At Metro Waste, we’re normally up with the lark but even we’ll have to get up early if we want to catch a glimpse of this year’s Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta, which is likely (weather permitting) to take place in Central London this June 2018.
Due to the nature of hot air ballooning being dependent on weather conditions, the event will take place on one of the following dates:
Sunday 17th June or July 1st (Sunday 24th June is excluded). Read more
According to this report on the Wandsworth.gov.uk website, three young Royal Pythons were found slithering around the Battersea area in June 2017, including one in Chelsea Bridge Road. It’s thought that they may have been released into the wild by their former owner, who either released the juvenile snakes after deciding they didn’t want to care for them, or simply placed the eggs in the area before they’d even hatched. Read more
In support of the UN’s drive to halve food waste by 2030, leading food behemoth Tesco has announced that it intends to remove ‘best before’ dates from around 70 fruit and vegetable lines in its stores. Along with several other big companies including Asda, Co-op and Boots, Tesco is a signatory of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, which is a voluntary agreement for companies that are committed to achieving this target. Read more
Please note: Metro Waste cannot collect asbestos – However, this guide contains information to help you dispose of it safely.
As a Registered Waste Carrier, we can collect and dispose of most types of household and business waste. However, one of the few materials that we’re NOT licensed to collect is asbestos. If you live in London and need to safely dispose of asbestos, here are a few options:
Unless you have been living under a rock (or pile of plastic), you will have been made aware that the world has a serious issue when it comes to waste plastic. Since the revolutionary development of plastic over a century ago, we have gone mad for the stuff. Of course we have! Its flexible, robust, multi-faceted, and cheap to make. However, we have been so busy putting plastic to good use that we didn’t notice the fact that rendered plastic a double-edged sword; it doesn’t biodegrade. Read more
This encouraging statistic could hopefully spell the end of traditional coal-fired power stations as the UK has set a new record for being powered without the aid of coal for just over 3 consecutive days.
Coal has a long history of being the backbone of the UK’s domestic and industrial power requirements since the Industrial Revolution, but it looks like that could be about to change. Last year saw the first milestone in the decline of coal used to produce energy when the UK saw its first 24-hour period of coal-free power (in modern times at least). Read more
The world’s growing plastic pollution problem is a hot topic at the moment. With programmes like Blue Planet bringing the issue to the fore, discussions on the subject are currently trending heavily on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Most centre around the devasting problems this is causing on land and in the oceans, but thankfully, new hope of a real solution could be at hand.
Whilst major changes in our purchasing habits are being suggested, such as plastic free aisles in supermarket and deposit return schemes, a more long-term, all-encompassing remedy is what’s really needed. Read more
The air has finally cleared, the snow and rain of winter are a distant memory and summer is now firmly upon us. The time of year has come when we replace hunkering down at home and cosy nights in with adventure and the great outdoors. We get out into the world and go off in search of something fun to do; a worthwhile way to take advantage of those glorious summer days and balmy evenings that we love so much.
London is a wonderful place in the summer; you could walk around the city and simply be satisfied and entertained by the vibrancy and colour it gives off when bathed in sunlight. If you are after something extra though, London has hundreds of events, activities and destinations to offer during the summer. Here are our top 10 picks…
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Hot on the heels of the ripples caused across the country by the screening of Blue Planet, the UK is slowly becoming more in-tune and aware of the plastic problem that we’re currently facing, both on land and at sea. Read more
A recent groundbreaking announcement by the UK government is set to pave the way for a Deposit Return Scheme on single-use glass bottles, plastic bottles, steel cans and aluminium cans.
This will, of course, increase the price of the bottles and cans at the checkout but it is also expected to dramatically reduce waste pollution whilst significantly boosting our lacklustre recycling rates.
Anyone old enough will remember that during their childhood, schemes like this were often available for glass bottles, typically for drinks like lemonade and soda. Nowadays, in the throw-away, disposable world that we currently live in, this concept is a rarity in the UK. Read more