The waste hierarchy, which was transposed into UK law through the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, sets out five steps for dealing with waste according to its environmental impact. At the ...

Ms Parke, who has local authority experience as a former waste and recycling officer at Portsmouth city council, said: “The new Secretary of State has signalled a renewed strategy on waste and ...

Defra has issued updated guidance on applying the waste hierarchy for businesses in line with the revised EU Waste Framework Directive, which was transposed into UK law earlier this year. The 14-page ...

To helppush waste up the hierarchy, Mr Sponar said member states needed to use the right economic instruments. Pointing to a recent EU report (see letsrecycle.com story), he said that landfill bans ...

Reducing waste is a key theme of the strategy, which says: "The volumes of this waste going to disposal in the UK have been driven down greatly over the years through more effective application of the ...