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Since its early beginnings in 1980, the WasteCare Group (formally Silver Lining Industries Ltd) has been focused on maximising recycling and minimising waste. Initially specialising in recovering Silver from photographic, printing and x-ray waste the business helped customers reduce landfill and eliminate the disposal of hazardous and difficult waste. Although the environmental landscape has changed…
Just before Christmas, Valpak announced to electrical retailers that they had to get their cheque books ready to send yet more money to support the Distributor Take-back Scheme. If you paid up three years ago, don’t do it again until you have clicked here. Failure to do so may cost you as much as £21,996.44!!
BatteryBack is the leading Battery Compliance scheme in the UK and accounts for the majority of portable batteries collected and recycled in the country. This leading position has been cemented through the expansive rollout of over 20,000 free battery collection points in council sites, public buildings and private businesses throughout the UK. The BatteryBack project…
Operators of municipal waste incinerators are calling for glass from the bottom of the incinerators, known as “bottom ash” to count towards recycling figures. At present this is classed as an aggregate material and processed accordingly but does not constitute as packaging evidence. If successful, such a move could have a big impact on packaging…
Quality accreditations are not simply won to adorn walls and letter headings, they are an independent acclamation that a business or operation meets high industry standards. Modern accreditations require massive amounts of commitment and resources, however, they also allow customers to enjoy the peace of mind that a reputable accreditation provides. At the same time,…
The change in the law last year has been instrumental in altering attitudes towards “reuse” or more specifically the reuse of electrical appliances. Although, previously it was understandable, manufacturers and retailers were concerned about the risks associated with electrical goods reappearing on the market without proper controls and via unauthorised outlets; things have changed. With…
Data security is an integral part of modern life. Businesses and organisations of all sizes have a responsibility to ensure that sensitive and personal data is protected, controlled and made safe from escape. Data storage is becoming larger, more complex and more mobile (particularly with the rise in solid state disk technology), governments are imposing…
As a result of a coordinated effort by the Waste Management and Recycling team at Wm Morrisons, led by Charles Crowther and WasteCare’s own Security Department, two “fat” thieves have this month each been sentenced to two years in prison. The thieves have been stealing vegetable oil and chicken fat from a number of fast…
After two years of providing a successful and cost effective service, WasteCare’s major contract with Network Rail recently came up for renewal. The prestigious contract, which includes the waste management of over 400 nationwide sites and the treatment and recovery of numerous and varied hazardous and difficult waste streams, was fiercely contended. A winning combination…
The department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has this week begun the debate on the much vaunted recast WEEE Regulations. Expected to be set into law in 2014, BIS will be publishing a consultation paper in February 2013. Since they came into force in 2006, the WEEE regulations have been heavily criticised for burdening…
