New year new structure!
As we move into 2022 Cawleys will be undergoing some restructure changes at both a Board and our Senior management level. Firstly Nigel Ingram has now been appointed to the…
Sewage, slurry and plastic coursing through English rivers
Sewage, animal waste and chemicals are choking the life from English rivers, a group of cross-party MPs have warned. In report parliament, Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) blamed England's dirty water…
Why Morrisons milk change is huge for waste
Morrisons have recently introduced a change of policy for the "use by" dates on most of its milk in a bid to reduce the volume of food waste. Milk is…
Milton Keynes New Electric Boat
Milton Keynes community have recently introduced a brand new fully electric 54-foot narrowboat called Electra! The boat is called a Community Boat because it is run entirely by volunteers and…
How to Recycle and Reuse Your Trash for a Cleaner Environment
According to the EPA, the average person produces approximately 4.9 pounds of “solid waste” or trash per day. Thankfully, you can recycle many everyday household items to help promote a cleaner, greener…
Why not try Veganuary this year?
As we approach the New year, lots of us are probably thinking of ways we can burn of the Christmas weight off or maybe be a bit more active. January…
What to do with that leftover Christmas food?
Food waste is a huge problem globally, on average 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted around the world each year, one third of all the food produced according to…
Introducing Women in Waste!
Historically, like many industries, the waste sector was a male dominated realm where females in senior positions were often hard to come by - how things have changed! Now there are more…
What is the Carbon Footprint of your coffee?
Coffee is the most popular drink in the world with more than 400 billion cups consumed each year. With consumers having to become more aware of their carbon footprint now…
Introducing Brett McKee
We're so excited to be introducing a newest member to the Cawleys family Brett McKee! Brett has recently joined Cawleys as a broker account manager from our sister company Veris.…
Carbon Neutral vs Net Zero: Explaining the difference
Tackling climate change is a hot topic right now. More and more companies are pledging to become Carbon Neutral or Net Zero, and with these bold statements being used with…
Jurassic Grill roars about recycling
We've teamed up with Northants based restaurant, Jurassic Grill, to help the restaurant boost its eco-friendly credentials and maximise its recycling rates. As the first dinosaur themed restaurant of its…
Let’s avoid facemask litter this time around
Today marks the return of wearing facemasks in shops and other settings and, whilst we all accept that this a necessary move, it's vital that we all consider the enviornmental…
Christmas Recycling Tips
With Christmas just around the corner it truly is the time to relax and enjoy the festivities, however each year there's always an excess of waste. We overuse wrapping paper,…
Cawleys Christmas Hours 2021
Collecting & Operating Hours 2021 We would like to let you know about our Christmas and New Year operating changes so that you can plan your waste collection requirements. Dependant…
Q and A with AJ Cycles
As a third-generation family run business with over 70 years’ experience, here at Cawleys we truly care about our clients, our local community and delivering sustainable solutions that will benefit…
Wenlock’s Eco-Warriors MRF Tour
We recently were fortunate enough to have some young Eco Warriors from Wenlock Junior School for a tour of our MRF site. Our Operations Director Nigel Ingram took the small…
Green Apple Award Win
Celebrations are in order as we are proud to announce that Cawleys has been confirmed as the winner of a prestigious Bronze Green Apple Award at a celebratory ceremony held…
We adopted an elephant!
Last night we attended the Keech Hospice Care Big Trunk Trail charity auction where the elephant sculptures that have lined the streets of Luton for the last few months were auctioned to…
Electric Trucks at UH
With the government discussing the ongoing issues of the transport sector at COP26, November 10th marked Transport day. Several initiatives are being launched today to help ensure a global and…
COP26 Transport Day
National Transport day falls on the 10th of November during the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The transport sector is a crucial target in achieving sustainability…
Food Waste – All Things Business
Recently we were invited to submit an article to All Things Business magazine. Food waste is a very topical issue so we decided to explore the topic... Did you know…
Luton Rugby Club kick starts recycling
We are delighted to announce a new recycling and waste management partnership between Cawleys and Luton Rugby Football Club. Spectators are flocking back to sporting events and this means that…
Being Safe this Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in the United Kingdom. Its history begins…