Waste management and specialist cleaning company SafeGroup has embarked on an investment programme that will double the size of its waste vehicle fleet. The first batch of 3.5t Iveco and Isuzu box tipper vans, all fitted with tail lifts for fast and safe loading, have been delivered with a second …
Read More »Cardboard box manufacturer invests in Riverside compactor
Greyhound Box Ltd has invested in a waste compactor from Riverside Waste Machinery, as the packaging company prepares for 5% growth over the next 12 months. Safely installed during UK lockdown, the RWM compactor – with 1100 litre bin lifter and a number of wheelie bins – has been a …
Read More »New waste shredder transforms co-processing capabilities of Geocycle Argentina
An UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e shredder is now in operation at Geocycle’s co-processing facility in Córdoba, Argentina, as the innovative waste handler continues to progress towards a zero-waste future. The team – a 100% daughter company of cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim – is now transforming 100 tonnes of waste per day into …
Read More »Innovative Habitat ‘translocation’ underway by new London port Tilbury2
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 …
Read More »Ward’s £1.5 million investment maximises metal processing capacity
Derbyshire-based metal and waste recycling specialist, Ward, has this month completed an upgrade at its metal processing facility at Ilkeston, which began in September 2019 with the installation of a new Metso pre-shredder. The new EtaRIP 250 pre-shredder was purchased in early 2019 from Metso and is now fully operational, …
Read More »Ceris Turner-Bailes appointed as new WasteAid Chief Executive
WasteAid, the charity that shares waste management and recycling skills around the world, has appointed Ceris Turner-Bailes to be its new Chief Executive. Joining with immediate effect, Ceris will be leading WasteAid to expand its international reach and impact. Announcing the appointment, WasteAid Chair Sarahjane Widdowson said: “Following an extensive …
Read More »“It’s suited to the work environment…..”
Is the opinion of John Gosling, Managing Director of Fareham-based T J Waste & Recycling Ltd, as he comments on the company’s recent purchase of a Volvo EC140E crawler excavator. The fourteen tonne excavator is the first Volvo machine purchased by T J Waste & Recycling, following a successful demonstration …
Read More »LondonEnergy upgrades its fleet with nine new Volvo FM rigids
Waste management service provider, LondonEnergy, is taking delivery of nine Volvo FM 8×2 rigids as part of a full upgrade of its hook-loader fleet, replacing a rival marque. Supplied by the team at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, the Volvo FMs are powered by D11K diesel engines rated at …
Read More »EWD Recycling places confidence in Volvo FMX eight wheelers
Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia has secured an order for four new Volvo FMX 8×4 rigids from Colchester-based EWD Recycling, on the back of its reputation for providing great aftersales support and trucks offering maximum uptime. The customer, which provides waste disposal and waste recycling services for industrial …
Read More »Just one week to go until Global Recycling Day 2020
There is just one week to go until the third annual Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18th March 2020. Individuals and organisations around the world are getting ready to celebrate the day and raise awareness of the importance of recycling and the ways we can all turn ‘waste’ into …
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