News posts in Company News
Diversion tactics
4 August, 2017
Achieving a goal of zero waste-to-landfill should be high on the agenda for all companies, but what does this mean? According to The Carbon Trust, over a quarter of the more than 30 million tonnes of waste generated each year in the UK is still being sent to landfill. If the environmental damage this causes […]
Waste Industry Group publishes misclassification guide
7 June, 2017
The Waste Industry Group has published an “easy to use” guide on common misconceptions in waste classification and how to avoid them. The group said “Misclassification of Waste- and how to avoid it” is aimed at waste producers, carriers, brokers, consultants and managers. According to the group, the guide lists the most common mistakes in […]
Tesco outlines food waste tonnages
18 May, 2017
Supermarket giant Tesco produced a total of 46,684 tonnes of food waste across its UK operations including stores and distribution centres in 2016/17 – figures published on 15 May have suggested. This represents an increase of around 4,004 tonnes compared to the previous year, the figures published in the supermarket giant’s annual report indicate. Tesco […]
Obligation data offers clearer picture of 2017 packaging targets
Data published this week has confirmed that packaging recycling targets for 2017 look largely on course to be met by the end of the year, with performance in steel, paper and wood ahead of schedule. Obligation data which was made available on the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) on Monday (15 May) reveals […]
Hertfordshire sees major drop in waste to landfill
28 March, 2017
The volume of Hertfordshire’s household waste sent to landfill saw a significant decline in 2015/16, according to the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership, which has recorded a 39,000-tonne drop in landfill tonnages in its latest annual report. The report, which covers the 12 months from April 2015 also suggests that the county saw a decline in the […]