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Local authorities are being invited to bid for support from a new scheme to help increase the collection, re-use and recycling of unwanted electrical items, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has announced. A total of £775,000 has been made available by retailers, suppliers and manufacturers of electrical equipment via the the Distributor Take-back…
Large and medium-sized retailers across England are preparing for the start of the 5p charge for single use carrier bags, which comes into effect from the beginning of next week (October 5). Under the new law, retailers with more than 250 employees nationwide will be required to charge customers a minimum of 5p for every…
Kerry McCarthy, the MP for Bristol West, was appointed shadow Environment Secretary by Jeremy Corbyn following his election as Labour leader last month. A champion of laws to tackle food waste, vegan Ms McCarthy steps down from several Parliamentary roles to take up the position, including her chairmanship of the All-Party Food Waste Group. A…
Dave Reynolds has recently returned from the 20th International Congress on Battery Recycling in Montreux, Switzerland. The event was a great opportunity for networking with researchers, customers and recyclers and Dave was proud to deliver a presentation to the 200 delegates on Wednesday afternoon. This included a brief introduction to BatteryBack followed by the challenges…
Early indications from Brussels show the circular economy package of laws will focus heavily on landfill reduction when details are released later this year. The latest incarnation of the package – which replaces proposals put forward by former environment commissioner Janez Potocnik in 2014 – will also push for more energy recovery, signalling less emphasis…
An 18-month investigation into suspected landfill tax fraud has resulted in the arrests of 14 people across the North East of England and Yorkshire. A total of 180 officers from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs conducted early morning raids across the region last week in connection with the suspected £78 million fraud. The teams, which…
The latest recycling figures released for England show the country is close to achieving a 45% rate. Recycling, reuse and composting reached 44.8% in the 12 months to December 2014, a slight increase from the 44.2% rate the previous year. Defra, which published the final quarter data, suggests the increase was driven by a rise…
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 states domestic batteries that can be carried by an “average natural person without difficulty” are deemed portable if they are not already classified as automotive or industrial. Since the battery recycling regulations came into force, Britain has been recycling more portable Lead acid batteries than it produces. Following…
August has seen continued strong growth in the take-up of myWaste, with over 650 new customers registered. myWaste provides fast and easy access to all key information about the work we’ve undertaken on your behalf. You can book jobs, track progress and simplify your regulatory reporting – all on your laptop, tablet or phone. Our…
Data breaches do not exclusively happen to organisations that ignore compliance and refuse to implement a risk management program. Unfortunately, they also happen to organisations that, on the face of it, are compliant with all major appropriate accreditations. Why is this? Simply put, the certifications only go so far, true data security compliance can only…
