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Blog, Waste Management
EA RPS C8 on Waste Transfer and Consignment Notes

Managing waste and getting it off site safely is a challenge at the best of times, but even more so during the current crisis. It’s been pleasing to see how well the waste management industry has reacted in general to the situation and there has now been further help from the regulators to help maintain social distancing as much as possible for frontline workers when transferring waste.

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Blog, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Waste Management
Registration Deadline Extension – RPS C9

The Environment Agency released Regulatory Position Statement C9, which signals an extension of the registration deadline for packaging producers who were unable, for reasons relating to the strain put on businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic and Government’s home working advice, to successfully register as a producer, either directly or through a compliance scheme, on or before 7 April 2020.

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Blog, Recycling Evidence, Waste Management
Offset compliance cost with own waste PRNs: Are you taking advantage of high PRN rates and being paid a fair rate for your packaging waste?

If your business is obligated under the Packaging Waste Regulations, and cardboard and plastic waste is collected from the business's site(s), you could potentially offset some compliance costs via own waste Packaging Waste Recovery Notes (PRNs). Matt Luntley, Commercial Account Manager, explains more in his Blog...

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Blog, Zero Waste to Landfill
Beyond Zero Waste to Landfill

In recent years, the UK has witnessed a trend for companies racing to claim their zero waste to landfill status. However, dig below the surface and it is often the case that ‘zero waste to landfill’ is achieved by switching from one form of disposal (landfill) to another (Energy from Waste (EfW)). Although EfW is indeed a form of recovery and higher up the Defra waste management hierarchy, is this really the end goal and is the ‘zero waste to landfill’ badge enough?

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Blog, Zero Waste to Landfill
What Zero Waste to Landfill could mean for your business

Customers and other stakeholders are also placing ever increasing pressure on organisations to be “environmentally friendly”, so diverting waste from landfill and achieving Zero Waste to Landfill is a great way of demonstrating your commitment to the environment. But what does this mean and how does my business achieve it?

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Blog, Recycling, Waste Management
Does more waste mean more money?

There are many hidden costs associated with the management of wastes, which could be avoided if waste was not produced in the first place. Our Blog explores some solutions...

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Blog, Recycling, Waste Management
Toy recycling

Studies have been carried out which look into toy packaging, such as Valpak’s Toy Packaging Assessment. However, there has been little focus on actual toys and what happens to them after their appeal has gone.

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