An important development in the drafting of the WEEE Directive this week (3 February 2011) has been that MEPs voted to approve changes by 580 votes
New edition of ISO/IEC 17201 published
I thought it would be good to update on the latest status of ISO / IEC 17021, which is the standard used for the accreditation
Waste review: The use of standards as enforcement alternatives
It is interesting to hear that standards and accreditation could be given a “larger role” in waste enforcement to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses
Landmark prosecution for landfill gas emissions
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted Waste Recycling Group (WRG) yesterday (17 January 2011) for failing to maintain post-restoration control systems for managing landfill gas from the
IEMA’s Practitioners’ Survey 2011 Results due out
The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) will publish their annual survey on the state of the environmental profession on Wednesday, 19 January 2011. It
Potential removal of DEFRA’s responsibility for sustainable development in government
An interesting development today, is that the Environmental Audit Committee will discuss whether the Cabinet Office should take over the task of monitoring and reducing the