Milton Keynes Council are “appalled” after being made aware local plastic waste has made its way to Malaysian jungles Following the beginning of three-part BBC documentary ‘War on Plastic’ (10 June), it has become apparent that waste from Milton Keynes and the rest of the UK has been found at dumping grounds near Malaysian jungles.…
Bakers Waste Services Ltd begin investment period with two new skip vehicles Following a recent finance package outlining ambitions to develop facilities throughout the business, Bakers Waste takes its first steps in doing so through the acquisition of two brand new skip vehicles. An investment in the region of £150,000, which sees the fleet rise…
High profile sports entertainment, business venue and community events hub Leicester Racecourse is at the heart of all things Leicestershire and has been since its establishment at Victoria Park, Leicester in 1773. With over 110 years’ worth of iconic races and community events such as The Prince of Wales Stakes, The Portland Stakes, family fun…
Ralph Lauren usually use knitted cotton, silk, merino wool and synthetic fibres as their choice of material. But this is all about to change. In the run-up to 2019’s Earth Day, the clothing company launched the first-ever polo shirt made entirely from plastic bottles! The brand is currently launching its new piece of clothing, the…
The British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer Tesco is launching a trial to remove a selection of plastic-wrapped fruit and vegetable to cut down on packaging waste. Right now the U.K. currently recycles 71% of all packaging waste. Companies around the world are aiming to make all their packaging 100% recyclable in order to…
Walkers Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme Walkers crisps factory holds 56% of the British crisps market. The Walkers site in Leicester is the largest crisp production plant in the world. Producing over 11 million bags of crisps per day and using about 800 tons of potatoes. The company produces a wide variety of flavours for its…
Bakers Waste Newsletter | Quarter 1 | 2019 Bakers Waste Services Ltd are thrilled to announce the launch of our quarterly newsletter, in which you will find just a snapshot of some of the things we’ve been up to including new investments, partnerships, case studies, community work and more. We also give you the chance…
Coca-Cola plastic recycling; with the rise of pushing companies to cut down on their plastic use, Coca-Cola announced its “World without Waste” campaign by acknowledging that food and drink companies were responsible for much of the rise in litter on streets, beaches and oceans worldwide. Coca-Cola published that they also used 3 million tonnes of…
Bakers Waste Services Ltd welcomes new Operations Director to the business Bakers Waste Services Ltd are thrilled to announce the appointment of as Operations Director. Jim has over 28 years of experience in senior operations, depot and fleet roles gained in the waste and logistics industry. He joins the Bakers Waste team at a time…
Kayleigh Pope 10 year working anniversary with Bakers Waste Services Ltd Through determination, hard work and consistency Kayleigh Pope leads by example at the heart of our internal operations; managing 10 out of the 17-year Bakers Waste history. There would be no ‘Bakers way’ without long-standing, committed staff members. Looking back over the last decade,…