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IT equipment manufacturer HP has opened a reuse centre in Erskine, Scotland.

A planning application for a scrap metal recycling plant in Cheshire have been withdrawn by European Metal Recycling (EMR).

Ireland’s largest exporter of recycled paper and plastic waste has sealed a deal with China’s largest paper mill Wuxi Longchen Paper Co to supply recycled paper worth €500,000 (£401,554).

Exporters are reporting that the price paid for plastics by Chinese buyers has started to fall.

In this week's Waste to Energy, find out about a report that shows that renewables such as energy from waste could reduce the impact of energy price shocks, a fine for BiogenGreenfinch for AD digestate leak, Prince Charles opening Scottish AD plant, fourth consultation for Norfolk EfW and a look at a portable pyrolysis technology from PyroPure.

The European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) has called for reduced VAT rates to promote resource efficiency among a range of measures.

Metal business China Armco has seen both gross profit and revenue decline in the first quarter of 2012.

While US paper traders have previously found growth opportunities in the Chinese market, more recently the domestic market has shown more promise.

China’s leading manufacturer of recycled LDPE has reported that while revenues in the first quarter of 2012 increased by 14.35 per cent, year on year net income has decreased by 24 per cent.