2nd February 2023
Blog By Siobhan O’Dell, Community Liaison Manager at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK 2022 was a year of suspense as we waited for clarification from government on the upcoming changes to policy needed for local authorities and the waste industry to begin making pragmatic plans to deliver a greener economy. Yesterday’s webinar, hosted by Sarah Ottaway, Sustainability and Social Value
30th January 2023
The new compliance requirements on items containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were introduced in December 2022 and take effect between now and December 2024. The legislative basis for the management of POPs was established in 2007 in the ‘Persistent Organic Pollutant Regulations 2007’.
3rd January 2023
Blog by Dr Adam Read, Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. This blog was originally posted by EfW Net. It’s been a while since my last post where I was focused on decarbonisation and the opportunity for developing new skills and a new workforce for the energy from waste sector. Consultations have come and gone, and
16th December 2022
Blog by Emily Nurse, Sustainability and Social Value Intern at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. With growing demand for a shift to a more circular economy, reuse and repair programmes have rapidly come to the fore, looking to become the next priority within the waste prevention agenda. Following the launch of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK’s guide, Putting reuse at
16th December 2022
Our Social Value and Sustainability Intern, Emily Nurse shares her key learnings from her week of visiting various SUEZ locations across the UK. During October, I was given the opportunity to visit a number of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK waste management sites around the country. Having only been at SUEZ since September, it was a fantastic chance for me
24th November 2022
By Siobhan O’Dell, Community Liaison Manager at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK As we move towards the end of 2022, it is the ideal time to reflect on the year just passed and to look ahead to what the future might hold for us as a sector. In a SUEZ hosted webinar earlier this week, our External Affairs Director, Dr
14th November 2022
Since 2014, our Suffolk energy-from-waste (EfW) facility has been putting waste to good use by converting waste materials into energy to generate electricity. The facility, in partnership with Suffolk County Council, processes 295,000 tonnes of waste a year from households and businesses across Suffolk. What makes this facility so unique? Here are five surprising facts about the Suffolk EfW.
7th November 2022
Blog written by Sarah Ottaway, Sustainability and Social Value Lead at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK With consumption
28th October 2022
Almost half of all waste fires in the UK are caused by batteries. This not only poses a significant risk to those who work at the facilities but also costs millions in damage every year. What’s more, batteries which end up in landfill can release toxic substances which contaminate soil and water, further harming our environment.
14th October 2022
Nearly a month since the RWM & Let’s Recycle Live 2022, the UK’s leading event for waste, resource and sustainability professionals, we are catching up with Emily Nurse our Sustainability and Social Value Intern, to capture the insight of an industry newcomer, who spent a couple of days in Birmingham last month to find out what the next 12 months
