12th April 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Time really does fly in our sector right now, and I would rather be busy than idle. But it only seems a blink of an eye since my last blog which focused on the then ‘new’ Defra and HM Treasury consultations which I firmly believe will reshape the sector like nothing before. So many facets
1st March 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Even though my role requires me to lead on consultation responses, government liaison and external relations on behalf of SUEZ in the UK, I do over the course of the year spend quite a bit of time with clients. This can be running workshops, looking with our partners at new strategies and opportunities and testing
11th February 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. The start to 2019 has been just as hectic as I suggested in my last blog, even though the Defra consultations have been delayed by a few weeks. The last two weeks have been particularly full on, with lots of different opportunities to discuss the strategy and more importantly consider what we know, what we
7th January 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Christmas and the New Year period is an ideal time to reflect on the previous 12 months, as well as providing you with a chance to recharge the batteries and plan for the coming year. 2018 – Where did it go? I continued my SUEZ waste odyssey, visiting our sites, contracts and staff across the
12th December 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. December is quickly passing by and Defra is running out of days to publish its Resources and Waste Plan (RWP) and associated consultations on the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), changes to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging, future packaging recycling targets and on the consistency of materials collected into circulation.
6th December 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Given continuing levels of austerity, budget cuts and general resourcing restrictions, nobody working in the world of waste and resource management should be finding workloads anything other than heavy right now. But that shouldn’t be seen as a negative, because from my perspective that means there are lots of new seeds taking root which should
30th November 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Aldersgate Group organised a report launch event on Thursday, 29th November 2018 entitled ‘What does business want from the Environment Bill?’ I was delighted to present at the launch, where representatives from a number of environmental disciplines came together, with Defra and other government departments to discuss what industry needs from the forthcoming Environment Bill.
25th November 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. I was fortunate to use an unexpected free afternoon on my way back from a workshop in Bristol, to check out our Warwick depot. I had been wanting to get an overview of what we are doing with the contract that is closest to the place that I call home. Collection contract SUEZ first won
19th November 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Since the launch of the SUEZ recycling and recovery UK’s Resources & Waste Management Manifesto in late May, I have been somewhat busy facilitating workshops with DEFRA, key stakeholders, and some of our clients to test some of our assumptions and work through some of our recommendations in more detail. After the workshops that we
6th November 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Late October saw Defra launch its consultation on banning the distribution and sale of plastic straws, plastic-stemmed cotton buds and plastic drink stirrers in England. Defra is particularly keen to hear views and read evidence concerning additional costs or constraints to business of the proposed ban, what the impact might be on the price per
