01/04/2020
Defra clarifies pandemic working rules
Defra has reiterated official government advice that ‘key worker status’ refers only to those eligible for childcare, and that…
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01/04/2020
Commercial waste could be halved by restrictions
There could be a fall in residual commercial and industrial waste of just under 50%…
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01/04/2020
UROC offers private sector help to councils
The private sector trade group, UROC, has drawn up a list of waste businesses able…
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31/03/2020
Defra surveys councils’ PPE provision
A survey launched by Defra into the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) by councils…
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31/03/2020
Derby director fined for persistent permit breaches
The former director of a recycling firm based in Derby has been prosecuted for persistent…
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30/03/2020
Treat all waste as contaminated, global body warns
The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, an international organisation for waste sector employees, has told…
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28/03/2020
WISH issues waste and COVID-19 advisory document
The UK’s Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has published a draft advice document…
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27/03/2020
HSE adds to national coronavirus guidance
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a bulletin of the latest information and…
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27/03/2020
CARS and metals event postponed to November
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Complete Auto Recycling Show (CARS) and Metals Recycling Event…
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27/03/2020
Recycling Association makes collections plea to Defra
The chief executive of the Recycling Association has called on Defra to ensure recycling collections…
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