We’re delighted to announce that we have a new face in the office!
Karen Barningham has joined us as our new accounts and general administrator, and has quickly settled into the Riverside team.
With more than twenty years’ experience in similar roles and a real passion for accountancy, she comes armed with a wealth of Sage knowledge and found our job description completely mirrored her strengths and enjoyments. We’re sure...
In this latest ‘baler of the month’ feature, Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield describes the key features and benefits of the RWM 60 heavy duty waste baler.
Describe this machine in one sentence:
They say great things come in small packages and this compact waste baler is proof of that famous phrase.
What type of organisations use it?
Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield recently appeared in the ‘10 Questions With…’ feature in facilities management journal Tomorrow’s FM. Tackling questions regarding his lif...
Family-run catering butcher Yorkshire Dales Meat Company has strengthened its recycling strategy by investing in a compact waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
The vertical RWM75 machine is being used to bale mostly cardboard waste which is generated from boxed meat delivered to the Bedale factory from other local farm...
In the first ‘baler of the month’ feature of the new year, we ask Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield to describe the key features and benefits of the RWM 75 multi-chamber waste baler.
Describe this machine in one sentence:
This multi-chamber waste baler is a great solution for companies handling more than one waste stream.
What type of organisations u...
At this festive time of year, we eat more, drink more and spend more, so it’s no surprise that we produce more waste too. But wouldn’t Christmas be even merrier if we also tried to reduce the amount of waste that we create? It would certainly make Santa’s trip that little bit easier if he didn’t have to navigate piles of discarded rubbish!
Jokes aside, the festive ...
In a constantly changing waste and recycling landscape, one thing remains the same – the price of our baler consumables. At Riverside, we continue to offer the most cost-effective baler tape, baling twine and baling wire in the industry. In fact, we haven’t changed the prices of these consumables for 10 years! How many businesses could say that about their products?
However, we’ve got that festive feeling in our North Yorkshire office. So, as a ...
We’ve got to the time of year when you can’t turn on the radio without hearing the familiar annual sounds of Michael Buble, Mariah Carey and Wizard!
So, with the festive season fast approaching, it seems timely to notify our clients, partners and suppliers of a few key dates:
In November’s ‘baler of the month’ feature, we ask Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield to describe the key features and benefits of the RWM550 heavy duty waste baler.
Describe this machine in one sentence:
This mill size waste baler is our most robust machine suitable for an array of difficult materials and applications that benefit from full stroke compaction.
With so many modern machines ‘built to last’ it’s perhaps no surprise the used baler market is booming. But, just as you wouldn’t buy a second hand car without doing your research, it’s important that you know what to look for when buying a pre-owned baling press too.
With careful consideration, a used or refurbished baler could be a very wise and cost-savvy investment that will reap returns long into the future. But how do you distinguish a...
Footwear component manufacturer E A Tailby Ltd has strengthened its recycling agenda with the investment in a heavy duty waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
The RWM450HD is being used to bale leather offcuts from the production of soles and heels. The bales are then shipped to Germany for recycling into regenerated leather products such as diary covers.
In this latest instalment of our ‘baler of the month’ feature, we quiz Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield on the key features and stand-out benefits of the RWM250 mid-range waste baler.
Describe this machine in one sentence:
This medium sized waste baler is a durable machine suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
What type of organisations use it?<...
As the age-old saying goes, a picture tells a thousand words. So, to help illustrate exactly how businesses, large and small, can achieve a return on investment (ROI) from a cardboard baler, we have prepared an infographic focusing on this very subject.
The waste baler graphic conveys the scenario currently being experienced by ABC Logistics. T...
With an extensive selection of waste baler consumables within our range, customers could be forgiven for not knowing which product is right for them. After all, baling tape, baling twine and baling wire all help to secure recycled materials into a neat and tidy bundle. But is one type of consumable better suited to specific balers than others?
Our ...
Riverside Waste Machinery has launched a new waste baler training programme to boost skill-sets and safety within the recycling industry.
Covering everything from waste baling do’s and don’ts, to sequence error troubleshooting and basic baler maintenance, the intensive one hour sessions will equip operators with the knowledge they need to effectively run any of Riverside’s vertical balers.
All course attendees will be iss...
Specialist rubber compound manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials has proven that waste baling can protect the environment, improve on-site cleanliness and boost a business’s bottom line.
Eight years ago, Momentive invested in three balers from Riverside Waste Machinery, in a bid to improve the safety of work areas within its busy Bolton premises. At the time the organisation was handling 60 tonnes of material each week, which naturally create...
In this second ‘baler of the month’ feature, we quiz Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield on the key features and stand-out benefits of the RWM500 mill size baler.
Describe this machine in one sentence:
A powerful mill size baling press which produces large bales that maximise revenue yield, load capacities and transport efficiencies.
What type of organ...
Plastic recycling is a very hot topic at the moment, and not just at Riverside HQ. We’ve seen a growing number of enquiries for our plastic balers, large and small, so we thought we’d explore the possible reasons why…
Plastics have been in the news a lot recently, not least because the new £5 note – adorned with the face of Sir Winston Churchill – is made from polymer rather than paper. The move marks the Bank of England’s plight to make ...
Riverside Waste Machinery's MD Jonathan Oldfield was recently interviewed by facilities management journal Tomorrow's FM, on the subject of on-site recycling. Keen to pass on as much practical advice as possible, Jon posed 10 top tips when devising a new recycling strategy. If you missed the resulting article, you can read it in full, here...
Following on from the introduction of the largely successful (and extremely contested) plastic bag tax, the Lib Dems have now proposed the need for a 5p levy on all paper coffee cups.
Currently coffee drinkers in the UK are consuming an alarming 5,000 coffee cups every minute – an outstanding 2.5 billion a year. And reports suggest that despite claims from many of the large...
Despite sustainability and the reduction of waste being a permanent goal for many households and businesses, Zero Waste Week falls every September to remind individuals and companies of the importance of recycling, reducing landfill waste and participating in the circular economy.
This Grassroots campaign was launched by Rachelle Strauss in 2008 in order to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of waste.
Although the eve...
In an industry crowded with technological innovations, the value of old faithful waste balers can often get overlooked. That's why Riverside Waste Machinery's managing director Jonathan Oldfield was asked to speak to Recycling Today recently, regarding the role that baling presses play in the world of recovered fibre? If you missed the resulting article, you can read it i...
To us, cardboard is one of the most valuable commodities in the modern ‘waste’ environment. So many of us handle it on a daily basis, it’s easy to recycle and it can be transformed into a vast array of other products in its next ‘life’. We’re therefore great advocates of cardboard baling and recycling – as the number of cardboard balers in our fleet no doubt shows!
But, for tho...
In this new ‘baler of the month’ feature, we quiz Riverside Waste Machinery’s MD Jonathan Oldfield on the key features and stand-out benefits of our chosen model.
This month, the RWM 75 waste baler is the focus of our quick-fire questions:
Describe this machine in one sentence:
The RWM 75 is a robust yet compact waste baler that is incredibly easy to use.
Back in October 2015, the news that shops in England would legally have to charge 5p for all single-use carrier bags, was met with a mixed response.
Some praised the decision, recognising the environmental impact that the careless disposal of plastic bags can have. Others criticised the move, annoyed by the (albeit small) increased cost of a shopping trip.
Unbelievably, some people even predicted that the initiative wouldn’t ...
The world’s leading nuclear research organisation National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has strengthened its waste reduction programme with investment in a heavy duty waste baler.
NNL is globally renowned for its nuclear research, technical development, reactor operations support, and the provision of decommissioning expertise for facilities throughout the UK.
But keen to advance its environmen...
With so much doom and gloom dominating the media headlines at present (we don’t even need to say the B word for you to know what we’re talking about), we thought we’d post a more positive blog steeped in praise.
And that praise is certainly deserved.
The humble drinks can is a product many of us will handle on a daily basis – before disposing of it responsibly of course! But there’s been a lot of conversation surround...
We read an interesting article recently which described the ‘quantum leap’ that has occurred in the plastics industry.
The words were taken from Ton Emans, president of the Plastics Recyclers Europe management committee, who spoke at the organisation’s Portugal congress in June.
He outlined the significant increase in global plastics production, which has grown from 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to 311 million tonnes in 2014...
GUEST BLOG: As the nation digests what is by far the biggest economic talking point of recent times, we speak to fellow waste machinery specialist Marcus Brew, from UNTHA UK, on the Brexit shock...
It is with a heavy heart that I offer comment on the UK’s majority decision to leave the European Union. After so much anticipation and debate, the outcome is, in all honesty, ...
Riverside’s managing director Jonathan Oldfield was recently asked to pen some advice for readers of the Yorkshire Post. He honed in on top 10 tips to help businesses devise a new recycling strategy. If you missed the resulting article, you can read it in full here…
Remember the mantra ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ – it prioritises what we should do with business waste and in what order. We know it’s better to avoid pr...