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The Effect of China’s Plastic Ban on EfW Plants

Where does recyclable waste such as paper, glass, aluminium and plastic go? On the most part it gets sorted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF’s) then gets sold on to processing companies that pulp or melt them down, back into raw materials to be used again in manufacturing.

Three years ago, two-thirds of the UK’s unwanted plastic, sent to processing plants abroad went to China; totalling half a million tonnes. But then, in January 2018, National Sword happened.

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Andusia Explains Hazardous Waste

Waste is classified as hazardous if it presents a hazard to the environment or health. This includes things like irritants, oxidisers, corrosives, mutagenic, explosive, infectious, flammable, carcinogenic, toxic and ecotoxic. There are others, but these are the main categories. Contact Andusia for firm advice on your specific waste streams.

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Malvern Update – May 2019

Last month Andusia announced they had been confirmed as the sole waste supplier to a new clinical waste treatment plant in Worcestershire.

Leading up to the commissioning of the new site, Andusia will be detailing the progress on their website. Here is what has happened in the past couple of months…

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Andusia Partner with Powerday

Andusia is pleased to announce they have signed an SRF supply contract with Powerday PLC, London’s largest recycling and waste management company.

Powerday have the capacity to process up to 1.6 million tonnes of construction, demolition, municipal, commercial and industrial waste a year. Using the latest technology to recycle and recover, they are committed to providing 100% diversion from landfill solutions.

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