The Low Carbon Skills Fund gives Scottish businesses with up to 250 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £125,500 towards employee training costs. It provides funding for up to 25 episodes of training provides 50% of training costs, up to a maximum of £500 per episode By increasing expertise in this growth area we […]
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Venue: Norie Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall, 185 High Street, Perth, PH1 5UW, United Kingdom Date and time: Tuesday, 13 December, 2011 – 10:00 – 13:30 This event will assess the need for a new representative body for the Resource Sector in Scotland the Scottish Resource Management Association (SRMA) to represent the interests of the
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Following extensive consultation, Scottish Government has set out a Policy Statement that will underpin the final form of the Zero Waste (Scotland) Regulations that will be laid before the Scottish Parliament. We have provided our initial views on the main changes detailed in the document. Full document can be downloaded from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/360341 The main
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Radical plans to make Scotland one of the highest performing nations for recycling in Europe have been unveiled by the Scottish Government today. Key measures to be included in the Zero Waste Regulations include: A ban on municipal biodegradable waste going to landfill: the first of its kind in the UK A ban on material
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Albion are delighted with their new Berlingo van supplied by Clyde Vehicle Management and livery applied by SM Signs, we think you will agree it looks the part, and more importantly provides much needed transport to allow us to carry out site monitoring for our clients. If you need any site monitoring carried out or
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SEPA have issued guidance on the Compliance assessment Scheme. What is the Compliance Assessment Scheme? The scheme is used to assess an operator’s level of compliance with their licence. Continuous assessment is used throughout a calendar year with the level of compliance being assessed after each inspection, data assessment or environmental event (such as an
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A film to help improve health and safety at composting sites has been released by waste management firm Viridor. Designed for people who work on either in-vessel or windrow composting facilities, the film provides essential information needed to comply with Health & Safety Executive guidelines and manage the risks of working with these processes.
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Early August 2011, The HSE opened its three month consultation on plans for cost of interventions to be recovered from businesses found to be in material breach of health and safety law. The consultation can be found here As supported by WAMITAB, we would strongly urge and encourage WISH member organisations to take time to
In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former
Waste management facility operators need to be aware of the approaching deadline for Continuing Competence under the CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence scheme for England and Wales. This scheme is one of the two routes approved by Defra through which operators can demonstrate their technical competence and it includes a requirement for individuals to keep their competence
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