Wasteline

Brambles, the global supply-chain solutions company operating in nearly 60 countries, has reported on its sustainability success for the 2019 Financial Year as part of its recently released Sustainability Review. Together, with its customers, Brambles’ solutions have helped to save: 2 million tonnes of CO2 1.7 million cubic metres wood …

JCB has updated its 457, 437 and 427 Wastemaster wheeled loading shovels to meet the upcoming EU Stage V emissions legislation. The new Stage V Wastemasters feature Cummins diesel engines that deliver an increase in engine power and a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption. The biggest of the Wastemaster …

Quest Waste Management, a domestic and commercial cleaning company specialising in serving the drainage industry, has embarked on an ambitious expansion drive following the implementation of BigChange’s mobile workforce management system JobWatch. Quest, which was founded in November 2014 and operates across the UK from its base in Ossett, West …

The UK’s first category-3 licensed waste plant able to transform AD and blood plastics into a clean secondary material for remanufacturing, is in its final stages of commissioning. And the pioneering facility promises to be zero waste from day one. The 4-acre site in East Yorkshire is a joint venture …

In recognition of their long-time association with the plastics sector, the European division of the global Bunting Group has joined the Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMMDA). Bunting is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of magnetic separators and metal detectors for the recycling and plastics industries. …

This week Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – will be taking recycling into its own hands at IMHX, the UK’s largest intralogistics event, in support of Recycle Week 23-29 September, the annual celebration of recycling delivered by Recycle Now, whose theme this year is ‘Recycling: It’s in our …

Leeds-based total waste management provider, LSS Waste Management has invested over £200,000 in extending its 70 strong fleet of specialist waste vehicles – with the purchase of a Scania Front End Loader (FEL). The new FEL vehicle; LSS Waste’s second; was purchased in response to a growing demand from Yorkshire …

A third-generation family-run business that achieved Zero Waste to Landfill over thirteen years ago, has further boosted its commitment to the environment with an RDF shredder from UNTHA. Based in Staffordshire, briers has had a genuine eco conscience since it was established exactly 80 years ago back in 1939 by …

The North East’s largest independent waste management company, J&B Recycling, has released its financial accounts announcing its third consecutive year of robust growth. In July 2014, the company received £7.5m investment from BGF, which provided significant development capital for new projects and infrastructure. The investment enabled J&B to undertake major …

The packaging industry’s most contentious topic – sustainability – is set to be the focus of the new PlasticFreeLand™ at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2019, when it returns to Olympia next week (11 & 12 September). The brand-new feature has been created by A Plastic Planet, which joined …