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The Annual Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management were held in London last month. The event, which is supported by the WasteCare Group saw a range of awards given to businesses, councils and individuals across the recycling spectrum. At the Awards, the Zero Waste scheme’s top presentation was made, in the form of…
While there is a spread of views across the UK about the referendum and whether to vote in our out, one of the few speeches made recently about the environment and the EU came from former long-serving Environment Secretary, Lord Deben. Talking about the environment generally at the Awards for Excellence ceremony in London, he also…
Fears of a slow start for glass packaging recycling in 2016 have been alleviated, following publication of the final first quarter figures last month. The data from the Environment Agency shows how much packaging waste was recycled or exported between January and March this year – and gives an indication of the overall obligation producers…
Guidance on the legal definition of waste and how this is applied, has been updated for businesses operating in the sector in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The guidance applies to businesses and organisations producing or handling waste and it was last updated in 2012, with the latest slimmed-down version issued last month (May 2016) following on…
An online campaign has been launched to assist small and medium-sized businesses struggling to get to grips with their Duty of Care obligations around waste laws. The ‘Right Waste, Right Place’ campaign, organised by the Environmental Services Association, aims to provide ‘practical’ information for companies, partnerships, family businesses and sole traders on waste legislation. The…
Some six months after the Environment Agency published their latest waste management guidance, many businesses and organisations are still getting to grips with these more stringent regulations. Referred to as WM3 the implications of many of the changes have wide ranging implications for many companies. Packaging previously considered nominally empty and non-hazardous in many instances…
The minister responsible for resources and waste has again dragged his heels over the potential for a deposit return scheme for drinks containers in England. Defra minister Rory Stewart said in a written statement that ‘uncertainties’ existed over the policy proposal, after he was asked to offer his thoughts on such a scheme being introduced…
AssetCare have passed their recent unannounced ADISA Audit and remain ADISA certified. The auditor arrived without warning at our secure IT processing site in Normanton on the 7th of April to perform the necessary checks to ensure the requirements for the ADISA certification are still being upheld by AssetCare. Launched in 2010, the ADISA IT…
Development of an electric arc furnace at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot site could give the UK an opportunity to take a lead in scrap metal recycling and steel production, according to a top UK metals academic. The Port Talbot site which produces primary steel from iron ore, coke and limestone, was put up for sale by…
Safety guidance for operators in the waste sector could be in-line for review, with a senior health and safety expert in the waste industry indicating that information will be ‘more accessible’ in future. Safety guidance documents are routinely kept up to date with a review every 18 months to account for developments in technology, procedure…
