In the ESA’s new Annual Report, outgoing Chairman, Michael Topham, described 2025 as a “year of contrasting focus” as the association navigated both the immediate implementation of the Collection and […]
Environmental Services Association members deliver essential frontline recycling and waste treatment services to millions of people across the United Kingdom every day – protecting the environment and supporting the circular economy.
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Hundreds of “near-miss” incidents involving people sleeping in bins each year
Recycling and waste collectors with a national footprint can routinely report more than four hundred “near-miss” incidents each year involving people sheltering inside waste containers, according to data shared with […]
ESA responds to “disappointing” Telegraph EfW story
Energy recovery facilities play a vital role in our society, safely and reliably treating millions of tonnes of the UK’s residual waste each year. These facilities are an essential component […]
ESA supports recommendations to bolster UK circular economy for steel scrap
The ESA has today (1st December 2025) expressed its support for the findings of a new report which puts forward recommendations to Government to help develop a thriving, circular and […]
Decarbonising the recycling and waste sector
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