4th August 2021
For young people, high summer should be a rite of passage marked by exams, graduation and perhaps travel, or a first real experience of the world of work. But just as the pandemic has taken away many freedoms and disrupted their education, the aftershocks are impacting the life chances of young people, not least new interns and graduates.
22nd July 2021
Blog by Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. Carbon, net zero and climate change are a key focus of governments, businesses and citizens across the world, especially when brought into stark focus through the exceptional heat and rainfall events of recent weeks. Whilst keeping an eye on resource consumption, natural capital and biodiversity net gain,
21st July 2021
Sustainability should be high on the agenda of many business owners, but unfortunately it is often the elephant in the room. Generally, businesses want to do more, but not at the expense of their bottom line or productivity. However, by simply managing your business waste better, businesses can make a big difference.
20th July 2021
Social value’s purpose is to understand the impact an activity or service is having on its stakeholders and using this to inform decision making about the current or future activities or services. But how do we know if what we’re seeing is good, bad or something else entirely? In our recent webinars on the subject, we’ve discussed what social value
12th July 2021
Blog by Dr Adam Read, Director of External Affairs at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and President of CIWM. Priorities are shifting Staff shortages have been in the news in recent weeks, with HGV drivers now in huge demand from distribution companies, supermarkets and of course the waste and resource sector. Is this a lack of people or a lack
9th July 2021
Blog by Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. As we all grapple with recovery from the COVID pandemic, with the historic and future financial strains and with climate change, carbon reduction and working on plans for, or delivering on commitments in net zero plans, it is perhaps easy to think that we have ‘enough on
7th July 2021
During Armed Forces week, around 20 SUEZ recycling and recovery UK sites across the country flew the flag to commemorate the Armed Forces. This year, Saturday 26 June was an important day in the calendar for a select band of people in our country, and one we all have cause to celebrate and salute. Armed Forces Day is a chance
5th July 2021
Summer – a time to relax, recharge and recycle! As the weather warms up and the days are longer, we tend to spend more time outside, enjoying garden parties, barbeques, picnics and day trips. However, let’s not forget to protect the environment where we’re spending our time and continue to recycle. There are small things we can all do which
23rd June 2021
Today is International Women in Engineering Day and we are celebrating the incredible work that women engineers across the globe are doing to support lives and livelihoods. We caught up with some of our own engineers to hear about the great work they are doing and asked them, why did they choose engineering – here’s what they had to say.
23rd June 2021
Blog by Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK After the efforts of completing the consultation responses for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Schemes, we held an excellent customer session on Consistency in Collection (CIC) and its impacts on the waste management systems. At first look at costs, you might be drawn to think
