At Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, our dedicated Rural and Wildlife Crime Team, Country Watch, have been working closely with partner agencies and other local policing teams to tackle the scourge of waste crime. Operation Wolf Our officers have teamed up with key local council partners, including Hampshire County Council’s waste management team, the […]
Following extensive discussions with the Environment Agency on behalf of industry, the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has today (Thursday, November 2nd) welcomed the launch of a new regulatory position statement for waste wood which it says will make it more practical to meet regulatory requirements while still ensuring compliance. RPS 291 allows, in the short […]
The UK’s Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) will be officially launched at the Waste Crime Conference later this week, heralding a new way of working to tackle one of the waste and recycling sector’s biggest issues. WACT comprises a number of organisations from across the public and private sector, including regulators, trade associations, landowners, businesses and […]