Jun
28
Leeds Shops Fined Over Waste
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Leeds City Council have made their feelings on irresponsible waste management clear by fining a restaurant and a shoe shop in the city centre more than £8,000 in total. After previous warnings by council representatives the shops neglected to do anything about their excess waste behind their premises leaving Leeds City Council with no choice but to [...]
Jun
21
National Recycling Week Starts Today
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Between the 21st and 27th June council and waste companies up and down the country will be trying to push home the need to increase our recycling activities. This year, the campaign, managed by WRAP, will focus on trying to increase recycling of a particular area of waste – small household electrical goods.
So if you have [...]
Jun
14
London’s trying to tackle it’s waste issues with a new task force to improve recycling efficiency in the capital. Peter Jones, previously of Biffa, will represent the Mayor of London on the board, alongside a group of representatives from a number of London’s councils.
Boris Johnson has made it clear in the past that improving recycling [...]
Jun
7
Skip Hire Contractor Feels The Wrath Of The Environment Agency
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After blogging a few weeks back about a punishment handed out to an unlawful waster handling outfit, yet another company has fallen foul of the law. Geoffrey Parker, a skip hire contractor from Ipsden Heath, was prosecuted a total of 3 times by the Environment Agency (EA) for mismanaging waste.
Mr Parker was served several [...]