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DEFRA’s consultation on amending waste regulations, 2011
The closing date for response to DEFRA’s Consultation on amending the Waste Regulations 2011 on the separate collection of recycling has now passed and it will be interesting to see the responses that have been submitted when DEFRA decides to … Continue reading
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Plastics Recycling Facility
Last month, we were delighted to be joined by Louise Ellman, who is our local constituency MP and came to open and view our latest investment. Market changes last year caused numerous issues with respect to both the availability and … Continue reading
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When a plan comes together
Centriforce recently announced an exciting collaboration with Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd (BBUSL) and V10 Polymers to develop a closed loop recycling initiative for construction waste plastic. Initially stemming from an innovation meeting between the partners to explore how they … Continue reading
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2012 – A year of increased environmenal awareness?
Well,having just returned from the long Christmas/New Year break what awaits us in 2012? I had the opportunity to visit a local MRF (materials recycling facility) just before Christmas as they were just about to gear up to one of their … Continue reading
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Resource Revolution : Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food and water needs
Just finished reading a rather lengthy report produced by McKinsey (title above). It can be found on the main McKinsey site and is available for download. Its a long report, but thankfully they break it down into ‘bite size’ chunks … Continue reading
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UK household collection survey
Its been a busy week with the recent publication of the “UK Household Collection Survey” and also much in the press from various government ministers’ announcements, together of course with the publication of WRAP’s annual report. The headline has been that … Continue reading
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Recycle to Produce Plastic Walkways and Plastic Profiles.
recycled plastic walkway with surface detail Two of the main uses for recycled plastics are making plastic profiles and plastic walkways. Recycling of plastic has been going on for many years but lately it has been in the news because … Continue reading
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Another successful recycled plastic boardwalk
Centriforce has just released details of another really interesting project which utilised recycled plastics in an unusual setting. Carlshead Farm is not only a busy working farm but also hosts an innovative educational project where students can spend some time and … Continue reading
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GroundMate access mats at the Showman’s Show
Centriforce has just returned from exhibiting at the 2011 Showman’s Show near Newbury. It was our first time at this show and we were very pleased with the response to our recently introduced GroundMate access mats for ground protection. Attendees … Continue reading
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Recycling domestic waste plastics
Centriforce was very pleased to get involved in a recent project working with ‘WRAP’ and looking at the use of domestic, post consumer plastics in the waste stream. As we’ve mentioned previously in this blog, we’ve historically found it very difficult to recycle ‘post … Continue reading
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