The ESA invites the recycling and waste industry to have its say about the prevailing health and safety (H&S) culture across the sector through an independent online survey. The...
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The United Kingdom experienced its hottest month of June on record this year and, as we enter July, further heatwaves are expected this week. With a long-term warming trend...
A surge in the sale and misuse of large nitrous oxide cylinders is putting waste workers’ lives at risk and causing millions of pounds of damage to critical infrastructure...
Recycling and waste collectors with a national footprint can routinely report more than four hundred “near-miss” incidents each year involving people sheltering inside waste containers, according to data shared...
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...
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...
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has welcomed the recommendations made by the Climate Change Committee in its Seventh Carbon Budget today (26 February 2025) but highlighted that the recycling...
Last World Wildlife Day, we celebrated the unique role and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet. The UK’s Biodiversity is unfortunately declining, with 38% of species decreasing...
National Apprenticeship Week 2025 (10 – 16 February 2025) celebrated apprentices, employers, training providers, and anyone involved in the success of apprenticeships and skills across the country. At the...
