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New Hazardous chemical classifications come into force today (June 1). The European Classification, Labelling & Packaging (CLP) Regulations will take effect in the UK bringing us in line with the rest of the world. As part of the Global Harmonisation System (GHS) standardising chemical classifications, these new regulations form part of a United Nations agreement back in…
The amount of WEEE being generated across the globe reached around 41.8 million tonnes in 2014, and is due to reach close to 50 million tonnes before the end of the decade, research published by the UN suggests. These are among the findings contained in the annual ‘Global E-Waste Monitor’ report published by the United…
As a Group, we always strive to provide the highest level of customer service, it is great to know the customers are happy with our service – AssetCare Key Account Manager Ali West recently visited A4E to review our service and to identify further opportunities. Alex Brookes (Service Asset & Configuration Manager for A4E) previously…
In response to a 40% increase in used cooking oil volumes across the country so far this year, WasteCare have this month added a Revolution 2000 to their Leeds production facility. With an output of 7000 kg an hour the facility can now handle all types of edible fats and oils to produce high quality…
Keeping data secure is a big challenge for any company. Both physical and technological barriers can be employed to protect data stored on company devices, however, ensuring the data is safe once the devices are retired is something frequently overlooked when choosing an asset disposal service provider WasteCare were delighted to showcase their “AssetCare” service recently…
A notable decline in scrap metal prices led to a drop in the value of waste and recycling to the UK environmental goods and services sector between 2010 and 2012, the Office for National Statistics has reported. The green economy is now under further pressure as European governments put the environment on the back burner….
For those with significant volumes of packaging waste – metal, glass, plastics and paper – the latest data for the UK’s packaging waste recycling system, based on PRNs, made interesting reading. For example, they showed that changes to scrap metal protocols appeared to have led to a shortfall in the amount of aluminium packaging recovered…
All the major political parties have outlined their plans for the waste and recycling sector in advance of next week’s General Election. Among the ideas put forward are proposals for higher recycling rates, a review of resource security, a tax on energy from waste and increased borrowing powers for the Green Investment Bank. Coalition partners…
Hesseldon Hospital is one of hundreds of clients that has welcomed WasteCare’s recent intervention at ACR (Appliance Care Recycling) Ltd in Colchester. ACR became another victim of last year’s changes in the WEEE Regulations. Revenue from expected evidence sales failed to materialise as contracts were torn up by some compliance schemes and their intermediaries. Fortunately…
Photographs show one of west-Africa’s vast electronic graveyards where tonnes of used and unwanted appliances from all over the world are being dumped every year. Computers, microwave and fridges are just a few of the electronic items which are are being illegally exported to African countries and dumped in landfills in Ghana because “it costs…
