Portable battery definition change

The definition of portable batteries changed from 1st January 2016 affecting battery manufacturing and recycling. The Environment Agency (EA) has stated that batteries that weigh more than 4kg are no longer considered portable batteries but are now classified as...

Wiser winter newsletter 2015

Welcome to the Wiser Group winter newsletter 2015. In this issue, we look at how Wiser Recycling has expanded in 2015 installing new equipment across all the company’s sites including a smash boom bang machine in St Ives. We also take a look at the Environment...

Scrap metal prices impact WEEE industry and prices

With ferrous scrap metal prices at a ten year low, copper at a six year low and other commodity markets weak, the impact is being felt across the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) industry which relies on income from the component parts of unwanted...

Smashing new equipment going into St Ives

Wiser Recycling is currently commissioning its new Smash Boom Bang (SBB) machine to treat small electrical appliances. The equipment, supplied by Andritz, will improve the capacity and quality of end product materials at our Cambridgeshire Approved Authorised...

Huddersfield is light years ahead!

Wiser Recycling has increased its lamp recycling capabilities with a new lamp recycling plant at its facility in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Part funded by a grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the equipment mirrors Wiser Recycling’s current...