6th August 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Firstly I promise to keep this short, as I am about to head off on a family holiday, and secondly events over the last few weeks have left me in a reflective mood. About this time last year I wrote a piece for RWW named ‘clutching at straws’, where I was surprised by the level
6th June 2019
Posted by Dr Adam Read. The last 20 years has seen the UK switch from being landfill dominated, to one which has a healthy mix of recycling and energy recovery. But this transition hasn’t been easy, and in many respects the transition has been delivered despite a significant degree of misalignment between national policies and targets and local decision making,
8th May 2019
So we are down to the last few days before the initial four consultations issued to help design the delivery required in the Resources and Waste Strategy for England are due to be submitted. A few organisations will have already submitted their responses, whereas others will be going through their final checks and refinements. At SUEZ, we are working hard
7th May 2019
My job gives me the opportunity to travel the length and breadth of this country. I love the differences I observe, from the local accents to the scenery, to the crowds in busy places and the solitude of the quite ones. People and places are different and when it comes to waste and recycling we need to recognise those differences
1st May 2019
It’s great to see that in the various consultations under the waste and resources strategy we are being asked to achieve more success in prevention, minimisation and recycling, as well as ensure that we complete the move away from landfill. It’s even better that we are being asked to consider achieving stretch targets in recycling, moving from a national average
29th April 2019
So here we are, nearly at the end of consultations that will set the foundations for the resource and waste sector for up to the next 25 years. From the consistency of household and business collections proposal, which is trying to define what and how materials are harvested, to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) plan that is seeking to build
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
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.
