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Fire contained at Blakely’s Waste Management in Wigan

Around 25 firefighters were called to deal with a blaze at Blakely’s Waste Management waste disposal and recycling site in Wigan.

Fines of £106,250 handed out to five defendants found guilty of illegally exporting waste to Brazil

Five defendants have been fined a total of £106,250 for their part in sending 89 40-foot containers of prohibited waste to Brazil.

Scrap metal recycler Eric France goes into liquidation

JKL (Wakefield) Ltd, which traded as Eric France Metal Recycling has gone out of business with the loss of 18 jobs and debts of £22 million.

WRAP launches plan to tackle waste at UK events

A new event industry roadmap initiative has been launched with the goal of no waste being sent to landfill by the end of the decade.

Chinese customs impose fines on waste imports and bans solid waste imports via Hong Kong

The Chinese Government has begun a crackdown on imports of secondary material that do not meet its specification.

Palm Recycling opens its new recycling facility in Liverpool

A new facility to serve the north west of England has been opened by Palm Recycling in Aintree, Merseyside.

Scrap Metal Dealers Bill becomes law

Metal recyclers will soon be subject to new law now that the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill has received Royal Assent to be come an Act of Parliament.

Labour to announce waste policy next month

The Labour Party will reveal its plans for recycling and waste next month if it wins the 2015 General Election.

Scrap metal company fined after bus hits employee

A scrap metal firm has been fined after an employee was badly injured when a bus swung into him while it was being lifted onto a truck.

MetalMatters reaches 1.9 million households in 2012

The MetalMatters campaign that aims to get households to recycle more metal packaging reached 1.9 million households across 31 local authorities in 2012.

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Cardboard / OCC (UK £)	82	92
Copper - Dry Bright (China US$)	7200	7400
HMS #1 (UK £)	195	210
LDPE Film 98/2 (China US$)	575	610
Natural PET Bottles (UK £)	280	310
Natural PET Bottles (China US$)	915	950
ONP (China US$)	180	220

Published on 24/10/2012

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