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Businesses may be overlooking a vital revenue stream by neglecting the potential of materials recycling

Blog by Jack Yarrow from waste management experts Grundon It’s good to see facilities managers thinking differently about waste in recent years. Items once thrown out with barely a second thought are today increasingly seen as a valuable commodity that ...

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As demand for second-hand market grows businesses are encouraged to dust off unwanted equipment

With the increasing pressure on supply chains, and a continued rise in costs for new materials, buyers looking for second-hand goods are calling for more quality used items to come to the market. A survey of customers conducted in July ...

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Biffa and Northern Trains trial smart technology to increase recycling

Northern Trains and waste management partner Biffa are deploying smart bin sensors to help increase recycling and support sustainability at 70 stations across the Northeast. Manufactured in the UK by IoT Solutions Group, these sensors give Northern Trains real-time recycling ...

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Closed loop recycling scheme with Bangor University

Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins are proud to offer a Closed Loop Recycling Scheme and have recently reclaimed 900 old plastic bins from Bangor University and turned them into new plastic bins. ...

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Sustainability is ‘very important’ for most SMEs but less than half use a recycling service

New research from waste management firm, Biffa, has found that whilst SMEs are keen to be more sustainable some are struggling to make changes like recycling. The survey of over 1,000 small to medium-sized businesses in the UK revealed 59 ...

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Enva opens new ash recycling plant

Enva, a provider of recycling and specialist resource recovery solutions in the UK and Ireland, has opened a £1.5 million ash recycling plant in Paisley, Scotland. The new facility will treat up to 20,000 tonnes a year of fly ash ...

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Harrods reduces waste footprint with new hand towel recycling service

Kimberly-Clark Professional’s RightCycle™ Programme meets sustainability goals Harrods, the world’s leading luxury department store, has ambitious plans to create a more sustainable future. Harrods Path to a Sustainable Future sustainability initiative details its plan to “operate as efficiently as we ...

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Eye-catching EcoArc recycling station

Leafield Environmental, the UK’s award-winning designer and manufacturer of litter and recycling bins have launched a new external recycling bin, the ‘EcoArc’ offering an eye-catching and compact unit to encourage people to recycle ‘on-the-go’. The EcoArc was initially designed for ...

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Facilities Show: co-cre8 launches a new sustainably-sourced internal waste and recycling unit

co-cre8, one of the UK’s leading practitioners in designing and implementing circular systems, has launched an innovative, new, British-made internal waste and recycling bin that provides a true circular story for its customers. The modular ‘rBIN’ will increase trust in ...

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Improving management control and recycling food waste

What is the most sustainable food waste handling system? The BioMaster biomass system ticks all boxes: Manufacturer Meiko is a foundation, not shareholder driven. Goals are long-term. Profit equals R&D and training. Meiko was the first European foodservice manufacturer to ...

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