The waste and recycling industry is always changing. You can boost your knowledge about cardboard balers, waste balers, waste compaction or recycling trends by reading our detailed articles below. Here you will find news from the waste industry and the latest updates from the QCR team, including key industry trends and our awards.
3rd December 2013
We spend a lot our time rooting around in other people’s bins. No, it’s not as glamorous as it sounds but it does mean that we know a fair bit about the amount of food waste being thrown away...
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28th November 2013
Food is incredible; a single bowl of porridge and a banana is enough to power our MD on his seventeen mile commute to the office on his bike each morning. It’s a wonder fuel. So why do we throw so much of it away?
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31st October 2013
The QCR sponsored Chipping Norton Rugby Club U12s tour
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21st October 2013
The latest escalation of China’s Green Fence policy will add another layer of difficulty for recyclers hoping to export waste plastics from the UK. This needn’t necessarily mean that there is no market for non-standard plastic waste. We have good relationships with a wide range of specialist plastic re-processors across the UK and can advise as to the best way to deal with plastic waste streams and divert them from landfill. Revenues are still available for plastic wastes which are handled properly and presented for recycling in the optimum way.
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21st October 2013
Shanks calls time on it’s commercial and industrial waste arm, selling most of the business to Biffa. Biffa’s CE Ian Wakelin sees the deal as an opportunity to grow Biffa’s C&I business by 12.5%. We see less competition and higher prices. If you want to look at ways of handling your waste that doesn’t just involve filling skips and bins, let’s have a chat….
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8th October 2013
It is looking increasingly likely that DEFRA will now require councils to collect glass separately from 2015. We think that this will offer an opportunity for local authorities to look differently at how glass waste is treated. Our Krystelline glass processing range uses imploding technology to turn waste glass into a range of marketable commodities other than traditional, low value re-melt. It will most likely be necessary for local authorities to collect glass separately from other materials from 2015, a senior Defra official has told MRW.
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7th October 2013
The NHS is losing it’s battle with the costs of waste disposal
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4th October 2013
The latest investment in increased bio-mass capacity announcement by Green Investment Bank (GIB) is great news for companies with large volumes of waste wood such as pallets. Increased demand from wood burning generators means it makes more sense to process your waste wood by shredding or chipping. We can talk you through the various options available for processing wood waste and reducing your disposal costs.
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25th September 2013
QCR to exhibit at Healthcare Estates conference
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