The rules for hazardous waste producers in England are changing from the start of April 2016. The changes are being made as part of a new government initiative that seeks to remove red tape – that end, the new regulations will make it easier to...
Read moreBoosting the UK Economy Starts with Old Furniture
Many people in the UK have concerns about the environment and the economy – but the good news is that there’s something ordinary people can do to help enhance both. A consultation by the Furniture Industry Research Association has found that...
Read moreHow Can we Contribute to Environmental Protection?
As many of you will probably know, the planet celebrated Earth Day this week – an annual celebration where events are held all over the globe, building support for environmental protection and encouraging people to ‘do their bit’. Here at Enviro...
Read moreThe Environmental Impact of Fly Tipping
Fly tipping: the illegal dumping of waste on land without the permission of the land owner. It’s common in rural areas, with plenty of fields and woods to leave unwanted rubbish, but there’s also a real problem with fly tipping in the capital...
Read more5 Tips for Increasing Recycling in the Office
Here at Enviro Waste, we’re London’s environmentally-friendly office clearance experts, and as you can imagine, we’ve accumulated plenty of recycling tips for paper-guzzling offices over the years! We love imparting our eco-friendly wisdom, so...
Read moreFortunes thrown away as rubbish
Diamonds in the rough - Valuable things people throw away Have you ever tossed something in the rubbish by mistake? Or lost something really valuable? Everyone has at one time or another, but most us have probably never trashed anything worth...
Read moreHow much stuff gets recycled
Amazingly from only 600 million tonnes of products and materials that the UK consumes each year, only 115 million tonnes of that gets recycled, so we have a long way to go yet. Fact source, Wrap UK
Read moreLondon’s waste issues grow as recycling rates fall for half of the capital’s boroughs
Despite carbon waste emissions falling for the first time, it appears London is still struggling to maintain its momentum and enthusiasm for the recycling of household waste. Annual waste statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and...
Read moreHaringey Council to refuse to collect rubbish recycling bin contaminators
Haringey Council is about to get tough with people who persistently put general rubbish in the bins designated for recycling says the Tottenham Journal. The problem with adding general rubbish to recycling bins is that nothing can then be...
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