Environmental Services Association

Type: Organization

Name: Environmental Services Association

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Government of Alberta

Individual fined for providing false information

The Provincial Court of Alberta has fined an Alberta man $20,000 for knowingly providing false or misleading information pursuant to a requirement under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act . Enviro Scan Technologies Inc. and its owner Brian ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Environment, Misleading Information, Environmental Services Association, Government of Alberta

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Greens should keep their powder dry: Brussels doesn’t always know best

Matthew Farrow, Director of Policy, ESAThis is a guest blog by Matthew Farrow, Director of Policy at the Environmental Services Association, writing in a personal capacity. This article first appeared on the Green Alliance blog.This is a guest blog by ... [Published E2BPulse - May 09 2013]

Entities: European Union, United Kingdom, Environment, Environmental Services Association, Brussels

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

MRF Code needs to be more robust, say sector bodies

Defra’s proposals for implementing a mandatory MRF code of practice need to be strengthened, according to industry bodies representing the materials reprocessing sector. Aimed at improving the quality of recyclates (including metal, paper, plastic and ... [Published Recycling Waste World - May 02 2013]

Entities: UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A..., Recycling, European Space Agency

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

EU official calls for elimination of landfill

A ban on sending certain wastes to landfill could be among future policies explored by the European Union, a Commission official told waste industry delegates at a conference in Ghent, Belgium last week.But, the official said it was a ‘constant battle’ ... [Published Lets Recycle - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Landfill, Falkenberg, European Union

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

New commitment launched to help Scottish SMEs cut waste

Richard Lochhead, Environment Secretary, ScotlandZero Waste Scotland, with the backing of the Scottish government, has today launched Scotland’s Resource Sector Commitment, an initiative designed to set standards for business waste collections and help ... [Published E2BPulse - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Recycling, Richard Lochhead, Federation of Small Businesses

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Scotland set for launch of waste sector commitment

Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Environmental Services Association are due to launch a voluntary commitment for the waste sector this week, which is intended to help businesses prepare for Scotland’s new waste regulations.Iain Gulland, director of ... [Published Lets Recycle - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Waste Management, Environmental Services Association

Quotes

"On balance, given the above concern, we favour the removal of the 1000 tonnes de minimis and the consequent level playing field for all MRF operators,” stated Georgeson."

MRF Code needs to be more robust, say sector bodies [Published Recycling Waste World - May 02 2013]

"In the same spirit, I look forward to the waste industry operators that have called for this responding by completing the necessary supply chain transparency and supporting our calls for full transparency of the end destination of recycling,” he added."

MRF Code of Practice Must be Mandatory - Unanimous Verdict? [Published Waste Management World - May 01 2013]

"It should be noted that MRFs are but one part of the supply chain and that all stakeholders need to take responsibility for ensuring a high quality of recyclates."

ESA calls for greater reprocessor transparency [Published Lets Recycle - Apr 29 2013]

...overriding objective throughout this process has been to maximise the value the UK gets from its recovered resources," the CRR said in a statement. "CRR maintains that this is best achieved through the separate collection of recyclables, where technically, environmentally and economically practicable (TEEP). However, we are pleased that the originally contested Waste Regulations were revised to better reflect this. In addition, we look forward to contributing to any future guidance that sets out criteria for this requirement of the regulations."

Reprocessing firms decide not to appeal against ruling on 'co-mingling' of recyclables [Published Out-Law.com - Mar 26 2013]