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Waste King raises tons for charity

May 18, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

In the last two months, Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, has donated over five tons of recycled books, DVDs and music CDs to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). In addition, Waste King has donated and recycled over a ton of clothes in aid of the Salvation Army.   Last year, Waste …

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Waste King helps Football Club to achieve its goals

April 14, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Soccer

The specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has contributed funds towards goals and other equipment at St Margaretsbury Football Club. Its donation – part of the company’s on-going corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment – was prompted by a request from John Waites, of London-based City Interiors, who is connected with St Margaretsbury Football …

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Local MP visits award-winning environment-friendly recycler

April 2, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Mike Penning, the Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, has paid a visit the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King. While there, he found out about Waste King’s many environmentally-friendly waste and recycling initiatives and congratulated the company and its staff on their award-winning environmentally …

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Recycled computers have therapeutic value to autistic Matthew

March 7, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Waste King, the environmentally-friendly specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, has found an unusual outlet for it to recycle old computers.   It has given a number of old computers – discarded by its customers – to Matthew, a young man who has severe autism and a complete fascination with computers. Matthew will take these …

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Colin, the Giant African Land Snail, continues his conquest of St Cuthbert Mayne School

February 24, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Colin, the Giant African Land Snail which the environmentally-friendly specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, saved last year from being consigned to the ‘great green bin in the sky’ by one of its customers, has become both a teaching aid and a great hit with Sophie Dowling’s class at St Cuthbert Mayne School, …

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Survey Shows Waste King Brand Valued for Environmental Friendliness and Professionalism

February 16, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Customers choose to use Waste King – the environmentally-friendly specialist collections, clearance and recycling company – primarily because of its environmental friendliness in guaranteeing to recycle at least 85 per cent of all the waste that Waste King collects. In reality, the figure is now over 90 per cent.   A recent survey of Waste …

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Waste King names ten items to recycle rather than send to landfill

February 8, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

In a further bid to reduce the pressure on landfill sites, Waste King – the environmentally-friendly specialist collections, clearance and recycling company – has published a list of ten items which are recyclable but are, commonly, sent to landfill.   Waste King’s managing director, Glenn Currie, said:  “Waste King guarantees to recycle at least 85 …

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Waste King’s Charity Collection Points Benefit Everyone and the Environment

January 31, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

A recycling point for clothes and shoes, installed last year at Waste King’s premises in the Frogmore Industrial Estate in Hemel Hempstead, has proved so popular that it’s been filled – and emptied – over 50 times. This has helped to raise funds for Waste King’s chosen charities of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and …

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Waste King’s Eight Steps to Being Greener

January 28, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Waste King, the environmentally-friendly specialist collections, clearance and recycling company which guarantees to recycle over 84 per cent of all the waste it collects, has published its top eight suggestions to help everyone enjoy a ‘greener’ lifestyle. Waste King’s managing director, Glenn Currie, said: “New Year’s Resolutions are notorious for not being adhered to after …

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Cyprus Will Have A Solid Waste Management System In Place By 2015

January 21, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

By 2015 Cyprus will own a comprehensive solid waste management system, that will include full restoration of landfill sites, full recovery of materials and energy production processes, Minister of Interior Neoclis Sylikiotis announced Friday, at a press conference. According to the Minister, in 2012 the Ministry’s strategy on comprehensive management of solid waste will enter …

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Lucky Group – Winner in a Recycling Photo Contest and VIP Membership Award

January 2, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Business

Lucky Group is a proud winner of the third prize in “The Yechiu Cup – the 2nd Global Secondary Metals Industry Photo Contest”. It took place in this year’s Secondary Metals International Forum/Exhibition & Trade Fair in Guangzhou, China, which was hosted by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association – Recycling Metal Branch (CMRA). This …

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Universal Recycling & Scrap Iron Corp Acquires Scrap Yard in NJ

November 11, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Universal Recycling & Scrap Iron Corp., a subsidiary of Universal Wrecking Corp., recently took over ownership and operation of the former Cosmos Green Acres scrap yard located at 23 Double Trouble Road, Bayville, NJ 08721.  Hours of operation are M – F 7am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm. Universal Recycling & Scrap Iron …

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Waste King reports a 78 per cent rise in revenue

November 8, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

The specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has reported that – for the last two quarters in succession – its revenue has risen by 78 per cent compared with the same periods last year.   Waste King’s managing director, Glenn Currie, commented: “This consistent increase is a result of the systems that we …

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Sky becomes the limit for Waste King

October 31, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

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Growing workload prompts Waste King to enlarge its vehicle fleet

October 27, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

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Colin, the Waste King snail, goes on tour

October 17, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services, Green Business

Having read – in a local newspaper – about Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, had saving a Giant African Land Snail from being consigned to the ‘great green bin in the sky’ by one of the company’s customers, Sophie Dowling asked Waste King if her school could ‘borrow’ the snail and …

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Waste King becomes a football supporter

October 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

As part of its on-going corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has contributed funds towards goals and other equipment at St Margaretsbury Football Club.   The football club, based in Stanstead Abbotts – and originally called ‘Stanstead Abbotts’ when it was formed in 1894 – moved to …

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The Lucky Group gives manufacturers more reasons to use recycled metals.

September 30, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Business

The Lucky Group has always been trying it expand its footprint worldwide and striving to prove itself in the global arena increasing its presence internationally by also participating in the upcoming CMRA. The scrap metal trader also promotes its green image not only by participating in environmental activities but by also pushing recycled metals to …

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A historic television and expansion plans for Waste King

September 27, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

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Waste King’s rapid response collection service wins customers’ approval

September 16, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Business

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Waste King raises its own recycling rate

September 6, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

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Waste King recycles High Street retailer’s batteries

August 30, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

The specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has won the contract to recycle heavy duty batteries from the IT systems of a major High Street retailer. Glenn Currie, Waste King’s managing director, said: “This particular retailer is renewing some of its systems. This means that it needs not only to dispose of these …

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Waste King continues recycling for the British film industry

August 24, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

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Waste King rescues Giant African Land Snail

August 19, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

The specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, acceded to an unusual customer request recently. Waste King’s managing director, Glenn Currie, explained: “One of our customers was moving to the USA and so had to get rid of her pet Giant African Land Snail. We were helping her dispose of her unwanted possessions prior …

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Waste King recycles for charities

July 18, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

The specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste King, has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the Salvation Army in order to help other people’s waste materials benefit those in need. A few months ago, Waste King installed a recycling point for clothes and shoes at its premises in the Frogmore Industrial …

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Amsterdam West ready-mixed concrete plant is voted “Plant of the Month” with a mixer by BHS-Sonthofen

July 11, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Machinery

The HeidelbergCement Group plant replaces three old mixers with a new BHS one. The ready-mixed concrete plant of Amsterdam West, one of the mebin company group, based in the Netherlands, has recently been voted “Plant of the Month” by the international Competence Center Materials of the HeidelbergCement Group. A twin-shaft batch mixer DKXS 4,50 by …

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BHS-Sonthofen is investing seven million euros into its Sonthofen site

June 8, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Machinery

A modern energy concept of the new administration building will save resources. On May 23, 2011, the foundation stone was laid at BHS-Sonthofen for the new administration building and a new warehouse was inaugurated. The new building will provide 90 employees with a modern working environment and will have enough spare capacity for further growth …

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Agromin-Houweling’s Sustainable Organics Program Diverts Over 2,000 Tons of Green Material From Landfills in First Quarter

June 3, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Green Business

CAMARILLO, CALIF.(June 3, 2011)–In its first quarter of operation, the sustainable organics program undertaken by Houweling’s Nurseries and Agromin has diverted 2,156 tons of organic material from Houweling’s greenhouse operations in Camarillo to Agromin’s renewable organics center in Oxnard where it was recycled into compost, mulch and soil amendments. From January 1 through March 31, …

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UK’s largest clothing collection operation celebrates 20 years in business

June 1, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental Services

Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL), which operates The Salvation Army Clothing Collection Scheme, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year in what is set to be the most successful in the company’s two-decade history. Initial figures show that the amount of donated clothing collected by SATCoL in the 2010/11 financial year was the highest …

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Postcard Services Prints All Colors But Remains A Green Business

May 27, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Green Business

Postcard Services, a technology and direct mail provider, continues to lower its environmental impact with 3 initiatives – its green digital press, its new warehouse lighting, and its oil and paper recycling practices.  Integrating these three initiatives renders it a responsible corporate citizen. 1. With over 35,000 customers, Postcard Services prints a lot of direct …

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