Tag: Collection & Handling

May 10, 2019

Integrated waste and recycling firm, Biffa, has added 43 more Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks – including its first skiploaders and hookloaders based on the low-entry chassis – to the 51 it acquired in 2017-18. The vehicles were all supplied by South […]

December 11, 2018

In the North of England the City of York Council is set to trial a new zero emission, electric refuse collection vehicle. The vehicle is said to be the first of its kind, using electricity to both power the vehicle […]

October 24, 2018

Seattle based tech and retail giant, Amazon, is to invest $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to support recycling infrastructure in the United States. Closed Loop Fund is a social impact investment fund that provides cities and recycling companies access […]

October 9, 2018

Beyond individuals and households, waste also represents a broader challenge that affects human health and livelihoods, the environment, and prosperity, according to a new report from the World Bank. The study, What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid […]

August 30, 2018

Following this year’s Notting Hill Carnival in London, some 200 cleaners supported by 30 refuse trucks and sweepers collected around 300 tonnes of waste – the equivalent of 25 London buses. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said that […]

August 2, 2018

120 million coffee cups will be collected for recycling by Veolia in the UK during 2019 – a 300% increase from this time last year, following 12 months rolling out its in-store service across the UK with brands including Costa, […]