Archive: Recycling And Waste Disposal

Easter egg packaging as wasteful as ever

Confectionary giants have done nothing to cut down on the amount of wasteful packaging on Easter eggs, a prominent MP has found.

Scotland's new electoral map could boost the SNP's Westminster presence

Magazines told to scrap 'fad diets'

Councils urged to cut bin days to boost recycling

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RHA: Recycling and Waste Management 2012

Brian Cox, Alistair Campbell, Lord Deben and James Woudhuysen speak about resource efficiency and waste management solutions.

CPA: Construction Waste Stats show progress in reducing waste to landfill

The latest construction industry waste figures show that the industry is continuing to make good progress with regard to reducing the amount of construction and demolition waste going to landfill, even allowing for the decline in construction activity due to the recession. The latest figures, published today, show that since the baseline figure was established in 2008, construction and demolition waste to landfill has reduced by 1.87 million tonnes. The industry is therefore on target to meet the halving waste to landfill target for these two particular waste streams.

FSB: Waste Review must resolve lack of SME access to waste and recycling services once and for all

FSB research shows that nine in 10 businesses would recycle more if they had access to better facilities

British Glass: Glass recycling exceeds expectations

Figures from the National Packaging Waste Database showed that the UK recycled 1,613,000 tonnes of packaging glass - an increase of around 150,000 tonnes in twelve months. The result of this success is that the UK has successfully met the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive of 60%.

Weekly bin collections to return

Weekly bin collections are to return in April

Weekly bin collections are set to return after ministers came up with £250 million of funding ahead of the Conservative party conference.

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Blears touts community contracts

Councils and residents to agree best practice

The government wants councils to promise to improve local areas in return for local residents agreeing to cooperate.

Fly-tipping threat 'ignored'

The Environment Agency is concerned about fly-tipping increases

The government is ignoring the Environment Agency's (EA) concerns about the impact its 'pay-as-you-throw' proposals will have on fly-tipping, it has emerged.

'Pay as you throw' bin taxes given green light

Households in five areas of the country will be the first to trial controversial 'pay as you throw' bin taxes.

Livingstone slams 'disastrous' bin taxes

Livingstone warns pay as you throw plans 'flawed'

Government plans for 'pay as you throw' bin taxes are "flawed" and would not work in the capital, the mayor of London has said.

Brown halts controversial bin taxes

Benn stopped from backing 'pay as you throw'

Downing Street has been accused of halting plans for a 'pay as you throw' bin tax in a bid to avoid further criticism.

Recycling bins to hit the High Street

People should be encouraged to recycle while out and about, the government has said.

Councils urged to cut bin days to boost recycling

Alternate week councils boost recycling by 30%

Adopting fortnightly bin collections enables councils to increase recycling rates by nearly a third, a Local Government Association (LGA) report has concluded.