Information & Guides

If you are a landlord or a tenant of a property, you may have wondered exactly what waste you are personally responsible for, and what can be left to the other party. In this blog post we help to clear up any confusion, by explaining the different waste responsibilities of landlords and tenants. Landlord responsibilities…

Following increased media coverage around the topic of plastic waste and its negative environmental impact, the UK’s major supermarkets have voluntarily set up the “UK Plastics Pact”. This initiative aims to see all plastic packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The problem With a million bottles being bought every minute around the globe,…

If you’re sorting out your garden, especially if you’re having it landscaped or having decking or a patio installed, you’re likely to have lots of waste to get rid of. Skip hire is always a great option if you have lots of waste, but not everything can go into a skip. Most types of garden…

“Zero waste to landfill” is a hot topic at the moment. Expanding on the “zero waste” concept, it is a concrete policy that businesses and organisations can adopt, with the overall aim being for no waste from the company to end up in a landfill site. More and more companies are adopting the zero waste…

Biomass is basically anything that grows and can be burned for fuel. It is the stuff that is used as biofuels. Bioenergy is produced by biofuels. Simple, right? Biomass is a renewable energy source that has gained in prominence in recent years as the technology has advanced and environmental preservation becomes more talked about and…

Recently, the issue of plastic waste and how it can be reduced has been in particular focus in society and the media – partly thanks to Blue Planet and David Attenborough raising awareness of the issue. While there is a big move towards using fewer unnecessary, throw-away plastic items, we will all inevitably still use…

It is easy for the items you put in your skip to quickly be forgotten. However, after your skip has been collected is when the excitement really begins. Not only is what becomes of your waste incredibly interesting, but it is important to know about so that you understand how waste disposal companies can help…

We all have electrical equipment that is obsolete or has outlived its usefulness. Households and companies can sometimes have quite a lot electrical devices and equipment that they’ll need to dispose of in the right way. At Willshee’s we deal with a lot of electrical waste and we pay close attention to any new regulations…