Docklands Waste Recycling's Latested News

The latest news and events from Docklands Waste Recycling.

Hazardous Waste in London

Wednesday 14 December 2011 10:39

hazardous waste London

There have been a lot of reports in the news recently about the growing problem of hazardous waste being dumped in London. We look at the impact this problem is having on our local environment. In particular we look at the animals and wildlife that live within London and how it affects them in their day to day lives.

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UK Food Waste Down

Tuesday 15 November 2011 13:26

Food Waste

Families in the UK are throwing away 7.2 tonnes of food waste each year. Results published by the governments Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap).

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The Coca-Cola Company in Waste Management Pledge for London 2012

Monday 14 November 2011 15:16

The Coca-Cola Company in Waste Management Pledge for London 2012

Coca-Cola has unveiled plans to recycle all colourless coke and non-branded plastic at the...

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Waste Management: Weekly Round Up

Monday 14 November 2011 11:11

Find out all the latest news about what's happening in the world of waste management.

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A WEEE bit of news

Tuesday 14 June 2011 15:16

Weee Logo

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment government directive came into force on 1st July. It has taken four years for the legislation to become law resulting in another 5 million tonnes of electronic waste ending up in landfill sites.

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Latest Skip Hire Company convicted of illegally dumping of waste

Friday 8 April 2011 14:22

dumping construction waste at two sites

A welsh skip hire firms owner been convicted of dumping an estimated 29,000 tonnes of waste. The waste was dumped at two different sites near Caernarfon in Gwynedd.

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Next Generation Street Bins

Tuesday 8 March 2011 14:13

Big Belly Bins

While costing three times as much as current street bin, Kyron UK Limited have managed to come up with the first smart street bin.

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Safety First

Friday 25 February 2011 13:01

In January visits by Health and Safety Executives in Derbyshire were found one in four skip-hire and waste transfer sites visited to be risking workers safety.

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Keeping Waste without a permit

Tuesday 1 February 2011 13:01

A Wolverhampton skip hire firm has been ordered to pay almost £3000 for keeping waste just outside the city centre without a permit.

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Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition 2011

Tuesday 4 January 2011 11:54

The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition is the UK industry's leading event. The 2011 show takes place on 13 to 15 September at the Birmingham NEC and will get even bigger with over 10,000 attendees.

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