Green Recycling acquire Smallwaste

1st May 2013 - We are pleased to announce that we have acquired local skip hire company, 'Smallwaste' who were based in Mundon, Nr. Maldon, Essex.

The company will continue to run under the Smallwaster banner with all the staff and service retained.

Robert Smith, MD said "I was really impressed with the level of service and how friendly the staff are. We will continue in the same vain, from our preemies in Maldon and hope to dramatically increase the amount of waste recycled."

Recycling Plant to Treble in size.

On Friday 23^rd March 2012, Green Recycling was given approval to increase the size of its operations in Maldon.

The £1million Investment will allow Green Recycling to increase operations to 50,000 tons per year.

Planning Officers had recommended planning permission be granted. A report by Essex County council showed that there” was a clear need to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill”.

Robert Smith, Managing Director of Green Recycling said “ I am pleased to get the permission to expand and improve our recycling facility. This will allow us to carry out more work undercover to help our operations and reduce any noise to our neighbours. I would also like to thank the 25 people who wrote letters of support for our application”.

Europe set for higher WEEE recycling targets

Plans to introduce higher targets for the collection of waste electrical & electronic equipment (WEEE) and to allow consumers to return electrical goods to retailers were confirmed by MEPs in a vote in the European Parliament today (January 19).

MEPs have voted in favour of introducing higher targets for the collection of WEEE

As reported by letsrecycle.com last Wednesday (January 11) an agreement had been reached in December between members of the European Parliament, European Commission and the European Council that MEPs would vote in favour of a staged target for the collection of WEEE.