By Charlotte Rule, Head of Climate and Energy policy at the Environmental Services Association (ESA) The Government’s recent Independent Review of Green House Gas Removals (GGR), chaired by Dr Alan Whitehead...
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By Sam Corp, ESA Head of Regulation Wednesday, October 29, 2025 The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee this week recommended that Government order an independent review...
In his quarterly vlog for Autumn 2025, ESA Executive Director, Jacob Hayler, reflects on some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for the recycling and waste treatment sector in...
By Guest Contributor, Rt Hon Dame Theresa Villiers DBE, former Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The next few years will see implementation of changes...
A panel of industry experts have described the foundations of the emerging Extended Producer Responsibility regime for packaging (pEPR) as strong, but were critical of the “hidden” costs and...
The private sector has been doing a lot of the “heavy lifting” to roll out new services to comply with the requirements of Simpler Recycling, according to panellists speaking...
Members of Defra’s Circular Economy Task Force today (Wednesday 17th September) convened for a discussion panel at the ESS Expo to discuss the process of creating the UK Government’s Circular...
The United Kingdom is facing an epidemic of fires associated with the improper disposal of batteries and the ESA has today (Monday 15th September 2025) published a policy briefing report setting...
Sir Keir Starmer undertook a major cabinet shuffle this weekend (6th – 7th September 2025), prompted by the resignation of Angela Rayner as Deputy Leader, with more than ten...
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority this week published its interim response to a consultation exploring the expansion of the UK ETS to waste treatment. This interim consultation...
