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When the UK went into lockdown back in March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us found ourselves with more time on our hands as we stayed home. Research has revealed that 60% of people de-cluttered their homes in an attempt to keep busy during lockdown, and this included disposing of […]

October 2019 saw DCW Polymers launch an exciting recycling scheme that aimed to raise consumer awareness regarding the ease of recycling confectionery tubs, thus preventing volumes of waste plastics from ending up in landfill after the Christmas period. We then donated all the profits from the onward sale of that material to Dartmoor Zoo –

As the UK continues to fight back against Coronavirus, huge amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being made and distributed to frontline workers daily. There have been no national figures supplied so far on just how much PPE we are using as a country, but to give you an idea, government minister Matt Warman

During the COVID-19 pandemic, single use plastics have become more popular than ever as people panic buy disposable wipes, revert to buying food products wrapped in plastic and purchase takeaways from restaurants using disposable containers as they diversify to offer home deliveries. But amid the understandable concern over health and hygiene during the pandemic, the

We all know that we should be making every effort to recycle as much as possible during our everyday lives. But when you are busy or under pressure, how many times have you thought: “just one tin can/ plastic tray/ cardboard carton; it won’t make a difference if I don’t clean it properly?” WRONG…. if

As the fight against plastic pollution gains more momentum, a South West business has invested £280,000 to bring a state-of-the-art plastic processing machine to the region and help Devon and Cornwall businesses recycle more. Devon Contract Waste (DCW), a leading South West independent waste management company has installed the next generation plastic recycling machine at

DCW is a fully licensed waste management company providing tailor-made rubbish removal and waste disposal services to a wide range of businesses and organisations across the South West. In this time of national crisis, we are extending our service to members of the public who are now unable to visit their local authority household waste

Devon Contract Waste wants to reduce the environmental impact of its plastic production and consumption in the South West. As businesses, we all have a responsibility to act and ensure a cleaner and greener environment for the future. Since January 2020, we have been inviting new and existing customers to opt-in to our new Circular

It’s pretty much impossible as a society to produce zero waste, so for centuries people have had to come up with ways to manage their rubbish removal and recycling. We might think of waste management as a relatively modern process, but the first landfills actually date all the way back to Ancient Greece in around

Life’s busy and the last thing you want to be doing late at night is scraping food leftovers from a ready meal container or washing up an empty dog food tin. How many times have you said: ‘It’s just one tin can/plastic tray/cardboard carton, it won’t make that much difference. Do I really need to