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WISH Forum minutes – May 2011
Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting on held 24 May 2011 at Defra, London, are now available online.
Read MoreDraft decision on permit for Energy from Waste Plant, Retford
The Environment Agency is publishing its draft decision to permit a variation to the...
Read MoreSouth Yorkshire skip hire business fined £25,000 for waste offences
Waste management companies Grantscope Ltd and RG Wastecare Ltd were today (Wednesday 4 January)...
Read MoreMore WEEE being recovered than previously thought
Thousands of tonnes of 'extra' WEEE is finding its way back into the recycling market according to the latest modelling research.
Read MoreDoncaster brother and sister sentenced for storing thousands of tyres
Doncaster siblings who ran a waste tyre business that caused a massive fire have...
Read MoreCatalogue of safety failings by Rotherham firm
A recycling company in Rotherham displayed “a blatant disregard” for the safety of 120 workers by failing to protect them properly against dangerous parts of cutting and crushing equipment.
Read MoreRecycling firm fined over £190,000 for causing years of nuisance
A recycling company whose activities have blighted a South London neighbourhood for years has...
Read MoreTougher recycling targets to stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill
Proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets that will stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill by 2017 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
Read MoreEmissions of Air Pollutants Statistics
Defra has published national statistics on the emissions of air pollutants in the UK. The statistics show that the UK has met current international targets to reduce total emissions by 2010 of four air...
Read MoreLeptospirosis: Are you at risk?
This pocket card explains what leptospirosis is, how you might catch it and ways to prevent it. It also explains what you should do if you do contract the disease.
Read MoreINDG378: Safe use of skip loaders
This leaflet identifies the safety precautions that can be used when loading skips. It covers the safe use of skip loaders and provides a brief checklist of some important things you can do to...
Read MoreNew taskforce will tackle illegal waste sites that blight communities
A specialist environmental crime taskforce which will blitz illegal waste sites in England and...
Read MoreWaste firm in court over Blackburn worker’s fall
A waste collection firm has appeared in court after poor safety measures led to a worker falling from the top of a truck in Blackburn.
Read MoreLegal changes to safeguard flexible household recycling services
Defra will make technical changes to the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 to ensure multi-bin recycling systems are not imposed on residents.
Read MoreDeputy Prime Minister and Environment Secretary welcome initiative on Sustainable Development Goals
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman announce support for an initiative to build Sustainable Development Goals, which will focus international attention on the need to sustainably manage the world’s natural...
Read MoreWAMITAB External Verifier Visit
ADL Environmental Ltd, is delighted to announce the results of our scheduled WAMITAB external verifier visit, which took place on the 21st October 2011. All WAMITAB centre’s are regulary audited by an External Verifier...
Read MoreTough conditions set for Pembroke power station permit
Environment Agency Wales has set tough standards to protect the natural environment and local...
Read MoreSkip hire company fined for waste offences
A skip hire company from Bude, Cornwall was today ordered to pay £5,940 in...
Read MoreSlovenly waste operator charged
Illegal waste operator charged for offences in Middlesex. ...
Read MoreIllegal waste operator fined for building mountains of rubbish
Surrey illegal waste operator who built mountains of waste has been prosecuted. ...
Read MoreMillion tyre man jailed
A man who illegally dumped more than a million used tyres across England was...
Read MoreTelford man found guilty of illegally storing tyres
On 1 November 2011, Brian Woods of Sutton Hill, Telford pleaded guilty at Telford...
Read MoreMen ordered to pay for illegal waste
Three men have been fined for waste offences in Hertfordshire. ...
Read MoreCompanies encouraged to check pollution prevention measures
The Environment Agency is urging all companies to check they have the right pollution...
Read MoreJail for waste tyre man
Hundreds of thousands of tyres were illegally dumped on land across the country by...
Read MoreIndustrial waste firm in court after forklift hits worker
A Trafford firm, which treats industrial waste, has appeared in court after one of its employees suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a forklift truck.
Read MoreLocal Authority collected waste for England – annual statistics
These annual results summarise waste collected and managed by local authorities in England and the regions between the financial years between 2009/10 and 2010/11. Based on data submitted to WasteDataFlow, they replace the provisional...
Read MoreSurveillance uncovers waste offences
Two men were fined by Peterborough Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Tues) for illegal waste offences...
Read MoreNorth Yorkshire man sentenced for storing waste at home
A Catterick man was today (Thursday) sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for...
Read MoreSafety notice – Mobile crushing plant
There is potential, on some mobile crushers, for unintended movement of a machine track if an earth/ground fault occurs because of damage to the outer sheath and insulation of the electrical cable that controls...
Read MoreViews sought on permit application for waste facility in Warminster
The Environment Agency is seeking the views of local communities in and around Warminster,...
Read MoreCurfew order for illegal storing and burning of waste
On 31 October 2011, Harry Smith of Holme Wood Lane, Doncaster pleaded guilty...
Read MoreGood management of Metaldehyde
The Environment Agency is calling upon growers applying slug pellets to crops this autumn...
Read MoreRochdale company fined for illegal operations
A Rochdale company and its director have been ordered to pay £14,484 in fines...
Read MoreHuddersfield skip hire business fined £8,000 for waste offences
A Huddersfield skip hire firm, and its Halifax director were fined a total £8,000...
Read MoreAgency seeks views on biomass plant application
Environment Agency Wales is asking local people for their views on plans to operate...
Read MoreHigh fines for illegal waste offences
On 19 October 2011, at Chesterfield Magistrates Court, AtoZ Skip Hire and Recycling Ltd...
Read MoreBusiness deal to boost recycling brokered
A new recycling charter has been launched to help boost recycling rates and tackle the issues smaller businesses face in getting access to waste services, Recycling Minister Lord Taylor announced today.
Read MoreWEEE 5% reuse target is ‘pathetic’ says industry chief
A leading IT expert has slammed the EU's proposed 5% reuse target for waste electrical and electronic equipment as "pathetic", arguing that it will do little to curb the environmental impact of e-waste.
Read MoreExeter firm fined over worker’s injury
A visiting worker suffered severe leg injuries when he was hit by a reversing telehandler vehicle at a waste transfer site near Exeter.
Read MoreBristol company fined for waste packaging offences
A company importing and distributing kitchen units and electrical accessories has been ordered to...
Read MoreBristol businessman convicted of waste offences
The owner of a former waste management company has been convicted of committing offences...
Read MoreHull man given suspended sentence for illegal scrap vehicles
A Hull man was today given 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months at...
Read MoreMaximum fines in overseas shipment case
An illegal shipment of mixed waste destined for India was stopped at Felixstowe Port...
Read MoreWEEE recycling target poised to hike up to 85%
The European Parliament has voted to raise the collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 65% to 85% in Brussels today (October 4).
Read MoreIT bosses failing to ensure proper e-waste disposal
A fifth of senior IT decision makers in the UK are not confident that all of their company's redundant computer equipment is being diverted from landfill, according to new research.
Read MoreTrago Mills fined for ‘reckless’ waste offences
One of the West Country's leading retail businesses has been ordered to pay almost...
Read MoreLeicester company fined for illegal burning of waste
£10,385 fine for illegal burning of waste ...
Read MoreRotherham couple fined for running Sheffield illegal waste site
A couple from Rotherham were yesterday, (21 September), fined a total of £200...
Read MoreCompany fined for operating a waste facility without a permit
On 21 September 2011, at Scunthorpe Magistrates Court, Dock Management Services and Matthew Jackson...
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