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Old televisions, washing machines, videos, blenders, in fact any Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) has been collected and recycled for free in Reading, Basingstoke and Deane throughout July. This is part of a trial which was carried out by specialist recycling company WeCollectWaste (who are owned by WasteCare) in conjunction with Tesco, Reading Borough…
Waste collection and recycling company WasteCare has purchased a site in Birmingham that adjoins their original site on Willenhall Lane in Bloxwich. The acquisition has increased WasteCare’s capacity in Birmingham as the site has now doubled in size. The new site will be the main hub for WasteCare’s ClothCare operation which was recently announced. This…
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap) has launched a £2m loan fund for mixed plastic packaging recycling in the UK. The Mixed Plastics Loan Fund (MPLF) aims to support UK reprocessing of plastics including yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and plastic food trays. At the moment, 90 per cent of mixed plastic packaging ends up…
ClothCare is a new specialist recycling service for rags, wipes and cloths used in the printing industry. The company supplies, collects and recycles cloths to the industry, providing an easy to use and environmentally friendly service. WasteCare has been providing recycling services to printers for 30 years. Now, through a partnership with Print Cloth Ltd,…
WeeeCare has started a radio campaign that will run throughout July to inform the local public about a free collection service for their waste electronics. Click here to listen. Old televisions, washing machines, videos, blenders, in fact any Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) will be collected and recycled for free in Basingstoke throughout July….
Figures published by the Sunday Telegraph have revealed that householders are being fined more for breaking the rules on bin use and recycling than they would be for shoplifting. The paper contacted all 358 local councils in England and found out from the 207 that responded that 1,240 fixed penalty notices and 24,914 official statutory…
In the early hours of Thursday, a fire broke out in the storage compound area at WasteCare’s facility in Garforth. A company spokesperson said: “Fortunately none of our personnel were on site at the time of the fire. We take this incident extremely seriously and will be carrying out a thorough investigation into the cause….
Conservative MP Caroline Spelman has taken over as Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs replacing Hilary Benn. Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne has also been appointed to the department. Spelman says: “I will work across government and beyond to respond to challenges of increasing food production, adapting to climate change, protecting our national environment and…
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has said that Scotland will struggle to meet its target of recycling 40 per cent of rubbish by the end of 2010. Latest recycling figures show that the country currently recycles 34 per cent of rubbish. This is almost double the recycling rate of five years ago. However, there…
Legislative pressures could lead to the UK becoming a leader in the waste management of batteries, according to a report published by consultants Frost & Sullivan. The report, ‘European Batteries Waste Management Market’ looks at current and future market prospects for collecting, treating and disposing of waste batteries across Europe. The report claims that EU-wide…
