In support of the Climate Strike today we have come up with the following simple pledge which can contribute to environmental improvement! We challenged our staff and we do most of them, but in some cases not all the time – so definitely room for improvement! Drive less – commit to walk or cycle for […]
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SEPA publish Official Statistics yesterday (17 September 2019) which provide details of Household Waste collected across all Local Authorities during 2018. Rather depressingly they show an overall decline in recycling rates across Scotland, to 44.7%, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from the 45.5% rate achieved in 2016. Even worse when you consider that the
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Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill. Landfill gas is approximately forty to sixty percent methane, with the remainder being mostly carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprise the remainder (<1%). These trace gases include a large array of species,
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Six (or is it 5) Albion staff are currently completing the SQA Qualification Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups HE0T 33 SCQF level 6. This is to widen the pool of staff we have available to deliver training of accredited and Albion courses for the resource management sector! The qualification is intended for candidates
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Albion has delivered WAMITAB COTC (Certificate of Technical Competence) in waste management since 2002. These qualifications require candidates to complete vocational qualifications either via our SQA and WAMITAB approved centre. We believe our approach is the most effective for both the candidate and the company, as in addition to gaining their WAMITAB COTC we ensure
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Albion Environmental doing their bit for the environment, with help from Opus Energy! At Albion Environmental we are always looking at ways to reduce our energy usage and the subsequent environmental impact so we are very pleased with the recent update from our current electricity supplier, OPUS Energy. OPUS send us an annual update on
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Asphalt waste is created when material is removed from roads, car park, pavements etc. When the binder used within the asphalt is bitumen, then the asphalt waste produced can be regarded as a non-hazardous waste. However, when the binder contains coal tar and exceeds the relevant hazardous threshold, then the asphalt waste produced will be
The movement and use of treated asphalt waste containing coal tar. Read More »
Are you compliant with the Fire Safety Regulations on your site? Fires at Waste Facilities have the potential to be very serious, posing risk to life and presenting hazards to the local community and the environment. They can also be very costly. The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum issued a revised guidance in
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Are you compliant with current Waste Management Legislation or working towards gaining a WAMITAB Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) award? If the answer is ‘yes’ then our 2 Day Working with Waste Management Legislation course is not to be missed. Next Course 24th/25th July Book Here Jointly awarded with the Royal Environmental Health Institute of
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The European Waste Catalogue is a hierarchical list of waste description produced by the EU, originating from Decision 2000/532/EC. It is a legal requirement to include the correct EWC code on duty of care and hazardous waste paperwork, and although this system has been in place in the UK for many years we still, on
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