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Glass company fined for not recycling
ABL (Holding) Ltd – a supplier of glass to the public service industry - has been ordered to pay £16,200.28 at High Wycombe Magistrates Court for failing to recover and recycle up to 4,443 tonnes of packaging waste. ABL (Holding) Ltd, of Sunters End, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire supplies and distributes glass, as well as providing se...
Case | 5 Dec 2007
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Open for Business
... the floor n BSI approved and supplied with plug from £28.40 Product ref: FAN3 MERCURY-FREE MAX/MIN THERMOMETER n n n Environmentally friendly Measures in °C and °F Traditional style maximum/ minimum thermometer with non-toxic blue filling the ideal substitute for mercury models FUEL SAFETY GLASSES n n Combines safety and UV protection in one Made from high density nylon for impact, torsion and heat resistance Air vents on bridge and temples help prevent fogging HARD HAT COOLING LINER n Designed to protect and provide comfort to workers who operate in excessive heat or are outside all day ...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Restaurant firm fined £24,000 for waste packaging offences
... then joined a compliance scheme in 2010. It was estimated the company avoided costs of £20,165 by not registering and not purchasing the correct amount of Packaging Recovery Notes between 2000 and 2009. The company’s main packaging activity is that of seller, and materials handled include glass, plastic and cardboard. Daniela Gatto-Ronchieri, Investigating Officer for the Environment Agency, said: “The Producer Responsibility Regulations are in place to encourage a reduction in the amount of packaging used by businesses and to decrease the disposal of packaging waste to landf...
Case | 12 Nov 2010
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No charm for Cobra as Environment Agency bites
...r Ltd requesting details of their packaging usage in June 2005. Cobra Beer Ltd agreed to carry out a packaging audit and attended an interview with the Environment Agency in July 2006. After realising their obligations, the company registered with Valpack in March 2006.Cobra Beer Ltd handles mainly glass and cardboard/paper with some steel. The company has beer brewed and bottled in Poland and UK, but does not do any packing or filling as this is done by the breweries.Environment Officer Sarah Dover said: "The money raised from compliance with this legislation goes directly to the recycling industr...
Case | 16 Nov 2007
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Cinema operator fined more than £6,000 for failing to recycle
...ecover and recycle packaging waste during 2001. Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997, companies with an annual turnover in excess of £2 million and which produce more than 50 tonnes of packaging each year, including paper, wood, plastic, aluminium and glass, must be registered with the Environment Agency or an alternative compliance scheme. Companies must also provide evidence of payment for the recovery and recycling of a specified proportion of packaging waste each year. David Eppy, investigating officer for the Environment Agency, said: "This p...
Case | 12 Apr 2005
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Case warning not to ignore environmental enforcement notices
...sued a formal notice. Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997, companies with an annual turnover in excess of £2m and handling more than 50 tonnes of packaging per year must recover and recycle a given proportion of packaging and packaging waste, such as glass, paper and wood, and must then provide evidence that this has been carried out. The court heard that the Environment Agency contacted Panini (UK) Limited in May 2004 asking for information such as financial turnover and amount of waste handled to determine whether the company was obligated under...
Case | 27 Jan 2005
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Survival of the fit note?
...ers and genuine nuisance neighbours. Crackdownonpersistentillegalflytippers. This will include introducing powers to seize vehicles, and looking at penalties that might include offenders clearing up items they have dumped. Consultonincreasedrecyclingtargets to 2017 for plastic, steel, aluminium and glass. Targets will be consulted on and agreed in time for the 2012 Budget. 34433 Health and safety top FM priority Health and safety is a top priority for FMs, with the majority handling its delivery in-house, according to the findings of the latest i-FM 30-second survey. The great majority of responde...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...ts to the hazardous waste controls and introduce a new category of `sensitising'. This will obviously mean that some non-hazardous waste may need to be re-classified as hazardous waste. Finally, from 1 January 2015, the Regulations require the separate collection of waste paper, metal, plastic and glass. It is clear that the Regulations will place a far greater burden on organisations as to how they manage their waste. Businesses should not forget that they are under a duty of care to ensure that their waste does not end up in the wrong hands, and adequate checks should be made on the organisation...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...fice inside the warehouse was completely destroyed as the sprinkler system drenched all the stock. The 110 permanent and 200 agency staff were unable to get back on site for five days, and when they did it was to encounter a scene of devastation, with smashed light fittings everywhere and water and glass all over the floor. It too was forced temporarily to suspend its shares on the London Stock Exchange as well as refund the goods of some 19,000 customers, with the returns team temporarily moved to another site. Another company affected was DSG International, the High Street electricals operator be...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Playing with numbers: TUPE special issue
...nt. I understand all too well the concerns in regard to poor advice and the reliance on `green inspectors' to enforce decisions. But what do you do when the poor advice and the dogmatic stance comes from not so `green' officers? I have recently had an issue in regard to the insulation properties of glass in a dead-end corridor. Despite two reputable companies' test results confirming the glass to be above requirements, the officer assigned to our building made the decision to demand replacement. I feel that lack of experience in the field isn't the excuse for dubious demands but a reluctance to adm...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2005
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Confidential data - shredding the evidence
...redding vehicles (capable of shredding up to two tonnes of waste per hour and available 24 hours a day) are driven on to site to shred waste there and then, right under the customer's nose. PHS Datashred also specialises in the recycling of general office waste (including paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminium) as well as the important category of waste electrical and electronic equipment (for example, computers, printers, fax machines and mobile `phones), as governed by the WEEE Directive. Workplace Law Group, Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE t 0871 777 8881 f...
News analysis | 8 Sep 2009
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...e it could slide and tip, burst open and spread across the floor". After a woman caught her foot in the new doors at BBC Birmingham the corporation issued a memo "Revolving Security Door User Instructions", advising staff on how to use a revolving door. Police called to investigate a broken stained-glass window at a church in Rochdale in March 2005 refused to inspect the damage because they did not have specialist "ladder training" Plans to chop down 20 horse chestnut trees were announced by Norwich City Council because it claimed that passers-by risked head injuries from sticks thrown up by childr...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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Waste Management Prosecution
...e their site under the terms of an exemption from waste management licensing and to failing to take reasonable measures to prevent waste escaping from the premises. The exemption allows for the storage and secure holding of specific types of waste including; paper, cardboard, textiles, plastics, glass, steel cans and aluminium cans. Maximum quantities of each material are stated and the different types of waste must be stored separately. Environment Agency officers had visited Magpie on many occasions in recent years and had found that the company was not operating in line with the exemption ...
Case | 10 Feb 2003
