News

Recycled plastic food wrappers spark concerns for scientists

19th May 2023

food packaging / plastic / Recycling

News

Hertfordshire recycling firm fined after employee’s leg amputated

17th May 2023

health and safety / Health and Safety Executive

News

Recycling firm wall collapse directors jailed after deaths of 5 men

16th May 2023

health and safety / Health and Safety at Work Act

Insight

Playing it safe: CIWM’s new level 3 health & safety programme

10th May 2023

CIWM / health and safety / training

News

HSE found serious safety concerns on 43% of waste site visits

20th April 2023

health and safety / HSE / waste and recycling sector

News

BMRA – government’s vape scheme “playing with fire” on safety

14th April 2023

BMRA / vapes / WEEE

Feature

Improving safety in the waste & recycling sector

5th April 2023

health and safety / HSE / waste and recycling sector

News

E-scooters increasing danger of battery fires, BMRA says

17th February 2023

BMRA / EWEEE / Lithium Ion Batteries

News

Gateshead Council urges public to recycle their vapes

14th February 2023

e-cigarettes / EWEEE / local authorities

News

Study: microplastics used in packaging and paint discovered in human veins

2nd February 2023

health and safety / Microplastics

Guidance

Disposing of redundant or time-expired flares (pyrotechnics)

17th January 2023

CIWM / health and safety / pyrotechnics

Insight

Vapes – a burning issue

3rd January 2023

E-Waste / vapes / WEEE

News

BMRA calls for “urgently required” kerbside collections of WEEE over Christmas

20th December 2022

BMRA / Kerbside Collection / WEEE

News

Over 700 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres are caused by batteries

1st December 2022

Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fires

News

New EU-funded project aims to prevent fires caused by batteries at e-waste recycling facilities

28th November 2022

Batteries / health and safety / WEEE

News

Waste industry fatal injury rate 11 times the all industry rate, new figures show

28th November 2022

health and safety / HSE / waste industry

News

Birmingham recycling plant directors guilty after five workers killed by collapsing wall

22nd November 2022

health and safety / Health and Safety at Work Act / HSE

News

Households “should be banned” from disposing of batteries in roadside collection bins

18th November 2022

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