Wiser has been working with RSM Maintenance Ltd to develop their ISO9001 & National Highway Sector Scheme 18 accredited management system. Today RSM Maintenance Ltd completed their Stage 2 audit and have been the recommendation for ISO9001 & NHSS18 certification – congratulations to RSM!
he EA has updated their service standards. These standards set out the level of customer service operators can expect from the regulator. The update confirms that the EA’s response time to enquiries and complaints has been extended from 10 working days to 20 working days. The EA explains that this is a temporary change whilst their teams adapt to new ways of working and respond to incidents.
As this current lockdown continues, it is important to remember that the EA are still assessing compliance on waste sites. For the majority of sites, the EA will conduct their CAR form inspection remotely.
So – expect your EA officer to ask for photos of your site, evidence of record-keeping, a telephone discussion with your TCM and more. Above all, your site’s compliance rating will impact how much your yearly subsistence fee is. The better your compliance rating the cheaper your subsistence fee is.
The year’s Global Recycling Day is on the 18th of March. The Global Recycling Foundation’s event will celebrate and recognise Recycling Heros and their outstanding contribution during these unprecedented times.
The Definition of Waste Service will remain closed until at least April 2021. Until the service re-opens, operators will not be able to submit a request for the EA’s opinion on the waste status of their material.
On the 31st January 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) will remove RPS 211 and it will no longer apply. In turn, the EA will consider wastes excavated during unplanned utility installation and repairs as hazardous waste if not assessed. This will have a great impact on those who work closely with those sites. Wiser Environment…
To determine support for the appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take non-hazardous and inert waste, the EA launched a public consultation. The consultation sought to understand if the guidance would modernise non-hazardous and inert waste sector operations and create clarity. The team at Wiser have reviewed the newly published draft proposals and submitted a…
Published on the 26th of November, the Environmental Audit Committee demonstrated the economic and environmental opportunities for WEEE. In sum, the Committee advocates that the UK Government should take proactive action to create a circular economy for electronics. Environmental Audit Committee – WEEE & the Circular Economy The select committee of the House of Commons,…
In a dataset published by the Environment Agency, WEEE AATF collections are at a 10-year low. Quarter 2 of 2020 saw a return of only 64,422 tonnes. These statistics formalise COVID-19’s impact on the WEEE AATF industry. The experienced WEEE AATF experts at Wiser are ready to provide waste businesses with support. For more information…
Comprising of both public and private sector organisations – including the Environment Agency, United Resource Operators Consortium and UK Waste Solutions – the Waste Compliance Taskforce will launch on the 22nd of October. The cross-sector Taskforce aims to provide the waste industry with effective means to tackle and prevent waste crime. Set to be announced…
