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Following last week’s report of the £180,000 fine imposed on the Department of Justice for losing a hard drive, it is perhaps time to think, “but for the grace of God, go I”. As far as we know there have been no victims, no one has suffered loss or harm and it would not appear…
On the 8th August we received a call from the local authority who advised us of an unidentified abandoned trailer in the Widnes area containing approximately 37,000 litres of hazardous liquid. Always happy to help, we attended the site with Simon Walker, Environmental Quality and Improvement Principal Officer at Halton Borough Council, the Environment Agency and…
The proportion of waste lead acid batteries counted as ‘portable’ has continued to fall. According to figures for the second quarter of 2014, the Environment Agency has reported that the UK is set to meet the 35% collection target for 2014, collecting over 7,500 tonnes of waste batteries to date out of an expected obligation…
The UK’s packaging waste system, which sees obligated businesses accounting for recycling through the purchase of PRNs (packaging waste recovery notes), continues to attract attention. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which is responsible for the packaging waste legislation is sounding out parties involved as to what they think of the current…
While landfill taxes and bans on disposal are relatively common in Europe, incineration taxes have until now not been greatly used. Indeed, incinerator operators in northern Europe are encouraged to attract material for their plants because they generate energy for local communities. However, financial pressures in Holland have prompted the country’s government to plan an…
More than 200 speakers have been confirmed for the Resource Waste Management (RWM) show in Birmingham this year, including Secretary of State Eric Pickles and former Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose. Now in its 47th year, the three-day event at the NEC will play host to more than 750 exhibitors displaying the…
We think it must have been taken from a hot air balloon or a passing microlight but we were sent this picture last week showing our newly installed solar array on our Normanton LogiCare facility. Having had an unusually high number of sunny days this summer we are confident it was working at its maximum…
University of Surrey has become the latest educational organisation to use WasteCare’s industry leading secure IT service. With over 15,000 students, Surrey University has a major responsibility to protect student’s personal data on its considerable population of computers. Most organisations understand the importance of protecting data from theft as well as electronic intrusion, however, many…
More stringent regulations covering the collection of waste packaging have been confirmed by the Environment Agency this week. Following a somewhat fraught consultation phase, the EA has confirmed the amendments to the (WM2) regulations. The consultation process was hastily conducted and without effective communication to processors or producers. This process has resulted in the regulations…
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….
