Tag: Collection & Transport

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, […]

July 5, 2018

In light of the ENVI Committee’s upcoming vote on the Plastics Strategy, FEAD has highlighted crucial points that need to be touched upon in order for the Plastics Strategy to be fully effective. FEAD, the federation representing the European private […]