Sep
6
Halving Waste to Landfill Initiative
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McKinstry Skip Hire Ltd have been congratulated in their signing of the ‘Halving Waste to Landfill Initiative’, the company were joined by Edwin Poots, the Environment Minister, who witnessed the signing of the agreement.
The skip hire company have already reduced their waste significantly over the years and they currently recycle 85% of the waste they collect. By signing the agreement [...]
Aug
16
A skip hire firm in Darlington have been served with a stop notice from Darlington Borough Council due to complaints of excessive noise by surrounding residents. The notice, insists that the Skip Hire company stick to their operating hours as agreed in their planning permission. The notice from the council was prompted by local residents protesting around the site. If the hire company [...]
Aug
9
Wigan Skip Hire Firm in Legal Battle
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A skip hire firm from Wigan, in the North West is currently embroiled in a legal battle over a moutain of domestic rubbish. The firm has been refusing to take responsiblity for a huge mountain of waste at their premises, based on the banks of one of the Liverpool / Manchester canals. The firm have been ordered to pay expenses [...]
Aug
2
A plant hire boss in Rotheram, who was jailed for dumping waste and theiving fuel has had his sentence cut after an appeal. Originally jailed for 6 years last December, Mr Brightmore, owned his own plant and skip hire company in South Yorkshire.
The skip hire boss was jailed on multiple counts of illegal dumping including breach of the environmental protection act.
Jul
26
A skip hire company in Darlington, North East England, is set to sue Darlington Borough Council on a 3 part suit, due to the skip hire company being unable to operate a construction waste plant for over a year.
The plant, which is positioned next to a council owned Nature Reserve, was closed last year amidst [...]
Jul
19
Thompsons of Prudhoe, a Demolition and Earthworks Contractor in Northumberland, has given 80 of it’s 320 staff 30 days notice of possible job losses.
The contractor blames potential job loses on builders improving their waste management capabilities, meaning that much of the waste they receive in their skips can’t be recycled – making the light recycling arm [...]
Jul
12
Power Station Approval in Basingstoke
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Hampshire County Council have approved a plan to build a power station on a Basingstoke Industrial Estate.
The plant, backed by Southern Waste Management and Basingstoke Skip Hire, will house a £2.7 million station to burn wood chips which will create electricity for the national grid and create hot water, which will be offered to neighbouring companies.
The site [...]
Jul
5
A skip hire boss in South Wales has denied taking payment for more than £16,000 for fly tipping. The boss of Andy Skips and Penybedd Lands stands accused alongside two others on 15 counts of fly tipping around South Wales.
Alongside the fly tipping charges, the skip hire boss also faces charges from the Environment Agency in South Wales [...]
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 [...]