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Welcome to the website of the ESA – the voice of the Waste & Resource 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. 

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ESA CIRCULAR ECONOMY VIDEO

Circular Economy video presentation from ESA Chairman David Palmer-Jones

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 ESA News & Comment

11.12.2013
ESA COMMENT: ESA cautiously welcomes Defra's
Waste Prevention Plan for England

05.12.2013
ESA COMMENT: ESA disappointed with lack of
certainty in Autumn Statement

04.12.2013
ESA outlines its 'wants' from the forthcoming Autumn
Statement

27.11.2013
ESA COMMENT: ESA cautiously welcomes Defra's
plastic bag consultation

22.11.2013
ESA joins forces with other industry trade associations
to write to Resource Minister, Dan Rogerson.

A copy of the letter can be found here

07.11.2013
ESA COMMENT: ESA react to Resource Minister's
letter outlining reductions in Defra's work on waste and 
resources in 2014/15

04.11.2013
ESA unites with other industry bodies to highlight the 
benefits of the EU to our industry

A joint statement of shared views on the recent EU 
Balance of Competences can be found here

21.10.2013
ESA get involved with European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2013

17.10.2013
ESA welcomes the appointment of Dan Rogerson MP as 
Waste and Resource minister.

16.10.2013
ESA supports CIWM investigation into C&I waste & the 
institutions calls for improvements in data

14.10.2013
ESA COMMENT: ESA warns that continued cuts to the Agency's budget is harming its ability to combat
waste crime and landfill tax avoidance



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2014

  • W2E City Summit 2014                                    21 - 22 May 2014, London


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The sector at a glance

  • Total turnover: £11bn
  • Direct Employment: 95,000 people
  • Municipal waste handled each year: over 26 million tonnes
  • 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.
  • Greenhouse gas emissions down by 70% since 1990.
  • The top seven companies account for approximately 40% of turnover. Many hundreds of SMEs provide either localised or more specialised services