Albion Environmental is celebrating the European Week for Safety and Health at Work by offering our clients the opportunity of a FREE HEALTH and SAFETY AUDIT on their activities during the European Week to raise awareness on these issues. Health and safety performance in the waste and recycling industry is one of the worst in […]
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In 2012 WRAP undertook work to provide robust estimates of these flows in the UK grocery supply chain. Estimates for 2011 are presented for food and drink manufacturing, grocery retail and wholesale, including waste food and drink and waste packaging. The work was carried out by an internal project team within WRAP supported by Oakdene
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This draft guidance provides further advice on the issues stated in the interim guidance. The main aspects include: definition of \’naturally occurring\’, evidence for lower rating, mixed loads, quarries. HMRC landfill tax draft further guidance. Please note that there is an informal consultation on this document, with comments required by 20 October 2013. Please follow
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In 2011/12, the Environment Agency set out a strategic approach where planned charges were set out for the three years to 2014/15. In this they proposed no increase to their baseline charger for at least the first two years with the possibility of a small increase in 2014/15. This plan has been delivered and the
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CIWM is asking you and your organisation to do a little bit extra and go above and beyond the law by striving to make your place of work healthier and safer, by pledging that there is a commitment throughout your organisation to spend time; during European Week for Safety and Health at Work w/c October 2013;
CIWM’s Health, Safety and Welfare Pledge. Free Health and Safety Audit. Read More »
In 2012 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) proposed the repeal of the construction Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP) Regulations, subject to consultation on the impact of doing so. This was in response to the Government\’s Red Tape Challenge, which was designed to remove unnecessary legislation to free-up business. The Government subsequently
The objective of this project was to examine different organic recycling industry supply/distribution models (i.e. the manner in which materials move from where they are ‘produced’ to where thy will be used) and to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each model. This should enable AD companies to learn from and adopt/adapt existing practices for the
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Monthly statistics for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) programme present the number of applications and accredited installations on the scheme so far. These figures are broken down by technology type and region and application status. The publication also includes tables on the total capacity and heat generated. The monthly statistics for the Renewable Heat Premium
These Awards recognise excellence and best practice in street cleansing and local environmental quality, reflecting the importance of a clean and well maintained environment in promoting better quality of life in local communities and supporting economic development and prosperity. Deadline for entries is 6 Sept 2013. Please follow the link to gain more information about
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The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has asserted that there is not enough evidence to back-up the claim that increasing the number of energy from waste (EfW) plants is inherently detrimental to recycling levels. The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has asserted that there is not enough evidence to back-up the claim that increasing the number of
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