Archive for July, 2010
DEFRA publishes terms of reference and call for evidence for review of waste policies.
Defra has published it’s terms of reference for the next review of waste policies which was announced by Environment secretary Caroline Spellman last month. It has also opened a call for evidence. As part...
Read MoreRunning an illegal car waste site could cost you up to 20,000GBP or up to six months in prison
In the last week alone, the Environment Agency in the North West has successfully prosecuted three illegal car waste sites for operating without permits in place....
Read MoreNew ponds slowing loss of Britain’s strangest species
Environment Agency works to replace a century of lost ponds
Read MoreCounty Durham man pays high price for illegal tip
A Chester-le-Street boss has been ordered to forfeit £35,000 he made from an illegal tip. ...
Read MoreDairy farm fined for slurry pollution
The owners of an Exmoor dairy farm have been ordered to pay £18,855 in fines and costs after slurry polluted a two an a half mile...
Read MoreFlood update: 20 July 2010 – 1530
The Environment Agency and Met Office are warning of possible localised flooding today and tomorrow across parts of central and ...
Read MoreExpression of Interest for Grant Funded WAMITAB Level 4 CoTC and COC training and assessment.
ADL Environmental Ltd is pleased to announce that we have provisionally secured partial grant funding for 40 learners based in the Yorkshire and Humberside areas wishing to undertake NVQ Level 4 WAMITAB training or...
Read More9.5 million GBP bill for firms behind britain’s most costly industrial disaster
Five companies have been ordered to pay 9.5 million GBP for their part in the 2005 fire and explosion at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot, in...
Read MoreConsultation launched on revised Waste Framework Directive
A consultation on how to implement the revised EU Waste Framework Directive in England and Wales has been launched. The Directive will bring together new and existing measures to promote waste prevention, recycling, and...
Read MoreUpdate to Operator Competence Scheme
Two new issues have arisen since the joint WAMITAB and CIWM Operator Scheme was introduced. Exempt Waste Operations (‘Exemptions’) New regulations came into force on 6 April 2010 which affects everyone who carries out...
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