Wasteline

As part of the creation of the new Tilbury2 port, Thames Barges have begun transporting thousands of tons of waste ash from the construction site in Tilbury, to a new home a short distance down the river at Mucking landfill which will be used as the foundation to recreate rare …

Fenix Battery Recycling Ltd is the first facility in the UK to offer on-site recycling for multiple battery types from its state-of-the-art battery shredding and recycling plant in Willenhall, West Midlands. Alkaline batteries will be recycled from October and within three months the technology will be in place to recycle …

New stats show the UK cares more about the environment than ever before – nearly 9 in 10 households ‘regularly recycle’ The theme for Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is to thank the nation for continuing to recycle, despite all that has happened this year, under the banner ‘Together …

As part of its ongoing replacement regime, Commercial Recycling (Southern) Ltd has updated most of its Volvo equipment for new models at the company’s Canford recycling facility including, for the first time, a new Volvo EW240E Material Handler. “In line with our policy of keeping our equipment as fresh and …

A specialist demolition firm which supports some of the UK’s largest commercial developments has increased capacity in response to an uplift in construction output. Yorkshire-based Metropolitan Demolition operates nationally and has invested in a state-of-the-art Hiab MULTILIFT Ultima 24S Hookloader on a Scania chassis to deliver more demolition projects across …

Following 18 months of research, design and development, an automated mattress recycling line is now in full operation at Textek. And now all eyes are on a target to recycle one million end-of-life mattresses at the facility in 2020, thanks to two UNTHA XR3000C shredders that lie at its heart. …

A recycling plant that was experiencing regular failures of mounted bearings on the conveyor of an optical sorting machine is enjoying major gains following the switch to NSK SNN series plummer blocks fitted with NSKHPS spherical roller bearings. Thanks to the reduction in replacement bearing costs, breakdowns and maintenance, the …

Government originally  launched a consultation on the 2025 Border Strategy on the 22nd July 2020. The idea was to set out their vision for world’s most effective border by 2025. Here is a reminder of how the Materials Handling World of professionals can contribute and represent our industry by providing …

Cambridgeshire-based G. Webb Haulage has purchased its first Volvo truck since 2011 – a Volvo FM 8×4 rigid with lifting rear axle – a unique solution only available from Volvo Trucks. The customer, which specialises in the haulage and disposal of all types of contaminated soils and wastes in bulk, …

Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA shredding technology has launched a condition monitoring tool to help optimise plant productivity, from an operator’s remote device. Named UNTHA Genius, the cloud technology uses several intuitive in-built machine sensors to analyse a shredder’s performance in real-time. The aim is to maximise machine availability while minimising …