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Secretary of state refuses Bedford energy-from-waste facility project
03rd April, 2012, Waste PlanningEric Pickles has overruled the recommendation of a planning inspector and has refused permission for a 120,000 tonne capacity energy-from-waste facility near Bedford.
The way forward for new waste infrastructure
03rd April, 2012, Waste PlanningThe UK is making great progress in achieving higher levels of recycling but we still continue to landfill around 24Mt of commercial, industrial and household waste in England each year. We have comparable levels of recycling to the better performing ...
Wave of proclamations aim to simplify planning rules
03rd April, 2012, Waste PlanningIt was a week of proclamations. In a rush of legislation and guidance, both the budget and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have launched themselves into the planning arena.
Multiple media offer instant access to range of messages
08th February, 2012, Waste PlanningHigh quality and timely data have always been important for making sound business strategies yet information has been rare where the waste sector is concerned. Now a host of new information tools and sources are being made available to waste professi...
Informatives on a planning permission present opportunities for legal disputes
08th February, 2012, Waste PlanningOn issuing a planning consent, waste planning authorities and waste developers usually concentrate on the planning decision notice's conditions and its reasons for grant, their adequacy and appropriateness often forming the basis of a legal challenge...
Are we wasting a golden renewable opportunity?
01st February, 2012, Waste PlanningDespite efforts to reduce waste in the UK, we still send millions of tonnes of it to landfill each year. Yet many of these waste streams contain a high proportion of renewable materials which cannot be recycled or reused, such as leftover food, disca...
Green Policy in the midst of the debt crisis
24th January, 2012, Waste PlanningRather than being seen as a further obstacle to business during a time of financial worry, resource efficiency policy can create growth by encouraging more efficient methods of working and use of materials.
Odour - a challenge associated with landfill sites
09th December, 2011, Waste PlanningThe government's waste strategy, combined with an increasing need and willingness to recycle waste, is driving an unprecedented growth in the UK materials recycling and composting industry. As laudable as this is, it is vital for both existing and po...
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