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WEEE banks have proved a popular choice for increasing B2C WEEE collections with both recyclers and councils throughout the country. During the past 5 years, WasteCare has also used these banks to optimise electrical collections, placing banks in different locations and measuring the collection volumes. In the most recent of these initiatives, 4 WEEE collection…
When an articulated vehicle is involved in a full speed accident on the motorway, the devastation caused can be massive. This was the case last week when 2 lorries collided on the M4 causing the busy motorway to be closed for 10 hours. Fortunately no one was hurt during the incident, however the crash had…
Research published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has suggested there is a ‘strong appetite’ for electrical product reuse among consumers despite continued preference for buying new. The study into resource efficient business models found consumers were interested in using repair, rental, and trade-in services, therefore contributing to a more circular economy. But,…
In 1995 a French-born Iranian-American computer programmer started a small auction website, 18 years later, Ebay now has over 15,000 employees and a revenue of more than $7.7 billion, selling virtually anything to anyone on the planet. It is therefore all the more surprising when a new product appears. In fact last month PackCare launched…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has confirmed that Liberal Democrat MP Dan Rogerson will replace Lord de Mauley as the new Waste and Resources Minister Mr Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall, takes over the waste brief following the cabinet reshuffle, while Lord de Mauley will now focus on biodiversity and the natural…
Moving offices is in many cases a time consuming and costly affair and the waste left behind is usually the last thing on the companies mind and often dealt with as an afterthought. WasteCare has developed a cost effective and efficient service to help companies deal with the challenge, however large. This was the case…
Consumer goods giant Unilever and retailer Tesco have called for a more ‘joined-up approach’ across the supply chain in order to tackle food waste in the UK. Speaking at WRAP’s annual conference in London last week (November 7), Amanda Sourry, UK and Ireland chair at Unilever, said that “fractured” offerings of waste services across the…
Although there has been recent controversy surrounding the country’s struggling energy infrastructure, there is no doubt that energy companies are investing heavily in new capacity. In the past few months WasteCare has seen the benefit of this growth, securing collection contracts with 20 new energy sites spread across the British Isles. The recycling service incorporates…
A Darlington-based skip hire firm and four directors and employees have been convicted of multiple waste crimes, following a 10-week trial at Teesside Crown Court. Albert Skip Hire Ltd, manager Raymond Anthony Stewart and his brother company director Paul Stuart Shepherd were convicted on Friday (November 8), following an investigation by the Environment Agency. Raymond,…
WEEE compliance schemes will be subject to mandatory collection targets from January 2014 under plans to overhaul the way that producers of electronic goods pay for the treatment of waste electricals. The measures were announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in its response to the consultation on bringing the requirements of…
