Essex company and directors fined thousands for illegal waste site
May 8, 2023
An Essex waste company and its directors have been fined over £20,000 after they stored tonnes of waste illegally at a site in Braintree. Read More
Waste treatment company fined after employee fatality
January 6, 2022
A hazardous waste treatment company has been fined after an employee died when a forklift truck he was driving overturned and crushed him. Read More
Man fined for operating illegal waste site
August 30, 2021
Business owners have been encouraged ensure that they are using legitimate companies to deal with their waste, after a man was prosecuted and fined for storing, treating and disposing of waste on land. Read More
Veolia launches guide on ‘safely’ reopening recycling centres
April 23, 2020
Resource management company, Veolia UK, recently issued a guide, titled ‘Local Authority Guidance on the Safe reopening of HWRC Networks‘ to help local authorities and contractors to “safely reopen” household waste recycling centres (HWRC) during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More
Amey fined £500k for sending too much biodegradable waste to landfill
January 1, 2020
Waste disposal company Amey has been fined half a million pounds for sending too much of Cambridgeshire’s biodegradable waste to landfill. Read More
Man dies at waste facility near Disney after falling into vat of oil
August 17, 2018
Worker was emptying oil and grease from a tractor-trailer when he slipped and fell. Read More
Waste disposal: Highest fatality at work rate of any industrial sector
July 26, 2018
The waste management industry might not be the most glamorous sector in the world, but for many of is it remains the 'fourth emergency service'. Read More
Managing risk in the waste industry – it’s not just recycled ideas
July 19, 2018
We put our rubbish in the bin; one day a week we put the bin out on the pavement; we may on occasion take big items to the 'tip'. Some of us campaign against the over use of plastics; ban plastic straws; worry about the ocean…. But in the main we have a confused relationship with our waste. Read More
Waste disposal firm fined after worker loses leg
December 7, 2016
An Essex-based hazardous waste disposal company has been fined after a worker was crushed beneath a tracked excavator at a Read More
Government launches radioactive waste consultation
September 13, 2013
The government is under taking a consultation on a revised proposal for a process for working with communities to agree a site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). Read More
