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National No Smoking Day: Is it time to quit for you AND your planet?

National No Smoking Day: Is it time to quit for you AND your planet?
This No Smoking Day, we’d like to celebrate one of our prized employee’s great success at giving up smoking in 2021. It’s been a tricky time for everybody lately and although some smokers may have been more tempted than ever to turn to the little white sticks for stress relief, Calweys’ Justyna Rurka has done…
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Video: Getting kids revved up about recycling

Video: Getting kids revved up about recycling
At Cawleys we work with many schools, universities and colleges who are all passionate about doing their bit for the environment. In lots of cases this starts with taking a mindful approach to waste. Many of these organisations adopt a reduce, re-use and recycle mentality and embrace the virtues of minimising the amount of waste…
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What’s in store for the waste industry in 2020 and beyond?

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 of recycling. Any business which wants to embrace the green agenda in a meaningful way will have to look again at how they manage their…
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Following the waste trail

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 segregate. At Cawleys, we pride ourselves on being a transparent organisation and we are often asked by clients where their recyclate ends up once it…
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15 ways to teach recycling

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 still another 55% to go. The global leaders of recycling Germany, Austria and South Korea, with rates between 50-60%, show us that improvements can be…
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Where does your waste end up?

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 where UK waste and recycling ends up, the agency has stepped up its actions to address the problem which were outlined in a three-page document…
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18 months to save the planet: could your business do more?

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 complain about failed BBQ plans and the washout English summer. But yesterday, things were different. Temperatures soared above 38 degrees and many of us got…
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