News Bin worker assaulted – Slough Borough Council calls for respect 24th June 2022 bin collection / health and safety / Local Authority News CIWM launch scheme to improve health and safety in the metal recycling sector 21st April 2022 BMRA / CIWM / health and safety / Metal Recycling News Norfolk man jailed for 8 months over illegal waste 19th April 2022 Environment Agency / health and safety / Waste Crime News Veolia advances health and safety for vehicle crews 17th March 2022 health and safety / refuse collection vehicles / Veolia News Women ‘more vulnerable’ to climate change impacts than men – UN Women 10th March 2022 Climate Change / International Women’s Day / UN Women News 9% of global plastic waste is recycled while 22% is ‘mismanaged’ – OECD 23rd February 2022 EPR / landfil / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / plastic News Pollution causing more deaths than COVID – UN report 21st February 2022 international / plastic / Pollution / United Nations Feature Balancing the needs of the circular economy and a toxic-free world 16th February 2022 Axion / persistent organic pollutants / plastic News WasteAid to launch two more initiatives to prevent plastic pollution in Cameroon and South Africa 15th February 2022 Circular Economy / international / WasteAid News UK government reviewing the potential of recycling PPE waste 15th February 2022 Coronavirus / PPE Over 40 brands have signed up to initiative to tackle ‘date label confusion’ 14th February 2022 Food Labels / Food Waste / too good to go News Turkish dumpsites contaminated with toxic chemicals from UK waste, says Greenpeace 9th February 2022 Greenpeace / Turkey / Waste Exports Research & Report Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19 7th February 2022 covid-19 / Healthcare Waste / WHO News Tonnes of COVID-19 healthcare waste exposes ‘dire need’ to improve waste management systems – WHO 2nd February 2022 Coronavirus / medical waste / World Health Organisation Webinar Health & Safety 17th January 2022 emergencies / health and safety / Protests / wellbeing / WISH News Omicron absence rates pushed to ‘never before seen’ average of 4.87% – LARAC 14th January 2022 Coronavirus / LARAC / local authorities News New UK facility enables in-house testing for lead acid and lithium-ion battery recycling processes 12th January 2022 battery recycling / Lithium ion / Technology Minerals News Other frontline staff used to keep council waste and recycling services going 5th January 2022 Coronavirus / ESA / LARAC / LGA First 1 2 … 7 8 9 … 26 27 Last
