18 February 2020NWH Group acquires Armstrong Waste Management
NWH Group has acquired Armstrong Waste Management Limited, the waste management division of industrial services contractor the Armstrong Group, for an undisclosed fee. The Scottish waste management firm says its acquisition of the...
18 February 2020Somerset opts for three-weekly collections
Somerset is to reduce the frequency of black bin collection to once every three weeks to encourage residents to recycle more. The change has been made in anticipation of the county’s transition to Suez as its collections ...
18 February 2020Cylinders factor in Beddington breaches
Viridor’s Beddington energy from waste plant briefly exceeded limits on carbon monoxide emissions on twelve separate occasions between April and November 2019. Gas cylinders in the waste stream and changes in the waste ...
17 February 2020Urbaser to introduce Waltham Forest changes
A kerbside collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), textiles and batteries will be rolled out in Waltham Forest next month. Effective from 2 March the changes will see more than 75% of households have a new ...
17 February 2020Clearabee expands with SKIPBAG acquisition
On-demand waste clearance company Clearabee has acquired Derbyshire-based skip hire services firm SKIPBAG for an undisclosed fee. Launched in 1999 by brothers Lance and Jim Chapman, SKIPBAG claims to have been one of the first ...
17 February 2020Keenan and Suez agree Aberdeen extension
Keenan Recycling has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with Suez to treat Aberdeen’s household garden and food waste. Suez has been in partnership with the Aberdeen-based organic waste recycling company since 2002...
17 February 2020Viridor signs plastic deal with P&G
Viridor has agreed a deal with consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) for the five year supply of post-consumer recycled plastic. While the exact tonnage of the deal was deemed commercially sensitive by Viridor...
17 February 2020Reuse rates jump in 2019, says Reuse Network
Reuse charities and social enterprises prevented 125,000 tonnes of household furniture and electrical items from going to landfill in 2019, up 4% on the previous year. The numbers come from the Reuse Network in its 2019 Impact ...
14 February 2020National Refuse Championships seeks participants
The organisers of the National Refuse Championships have called for people in the recycling industry to sign up for this year’s event, and have emphasised their desire for more women to take part. Sponsored by City West ...
Lancashire to host waste contract engagement day
Ahead of what will be a rare future infrastructure opportunity for the waste management sector, Lancashire county council is to host an “early engagement” day ... read more
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