How to Reduce Waste in Manufacturing
How to reduce waste in manufacturing is increasingly in the spotlight. That’s because many businesses are saving money through their clever waste reduction strategies. Devising a waste management strategy which complies with best waste management practice is very important. But, we do appreciate that within any business developing a strategy doesn’t come without costs in management […]
UK Recycling Performance Deteriorates – WM Sector Bodies Say UK Government Must Act
Stagnant or deteriorating UK Recycling Performance is a fact. The UK government claims that support for Brexit does not mean that the nation will turn its back on EU sustainability targets. But, where is the action which is needed to comply? They suggest that the UK will continue to apply EU regulations for the protection […]
Biffa – 30 Facts or Factoids?
This list of 20 “Facts or Factoids?” was fun to compile and we hope you enjoy them. They are compiled from around the web and reflect both what Biffa is saying about itself and people’s views about this waste management company. We didn’t collect references to back-up these “rubbish” facts which range from newsworthy, to frankly […]
Fish Waste – A 5 Minute Tutorial
Fish waste is an underutilized form of food waste that has potential for a wide array of products, including methane production. In Norway alone, over a million tonnes of it is generated every year. For a long while, fish waste has been refined using comminution and heating, to separate the fish oil. Quality fish oils […]
20 Veolia Environmental Services Waste Management Facts or Factoids?
We searched the web to find out what the hugely successful company Veolia was both saying about itself, and what communities are saying about it as a company. The following is the result of our none too in-depth research! We did’t collect our references to back-up these “rubbish” facts which range from newsworthy to frankly […]
Energy from Waste and Incineration – What Could be Better?
Energy from Waste and Incineration is good. It is hard to imagine any objection to using energy which would have been lost if it had been placed in a landfill. But…
5 Waste Management Challenges to Keep Us All Healthy
Read on for our views on 5 top challenges of Waste Management to keep us all healthy. That includes the natural environment of the living creatures around us. But, before we start let us just clarify what Waste Management is, as follows: Defining Waste Management Waste management is the collection, transportation, disposal or recycling and monitoring […]
How to Green Up Your Lifestyle and Save Money
Isn’t it time to learn how to green up your lifestyle? Unless you live in a cave on a remote island, without any method of communicating with the outside world, you will know one fact. That fact is that climate change/ global warming and resource depletion are environmental issues that are not about to go […]
Hydrogen Forklifts – You Heard of Hydrogen Cars But Now It’s Lifts?
Hydrogen forklifts are making inroads into the powered industrial truck market. Thanks to a more eco-friendly mindset and an emphasis on operational efficiency, hydrogen lifts are now found in a variety of job environments. Everywhere from lumber yards to warehouses, from dockyards to ports routinely use hydrogen forklifts. What are the pros and cons of […]
Landfill Mining
We first posted about landfill mining quoting from a CIWM Press Release in October 2008. As below, and now, almost 10 years later we have added our update. So what has happened to landfill mining since 2008? Almost nothing in Europe it seems, but since then, some landfill mining has been implemented, especially in the […]
What is Recycling and What Can We Recycle?
I believe that lots of people still don’t understand what is recycling, why and how we can do it. So, I have decided to write the following piece to inform you and let you know all important things about recycling. I hope you find this informative. What Is Recycling? Recycling, the latest practice for promoting […]
What is Peat Free Compost?
We understand that you would like to know what Peat Free Compost is? Peat free compost is explained here so read-on! What is Peat Free Compost? The Meaning of Peat Free Explained Peat free compost is available for home garden use and to businesses. Just as it says pet free compost contains no peat. It […]
