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In our increasingly environmentally-conscious society, sorting our waste into different categories has become a daily task. Whilst sorting our milk tops from our egg boxes is an important aspect of doing our bit for the planet, when it comes to hazardous waste, it is absolutely essential to handle and manage it responsibly. Hazardous waste refers […]

In the modern day, we are increasingly reliant on technology and electronic equipment. In the last quarter of 2018, Lenovo shipped an astonishing 13.6 million PCs worldwide and that’s just one brand of many! Now, consider how many other items of electronic equipment – including phones, white goods, games consols etc – have been produced and shipped

Whether you run a construction site, large office building or fast-paced hospitality business, it’s inevitable that you’re going to produce a lot of waste. Running any type of business is a hectic task, so why not take some of the pressure off and outsource certain services to specialised companies? Waste management is one of the

Over the last 10 years, we’ve produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century. To add insult to injury, 8 million tonnes of the stuff is dumped into our oceans every year- massively damaging our ecosystem and killing millions of beautiful sea creatures. If we don’t make a change to our consumer lifestyles soon,

DCW has purchased the Trade Waste rounds of County Skip Hire and is already collecting its clients’ waste. Paignton based County Skip Hire has provided services in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey, Totnes, Exeter and all surrounding areas. As DCW covers the same areas, customers can be integrated into its existing trade

There can no longer be any doubt that the big subject on everyone’s lips in 2019 is … waste! But it’s a complex subject with new twists in the story emerging every week. To help, DCW – proud to be the South West’s first operator committed to a ‘zero to landfill’ approach – brings you

The iconic 50-acre Becky Falls park attracts over 40,000 visitors each year to its 70ft waterfall, extensive woodlands, café, gift shop and petting zoo. As a member of the British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums (BIAZA), the team at Becky Falls works hard to conserve the park’s beautiful environment and its resident wildlife,

It seems that if you look on a calendar you can find a special day for just about everything. Some of these days can seem quite trivial while others come about from a real sense of need. Such is the case with the newly established Global Recycling Day.   Why Global Recycling Day?   The

Recycling is a hot topic nowadays especially in the restaurant industry. Most restaurant and café owners want to reduce food waste and maximise their recycling efforts. Yet, many restaurants may not be sure of where to start. After all, it can be confusing.   Some of the difficulty in restaurant recycling stems from the fact