H. W. Martin buy commercial collection division

Premier Waste Management is pleased to announce that we have sold our commercial collections and materials recycling facility divisions to Premier Waste Recycling Limited, a member of the H.W. Martin Group of Companies.

 

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Better B2B recycling - responding to a WRAP survey

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL WASTES

Effective and responsible waste collection from businesses requires a different approach to dealing with household waste, according to Premier Waste Management.

Premier is responding to a report commissioned by Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). The report looked at three methods of waste collection - co-mingled, two-stream and kerbside – and in particular the overall financial, environmental and social impacts associated with each collection system. 

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Legislation update March 2011

At North East Recycling Forum (NERF) meetings Mark Stouph, Premier’s director of risk management presents an update on the latest legislation for the waste and recycling sector.
Here is the update from the March 2011 NERF meeting.

Download the pdf.

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Premier sponsor Newton Aycliffe football teams

Girls’ football in Newton Aycliffe has been given a boost after scoring sponsorship from Premier Waste. 

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Avoid Identity Fraud

The National Fraud Authority has published its 2011 report which estimates that fraud is costing the UK over £38 billion a year. With a few of your personal details unscrupulous people can apply for benefits in your name, attempt to open bank accounts and get credit cards. The Home Office have said it had introduced a number of measures to target identity fraud, including better co-ordination in prosecuting fraudsters, more powers to share data about frauds, tougher criminal penalties and increased efforts to raise public awareness to the problem.

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Premier help Brandon Village build a wall

Brandon village build a dry-stone wall with Premier’s help

Brandon Village Residents Association approached us for help in rebuilding a dry-stone wall along one side of the community allotment they were developing in the village. 

 

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Easier battery recycling

UK must recharge its commitment to battery recycling

Premier Waste Management is making it easier to recycle batteries as research reveals that almost half the population of the UK have never recycled a household battery.

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Help for the pigeon racers

Coxhoe Homing Society asked for help from Premier Waste.

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Gold award for Premier

Premier Waste Management took the gold award for the Corporate Responsibility category at the 2010 PRide awards for public relations work.

The award was for our project with Newcastle College 3D design students to raise their awareness of the importance of reuse, recycling and safe disposal. These 16 to 19 year olds were at the first stage of their training to become the architects, product designers and artists of the future (the class has now graduated).

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ITV Fixers film now online

Earlier in the year we had a visit from ITV Fixers, they did some filming at a Premier material recycling facility. They wanted to see how material is sorted out and baled ready to be recycled.

The film is now online and can be seen here: http://vimeo.com/17160460

The ITV Fixers are hoping to take this into schools to engage young people in learning about recycling and the problems of littering.

You can see more about the Fixers on their website: www.itvfixers.com

 

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