Waste Collection Efficiency

  • IEG Expands UK Compactor & Baler Operations

    IEG Expands UK Compactor & Baler Operations

    Impact Environmental Group Expands UK Compactor & Baler Operations with Acquisitions from Brask & Cece. Droitwich, UK – 5th September 2025 – Following previous acquisitions at IEG Compactors & Balers Impact Environmental Group EMEA (IEG EMEA), a global environmental products and services business, has announced the acquisition of one of the UK’s leading providers of…

  • The Gold Standard at IEG Compactors and Balers

    The Gold Standard at IEG Compactors and Balers

    IEG proudly earned a Gold Certificate in recognition of its dedication and hard work over the past three years in fostering a positive health, safety, and welfare culture for its employees. To achieve the prestigious first-class certification, the highest recognition possible, IEG completed a thorough factory survey with the help of its trusted Health and…

  • Continental Bins Help Tackle Waste Across the Scottish Highlands

    Continental Bins Help Tackle Waste Across the Scottish Highlands

    As the Scottish Highlands welcome an ever-growing number of visitors, maintaining the region’s breathtaking beauty means more than just appreciation. At IEG, we’re proud to see Continental steel bins, manufactured by at our Oak Park site, being distributed across key visitor locations as part of a wider initiative to promote responsible tourism. Read here how…

  • A decade-long partnership with Welcome Break

    A decade-long partnership with Welcome Break

    Impact Environmental Group, marked its fruitful ten-year partnership with Welcome Break, the leading motorway services group, by undergoing a major installation at a new site in Rotherham. IEG’s contract with Welcome Break has seen a considerable expansion over the last decade. The waste and recycling compactor and baler manufacturer started its relationship with the group…

  • IEG improve South East Service coverage

    IEG improve South East Service coverage

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG), grew their field service engineer network with two new mobile service vehicles in the South East. With this investment, IEG has boosted its nationwide servicing and maintenance capabilities. Thanks to a talented team of in-house engineers, IEG is committed to providing a fast and efficient 24-hour response time, which is even…

  • Getting waste collection down to a T

    Getting waste collection down to a T

    Over the last two years I’ve turned into somewhat of an evangelist. Not about a particular TV show, trend or latest fad. No, my chosen topic is, sadly, waste. Actually, I’m not sorry. In fact, those who’ve read my recent day in the life piece, which revealed how even on my honeymoon I was taking pictures of…

  • STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    Huntingdonshire District Council has taken steps to make its waste collection budget work harder after converting 360 of its traditional 110 litre litter bins into smart bins using the latest fill sensor technology. The decision will see almost a third of the council’s 1,200 public litterbins fitted with fill level sensors, which have been supplied…

  • Win while you’re binning: the case for smart waste collection

    Win while you’re binning: the case for smart waste collection

    by Emmett Reidy, Business Development Director at Egbert Taylor I’ve been working in the disruptive waste technology market for over a decade now, and during that time the bin and market has changed – considerably, I am glad to say. With the advancement in cellular and battery technology, as well as Local Authorities’ openness to…

  • Derbyshire Dales Council cuts Bin empties by 95 per cent

    Derbyshire Dales Council cuts Bin empties by 95 per cent

    Overflowing bins, vermin risks and shrinking resources are what prompted Derbyshire Dales Council to replace 115 litterbins with only 42 Bigbelly units – a decision that has since reduced unnecessary bin empties by up to 95 per cent within some parts of the local authority. Matlock Bath in Derbyshire has reduced empties using traditional litterbins…

  • Update and Innovate your ‘Binfrastructure’

    Update and Innovate your ‘Binfrastructure’

    Cleaning the UK’s streets of mostly avoidable litter costs the taxpayer almost £800million each year according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Overflowing bins, missed collections and poorly located waste containers contribute to the growing problem of littering and excessive waste on our countries streets with a worrying 1 in 5* people having…

  • Egbert Taylor invests in developing its waste technology platform

    Egbert Taylor has begun 2017 by announcing its commitment to further business-to-business collaborations as part of its drive to become a 360-degree solutions provider and enable its customers to make their waste budgets work harder. The Droitwich-based firm is welcoming discussions with innovative companies that wish to add value to the processes of waste collection…

  • Big Results in Shipley

    Bigbelly trial yields big results in Shipley The waste technology brand responsible for creating what has been referred to as ‘the world’s smartest bin’, Bigbelly, has continued its expansion across West Yorkshire following the successful trial of nine of its smart stations in Shipley in the City of Bradford. The trial, which saw Bigbelly’s 606-litre…