I think waste contractors should be legally obliged to provide clients with waste weight data for every collection. Whilst being compliant and obeying the law is admirable of course, it’s only part of the reason why I’m such a believer in waste weight reporting. Read More
Author Archives: Jason Mohr
Making Weight Data Obligatory for Waste Collections
July 15, 2010
Waste Audit Trails – Time For Waste Legislation Change?
April 15, 2010
Waste audit trails – or the ability of producers of waste to show a clear audit trail linking the waste they create to where it ended up and how much avoided landfill – are definitely rising in popularity in the waste industry. Perhaps not surprisingly, I’m a huge fan. Read More
Landfill tax – subsidising the waste industry?
March 8, 2010
I’m not anti-landfill tax. In fact, I think the tax plays a crucial role in changing behaviours. Without the tax and the prospect of many more rises to come, I’m sure that the waste processing industry would have struggled to embrace alternatives to landfill quite so quickly as it has. Read More
Big up the bin man!
March 3, 2010
Being a ‘bin man’ hasn’t traditionally been perceived as a great job, but I think it’s time for a rethink. And it seems I’m not the only one.
There was a really interesting report* produced late last year by a think tank called the new economics foundation which took six professions from across the public and private sectors and calculated the value they contributed to society compared to the amount they got paid.