Major International appoints Cawleys as its waste & recycling partner
Major International has appointed Luton based waste, recycling and resource manager, Cawleys, to recycle the waste from its production facility and head office innovation centre in Higham Ferrers. Major prides…
Don’t panic! Electric vehicle batteries can be recycled and no battery mountains….yet!
Findings from a recent study have caused something of a storm recently. The research, which highlighted the issue of excess lithium-ion battery waste, took the stance that waste routes are…
Support Cawleys’ Sleep Out for Centrepoint
On the night of 21st November three members of our sales team, myself (Dan Tebay), Imran Noorbhai and Katie Darvill will be trading our warm beds for a sleeping bag…
The New Environment Bill
At the end of last month, the UK’s Environment Bill moved one step closer to becoming law. A second reading by MPs involved a debate to move it onto committee…
Make this Christmas an eco-friendly one
Avoid a winter wasteland by making Christmas 2019 an eco-friendly one. It may only be mid November, but let’s face it, Christmas has a nasty habit of creeping up FAST! …
Cawleys Christmas & New Year Collection and Operating Hours 2019
With the festive season approaching, we would like to let you know about Christmas and New Year operating changes so that you can plan your waste collection requirements. Dependent on…
Commodity Prices
Long before recycling became common place for all manner of waste items, there was one classification of material that was known for its second life potential. That material was paper.…
New exit routes for our RDF
The acronym RDF refers to ‘refuse derived fuel’ and at Cawleys our focus on sustainable waste management means that RDF plays and important role in helping us dispose of excess…
A day in the life…. Refuse Driver
Today we meet Kevin O'Neil to discover what his day entails and why he loves the world of waste... The role of a refuse driver at Cawleys is certainly a…
Hertfordshire students shun single-use plastic
As the Climate Change summit took place in the US, here in Hertfordshire people were pledging to play their part in helping to tackle the problems of climate change and…
Awesome Autumn Collections
As the leaves turn brown, weather temperatures drop and the nights draw in, it’s a sure sign that winter is on its way. During the Autumn season, darker nights and…
Recycling at Halloween Top Tips
What is Halloween about? Hallowe’en on October 31st is a celebration the evening before All Hallows Day, also called All Saints Day. It begins a time of year, in the…
Following the waste trail
As we all know, there is a real spotlight at present on waste processes and the ultimate end destination for the recycling materials that we all work so hard to…
Robin shuns single use
82 years young, Robin Wegner has long been a pioneer of reduce and re-use. A volunteer at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, we recently met Robin at one of our Small…
Lithium Legend
We get up close to Cawleys’ lithium battery dismantling expert Joe Chester Joe Chester is somewhat of a Cawley’s veteran. Having worked at the Luton based recycling and waste management…
15 ways to teach recycling
In the UK, we are producing approximately 22.8 million tonnes of waste going to landfill – that’s a lot! Though our recycling rates are gradually increasing, currently at 45.2%, there’s…
Anna Cawleys considers the role of plastic alternatives
A recent article in the Guardian reports that the UK should reduce its use of plastics, rather than replace them with other materials. In my view this article highlights a…
Cawleys support Luton Food Bank
Cawleys are extremely proud to support charitable initiatives in our local community and the most recent project we have become involved in does just that. Luton Food Bank aims to…
Understanding your obligations when producing Hazardous Waste
It doesn’t matter what sector you work in, from Educational or Government Bodies through to Multinational Businesses, there is a common thread of demands placed on waste producers to ensure…
Where does your waste end up?
Last month saw the Environment Agency outline major steps to stop the illegal exportation of waste under the guise of recycling. Steps from the Environment Agency With greater scrutiny on…
What a scorcher. Are your Organic Peroxides safe?
What with record temperatures in the UK approaching 40 degrees centigrade, it is not only your staff that need to be kept cool but also your chemicals. Organic Peroxides in…
My experience of ‘Plastic Free Month’
In honour of the plastic free July global movement, I will be choosing to refuse single-use plastics for a month. The hardest part in beginning the cause was to finding…
18 months to save the planet: could your business do more?
Here in the UK there’s nothing we enjoy more than having a good old moan about the weather. Dull overcast skies and soggy conditions give us the perfect excuse to…
Recycle to combat Global Warming
With temperatures set to soar into the 30s this week, it's hard to argue against the real and dramatic impact global warming is having on our climate in the UK.…