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WasteCare rushed to the rescue last week after a fuel barge in the River Orwell was quarantined when 30,000 litres of gas oil was found to be contaminated with bacteria. This meant the fuel could not be used nor pumped into tankers for fear of spreading the contamination. WasteCare was able to remove the product…
With returns on investment from as little as three years the rush to replace existing fluorescent tube installations with LED lighting is gathering momentum. WasteCare is involved in a number of major projects throughout the UK with leading retailers, manufacturers and contractors. The WasteCare service guarantees destruction and 100% recovery and in some cases free…
Around 42% of municipal waste treated by the Member States of the European Union was recycled or composted in 2012, data published by the European Commission has revealed. This means that the UK is performing above average in Europe at 46%, and is in tenth place in terms of recycling without composting along with Luxembourg…
WEEE compliance schemes have been informed of the overall tonnage of waste electrical equipment that they will be required to collect on behalf of their members. Overall, schemes will be obligated to collect 490,000 tonnes of WEEE in 2014, around 15,289 tonnes higher than the total amount collected in 2013. This will mean that WEEE…
WasteCare has warned that the upcoming increase on landfill tax increases the tax burden on waste producers to over £1.6 billion a year. From April 1, landfill tax will rise from £72 per tonne to £80 per tonne. Currently 71% of all commercial waste is recycled or recovered, however more than 200 million tonnes of…
Following a long selection process, WasteCare has been chosen by Leeds Teaching Hospital as its contractor to collect and treat all types of hazardous and difficult waste. Thanks in part to an online portal the hospital has expanded its contract with WasteCare to include four major hospitals and a wider range of waste streams. WasteCare…
Businesses and householders have been warned that spades and shovels will be in short supply this year threatening construction projects and garden work. The warning this morning comes after reports that the Environment Agency has bought up UK stocks of spades and is now looking to source more from Eastern Europe. And, the Agency has…
The Environment Agency has delayed the launch of new weight thresholds for batteries, which it is now expected to announce at the end of 2014. Due to an unusual decision made by the Agency in 2010, Britain now recycles more portable lead acid batteries than it uses. Back in the early days of the Battery…
Food supplier Brake Bros is set to launch a campaign to expand WasteCare’s popular free collection service of vegetable oils and other waste streams to its catering customers across the UK. The move will ensure all of Brake Bros’ customers get access to a free waste collection service as well as cash vouchers for recovered…
Bradford Metropolitan District Council has chosen WasteCare to take on its secure IT disposal programme. Bradford is already contracted with WeeeCare to handle all WEEE from its civic amenity site but the new contract will mean all IT equipment and WEEE from its entire estate will be handled by WasteCare. The council said a combination…
