In the wake of another deadly year for the waste and recycling industry, the HSE fills us in on what's being done to improve the sector's health and safety...
Earlier this year, the British Plastics Federation called for the packaging regulation system to be amended in favour of British reprocessing. Here, Malcolm Odlin shares...
The Environment Agency recently released guidance on recovering street sweepings and gully emptyings with the aim of supporting waste authorities to manage this waste....
In a new definition of environmental taxes, the Treasury has announced that income from landfill tax is set to increase by £100 million between 2014/15 and 2015/16 as...
With the recast of the European WEEE Directive finalised and the Red Tape Challenge completed in the UK, Recolight’s Nigel Harvey provides an update on possible changes...
Shoppers’ confusion over date labelling on food and drink products is at the origin of a very common daily dilemma that is being played out in kitchens nationwide, with...
October will bring the introduction of new regulations protecting the rights of temporary workers that could have a significant impact on the waste industry. Nathan...
Not so long ago, a degree in waste would have sounded a bit narrow, but opportunities now abound in this expanding field. Dr Margaret Bates updates us on the waste...
For years, we’ve known that waste is a dangerous industry. But are things improving now? Mark Foxall, LARAC’s representative on the Waste Industry Safety and Health (...
As the waste industry is such a dangerous one, insurance is key. Insurance broker John Peers highlights some issues that will be of interest to kerbside service operators
With the global economic crisis supposedly necessitating major cuts to public expenditure, Kit Strange argues that the time to act on incentives (both carrots and sticks...
