Welcome to our roundup of recycling news and updates from Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and beyond. Melton Waste specialise in small business waste management and recycling in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding areas. We offer trade waste collections, card and paper recycling, glass recycling, plastic recycling, weee waste disposal, clinical waste incineration,...
Harrogate borough council has issued a reminder to residents not to dispose of lithium ion batteries within mixed dry recyclable waste, following a small fire in a recycling collection vehicle this week. The incident occurred yesterday morning (14 May) in a split-body vehicle collecting recyclable waste from households. Collection crew...
The risk of prosecution for potential non-compliance with the WEEE Directive is often of uppermost concern to companies. In our experience, most companies will weigh up this and any associated risks against the costs associated with changing their current practices. However, many fail to recognise the opportunities that an effective...
WEEE – waste electrical and electronic equipment – compliance fees for 2017 will be set using a methodology drawn up by the Joint Trade Associations, it has been revealed. This will include a ‘flat rate’ of £3.50 per tonne to reflect the variable costs involved in collecting and processing WEEE,...