Read the latest opinion blog entries.
Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O'Donovan Waste Disposal, offers a first-person perspective on life in a waste management business through the coronavirus crises.
As the UK adjusts to a ‘new normal’ in the wake of the Government’s latest lockdown announcement, it will be difficult for some organisations to concentrate on anything beyond the next few days. But there are glimmers of hope in the medium to long term, suggests Marcus Brew, managing director of UNTHA UK…
Mark Victory and Matt Tudball, Senior Editors at ICIS, highlight concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets...
Supplies of facemasks are dwindling and the items themselves are disposable. While their effectiveness at preventing the contraction of the virus is questionable at best, the may prevent carriers from spreading it so easily. Alistair Barnes from Ballo Fashion saw an opportunity...
In the run-up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, Jan Ward, CBE, Non-Executive Chair of Energy & Utility Skills discusses the business and environmental benefits of having a balanced workforce in the energy and utility sectors.
Brendan Murphy, Chief Executive at waste container manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, looks at the impact of an over-reliance on Chinese imports in the face of both the Coronavirus outbreak, and climate change.
Following the publication of the latest DEFRA waste and recycling data, Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Veolia UK and Ireland has welcomed signs that growth is starting to be decoupled from waste generation.
Nick Oettinger, managing director of The Furniture Recycling Group, argues that the UK government is taking ‘the easy route’ by making taxpayers, not producers, pick up the tab in the fight against waste…
No doubt, Halloween can be fun for kids, but as the ancient Celtic tradition moves ever further towards becoming yet another ‘day’ of over hyped wasteful consumption, Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, urges consumers to think hard about unnecessary waste
John Richardson, Senior Consultant Asia, ICIS explains that a huge pushback against the scourge of plastic rubbish in our rivers and oceans could impact plastic producers.
