Wasteline

On-site safety across the waste industry is greatly enhanced if equipment operators are encouraged to follow a few basic vehicle safety and maintenance checks at the start of every shift, says David Banks, JCB’s Sales Manager – Waste and Recycling Sector. Checks booked? It is well documented that waste and …

Plastic packaging represents the biggest share of the European plastic demand,[1] and consequently, of the waste that is generated and collected for recycling in Europe. However, today only 42%[2] of plastic packaging waste is recycled in Europe, highlighting the need for more sustainable and effective waste management practices. In order …

Celebrations for Recofloor’s 10th Anniversary swung into action at The Belfry where the sustainability achievements of the vinyl flooring recycling scheme’s members were recognised at the Recofloor 2019 Awards Event. Flooring companies, contractors and distributors received trophies and certificates in ten major award categories, plus Gold, Silver and Bronze groupings, …

SYNETIQ, the largest vehicle salvage and recycling company in the UK, has introduced a high tech system from Leeds-based BigChange that provides real-time 24/7 visibility of its collection and delivery operations. SYNETIQ operates over 16 sites around the country and processes in excess of 100,000 vehicles per year. The new …

FOCUS Enviro – the waste and organic equipment specialist – has secured an exclusive agreement with UNTHA, making it the distribution partner for UNTHA’s shredding technology, in Australia. Headquartered in New South Wales – plus with a presence in Victoria, Queensland and the West – FOCUS has amassed a cross-country …

Philip Simpson, commercial director at the UK’s leading food waste recycler, ReFood, welcomes the idea and outlines his views on the issue. There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that we need to tackle the issue of food waste, and quickly! After all, wasting more than 14 million tonnes of food …

VinylPlus®, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 739,525 tonnes of PVC within its framework in 2018 – a 15.6% increase on the previous year. The results were presented at the 2019 edition of the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum in Prague, Czech Republic, where the industry …

Integrated waste management and recycling leader Biffa has added 43 more Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks – including its first skiploaders and hookloaders based on the low-entry chassis – to the 51 it acquired in 2017-18. These vehicles were all supplied by South Wales Dealer Euro Commercials. The overwhelming majority are 6×2 …

The third Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held recently in Amsterdam, The Netherlands attracted many more visitors and exhibitors from across Europe and beyond. The annual event had a total attendance of more than 3,250 over two days, an increase of 34.5 per cent compared to last …

Total Reclaims Demolition Ltd of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, has opted for a Volvo EC300E rigged for secondary demolition duties for the first time. Adding the Volvo thirty-tonne machine to the fleet is a change to the usual brands associated with this well-established demolition contracting company. “We operate 360° excavators up to …