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Members of the public have been urged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to use recycling points for disposing of batteries. Campaigns have been run to encourage the public to use recycling points The call to use recycling points comes in the wake of fires in household waste and recycling collection vehicles. And, battery…
If you have not yet planned to visit The Facilities Show at the Excel, London, read on….. We will be making our first appearance at the show with our omnibus of waste. We would like to extend a personal invitation to you to join us on stand P1100 for a coffee and a bun. If you…
Having helped the Partnership establish the WEEE recycling and reuse operation some six years ago, it was a great disappointment to lose it at renewal. However, following a six month tender process WasteCare are delighted to confirm they have again been awarded the John Lewis WEEE contract. Up against stiff competition from five major WM companies,…
Q1 packaging recycling data suggests that processing of plastics, wood and steel has increased in the first quarter of 2017 compared to last year’s figures. Published on the National Packaging Waste Database, the provisional data shows how much packaging waste has been recycled or exported during the first quarter of the year. The data indicated…
Local authority household waste recycling centres, otherwise known as the ‘dump’ or the civic amenity site continue to be in the news. While many have imposed restrictions on trade waste or actively seek commercial materials, crackdowns on illegal use continue as have moves to charge the public for d-i-y waste. Now, however, the Department for…
A report commissioned by the Environmental Services Association Educational Trust (ESAET) and ESA has put forward a series of recommendations for the government to improve efforts to tackle waste crime. Rethinking Waste Crime, which was written by consultancy firm Eunomia and supported by the ‘Right Waste Right Place’ campaign, states that waste crime in England…
Despite pledges that it will still invest in the waste and recycling sector, some concerns have been raised after the sale of the Green Investment Bank to the global banking firm Macquarie Group in a deal worth close to £2.3 billion. GIB, which is wholly-owned by government was set up in 2012 to provide matched…
On April 20 a series of raids were made by police and the Environment Agency over alleged illegal waste operations in England. Two arrests were made following the raids at sites in Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Hertfordshire. With waste crime remaining a major issue in the sector, to the detriment of councils, the public and regulated…
Ahead of the publication of General Election manifestos and associated policies, a number of trade associations have called for political parties to consider issues such as action on waste crime, household recycling consistency and support for separate food waste collection. Among them, the ESA has outlined four key recommendations that it is highlighting to politicians…
