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• Sep 19, 2024

Flats Above Shops (FLASH) represent a unique property category. Living in flats above commercial premises creates a complicated dynamic...

• Sep 2, 2024

Local Authorities are facing tough times when it comes to waste collection. With Simpler Recycling reforms and a requirement...

• Aug 5, 2024

Deployment of RouteSmart-for-ArcGIS & RaaS for optimising waste collection routes: Commercial waste, recycling & related materials Introduction The business...

• Jul 29, 2024

Mobile software solutions for the municipal waste collection sector provide two main functions: navigation and service verification. Which is...

• Jul 18, 2024

Exploring current challenges facing UK local authority commercial waste collection operations “Its an increasingly competitive market” says Stuart Henshaw,...

• Jun 18, 2024

In the UK, refuse collection vehicle (RCV) fires caused by improperly discarded batteries have shot up by 71% since...

• Jun 12, 2024

“AI algorithms can do many things the human brain alone cannot,” RouteSmart Technologies Director of Research and Development Damon...

• May 20, 2024

Local Authorities & The Anaerobic Digestion Sector: Will They Avoid Making a Stink? As the Government’s Simpler Recycling deadlines...

• Apr 5, 2024

Under the Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms, the UK is headed for a new era in food waste collection. Local...

• Feb 29, 2024

Waste Composition Analysis is a service Integrated Skills have been providing since 2010, but recent policy changes mean that...

• Feb 22, 2024

‘Posh village being ruined for months by roadworks to install EV chargers’ was a Sun headline back in October...

• Jan 26, 2024

By law councils must adhere to a balanced financial budget every year and provide “Best Value” services to the...

• Jan 19, 2024

The Impact of Proposed Kerbside Electrical Waste Collections on Local Authorities December saw another announcement from the Government re...

• Jan 2, 2024

2023 saw the largest trial of 4-day working week in the UK with 60+ companies taking part from marketing...

• Dec 12, 2023

Low emission zones are here to stay, much to the frustration of some of the UK road-users. But what...

• Dec 5, 2023

Simpler Recycling Reforms Laid Out After Two Year Wait In late October 2023, the Government released the details of...

• Oct 20, 2023

The Local Government Information Unit recently described local government as an “essential agent” for achieving net zero by 2050....

• Sep 25, 2023

At what point does a financial ‘situation’ become a “crisis”? And at what stage in an ongoing financial crisis...