For a few years now, some of the waste generated in Norfolk has been incinerated in the Netherlands. In 2018/19, we shipped 100,000 tonnes of waste to our allies across the North Sea. They burned it in their waste incinerator to generate electricity, and Norfolk...

The start of the new year is a great time for a bit of a clear out. Perhaps you need to make some room for all the new items acquired over Christmas, or you might have made it your resolution to declutter your home. People planning a major clear out can always hire a...

All householders – a category that includes both tenants and owner/occupiers – have a legal responsibility to dispose of their waste through authorised channels. This responsibility is laid out in the government document Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice....

Some recycling processes involve the use of a trommel screener: a large rotary drum that separates recyclable material from tiny pieces of debris that will be destined for landfill. The debris – typically comprised of minerals, ceramics, glass, organic material and...

The residents of the fine city of Norwich are frequently ahead of the curve when it comes to implementing environmental practices. The opening of a zero-waste general store and café on Timber Hill is the latest example of forward thinking in matters ecological....

The city council of Swansea in South Wales has become the first in the UK to issue fines for failure to recycle. Residents who are caught out putting recyclable materials such as paper, glass or plastic in their regular bin face fines of up to £100.Strict Recycling...

Last month, the Conservative politician and leadership contender Michael Gove (in his current role as Environment Secretary) announced that plastic drinking straws, plastic drinks stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds would be banned from sale in England in 2020....

The image above was painted by the talented local artist, Mik Richardson on the side of one of our skips. The original artwork was commissioned to coincide with the GoGoHares sculpture trail in Norwich last year, but when we were looking for a photograph for this...

This month, we renewed our Waste Carriers Licence for another three years. There are a number of licences required to dispose of waste legally. They are not just pieces of paper. Each one reflects a skill set, an acknowledgement by the authorities that we do things...

When the series finale of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II aired in December 2017, its vivid depiction of the impact that plastic is having on our marine wildlife struck a chord with the British public. Our planet is choking on waste plastics and opinion is...