Welcome to the website of the ESA – the trade association for the UK's Resource & Waste Management Industry.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA) is working to transform waste and resource management in the UK.  Our work helps enable our members to turn Britain’s waste into valuable resources whilst protecting the environment. 

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY DOCUMENTATION

Useful Environment Agency Guidance

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The sector at a glance

• Total turnover: £11bn
• Direct Employment: Almost 100,000 people
• The industry is geographically diverse (to be close to waste generation) and provides jobs and apprenticeships – at all levels to local economies across the country
• The sector collects over £1 billion each year in landfill tax alone, and pays business rates to local communities.
• Municipal waste handled each year: over 26 million tonnes
• Invested approximately £5 billion in new infrastructure in the past five years 
• Energy generated (from waste combustion and landfill gas) each year: approximately 6,700 GWh (1.5% of the UK's total electricity supply and around 20% of our renewable electricity).
• The top seven companies account for approximately 40% of turnover. Many hundreds of SMEs provide either localised or more specialised services