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24 May 2013
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Cherwell Council WEEE figures, cooking oil fire, Environment Agency arrests three men and more

 
Wales recycled 52 per cent of waste in 2012
Welsh councils recycled, reused or composted 52 per cent of municipal waste in 2012, new figures show.

 
Random sampling
With co-mingling here to stay, MRFs will remain an integral part of the UK recycling scene. But how can they deliver the right quality of material? Will Simpson finds out if the proposed MRF Code of Practice sampling regime is up to the task

 
Family ran ‘massive’ illegal waste operation
Eight members of an extended family admit running a ‘massive’ illegal waste operation in Cornwall.

 
Waste exports need ‘greater enforcement’
Industry calls for ‘greater enforcement efforts’ on waste exports, in response to Defra’s shipment of waste consultation.

 
ScotRail launches ‘major’ recycling trial
Transport body ScotRail launches ‘major’ trial at Scottish railway stations to encourage people to ‘recycle on the go’.

 
Half of UK local authorities now collect cartons
Half of all UK local authorities now offer kerbside recycling collections for drink cartons, ACE UK figures reveal.

 
Transparency all round
Smurfit Kappa’s Simon Weston on why reprocessors should also be willing to embrace material sampling

 
Banbridge recycling change judicial review
The judicial hearing into the legality of Banbridge Council’s decision to bring recycling service ‘in house’ continues.

 
Scottish MRF to close due to low recyclate value
Avondale’s Polmont materials recovery facility is set to close due to falling ‘volume and value of recyclates’.

 
 

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