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). […]
DCW are proud to be providing a complete waste management solution to the Sandy Park Hotel development, with a variety of skips on site for waste separation. At the beginning of the project, we recycled over 300 tonnes of inert from the foundations. To date, the project has already recycled 312.4T – over 98% of
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It’s been two years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, changing the way in which organisations collect and process personal data. Business owners had to put aside time to familiarise themselves with the new regulation and ensure that their employees were implementing the new processes that were put in place. As
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When the UK went into lockdown back in March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us found ourselves with more time on our hands as we stayed home. Research has revealed that 60% of people de-cluttered their homes in an attempt to keep busy during lockdown, and this included disposing of
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October 2019 saw DCW Polymers launch an exciting recycling scheme that aimed to raise consumer awareness regarding the ease of recycling confectionery tubs, thus preventing volumes of waste plastics from ending up in landfill after the Christmas period. We then donated all the profits from the onward sale of that material to Dartmoor Zoo –
As the UK continues to fight back against Coronavirus, huge amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being made and distributed to frontline workers daily. There have been no national figures supplied so far on just how much PPE we are using as a country, but to give you an idea, government minister Matt Warman
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, single use plastics have become more popular than ever as people panic buy disposable wipes, revert to buying food products wrapped in plastic and purchase takeaways from restaurants using disposable containers as they diversify to offer home deliveries. But amid the understandable concern over health and hygiene during the pandemic, the
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We all know that we should be making every effort to recycle as much as possible during our everyday lives. But when you are busy or under pressure, how many times have you thought: “just one tin can/ plastic tray/ cardboard carton; it won’t make a difference if I don’t clean it properly?” WRONG…. if
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As the fight against plastic pollution gains more momentum, a South West business has invested £280,000 to bring a state-of-the-art plastic processing machine to the region and help Devon and Cornwall businesses recycle more. Devon Contract Waste (DCW), a leading South West independent waste management company has installed the next generation plastic recycling machine at
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DCW is a fully licensed waste management company providing tailor-made rubbish removal and waste disposal services to a wide range of businesses and organisations across the South West. In this time of national crisis, we are extending our service to members of the public who are now unable to visit their local authority household waste
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