Oxfordshire Council considers officer recommendation to allow importation of waste to restore Woodeaton Quarry
Oxfordshire County Council has considered a report recommending approval of a proposal to import inert waste to restore a disused quarry.
Persistent complaints about unpleasant odours create both technical and financial challenges for a business.
Jonathan Whiteley, waste and sustainability leadership manager, ADAS
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Wales sets course on zero waste
05th April, 2012, Waste PlanningMeasures are being put in place to secure the Welsh government's aim of achieving zero waste and reducing the country's environmental footprint, Brian Mayne and Adam Read explain
Funding for laminate recycling
04th April, 2012, Waste PlanningTechnology company Enval has attracted further backing for the commercialisation of its technology for the recycling of plastic and aluminium laminate packaging. Alison Carter reports
Lincolnshire plans ahead for waste
04th April, 2012, Waste PlanningPublic opposition and funding difficulties make delivery of energy-from-waste facilities an obstacle course. However, one council has successfully worked its way through planning and procurement, Andrew Woolcock and Matthew Collings explain
Where are we now and what's ahead?
04th April, 2012, Waste PlanningThe "duty to cooperate", how local authorities should manage radioactive waste, regional self sufficiency and capacity were amongst the subjects discussed at Waste Planning's and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management recent joint masterclass...
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Need for low level radioactive waste disposal at Keekle Head Opencast Coal Site, Cumbria in doubt
18th May, 2012, Waste PlanningA report recommending refusal of an application for the creation of a 1,000,000m3 facility for the disposal of low level and very low level radioactive waste over an operational life of 50 years has been placed before Cumbria County Council.
Inert waste recycling and disposal facility in Cumbria gets favourable recommendation
16th May, 2012, Waste PlanningCumbria County Council has considered a recommendation to allow the relocation of a waste recycling facility and the extension of the site to enable the disposal of waste in the southern part of Goldmire Quarry.
HWRC in Lincolnshire given favourable recommendation
14th May, 2012, Waste PlanningLincolnshire County Council has approved an application for a household waste recycling centre (HWRC) subject to a legal agreement requiring road signage and funding for highway maintenance.
Latest Legislation & Guidance
- Statutory instruments issued 2nd December 2011 - 16th February 2012
- SR 212 - Pollution Prevention and Control (Amendment) Regs (N. Ireland) 2011.
- Devon minerals and waste LDF - Waste Core Strategy
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham - Joint Waste
- Gloucestershire Minerals & Waste LDF - Waste Core Strategy
- Hertfordshire County Council - Waste Site Allocations
- Kent Minerals & Waste LDF - Waste & Minerals Core Strategy
- Continuation of composting operation at Sturgate Airfield approved following concern about procedure
- WTS in former quarry would not cause road safety issues, North Yorkshire Council is advised
- Lincolnshire County Council defers AD proposal to give further consideration to the size of the tanks
- Devon IBA recycling proposal refused due to concern about amenity impacts
- Agricultural land improvement using inert waste allowed
- Essex County Council refuses to allow use of B2 site for waste recycling
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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.
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