The perfect meal solution for cash-strapped January
Bubble and Squeak gets a Mellow Yellow make-over This wonderfully tasty recipe ticks all the boxes for January: Warm and tasty to keep you full on a cold winter's evening…
What’s in store for the waste industry in 2020 and beyond?
Kathryn Wright invests the waste industry for the forthcoming year, and looks at potential new trends and challenges. 2020 will see the start of the clean, lean years in terms…
Reduce waste and eat well with our Farrington Oils recipe videos
Courgette Cake Recipe Video Since working closely with Farrington Oils, local producer of Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil, we're discovering a myriad of recipes using the famous oil to produce the…
Can your business benefit from the Greta effect?
At the end of last year Greta Thunberg set a record for becoming the youngest ever 'Time Person of the Year'. 2019 was a busy year for 16 year old…
2019 – a bumper year for haz collection
So, January is here and as a start to the new year, we thought we’d take a look back at our achievements in 2019, in particular in the hazardous division.…
Banish Winter Workplace Blues with Solarspot
One of Cawleys newest recycling clients is Solarspot, a Milton Keynes based provider of daylight system sun tunnels. In high demand from both commercial and residential property owners, Solarspot's glass…
Major International appoints Cawleys as 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…
EV batteries – do dismantlers know the risks?
An investigation into a huge fire this year at a Guernsey Recycling site found that the blaze was ‘probably started by a battery being crushed by a mechanical claw’. The…
Recycling without practicality is pointless
There is no doubt that environmental concerns, particularly those focused on global warming, have hijacked the global spotlight in the last 2 years. Movements such as the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ and…
Are POPs making your WEEE waste hazardous?
Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs as they are also known, are a group of harmful chemical substances which persist in the atmosphere for a long time and can have a…
New technology to combat bin fatalities
Unfortunately, the number of people seeking shelter in waste and recycling bins is on the rise. Cold weather, increasing levels of homelessness, and ill-informed decisions, regularly lead people to climb…
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…