A new workplace recycling law will be implemented throughout Wales starting this weekend. Effective Saturday, 6th April, all businesses, charities and public sector organisations will be required to segregate their waste for recycling. The new system will mirror the segregated recycling system already in place in many households across Wales. The Welsh Government has introduced...
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Economy in transition: Challenges and opportunities for European industry in 2024
Looking ahead to 2024: a year full of challenges for the European economy but also lucrative opportunities. How companies can master the wave of change and discover new opportunities for growth and efficiency with clever digitalisation and automation as well as the smart use of used machinery. In 2023, the European economy was heavily impacted...
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Veolia welcomes UK ban on nitrous oxide
Possession of nitrous oxide, commonly known as ‘laughing gas’, was this week made illegal in the UK. The drug has been classified as a class C drug due to its harmful effects on users’ health and its contribution to anti-social behaviour. The ban was initially proposed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government in March...
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Timberpak and Pearce Recycling Company join forces
Timberpak Ltd has made a significant investment in Pearce Recycling Company Ltd, which is one of the biggest names in wood and waste recycling in the UK. This investment secures the relationship between the two companies and follows a successful partnership that began with the launch of Timberpak Pearce Ltd in 2016. On 1st November,...
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Hamilton mattress recycling hits 250,000 mark
HAMILTON Waste & Recycling (Hamilton) has announced that it has now recycled over a quarter of a million mattresses as the company continues to ramp up its mattress recycling capacity. In reaching this landmark number Hamilton has recovered over approximately 2500 tonnes of metal, 750 tonnes of foam and 500 tonnes of polyester all of...
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Redstart Primary School boosts educational resources thanks to local recycler EMR
EMR Chard, based on Beeching Close, previously joined forces with the Redstart Primary School in 2021 and are continuing its partnership by offering further support to improve the technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational resources. Redstart Primary School, based in the heart of Chard, Somerset, nurtures children from the community from nursery age to Year...
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Parry & Evans recover metal with Bunting magnetic separators
RECYCLING specialist Parry & Evans has installed Bunting magnetic separators to recover metal from pre-sorted domestic waste. At their Deeside plant, the company uses a Permanent Overband Magnet to recover ferrous metals such as steel food cans, and an Eddy Current Separator to reclaim valuable aluminium including drinks cans. At the Deeside recycling facility, Parry &...
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UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
How Alfred H Knight helped Tom White to design one of the most sophisticated MRFs of its kind UK WASTE streams are evolving. Updates to the way food is packaged and ever-changing consumer buying and recycling habits are making predicting the types and levels of materials found in our bins and skips increasingly difficult. This...
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UK-based powder processor Pilamec acquired by Bunting
BUNTING has acquired Gloucestershire-based powder milling and blending specialist Pilamec. Pilamec further broadens the Bunting product portfolio. Bunting is a global manufacturer of magnet and magnetic products serving a wide range of industrial sectors. The Bunting European engineering and manufacturing facilities are in Berkhamsted and Redditch, both in the United Kingdom. Since becoming a limited...