Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest supplier of lab equipment and consumables to the scientific community, has teamed up with WasteCare to develop its national waste service. Entitled LabCare, the enhanced service takes advantage of WasteCare’s Integrated Waste Programme to ensure that all their customers enjoy a low-cost service for all…
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Major new contracts for WEEECare
WeeeCare, which is already the UK’s most popular WEEE compliance scheme, has gained a number of major new customers, including supermarket giant Morrisons. Morrisons is dedicated to the reduction of waste and an increase in recycling, but realises it can achieve this only by introducing an holistic approach and working with specialist companies. Morrisons’ decision…
B2B or not 2B, that is the question
The Government have patted themselves on the back and announced the WEEE Regulations have been a great success. Despite after 18 months, less than 30% of the expected producers have registered, recycling volumes are up. Ignoring the fact that scrap prices trebled over the last two years it is fair to say from the point…
Bucking the trend as WasteCare recruits new staff
In October alone the WasteCare Group has recruited 40 new staff. As demand for low cost solutions has never been greater and the unique business model has seen many costs frozen for over 4 years , WasteCare has seen increasing demand across almost all sectors. WeeeCare has had another excellent increase in membership this year…
New WasteCare depot in Barking
For nearly 20 years our London facility has been in Bow. Always struggling to hear Bow bells, it was sometime ago we outgrew the site. It has taken us over 7 years to find a new location and be able to secure a deal. In 2006, Britain winning the Olympic bid resulted in us being…
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…
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…
Duncan McLaren joins WasteCare Group as Sales Director
WasteCare has appointed Duncan McLaren as Group Sales Director. After a career as a communications specialist in the Royal Corps of Signals, Duncan spent 15 years in senior sales positions at both Dawson Group and Shanks McEwen. Welcoming him, WasteCare Chief Executive Peter Hunt said: “Duncan is known for energy and enthusiasm for waste recycling…