Defra has today announced that it will delay the start of the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) until October 2027 in a decision that the ESA described as “sensible...
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New figures published today suggest that Government is off-track to meet its waste reduction targets. A report entitled ‘Estimates of Residual Waste (excluding Major Mineral Wastes) and Municipal Residual...
Patrick Brighty analyses the recently published findings of the PAC inquiry into the Government’s programme of resources and waste reforms, and how they echo what industry has been calling...
Michael Topham, Chief Executive Officer of Biffa, took over as chairman of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) on Friday 24th November 2023, succeeding Gavin Graveson, who stepped down at...
ESA’s Patrick Brighty looks at Defra’s recently published plan for Simpler Recycling, and what it means for the UK’s waste and recycling sector. Defra published details of the third...
Phil Conran OBE, looks at the recent ESA Zoning report, and the concerns that it raises with regards to the viability, costs and environmental impact of the governments proposal...
Phil Conran, 360 Environmental, report author ESA’s new report has warned against the undesirable unintended consequences of adopting commercial waste service “zoning” models in towns and cities across the...
Patrick Brighty, ESA’s Recycling Policy Adviser looks in depth at the government’s response to its consultation on the deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Friday’s...
Charlotte Rule, ESA Climate and Energy Policy Advisor summarises the recent independent review of the UK’s Net-Zero target progress by Chris Skidmore MP. An independent review of the UK’s...
