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The WasteCare sponsored Zero Waste Awards were introduced 2 years ago by LetsRecycle and address the growing demand for the environmental industry to reduce landfill and maximise the waste hierarchy. Windles, based in Buckinghamshire, is a versatile and focused manufacturer in the creative printed products sector of the graphics industry. The company has a strong…
The infrastructure provided by local councils often ensures the safety and security of the public on a day to day basis. This vast and varied mix of buildings, vehicles and fixtures in many cases requires daily upkeep and care which when replacement is eventually necessary leads to unwanted waste which can often be tricky to…
The Silver Lady is making her inaugural outing as WasteCare’s ambassador for recycling and reuse at this week’s RWM exhibition. To make sure she does as she preaches the 1961 Routemaster is now fuelled on 100% bio-fuel, generously supplied by Olleco. The bio-fuel is refined from used vegetable oils and chicken fat, collected by WasteCare…
This month WasteCare has been helping Her Majesties Prison Service to re-use and recycle unwanted equipment. Due to a recent building renovation, WasteCare were approached by HMP Wakefield to clear the site of Waste including Furniture, Electricals, Textiles and over 70 industrial sewing machines formally used by the inmates. In order to increase the re-use…
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust have long been looking for a supplier who can provide a complete waste management solution. With over 40 sites around the Sheffield area to service and maintain, it was important that they found someone with the infrastructure and facilities to meet their requirements. Following on from a…
Used cooking oil (UCO) has been the focus of much attention over the last 5 years. Innovations in the processing of UCO and the increased production of bio-diesel have maximised the reuse potential, increasing the value of this abundant waste stream. Where in the past UCO cost businesses to have collected and treated, it now…
Founded in 1967, the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition now attracts over 9,000 visitors to a hall of 500+ specialist exhibitors. The show provides a complete range of solutions from plant machinery to waste management services and training and as a result attracts attendees from a wide spectrum of business sectors. This year there is…
When it comes to using waste management services, it has become increasingly important over the last couple of years to ensure you have full traceability of where your waste is going and where it will end up. This situation has been compounded in recent years by a number of high profile media stories whereby waste…
The construction of buildings involves many processes which produce a number of harmful waste streams. Due to this fact, construction waste has always been the most notorious of sectors with regards to excess waste and poor recycling rates. COSHH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health and requires that any personnel handling these waste…
In the opinion of some observers, the last 20 years has seen consumer driven consumption reach unsustainable levels. The difficult financial conditions over the last 5 years looks to have changed habits, with growth of reuse in electrical goods illustrating this new trend. A number of well-known charities have been at the forefront of this…
