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The Waster’s Waste Management and Landfill Blog carries regular postings on News and Technical Developments in UK, and International waste management.
Mobile Phone Recycling – Old Phones and What to Do and Not to Do!
Mobile Phone Recycling: What Should You Do With Your Old Mobile Phone? Mobile phones are in high demand. New model releases take place every year, sometimes more often and many people buy a new phone every 2 to 3 years. They replace their old models with the latest innovations, creating a huge burden on earth’s […]
Non Road Mobile Machinery Emissions Requirements for Construction in London
It should not be surprise that special non road mobile machinery emissions (NRMM) requirements for construction in the centre of London have been introduced. Air pollution is the top environmental risk to human health in the UK. It contributes to early deaths, aggravates lung and heart conditions and even affects mental health and cognitive performance. […]
Renewable Energy Trends Of 2019
There are many exciting developments in the renewable energy trends of 2019! The adoption of renewable energy is proceeding at least as rapidly as was hoped globally. That’s good news for decarbonising the globe, but within that overall picture there’s a great deal more of interest. Read-on to find out more about solar panel advances, […]
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…
