rubbish bin News
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Local government association responds to bBig brother claims about chips in bins
An investigation into privacy intrusions should be focusing on “more important issues” than the country’s rubbish bins according to the Local Government Association. The report, Lifting the Lid, by the organisation Big Brother Watch, part of the Tax Payers’ Alliance, looks into the number of councils placing microchips into bins and what this means for people’s privacy. Big Brother Watch ...
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A Fortune in the Rubbish Bin
Paper, plastic, glass, metals and organic waste are waste materials that, if correctly collected and selected, allow nowadays for a saving of 6.5 billion in terms of raw material importation from abroad. Not only that, using what the technicians refer to as SRM, or rather, secondary raw materials, Italy already currently saves 2 billion Euros of energy, equalling approximately 10% of ...
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Scotland could recycle more of its household waste
Significant volumes of recyclable materials are still going into Scottish household rubbish bins destined for landfill, according to a new survey. The survey, The Composition of Municipal Solid Waste in Scotland, was published by Zero Waste Scotland working with WastesWork and supported by AEA and was based on the results of a composition analysis carried out in eight of the 32 local authorities ...
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Tips for Safe and Easy Battery Recycling
Despite almost 3 in 5 people saying they have either started recycling batteries, or are recycling more dead batteries than they used to*, fewer than half of all the batteries discarded in the UK are currently recycled properly. This means we throw away up to a billion batteries every year, or the equivalent of at least ten each**. Dead or spent batteries actually contain lots of valuable ...
By REPIC
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We helped recycling at Marwell Zoo become more relephant
We manufactured bespoke Mini Cyclo Dual Recycling Bins for Marwell Zoo in Winchester, with the added feature of a tray stacking area on the top of the unit. Manufactured from glass fibre composite, our Mini Cyclo bins are hardwearing and durable, and can withstand adverse weather conditions. They’re unaffected by salt corrosion, which means that the bin will never rust. As they ...
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NPTA still insist of no direct link between AWCs and rats
There is still no direct link between alternate weekly collections and an increase in rat population, pest controllers say. Speaking to MRW National Pest Technician Association chairman Barrie Sheard said: “We haven’t changed our mind. There is no direct link between alternate weekly collections and this problem. But if AWCs are not managed by supervisors properly or the public leave their bin ...
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No takers for pilot `pay-as-you-throw` waste schemes
No councils have come forward to pilot “pay-as-you-throw” waste schemes, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The controversial PAYT scheme, also known as the financial incentive scheme has been rejected by councils across the country. The pilot would have seen up to five councils run PAYT schemes which reward householders who recycle the most and charge extra to ...
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Taylor made washing lines for wet recycling of plastics by NEUE HERBOLD
NEUE HERBOLD Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH, located in Sinsheim/Germany manufactures and sells complete washing lines for the recycling of plastics waste. Prior to re-pelletizing the plastic waste must be size reduced, washed and if necessary foreign materials separated. NEUE HERBOLD washing lines, produce granules or flakes with a high quality even at today's required outputs. Materials which ...
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Testing UK Floodwater with the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26169373 The water running thigh deep through Ham Sandhu's house in Wraysbury in Berkshire is freezing cold and murky. Floating around in his kitchen is a toy car and a pair of slippers. Clunking gently together near the sink are two rubbish bins. "I brought them in here," he says, "so they didn't drift away." An unpleasant smell thickens the air. "That must be ...
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UK Environment Agency goes to battle with waste crime
New figures show that the Environment Agency prosecuted 454 waste cases last year which resulted in fines totalling £3 million and prison sentences. The EA’s crackdown on waste crime – from fly-tipping to the illegal export of waste – has led to an increase in the severity of penalties handed down by the courts. This week the EA secured its largest ever fine - £262,268 – after the soft drinks ...
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New recycling service for Stafford, UK
Biffa are claiming a logistical success after more than 5,000 homes in Stafford are the first to receive a new recycling service. Following the award of the Stafford Borough waste collection and recycling for the next six years, Biffa has rolled out a new service that has seen more than 55,000 homes issued with a new bin to recycle their rubbish. The blue, wheeled bin will take all plastic food ...
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Council bosses say, millions of pounds of untapped riches are within Britain’s bins
The nation’s rubbish bin could help local authorities earn and extra £1billion by 2020 and help reduce the burden on local taxpayers. The next step is to determine how this can be achieved, and according to a recent article published on the Local Government Association website this can be done through, reforming the market to improve the quality of the recyclable material produced by the sector ...
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Kent waste partnership conducts waste audit check
The Kent Waste Partnership has analysed rubbish from the bins of more than 2,000 homes without their owners’ knowledge to try to cut waste and boost recycling. Bins collected by every council, except Dartford, last December were studied to see exactly what was inside. The survey found that food waste made up 34 per cent of rubbish, and paper and card was 16 per cent followed by glass at 6 per ...
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Garbage truck technic specifications
Although the technical specifications of garbage trucks are generally determined by the purchasing agencies as technical specifications, the most competent authority in this regard is naturally producers. As Sahlan we produce garbage cans in the following technical specifications: Production is carried out with the ISO 9001 document approved by Turkish Accreditation Agency. ISO 9001 ...
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Daily Mail launches campaign against `monstrous wheelie bins` - update
The Daily Mail newspaper has launched a campaign to “stop monstrous wheelie bins engulfing our streets” called Not in My Front Yard. In today’s edition (18 June) of the Daily Mail, it devotes seven pages to the campaign and says that there is a “bin explosion” blighting “our streets and gardens”. The newspaper is calling on town halls to let council tax payers choose between wheelie bins, ...
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Recofloor celebrates its 2018 vinyl flooring recycling champions
“We’re ahead of the game!” was an appropriate theme running throughout the Recofloor 2018 Awards Event at Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield Ground which celebrated the environmental commitment of its vinyl flooring recycling champions. Flooring companies, contractors and distributors received trophies and certificates in ten major award categories, plus Gold, Silver and ...
By Axion Group
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More communal waste bins for Brighton & Hove
Communal bins will be delivered to 500 streets across Brighton & Hove from next week, specifically to areas with large numbers of flats and bedsits. The roll out follows successful use of 188 communal bins by the council, which have been in place in 49 streets since 2004. Houses with limited outside space for a wheelie bin will also be included. A council spokeswoman said: “The communal ...
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London’s CHIK’N Offers “Guilt-free” Fast Food with Sustainable Food Sourcing and Waste Disposal
Restaurateurs Carl Clarke and David Wolanski have been enormously successful with their Chik’n restaurant concept that offers healthier fast food, unique side dishes, and craft beers at reasonable prices, while employing sustainable business practices. The restaurant uses locally-sourced, free-range chicken and fresh ingredients, pays its employees above the London Living Wage, and uses a ...
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