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...
ENERGY-FROM-WASTE
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) Policy Team is set to have a significant presence at the upcoming Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, speaking on a range of critical...
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...
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...
During the Christmas break, Defra published its residual waste capacity note, which concluded that there is only a limited need for the development of further energy recovery facilities in England...
A new study, published today (3rd December 2024) by the Environmental Services Association, has found that Energy-from-Waste plants fitted with carbon capture (CCS) technology offer the most reliable and lowest-carbon...
The following statement is issued by the Environmental Services Association (ESA) on Tuesday 15th October 2024 “The vital role of energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities is to treat societal waste left over...
The UK has a significant opportunity to contribute towards meeting net zero targets through energy from waste-powered (EfW) heat networks, according to a new report by economics consultancy NERA,...
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) presented interim findings of a recent study appraising options for future residual waste treatment at RWM this week. The findings suggest that the current...
