What do we want? PLASTICS INFRASTRUCTURE. When do we want it? NOW. There was frustration in the air at last month’s UK Plastics Reprocessing conference.In urgent tones, speakers across the conference acknowledged that in order to meet UK plastics targets, reprocessing infrastructure needs to grow ...
Recycling at historical Yorkshire site Fountains Abbey has never been easier Recycling is certainly a hot topic in 2019. But, although the demand for companies to emphasise a greater stance on ‘being green’ has increased, there is always more that can be done in the fight to protect our planet for future ...
Breeding new life into conveyors Conveyor belts perform an enormously important function in the recycling and waste industry.They are also a very significant overhead. Although reliability and durability are very important considerations, finding a belt that is ...
Behind the scenes at Sport's Direct's national distribution centre Founded in 1982, Sports Direct International is one of the UK‘s largest sporting goods retailers, operating a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle facias and brands. The company acquired HSM machines, to help ...
How street cleaning in Windsor and Maidenhead takes Urbaser from royal weddings to fly-tips All boroughs face different requirements and obstacles in their street cleaning services – whether that’s location, foot traffic or business needs. But given the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is home to a royal residence, waste ...
Is 2019 the year businesses switch from purchasing waste machinery to renting it? It is quite a British mentality to want to own an asset outright. From cars in our personal lives to industrial equipment in the workplace, we have – as a nation – long opted to purchase goods upfront and own them from day one.
Why Kazhakstan capital Astana is set to become the cleanest city in the Eurasian Economic Union Astana is on the way to becoming the first city in Kazakhstan to have a separate waste collection system.With this measure, plus plans to build a new organic waste recycling plant, the City Hall has set a target to increase the amount of ...
Recognition of the need for new waste metrics is growing, but what form should they take? The ability of weight-based recycling targets to capture more value from the waste materials we produce has often been called into question over the years. Now, as UK and EU policy interventions become more focused on waste prevention ...
How modern separation equipment is increasing metal recovery rates at MRFs Collecting, processing and recovering valuable material has spurred a wealth of mixed waste material recovery facilities (MRFs) to install the latest equipment to recover the highest-grade product in municipal solid waste (MSW).Many MRFs ...
How meta-mapping and AI can aid the circular economy From AI in bins to ‘Uberisation’ and meta-mapping, the industrial and commercial waste management sector is awash with hi-tech data innovations. The waste management and recycling sector as we know it emerged in the early 19th Century ...
On the road to CARS & MRE As we approach the Complete Auto Recycling Show & Metals Recycling Event, we take a closer look at what’s in store for visitors ahead of the 2018 show. And, with a record number of exhibitors, visitors and speakers in attendance, CARS & MRE is ...
