Waste Management

HSE 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 sorting of recyclables ('totting') takes place, and has specific emphasis on management of workplace transport risks. Full details HERE   If you need any help/advice […]

Scotland Debut – Zero Waste Plan In June, Scotland become one of the first countries in the world to set out plans to become a "zero waste society", announcing a series of new initiatives and targets designed to ultimately reclassify waste as a valuable resource. (www.businessgreen.com) The plan includes a range of new targets, including

Albion are pleased to announce that a new programme has been designed to help support the Government’s target of halving waste to landfill by 2012 by providing capital support for investment in processing capacity to enable the construction industry to recycle their waste arisings rather than dispose of them to landfill.  The aim of the

Information on Scotland's waste infrastructure is now more accessible than ever thanks to new interactive online maps published (Tuesday 30 March) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The maps, at both national and local authority level, show the location of existing waste management facilities in Scotland, and contain underlying information on the amount and