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The LOOP

There have now been twenty three issues of LARAC's new magazine The LOOP


Issue 23 - Featuring Technology strategies, a pull-out guide to waste technologies, the latest from DEFRA's NTDP and an interview with Eunomia's Dominic Hogg


Issue 22 - Packaging - Packaging: The industry view, Innovative packaging design, The difference between compostable and degradable, Interview: Lush’s Ruth Andrade


Issue 21 - New Strategies, New Directions - LARAC Conference 2007, Conference overview, Interview: Lee Marshall, Trade Waste Collections, Recycling and Climatic Change


Issue 20 - CIWM perspective, Interview: Joan Ruddock, Focus on incentives, Conference scholarships


Issue 19 - Party politics round-up, Westminster in profile, John Vidal interviewed, Regional local government bodies


Issue 18 - Post-Year One LATS round up, Mark Shelton on trading in practice, Simon Thorne talks about trade waste. Retailers' packaging report


Issue 17 - Conference overview, Health and safety issues, Samantha MacBride interviewed and National REcycling Award winners


Issue 16 - Behavioural change tactics, Ben Bradshaw on pilot incentive schemes, Education case studies, Melanie Ducret of Waste Watch interviewed


Issue 15 - European legislation, Caroline Jackson MEP, Dutch WEEE systems,
Jean Piere Hennequart interviewed


Issue 14 - ODPM on planning, The technological answers, Peter jones interviewed and Processing kitchen waste


Issue 13 - Winter 2005 LARAC celebrates it's 20th Anniversary, Conference 2005, the History of Recycling, Recycling Award Winners and Nicola Buck interviewed


Issue 12 - Autumn 2005 Lichfield profile, WRAP glass project, Legistrative trends and how Bin chips boost participation


Issue 11 - Summer 2005 Jennie Price on PFI Contracts. Shropshire Waste Partnership. Barry Sheerman interviewed.
Innovation Forum: Two Tier Working


Issue 10 - Spring 2005 An interview with Craig Anderson. Waste minimisation. Packaging exploded and LARAC policy on LATS


Issue 9 - Winter 2004.......after the conference, with Elliot Morley interviewed, Conference sights and sounds, Green Procurement and Remade case studies.


Issue 8 - Autumn 2004 investigates the incentives and barriers to raising participation and how to get the public on board.


Issue 7 - Summer 2004 explores the three key steps to biowaste processing: collection, processing and marketing, as well as the legislative drivers.


Back Issues of The LOOP

Issue 6 - Spring 2004 "What are WEEE going to do about redundant tellys, fridges, computers ... Including an interview with Mark Barthel, WEEE Collection Case Studies, BANES Pilot Scheme, Legislation in Context.

Issue 5 - Winter 2003 Larac Conference 2003. Including interviews with Elliot Morley and Norman Baker, Variable Charging, High Rise Recycling in Newcastle and Implementing Zero Waste.

Issue 4 - Summer 2003 "So Where did it all go?" including Simon Mander on the £140 million, Challenge Fund Case Studies, The Spend £ for £ and Somerset Kerbside Expansion.

Issue 3 - Spring 2003 "Kerbside Special" including Kerbside case studies, Bins, Bags or Boxes?, North Cornwall, and Jeff Cooper on Kerbside.

Issue 2 - Winter 2002 Conference Special "Market Development" including interview with Michael Meacher, Conference Reports, Markets for Materials and Ray Georgeson.

Issue 1 - Autumn 2002 "Composting Issue" including Green Waste Collections, London Borough of Bromley, Composting techniques and Jane Gilbert on Composting.