The last 10 years, as commodity and property prices have spiralled upwards, has been like being on a crowded elevator without doors: The higher things have got, the more scary it has become. The elevator is now plummeting to the ground and the first imperative is to ensure that we survive the bump at the…
Scott Bader partners with WasteCare
As of the 1st October 2008 Scott Bader has appointed WasteCare as a partner in the recycling of packaging. Norbert Dentresangle our logistics partner will continue to collect the 205lt steel drums but we will now utilise PackCare Ltd (A division of WasteCare) for the collection and recycling of all IBC’s. As part of this…
Knife Recycling – WasteCare carves into new niche
When WasteCare say ” a one-stop shop for waste”, it is clear they mean it. With the simple aim, to increase recycling and reduce landfill, the company is always seeking to fine new streams to recover, that up to now have often been discarded as general waste. The plastic banners, that supermarkets adorn their buildings,…
Remploy powers into new battery recovery scheme
Remploy e-cycle – part of Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of sustainable employment services for disabled people – is to play a significant role in the UK’s first-ever free national battery recovery service. Launched on 1 July, the scheme enables batteries of any type and size to be disposed of in specially-designed ‘BatteryCans’ collection canisters…
Time is running out for WEEE compliance
Time is running out for WEEE producers who may want to reduce substantially the cost of compliance in 2009 or who may simply be unhappy with their existing compliance scheme. The deadline for membership renewal for 2009 is October 15. So producers who do not want to be locked into their existing schemes for another…
New service gives added security
Data security (or lack of it) has been grabbing the headlines in recent months and so have increases in the theft of scrap and other types of waste. These days, even fast food outlets are being raided for waste cooking fat! To do its bit to improve security and reduce theft, WasteCare has launched a…
£1.75 per tonne could be too expensive!
When WeeeCare launched low-cost compliance last year from as little as £6 per tonne, many critics said it was impossible. Bradford has extended its WeeeCare contract, Fred Twiddy, SMOC Environmental Manager commented “WeeeCare has delivered exceptional service levels to all our civic amenity sites. ” As well as collecting WEEE from amenity sites and households…
PackCare compliance scheme launched
Following the tremendous success of WeeeCare Compliance and the purchase earlier this year of leading packaging recycling company E Pease & Son of Leeds (renamed PackCare), it was only a matter of time before we established our own packaging compliance scheme. Simplicity and low cost are the common themes but, as many of our current…
Innovative waste packaging service launched
Scott Bader, the manufacturer of speciality polymers, has launched a new waste packaging service in conjunction with WasteCare and its subsidiary, PackCare. In common with almost all manufacturing companies, Scott Bader has been keen to minimise environmental impact, reduce landfill and increase production efficiency. Over recent years, as new regulations have been imposed and waste…
Climate Change Bill – A breath of fresh air
The Climate Change Bill is soon to become law. Although initially it will impact only large energy users (ie those spending more than £500,000 pa on electricity), all businesses will soon be affected. The Bill aims to reduce the carbon footprint of large energy users by 12.5% by 2010 and by 26-32% by 2020. The…