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Stop picking on householders
By John Oates of The Register
Published Wednesday 20th August 2008 11:42 GMT
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has said the government should do more to encourage businesses to recycle and reduce waste and take the focus away from householders.
Recent attempts to reduce domestic waste by weighing dustbins and banning carrier [...]
DEFRA STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP SEMINARS ON THE WASTE CARRIERS/STOP, SEARCH AND SEIZURE CONSULTATION
Defra launched a second consultation on 13 June 08 on Controls on the Handling Transfer and Transport of Waste.
The consultation closes on 8 September 2008. A small number of seminars are being held in August and September aimed at local authorities, the business community [...]
Cabbage stalks prompt garbage penalty
NORWICH, England, May 18 (UPI) –
Officials in Norwich, England, have tagged a man as a repeat recycling offender for placing cabbage stalks in his waste bin, the 73-year-old says.
Barry Freezer said after he placed the stalks of his homegrown cabbage into his garden waste bin, trash officials refused to empty the [...]
Veolia reports growth in “unfavourable” economy
The French utilities company which owns Veolia Environmental Services UK has posted strong financial results for 2007 - despite “unfavourable” market conditions.
Veolia Environnement has reported that in the year up until December 31 2007, its global revenue increased by 14% - from the equivalent of £21.7 billion in 2006 to [...]
“In a period in which the Group has implemented substantial changes in preparation for the pre-treatment regulations which came into effect at the end of October, we are pleased to report good growth in revenues, operating profit, adjusted earnings and free cash flow in the first half of this year”
Martin Bettington, Chief Executive Officer of [...]
By Chris Wickham (Richmond and Twickenham Times, UK)
Three truck loads of recycling materials were taken to landfill by the council’s contractors, the borough’s environment chief admitted this week, just days after he described the claims as a myth.
Two weeks ago Councillor Martin Elengorn, Richmond Council cabinet member for environment, strongly denied materials put out for recycling were being [...]
It’s coming soon - it is a major event and it is on 14th and 15th November, in Telford, UK, and the keynote address will be given by Ben Bradshaw MP, Environment Minister, Defra.
Tailor-made to provide solutions to the UK’s biggest waste problems, the LARAC Conference 2007 offers practical and strategic guidance to transform your [...]
Bumpy River: Officials in Prince George’s County, Md., recently deployed a floating trash trap in the Anacostia River to remove litter and debris from the waterway.
Based on technology developed in Australia, the Bandalong system collects refuse in nets. It costs $35,000 to $40,000, and if it works as it’s expected to, Prince George’s officials plan [...]
Waste firm Shanks has invested in a new recycling service for smaller volumes of commercial and industrial waste, ahead of new pre-treatment regulations coming into effect in October.
The Small Volume Recycling Service will allow Shanks customers to put mixed recyclables, paper, plastic, card, tins cans and plastic bottles into specially labelled containers to be recycled.
The [...]
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