Web site explains ATEX & DSEAR requirements

IPPTS Associates have created a new web site to assist the waste management industry in coping with the necessary reviews and risk assessments necessary to comply with the ATEX Directive regulations which finally come into force at the end of this month.Many in the waste industry think that ATEX & DSEAR (UK) compliance means little [...]

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More effort needed to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ says Environment Agency

The Environment Agency today (Thursday, 11 January 2007) called on the nation to reduce, reuse and recycle as much of our waste as possible. The call comes as the Environment Agency publishes the latest figures on what happens to our waste in England and Wales. Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said: “The [...]

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UK Landfill tax to increase by 8 GB Pounds each year

Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced that landfill tax will rise by £8 each year until at least 2010-2011. Among a raft of environmental measures, the Chancellor said he would increase landfill tax by this new rate from April 1 2008. He said in the Budget: “To encourage recycling, I will increase landfill tax by £8 [...]

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EU Introduces New Environmental Strategies

The EU has unveiled details of two new strategies designed to improve the way Europe exploits and recycles its waste. The thematic strategy for the prevention and recycling of waste aims to turn the EU into a recycling society by improving how Europe manages its waste More: continued here

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New Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 now in-force

16th July 2005, New legislation on how we deal with hazardous waste came into force, and more is still to come. So it is now more important than ever that disposers know the facts and are prepared for how this may impact their organisations. More: continued here

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