Angus Evers from King & Wood Mallesons explains new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences and two recent consultations set to affect the sector.

Edward Perchard reviews Nigel Haigh’s EU Environmental Policy: Its Journey to Centre Stage

REPIC CEO Dr Philip Morton explains how the 2015 WEEE compliance fee works to improve collection of e-waste.

Resource dials up some electronics producers to see how they view the UK producer responsibility system and what a more circular future will entail.

A broader definition for ‘biowaste’ and obligatory separate collection of organic waste should be included in a revised Circular Economy Package, according to the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association.

European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella says that the implementation of the Circular Economy Package’s action plan is ‘on track’, but has warned that a progress report will not be carried out for another five years.

The UK’s membership of the EU has been a ‘crucial factor’ in the shaping of its environmental policy, an Environmental Audit Committee inquiry has found.

Rogue traders, including illegal waste operators, have been targeted during a national day of action to prevent innocent people becoming victims of crime.

The ESA has launched ‘Right Waste, Right Place’, a campaign against waste crime, as research shows 56 per cent of UK businesses are not complying with duty of care legislation for waste.

Northern Irish businesses are now required to separate and recycle food waste after a new law came into effect last week.