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The growth in demand for reliable, secure and cost effective data cleansing solutions is the reason for the WasteCare Group to open a new data destruction facility in Barking this week. Following a national agreement with the PHS Group, WasteCare are expanding their AssetCare division providing a full suite of IT recycling and data security…
In the wake of the General Election and the confirmation of a majority Conservative government, local authorities have warned that waste budgets could bear the brunt of council austerity. Andrew Bird, chair of the LARAC local authority recycling officer’s organisation, said he was concerned that recycling could be “way down the priority list” for councils…
The number of ministers working within the government’s environment department has been cut from four to three following the Conservative Party’s majority victory at the General Election. Although at the time of writing it has not been announced who will take on the waste and recycling brief at Defra, Liz Truss (pictured right) has retained…
PackCare is a key division of the Wastecare Group. Based in Leeds and with nationwide coverage, they supply a wide range of reconditioned UN-certified industrial containers ranging from 10lt up to 1000lt IBCs. Existing WasteCare clients not only get preferential transport rates but also enjoy competitive rates for all types of new and reconditioned containers….
As much as 90% of the waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) produced globally – roughly 369 million tonnes – may be illegally traded or dumped each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The figure comes in a report published by UNEP last month, titled ‘Waste Crimes – Waste Risks: Gaps in…
The EU Commission has announced that it will take Poland and Slovenia to the European Court of Justice for failing to meet the deadline to transpose the Waste Electrical and Electronic Waste (WEEE) Directive into their internal laws. Daily fines requested by the Commission stand at €71,610 (£51,000) for Poland and €8,408 (£5997) for Slovenia….
Scotland, which is seen by some recycling lobbyists as setting the pace in recycling, has through its Zero Waste Scotland organisation come up with proposals for deposits on drinks containers. Research for Zero Waste Scotland has suggested that a deposit scheme could work alongside the existing packaging waste legislation involving PRNs and has called for…
Don’t miss it! After the end of the first year of the government’s revised WEEE Regulations, letsrecycle.com is revisiting the subject of WEEE. Following the popularity and success of the first WEEE Conference in 2013, the event will take stock of how the changes have affected the industry across the board. The conference will offer…
Winners of the 2015 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management include telecoms giant O2 for phone recycling, a collection crew from Kensington & Chelsea and a recycling officer from South Bucks District Council. The Zero Waste Platinum Award went to the New York Bakery Co for its waste reduction and minimisation work. At…
The European Commission has launched a 12-week consultation on the policies that will define its “ambitious” circular economy package. The EU body will use the views of the stakeholders to prepare its revised plans for resource targets across Europe – with a new action due to be presented before the end of 2015. The consultation…
