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Top 10 UK Solid Waste Management Companies 2025

The UK waste management sector stands as a vital industry worth billions of pounds. The top UK Solid Waste Management Companies are the leading waste management firms in Britain. These companies handle millions of tonnes of rubbish each year. The industry has transformed significantly over the past two decades through strategic mergers and environmental innovations. […]

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Create Construction Site Waste Management Plans SWMPs in Easy Steps

In this article we explain How to Create Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) in Easy Steps. For the contractor this is not “just another chore” to add to the list of record keeping duties. So what will principal contractors get out of this? Surprisingly, quite a lot! This is the message according to the research […]

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Zero Waste and UK Recycling Progress

Landfills vary immensely, but even the most recently developed are not considered to provide a sustainable way of getting rid of rubbish.  They can cause pollution, and certainly hold the potential to do so. Very few of us want to live near to them, and the methane gas produced by them is a major contributor […]

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Top 20 UK Solid Waste Management Companies and Landfill Operators

Waste Management Companies which Operate Landfills, Listed by Turnover (2005-6).   We have retained company names that, due to recent mergers, will no longer be trading List of Top 20 Waste Management Companies in 2005-6 by UK Turnover 1. Biffa Waste Management 2. Waste Recycling Group (bought by FCC) 3. Shanks Waste Services 4. Veolia […]

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What is Waste WAMITAB Hazardous Waste and WEEE?

Q: What is waste? A: Waste is defined for the propose of the UK Waste Management Regulations as: Any substance or object that you discard, intend to discard, or are required to discard is waste and as such is subject to a number of regulatory requirements. Even if material is sent for recycling or undergoes […]