Companies in Scotland worry over compliance
SMALL firms are backing the Scottish government’s drive for a ‘zero waste’ society. But they’re worried about the cost of compliance.
The Forum of Private...
Catch up time for British Isles
Austria, Germany and Belgium are recycling the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe in 2010. But the UK and Ireland are chasing hard.
THOSE...
Taking to the skies to find Scotland’s coastal and marine litter hotspots
Charity collaboration aims to lead mass clean up operation
England-only environmental watchdog post Brexit deeply flawed, planners warn
Proposals for a post-Brexit environmental watchdog that only has jurisdiction for England are deeply flawed and will not provide enough independent scrutiny of the...
Inside the UK’s first carton recycling facility
Fay Dashper, Senior Recycling Manager for the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK, describes the processes used at a new UK...
Brexit offers a chance to rethink waste policy, says thinktank
In a new report, Going Round in Circles, UK think tank Policy Exchange says that Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government...
IT firm to provide software solutions to help deliver waste services in Cambridgeshire
Technology company Yotta has won a major contract with 3C ICT, a shared IT service between Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South...
Tackling flytipping black spots – FlyMapper system launched in Glasgow
Local authorities are using a sophisticated new system to find and tackle flytipping black spots in communities across Scotland. The approach was announced on...
Road sweepings from the Midlands to be recycled
ROAD sweepings from the Midlands are to be recycled rather than sent to landfill following installation of a recycling plant at a SITA UK...
Rethinking the care of legacy landfills
With the advent of more efficient waste processing methods and increasing landfill taxes, the days of landfilling may finally be numbered. The post-closure aftercare...
31 significant waste crime sites targeted by SEPA as BBC Disclosure spotlights waste crime
Scottish Environment Protection Agency staff and their work tackling waste crime were featured as part of investigative journalism programme BBC Disclosure on Monday 31...
707 celebrates 5-year anniversary with record growth and expansion plan
Yorkshire-based national waste and recycling company, 707, is marking its fifth anniversary this summer with a head office expansion.
Founded in July 2009, 707 was...
An environmental technology showcase
The environmental technology and services industry brings together decision makers from a range of interconnected sectors, and RWM 2017 - the UK's premier event...
A route to more effective waste collection in Rotterdam
The Internet of Things, big data and analytics offer the promise of better business decision making. Finnish sensors developer Enevo is one firm leveraging...
Mobile pallet stability test lab will slash plastic film usage, says firm
What's described as the UK’s first mobile pallet stability test lab promises to save thousands of tonnes of plastic stretch film every year,...
Circularity gains business traction
Moving to a circular business model can boost the bottom line. There is now much discussion and debate as to the best way to...
Time to ensure sustainable waste shipments in Europe, says trade group
In recent decades, exports of waste to non-European countries have risen steadily, pushing the waste issue far away but failing to properly address it....
Graduate opportunity with Huddersfield firm
The company who became in December 2013 the only company worldwide to mechanically process flat panel displays (FPD) are in search of a graduate...
Sponsored content: Waste trucks contract awarded
NRG Riverside has been awarded an initial eight-year contract-hire agreement to supply 40 vehicles with complete repair and maintenance support by Urbaser.
The arrangement...
Telehandler lifts up to 6 tonnes
JCB has unveiled its latest telescopic handler for the waste management industry, the 560-80 Wastemaster.
The high capacity vehicle is a heavy duty machine engineered...
