by Metro Waste | May 1, 2018 | Recycling & Environmental
Unless you have been living under a rock (or pile of plastic), you will have been made aware that the world has a serious issue when it comes to waste plastic. Since the revolutionary development of plastic over a century ago, we have gone mad for the stuff. Of course...
by Metro Waste | Apr 17, 2018 | Recycling & Environmental
The world’s growing plastic pollution problem and dealing with the removal of plastic waste from our environment, are hot topics at the moment. With programmes like Blue Planet bringing the issue to the fore, discussions on the subject are currently trending...
by Metro Waste | Apr 9, 2018 | Recycling & Environmental
Hot on the heels of the ripples caused across the country by the screening of Blue Planet, the UK is slowly becoming more in-tune and aware of the plastic problem that we’re currently facing, both on land and at sea. Although any type of plastic is a problem,...
by Metro Waste | Mar 29, 2018 | Recycling & Environmental
A recent groundbreaking announcement by the UK government is set to pave the way for a Deposit Return Scheme on single-use glass bottles, plastic bottles, steel cans and aluminium cans. This will, of course, increase the price of the bottles and cans at the checkout...
by Metro Waste | Mar 27, 2018 | All Things London, Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
An interesting story published a few days ago in London’s Evening Standard has shed light on how Hounslow Council deals with it’s street litter bins. Local resident Nick Synes raised the alarm when he peered outside the window of his flat and noticed that...
