The ESA welcomed publication of the Corry review earlier this week, which makes a raft of recommendations for overhauling Defra’ regulatory landscape to better tackle waste and environmental crime...
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The Environment Agency (EA) has recently issued a critical business alert, emphasising the importance for all waste carriers, brokers, and dealers in England to register or renew their licenses...
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...
The Environment Agency has launched its third National Waste Crime Survey, urging businesses and individuals in the waste and resource management sector to participate. This survey is crucial for...
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...
Submitted to the ESA by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for publication. Free advice to help you stay on the right side of competition law and call out...
By Emilia Peters, ESA Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy Officer With the waste and recycling sector a ‘high risk’ industry for modern slavery in the UK, businesses must...
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today (Friday 18 October 2024) published a new report highlighting the detrimental impacts of building new housing too close to existing waste management...
By Stephen Freeland, ESA Policy Advisor Around 180,000 tonnes of bonded (cement) asbestos is disposed of each year in the UK. The journey of asbestos waste, from site of...
Official estimates, published today, of the landfill tax gap are evidence of the continuing scale of tax evasion blighting the recycling and waste treatment sector, according to the Environmental Services Association...
