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Throughout 2012 CylinderCare has expanded its customer base dramatically, spreading throughout the UK to become the largest collector of gas cylinders. The most recent addition to this expansion Buckinghamshire County Council who have agreed for all 10 of their CA sites to have their cylinders collected. This addition adds to our growing portfolio in the…
The past decade has seen a worrying rise in rogue IT traders offering allegedly safe recycling services. This has probably been further fuelled by the current downturn in the economy. Many of these rogue operators are unlicensed, inexperienced and relying on illegal export, to offer heavily discounted prices. Whilst the reduced prices are tempting, much…
Defra has stated that a consultation will be held in March next year to agree what measures can be put in place to remove some of the paperwork burden of dealing with waste for businesses. The aim is to free up businesses from having to fill in multiple Waste Transfer Notes and to therefore enable…
Collecting and processing used cooking oil(UCO) has become a major recycling sector in the UK as the demand for bio-fuel has increased. With the recent rise in fuel prices the monetary value of UCO has attracted in new type of rogue, the UCO thief. As the bio-diesel made from stolen UCO does not attract Vat…
The RWM exhibition was held on 11th September and was attended by an ever growing number of delegates. A number of key personnel from WasteCare attended the event in order to network with other industry specialists. There was however, one new addition to the team this year; the Zero Waste Man! This mascot represents the…
Following last months success, offering the collection of selected gas cylinders, we have decided to extend the offer until the end of next week. We will collect any Calor branded gas cylinders free of charge throughout the UK until 7th September 2012. Gas cylinders can be difficult and expensive to remove but WasteCare have specially…
Over 2 years ago, the decision was taken to transfer all WEEE reuse and recycling facilities to the new 120,000 sq foot Normanton site. It was at this time that a plan was conceived to construct one of the most advanced waste transfer facilities in the UK. Fast forward 2 years and the site is…
Following the successful waste management permit application at our HazCare facility in Leeds, the company has announced the expansion of RecallCare. This service provides a secure destruction facility for product recalls and unwanted inventory. The process includes packaging retrieval for paper, plastic and glass recovery and recycling and is suitable for both liquid and solid…
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has announced two changes to the rules governing Landfill Tax. In a brief published in May, the HMRC said that tax should be paid on material used to protect or ‘provide a suitable stable substrate’ for the overlying layers at the top of a landfill cell. Known as the ‘top…
The 1st of May saw the annual awards for excellence take place at the Landmark Hotel in London. As well as many awards being given out to successful nominees including Dunelm, Arla Foods and Warrington Borough Council, LetsRecycle also launched the new Zero Waste Awards of which WasteCare is the main sponsor. Members of WasteCare’s…
