The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has made available the finalised version of Part F of their guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, entitle...
The Government have published the first set of regulations that it will use to implement the EU Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC, detailing the technical requirements for plac...
The Government has been accused of failing to enforce its own Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations SI 2006/3289, following reports that large quantit...
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Government have announced plans to consolidate 20 pieces of waste management legislation into one as par...
Environment Minister, Joan Ruddock has announced that the system of exemptions under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations SI 2007/3538 will be simpli...
Cradle manufacturer Apollo Cradles have been ordered to pay £160,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed and three others injured when the cradle they were on collapsed.
The inciden...
An inquest this month has heard how a Northern Ireland factory worker was crushed to death after being trapped in an industrial food mixer. Andrew Philip Johnston from County Armagh, died from cru...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) are investigating an incident in which a landfill worker was found dead at the Biffa Waste site in Mallusk.
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Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has urged farmers to remain vigilant against the continuing Bluetongue risk and to avoid importing potentially infected stock.
The Minister said, "It is vi...
Talks between eight emerging economies and the G8 nations have resulted in a "shared vision" on climate change. However, no definite agreements have been announced at the Japanese G8 summit, only...
A legislative resolution on a new Waste Directive has now been issued. It sets out the final text of the proposed Directive, ahead of its actual adoption. In particular, the new Directive will have...
It has been a busy period over the last month for new guidance. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have published their much promised announ...
It has been revealed this month that Britain is failing to meet key European Union targets on battery recycling. Directive 2006/66/EC, on batteries and accumulators and was...
A record number of industrial sites, involving well-known companies such as Shanks, Ineos, Scottish Power and Lafarge, have been named and shamed by the Scottish Environment Pro...
A range of measures to strengthen and modernise environmental regulation in Northern Ireland have been announced following the launch of the new Northern Ireland Environment Age...
