Large manufacturing organisations are under increasing pressure through regulation as well as various stakeholders to account for their production methods and the by-products they produce. With this in mind, most large manufacturers enforce a stringent auditing process for all suppliers. When WasteCare’s packaging division submitted a winning quote to Bostik, the audit process began, looking…
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Exciting new addition to fleet
Regulations for all waste streams are becoming steadily more stringent with time highlighting the damage to the environment that seemingly innocuous wastes can inflict. With this in mind, it is becoming increasingly important to educate businesses and consumers about the dangers and regulatory pitfalls of different waste streams. WasteCare Group have a new addition to…
WEEE2 Consultation prompts Stakeholder Conferences
Last week the Government began their 8 week consultation period for the long awaited recast WEEE Regulations. In response, WeeeCare Plc have arranged two conferences in early June for members and have invited delegates to understand the implications of the proposed options and to assist producers, retailers and other stakeholders to respond to the Government’s…
BatteryBack ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certification
Since the battery compliance Regulations were introduced in 2008, BatteryBack, the UK’s leading compliance scheme has always been committed to the reduction of landfill. As the largest compliance scheme, BatteryBack has lead the field in innovation and quality service, as part of this commitment BatteryBack has recently been certified with the following: – ISO9001 recognises…
Climbing the waste hierarchy
The continued rapid growth of the EeeCare electrical reuse service has grasped the attention of many large manufacturers in recent weeks. The service not only offers a CSR story for manufacturers but also allows them to achieve substantial returns. Last week, Indesit became the most recent addition to the EeeCare family making EeeCare an approved…
ElectroFarm deals
The new Electrofarm.co.uk website has now been live a little over a month and the sales are already picking up pace. The refurbished items offered on the site represents the highest grade stock available at our Normanton reprocessing facility with many items still in their original packaging. With this in mind, it is understandable that…
Zero waste awards
For over 30 years, the WasteCare Group has helped organisations move away from landfill and improve their bottom line and Carbon footprint through recycling and recovery. We believe LetsRecycle’s Zero Waste Awards reflect WasteCare Group’s founding core values and it is for this reason that WasteCare are the continued sponsors of this recognition scheme. On…
Batteries turn into printing chemicals
With over 50% market share and more than 20,000 free collection points throughout the UK, BatteryBack’s success has been enduring, however, one unexpected side effect from this achievement is the increase in recycling of other waste streams. The varied customer base that BatteryBack attracts has recently become aware of the additional recycling services they can…
Refurbished drums cause a splash!
We regularly receive requests for our new and refurbished industrial containers for various domestic applications including water butts for allotments and brewing tanks for beer. All of our refurbished IBCs and drums are chemically treated allowing them to be safely used multiple times and reducing each containers Carbon footprint. Amongst this month’s wave of orders…
Supporting electrical retailers
The current economic climate has created difficult trading conditions for many retailers including electrical traders who are selling what are perceived to be luxury items. The Retra annual conference gives electrical retailers to come together and learn about various ways to save money and ease the burden. WasteCare were very pleased to be attending the…