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WeeeCare, WasteCare’s WEEE compliance arm has recently won another tender to collect WEEE from Devon County Council. Hot on the heals of winning Telford and Wrekin in June, this contract further strengthens our development in the civic authority sector. The contract starts on the 1st of September 2011 and will last for a minimum 2…
It has been a year since WasteCare acquired the Brooksight cylinder and keg repatriation business and the momentum of the business is now beginning to gather pace. The company now has contracts with the key gas cylinder producers including Calor, Kegwatch, Air Products and Air Liquide. CylinderCare operate with 13 specially trained service representatives using…
The plan to promote battery recycling in homes is gathering pace. BatteryBack has now taken delivery of 150,000 of battery boxes intended for use in the home. Already over 1000 schools (120,000 children) have asked to join the scheme. The plan is to expand the scheme nationally in the autumn term. Schools are offered incentives…
According to the latest figures from the European Aluminium Association the UK’s aluminium can recycling rates are getting a lot closer to the European average. The data shows that in 2009 the recycling rate for aluminum cans was 54 per cent compared to the European average of 64.3 per cent. This is compared to the…
Recycling minister Lord Henley recently confirmed details of a £10m Anaerobic Digestion Loan Fund (ADLF) for new AD plants. However, the announcement has already met opposition with the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) accusing ministers of failing to direct councils in the direction of AD. The new fund will be administered by WRAP. The…
A report commissioned by WRAP has found that the hospitality sector could save up to £724m a year through a combination of waste prevention and diverting material from landfill to anaerobic digestion. The report, ‘The Composition of Waste Disposed of by the UK Hospitality Industry’ estimates that over 3.4 million tonnes of waste is generated…
Latest figures released by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) showed that waste wood exports increased by six times the 2009 figure during 2010. WRA members exported 540,000 tonnes of waste wood in 2010 compared to 83,000 tonnes in 2009. 377,000 tonnes of this was sent to biomass plants on the continent, compared with only 71,000…
Roy Hathaway has joined the Environmental Services Association (ESA) as an adviser. This follows his retirement from the post of head of waste regulation at Defra at the end of March. Mr Hathaway had been at Defra since 2006 and was responsible for policy on waste regulation and commercial and industrial waste. He recently played…
This week (1st- 7th May) is Compost Awareness Week, up and down the country councils, retailers and community groups are promoting the benefits of home composting. Now in it’s 11th year, this international awareness week aims to encourage more householders to have a go at composting. As part of the week, Worcestershire county council are…
Concerns have been raised that reduced tip opening hours brought on by council cuts may lead to more fly tipping. In particular, residents of Sedgemoor in Somerset (which has seen the opening hours of several local tips reduced) have reported a new surge in piles of discarded rubbish. James Lye, owner of Burnham Removals, said:…
