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City Aims to Raise Recycling Rate from 6% Tuesday, 13:26 Recycling Point & New Contracts Launched by Mayor of Mobile, Alabama The City of Mobile, Alabama’s fourth largest city, has opened a new single stream recycling location in the parking lot of the City's Western Administrative Complex, in Langan Park. Read more …
Waste Disposal Levy of NZ$10 per tonne Among Lowest in Developed World 03.07.2017 15:12 Eunomia Report: New Zealand’s Recycling Rate Could Rocket with Levy Hike Transitioning to a waste disposal levy escalator process over a seven year period could increase New Zealand’s recycling rate from 28% to 60%, according to a report by Eunomia. Read more …
Ferrovial Services' Centre of Excellence for Cities to Lead 10.04.2017 12:26 Partnership to Boost Recycling Rate from London Flats Supported by Amey Public services provider Amey is to support a Ferrovial Services partnership that will look to tackle low recycling rates among people who live in the London’s flats. Read more …
Environmental Audit Committee to Look into Poor Recycling Rates 06.03.2017 14:05 Parliamentary Inquiry into Waste Coffee Cups & Plastic Bottles in UK The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the damage being caused by disposable drinks packaging – particularly the impact of plastic bottles and coffee cups. Read more …
Robust Enforcement of EPR Needed 20.02.2017 14:17 EU Bodies Unite in Call for Coalition to Boost Circular Economy The European Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament have joined forces to push the EU towards more ambitious waste management directives and a boosted circular economy action plan. Read more …
Dog Mess, Illegal Dumping and Poor Recycling Practices Targeted 17.02.2017 16:07 Pooper Snoopers Encouraged as Liverpool Mayor Clamps Down on Waste Crime The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has launched an initiative to crackdown on illegal waste dumping, residents who don’t recycle responsibly and dog walkers who don’t pick up their dogs mess. Read more … Facility to Boost State’s Glass Recycling Rate from 6% to 22% 16.02.2017 14:43 Momentum Recycling to Open 49,000 TPA Glass Recycling Facility in Colorado Salt Lake City based glass recycling firm, Momentum Recycling, is set to open a new bottle-to-bottle recycling plant near Northwest Parkway in unincorporated Boulder. Read more … WRAP Led Hospitality and Food Service Agreement 11.01.2017 16:26 Voluntary Three Year Food Waste Initiative Saves UK Businesses £67m UK businesses involved in the three year voluntary initiative to prevent food waste saved around £67 million from 2012 to 2015, according to the final report. Read more … Defra Figures Confirm Biffa Served Authority Best in England for Third Year 15.12.2016 14:37 66.6% Recycling Rate Keeps South Oxfordshire District Council Top of the Table For the third consecutive year South Oxfordshire District Council has kept its place at the top of the recycling league table in England with a recycling rate of 66.6%. Read more … Composting & Recycling Up 2% 2014-15 08.12.2016 13:43 REPORT: Universal Recycling Laws Paying Dividends in Vermont The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has released it’s first ‘Universal Recycling Status Report’ which found that recycling and composting increased by 11,793 tonnes from 2014 to 2015 – 2%. Read more … Rubicon Global to Software to Boost Recycling Rates & Collection Efficiency 07.12.2016 12:27 PPP Cloud Software Deal for Waste & Recycling in Atlanta Technology developer Rubicon Global is to enter a public private partnership with the city of Atlanta to will help the city to improve its residential waste and recycling services. Read more … Recycling Minerals as Well as Metals from WtE Bottom Ash 01.11.2016 13:38 IN DEPTH: Tackling Waste to Energy Ash With the increased quantities of ash being produced by waste to energy plants globally, comes a growing opportunity to recover not only metals, but also minerals from bottom ash. Read more …
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