At ECS The Greener Side, we’re committed to exploring sustainable solutions and advancing the circular economy. Recently, our Associate Director, Lauren Rabbitte, had the honour of speaking at the RWM ESS Expo Circular Economy & Sustainability stage, shedding light on the crucial topic of WEEE waste, sustainable solutions, and best practices for recycling. Lauren was …..
Landfills, once thought to be a simple solution for waste management, have now become a pressing environmental concern. Besides their unsightly appearance and foul odors, landfills are leaking toxic substances into our very own food chains. In this blog post, we will explore the serious consequences of landfills on our ecosystem and why they are …..
According to law firm Pinsent Masons, a large majority of businesses in the UK are facing investigations, extra tax and penalties due to specific and technical legislative regime that can “confuse” landfill taxpayers. Landfill tax is applied and imposed on those businesses who dispose of their waste within landfills and is designed to discourage their …..
For the first time ever, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across a yearly period. Only nine years ago, world leaders promised to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as the crucial level to help avoid most damaging impacts. While this change doesn’t necessarily breach the landmark agreement made in Paris, it …..
Europe’s hopes and dreams for a circular economy are continuing to fail, it’s no secret. Countries still continue to ship their plastic waste, burn it, or dump it in landfills, while the plastic industry continues to wield its’ enormous influence and act against accordance with initiatives that have been set out by the government and …..
We don’t just recycle toner cartridges. We can help you to properly dispose of your old IT assets – something incredibly important for all schools and educational services to get right. Something that’s often overlooked when companies/educational institutions purchase new IT equipment is the importance of dealing with data that is held on the old …..
The Government has announced plans for a new deposit return scheme for recycling plastic bottles and drinks cartons – something that our country has been crying out for, for a long time. Across Europe there are already ten countries with such a scheme in place, including Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, and …..
North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is calling for the UK Government to step up and do more regarding its’ circularity and to expand its ban on some single-use plastics to include other forms of “unnecessary, environmentally damaging” plastic waste. Things such as bananas in plastic bags, onions in plastic nets and cucumbers wrapped in plastic …..
This week we were given some fantastic news! We’ve been nominated as a finalist in MRW’s Nation Recycling Awards in the Circular Economy Initiative – Plastics Category! We’re so pleased that our hard work continues to pay off and our commitment to the environment is being recognised. We’d like to thank all of our Partners …..
Many had hoped that a change in Prime Minister would bring better fortune for those of us that have an investment in the environment and the future of our planet, but it seems this isn’t the case thus far. While the new Prime Minister faces an array of challenges from energy supply’s to sewage spills, …..
It’s fair to say that we’ve had some pretty extreme weather here in the UK over the last month or so, with red weather warnings hitting most of the nation at some point or another and temperatures unexpectedly reaching close to 40°C. Most of our infrastructure isn’t made to cope with with these circumstances – …..
You’re already aware of the problems associated with landfills (I hope), so I won’t bore you with the facts and figures regarding that… But.. are you REALLY aware of the issues you’re causing by neglecting your duties when it comes to disposing of you and your customers toner cartridges and other WEEE waste? You know …..
Sustainability has been one of the hottest topics for the last decade and continues to be at the forefront of political attention. Businesses and members of the general public alike are encouraged to ‘up their game’ when it comes to recycling – but with all of this attention and pressure around the subject, why is …..
Countries, corporations, campaigners, businesses and individuals are all looking at ways that they can tackle plastic in the natural environment, while researchers remain focused on aiming to address the plastic problem on both a macro and micro scale. Perhaps we’ve all been too focused on looking at simplistic measures that we can take rather than looking …..
On Wednesday 1st June Scotland became the first part of the UK to implement a ban on some of the most problematic single-use plastics, in particular making it an offence for businesses to provide items which include plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers and polystyrene cups. The Scottish Governments bid to ban each of these problematic plastics …..
It’s important to note that just because something has a recycling label on it doesn’t actually mean that it CAN or WILL be recycled. This is why its also vitally important for you to choose your recycling partners carefully, or you could end up in DEEP trouble. If you take a look at any plastic …..
You might have arrived on this page looking for a UK toner cartridge recycling service as you’ve been told that they’re now classed as WEEE Waste and MUST now be recycled. Unfortunately for you, this is a cost that you’re going to have to incur now and for the foreseeable future. Great – yet another …..
The solution to global pollution could be just around the corner, according to Professor Hal Alper, of The University of Texas at Austin. This so called ‘solution’ has arrived in the form of a ‘pac-man’ protein’ that gobbles up plastic and breaks it down, leading to hopes that this could end billions of waste from entering landfills …..
This weekend the Government announced that Britain will head into its second national lockdown on Thursday 5th November. Having already seen recycling rates decrease, fly-tipping increase and multiple recycling sites close during the first lockdown, will this time around be any different? Only a week ago local councils claim to have set out a strategy …..
A large majority of the country are working from home, most likely for the foreseeable future. In one way, this is fantastic as it reduces travelling miles for employees and therefore reduces pollution and other negative environmental impacts associated with travelling to work, but sustainability efforts shouldn’t stop there. Whilst many large businesses had their …..
