14 May 2020News in brief (14/05/20)
With news on: Bmi announces smart trailer; Bunting launches ElectroStatic Separator; Tana releases landfill compactor models; Yotta’s waste solution rolled out in Netherlands
12 May 2020News in brief (12/05/20)
With news on: NLWA asks residents to think before using HWRCs; CCEP publishes 2019 sustainability report; Turmec launches mobile eddy current separator; and, Biffa reports leap in excess waste collections.
17 April 2020News in brief (17/04/20)
With news on: Black plastic usage falling, study finds, Liebherr releases new wheel loader,LVF Teams up with OSO to recycle polythene,Database to measure impact of reusing IT
9 April 2020Serco’s new Richmond contract hit by vehicle woes
Recycling and waste went uncollected from several Richmond council streets last week because services provider Serco suffered problems with some of its hire fleet of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs). Serco started collecting ...
7 April 2020Recycling Technologies temporarily closes Swindon plant
Swindon-based company Recycling Technologies has announced that in light of the coronavirus pandemic it is to close its demonstration-scale plant at its Cheney Manor site temporarily. The company says that, during the plant’s ...
7 April 2020Stericycle submits plans for Telford plant
Clinical waste specialist Stericycle has applied for a permit to develop a healthcare waste treatment plant and transfer station at Stafford Park in Telford. With the capacity to treat 17,500 tonnes of hazardous waste and 7,300 ...
6 April 2020Edinburgh reduces RCV crew size
The number of crew members allowed in the cabs of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) is to be reduced from three to two in Edinburgh during the coronavirus pandemic. Other local authorities across the UK, including Derby (see below) are also ...
1 April 2020Wheelabrator plans West Midlands EfW
UK investment and asset management company Low Carbon has announced plans to build a
19 March 2020JCB halts UK manufacturing
JCB has halted production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as a result of disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. This will be effective until the end of next week at its manufacturing plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire ...
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