2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (948+ words) Home / Opinions / Circular Economy / Urgent action needed to unlock the full global potential of recycled metal As protectionist tariffs, tighter regulation, rising energy prices, and geopolitical tensions disrupt recycled metal supply chains at a pivotal time in the market, a…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (351+ words) Home / News / Legislation and Regulation / Sheffield waste site cleared after illegal dumping investigation Concept Investments Limited’s director Austin Fitzgerald was ordered to remove waste from the land at Rutland Road, Sheffield, in April. Both the company and Fitzgerald, as the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (95+ words) Home / Webinars / CIWM / CIWM Midlands: Webinar – An Introduction to Heat Networks, with a Midlands Focus It is increasingly important area as we seek to decarbonise and the session uses examples form the Midlands to illustrate real work case studies and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (556+ words) Home / News / Legislation and Regulation / Taxpayers to fund clearance of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent Together, the three sites in Kent, Surrey, and West Yorkshire contain around 22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (457+ words) Home / News / Health and Safety / Clinical waste disposal company fined £300,000 after employee severs arms Health and Safety, Legislation and Regulation The man, 42, had been working a night shift at Tradebe Healthcare National Limited’s site on Elgin Industrial Estate in 2022. While…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (587+ words) Home / News / Legislation and Regulation / PM announces new powers to tackle waste crime West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester will be the first areas to be given new ‘region-led approaches’ to waste crime, which will allow them to take the lead…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (915+ words) Home / Opinions / Circular Economy / Battery fires in recycling: The hidden risk to the circular economy When you think of batteries, what first comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the AA batteries in the back of the TV remote, but what about…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (292+ words) Home / News / Health and Safety / Waste and recycling company fined £400,000 after employee struck by vehicle Health and Safety, Legislation and Regulation, Treatment and Recovery The 22-year-old site operative suffered life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a mobile shredder while…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (204+ words) Home / News / Treatment and Recovery / 100 firefighters called to fire at waste facility in London Health and Safety, Resource Management, Treatment and Recovery Huge plumes of black smoke were visible across South London last night after around 50 tonnes of household waste…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (299+ words) Home / News / Environment and Energy / 200 tonnes of asbestos waste dumped in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire County Council says it is working with partners to respond to a ‘significant and hugely costly’ fly-tipping incident involving 200 tonnes of hazardous waste. Four trailers containing large…...