Website launch for Norfolk waste and recycling firm
The site – wtwaste.co.uk – is designed to drive potential customers, both local and national, towards ordering a skip, and allows them to book online. WT Waste has been operating on the east coast for over 20 years and offers skips in various sizes from two to 18 yards for domestic, commercial and industrial premises. The business operates a transfer station in Great Yarmouth, where over 75% of skip waste is recycled. The website, which was developed by Diss-based company Print and Web Solutions, also provides information about WT's trade waste collection and recycling services.
WT Waste deputy manager, Gary Thurtle, said: “Ordering a skip can be very intimidating the first time you do it. We find people have lots of questions, particularly about what can go in a skip and how long they can have the skip for.”
CIWM appoints new president
Mr March, who has previously held a number of roles managing waste on behalf of local government, took over from former president Hugh Hoather at an annual presidential dinner held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster last week (October 20). Mr Hoather, who has been involved in the waste industry for over 30 years, will continue to participate actively at the organisation. Deputy chief executive of the Environmental Services Association, Barry Dennis, was also appointed at the dinner as senior vice president of CIWM.
Commenting on the changes, CIWM said in a statement: “Terry will bring to the role of President a passionate belief and support for the new generation of waste and resource practitioners who have so much to offer an industry where the rate of change is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. He will use his Presidential Year to support and inspire a link between all of the generations in a way that embraces everyone's desires for an exciting future and the continued rise of the professional waste manager.”
Northumberland WEEE reprocessor up-and-running
A company aimed at reprocessing both large and small waste electrical and electronic equipment in Northumberland has been launched.
WREL (WEEE Recycling Electronics Limited), which is based in Bedlington, is fully licensed to assess, collect, provide containers and process all electrical waste including hazardous goods such as fridges, televisions and batteries from both business and domestic users. The company, which was formed by engineer Mick Dyson and Guy Evans, former national contract manager at waste management firm SITA UK, is also licensed as an approved authorized treatment facility (AATF).
Mr Evans said: “We are already processing 20 tonnes of electrical equipment a week, even though we only opened our doors in September. The interest and take-up of WREL services in our first weeks by local companies has been far greater than we could have anticipated.”
Broxbourne installs on-the-go recycling at train stations
The Hertfordshire council is urging all commuters at Waltham Cross, Theobalds Grove, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Rye House stations to make use of recycling points on the station platforms and railways. The recycling points have been strategically located to make it easier for travellers to dispose of unwanted reading material when leaving the stations.
A statement by the council said: “So far, over 15 tonnes of paper has been recycled which would have otherwise been thrown away, counting towards the council's recycling totals.”
Teesside £200m biomass plant given the go-ahead
Stockton borough council's planning committee has granted permission for a £200 million biomass plant to be built in the Tees Valley.
Yarm-based developer Gaia Power has lined up a long term contract with a single supplier for the 280,000 tonnes-a-year of recycled medium grade wood chip to be used in the facility – mainly from the UK construction and demolition sector – which would otherwise have gone to landfill. Construction can now begin, with completion of the 50MW plant scheduled for 2012. Gaia Power estimate that the initial operating life of the plant will be between 20 and 25 years. However, the company is still looking to pull together the finance to get the plant off the ground.
Michael Fox, Gaia Power founder and chairman, told letsrecycle.com that he was “very confident” about raising the money needed, having raised “£245 million from a blank page” at former company Ensus. He added that the company had spoken to a number of banks about securing finance for the plans.
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