In September Blue Central sponsored their first trade body lead webinar. In collaboration with UROC, they provided a waste industry legal compliance session to staff, customers, interested parties and the wider sector. To watch the session in full please click the link below.

A cross-sector letter has been sent to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, urging for a review of tax treatment for red diesel.
The letter, sent by the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) and signed by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), states that the use of red diesel is ‘imperative’ for recycling with the majority of plant and machinery running off diesel powered engines. It says there is no ‘market ready kit’ using alternative fuels.

Smaller independent waste operators face “extinction” if the Veolia/Suez merger goes ahead, the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) has warned.

A letter sent by skip hire trade association UROC – and co-signed by a string of waste organisations – has called for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to review the upcoming change to red diesel tax rules.

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In evidence to regulator the Competition and Markets Authority, which is examining the impact of the merger in the UK, UROC said: “If the merger goes ahead and has the adverse impacts envisaged…independent operators face extinction and,

The government has provided extensive information and guidance, including links to portals relating to essential worker testing.

DEFRA has requested we circulate this survey to help gather important information to inform government how best to support the waste industry during this time.

In its latest COVID-19 Regulatory Position Statement (RPS), the Environment Agency has moved to relax rules on waste transfer notes to help the waste sector with social distancing.

We have received notification that the Department for Transport

Latest guidance related to social distancing, with a specific reference to waste management.

Environment Minister, Rebecca Pow has written a letter addressed to the sector.

The UK’s Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has updated its advice document about managing COVID-19 risks for waste management activities.