15 August 2017
Two battery recycling plants to open by end of year
The UK is set to have two battery recycling plants in operation later this year with the announcement that compliance scheme Ecosurety and recycling firm Belmont Trading are partnering on a plant in Scotland. In September a ...
10 July 2017
Appointments round-up (10/07/2017)
With news on: UKWSL’s sales director; SEaB Energy board members; Amey Investments MD; Hadfield Wood Recyclers’ new SHEQ manager; G&P Batteries director; and, O’Donovan named ‘Industry Champion’.
26 May 2017
Duracell and Battery Back partner for ‘Battery Hunt’ campaign
Alkaline battery producer Duracell and the compliance scheme Battery Back have partnered on a pilot scheme to encourage battery recycling in schools. To date, 50 schools have participated in the programme, dubbed ‘The Big ...
24 May 2017
Man injured after G&P Batteries fire
A 26-year-old man has been treated in hospital for minor injuries following a fire at G&P Batteries’ Darlaston recycling facility in the West Midlands yesterday afternoon (23 May), emergency services have confirmed. The ...
8 May 2017
HSE urges public to use battery recycling points
Members of the public have been urged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to use recycling points for disposing of batteries. The call to use recycling points comes in the wake of fires in household waste and recycling ...
4 May 2017
Warrington in battery warning after RCV fire
Warrington borough council has urged residents not to dispose of batteries through its kerbside recycling service, after a collection vehicle was damaged when a lamp battery caught fire last month. Cheshire Fire and Rescue ...
6 April 2017
Recharging battery recycling regulations
Robbie Staniforth, commercial manager at compliance specialist Ecosurety discusses efforts to meet battery recycling targets. It was the biggest non-secret in the waste and recycling industry when it was announced last ...
21 March 2017
Battery causes explosion in waste truck
East Northamptonshire council is pleading with residents to take more care when disposing of batteries following an explosion and fire in the back of a waste collection truck. Collection crews reported an explosion that rocked the...
17 March 2017
‘Underperforming’ UK falls short of battery collection target
The UK’s battery recycling sector has fallen short of its 45% recycling target for 2016, provisional figures published by the Environment Agency this month suggest. The figures also indicate that much of the target has been met ...
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