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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…
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…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued guidance for businesses on what counts as waste and how to come to this conclusion. The guidance follows a draft document which was published in January 2010. It is an important document because it enables businesses to determine whether activities are subject to waste…
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…
The Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has said in its annual report that the UK can “theoretically” meet its target to recycle 57% of plastic packaging by 2017 if more effort is made to collect rigid plastics. More specifically it has stated that the target will only be achievable if all councils renewing their waste…
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…
Following the success with trials on behalf of three council authorities, WasteCare are this month launching a new service, under the CylinderCare name. Unwanted gas cylinders cause a major headache for all involved. Those who have cylinders and don’t know where to return them usually take them to the local civic amenity site. Otherwise they…
The recent launch of AssetCare comes fast on the heels of the expansion of our secure data destruction and asset management division based at our new Normanton recycling facility. In addition to our longstanding ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations, we have recently undergone our final PAS141 audit as we prepare for the ADISA security standard….
