To be invited to the House of Lords as a VIP is an amazing honour and ElectroCycle based in Rhydymwyn received such an amazing invitation due to their corporate sponsorship and support of the charity known as Space for Giants. The charity works to protect the balance between farmers and free roaming elephants in Africa in order to conserve this amazing mammal. Continue reading
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What do African Elephants and your WEEE have in common?
Your Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) if recycled by ElectroCycle, unit 6, Antelope Industrial Estate, Rhydymwyn near Mold, can have a positive impact on the plight of the African elephant.
ElectroCycle in partnership with Knowsley Safari Park have become proud sponsors of the charity known as Space for Giants. ElectroCycle will donate £1 for every ton of WEEE they collect to this good cause thus as the business grows and develops so will the contributions to the Space for Giants project. Continue reading
ElectroCycle backs national TV advert
ElectroCycle are proud to sponsor a national TV campaign with other ethical recycling organisations to help raise awareness of the correct manner to recycle WEEE.
The campaign due to be shown over the Christmas period strategically ties in with the timing of ElectroCycle’s WEEE recycling campaign in North Wales. Continue reading
What are you doing with your WEEE?
This may seem like a very strange question to ask but it is a very serious subject.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a nuisance for most people. Old toasters, vacuum cleaners, out of date gaming consoles and many more items tend to clutter up your garage, underneath your stairs or hide away somewhere in the dark. Continue reading
ARID Grants in Wales
Three new grants are available as part of the Accelerating Reprocessing Infrastructure Development (ARID) programme to support the development of recycling infrastructure, commercial collection facilities and us of recycled content for manufacturers. Continue reading
Pickle over Bin Collections
Plans for a £250m fund to support councils’ weekly bin collection have been branded a “disappointing U-turn” by the waste industry amidst fears the move could reverse recent improvements in recycling rates.
Eric Pickles, the communities and local government secretary, unveiled the scheme ahead of the Conservative party conference in Manchester.
The waste management industry was quick to condemn the proposal warning that it was likely to lead to reduced recycling. Continue reading
Facebook a Green future
Facebook is building a ‘green’ datacentre in Sweden, the social networking giant’s first datacentre outside the US. The company said on Thursday that it had picked the northern Swedish city of Luleå, just 100km south of the Arctic Circle, because of its access to renewable energy and the cold climate that is crucial for keeping the servers cool. Continue reading
Call for total ban on used electronic exports to Africa
The export of used electrical and electronic equipment to the developing world should be stopped until countries such as Nigeria and Ghana have recycling infrastructure in place to deal with it when it reaches end of life.
That was the message from some UK waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) reprocessors at a parliamentary event in London yesterday (October 26) which sought to address the issue of illegal exports of waste. Continue reading
Global warming confirmed
Independent study echoes previous studies in finding the world’s average land temperature has risen 1˚C since the 1950s
It may not surprise many – but the world is getting warmer. The independent Berkeley Earth Project has concluded average global land temperature has risen by around 1˚C since the mid-1950s after assessing around a billion temperature records, some dating back to the 1800s. Continue reading
Trial begins in UK’s biggest ever WEEE export case
Trial begins in UK’s biggest ever WEEE export case Seven defendants – four individuals and three companies – are scheduled to appear at Basildon Crown Court in Essex in a case being heard by His Honour Judge Black. Continue reading