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STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL
Huntingdonshire District Council has taken steps to make its waste collection budget work harder after converting 360 of its traditional 110 litre litter bins into smart bins using the latest fill sensor technology. The decision will see almost a third of the council’s 1,200 public litterbins fitted with fill level sensors, which have been supplied…
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Bin Brief – Spring 2021
As spring begins to make its presence felt and the shadow of Covid starts to subside, we thought this would be a perfect time to share with you some of our customers’ recycling successes and the positive steps that many local authorities are currently taking to reduce contamination.
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Cost effective bin procurement in a post-Covid world
By Mark Jenkins, Sales Director at Egbert Taylor By now, there can’t be many people under the illusion that things are going to be easy over the coming weeks, months and even years. The government has implemented a number of commendable measures since March, with the furlough scheme being particularly notable. However, what goes up…
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EGBERT TAYLOR NAMED NATIONAL RECYCLING AWARDS FINALIST
Egbert Taylor and South Ayrshire Council will join illustrious businesses and organisations at the National Recycling Awards 2020, which takes place on 15 December, after both organisations were today announced as joint finalists for the Partnership Excellence – Public/Private Sector Award. Both organisations were shortlisted following a successful partnership initiative that delivered huge recycling gains…
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Win while you’re binning: the case for smart waste collection
by Emmett Reidy, Business Development Director at Egbert Taylor I’ve been working in the disruptive waste technology market for over a decade now, and during that time the bin and market has changed – considerably, I am glad to say. With the advancement in cellular and battery technology, as well as Local Authorities’ openness to…
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EGBERT TAYLOR APPOINTS CHAIRMAN
Worcester container manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, has appointed longstanding waste industry specialist and former Dennis Eagle CEO, Mike Molesworth, as Chairman. The move supports the firm’s ambitious growth plans and is expected to help reaffirm Egbert Taylor’s position as the UK’s primary producer of premium steel containers. Mike, a prominent figure within the waste sector, led…
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Bin Brief – 2019
Our UK customers are responsible for so much positive waste and recycling activity that we thought we would share their successes (and ours) with a waste and recycling briefing. And don’t worry, we will keep it brief.
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The UK’s first Access Control Textile Bank
Egbert Taylor partnered with Nathan’s Wastesavers to launch the UK’s first textile bank with access control, helping reduce theft, contamination and fly-tipping while improving collection planning with fill-level monitoring.
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Update and Innovate your ‘Binfrastructure’
Cleaning the UK’s streets of mostly avoidable litter costs the taxpayer almost £800million each year according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Overflowing bins, missed collections and poorly located waste containers contribute to the growing problem of littering and excessive waste on our countries streets with a worrying 1 in 5* people having…
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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…
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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…
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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…