If you work in the construction, demolition, wood processing, landscaping, forestry or tree care industries, chances are that you are generating waste wood on a regular basis. Wood is one of the most valuable resources on this planet. By encouraging your business to recycle its wood using a green waste collection service, you will be …
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Let’s be honest. Many of us are guilty of not backing up our important electronic documents as often as we should. In fact, 30% of us have never performed a backup (source: World Backup Day). That is why this year, we are shouting about World Backup Day 2021 which falls on Wednesday 31st March. This …
Top tips on how to keep your business data confidential and how to dispose of it safely Read More »
Read our latest blog to find out how we work in partnership with Riverford Organic Farmers…
In this month’s blog, DCW’s Managing Director Simon Almond takes you on a virtual tour of the new Enviro Hub and reflects on how far the waste management and recycling firm has come since the devastating fire destroyed the old HQ in 2017… For those who have been following our journey, you will know that …
Covid-19 has brought with it an abundance of challenges for businesses and many have been forced to adapt. Recently, we’ve experienced increased demand for our hazardous waste disposal service, particularly from organisations that may not have dealt with hazardous waste pre-pandemic. Many schools, conference centres and football clubs are now being transformed into Covid-19 vaccination …
Plastic pollution has been at the forefront of our minds for years now. It’s an issue that’s rife in every country but it’s emerged recently that Britain is the second biggest per capita producer of plastic waste in the world (source: The Guardian). The tide needs to turn and a big push on plastic recycling …
The damage plastic does to the environment and the importance of plastic recycling Read More »
Following a surge in demand for its services, DCW, a leading independent commercial waste management firm, has invested £456,000 in three new state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient vehicles. Two of the vehicles are Euro 6 Scania mobile compaction trucks, the lowest emission vehicles available, and are fitted with CCTV as well a cyclist protection and the very …
DCW invests over £450k in new vehicles as business booms Read More »
International E-Waste Day was held on Wednesday 14th October 2020, when it was revealed that in 2019, worldwide we produced 53.6 million tonnes of electronic waste. That’s the equivalent of 50 Eiffel Towers! It’s been estimated that by 2050, we will be generating 120 million tonnes of e-waste (source: UN Environment Programme). DCW supports International …
International E-Waste Day: What can be done to reduce this growing waste stream? Read More »
DCW Polymers launches our Recycle & Raise campaign for 2020! Last years’ Recycle & Raise campaign was hugely successful, we recycled over 15,000 tubs and reached over 250,000 people online! Having raised over £1,200 for Dartmoor Zoo last year, we have high hopes that this year will be even bigger and better! While it has …
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Plastic pollution is a huge problem which is seriously damaging the planet and in particular, our marine landscape. Plastic has been found in more than 60% of all seabirds and in 100% of all sea turtle species as they mistake plastic for food (source: Ocean Conservancy). …
