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Wiser shortlisted for WEEE innovation award
Wiser Recycling is celebrating being shortlisted for the MRW Awards for Excellence as a finalist in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Innovation category, The award recognises those in the WEEE industry that have taken a creative and innovative...
Landfill tax rose on 1st April
Landfill tax rose again on 1st April this year, taking the standard rate from £82.60 to £84.40 and the lower rate from £2.60 to £2.65. Introduced in 1996, the tax is paid on waste disposed of at landfill sites and annual rises are usually met by industry wide price...
Revised Duty of Care Code of Practice published
A revised waste Duty of Care Code of Practice was published last week following Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) consultation last year. Published on 11th March on the Gov.uk website in both an online and printable form, the Code of Practice...
Changing requirements for hazardous waste producers
From 1st April 2016, hazardous waste producers in England will no longer be required to register with the Environment Agency. Currently those premises where 500kg or more of hazardous waste is produced, collected or removed from, they are required to register with the...
ISO and OHSAS certifications renewed
Wiser Group’s certification for ISO 14001 (environmental management system), ISO 9001 (quality management system) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety management systems) have been renewed until 2019 after the group passed its external audits this month....
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...