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Waste & Recycling News
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Weekly food waste collections eligible for Pickles £250m bin fund - 
Food waste collections will be covered by the Government's £250m fund to help restore household weekly bin rounds, which is now open for local authority applications.
Scottish landfill operator unveils cutting edge MRF/RDF facility - 
A £20m recycling and refuse-derived fuel facility is one step closer to going live in Scotland for the treatment of residual waste.
London restaurants opt for drinking straws ban to cut plastic waste - 
London restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to launch the UK's first 'Straw Wars' campaign in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic drinking straws by customers.
National Trust chooses Reconomy as waste partner - 
The National Trust has appointed outsourcing firm Reconomy to manage waste across all of its properties for the next five years.
AD project will help fund small-scale operators - 
A project to encourage greater uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD) technologies among rural and small businesses has been launched.
ANALYSIS: Retailers fall short in tackling supply chain waste - 
Retailers are still finding their supply chains a challenge when it comes to reducing waste, despite making good progress within their own internal operations.
Nuclear fuel recycling boost could achieve 80% recovery level - 
Researchers in Sweden are investigating ways to maximise the recycling of nuclear fuel for fourth-generation power systems.
Ford gears up to cut manufacturing waste by 70% - 
Car manufacturing giant Ford has unveiled plans to slash landfilled waste across its European plants by 70% by 2016 as part of its new five-year sustainability strategy.
WEEE overhaul forces more takeback requirements on large retailers - 
Retailers will have to extend their takeback schemes for e-waste under new rules governing the WEEE Directive which have effectively strengthened producer responsibility requirements.
Manufacturers back tough EU measures to halve food waste by 2025 - 
Food manufacturers have welcomed EU proposals to deliver a coordinated strategy to halve the amount of food waste by 2025.
Europe could save billions by being more waste-compliant - 
The European economy could save €72bn a year if member states implemented EU waste legislation in full, according to a European Commission (EC) study.
Apple launches recycling cashback scheme in UK - 
Apple has extended its reuse and recycling programme to the UK, France and Germany in the form of a customer cashback scheme for old devices.
Recycled razor launch promises a greener shave - 
Schick has developed what it claims is the world's most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging.
Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half - 
Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of its facilities now sending zero waste to landfill.
Unilever launches food waste toolkit for restaurants - 
Unilever Food Solutions has developed a waste toolkit for catering venues and restaurants to help food service operators control their costs better.
Malaysian manufacturing giant invests £25m in flagship EfW plant - 
Malaysian manufacturer KNM Group Berhad is to take ownership of Peterborough's EnergyPark site, following the acquisition of land owner Poplar Investments.
ANALYSIS: Sony on track to eliminate waste by 2050 - 
Sony Corporation has exceeded its waste minimisation targets across all of its global business sites, achieving a 54% reduction rate in 2010 set against a 40% objective.
VIDEO: DuPont hits zero waste in building products division - 
DuPont has achieved zero waste to landfill across all of its 15 global manufacturing and partner sites in its building innovations business.
T-T Enviro's range of Separators - 
T-T Enviro, a relatively young division of T-T, is already proving a great success, with its wide range of separators, mixers and heavy duty chopper pumps for Agricultural and Industrial applications including Bio-gas applications.
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