by Metro Waste | Oct 8, 2020 | Tips and Hints, Waste management
Yep, it’s that time of the year again when those of us who are lucky enough to have a garden will be clearing and tidying up to prepare it for the long winter slumber that lies ahead. Aside from the piles of leaves and tree/bush trimmings scattered around the...
by Metro Waste | Sep 21, 2020 | All Things London, Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
Following on from our recent post concerning how much waste is produced in the UK each year, this got us wondering about how London might compare with the rest of England when it comes to the recycling of household waste. Well, it didn’t take long to find the...
by Metro Waste | Aug 24, 2020 | Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has produced a report dated March 2020 which gives us a fairly accurate, up-to-date view of how much waste and rubbish is currently being produced in the UK each year. Although most of the latest data is...
by Metro Waste | Aug 10, 2020 | Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
We’ve previously written several articles (here, here, here and here) about the plethora of global problems caused by our insatiable consumption of plastic in our everday lives. Despite often being cheaper and more convenient than other materials, the persistent...
by Metro Waste | Apr 16, 2020 | Tips and Hints, Waste management
Although perhaps less of a problem during the winter months due to the colder, damper conditions, skip fires can happen at any time of the year. However, during long hot dry spells in summer, they can easily get out out of control very quickly. Since it’s a...
by Metro Waste | Apr 9, 2020 | Waste management
Although fly-tipping has always been a problem for local councils, we’ve recently seen a marked increase in fly-tipping incidents up and down the country due to the impact of the coronavirus restrictions that are currently in place. Unsurprisingly, with local...
