Legislation

A key EC Directive currently is the Landfill Directive which requires diversion of considerable tonnages of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from landfill. Government has tackled this through its National Waste Strategy and considerable strides have been made towards achieving EC targets through the efforts of all the stakeholders involved. However this is only one of a range legislative controls affecting the waste industry which has been said to be the most highly regulated industry in the UK. Legislation news is summarised below and you can use the links provided to gain further insight into legislative issues.

Strict standards to apply in recycling French naval ship (13/02/2009)
Rigorous conditions to apply in recycling French naval ship. More...UK consultation on battery recycling issued (23/12/2008)
A consultation has been published today (Monday) by the UK Government, on battery recycling....... More...UK Government issues a WEEE consultation (19/12/2008)
The UK Government has issued a consultation on the new WEEE regulations and further developments of the supporting infrastructure...... More...European Commission launches debate on bio-waste (04/12/2008)
The European Commission presented a discussion paper yesterday (Wed), on the management of bio-waste. More...Defra consults on hazardous waste regs amendment (13/11/2008)
Proposals to amend the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 have been published for public consultation announced Defra yesterday. More...London Councils calls for decisive action against shopping bags (28/10/2008)
The local government organisation London Councils, is concerned that the problem of plastic shopping bags will not be adequately addressed by the Climate Change Bill that is currently passing through Parliament. More...A new framework for waste management in the EU (21/10/2008)
The Council of the European Union approved the new Waste Framework Directive yesterday (Monday) in Luxembourg. More...Waste batteries on free take-back in Ireland (02/10/2008)
Final users of waste batteries are entitled to return them free of charge, either to retail outlets selling equivalent batteries, or other authorised collection points, including local authority civic amenity sites. More...Norfolk councils crack down on £1million rogue trade waste 'dumpers' (16/09/2008)
Norfolk County Council is clamping down on people who are knowingly trying to avoid the cost of disposing of their trade and commercial waste. More...Defra consults on draft recycling guidance for waste pilot schemes (15/09/2008)
The Government is seeking further views on draft guidance for local authorities wishing to pilot schemes to cut household waste through financial incentives. More...Scottish abattoir fined £1,500 for storing uncovered waste on site (13/09/2008)
A Brechin abattoir has been fined £1,500 for a breach of their Pollution Prevention and Control Permit. More...Important decision in landfill tax liability case - cover and engineering materials (01/09/2008)
Janet Jones, Partner, Tax Group, Eversheds LLP, writes about the Waste Recycling Group Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners case. More...UK Government invites partnership approach on waste (10/06/2008)
Powers to create Joint Waste Authorities came into force last year as part of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act. More...Views sought on radioactive waste disposal in Scotland (19/05/2008)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking views on guidance to be issued on the principles and requirements for near-surface disposal facilities dealing with radioactive waste. More...MEP's back position that incineration should be treated as recovery (10/04/2008)
EU Member States should stabilize waste production by 2012 relative to 2009 levels. More...New Environmental Permitting Regulations effective from this weekend (03/04/2008)
The new regulations will reduce red tape whilst protecting the environment and human health. More...Joint local authority working on waste - consultation published (17/03/2008)
Defra has published a consultation paper today, on joint working in waste matters by neighbouring local authorities. More...UK Government to resolve local authority “tension” with waste definition (09/03/2008)
Defra has issued a report summarising comments on the Department's proposals to change the definition of municipal waste. More...WRAP launches Site Waste Management Plan template (26/02/2008)
WRAP today launched a Site Waste Management Plan template to help the construction industry.... More...Five new unitary authorities get green light (26/02/2008)
New unitary councils in Cornwall, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire have now received Parliamentary approval. More...Parliamentary committee criticises Government approach on waste collection (22/02/2008)
A parliamentary committee has criticised the Government’s approach to direct charging for refuse collection, in its latest report. More...Nottingham first as man fined for leaving wheeled bin out (21/02/2008)
A Nottingham man has been fined, in his absence, for failing to take his wheeled bin in off the street. More...UK Government reveals 2008 packaging waste recycling targets (12/02/2008)
The UK Government intends to increase its targets for packaging waste recovery and recycling in Great Britain from 2008 onwards. More...Report on Better Waste Regulation Consultation released by SEPA (30/01/2008)
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has released a report on the responses received to its consultation on Better Waste Regulation, which will be followed by an action plan in Spring. More...Improved protection on waste exports for developing countries (11/01/2008)
Developing countries will be better protected against receiving unwanted waste from developed nations under revised international rules... More...Tachographs for refuse collection vehicles? (08/01/2008)
The Department of Transport has set out its opinion as to whether refuse collection vehicles (RCVs)should be subject to new tachograph regulations or not. More...UK Government consults on implementation of the EU Batteries Directive (04/01/2008)
A consultation paper on the implementation of the EU Batteries Directive has been issued by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. More...UK makes WEEE progress and amending regulations issued (18/12/2007)
Official figures have been released, showing the progress made during the initial compliance period under the 2006 WEEE regulations. More...Company boss gets 18 months jail for dumping soil (14/12/2007)
The head of a Warwickshire company has been given 18 months for illegally depositing waste at a Ryton Farm. More...“Eyes of the world” on United Nations climate change conference in Bali (12/12/2007)
High level negotiations on climate change effectively start today as 144 ministers and high-level government representatives along with 6 heads of state gather in Bali as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference -Bali, 2007. More...Appointments made to new UK WEEE advisory body (05/12/2007)
The UK Government has announced the appointment of the Chair, Peter Calliafas, and 12 members of a new WEEE Advisory Body. More...Local authorities get tough on litter (04/12/2007)
Local authorities are issuing more fixed penalty notices for littering than ever before according to figures published today by Defra. More...Hazardous waste up while landfill down in 2006 (03/12/2007)
The amount of hazardous waste sent to landfill fell to 900,000 tonnes - down 60% on 2004 - while recycling and re-use increased to 1.3 million tonnes (up 64%). More...EPA launches China environmental law web site (30/11/2007)
The Environmental protection Agency today announced the launch of a new web site aimed at strengthening the legal framework for environmental protection in China. More...£4.5m funding for UK recycling incentives pilots (15/11/2007)
Joan Ruddock has announced that up to five local authorities will be allowed to pilot incentive schemes for recycling. More...World first climate change bill published in UK Parliament (15/11/2007)
Landmark legislation that sets out plans to tackle climate change for the next 50 years is published in the UK Parliament today. More..."Ghost Ship" company fined for asbestos offences (14/11/2007)
A north east company was fined £22000 yesterday for failing to appropriately treat asbestos waste in line with pollution regulations. More...Biffa shells-out £32,500 for landfill smells (08/11/2007)
Biffa Waste Services has been fined £32,500 at Hertford Magistrates Court after an Environment Agency investigation into smells and odours from a Ware landfill. More...Queen's Speech addresses the environment. (07/11/2007)
In the House of Lords yesterday, the Queen delivered her speech to Parliament outlining Government business. More...Environment Agency first - with European Arrest Warrant (31/10/2007)
Peterborough, England: The Environment Agency has used a European Arrest Warrant for the first time and brought an Irishman back to the UK. More...Incentives to recycle in strengthened Climate Change Bill (30/10/2007)
London, UK: Incentives to recycle, commonly referred to as “pay as you throw”, have re-appeared in a Government Command Paper. More...Warning on fly-tipping green waste (26/10/2007)
Cirencester, Glouc., UK: A resident employing a gardener or odd job man to prune trees or hedges this autumn, must make sure they are disposing of the waste responsibly, warns Cotswold District Council. More...Has "pay as you throw" been shelved? (25/10/2007)
London, UK: It has been widely reported nationally that the UK Government has delayed an announcement on controversial incentives for the recycling of household waste, which had been expected today. More...Bill on excess packaging laid before Parliament (25/10/2007)
London, UK: Liberal Democrat, Jo Swinson presented a Bill to Parliament on Tuesday setting out measures she considers necessary to cut excess packaging. More...Man who threatened SEPA officers punished (18/10/2007)
Employees in public services who work at the sharp end, interfacing with members of the public, sadly nowadays are often subject to verbal or physical abuse. More...New environmental permit from April 2008 says Defra (12/10/2007)
Defra has said that a single environmental permit will be introduced under the Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP) from April 2008. More...Legally binding SWMPs gets 75% support (02/10/2007)
Proposals to cut the 109m tonnes of construction waste produced annually in England and Wales, have been broadly endorsed by the building sector according to Defra. More...Scottish Government appoints new SEPA Chairman (21/09/2007)
The Scottish Government has announced the new SEPA Chairman to succeed current Chairman Sir Ken Collins who retires at the end of December. More...Landfill Directive target “unlikely to be met” in Scotland (20/09/2007)
It is unlikely that Scotland will be able to reduce landfill to the levels required by the European Union in 2013 and urgent decisions now need to be made, according to an official report released today. More...Pet cemeteries no longer to be subject to PPC (18/09/2007)
Following a Government consultation earlier this year pet cemeteries are to be pulled out of the PPC regime. More...Lib Dems would scrap all nationally set local government targets (17/09/2007)
All nationally set targets for local government in England would be scrapped under plans passed on Sunday by the Liberal Democrats. More...Waste crime doesn’t pay shows new report from the Environment Agency (07/09/2007)
"Waste cheats for example make money from their crimes, pollute our environment and damage the legitimate, law-abiding businesses....." More...News in brief (04/09/2007)
3 million tonnes of waste material reclassified to by-product. ENVision – environmental maps at hand in Ireland. York gets thumbs up for waste management. More...News Bites (03/09/2007)
Middlesbrough partners TetraPak in carton recycling. WRAP Appoints New Director of Communications. Ireland issues consultation on Registration of waste brokers and dealers. More...UK businesses unaware of tough new treatment requirements (03/09/2007)
Most UK businesses are unaware of and unprepared for regulations that require all businesses to treat their own non-hazardous waste before landfill disposal from 31 October. More...Landfill changes loom for non-hazardous wastes (23/08/2007)
Changes to the way that non-hazardous wastes destined for landfill are dealt with will come into force from 30 October 2007. More...WEEE trials for large domestic appliances protocol (14/08/2007)
London, UK – Trials have been undertaken on WEEE Category 1 – large domestic appliances (LDA) as a basis for a WEEE protocol. More...Scots firm wins strategic UK government contract (09/08/2007)
Glasgow – Scotland: A Scottish company has entered a contract with the UK Government to operate the Settlement Centre for WEEE. More...Website relaunched by the Environment Agency (07/08/2007)
The Environment Agency has relaunched a waste website for businesses and sets out to encouraged them to share their hints, tips and best practice. More...New unitary authorities mean major changes to wastes management (26/07/2007)
London, UK - Nine proposed unitary authorities have been given the green light by Government. More...Electronics Recycling Report discusses current regulations in 26 countries (26/07/2007)
The publication discusses the current electronic waste laws and regulations in twenty-six countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, as well as Australia. More...Defra moves to cut waste ‘red tape’ (19/07/2007)
Defra has issued a consultation paper on further draft guidance for the proposed Environmental Permitting Regulations. More...Agency homes in on unregistered EEE producers (18/07/2007)
The Environment Agency says that it will be calling unregistered producers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) as it continues to raise awareness of the WEEE Regulations. More...Gormley signs Irish transfrontier waste shipments regulations (13/07/2007)
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr John Gormley, announced new measures to tighten controls on the export of waste abroad for recycling and recovery last week. More...New rules for exporting recyclables from today says Environment Agency (12/07/2007)
New rules affecting the export of waste for recycling such as paper, cardboard and certain types of plastic and metal came into force today. More...Litter wardens hit the streets in Derby (11/07/2007)
Derby City Council’s new city centre wardens started work today this week patrolling the city centre looking for litter droppers. More...Plans to reduce 109m tonnes of waste (09/07/2007)
Each year 400 million tonnes of solid materials are used in the UK construction industry but only two-thirds is added to the building stock. More...Norwich gets tough on fly tippers (06/07/2007)
New powers provided by the Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005 mean that fly tippers face tougher penalties and sentences. More...Novel approach to waste dumping (25/06/2007)
Business leaders from across Liverpool were last week treated to an exclusive one-off performance of a specially written play, commissioned by the Environment Agency. More...New rules tackle illegal waste exports (22/06/2007)
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 affects the range of powers available for controlling the export of waste from the UK. More...London’s Mayor objects to new Recycling Board (15/06/2007)
The Mayor has told the Government that he sees no purpose in participating in a Board which has no statutory powers to deliver ‘real change on the ground'. More...Legislation in brief (04/06/2007)
New Rules on Agricultural Wastes. Bonnybridge waste transfer station gets dust emissions fine. Kintore animal rendering plant consultation. More...Year Two for the Waste Protocols Project (01/06/2007)
The Environment Agency and WRAP have announced the waste streams that will be included in the second year of the Waste Protocols Project following a successful first year. More...Rosyth nuclear subs waste for disposal (29/05/2007)
Rosyth Royal Dockyard limited is planning to dispose of radioactive materials by exporting them initially to Scandinavia for pre-treatment, before their return to the UK for disposal. More...EHS issues landfill closure guidance (23/05/2007)
The guidance note provides interim guidance for Northern Ireland's Environment and Heritage Service staff and landfill operators on the capping of landfill sites and the procedures that can be applied to both existing and new landfill sites. More...Green boost not grey binge for new planning proposals (22/05/2007)
The Environment Agency yesterday urged the Government to apply rigorous green criteria to the development of the proposed National Policy Statements for energy, transport, water and waste infrastructure, or risk a "grey binge" of unsustainable infrastructure construction. More...VCA appointed as WEEE distributor enforcement body (18/05/2007)
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), today appointed the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) as the enforcement body for the distributor obligations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...EU reviews the Animal By-products Regulations (17/05/2007)
The European Union is reviewing the Animal By Products Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and has issued an on-line consultation in the form of a questionnaire. More...Waste burns a hole in company’s pocket (16/05/2007)
A company operating in South Lanarkshire has been fined £1000 at Lanark Sheriff Court for illegally burning waste on site. More...EA publicises EU Directives webpage (10/05/2007)
The Environment Agency has publicised a web page giving summary information and advice on European Directives, though the Info4local web site. More...Packaging company fined £50,000 for recycling failures over 8 years (02/05/2007)
Wigan and Leigh Magistrates fined a packaging manufacturer a total of £50,000 after the company admitted failing to comply with packaging regulations. More...New rules control farm hazwastes (26/04/2007)
The Environment Agency has said farmers and growers that produce hazardous waste such as fuel oil and pesticides, should be prepared for the new rules that come into force from 15 May 2007. More...Duo fined for illegal waste transfer station (25/04/2007)
Two men trading as A & D Environmental Skip Hire were fined £20,000 (£10,000 each) and ordered to pay costs of £1,731.67on 23 April 2007 at Burton-upon-Trent Magistrates Court. More...Trial to establish WEEE Protocols (24/04/2007)
Research has been commissioned by Defra through CIWM EB to derive Protocols as an aid to the recording and reporting of WEEE recycling and recovery in the UK and for those materials exported overseas. More...New report backs Joint Waste Authorities (23/04/2007)
Essentially AEA looked at the optimum capacities of various categories of waste management facilities at which costs would be minimised. More...Unlicensed scrapyard costs Dundee man (17/04/2007)
The owner of a Dundee car breakers business was fined £1,000 at Dundee Sheriff Court, for illegally operating a scrapyard. More...Grosvenor’s response to the recent court case (11/04/2007)
A recent case involving Grosvenor Waste Management and the Environment Agency was heard at Maidstone Crown Court in February. More...Environment Agency issues waste warning to exporters (11/04/2007)
The Agency issued the warning after Grosvenor Waste Management Ltd was fined in total £55,000 More...Agency makes allowance for problematic hazardous wastes (10/04/2007)
The Environment Agency has issued a briefing note in relation to problematic hazardous wastes with a high total organic carbon (TOC), making some allowance for their landfill up to June 2008. More...London Mayor to appeal High Court decision (05/04/2007)
London Mayor to appeal High Court decision to stop West London's waste being incinerated. More...Packaging Regulations, 2007 now in force (04/04/2007)
The 2007 Packaging Regulations consolidate the original 1997 Regulations with all of the subsequent amending Statutory Instruments and they also incorporate the changes made to the Regulations in 2007 as a result of a major public consultation exercise. More...BREW Waste Protocols Project now in its second year (04/04/2007)
Waste protocols provide a framework within which a recycled product no longer classified as waste. Quality Protocols provide industry with much needed clarity, enabling businesses to develop sustainable markets and realise the full potential of recycled products. More...EA to issue fixed penalty notices to illegal waste carriers (03/04/2007)
The Environment Agency is now able to issue fixed penalty notices for waste crime. More...Defra reviews exemptions from waste management licensing (02/04/2007)
Defra, the Environment Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government are undertaking a review of the exemptions from waste management licensing. More...Site Waste Management Plans to cut waste (02/04/2007)
Proposals for reducing the 109 million tones of waste produced by the UK construction industry every year were published today for consultation by Defra. More...SEPA launches “Better waste regulation” consultation (02/04/2007)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Executive have launched a consultation exercise. More...Agency urges WEEE producers to sign up (30/03/2007)
The Environment Agency urges producers to continue to sign up to WEEE schemes. More...Inquiry into refuse collection by Commons select Committee (30/03/2007)
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee has announced that it is to undertake an inquiry into refuse collection. More...North east landfill operator fined £10,000 for litter offence (29/03/2007)
A North East landfill operator was fined £10,000 at Durham Magistrates' Court yesterday for a litter escape at one of its landfill sites. More...Defra announces low level radioactive waste policy (26/03/2007)
A new UK policy for managing solid low level radioactive waste has been published by the UK Government and the devolved administrations today More...European Commission starts legal action against UK (26/03/2007)
The European Commission has decided to start legal action against the UK and 13 other Member States for inadequately transposing the EU's legislation on the landfilling of waste into their national law. More...Fines of £17,000 for Bradford waste offences (22/03/2007)
A Bradford man and Leeds demolition firm were fined on Monday last, a total £17,000 at Dewsbury Magistrates court for waste offences that took place on farmland. More...Agricultural waste 15 May 2007 deadline is rapidly approaching (19/03/2007)
The 15 May deadline for the registration of exemptions for farm wastes is rapidly approaching and this makes waste a major issue in farming. More...Merseyside in brief (15/03/2007)
All systems go for Pioneering £13m Waste Facility. Knowsley upgrade collection service. Liverpool Fly-tippers clean up their own mess. Garden Waste Is Now Clear in Sefton. Wirral turns to co-mingled recycling collections. More...Environmental Permitting Programme consultation - response summary (12/03/2007)
Defra has issued the Environmental Permitting Programme summary of responses on the second consultation. The consultation was on the proposals for creating a streamlined environmental permitting and compliance system. More...CIWM’s position on “Pay as you throw” (06/03/2007)
The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management has issued a position statement on Direct and Variable Charging. More...Regulation in brief (06/03/2007)
Dumping waste is a crime. Illegal waste exporters fined. Rogue rubbish man jailed for tipping waste near Dartmoor. Prosecution for dumping waste on floodplain. More...Series of WEEE deadlines looming (05/03/2007)
Several deadline or target dates relating to the WEEE regulations are rapidly approaching following the publication by the Environment Agency of the full list of producer compliance schemes. More...WEEE - DTI issues guidance on the WEEE Regulations (01/03/2007)
The Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday issued guidance notes on the WEEE Regulations. More...London wide waste authority rebuffed in the Commons (28/02/2007)
In a debate yesterday on the Greater London Authority Bill, Karen Buck moved the second reading of amendments to Clause 1 of the Bill which were aimed at the introduction of a London wide waste authority. More...Commons to debate single London Waste Authority today (27/02/2007)
The Commons is due to debate amendments introduced by a group of MPs to establish a single waste authority for London to achieve a more sustainable approach to waste management that will place more emphasis on recycling and reduce the influence of incineration. More...Exports - Consultation on waste exports ends soon (26/02/2007)
Defra's consultation on the review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste is due to end shortly. More...EA approve more WEEE Producer Compliance Schemes (26/02/2007)
Following the initial approval of 5 Producer Compliance Schemes earlier this month, the Environment Agency has now produced an updated list of schemes at the 23 February together with a provisional list of schemes which may be subject to later approval. More...SEPA approves WEEE compliance schemes (22/02/2007)
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that it has approved a number of producer compliance schemes (PCSs) under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, 2006. More...Zero litter tolerance in Gloucester wins award (21/02/2007)
A campaign to clean up Gloucester using a zero tolerance approach, has won gold in a prestigious regional award. More...Environment Agency calls for united effort to beat the waste cheats (21/02/2007)
Agency Chief Executive, Barbara Young says that we all have a role to play in deterring and catching the waste cheats who undermine the lawful businesses. More...WEEE first for Newport (20/02/2007)
Newport council is the first council to use new WEEE containers at its civic amenity site. More...Directive on Environmental Protection proposed by European Commission (16/02/2007)
The European Commission has proposed a directive that obliges Member States to treat serious offences against the environment as criminal acts and to ensure that they are effectively sanctioned. More...West London WDA have to seek judicial review (15/02/2007)
West London Waste Disposal Authority have been granted a judicial review in relation to some aspects of the London Mayor’s powers. More...Northern Ireland man fined £11,500 for waste offences (15/02/2007)
A Northern Ireland was fined £11,500 plus court costs at Ards Magistrates' Court, earlier this month, for waste offences. More...MEPs vote for binding waste reduction targets (14/02/2007)
On Tuesday, MEPs agreed to binding targets for waste reduction and the introduction of a five-step waste hierarchy of preference for waste treatment. More...PRNs - regulatory changes following going electronic (14/02/2007)
In order to support the maintenance and development of the NPWD, Defra ha indicated that there will be a corresponding increase in fees. More...Regulation in brief (14/02/2007)
Draft regulations on environmental offences issued. Strabane man fined £3,000 for waste offences. Ballymoney developer fined for waste offences. Packaging company fined over £8,000. Farmers invited to attend workshops. More...European Parliament to vote on stabilisation of waste production at 2008 levels. (13/02/2007)
The European Parliament is meeting today in plenary session to vote on a report from the Environment Committee which calls for stabilization of municipal waste production at 2008 levels by 2012. More...Agency approves WEEE compliance schemes (13/02/2007)
The Environment Agency recently issued a list of approved compliance schemes under the requirements of the WEEE regulations. More...News bites (12/02/2007)
$25m for best scheme to remove CO2 from atmosphere. Fight Against Envirocrime gets Technological Boost. Companies combine to shred tyre mountain. More...Leaked report suggests variable charging definitely on the cards (12/02/2007)
A leaked report from PM's Strategy Unit reveals that Downing Street is seriously considering the “pay as you throw” tax on residual household waste. More...Cemex wins permission to use waste tyres as fuel (08/02/2007)
Cemex can now use waste tyres as a substitute fuel at its cement plant in Rugby following a strictly-controlled and monitored trial, according to the Environment Agency. More...News bites (08/02/2007)
Westminster chutes for the recycling stars. Commission plans legislative framework for cutting CO2 emissions from cars. UKAEA admit illegal Dounreay radioactive waste practices. World’s first combined wind and gas offshore energy project given go-ahead. More...Regulation in brief (07/02/2007)
Operation Cleansweep nabs illegal waste carrier. Environment Agency surveillance catches illegal waste operator. Community sentence for Blaenavon skip operator. More...News bites (07/02/2007)
REPIC introduces cradle to grave tracking for WEEE. The Independent wages war on waste. Holmen keen to get going with Tilbury Dock MRF. Balcan gets approval for on-site lamp crushing. More...Valpak's WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) (06/02/2007)
Valpak is urging both retailers and Local Authorities to participate in the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) , and take advantage of its benefits. More...Shrewsbury under pressure to axe weekly bin collections (06/02/2007)
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council face a £240,000 per annum financial shortfall if they continue to collect residual waste on a weekly basis. More...Company pleads guilty to breaches of Transfrontier Shipment Regs (news in brief) (05/02/2007)
A waste company which handles household waste from London and the Home Counties, pleaded guilty on Friday last to illegally exporting household waste. More...Waste pre-treatment before landfilling from 30 October 2007 (02/02/2007)
New guidance has been issued on the requirement for non-hazardous waste treatment prior to landfilling, as required by the Landfill Directive. Waste pre-treatment comes into effect on 30 October 2007. More...EA issues WEEE reminder (02/02/2007)
Companies who produce electrical and electronic equipment are being reminded by the Environment Agency to register in order to comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. More...Packaging waste website set to cut fraud (01/02/2007)
A new and improved website for packaging waste information will help companies to meet packaging recycling regulations and tackle fraud. More...UK on track to double Kyoto target (01/02/2007)
The UK remains on a course to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to almost double its Kyoto target, figures published by Defra yesterday show. More...Bids for unitary status will affect the face of waste management (29/01/2007)
Local Government Secretary Ruth Kelly has confirmed that DCLG received 26 proposals from councils across England wishing to become unitary authorities. More...News bites (26/01/2007)
North west councils cancel green waste collection contracts. Renewable sources could provide 50% of energy needs. More...Chinese bites (25/01/2007)
China's boom bodes well for UK recyclate exports China may curb waste imports. More...Regulation in brief (24/01/2007)
Telford company fined for breaking packaging regulations. Skip operator gets double whammy. Company fined for illegally storing waste. More...Joint waste authorities on the cards (23/01/2007)
Ruth Kelly proposes to amend the local government bill to allow Joint Waste Authorities More...Joint waste authorities - Kelly sets out timetable for devolution (22/01/2007)
Ruth Kelly sets out timetable for devolution - New measures to improve health and waste services unveiled. More...Government consults on Environmental Permitting Guidance (22/01/2007)
Defra has issued a third consultation under the Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP), providing guidance on a new environmental permitting system for England and Wales. More...News bites (19/01/2007)
Cumbria terminates HWRC contracts. Bid for single London waste authority fails. Illegal waste deposited in Northern Ireland is being re-exported to the Republic. New Bill trials BST all year around. Merseyside seeks £90m PFI funding from DEFRA. More...Regulation in brief (19/01/2007)
Fly-tipping fine. Coalisland company fined for waste offences. Newtownards man fined for waste offences. More...Regulation in brief (18/01/2007)
Illegal waste disposal costs Worcester man £1,000. Keeping waste costs Dudley man. Swadlincote vehicle checks catch potential illegal tippers. More...Amendment tabled for single London Waste Authority (17/01/2007)
Karen Buck, Labour MP for Regent's Park & Kensington North, has tabled an amendment to the Greater London Authority Bill that could lead to a single Waste Authority for the London area. More...Regulation in brief - Packaging waste (17/01/2007)
Securitas escapes prosecution. Packaging regulations not understood. Packaging waste offences cost Abergavenny food company over £17,000 More...Reprise of landfill allowances (17/01/2007)
The UK needs to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill, to tackle climate change and to meet challenging EU targets set by the Landfill Directive, which fall in 2010,2013 and 2020. More...Only 3 to 4 years landfill capacity for London and the East (12/01/2007)
Landfilling of waste materials is falling but newly available landfill capacity is not keeping pace with waste deposits according to the Environment Agency. More...News bites (11/01/2007)
Action by Scottish Executive Agencies and Public Bodies. Energy Performance Commitment Proposal - consultation. New list of waste management licensed sites for Northern Ireland. Ireland - £4m Euros for recycling thanks to plastic bags. More...Man who ran illegal waste site fined £37,500 (10/01/2007)
Chelmsford Magistrates Court -A landowner has been fined for running an illegal waste site near Chelmsford. More...Select Committee holds follow up inquiry on radioactive waste managment (10/01/2007)
The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee is to hold a follow up inquiry into radioactive waste management. More...Regulation in brief (09/01/2007)
Rotheram father and son prosecuted. Man charged with illegal transportation of scrap metal. Merseyside manufacturer fails to recycle packaging waste. More...SEPA publishes 2004 waste data (08/01/2007)
SEPA has published its sixth annual Waste Data Digest for the 2004. Though this information is historic, SEPA makes a well presented report on overall waste management in Scotland for 2004 and is to be commended on the comprehensive nature of the report. More...Full privatisation of refuse collection in County Mayo! (04/01/2007)
The Irish county of Mayo has issued a notice to householders relating to the privatisation of the refuse collection services. But this is not privatisation as we know it! More...Legal issues in brief (03/01/2007)
Chaotic scenes after decision on recycling plant taken. Duty of Care consultation seminars. Persistent Organic Pollutants consultation. Management of healthcare wastes. Electronic COSHH Essentials Website. More...Fines in excess of £70,000 with help of global positioning satellite (03/01/2007)
A waste management company and its consultant who deliberately ignored the conditions of their waste management licence, leading to significant financial gains, have been fined in excess of £70,000. More...ELV Regulations implemented from 1 January 2007 (02/01/2007)
The End of Life Vehicle Regulations are implemented from 1 January. The regulations give car owners an entitlement to have their old (End of Life Vehicles or ELVs) vehicles taken off them free of charge known as "free take back". More...Wastes management recognised in New Years Honours (02/01/2007)
The waste sector has been recognised through the New Years Honours system as waste managers are awarded MBEs. More...News Bytes (22/12/2006)
English Partnerships has issued a Brownfield Guide. Local Government on track to deliver a further £1.3 billion efficiency gains. UK Statute Law Database (SLD) publicised More...DCLG research into "scoping" of EIAs (22/12/2006)
DCLG has issued a research report into the "scoping" of environmental impact assessment studies. More...News Bites (20/12/2006)
OSS Group gets reprieve. Household recycling rates continue to rise. More...Environment Agency continue clampdown on non-complying packaging waste producers (19/12/2006)
The Environment Agency has recently publicised a further two prosecutions in relation to the failure of producers to meet their obligations under the packaging waste regulations. More...DEFRA reviews waste imports and exports (18/12/2006)
Defra is undertaking a review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations and the UK Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste. More...Japanese Stars prosecuted (18/12/2006)
An illegal scrap yard company and its director have been fined £15,000 for dismantling motor vehicles for scrap without a waste management licence. More...News Bites (15/12/2006)
Beware of bogus refuse collectors; In the Commons - Biomass; In the Commons - In-vessel Composting; Dismantling of UK ships in South Asia contravenes ban on haz waste exports? More...Variable charging still in the balance (15/12/2006)
In a debate in the House of Commons Ben Bradshaw was asked what progress he was making on the review of the national waste strategy. More...New WEEE Regulations laid before Parliament (12/12/2006)
Producers of electrical, and electronic equipment (EEE) will from July 2007 be required to meet the environmental costs of dealing with waste products under new regulations published today. More...Operators of landfill guilty and fined £47500 in total (11/12/2006)
Operators of the Thornhaugh landfill site near Peterborough have been prosecuted for their activities at the site during 2004 and 2005. More...Stirling Council fined £7500 for leachate discharges from landfill (08/12/2006)
Stirling Council has been fined £7500 for discharging excessive amounts of leachate from its Lower Polmaise landfill site into a river. More...Steel recycling company fined over £0.5m for not accounting for carbon emissions (07/12/2006)
The company was issued with a 'civil penalty' of approximately £565,000 for failing to surrender any allowances for 2005 by the deadline. More...Barker Review - major infrastructure projects (06/12/2006)
Kate Barker's proposals included a radical overhaul of the planning system for major infrastructure projects, including transport, waste and energy, to improve speed and certainty. More...Pink RCV signage tackles fly-tipping in Derby (06/12/2006)
Yesterday, two Council waste vehicles were unveiled in Derby to warn residents of the consequences of fly-tipping More...Environment Agency welcomes High Court ruling on waste oils (06/12/2006)
The Environment Agency has welcomed the High Court ruling made at the end of November, on the burning of waste as fuel. More...Barker proposes planning system for the 21st century (05/12/2006)
The report highlights the vital role planning needs to play to deliver sustainable economic development in the context of the pressures of a growing population, rising incomes......... More...Inspector's decision on Brogborough 'extension' expected in January (04/12/2006)
A decision on controvertial plans to extend the life of Brogborough landfill site, is expected in January 2007 following a public inquiry. More...FOE and EEB welcome EU Committee's moves on waste prevention (01/12/2006)
Pressure Groups Friends of the Earth Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) have welcomed new forward-looking targets for waste prevention agreed by the European Parliament's Environment Committee this week. More...Consultation paper launched on waste crime prevention (30/11/2006)
DEFRA considers that elements of the duty of care regime can represent an opportunity for waste crime, rather than a deterrent. More...GLA Bill published (29/11/2006)
The Government has published the Greater London Authority Bill proposing enhanced powers for the GLA (the Mayor of London and the London Assembly) with the intention of giving greater leadership on strategic issues across London. More...Final chapter for ReChem's Bonnybridge plant (29/11/2006)
Shanks Group have sold the Bonnybridge Re-chem plant which is now to be developed into a transport depot. More...UNEP Nairobi conference addresses electronic waste (28/11/2006)
Nairobi Conference on Basel Convention to Address the Growing Challenge of Electronic Wastes More...Waste storage costs Southam skip company £40,000 (27/11/2006)
A company has pleaded guilty to 8 charges relating to the deposit and storage of controlled waste at Southam, Warwickshire. More...Scottish Executive considers establishing an environmental court (24/11/2006)
Proposals to improve the enforcement of environmental law, including the law on waste management, have been published in a consultation paper which looks at ways in which the criminal justice system could work better. More...Hartlepool company fined £10,000 for waste tyre offences (24/11/2006)
A Hartlepool recycling depot was fined £10,000 this week after pleading guilty to four tyre waste offences. More...Ilkeston waste management company Director fined £9000 (23/11/2006)
A company director has pleaded guilty and has been fined for the illegal burning of waste materials. More...London's waste management approaching a crisis says Ken Livingstone (22/11/2006)
London’s waste management system is approaching a crisis according to The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. More...England easily achieves 2005/06 LATS allowance (20/11/2006)
England has made a good start towards meeting its first tough EU targets of sending less biodegradable waste (cardboard, garden and food waste) to landfill. More...Crack down on waste exports and imports - National ports project. (20/11/2006)
Searches carried out of freight traffic at Holyhead Port and Pembroke Docks. More...Municipal waste management statistics 2005/06 (17/11/2006)
DEFRA has issued the first set of estimates for the 2005-06 survey of municipal wastes. More...End of line for paper based PRNs (14/11/2006)
The Packaging Federation has said that the new E-PRNs and PERNs will commence in January 2007. This will mark the end of the paper based version. More...Firm fined for using untreated waste in community woodland planting project (08/11/2006)
A company pleaded guilty today at Ayr Sheriff Court to disposing of untreated waste between May and October 2004. More...Temporary stop notices available for unauthorised landfills under new guidance (07/11/2006)
New guidance for local authorities on how to take planning enforcement action was outlined today, including comment on the existing enforcement action that came out of the Review of Planning Enforcement More...Dorset builder fined for waste offences is alleged to have assaulted Agency Officers (07/11/2006)
A Dorset building contractor has been ordered to pay £1,837 in fines and costs for dumping demolition waste on land at Compton Abbas. More...Richmond cabinet to consider compulsory recycling (06/11/2006)
A report by a Waste Scrutiny Task Group on compulsory recycling is due to go to Richmond Council's Cabinet on December 9 when decisions on the future of the borough’s waste and recycling services are expected. More...Remember, remember illegal waste burners beware (02/11/2006)
The Environment Agency will be on the lookout for waste cheats using bonfire night as a cover to flytip or burn waste illegally. More...Environment Agency concerned over hazardous waste treatment (02/11/2006)
The Environment Agency has issued an opinion on the treatment and landfilling of hazardous waste due to problems that the organisation is experiencing with the management of these materials. More...Battery recycling scheme expanded by WRAP (01/11/2006)
Research undertaken by WRAP shows that the average household uses 21 batteries per year and that around 600m UK batteries are sent to landfill every year. More...David Miliband confirms discussions on green taxes (news in brief) (30/10/2006)
David Miliband has confirmed that discussions are being held with a view to introducing further green taxes. This now means that all the major political parties are developing policy on these taxes, which are aimed at improving environmental conditions. More...Power tools firm fails to recycle packaging waste (30/10/2006)
An international power tool company has been fined a total of £12,000 and ordered to pay £1,257 costs for failing to recover and recycle packaging waste More...Skip operator fined for illegal tyre treatment (news in brief) (23/10/2006)
The court heard that Mr Clements is a senior partner of Clembins Skip Hire, which is run from his land at Pitchkettle Farm. More...Volunteers 'Keep Wales Tidy' hands on (news in brief) (23/10/2006)
Volunteers removed tonnes of rubbish from a number of fly-tipping hotspots in Cwm Gwendraeth, Carmarthenshire in October over a 2 day period. The operation was coordinated by staff from Environment Agency Wales. More...Lancaster litter bins upgraded with ciggie Stub Plates (16/10/2006)
The City Council has fitted special ‘Stub plates’ to bins around Lancaster district to help people avoid £75 on the spot fines for dropping cigarette butts in the street. More...Able UK planning submissions for recycling of the "ghost" ships thrown out. (13/10/2006)
Hartlepool Council has overwhelmingly rejected all four applications from Able UK relating to the development of its Graythorp site on the outskirts of Hartlepool. More...British Plastics Federation urges Government action on energy (13/10/2006)
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has repeated key points for the UK Government's consumption in its to pursuit of a sustainable energy policy. More...English WDAs meet LATS limits - provisionally (12/10/2006)
According to an interim statement from DEFRA, all waste disposal authorities in England have successfully met their LATS limits for the first year of the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme. More...'Its in the bag' as DEFRA calls for voluntary code (news in brief) (12/10/2006)
DEFRA and the devolved administrations have invited major UK retail groups to discuss a voluntary code of practice aimed at reducing the number of plastic and paper bags distributed to consumers. More...Scrap dealer contravenes End-of-Life Vehicle Regs (09/10/2006)
A scrap yard owner has been ordered to pay £18,905 for failing to dispose of waste vehicles and vehicle parts properly and for running a site without the correct Waste Management Licence. More...High profile issue of permit for Staffordshire rendering plant. (09/10/2006)
The Environment Agency has taken the unusual step of issuing a press release related to the issue of a PPC permit and has taken a variety of steps in terms of present and future public consultation. More...One week only to WEEE consultation deadline (09/10/2006)
Readers are reminded that the recent consultation on the implementation of WEEE will come to a close on the 17 October 2006 (on Tuesday next). More...DEFRA issues model LATS contract (05/10/2006)
Defra has published a Model Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) Trading Agreement to assist local authorities in drawing up formal contracts when trading their allowances. The model contract is also supported by a set of guidance notes. More...Battery Directive published in the Official Journal (news in brief) (05/10/2006)
DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC OJ L266 Vol 49 26 September 2006 More...Ivory Coast investigators to visit Probo Koala blockaded in Estonia (news in brief) (04/10/2006)
Seven investigators from the Ivory Coast are expected to visit the port of Paldiski, Estonia where the oil tanker Probo Koala is held. More...Europe's African dumping ground? (02/10/2006)
It looks from information given that the toxic waste recently "disposed of" in the Ivory Coast could be the tip of the ice-berg. More...Misunderstanding leads to a roasting (29/09/2006)
A misunderstanding of packaging regulations led to a company being fined a total of £4,000 and ordered to pay £940 costs. More...Tamworth duo plead guilty to licence breaches (29/09/2006)
A man and a company plead guilty at Burton-upon-Trent Magistrates to charges relating to breaches of a Waste Management Licence (25 Sept 2006). More...France to treat toxic waste from the Ivory Coast tragedy (news in brief) (27/09/2006)
France is to accept the toxic waste for treatment that has caused deaths and many health problems in Ivory Coast. The material is expected to be shipped in mid-October. More...The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) (ROS) consultation (news in brief) (25/09/2006)
According to the Scottish executive, the Renewables Obligation (Scotland), or ROS, has been very successful to date. More...Environment Agency launches Annual Environmental Protection Charges Consultation 2007/08 (25/09/2006)
The Environment Agency has launching its annual charges consultation which will run to 8 December 2006. More...Tyres dumped in Welsh SSSI but Army to the rescue (22/09/2006)
Cwm Taf Fechan has recovered thanks to the Welsh Transport Regiment. Environment Agency Wales called on them to clean up beauty spot that had been blighted by the flytipping of over 400 tyres last month. More...Amsterdam Council to investigate Ivory Coast toxic waste deaths (news in brief) (21/09/2006)
Amsterdam's City Council has ordered an investigation into the ship that carried hazardous waste which is alleged to have resulted in the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast. The ship had unsuccessfully tried to unload the waste in Amsterdam before it sailing to Abidjan, Ivory Coast. More...Middlesbrough firm heavily fined for burning waste (15/09/2006)
A haulage firm was fined £45,000 at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for continuing to breach conditions of its Waste Management Licence, despite earlier warnings. More...Nottingham man charged for failing to control hazardous wastes (15/09/2006)
A Nottingham man pleaded guilty on 14 September at Derby Crown Court, to one charge of failing to take reasonable measures to prevent the escape of asbestos and clinical waste. More...Stockton man gets maximum community service order for fly-tipping waste in Stockton-on-Tees (15/09/2006)
A Stockton man was given a 300 hundred hour community order on Wednesday last at Teesside Magistrates’ Court for fly tipping hazardous chemical containers. More...Dudley firm guilty of packaging waste recycling failures (15/09/2006)
A company based in Dudley pleaded guilty at Dudley Magistrates Court, on 11 September 2006, to nine charges relating to failing to recover and recycle packaging. More...Confusion on Agency advice on disposal of TV monitors (news in brief) (13/09/2006)
There has been confusion caused to Local Authorities over the way that TV monitors should be handled according to the Chief Executive of Sustainability Northwest. More...Somerset skip company fined for depositing mixed and hazardous waste on farmland. (11/09/2006)
A Somerset skip company and its director have been ordered to pay £2,818 in fines and costs for illegally dumping 120 tonnes of mixed waste on farmland in Dorchester, Dorset. More...Welsh local authorities meet strict Assembly limits on landfilling "compostable" waste. (08/09/2006)
Figures announced today reveal that every local authority in Wales has met strict Assembly limits on the amount of compostable waste they are allowed to send to landfill sites. More...Director failed to prevent employees illegally dumping near Chequers (08/09/2006)
The sole director of Acacia Tree Care Ltd, has been given an eight-month suspended sentence and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for failing to prevent employees illegally dumping several loads of waste at two sites close to the Prime Minister’s country residence. The company was fined a total of £3,000 for its involvement. More...Agency continue to pursue unregistered companies as fencing firm fined for ignoring packaging law (06/09/2006)
Grange Fencing Limited based in Telford, pleaded guilty early this month, at Telford Magistrates Court, to 9 charges relating to failing to meet its obligations under the Packaging Waste Regulations. More...HSE issues guidance on “Waste and Recycling Vehicles in Street Collection”. (05/09/2006)
The HSE has issued guidance titled “Waste and Recycling Vehicles in Street Collection”. This follows earlier reports that the HSE considers the waste industry to be one of the worst on safety. More...Keeping trade out of Sheffield household waste recycling centres (31/08/2006)
Following concerns that Sheffield’s five major Household Waste Recycling Centres are being used illegitimately by traders and other commercial enterprises for cheap (free!) disposal. The Council and its contractor Veolia are going to implement additional checks on possible traders using the sites. More...DEFRA consultation on amendments to the Packaging Waste Regulations 2005 (30/08/2006)
The recent consultation launch from DEFRA, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly on amendments to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005 was reported by MoreThanWaste – see article of 29.8.06 – and a further report on the consultation document is summarized below. More...Swift skips gets ‘swift’ justice (30/08/2006)
The owner of a skip hire company on Bedfont Trading Estate, in Feltham, has been fined £45,000 after pleading guilty to six charges of keeping and treating controlled waste without a Waste Management Licence contrary to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. More...Worcester man fined for a breach of the Duty of Care (30/08/2006)
A man pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court in August to a charge relating to the illegal disposal of waste, through a disregard for the Duty of Care. More...DEFRA issue consultation on amendments to the Packaging Waste Regulations 2005 (29/08/2006)
DEFRA, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government have issued a consultation paper for changes to the producer responsibility legislative regime for packaging and packaging waste as contained in the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005. More...Sea used as dumping ground by fly-tippers (25/08/2006)
RUBBISH is being dumped at sea to avoid paying landfill fees. Guernsey Public Services minister Bill Bell said fly tipping was on the rise and likely to get worse as refuse disposal fees went up again in January. “It’s very much an increasing problem. Our figures for the amount of waste we’re taking into Mont Cuet are down on last year, but if you had the same figures for fly tipping I think they would be up,” he said. More...Hafod waste delivery is a blow for the 11-year campaign (25/08/2006)
Mersey Waste Holdings (MWH) faced considerable opposition earlier in the week when the first lorry carrying waste arrived at Hafod Quarry, near Wrexham. A police presence was required to control the situation and it is understood that protesters had to be removed from the path of vehicles. More...Second Quarter Packaging Waste Statistics Released (22/08/2006)
Statistics issued on the National Packaging Waste Database indicate that second quarter packaging waste recycling is holding up overall. More...Cardboard packaging company fined (22/08/2006)
A company involved in cardboard packaging manufacture, pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court to 12 charges relating to failing to meet its obligations under laws governing the recovery and recycling of packaging. More...Landfill operator fined for major odour problems from Essex landfill (21/08/2006)
A landfill site which caused rotten smells and also caused misery to residents, was the subject of a parliamentary debate, and resulted in the operator being fined on 18 August. The case was brought under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. More...Barnet praised by fly-tip project (21/08/2006)
Barnet Council has been cited as a beacon of good practice by a Government-sponsored project investigating the causes, incentives and solutions for fly-tipping. Fly tipping has been identified previously as a high cost item to local authorities and an anti-social activity. More...Merseyside Waste Holdings secure landfill capacity near to Wrexham (15/08/2006)
Despite a considerable amount of controversy over the years, Merseyside Waste Holdings (MWH) has secured a landfill site near to Wrexham and is about to commence operations once the permit has been cleared by the Environment Agency More...Waste Management Industry toppled from first place – thankfully! (14/08/2006)
The waste management industry has been toppled from the top spot as the most polluting business sector in 2005 according to the Agency’s tenth annual spotlight on business report. More...Consultation launched on London’s Mayoral Powers (12/08/2006)
The Government has launched a consultation paper on powers for the Mayor of London to decide planning applications of major strategic importance. Waste management gets particular mention in relation to the Mayor’s recommended powers. More...MP has wrong facts on recycling credits says county council (08/08/2006)
East Sussex County Council is trying to limit the amount of recycling by Lewes and Wealden District Councils claims Lewes LibDem MP Norman Baker. More...Norfolk company failed to recycle packaging waste (07/08/2006)
Swains International of Hunstanton, Norfolk was found to have failed its duty to recycle packaging wastes and has been fined at total of £9,600 and ordered to pay £1,169 costs at King’s Lynn Magistrates Court. More...Cornwall LAWDC receives £35,000 fines at Liskeard Magistrates Court (07/08/2006)
Liskeard Magistrate's Court imposed fines last week of £35,000 on CES Ltd against five charges of breaching site permit conditions at one of Cornwall's two main landfill sites. The company had pleaded guilty to all charges. More...Environment Agency to deal with radioactive contaminated land (07/08/2006)
Changes to land contamination rules set out how radioactive contaminated land should be dealt with. The changes came into force on 4 August and set out how radioactive contaminated land should be dealt with by the Environment Agency and local authorities. More...