The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has used its 2012/13 annual report to express confidence in its future, despite the UK government having overseen “significant” cuts in its funding this year. Such a positive report should please many of those using Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) for services like cardboard...
BIS response to WEEE consultation won’t be published until September
The government will not release its response to comments made as part of its consultation on proposed changes to the producer compliance system for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) until ‘early’ September, many of those recycling old computers with Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) will be interested to read. The...
Government proposes lead acid battery clarification
Companies that turn to Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) for their electronic recycling needs will be interested to read of the government’s publication of proposals to address a discrepancy in which ‘portable’ batteries are defined – which has been claimed to result in lead acid batteries meeting a disproportionate amount of...
Landmark WEEE trial sees further sentence passed
The UK’s largest ever case concerning the illegal export of WEEE has continued with the sentencing of another defendant, after it was discovered by investigators that the court had been misinformed about his ability to pay financial penalties, report the electrical waste recycling specialists of Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com). At...
Recycling rate in England is now 43.6 per cent
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...