Category Archives: Company News

11Mar

The Midex Touch

Posted on 11th March, 2010

Midex RT Ltd, the Camberley based WEEE recycler, has increased recycling rates by over 40 per cent in a year through offering a unique door-step amnesty collection service. Aptly named “WeeeCollect”, the service has been running for just over a year and offers householders a free door-step collection of all types of WEEE. The company…

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16Dec

30 years of WasteCare

Posted on 16th December, 2009

“The snow lies on the ground, the country is in deep recession, unemployment is rising, the Government are increasing taxes to deal with record breaking budget deficits and Silver Lining Industries is making its first collection of waste.” We are talking about the 6th January 1980. Yes 30 years ago things looked bleak but whether…

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10Nov

WasteCare supports National Recycling Awards

Posted on 10th November, 2009

WasteCare were proud to support the MRW National Recycling Awards recently and were honoured to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Philip Harrington of Wilson James. Anthony Jagan, regional sales representative of WasteCare who presented the award said: “Well done to all the winners, this was a fantastic event which was a great opportunity to…

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10Sep

John Lewis go behind the scenes

Posted on 10th September, 2009

A good company concerns itself with things that others are not even aware exist. For many years the John Lewis Partnership has led the way in customer service and product quality. One feature of their service is that they will remove unwanted waste electrical appliances when they deliver new. For many this is the end…

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25Aug

Environmental excellence awards 2009

Posted on 25th August, 2009

WasteCare is proud to continue their support of the BPIF Environmental Excellence Awards. Inspirepac and Webmart picked up Environmental Company of the Year awards. A host of other companies also picked up awards – congratulations to all the winners who have proven that good environmental management is simply good business. Reducing waste and improving efficiency…

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16Aug

No sleeping on the job

Posted on 16th August, 2009

Here at WasteCare we pride ourselves at offering our clients an extremely transparent track and trace system. This system was put to the test recently when a valuable duvet went missing in a washing machine that had been picked up by us for recycling. The washing machine had been originally picked up by John Lewis…

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23Mar

We’re helping more companies save money

Posted on 23rd March, 2009

I barely need to remind you that keeping costs to a minimum has never been more critical. So, it’s no surprise that WasteCare’s unique online InstantQuote has seen a 40 per cent year on year increase in business in the last three months. Designed for small volumes the service suits virtually all types of hazardous…

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14Mar

Leeds lead the way

Posted on 14th March, 2009

As a centre of excellence, Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) set high standards throughout their organisation. This is apparent in their support activities including waste management. LGI have worked with SRCL and WasteCare to provide the first ever integrated intranet service within the hospital environment dedicated to handling all types of waste. The new portal offers…

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01Mar

New contaminated plastic recycling facility

Posted on 1st March, 2009

At PackCare we have expanded our facilities with a specialist new plant to enable us to recycle contaminated plastic. Feedback from our customers highlighted that there was a lack of services available for recycling contaminated plastics especially from containers and IBCs. So, we invested £350,000+ on a purpose built facility and we are now able…

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01Dec

Our 3 reasons to say ‘no’

Posted on 1st December, 2008

Despite our pledge always to say ‘yes’ to customers’ questions on waste management, WasteCare has firmly said ‘no’ to the imposition of surcharges, hidden charges and subsidies. To coincide with its launch of a range of new services in the New Year, WasteCare is to make its charging structure not only more transparent but fairer…

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