WASTE RECYCLING
Tyrone brothers fi ned £9,000 for waste off ences
JOHN McDonnell of Frenchman’s Lane, Castlecaulfi eld, and Peter McDonnell of Reclain Road, Dungannon, have been fi ned a total of £9,000 at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court for breaches of waste management legislation.
John McDonnell pleaded guilty to unlawfully depositing, keeping, and burning construction and demolition waste on unlicensed lands at Finulagh Road in Castlecaulfi eld, between September 2015 and May 2016.
Peter McDonnell also pleaded guilty to unlawfully depositing and keeping controlled waste on lands adjacent to 18 Finulagh Road between 26 May 2016 and 7 October 2016.
Offi cers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency identifi ed that the waste had been transferred from a site run by John McDonnell.
Biowood App means faster payments for weighbridge tickets
DERBYSHIRE based Biowood Recycling, providers of a fully managed and certifi ed waste collection and disposal solution, have launched a new Smartphone App to drive performance and speed administration across the recycling sector.
Designed exclusively for Biowood’s expanding network of over 50 haulage partners, the new App will help cut the administration of paper-based weighbridge tickets and waste transfer notes. Additionally, this will provide instant communication for drivers with logistics staff and account managers at Biowood Recycling head offi ce. This in turn will speed up payments across the sector.
With a focus on traceability and compliance, the waste industry is dependent on accurate weight information and data for every vehicle movement. Weighbridge tickets and transfer notes are a key element, essential for invoicing and payments. But poor audit trails with missing or delayed weighbridge tickets are all too typical, delaying invoice reconciliation and payments across the sector.
“Poor cash fl ow and delayed payments are an industry wide problem,” said John Walls, Commercial Director at Biowood Recycling. “We believe the new App will signifi cantly reduce the processing time commonly experienced with delayed weighbridge tickets, provide improved client reporting, and dramatically speed up payment processes throughout the waste chain.”
Equipped with the new App, drivers and weighbridge operators will be able to log and transmit weighbridge data, complete with an image of the ticket, synchronizing information in real time with Biowood’s head offi ce systems.
One of Biowood’s current haulage partners, Greenhaul, are one of the fi rst to trial the App. Director Simon Lee (above) said: “We are really happy Biowood has released this solution – a lot of our time is currently spent matching up tickets for processing, and we are looking forward to using the App.
Initially released on the android platform, the Biowood App is free to download from Google Apps.
44 SHM November, 2017
Inverclyde Council fi t Sentinel cameras to their refuse vehicles
SENTINEL Systems have worked with Inverclyde Council to install a number of camera safety systems on to refuse collection vehicles.
Inverclyde Council chose to install 360-degree cameras to 11 vehicles, to reduce the risk of any potential incident and improve the safety of drivers and pedestrians.
Sentinel Systems installed an all-round camera system with recording, as well as side scan with visual and rear radar warnings. The radar systems alert passers-by and cyclists to reversing vehicles and cover any blind spots with visual and audio aids.
Sentinel’s 360-degree cameras have an inbuilt DVR system, which lowers the risk of potential accidents and records any incidents that might occur.
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