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...
By Charlotte Rule, Head of Climate and Energy Policy at the ESA In 2023, the UK Government first announced its intention to include the waste sector in the Emissions...
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...
In his latest vlog, the ESA’s Executive Director, Jacob Hayler, provides an update on recent issues affecting the UK’s resources and waste management sector, as well as an overview...
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has appointed new Independent Non-Executive Director, Helen Phillips, to its Board of Directors to contribute a valuable external perspective to the association and to...
The Environmental Services Association has published a position paper setting out its “vision” for a circular economy by 2040. The report was launched during an evening reception at the...
By Jacob Hayler, Executive Director of the ESA The ESA is shortly due to publish its “Vision 2040” position paper setting out an ambitious but pragmatic pathway for the...
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Emilia Peters, ESG Policy Officer at ESA, reflects on how we can better support ourselves and one another. This year’s theme was community...
The ESA has today (1st May 2025), published its first update for 2025 to its long-running Situational Awareness campaign, which provides free-to-use training materials to address common risks faced by people...