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This year’s RWM show was a great success with thousands of companies attending to find out more about the world of recycling and the many developments in our industry. Amongst the looming machinery and throng of attendees it was hard to miss the new addition to the show, our very own “Silver Lady”, the WasteCare…
The WasteCare sponsored Zero Waste Awards were introduced 2 years ago by LetsRecycle and address the growing demand for the environmental industry to reduce landfill and maximise the waste hierarchy. Windles, based in Buckinghamshire, is a versatile and focused manufacturer in the creative printed products sector of the graphics industry. The company has a strong…
“Not yet there”, is the answer on the progress of the long awaited WEEE2 regulations. The latest deadline has passed and there is no sign of white smoke yet above Whitehall. We have held off this bulletin, expecting news last week and have now been told to expect an announcement at the end of this…
Although many recyclers provide bespoke solutions in their own right, it is often the case that a mixture of waste management suppliers provides the perfect solution. This month WasteCare have teamed up with Wheeldon Brothers Waste Management to ensure the re-use and recycling of electrical waste. Wheeldon Brothers of Bury, Greater Manchester collect and accept…
The infrastructure provided by local councils often ensures the safety and security of the public on a day to day basis. This vast and varied mix of buildings, vehicles and fixtures in many cases requires daily upkeep and care which when replacement is eventually necessary leads to unwanted waste which can often be tricky to…
A ban on sending plastic waste to landfill must be the ‘last step’ in a long term strategy to reduce the amount of the material that is sent to landfill, plastics recyclers have argued The comments came in response to calls for a continent-wide ban by Europe’s local authorities, represented by the European Committee of…
The Government will look at the viability of introducing hedging to the market for recovered materials, in a move it said would stabilise prices and reduce the impact of fluctuations in overseas demand. According to Defra, hedging – the practice of buying and selling commodities on the basis of future prices – would help to…
A five pence mandatory charge for single use carrier bags will be introduced from Autumn 2015. Last year, over 7bn carrier bags were issued by supermarkets in England and the Government says that far too many of these ended up in landfill, blighted streets and rivers killed wildlife, which costs tax-payers millions of pounds to…
Weekly food waste collections are set to be scrapped from 2014 in Wychavon, Worcestershire, in a bid to save the district council an estimated £550,000 per year. Wychavon district councillors voted in favour of withdrawing the service from January 10 2014 at a meeting of the Executive Board earlier this month, but a final decision…
Last week WasteCare’s main reuse facility in Normanton played host to the members of the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances. The monthly meeting allows the association members to discuss on-going strategy and address key challenges arising within the industry. After expressing interest in the UK leading facility at Normanton, WasteCare were given the opportunity…
