recycling


Sustainable protection: Creating sustainable PPE without compromising safety

DuPont Personal Protection (DPP) works with HSE managers to recycle non-contaminated disposable PPE. SHP talks to the business about why it is important to develop more sustainable PPE and how it can be done without compromising worker safety. Read More

Recycling company fined after worker injured by 300kg batteries

A recycling company in West Yorkshire has been fined £120,000 after batteries weighing at least 300kg fell onto an employee and severely injured him. Read More

Arco’s hi-vis workwear range named recycled product of the year

The firm's hi-vis workwear range has been named recycled product of the year at a national awards ceremony. Read More

Funding given to support research and development of innovative recycling solution trial

Arco has committed seed funding to partner with Stuff4Life to support the research and development of a circular economy solution for polyester workwear. Read More

Warehouses: Investing in effective packaging waste recycling

Jim Roberts discusses why easy-to-use waste collection, segregation and management systems should be adopted in warehouse operations. Read More

REACH demands ‘need to be considered’ in chemical recycling

A report by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has found that chemical recycling of plastic waste currently covers different technologies Read More

The use of communications to enhance company recycling scheme

SafetySigns4Less, a safety sign manufacturer, is encouraging employers to use different forms of communication method to encourage employees to recycle to create a sustainable work environment. Read More

Recycling worker death: Jail term for director after dangerous baling machine still in operation five years after death

Worker entered the baling chamber of the machine to clear a blockage of waste materials that had caused the machine to stop. The machine automatically activated, and he suffered haemorrhaging, shock and severe traumatic injury to both legs Read More

£880k fine after ‘horrific’ machinery death

A recycling company has been fined £880,000, and two people have been given suspended prison sentences, after an agency worker was killed when he was drawn into machinery. Read More

Plea to recycling sector following double amputation

A recycling company has been fined following an incident in which a worker was left with life changing injuries after he was Read More



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