Congratulations to Kieran McClure on completing his Facilities Services Level 2 Modern Apprenticeship. Kieran has been working with the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Glasgow for the last few years having spent 6 months training within maintenance and deciding he would like to gain a related qualification. He saw the Modern Apprentice job advertised on-line and felt […]
Every business can enhance their environmental performance, reduce costs and limit the risk of non-compliance by ensuring their workforce is familiar with waste and resource issues. Albion Environmental Ltd in association with Zero Waste Scotland and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) are approved to deliver Waste Smart training courses at both foundation and
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D – Duty of Care The Duty of Care, imposed under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, applies to anyone who produces, imports, stores, transports, treats or disposes of waste. It requires them to take all reasonable steps to ensure the waste is managed properly. A breach of this duty of care could result
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C – Circular Economy The circular economy is an alternative to the traditional economic model whereby we produce goods, use them and then dispose of them. Currently, we tend to regularly update our technologies such as smartphones, tablets and computers. However, in the linear economy these are thrown away and are not designed to be
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Albion Environmental Ltd is registered with SQA and WAMITAB to deliver a selection of Facilities Management vocational qualifications. Facilities Management covers a variety of activities relating to the maintenance and servicing of buildings and premises, and incorporates activities such as waste management, recycling, cleansing, security and Health & Safety. These services are required throughout local authorities, large private
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B – Business Waste In Scotland, the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 came into force on 1 January 2014. These establish a legal duty on every business, regardless of size, to separate metal, plastic, paper, card and glass for recycling, as well as banning these separated materials from being sent to landfill or incinerators. What are
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Recycle Week (12- 18 September 2016) is the UK’s annual recycling week, aiming to get everyone recycling more by raising awareness of the benefits and promoting easy ways to do more. It’s a week for everyone and we’d love you to get involved – from local authorities, to businesses, to community groups, schools or even
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Fed up doing the same old Driver CPC Course? If you drive in the Waste Industry why not try our JAUPT approved course which provides 7 hours of CPC training. Course Content 1. The use of the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) & List of Wastes (LoW) 2. Completing a Non Hazardous Waste Transfer Note 3. Duty
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A – Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural process where in the absence of oxygen, micro-organisms/methanogens break down organic, biodegradable matter to create biogas and nutrient rich fertiliser. The process is used to treat organic waste such as food waste, waste water and animal manure. The biogas that is harvested can be
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CIWM are hosting a Resource and Waste Clinic at RWM 13-15 September 2016 and Albion Environmental are delighted that our Managing Director, Alasdair Meldrum will be among the selected professionals who will be providing advise. The clinic has been introduced to demonstrate the value of CIWM and their network of professionals and CIWM staff will be asking people ‘what can
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