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Medical Waste Management Market to 2027| Increasing Demand for Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Industry to Boost Growth

28 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

In accordance with the study held by Acumen Research & Consulting, the Medical Waste Management Market Report 2020 Import Export Consumption and Production Value Gross Margin Analysis 2027. The study comprises various entities inclusive of drivers, restraints & challenges, opportunities and trends of the global Medical Waste Management market. The research report ensures the quality […]

Enforcement officers target illegal waste site in Crowland

28 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

A Cambridgeshire illegal waste site the size of a football pitch has been swooped on by the Environment Agency as part of work to shut it down for good. Enforcement officers are urging waste carriers and traders not to drop off any rubbish at The Streddars site on Hundreds Road in Crowland. During its inspection […]

Appeal after abandoned trailers full of waste are found in Bromsgrove

28 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

An investigation by the Environment Agency has begun into four abandoned trailers full of waste that have appeared around Bromsgrove in the space of a week. Officers are now appealing to members of the public for any information into the illegal dumping which all happened within five miles of each other in North Worcestershire. The […]

Household dry recycling ‘up 30%’ in lockdown

24 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

The lockdown period saw both the volume and composition of household waste shift to levels seen during a “traditional Christmas period”, with some local authorities seeing a 30% increase in dry recycling volume. With many people working from home and businesses reducing their output, especially in the hospitality sector, more plastic and glass in particular […]

What can commercial waste compactors do for your business?

22 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

According to the Global Web Index, half of digital consumers say environmental concerns impact their purchasing decisions. Fuelled increasingly by major television events such as the BBC’s Blue Planet II series, the ongoing challenge for many businesses is to balance this consumer need alongside the financial demands of an increasingly challenging global market. Thankfully these two […]

Strong start’ for Cheshire West’s in-house service

21 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

Cheshire West and Chester council says its local authority trading organisation achieved all its key performance indicator targets in its first two months of operation. Cheshire West Recycling (CWR) was launched on 29 March, to take over the borough’s waste and recycling services from Kier. CWR says that since its launch it has completed […]

Van drivers could have to apply for permits to visit tips as part of illegal waste crackdown

19 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

Van drivers could have to apply for a permit to visit tips across Greater Manchester as part of a further shake-up of recycling rules. An automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system was introduced in February as part of a crackdown on illegal waste being dumped at sites across the city-region. Cameras log drivers’ details and […]

Rubbish again being dumped at Newcastle Emlyn recycling skips

19 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

FLY-tippers in Newcastle Emlyn could be in for a nasty shock. There has been an on-going problem with people dumping rubbish at the recycling bins in the Mart car park, next to the King George V playing fields. Rather than using the skips, people have just been dumping rubbish on the ground in the area. […]

Plastic firm ploughs £750,000 into new recycling facility

18 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

Plastic reprocessing business, Bright Green Plastics, which recycles over 40,000 tonnes of household and commercial waste each year, has invested £750,000 in developing a plastics sorting plant. It will be fully operational by the end of July 2020. The plant, installed at the company’s Castleford site, will enable the firm to take bales of mixed […]

Dorset Council has awarded a six-year, 60,000-tonne waste contract

13 July 2020 by gilstonwastemanagement

DORSET Council has awarded a six-year contact to treat and dispose of 60,000 tonnes of the county’s waste to an east Dorset-based company – but will not reveal the cost. The council has confirmed the contract to New Earth Solutions (Canford) Ltd, but says the cost of the deal is ‘confidential information.’ The six-year contract, […]