Landlords, don't fall foul of post-Brexit waste crime

Landowners and landlords are increasingly becoming victims of waste crimes and being saddled with the cost of removing waste from their properties.

As Brexit looms, tariffs rise and waste disposal costs increase, abandoning waste begins ...

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Unconventional fuels are the future of the waste industry

There’s no doubt that 2019 has been the year of plastic waste, and it’s rapidly become viewed as the enemy of the waste sector. But should this really be the case?

Shouldn’t we be looking at, and celebrating, how we can utilise plastic ...

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What does good EfW consultation practice look like?

​If you ask the public to name a renewable energy technology, they will probably say wind or solar energy, and visualise modern, clean technologies which are great for the environment. No one would mention Energy from Waste (EfW).

The ...

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UK losing billions as valuable metal waste is sent abroad

You would think, at a time of high commodity prices and worrying shortages of industrial metals, that there would be more focus than ever before in the UK on retrieving and refining the valuable metals contained within industrial and household ...

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The missing link: Addressing the WEEE and EEE data gap

Producer compliance scheme (PCS) WEEE collection targets have an essential role in contributing to key objectives outlined in the government’s resources and waste strategy – maximising the value of resource use and minimising waste and its impact on ...

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Media reporting and the evolving UK resources and waste sector

With the General Election only days away, the media coverage of the debates, issues, and back stories continues to ramp up, you can’t really escape the plethora of well-crafted soundbites, well-planned photoshoots, and the obvious political sparring ...

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Politicians are finally taking the climate agenda seriously

It’s election fever at the time of writing this column and there’s plenty to munch on for this sector.

With the climate agenda now centre stage in the wider news agenda, politicians are being forced to take the issue of sustainability ...

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How to make heat networks happen in the UK

The benefits of Energy from Waste (EfW) projects go beyond jobs, reduction of greenhouse gases or even supporting local supply chains.

This is because there’s plenty of social, economic and environmental benefits of delivering ...

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We need to put diversity on the agenda in the waste management industry

I am pleased to report that diversity in our industry seems to have moved up the agenda since my piece last year on the lack of female representation on panels at RWM’s 2018 exhibition.

There have been several positive actions as a ...

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A lack of public understanding of large scale infrastructure projects is holding the UK back

Just in time for the announcement of a December general election the much-awaited Environment Bill progressed to the Committee stage.

Described as ‘ground-breaking’ by the Government the bill aims to solidify the Conservative party as ...

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The only thing certain is uncertainty for environmental politics

Many things remain uncertain in Britain today – but one thing we can be sure of is that we have a general election looming.

There are just four weeks until we decide who will lead the country and finalise a Brexit deal.As we lead up to ...

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