News Textile reclaimer fined £300,000 after employee struck by vehicle 29th July 2025 Health & Safety / HSE / textiles News HSE found serious safety concerns on 43% of waste site visits 20th April 2023 health and safety / HSE / waste and recycling sector Feature Improving safety in the waste & recycling sector 5th April 2023 health and safety / HSE / waste and recycling sector 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 HSE to prosecute following Birmingham fatal wall collapse in 2016 2nd December 2020 health and safety / HSE / West Midlands Police News Waste recycling company fined after employee fatally injured 27th November 2020 Enva Scotland Limited / Fatalities / HSE News Waste sector fatalities below annual average, latest figures show 5th November 2020 health and safety / HSE / Waste Sector Fatalities News 5 fatal injuries to waste and recycling workers recorded for 2019/20 8th July 2020 Fatalities / health and safety / HSE News Viridor fined £400,000 following worker’s “life-changing” injury 9th March 2020 health and safety / HSE / Viridor News Waste management company fined after worker suffers leg amputation 26th February 2020 health and safety / HSE / Peter Norris News HSE says it “will not tolerate” abuse of its staff following incident 20th February 2020 abusive behaviour / HSE News Figures show there were 7 waste-sector fatalities in 2018/19 31st October 2019 Fatalities / health and safety / HSE News Recycling firm fined after employee loses part of arm 23rd October 2019 health and safety / HSE / Mid UK News Recycling company fined after worker loses fingers 2nd August 2019 health and safety / HSE News New figures show drop in waste sector fatalities 4th July 2019 Fatalities / HSE News Design waste collection systems with health and safety in mind – HSE 3rd July 2019 collections / HSE / Waste Contracts News Suez Fined After Worker Injured On Site 7th May 2019 HSE / SUEZ First 1 2 3 4 Last
