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Directors guilty of waste crimes

Directors guilty of waste crimes

Following the abandoning of nearly 2,000 tonnes of waste at Shaw Road, Dudley in 2016, the Environment Agency has successfully brought the responsible parties to account. HHJ Kershaw has...
Rats shut Tokyo convenience store

Rats shut Tokyo convenience store

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has publicly apologised following the circulation of videos online showing rats running wild in one of its branches. One video appeared on social media...
Street scene showcases sustainable separation solutions

Street scene showcases sustainable separation solutions

Cromwell Polythene will be showcasing sustainable ways to collect separate materials for recycling at its street scene-themed stand (O14) at RWM 2019, which takes place 11-12 September at the...
Man made to mop up own mess

Man made to mop up own mess

A man who was caught urinating outside of a railway station was made to clean it up by the police, who handed him a mop and supervised the clean-up. Despite the station’s toilets being open...
Biffa guilty of exporting banned waste to China

Biffa guilty of exporting banned waste to China

Biffa has been convicted of breaking the law by labelling household rubbish as ‘waste paper’ and exporting it to China. The Environment Agency investigated the bundles, and found that...
Jangro's new catalogue: a closer look

Jangro's new catalogue: a closer look

This summer sees the launch of Jangro’s brand new Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies 2019/20 catalogue. Available both online and as a hard copy, it’s packed with the latest innovative...
Japanese city bans eating while walking

Japanese city bans eating while walking

Kamakura, a seaside city south of Tokyo, Japan, has placed a ban on people eating while on the move, with the aim of preventing tourists from littering. The city, which received 20 million...
New Business Development Manager for Cromwell

New Business Development Manager for Cromwell

Cromwell Polythene, the family-run supplier of polythene and compostable products to aid recycling and waste management, has appointed Alex Lee as a Business Development Manager, through internal...
Expert training gets sharpened up

Expert training gets sharpened up

Independent janitorial and cleaning distributor Jangro is expanding its award-winning training platform LMS (Learning Management Solution) with the introduction of a new ‘Sharps...

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