5th March 2017 | Recycling
Three outsourced waste management providers have joined forces to create the Waste Management Brokers Association (WMBA). They have a combined turnover of more than £70m and include Network Rail, Greene King and Aldi. UK Waste Solutions Ltd, Specialist Waste Recycling and Newstar Environmental recently finalised plans to form the Association. This will represent and give…Read more
1st March 2017 | Recycling
More firms are expected to announce bottle recycling return services after Coca-Cola unexpectedly came out in favour of the idea. Pepsi, Nestle, Unilever and M&S have already committed to producing more eco-friendly bottles by using plant-based materials. They are also looking at using less plastic, so a trend in this direction looks likely. “We expect…Read more
23rd February 2017 | Commercial Energy
Centrica, the owner of British Gas (the UK’s largest energy supplier), said that it had lost more than 400,000 residential customers during 2016. It residential supply business fell 11% as it faced up to competition in the energy market. The drop in earnings to £553m came as it lost 409,000 customers over the course of…Read more
23rd February 2017 | Recycling
Whole lorries full of domestic waste are being sent to landfill instead of going for recycling because people are just not separating their rubbish. This is particularly case where a round has a large proportion of communal bins where the actions of a few could spoil the recycling efforts of an entire housing estate. According…Read more
21st February 2017 | Commercial Energy
According to a new report from the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), the UK should consult on new 2025 recycling targets. This would boost investor confident in the waste sector. The paper calls for a re-think on the tonnage-base EU waste targets to include wider environmental goals, such as O2 impacts. It studies the legislative impact…Read more
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