Malcolm Bates

About Malcolm Bates Collection and Handling correspondent for Waste Management World

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  • harsh skip hook loader

    Double Capability for Hook & Skip Loader

    Harsh and True – Demountable Skiploarder

    When is a skip-loader of no use? The answer? When you need a hooklift truck instead. Now skiptruck and hookloader manufacturer Harsh has an...

    Feb 13, 2018
    Reading time: about 2 minutes
  • Volvo refuse collection vehicle driverless automation waste recycling

    Volvo’s Automated Waste Collection Vehicles

    IN DEPTH: Autopilot for Refuse Collection Vehicles

    It works for aircraft. It works for harvesters in agriculture. So why shouldn’t refuse collection vehicles benefit from ‘autonomous...

    Jan 17, 2018
    Reading time: about 7 minutes
  • waste recycling food waste collection malcolm bates mars space

    Malcolm Bates on Food Waste, Roadside Debris and Spaceships

    COMMENT: Living on Mars? Who Will Collect the Garbage?

    Malcolm Bates wonders if it wouldn’t it be better for us to look after the planet we already have before we contemplate moving to Mars?

    Nov 24, 2017
    Reading time: about 3 minutes
  • Caterpillar waste recycling daimler wheel loader

    New Equipment for Waste Industry from Daimler AG & CAT

    Waste & Recycling Collection & Handling News

    WMW’s Malcolm Bates brings us up to date with the latest developments in refuse collection vehicles and plant equipment for the waste...

    Nov 20, 2017
    Reading time: about 6 minutes
  • Groupil waste rcv

    New ‘G4’ Electric Low Emission Vehicle

    Small Truck - Big Potential for Waste & Recycling Firms

    With a modest 1275kg maximum payload and limited top speed, the little Goupil ‘G4’ does at least have two ‘big’ things going for it - it’s...

    Oct 22, 2017
    Reading time: about 5 minutes

  • Malcolm Bates Talks Waste Handling Equipment with Frontline Machinery Expert

    Getting Personal – Mark Gover on Waste Management Equipment in New Zealand

    Frontline Machinery's Mark Gover discusses specialised waste equipment for extremely tough operating conditions in New Zealand.

    Oct 9, 2017
    Reading time: about 3 minutes