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The latest recycling figures released for England show the country is close to achieving a 45% rate. Recycling, reuse and composting reached 44.8% in the 12 months to December 2014, a slight increase from the 44.2% rate the previous year. Defra, which published the final quarter data, suggests the increase was driven by a rise…
Input and output tonnages at materials recycling facilities (MRFs) across England and Wales have been published for the first time by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The data, which covers the months October to December 2014, is the first set published under new sampling and reporting obligations for MRF operators receiving more than…
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new five-year plan, highlighting electronics as one of three priority areas of focus. The government-funded resource efficiency body launched the ‘Resource Revolution, Creating the Future’ plan in June. The plan covers the years 2015-2020 and represents the first plan by WRAP since it gained charity…
Resource management minister, Rory Stewart, has declared an ambition to see the UK become the “best country in the world for recycling”. The strong statement in favour of recycling was delivered at the combined annual conference of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and the Resource Association in London…
The growth in demand for reliable, secure and cost effective data cleansing solutions is the reason for the WasteCare Group to open a new data destruction facility in Barking this week. Following a national agreement with the PHS Group, WasteCare are expanding their AssetCare division providing a full suite of IT recycling and data security…
WasteCare Group ensures NCP completes its national switchover with 100% recycling. Recent innovations in lighting have seen the technology behind the lighting become steadily more efficient, firstly with energy saving bulbs allowing bulbs to last for many years longer and then more recently with LED bulbs supplying light lasting for double the time at a…
It is often the case that when a collection is requested, it is to address an immediate problem, however, in many cases when WasteCare arrives, the driver can instantly identify a number of other waste streams ready for collection. This was the case recently when a large aviation manufacturer requested 2 collections for rags and…
WEEE banks have proved a popular choice for increasing B2C WEEE collections with both recyclers and councils throughout the country. During the past 5 years, WasteCare has also used these banks to optimise electrical collections, placing banks in different locations and measuring the collection volumes. In the most recent of these initiatives, 4 WEEE collection…
The average glass recycling rate in the European Union has risen above the 70% threshold for the first time. This is from data compiled by the European Container Glass Federation This figure equates to over 11 million tonnes of glass which was collected throughout the EU in 2011. In the UK alone the glass recycling…
The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) has called upon producers to help Councils more with recycling targets. In their submission to the Local Waste Review, LARAC suggested the introduction of a new system whereby councils be financially credited by producers, manufacturers and retailers for collecting and processing waste. The Local Waste Review will gather…
