by Metro Waste | Jul 11, 2019 | Tips and Hints, Waste management
Now summer is in full swing, most London streets are awash with the sound of hammers, power drills and electric saws. It’s at this time of year that you’ll see vast numbers of skips plotted by the side of the road and numerous front gardens with skips on the driveway....
by Metro Waste | Feb 19, 2019 | Waste management
Depending on where you live, you may have weekly or fortnightly rubbish collections by your local authority. You may get your food waste collected or you may not. Quite frankly, it’s a postcode lottery as to what your council will collect, and how often...
by Metro Waste | Feb 1, 2019 | Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
There aren’t many urban woodland areas left that are still undeveloped but if you’re lucky enough to live near one and love to ramble or dog walk your way through them, you’ll no doubt be confronted with a myriad of rubbish along your journey. From...
by Metro Waste | Dec 12, 2018 | All Things London, Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
According to a recent report in the Leicester Mercury, huge amounts of London’s rubbish may eventually end up filling a quarry in the Leicestershire countryside once the quarry comes to the end of its productive life. Croft and Huncote Quarry, or Croft Quarry as...
by Metro Waste | Aug 29, 2018 | Waste management
A recent report highlighting the problem of the sheer volume of rubbish left behind at the Reading Festival in Berkshire is an all too common occurrence up and down the country. With the 2018 summer festival season now coming to an end, it’s the same old story...