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Following our recent success collecting a large amount of waste from Jersey. News has spread to neighbouring island, Guernsey where Arrowsmith Marlow requested a collection for 28 pallets of dry cleaning residue. Strict regulations restrict the size of vehicles that can drive on the island, however, the volume of the collection required a larger vehicle….
The WasteCare Group are now providing services to 700 national English Heritage sites. The sites vary dramatically from cottages to castles, each with their own individual types of waste. The WasteCare infrastructure is perfectly set up to meet this challenge with a wide variety of different sized collection vehicles spread across the whole country. This…
When a new customer recently approached us with a problem waste stream, WasteCare pulled out all the stops to meet the challenge. Shot blast, a waste stream so obscure it didn’t feature in WasteCare’s extensive catalogue, was produced as waste when a ocean liner was stripped and re-painted. The material description was then sent through…
In 1980, reuse was not on the public agenda and certainly wasn’t given the importance it is today. Simply the drain or the skip was the route for virtually all commercial waste. WasteCare, formerly known as Silver Lining Industries was just starting out. Initially the company specialised in Silver recovery from photographic laboratories and the…
A partnership with Kuehne and Nagel has recently been established whereby WasteCare will be collecting various waste streams for secure destruction and recycling. Kuehne and Nagel represent a number of major high street retailers and manufacturers adding to the existing blue chip portfolio of WasteCare Group. A number of successful contracts have also been set…
In a recent statement Recycling Minister Lord De Mauley revealed that tackling waste crime was amongst the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) top priorities this year. Outlining plans for legislation around this area the minister said waste offences ‘would not be tolerated’. He said: “Proportionate regulation is vital to protect the environment…
Quality accreditations are not simply won to adorn walls and letter headings, they are an independent acclamation that a business or operation meets high industry standards. Modern accreditations require massive amounts of commitment and resources, however, they also allow customers to enjoy the peace of mind that a reputable accreditation provides. At the same time,…
As a result of a coordinated effort by the Waste Management and Recycling team at Wm Morrisons, led by Charles Crowther and WasteCare’s own Security Department, two “fat” thieves have this month each been sentenced to two years in prison. The thieves have been stealing vegetable oil and chicken fat from a number of fast…
The department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has this week begun the debate on the much vaunted recast WEEE Regulations. Expected to be set into law in 2014, BIS will be publishing a consultation paper in February 2013. Since they came into force in 2006, the WEEE regulations have been heavily criticised for burdening…
We would like to help our customers celebrate Christmas by offering a special Christmas offer. We have decided to recap on the success of the past 12 months by offering them all during the first 12 days of December. The offers will include the free collection of aerosol cans, printer cartridges, most types of gas…
