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Top Stories - November 2008

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AATF Commendation

3rd November 2008


WeeeCare's IT and weee treatment and recycling facility in Leeds was accredited by the Environment Agency as an Approved Accredited Treatment Facilities last year.

Trade bodies offer WEEE deals

Trade bodies offer WEEE deals

1st November 2008


Both the PCA and ITACS have teamed up with PCS WEEEcare to offer their members deals on their 2009 compliance quotes.

BatteryBack - power to the people

BatteryBack - power to the people

31st October 2008


Despite the fact the Government have yet to publish the draft Battery Recycling Regulations ...

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Government approves PackCare Compliance

24th October 2008


Building on the success of the WeeeCare Compliance scheme...

B2B or not 2B

B2B or not 2B, that is the question

22nd October 2008


The Government have patted themselves on the back...

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Bucking the trend

21st October 2008


In October alone the WasteCare Group has recruited 40 new staff.

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Barking Mad!

17th October 2008


For nearly 20 years our London facility has been in Bow. Always struggling to hear Bow bells...

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Surviving the Crash

13th October 2008


The last 10 years, as commodity and property prices have spiralled upwards...

WasteCare wraps it up

1st October 2008


As of the 1st October 2008 Scott Bader has appointed WasteCare as a partner in the recycling of packaging.

WasteCare carves into new niche

29th September 2008


When WasteCare say "a one-stop shop for waste", it is clear they mean it.

Remploy starts battery recovery scheme

26th September 2008


Remploy is to play a significant role in UK's first free national battery recovery service.

Added security

19th September 2008


Data security has been grabbing the headlines recently and so have increases in the theft of scrap.

Time is running out

21 September 2008


Time is running out for WEEE producers who want to reduce cost or who are unhappy with their existing compliance scheme.

£1.75 per tonne!

17th September 2008


When WeeeCare launched low-cost compliance last year from as little as £6 per tonne, critics said it was impossible.

PackCare compliance scheme launched

10th September 2008


The climate change bill is soon to become law.

A breath of fresh air

10th September 2008


Although initially the climate change bill will only impact large businesses, all businesses will soon be affected.

Innovative waste packaging

5th September 2008


Scott Bader, manufacturer of speciality polymers, launches new waste packaging service.

WeeeCare calls up Gooseberry

1st September 2008


A recycling service for mobile phones which returns the true value of the handset.

BatteryBack goes positive

1st September 2008


No such thing as free lunch however you can collect a free BatteryCan.

Livingston's silver lining

28th August 2008


WasteCares scottish facility has become one of Britain's last remaining photographic chemical waste treatment centres.

Duncan joins WasteCare Group as Sales Director

26th August 2008


WasteCare has appointed Duncan McLaren as Group Sales Director.

2007 Compliance confirmed

16th August 2008


The declaration of compliance for 2007 has now been approved by the Environment Agency affirming WeeeCare's dominance

Forget the Environment for a moment!

1st August 2008


Reducing your carbon footprint may seem a long way from the day-to-day challenge of running a profitable business but is it?

Challenge our experts

1st August 2008


Our first rule at WasteCare is: The answer is "yes - what's the question?"

Freightsafe - its in the name

28th july 2008


WasteCare has added another new service to its portfolio - FreightSafe.

WasteCare supports environmental excellence

20th july 2008


There is no sign that life is going to get any easier in the printing industry...

Widnes - a year on

20th july 2008
WasteCare sets new benchmark by fully licensing its new 18,000 sq ft Widnes facility in just 6 months.

BatteryBack up and running

16th August 2008


BatteryBack is fully charged and operating. More than 200 cans have now been ordered!

Morrisons launches Bradford BatteryCan trial

15th August 2008


Morrisons has been quick to recognise the need to offer its customers battery recycling...

WeeeCare throw down the gauntlet

WeeeCare has already established itself as the UK's most popular Weee Compliance scheme.

Switching a negative into a positive

WeeeCare, in conjunction with Remploy, is planning to set up a consortium with battery manufacturers, importers, major retailers and other stakeholders to launch the UK's first free national recovery scheme for all types of batteries.

WeeeCare axes costs

WeeeCare has become the most popular of all the UK producer compliance schemes with prices at a fraction of other schemes

WasteCare to the Rescue

Beached Scottish Lifeboat helped by WasteCare.

WEEE for free

WeeeCare is launching a unique free collection service to all retailers.

Beating the Drum

PackCare, the wholly-owned WasteCare subsidiary has expanded its service.

WEEE are the greatest

WeeeCare managed to retain it’s position as the compliance scheme with the largest membership.

Off the Rails

Network Rail divides their national infrastructure into 5 areas.

All becomes clear to Autoglass

During Q4 of 2007 WasteCare won the tender for Autoglass's hazardous waste service.

WeeeCollect for Businesses free

WeeeCare has teamed up with North Yorkshire County Council to launch a specially-designed B2B collection service for businesses in the county.

Data Muddle

Nearly four months after the first compliance period ended, the Environment Authority (EA) has still to publish the final weights of WEEE collected in the UK.

Onsite treatment of photo-waste

The long awaited decision on whether photographic laboratories and mini-labs are permitted.

WasteCare Online

Four Years after its launch, WasteCare-online remains the only instant online waste recycling solution.

National 3 Peaks Challenge

WasteCare Financial Director, Bob Taylor enters UK National 3 Peaks challenge in charity raising for Burma Cyclone appeal. Click here to sponsor online. Click 'here' to see pictures from the challenge!