News Two men ordered to pay £313,000 for running illegal tyre waste site 7th April 2025 Environment Agency / Tyres / Waste Crime News Man fined £12,000 for storing toxic waste at his business 25th March 2025 local authorities / Waste Crime News Man fined for burning asbestos waste next to ancient woodland 6th February 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Welsh company fined for health and safety failures at HWRCs 3rd February 2025 Health and Safety Executive / HWRCs News 10 fire engines called to “severe fire” at Biffa recycling plant 6th January 2025 Biffa / Recycling Centre / Waste Fire News 87% of people employed in recycling and waste feel safe at work 28th November 2024 Environmental Services Association / health and safety News AD firm fined £300,000 after explosion causes life-changing injuries 26th November 2024 Environment Agency / Health and Safety Executive News Fatal injury rate in waste industry is 9 times the all industry rate 22nd November 2024 Health and Safety Executive / waste industry Sponsored content Promoting a safety culture: Improving safety and legal compliance in the waste & recycling industry 21st November 2024 Health & Safety News Routine H&S inspection lands metal recycling firm £650,000 fine 28th October 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Metal Recycling News Pilot project to trial tech that prevents batteries igniting in HWRCs 23rd October 2024 E-Waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News £30 million for research to tackle UK nuclear decommissioning challenges 28th August 2024 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority / Nuclear Waste / Research and Development News Fires from improper disposal averaging one fire per day – Veolia 28th August 2024 behaviour change / Veolia / Waste Fires News Wood recycling firm fined after company director killed 21st August 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Wood Recycling News Companies fined after man crushed to death by machine at MRF 5th August 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Waste Crime News Veolia fined £3m after man dies while decommissioning gas rig 26th July 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Recycling / Veolia News Husband and wife sentenced after illegal waste site caught fire 27th June 2024 Environment Agency / Tyres / Waste Crime News Waste recycling company fined £24,000 after worker suffers injuries 4th June 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Recycling First 1 2 3 4 5 … 26 27 Last
