Tagged with 'waste'

In this weeks 'Dear Recycling Bins' we look at the impact of rinsing out recyclables, is it worth it?  Or are we wasting water?

Ever since lockdown there has been an increase in the sales of electronics and to prove this a e-waste recycling centre in Ireland has had its busiest month in 15 years 

Learn about how you can keep your confidential waste secure with our confidential waste bins, and learn about the implications of not properly disposing of your confidential waste correctly.

Lidl is going to be removing all of its large 9p reusable bags from all of the Welsh stores to help reduce the plastic pollution, it will affect all 54 stores across Wales and it is estimated that it will save around 150 tonnes of plastic per year.  

Since 1992 around 72% of the world's plastic waste has ended up in China and Hong Kong, but with China banning the importation of recycling, what are the ramifications of this?

Recycling experts are saying that a lot of unrecyclable material is getting put in to recycling bins which is then driving the cost up during the recycling process.  This was shown when China banned the importation of plastic waste, because they were receiving so many loads that were contaminated.

Veolia has announced that the community fund for 2019-2020 is now open for applications.  Various organisations can apply for a share of the £115,000 to help encourage recycling, reducing household waste or prevent carbon emissions. 

Severn Trent has branched out and bought a food waste recycling company called Agrivert.  Agrivert produces energy from food waste and was bought as part of its Green Power Business, and they say that renewable energy is of strategic importance to them and the country as a whole.  

According to WRAP, 25% of the waste produced in England is produced by businesses, you may recycle everything at home but do you do the same whilst at work?   One of the first things to do if you do not already have one is to find a contractor to collect your recycling who are registered with the Environment Agency.

Residents on a street in Sheffield ended up taking their own recycling bins to the depot claiming they were fed up with waiting for them to be emptied, they claim their recycling hasn't been emptied for over 18 months despite contacting the council and waste company numerous times