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Running 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 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 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 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...
Read MoreAlternative funding sources needed for future flood defences
Future investment in flood defences will require greater contributions from communities and businesses, Environment Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Leinster will say in a speech today. ...
Read MoreOnline service for public to monitor rising water levels launched
A new service that allows householders and businesses to monitor rising river levels during a potential flood was launched today by the Environment Agency. ...
Read MoreNEWS ALERT: Consultation into assessment of new nuclear power stations opens
The Environment Agency has today (Monday 28 June) released detailed assessments of two new nuclear power station designs, and is inviting all interested parties to comment....
Read MoreUnited Utilities to apply for drought permits in North West
The Environment Agency will receive an application tomorrow (Friday) from United Utilities to increase the amount of water it can remove from lakes and rivers in...
Read MoreRecycling firm in court after worker loses leg under truck
A Cheshire recycling company has been fined £10,000 after a worker lost part of his leg when he was crushed by an 18-tonne truck. HSE prosecuted WSR Recycling Ltd after the incident, which led...
Read MoreCouncil fined for poor recycling of electrical goods
A council has been hit with a fine after admitting letting waste electrical goods go to unregistered firms for 'recycling'.
Read MoreHSE responds to Daily Mail
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger writes in response to Richard Littlejohn “I’ve heard of living in a box. But living in a wheelie bin is plain daft.” – 15 June 2010 View Geoffrey Podger’s response
Read MoreWAMITAB External Verifier Visit report.
ADL Environmental Ltd, is delighted to announce the results of our scheduled WAMITAB visit, which took place on the 3rd July 2010. All WAMITAB centre’s are regulary audited by an External Verifier to ensure...
Read MoreNew guidance to help prevent waste bin deaths
New guidance is now available for those who produce and collect commercial waste, in a bid to prevent people who shelter in bins being killed or injured. It follows the deaths of three people...
Read MoreWarning to help prevent waste bin deaths
Homeless people are being warned about the dangers of sheltering in commercial bins, following the deaths of three people in the past year – two who were sleeping rough – whose bodies were discovered...
Read MoreSafety Alert – People in commercial waste containers
Commercial waste bins are emptied around the clock seven days a week, so there are millions of such operations each year. There have been many anecdotal reports from the industry and in the press...
Read MorePeople in commercial waste containers
This guidance is about preventing serious injury to people, including children, who may enter, play in or take shelter in commercial waste bins or communal domestic bins – typically four-wheeled bins of 660 litres...
Read MoreSRO Newsletter – Spring Issue
Spring issue of the Science and Research Outlook Newsletter. Articles in this edition cover a wide selection of topic areas ranging from risk communication in the 21st century to exposure to bioaerosol emissions from waste...
Read MoreWaste management firm fined after driver killed at Northamptonshire landfill site
A waste management and recycling company has been fined after a driver was killed at a Northamptonshire landfill site. SITA UK Limited was prosecuted by HSE following the death of Gary Carter, 32, at...
Read MoreIoSH National Safety Symposium 2010
This year’s Institute of Safety and Health (IoSH) National Safety Symposium (NSS), entitled ‘Delivering results’, is taking place on 05-07 September 2010 at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel. The conference has lots to offer and the...
Read MoreWaste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) meeting minutes
Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting on held 28th January 2010 at EU Skills, Solihull, West Midlands. Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) meeting minutes
Read MoreMoving to QCF – Implications for WAMITAB Awards
After attended WAMITAB’s briefing meeting on last friday 14th May to discuss qualifications in the Waste Management Industry and what the move to QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) means for learners, we thought it...
Read MoreInspection in the waste/recycling industry 2010/11
This Sector Information Minute (SIM) alerts inspectors to a planned inspection campaign within the waste and recycling industry during 20010/11. Inspections should be targeted at skip-hire operations and associated recycling activities, particularly those where hand...
Read MoreROSPA – health and safety in Waste management
The Royal Societ for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is running the third in a series of events on Health and Safety in Waste Management, June 22 2010, Maple House, ETC Venues, Birmingham. The...
Read MoreADL Environmental Ltd is delighted to welcome Dennis Rafferty to the centre.
ADL Environmental Ltd is delighted to welcome Dennis Rafferty to the centre as an assessor and internal verifier. Dennis brings over 30 years experience in Waste Management Operations, Health and Safety and Business Management...
Read MoreRoSPA – Health and Safety in Waste Management
The third in a series of events on Health and Safety in Waste Management June 22 2010, Maple House, Birmingham. This leading event is supported by both the Chartered Institute of Waste Management and the...
Read MoreRecycling firm fined for crush injury
A metal recycling firm has been fined £8,000 after a worker’s hand was crushed as he attempted to clear a blockage on a magnet conveyor. European Metal Recycling Limited, of Alexandra Dock 1, Bootle, Merseyside...
Read MoreBuckinghamshire company fined £280,000 following death
A Buckinghamshire-based waste disposal company has been fined after a member of the public was crushed to death at the Civic Amenity site in Newbury. The prosecution followed a HSE investigation into Biffa Waste Services...
Read MoreScrap company fined £200,000 after lorry driver death
The owners of a scrap metal yard in Newport have been fined after a lorry driver died when a crushed car fell from a scrapheap. HSE prosecuted Sims Group UK Ltd, of Long Marston, Stratford...
Read MoreADL Environmental Ltd become an Approved YH Supplier
ADL Environmental Ltd is pleased to announce it has today been approved as a supplier to the Yorkshire and Humber Brokerage Platform, YH Suppliers after sucessfully undergoing a vetting process. This means that brokers...
Read MoreRR786 – Bioaerosol emissions from waste composting and the potential for workers’ exposure
Workers mechanically handling compost on site may be at risk of considerable exposure to bioaerosols depending on their work task, their proximity to the bioaerosol source and the control measures put in place. Bioaerosols were...
Read MoreWaste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) meeting minutes
Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting held on 22nd September 2009 at 10.00 hours, Defra, London. View WISH meeting minutes
Read MoreGuard-rail failure leads to near fatal fall for worker
A Black Country waste management firm has been fined £12,000 after a guard-rail gave way resulting in a worker falling nearly three metres, narrowly missing a crushing machine. AB Waste Management Ltd which is based...
Read MoreCentral interventions by lead inspectors to national waste management and recycling companies
This SIM describes plans to undertake central interventions with a number of national waste management and recycling companies commencing in 2009/10. Follow up work to the interventions is expected to occur in 2010/11 and...
Read MoreADL Environmental Ltd launches WAMITAB Training Forum
ADL Environmental Ltd has today launched a new internet forum for Candidates, Assessors and Verifiers in the Waste Industry. The idea behind the forum is to create an online community of candidates and professionals...
Read MoreLandfill Tax Increase to £48 per tonne
The standard rate of Landfill tax rises from today 1st April 2010 to £48 per tonne as part of the Landfill Tax Escalator policy, which it was announced in the budget has now been...
Read MoreDEFRA publishes consultation on meeting EU Landfill Diversion Targets
This consultation addresses the changes necessary to enable the UK to report to the European Commission on a revised approach to the landfill diversion targets. This includes setting out the new interpretation of the...
Read MoreDEFRA Consultation on the introduction of restrictions on the landfilling of certain wastes
This joint Defra and Welsh Assembly Government consultation fulfils the Government’s commitment given in the Waste Strategy for England 2007 and the commitment of the Welsh Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing’s written cabinet...
Read MoreWRAP Publishes Landfill Bans Feasability Study
WRAP has published a feasability study examing the environmental and economic costs and benefits of banning or restricting a range of materials, products and wastes by property type from Landfill. It has been found...
Read MoreRecycling firm fined for flammable material used in arson attack
A York hazardous waste recycling company was today fined £40,000 for failing to safeguard flammable liquid that was used in an arson attack on the business. BCB Environmental Management Limited, based at Marston Business Park,...
Read MoreRevised Waste Exemptions
The government is revising the list of waste activities that are exempt from environmental permitting. The regulations which were originally publised on the 20th December 2009 will come into force on 6 April 2010....
Read MoreBREIG Business Resource Efficiency Grant
ADL Environmental Ltd is able to help businesses apply for The Business Resource Efficiency Improvement Grants programme (BREIG) which helps businesses in the Yorkshire and Humber region to improve their resource efficiency; providing grants...
Read MoreNew ADL Environmental Ltd Website live
Well here it is! ADL Environmental Ltd’s new website is up and running, which we hope you find informative and useful. As part of our service to clients, the new website will not only...
Read MoreWAMITAB Centre Approval Audit.
ADL Environmental Ltd is pleased to announce the results of their centre approval meeting on the 9th March 2010. All WAMITAB centres are audited on a regular basis to ensure that strict standards are...
Read MoreEurope’s largest WEEE processing facility opens
A WEEE recycling centre has opened and according to the owners it's got the biggest capacity for waste in Europe.
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