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 News ESA survey shows positivity around waste management industry’s health & safety culture 15th November 2022 Environmental Services Association / health and safety News “Zombie Batteries” behind rising rates of UK waste facility fires, ESA says 24th October 2022 Batteries / ESA / Waste Fires News Biffa adopts “revolutionary” health and safety platform 11th October 2022 Biffa / health and safety / Sustainable waste management News Project to develop large-scale fishing net recycling in the UK 10th October 2022 fishing gear / Keep Britain Tidy / plastic News WasteAid programme to improve waste management in low-income communities in Cameroon 10th October 2022 Cameroon / Circular Economy / WasteAid First 1 2 … 6 7 8 … 26 27 Last
