Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has launched Changing Workplaces: an in-depth research programme to investigate the complex changes the coronavirus pandemic has spurred in workplaces and facilities across Europe. Hand hygiene, cleaning and waste management now hold a permanent place in ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Robust bins to keep green spaces clean
Leafield Environmental, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of litter and recycling solutions are proud to working together with local councils to provide robust bins to keep green spaces clean during these unprecedented times. Leafield’s best-selling Heritage Square XL Litter ...
Read More »Panel perspective
Some of the key findings of the third major survey into waste management and recycling by FMJ and Grundon Waste Management were presented to a panel of senior FMs who briefed us on how they are dealing with waste management ...
Read More »Rubbish solutions
Littering and fly-tipping has escalated during lockdown with many FMs reporting that they’re having to deal with illegal disposal of waste around their buildings. Aaron Georgiou, CEO and Founder of Litta offers advice on tackling the problem Fly-tipping has long ...
Read More »Let’s face it – face coverings CAN go into general waste
From next Monday (15 June), it will be compulsory for anyone using public transport in England to wear a face covering. These are already recommended in some enclosed spaces where social distancing can be difficult and, as more people start ...
Read More »Twelve steps to joining the circular economy
The alternative way to transform your office and business by Phil Oram, Regional Director, Crown Workspace In an era in which the environment is increasingly a major focus for both business and politics, the phrase ‘circular economy’ is expected to ...
Read More »A question of waste
The second joint survey by FMJ and Grundon Waste Management on how FMs approach waste management and recycling reveals a shift in priorities from compliance to positive sustainability outcomes When FMJ and Grundon Waste Management first agreed to carry out ...
Read More »Compliance: Benchmarking to improve recycling and waste management practices
Given the constant pressure to improve service and demonstrate added value, it would be fair to assume that most traditional disciplines within facilities management have now been perfected. Recycling and waste management seems an obvious candidate for this argument, yet ...
Read More »Planet before profit
Nick Oettinger, Managing Director of The Furniture Recycling Group, looks at the need for effective policies to recycle bulky waste and promote a circular economy Every year, we throw out 1.6 million tonnes of bulky waste in the UK, and ...
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