Mr Norris last week (January 5) outlined proposals which could replace a large proportion of the current paper-based system for capturing waste transfer data with a "nationally-integrated" electronic system, which, subject to securing EU funding, could be developed from January 2011.
And, he claimed that the change could "considerably reduce" the administrative burden faced by business, the waste industry and Government in relation to collecting, handling and disposing of waste.
The government has published guidance to support operators of anaerobic digestion plants who want to inject biogas into the gas grid.
The document, entitled ‘Biomethane into the Gas Network: A Guide for Producers' has been developed following a Government commitment in the Renewable Energy Strategy in July to explain the gas regulatory system.
DECC claims that it will help producers of biogas, who may not have considered injecting it into the gas grid, to make an informed choice between the various marketing options.
Ten Hertfordshire councils are aiming to generate an extra £560,000 in revenue each year by jointly sending all their plastic, cans, glass and Tetra Pak cartons to two recycling firms.
The councils have signed two contracts, which commence on February 1 2010 and run for an initial period of two years, which will see them send recovered glass to Leeds-based recycling firm Berrymans and cartons, cans and plastic to Pearce Recycling in St Albans.
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