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. |
Comment - electric revolution in the waste sector
02/12/2019 Paul Connor, Head of Tenders and Procurement at Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) looks at the impact of electric vehicles on the public |
Birmingham City Council considers ‘overhaul’ of rubbish collection service
05/02/2020 A review of the city council’s waste management service has warned that the local authority’s older vehicles are likely to result in higher fuel consumption, greater emissions and increases in maintenance costs. |
Peterborough recycling centre cuts fly-tipping by 25%
25/02/2020 Peterborough’s new recycling centre is celebrating a successful first year which has seen fly-tipping decrease by a quarter. |
Waste operators call for ‘performance penalty’ relief to keep services running
20/03/2020 Waste operators have asked to be excused from performance penalties from the councils they have contracts with as part of the effort to keep services running during the pandemic. |
Councils urged to provide data on waste services during Covid-19
01/04/2020 Local authorities have been urged to provide regular information on the impact Covid-19 is having on waste services. |
Bin weighing in Oxford saves thousands
06/05/2020 Oxford City Council and a local college have reduced the amount of rubbish going to landfill and saved thousands of pounds in the process thanks to Vehicle Weighing Solution bin weighing system. |
Biffa cuts £200,000 per year from transmission servicing costs
30/07/2020 Biffa’s UK fleet cuts £200,000 per year from transmission servicing costs with Allison Transmission’s help. |
London waste company upgrades fleet to help improve air quality
12/10/2020 The waste management company Brewsters Waste is upgrading its fleet of refuse vehicles to help reduce air pollution in the capital and meet new low emissions regulations. |
REMONDIS UK gets first FEL with c-trace dynamic weighing system
09/11/2020 The first REMONDIS UK FEL waste collection vehicle fitted with c-trace’s dynamic weighing system has been delivered to the company’s site at Doncaster. |
FCC Environment launches 2021/2023 graduate programme
09/11/2020 FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, has launched a new UK-wide graduate programme as it looks to attract and retain the managers of the future. |
Urbaser expands UK portfolio with six new contracts
14/01/2021 Environmental services company Urbaser Ltd has announced that it is acquiring six waste management contracts from Amey, with a portfolio value of over £30m per annum. |
Essex-based waste management company invests in 15 new Hyva skiploaders
16/04/2021 Essex-based skip hire and recycling company Dunmow Waste Management has invested in 15 new Hyva skiploaders. |
South Ayrshire Council switches to live camera systems
28/04/2021 South Ayrshire Council has switched to live camera systems that are remotely monitored and health-checked after a spate of faulty vehicle cameras and unrecorded footage on waste and recycling vehicles. |
Reconomy win waste and recycling contract with ITM Power
29/04/2021 Sheffield hydrogen specialist, ITM Power, has appointed Reconomy to manage its waste and recycling services at its Gigafactory near Meadowhall. |
