16th December 2019
Somerset Waste Partnership recently completed a successful tender for the council’s waste collection options, despite challenging circumstances. Following the release of the reflective guide from all parties involved in their recent recycling and waste collection contract a recent webinar was co-hosted by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and letsrecycle.com shared the procurement process of the Somerset Waste Partnership. The panel
6th December 2019
With the general election only days away, the media coverage of the debates, issues, and back stories continues to ramp up, you can’t really escape the plethora of well-crafted soundbites, well-planned photo shoots, and the obvious political sparring that happens when the UK goes to the polls. Now some of the media will tell you they are impartial or even
2nd December 2019
The last month has certainly been busy when it comes to events in the resources and waste industry. Our advent calendars are ready and waiting to begin the countdown to Christmas, and it seems many have managed to squeeze their events and workshops in ahead of the festivities. It’s been an opportune time to make the most of the knowledge
19th November 2019
Posted by Dr Tracey Leghorn, HR Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. On 21 November, SUEZ Group is holding its first global Health Day where we’ll be raising awareness about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of all our people. Our activities will extend beyond the day. Throughout the week we’ll be holding health webinars to share best
15th November 2019
Posted by Dr Tracey Leghorn, HR Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. This autumn we held our fifth U Say employment engagement survey, which takes place every other year. It is an online survey allowing every employee to anonymously share their views about working for SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. As in previous years, the survey asks questions relating
8th November 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Many things remain uncertain in Britain today – but one thing we can be sure of is that we have a general election looming. There are just four weeks until we decide who will lead the country and finalise a Brexit deal. As we lead up to casting our votes, we might want to ask,
15th October 2019
Posted by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. In this post we focus on matters that were topical over the summer and the early autumn 2019. From our reactions to the new Environment Bill, updates on initiatives around plastics including bio-plastics and microplastics to food waste and organics.
14th October 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. The last month has been perhaps the most hectic period of the year. I began with a manic two days of workshops, panels, and client engagement at the RWM, followed by a series of internal briefings, policy updates, and customer conferences. Then came Recycle Week, Recoup’s annual conference, the Scottish Resources Conference, and, of course,
18th September 2019
Posted by Sarah Ottaway Sustainability and Social Value Lead at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK Food waste suffers from a real image problem. The mouldy remnants at the back of your fridge, or the smell of left over dinner that’s been sat in the food caddy for a few days, can dissuade even the most committed of recyclers from using
17th September 2019
Posted by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. SUEZ in the UK manages recyclable material collected from over five million households. This means that we often find some unusual items on the conveyor belts at our materials recycling facilities. Buy milk, feed the cat, water plants, take out recycling bin…the list of household chores goes on, and sometimes we have a
