Author Archive: direct2u

Red Wheelie Bin Hero

One man in Milton Keynes is using other peoples trash to create treasure for charity. Almost 10 months ago, George Thomson signed up to be one of the UK’s only public recycling collection points for Tassimo users. People in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area who want to recycle their coffee machines T-DISCS, outer foil packaging and more can drop them off in the red wheelie bin at Thomson’s home. Two terracycle points are earned from the weight of each piece of Tassimo waste he sends in for recycling and then each point is redeemable for a one pence contribution… Read more

6th February 2015 0

Waste Wednesday: Electrical Waste Management

Waste Management: Electrical and Electronics Welcome back to the third and final instalment of Waste Wednesday! This last post will cover Waste management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). Directives aim to reduce the quantity of waste from such outlets and increase its re-use, recovery and recycling. The RoHS directive aims to limit the environmental impact of electrical and electronic equipment when it reached the end of its life. This is made possible by minimising the hazardous substances of legislation controlling hazardous substances across the community. Are you an… Read more

28th January 2015 0

Waste Wednesday 2: Hazardous Waste

Welcome back to ‘Waste Wednesday’ – this weeks post will be covering the basics of defining hazardous waste and hazardous waste disposal. There is a whole world of information out there on the world wide web so we’ve attempted to take the best bits and break it down to a more digestible post. Environmental Permitting for Waste Waste recovery and disposal requires a permit under EU legislation with the main aim of preventing harm to human health and the environment. The legislation regarding this also allows member states to provide for exemptions from the need for a permit, providing general… Read more

21st January 2015 0

Waste Wednesday: What is Household/ Industrial Waste?

Welcome to ‘Waste Wednesday’ – a new feature here on the Wheelie Bins Direct2U blog. For the next three weeks we will be covering the essentials of waste from household waste to industrial waste. The first post will be covering the basics of legislation. Industrial waste and household waste: In the UK there are many types of Waste legislation and regulations and it can be really confusing. Here is our breakdown of types of waste for businesses and organisations including how waste management and disposal is regulated and what they have to do to comply. “The directive requires all member… Read more

14th January 2015 0