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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….
WasteCare Group ensures NCP completes its national switchover with 100% recycling. Recent innovations in lighting have seen the technology behind the lighting become steadily more efficient, firstly with energy saving bulbs allowing bulbs to last for many years longer and then more recently with LED bulbs supplying light lasting for double the time at a…
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and suppliers a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Against the cloudy backdrop of recession, the waste management industry has been making slow but noticeable progress over the past 12 months. As well as showing signs of recovery, the industry is also channelling…
The key to good customer service is a customer orientated approach throughout all departments, whether it be drivers on the road or the sales team helping to solve customer’s challenges. WasteCare are constantly investing in a structure which supports the customer throughout the process. With this in mind, the company has recently recruited 2 key…
It is often the case that when a collection is requested, it is to address an immediate problem, however, in many cases when WasteCare arrives, the driver can instantly identify a number of other waste streams ready for collection. This was the case recently when a large aviation manufacturer requested 2 collections for rags and…
WEEE banks have proved a popular choice for increasing B2C WEEE collections with both recyclers and councils throughout the country. During the past 5 years, WasteCare has also used these banks to optimise electrical collections, placing banks in different locations and measuring the collection volumes. In the most recent of these initiatives, 4 WEEE collection…
When an articulated vehicle is involved in a full speed accident on the motorway, the devastation caused can be massive. This was the case last week when 2 lorries collided on the M4 causing the busy motorway to be closed for 10 hours. Fortunately no one was hurt during the incident, however the crash had…
In 1995 a French-born Iranian-American computer programmer started a small auction website, 18 years later, Ebay now has over 15,000 employees and a revenue of more than $7.7 billion, selling virtually anything to anyone on the planet. It is therefore all the more surprising when a new product appears. In fact last month PackCare launched…
Although there has been recent controversy surrounding the country’s struggling energy infrastructure, there is no doubt that energy companies are investing heavily in new capacity. In the past few months WasteCare has seen the benefit of this growth, securing collection contracts with 20 new energy sites spread across the British Isles. The recycling service incorporates…
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…
