Massive Machinery: Part 1 Here at Kompakt we sell, rent and lease small, medium and large bits of recycling machinery, but what we call large machinery, others might disagree. Those others are likely to be aware of some of the massive bits of machinery that are dotted around the world. In this series, we will…

Kompakt is pleased to welcome Anna de la Vega from The Urban Worm Hi Anna, would you like to introduce yourself and The Urban Worm? I am a keen organic gardener from Nottingham. The Urban Worm is an environmental enterprise that provides small scale solutions for organic waste management and organic gardening. I have developed…

The story of Gloucester Services actually starts 200 miles north, at the Tebay Services in Cumbria. Back in 1972, Cumbrian farmers John and Barbara Dunning started the service station in collaboration with local bakers when the M6 was built through Lune Gorge. Amazingly, this is the only family run motorway service station left in the…

Kompakt are very pleased to welcome Tony Chan, founder of Coolpeds Hi Tony, would you like to introduce yourself and Coolpeds? Coolpeds USA designs and manufactures the lightest and most compact electric transporters in the world. I am an inventor, ex-software engineer, motorsports racer, and a salesman. I worked at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarter as a…

Iain Gulland is the man to trust when it comes to waste reduction and a circular economy. He has led Scotland to be recognised as an expert and pioneer on the subjects, so when he says that hiring and renting equipment could be the next big step towards a circular economy, it’s time to listen….

Kompakt is pleased to welcome Anke Bührmann from DasEgg to talk about their innovation… Would you like to introduce yourself, your team and DasEgg? We are a small team of five experts with very different backgrounds. But we are all fascinated by the idea of creating DasEgg, which is a unique high tech indoor greenhouse, and…

This blog originally appeared on the ClickGreen Website. Published Mon 15 Jun 2015 * Making things last instead of throwing them away could make a drastic difference in the fight against climate change, according to a world-leading new Scottish report. Zero Waste Scotland’s Carbon Impacts of the Circular Economy sets out how actions such as repairing,…

Could recycling machinery hold the key to tackling ocean plastic? If you’re listening to what the environmentalists are saying about the oceans, you will know that we have good cause to be worried. Ocean plastic buildup is killing more marine wildlife than ever before and it is reaching a critical point. Sea-life ingesting micro-plastics is…

It’s not every day you read a story as incredible and inspiring as this one, so take a comfortable seat while you read about Vusimuzi Mbatha. Vusimuzi, a 35 year old man from Libode in Eastern South Africa, became fascinated with helicopters when he saw one fly over his head during a miner’s strike in…

Kompakt are really pleased to welcome recycled artist and designed Katcha Bilek! Hi Katcha, would you like to introduce yourself to our audience? English and Czech parentage, brought up in Holland, speak 6 languages, lived all over Europe and well-travelled. Mainly worked in languages – teaching and copywriting/editing. Also great interest in Art, Design and…