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World class manufacturers JCB hosted this year’s National Civic Amenity Site (NCAS) Conference at their prestigious Rocester facility in Staffordshire. Representatives from local authorities, waste management firms and suppliers from throughout the country enjoyed a choreographed demonstration of JCB material handling machines as well as a series of informative talks including one on ‘tricky and…
The amount of single use carrier bags used by customers at UK supermarkets rose from 8.1 billion in 2012 to 8.3 billion in 2013, according to the latest figures published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). This represents a 3.2% increase and is the fourth year running that the figures have shown a…
To reduce manual handling and improve efficiencies on battery sorting, the team at Normanton have developed a lifting device for the large drums that contain mixed batteries. This is a manually operated lifting device that eliminates the need to tie up a forklift truck and has reduced manual handling of the drums to a minimum…
A man accused of illegally exporting waste electrical goods to Western Africa has been sentenced to 16 months in jail by Snaresbrook Crown Court. Joe Benson, 54, of Loughton, Essex was sentenced for exporting 46 tonnes of hazardous waste to Nigeria, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo between September 2012 and…
The government has announced that the planned 5p levy for carrier bags is to go ahead in England in October 2015 as planned, but a proposed exemption for biodegradable bags has been placed on hold. Defra has stated that it had originally included the exemption in its proposals to ‘challenge to UK industry to produce…
Wastecare are proud sponsors of the Zero Waste Awards, a recognition scheme that organisations who are driving waste away from landfill can enter. The next deadline for entries is just 3 months away (midday, 1 Sept 2014)– join leading organisations, such as KP Snacks, United Biscuits, Kuhne & Nagel, Carlsberg UK, Portakabin and Mitie with…
The ongoing development of MRI scanners in our hospitals has had a life-changing impact for many thousands of people. Today, as new advanced models come on stream, there is now the problem with what to do with the old equipment. Advances have been so dramatic that there is next to no reuse market either in…
Last month WasteCare collected over a tonne of unwanted WEEE from a major bank, only to be told later that two hard-drives had been inadvertently discarded amongst the thousands of other units. Fortunately, thanks to WasteCare’s tracking system, the two hard-drives were quickly retrieved and returned to their rightful owner. It is another reminder that…
Having worked in partnership with Brakes for over 5 years, our service provision continues to go from strength to strength. In order to further develop the partnership, WasteCare are working with Brakes to promote a one-stop shop service offering for their UK client base, further increasing both oil collections and developing new recycling services from…
Broken crockery is not normally seen to be a major environmental hazard. However, if you have several hundred tonnes a year across 700 sites throughout Britain it could be a bit of a headache. For WasteCare it is an interesting challenge. The major retailer in question is now rolling out the WasteCare multi-site collection service,…
