Volume 1, Issue 6, 29th November 2005
31 Alloa Business Centre
Whins Road
Alloa FK10 3SA
14/12/05, Stirling
Free to members
Free to members (£50 otherwise)
EPA Ireland issues Licenses for Commercial Waste Incinerators to Indaver
8/12/05 Alloa
The RAGS AGM will be To be held at 1pm on the 14 December 2005 at The Attic Room, The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. All members are invited to attend and nominated representatives should by now have received their formal notification of the agenda. The deadline for submission of resolutions and for nomination of members to the RAGS executive must be returned to the RAGS office by the 7th of December.
Click here for a copy of the AGM notice as issued on 14th November 2005
In recognition of the distance some of our members will be coming, we have joined forces with Intelligent Waste Solutions to provide our members with a free special and hazardous waste workshop, to be held at the Tolbooth immediately before the AGM (from 11:30 to 13:00). Just show up- no need to book! Non members can also attend, but at the bargain price of £50. If you are interrested in learning more about the constraints of special & hazardous waste legislation on business, or have a special & hazardous waste problem, this workshop will provide you with an opportunity to meet with experts in the field.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published a new guidance document on Planning for Sustainable Waste Management. Although this applies to South of the Border, it makes an interesting read and is a companion guide to Planning Policy Statement 10.
Wrap is to scrap its work on real nappies and focus efforts in other directions.
The Scottish Executive is consulting on proposals to codify Schedule 3 to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (as amended). Responses must be returned to Gary Gray at Waste Regulation Team by the 17th of February 2006. The Schedule gives details of the various waste management activities which are exempted from the requirements for a full Waste Management Licence . Changes are proposed to the exemptions, to ensure that any exemptions which apply to special (that is, hazardous) wastes.
The latest statistics published by on 17/11/05 show that Scotland is on course to meet its recycling targets!
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SEPA: NWS Highlands
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A Scottish local authority has been fined £2000 for failing to inspect waste arriving at landfill site
SEPA has released the National Waste Strategy - Area Annual Progress Report for the Highlands,
- Fly tipping of asbestos waste near Montrose - information sought from public
Consultation: Renewables Obligation Scotland Review
Packaging: Boots agree deal
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland), or ROS, is the Scottish Executive's main policy instrument for delivering more renewable electricity generating capacity in Scotland. This consultation builds on a consultation earlier this year.
High street retailer Boots has signed a three-year deal with Excel's environmental compliance solutions unit to assist with its legal requirement to recycle packaging waste.
Market Prices : PRN
The Environment and Rural development committee of the Scottish Parliament will be considering a further draft report on the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill on the 30th November.
This Market report for the week ending
November 25th 2005 is brought to you courtesy of
The Environment Exchange
Paper traded between £12.75 and £10.00 in very good volume, closing at £10.00, down £3.00 from last week's close.
Glass traded from £13.50 down to £12.50 in good volume, down £2.00 from last week's close.
Plastic traded between £39.00 and £40.00 in good volume, closing at £40.00, unchanged from last week's close.
Steel traded from £187.50 up to £189.00 in fair volume, down £9.00 from last week's close.
Recovery traded at £2.75 in modest volume, down 25p from last week's close.
Wood traded at £13.00 in modest volume, unchanged from last week's close.
Aluminium traded between £240.00 and £250.00 in light volume, closing at £250.00, up £5.00 from last week's close.
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Paper: Not enough recycled content in tissues?
WWF claims that all five of europe's biggest tissue manufactures are not using enough recycled material in their products.
Ireland: EPA Ireland issues Licenses for Commercial Waste Incinerators to Indaver
Indaver (ireland) have received the first two licences for commercial waste incinerators in Ireland.
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