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    • Food, glorious food

      Food, glorious food

      The Christmas season is upon us. And whilst it represents a time for celebration, family and friendship, it’s often a time of high consumption when it comes to food. Not that long ago the only post-Christmas commitment we, as a society, had, was to use the New Year to get fit and lose what we might have gained during the festivities. However as society becomes more aware of its waste footprint I believe that we all have a responsibility to think about food waste, both in terms of minimising it where possible and ensuring that it is deposited in the…

    • Exclusive UK partnership agreed with Mattiussi Ecologia

      Egbert Taylor has partnered with Italian eco-friendly container manufacturer Mattiussi Ecologia in a move that is intended to provide UK customers with easier access to Mattiussi’s high quality range of products. Products produced by Mattiussi, which include its food scraps kitchen caddies, kerbside sorted waste collection, indoor pre-sorting, home composting and outdoor recycling containers are exclusively available to the UK waste sector through Egbert Taylor from 1 December. The inclusion of Mattiussi’s most prominent product lines, which enable waste to be managed and segregated more effectively, will be welcomed by local authorities and private waste contractors responsible for collecting and…

    • A First for London

      A First for London

      Bigbelly helps City of London Corporation put Pedal to the Metal The City of London Corporation has become the first local authority in the UK to adopt the foot pedal-operated Bigbelly smart station after Egbert Taylor’s waste technology brand, Bigbelly, developed it in conjunction with the council. Eight units have been introduced to make waste disposal more attractive and accessible to residents, tourists and those working in and around the area that have hygiene concerns and are sometimes reluctant to touch the units’ handles with their hands. “Not only does this demonstrate how every local authority and London borough has…

    • 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 solar powered compacting units replace 34 100-litre bins, reduced the number of manual collections from 15,300 to only 285 between November 2015 and April 2016. Bigbelly’s inaugural appearance within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has also saved 750 man-hours attributable to conventional manual…