Biowise helps St Gemma’s raise over £28k
Biowise Limited last month supported a team of over 50 staff and volunteers from St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds with their…
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Five-year compost supply deal for leading organic waste business
Biowise Limited has entered into a five-year contract to supply over 40k tonnes per annum of its BSI PAS 100…
Health and Safety a priority for growth says Tidy Planet
According to the HSE, the waste industry is one of the most dangerous in the UK, figures issued in October…
Engineer shortlisted for Lifetime Achievement at UK Business Awards
An engineer, that has spent his entire career working in the recyclables and renewables sector, has been shortlisted for a…
Waste campaigners urge supermarkets to scrap use by dates
By eliminating Use By dates on dairy products retailers could reduce an estimated 350,000 tonnes of avoidable household waste per…
Landfill waste increased in 2015 suggests Environmental Agency data
According to data released by the Environmental Agency (EA) the amount of waste being sent to landfill in England increased…
Waste goals unaffected by Brexit says Andrea Leadsom
Environmental secretary Andrea Leadsom, in addressing members of the Environmental Audit Committee, has stated that the UK’s environmental ambitions in…
Illegal waste operators costing UK £1 billion a year
The amount of illegal waste sites being discovered is on the rise according to the Environmental Agency, costing the UK…
France bans plastic cutlery in bid to cut plastic pollution
Coming into effect in 2020, France has passed a major ban on plastic cups and cutlery. The country has rolled…
Ninety NGOs launch plastic waste reduction initiative
A ground-breaking global vision for a future free from plastic pollution by a network of 90 non-governmental organisations was announced…