage falls
Provisional WEEE collection data now available via the website of the Environment Agency shows that there has been a rise in the collection rate for waste electricals, although there has also been a drop in the overall tonnage in the amount of collected WEEE, report IT recyclers Collect and Recycle...
WRAP begins move towards consultancy with new EU contract
Following the recent 40 per cent reduction in its budget as confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has begun its transition towards consultancy work, with the announcement that it is to embark on a three year resource efficiency...
Budgetary cuts for Defra and Environment Agency
Deep public sector cuts were widely expected by those in such areas as aluminium recycling in the recent spending review, and sure enough, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne confirmed a 10% cut in spending for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It looks like the Environment...
Environment Minister admits need for certainty for recycling investors
For many of the main players in IT recycling and related areas like Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com), much attention has been taken up lately by the CIWM Conference 2013, at which a range of influential speakers were present. Among them were Environment Minister Lord de Mauley and Shadow Environment Secretary...