Brent rolls out new electric vehicles
19/01/2024 Brent Council is rolling out nine electric collection and street cleansing vehicles in partnership with Veolia. |
Council denied injunction to stop bin strikes
06/12/2023 Warrington Borough Council has lost a High Court bid to stop its refuse workers going out on strike. |
Veolia launches nationwide vape collection scheme
24/04/2023 Veolia has launched a national vape collection service to help provide safe disposal and recycling routes for the 143 million vapes thrown away each year. |
Stoke man arrested after bin crew attack
27/03/2023 A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a number of refuse collectors were assaulted in Stoke-on-Trent, the Staffordshire Police have confirmed. |
Sandwell refuse workers secure 9% pay rise to avoid strike action
22/07/2022 Refuse workers in Sandwell MBC have called off a planned strike due to start next week after accepting a 9% pay increase and securing additional annual leave. |
Coventry council defends itself against Unite’s pay claims
23/02/2022 Coventry City Council has challenged claims by the union Unite that refuse collection drivers doing the same job in neighbouring councils are paid thousands of pounds more than the drivers currently on strike. |
Council drops kerbside collections for engine oil and car batteries
07/02/2022 West Oxfordshire District Council has dropped kerbside collections for engine oil and car batteries due to low demand. |
Refuse workers strike against ‘ongoing attacks’ on pay and conditions
21/10/2021 Union members at Veolia Sheffield have voted to strike over pay and what they characterise as ‘ongoing attacks’ to their terms and conditions. |
Brighton council and union reaches deal to end bin strike
19/10/2021 Brighton residents will soon once again see their streets cleared of bin bags as the council reaches a deal with striking refuse collection workers to resolve the ongoing industrial dispute. |
Refuse collector pay drops by over £1,500
14/10/2021 A refuse collector has seen their pay drop by £1,519 in real terms since 2010, according to the TUC. |
Council to replace half its bin lorries with electric vehicles
03/06/2020 Manchester City Council has agreed to replace half its diesel bin lorries with new electric vehicles. |
Councils use digital screens on refuse vehicles to share key messages
06/05/2020 Urbaser has been utilising digital display screens installed on the sides on its refuse collection vehicles to share key messages across the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. |
Electric refuse vehicles could cut pollution and costs, report says
27/01/2020 A Bristol-based environmental consultancy has called for the roll out of electric refuse vehicles to help cut air pollution and local authority costs. |
Coventry opts for more Merc-Dennis-Terberg RCVs
02/12/2019 Coventry City Council has adopted a combination of a Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis, Dennis Eagle Olympus body and Terberg bin lifts for its new fleet. |
Roar Techmedia purchases RWM from the Prysm Group
02/12/2019 Roar Techmedia, the trade exhibitions organiser, has secured a significant investment from Apiary Capital to fund the acquisition of a portfolio of leading events from Prysm Media Group, including the Recycling and Waste Management exhibition. |
Exeter City Council looks to the future with new vehicle delivery
28/11/2019 Exeter City Council welcomes the delivery of its new fleet as part of a new 7-year fleet contract hire agreement with Specialist Fleet Services (SFS). |
Geesinknorba appoints a new agent in Northern Ireland
28/11/2019 Refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Geesinknorba has appointed MacPac Refuse Bodies as its agent for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. |
Norse chooses Dennis Eagle for East Hampshire contract
31/10/2019 Norse Commercial Services has taken delivery of 11 Dennis Eagle RCVs for its domestic refuse collection service in East Hampshire. |
Clearaway acquires new refuse collection vehicle
31/10/2019 Calvin Williams, Director, Clearaway: 'We grew faster than expected over the summer of 2019 and needed another vehicle urgently to meet new demand.' |
Future Fleet Awards - time to recognise the best in industry
21/10/2019 Future Fleet Forum is coming up again. January 22, 2020, will see a range of expert speakers from all over the world coming together in the Guildhall in London to talk about the latest initiatives, strategies, and technologies to help public sector fleet professionals tackle current challenges. |
Lifting the lid on the new Kerbloader
14/10/2019 In a world where waste streams and recycling targets change constantly, the new Terberg Kerbloader recycling truck has been designed to provide the flexibility operators need, reports LAPV. |
Fleet Manager in the spotlight
11/10/2019 There are currently 1,133 vehicles in the fleet. Of these, 97 are electric and we have another 173 electric vehicles on order. We also have eight CNG vehicles, two hybrid petrol vehicles with six more on order, and 20 diesel hybrids. Currently, our alternative fuel vehicles make up 11.2% of the fleet. Once the new vehicles arrive this will go up to 27%. |
County Antrim manufacturer goes for growth with Michelin Development
11/10/2019 Antrim-based refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Macpac is expanding following a £40,000 cash injection from Michelin Development. In the last 12 months, Macpac Refuse Bodies has seen its order book increased by 50 per cent – and is on target to repeat the same double-digit growth over the next year. |
Waltham Forest outsources refuse and recycling collections
10/10/2019 Environmental services provider, Urbaser has taken on the contract for Waltham Forest’s refuse and recycling collections on 30 September 2019. The service commenced following the award of a new eight-year contract earlier this year for the provision of neighbourhood services by Waltham Forest Council. |
