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WasteCare has agreed a deal in principal with Devon Waste Management to build a TV dismantling plant in Exeter. Capable of processing the entire output from the SW peninsular, the plant will substantially reduce transport and Carbon footprint. The plant is planned to open later this year and will initially benefit from the switch to…
With impressive contracts such as retail outlets and leisure company Gala Bingo, Northampton-based Willow Communications constantly strive to deliver the most up to date technology to their clients. Given the high turnover of electronic communication equipment required to maintain the high demands for modern technology, Willow Communication need a WEEE collection partner that can meet…
Sita is the third company recently to highlight the issue of fraudulent emails. Viridor issued a warning at the end of last year. The fraudsters send out an email purporting to be from a legitimate source offering to buy or sell recyclate at apparently highly attractive prices. The emails often have a zipped file attached…
Chris Holmes, who holds the waste portfolio at the government’s Green Investment Bank, has said the UK still needs more waste infrastructure facilities. Chris Holmes has emphasised the importance of waste infrastructure His comments come in the face of differing views over how many new facilities the UK needs to continue to better treat waste,…
In an interesting case involving an appeal over a proposal to withdraw an environmental permit, the Planning Inspectorate has upheld a decision by the Environment Agency. The case involved the operation of a waste site in Dudley, the Oakham Environmental Waste & Recycling Centre, which ran a waste transfer station and skip business at Oak Farm,…
Yorkshire’s own Ecofair attracted record numbers of delegates last month. Peter Hunt, WasteCare’s MD joined a panel of academics and recyclers to spread the message on the growing importance of the circular economy and answer questions to an enthusiastic audience. The Leeds Ecofair proved to be a very popular event WasteCare’s own iconic Silver Lady…
WasteCare is proud to be a part of Europe’s largest construction project. London’s CrossRail construction is creating 100km of new track, 42 kms of tunnel, 10 new stations and will eventually carry over 200 million passengers a year. WasteCare is playing its part in the capital’s CrossRail at King’s Cross Costing a staggering £14.8 billion,…
“Wastecare have provided our business with a very good level of service in the fields we utilise them. Due to operational requirements within our business over recent years Wastecare have provided a reactive drop off and collection service, as well as their planned service for us, and they have always tried to accommodate our requests,…
Sarah Whittaker and her CylinderCare team have this week secured a contract with Kier Group for collecting gas cylinders from North Somerset CA sites. CylinderCare has already secured over 70% of the market for repatriating unwanted gas cylinders. Theft and the illegal export of valuable cylinder assets has plagued the bottled gas sector for many…
Electrofarm, WasteCare’s online shop for refurbished household appliances, has now been accredited with eBay Platinum status with sales growing by over 40% in the last three months. Since the launch early last year, Electrofarm.co.uk has attracted increasing numbers of customers and sales every month. Loretta Burton who heads the CustomerCare Team expressed satisfaction in that…
