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Cost Savings for Healthcare Estates Delivered Through Improved Waste Management
The White Paper is provided as a reference tool for Healthcare Estates Managers and Finance Directors to demonstrate the opportunities for cost savings through the implementation of effective waste management strategies. It is based on a simple example, a new approach and the impact it has had on a healthcare organisation’s bottom line. Spend in the NHS can be simplistically split into ...
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Waste Management Recycle America Facilities Achieve a Top Industry Designation for Environmental Quality, Protection, Health and Safety and Security in Electronics Recycling
WM Recycle America, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM), one of the largest waste services and residential recycling companies in North America, today announced that all seven of its eCycling facilities have earned certification to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment®. By operating seven e-Stewards-certified eCycling ...
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Waste Management Recycle America Achieves Top Industry Designation for Quality, Environment, Health and Safety and Security in Electronics Recycling
WM Recycle America, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM), the largest waste services and residential recycling company in North America, today announced that all eight of its eCycling Services Division's North American eCycling facilities have earned the designation- R2/RIOS Certified Electronics Recycler®—for quality, environment, health and safety and data security during ...
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GPT - The Waste Solution wins total waste management contract for the MoD
GPT Waste, the largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services has won a three year, total waste management contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The project is for the provision of total waste management services across approximately 40 MoD sites of varying sizes ranging from Army Careers Information offices to barracks. The three year ...
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Clinical Win for GPT Waste
We are proud to announce that we have secured a 2 year, clinical waste management contract for St John & St Elizabeth Hospital This prestigious two year hospital waste management contract will see waste streams including all healthcare waste and eventually the GMW and recyclable waste. There will also be the opportunity for GPT Waste to implement a total non clinical waste service by April, ...
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GPT wins total waste management contract for a leading European Generics Manufacturer
GPT Waste, the largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services has won a three year, total waste management contract with one of Europe’s leading generics manufacturers GPT - The Waste Solution has been employed directly by the client who manufactures and distributes prescription medicines throughout the UK. They will work with the ...
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GPT wins total waste management contract for a leading European Generics Manufacturer
GPT Waste, the largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services has won a three year, total waste management contract with one of Europe’s leading generics manufacturers GPT – The Waste Solution has been employed directly by the client who manufactures and distributes prescription medicines throughout the UK. They will work with the ...
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Waste Data in the UK. RWM Ambassadors call for improvement to waste data collection
The RWM Ambassadors have published a new report aimed at stimulating the debate around waste data. Findings of this exclusive report show how improved datasets could drive key decision-making and underpin stronger Government policies. RWM Ambassadors have published their exclusive report of waste data collection in the UK at an All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) event. ...
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GPT Waste embraces National edoc programme
On Wednesday 11th September, we were present at the preview of the National electronic duty of care programme (edoc) which was unveiled at the CIWM RWM Show in Birmingham. The edoc programme is a four year initiative that began development in January 2011 and will run until December 2014. The programme is an EU LIFE+ funded initiative set up by Environment Agency, Chartered Institute of Wastes ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs underlines importance of common rules for waste management
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has met with the first chairman of the European High Level Group (HLG) on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, Mr Andrej Stritar, in Brussels. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss nuclear safety and waste management issues, particularly the establishment of common European rules in the field, ahead of the HLG's third meeting in April. 'Citizens main ...
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Public consultation on circular economy launched by European Commission
The European Commission launched a 12-week public consultation based on the main policy options which it says will feed into the development of an “ambitious new approach” on the circular economy. The consultation has been launched in order to “present a new, more ambitious circular economy strategy late in 2015, to transform Europe into a more competitive resource-efficient ...
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Increasing standards for Healthcare Waste Management
The healthcare sector is heavily governed by industry regulations and clinical waste management has become an area that requires specialist expertise from trusted and knowledgeable suppliers to enable them to meet stringent compliance requirements. In July this year, the government published regulations that outlined changes to the way health and care services are inspected by the Care Quality ...
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Food waste gate fees are dropping as AD capacity in the UK increases
Average gate fees have fallen by as much as £50 per tonne since 2013 to a rate of £18-£40 per tonne today. This is due to organic recyclers reducing their food waste gate fees as competition for the feedstock from councils and businesses becomes more intense. Tony Baker, Compliance and Safety Manager for GPT Waste Management believes these smaller operators will offer the lower ...
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Cost savings for healthcare estates delivered through improved waste management
GPT Waste began talks with a global hospital group with a network of over 30 hospital facilities in the UK. As part of the process, GPT Waste undertook site visits to audit the existing waste across each of the facilities. The results of the audit highlighted that several thousand tonnes of waste was being produced per year due to existing clinical waste disposal methods that were in place. ...
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EC Commissioner Piebalgs underlines the need to reinforce rules on nuclear safety
At the fifth meeting of the High Level Group (HLG) on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner highlighted the need for a higher level of nuclear safety. 'While we can see a potential rise in the use of nuclear energy around the globe as well as in the EU, European citizens call for a strong European role in the field of nuclear safety', said the Commissioner. ...
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EC welcomes the recommendations presented in the first activity report of the EU Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG)
European Commissioner for Energy, Mr Piebalgs welcomed the first activity report of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), presented today by the group's chairman, Mr Stritar. The broader objective of the Group's work is to contribute to maintaining and further improving the safety of nuclear installations and the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The report ...
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Nuclear safety in EU gets strong boost by commitment of nuclear regulators
Nuclear safety regulators from all 27 EU Member States have reached agreement on steps to further strengthen nuclear safety, radioactive waste management and decommissioning arrangements in EU. These areas are under the jurisdiction of individual countries and as part of their continuous self improvement drive they are seeking better ways to learn from each other. At the meeting of the European ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs underlines role of nuclear energy in transition towards a low carbon economy
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs reiterated today the importance of nuclear energy for the reduction of CO2 emissions in a speech at a European Nuclear Assembly conference in Brussels. The conference was dedicated to the development of Europe's low carbon economy and organised by Foratom. 'Nuclear energy makes an important contribution to our fight against climate change and our security of ...
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Waste Management and 3E Company announce retail hazardous waste compliance solutions
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and 3E Company, a Verisk Analytics company (NASDAQ: VRSK), today announced their new Retail Hazardous Waste Compliance Solutions program, a comprehensive service that goes far beyond back-of-store waste pickups. The Hazardous Waste Compliance Solutions provide retailers with the critical data, tools, and 24/7 customer service support they need to implement a ...
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WIH resource group announces collaborative partnership with Quantum Compliance System, Inc.
WIH Resource Group (WIH) announces a collaborative partnership with Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc. (Quantum). This partnership combines Quantum’s 25 years of experience in data management and software solutions, with WIH’s 26 years expertise in consulting services for solid waste, recycling, and transportation for local government agencies, municipalities, and private businesses. The ...
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