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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…
European policies on waste have been essential for improved resource efficiency, recycling and environmental protection in the UK, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has said. Defra- and DECC-led consultation, which closed on 12 August, sought views on how EU regulations affected UK environment policy and the economy and is part of a wider Whitehall consultation…
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…
WasteCare have been part of the team that has just completed Europe’s largest digital switchover campaign. Starting in early 2011 WasteCare were tasked with providing a collection and recycling service for over 1,400 aerial transmitter installations across the whole of the British Isles. Located up mountains, on remote islands from the Scilly Isles to the…
Formula One development continues to push the boundaries of technology on many fronts, introducing many advanced solutions for everyday problems. One such innovation is the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) which recovers kinetic energy from a formula one cars breaking system and then uses the latent energy to boost acceleration when needed. Under increasing European…
The expansion of business to a new site should be an exciting time, however, this excitement can often be overshadowed by what is left behind by previous tenants. This situation can become increasingly frustrating and costly when the leftover waste contains hazardous material of unknown origin and specification. This increasingly common situation was the predicament…
The European Commission has launched a consultation on whether there is a need to change Europe’s legally binding waste and recycling targets in line with the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, published in 2011. Stakeholders are asked for their views on future recycling targets for household and commercial waste, with options between 50% and 90% as well…
The continued expansion of the recycling and reuse operation at the WasteCare Normanton facility has enabled the company to rise to even higher levels of productivity. With over 300 fridges, 300 washing machines and 800 TVs being remanufactured every week at the site, not to mention over 1,000 small household appliances, there was only one…
