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WRAP announces new Food Waste Action Week for 2021
WRAP will trail-blaze a new week of action in March 2021 to wake the nation up to the environmental consequences of wasting food. The inaugural Food Waste Action Week will run from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 March 2021, and will bring together organisations from retailers...
Facts about recycling
The Benefits of Recycling Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators. Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals. Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials. Prevents pollution by reducing the need to...
DEFRA Promise
Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022. The government has offered a further glimpse of its plans to develop new legally-binding targets for waste and resources, air...
Ocean plastic to triple by 2040
The amount of plastic which ends up in the ocean each year is set to almost triple by 2040 unless governments and industry dramatically ramp up their anti-plastic. A sobering report published by Pew Charitable Trusts and London-based sustainability consultancy...
Plastic packaging tax
From April 2022, a new tax comes into effect that applies to plastic packaging produced in, or imported into the UK, that does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic. This covers all packaging that is predominantly plastic by weight. Plastic packaging with 30% or...
Wastefront tyre recycling plant for Sunderland
A Norwegian recycling company has signed a deal with Sunderland City Council to build the UK's largest waste tyre recycling plant in the Port of Sunderland. Wastefront's new plant will convert locally sourced used tyres into useful resources such as pyrolysis black (a...
Aldi commits to halving plastic packaging by 2025
Aldi have committed to halving the amount of plastic packaging used in its products by 2025, as well as achieving 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging for its own-brand products by 2022, and for all products by 2025. They claim this will eliminate around 74,000 tonnes of plastic over the next five years.
The roundabout of recycling
What do the Mobius Loop and Recycling have in common? The Mobius loop is the unfamiliar name given to the familiar symbol. Invented by mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Mobius in September 1858. In 1970 the first Earth day was held due to the worldwide...
Prince Charles and Camilla: Sea, Surf and No Plastic!
Prince Charles and Camilla will be spending a few days in Cornwall next week and visiting places like Fowey, St Agnes, Lostwithiel, St Mary’s, St Martins, St Tudy (village between Camelford and Wadebridge) and Honiton in Devon! Every year THE ROYAL COUPLE spend...
Prioritizing Plastic Problems
Plastic, which has only been around for 60 plus years is a great thing to have, let’s face it – as far as we know plastic can last forever! But how good is plastic really when used in the wrong way or when it becomes more of a headache than a convenience? Let’s find...
The Waste Company – Green, blue and brand new!
OUR COMPANY REBRAND IS COMPLETE Hi, we are the people at The Waste Company - we make sense out of rubbish! Watch our video to find out more about us and how we are busy transforming the way people experience waste management across the UK. We recently re-branded our...
The process of glass recycling in the UK
What happens to glass once you have dropped it into your recycle bin? It all starts with you and I recycling our glass waste. Follow the steps below to find out where your glass waste goes: Glass jars and bottles are separated from other recyclables and waste. Non...
The process of WEEE recycling in the UK
What is WEEE Waste? WEEE Waste is electrical and electronic equipment powered either via a battery or plug that no longer work. These items can be classed as either household or non-household waste. So, what happens to these electrical items once we have...
The process of plastic recycling in the UK
So, what happens to plastic once you have dropped it into your recycle bin? It all starts with you and me collecting our plastic waste for recycling. Then, all our plastic goes through the plastic recycling process in the UK. Follow the steps below to find out where...
Construction recycling in the UK
Construction waste once collected, gets sorted into its component parts before it gets recycled or disposed. Waste Transfer Stations can incorporate a mixture of manual and mechanical operations and there is an established tradition for salvaging...
Recycling – What Are The Benefits To Your Business?
Most businesses have the perception that recycling waste will cost more money and take more time. We thought we would outline just a few of the benefits of recycling waste with The Waste Company. 1. It makes good business sense – we all have a responsibility to...
RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) Exports To Europe Continue To Rise
what will happen to British RDF now we have left the EU (European Union)? A waste industry debate held this year in March just before Britons voted out of the EU revealed that trade and export structures surrounding RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) was proof that the market...
Brexit and the UK waste industry
What will Brexit mean for the UK? Firstly, Brexit refers to the “British exit” after voters in Britain voted to exit the European Union. The European Union (EU) consists of 28 member states that are spread across Europe. Primarily it is there to guarantee the free...
Did You Know We Import Rubbish Into The UK?
Society generates incredible amounts of waste from food and garden waste to plastic bags, car batteries, old and broken electronics and industrial waste, the list of items is endless. On average a household in the UK produces more than a tonne of waste a year,...
Ways To Reduce And Recycle Egg-cessive Easter Waste
Are you ready for Easter? It’s that fantastic time of the year again, where we can indulge ourselves in egg shaped chocolate. And if you are like me, then you will never be too old to enjoy an Easter egg. Among the excitement of Easter egg hunts and mountains of...
The EU – Do we go or do we stay?
The affects of the UK’s proposed exit from the EU has sparked many heated debates within many industry sectors, including the waste industry. Currently, waste disposal in the UK is mainly regulated by the European Commission in the form of guidelines and directives....
Easy Steps To Reducing Costs And Increasing Recycling Rates
At The Waste Company, we are a recycling led waste management company, we always endeavour to provide the most cost-effective, environmentally sound solution for our customers’ waste disposal needs. We continuously strive to reduce material waste, generate clean...
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