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Bradford Metropolitan District Council has chosen WasteCare to take on its secure IT disposal programme. Bradford is already contracted with WeeeCare to handle all WEEE from its civic amenity site but the new contract will mean all IT equipment and WEEE from its entire estate will be handled by WasteCare. The council said a combination…
WasteCare is moving closer to its aim of being self-sufficient in renewable energy with the installation of solar voltaic cells at its recycling and reuse facilities in Normanton, West Yorkshire. Following extensive research in to the best way to reduce its dependency on fossil fuel-derived electricity, WasteCare has begun installing the 350kW solar voltaic cells…
In a communication to WEEE producer compliance schemes, the Environment Agency has published a quick guide to the storage and treatment of small mixed WEEE. The document covers the main storage and treatment requirements for small mixed WEEE (SMW) using best Available Treatment and Recycling Techniques (BATRRT). It is an internal document used as a…
University of Surrey has become the latest educational organisation to use WasteCare’s industry leading secure IT service. With over 15,000 students, Surrey University has a major responsibility to protect student’s personal data on its considerable population of computers. Most organisations understand the importance of protecting data from theft as well as electronic intrusion, however, many…
More stringent regulations covering the collection of waste packaging have been confirmed by the Environment Agency this week. Following a somewhat fraught consultation phase, the EA has confirmed the amendments to the (WM2) regulations. The consultation process was hastily conducted and without effective communication to processors or producers. This process has resulted in the regulations…
WasteCare compliments its fleet with two 35 tonne specialist urban trailers. In recent years, the composition of WasteCare’s customer base has changed considerably with many more companies from large towns and cities requesting waste collection services. Although WasteCare’s 200 strong fleet already consists of many different sized vehicles, the volumes of waste from smaller locations….
A £3.8 million fund for waste sorting, repair and recycling projects launched by the Scottish Government is now open. The Scottish Recycling Fund, which is designed to help businesses develop green infrastructure proposals, was announced by Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead at the recent ‘Safeguarding Scotland’s Resources’ conference in Edinburgh. The fund will make loans available…
Defra minister for farming, food and marine environment George Eustice has sought to allay fears that waste will be side-lined in the wake of cuts at the Environment Agency. The Camborne and Redruth MP said impending cuts to staff and recent flooding would not affect the Agency’s ability to address waste-related issues. Defra and the…
Constantly providing power to over 25 million homes can take its strain on the national infrastructure and the hardware that supports it. Thankfully the National Grid team are seasoned professionals at maintaining and servicing the vast amount of equipment throughout the UK. The side effect of this on-going effort is a build-up of used oil…
Company directors at recycling firm Wormtech have received suspended prison sentences for allowing “mountains” of rotting food and plant waste to pollute the countryside, a court heard. Wormtech Ltd directors Jacqueline Powell, 58, Jonathan Westwood, 38, and Robert Baynton, 42, were warned repeatedly by both the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to take adequate…
