Soil Waste Classification & Waste Acceptance Criteria
Soil waste classification and waste acceptance criteria are key cost element which need to be factored into most construction projects. Do you know how you ensure that soil and stone waste should be recovered or disposed off in accordance with…
Guide to packaging Hazardous Waste
The packaging of hazardous waste myst be undertaken correctly to protect employees, local residents, passersby and the environment from harm. It is also a legal requirement. The three crucial elements of successful hazardous waste management are Containers Labelling Final packaging…
ECOS Waste Management Services
Waste reduction and management are now seen as crucial in all business sectors. Our environmental consultancy waste management services include:
EPA launches “National Waste Statistics” web resource
The Environmental Protections agency (EPA) has launched the National Waste Statistics web resource and has also published information on hazardous waste for 2015 and 2016 and municipal waste for 2014. The new web resource replaces the EPA’s biennial National Waste Report as…
Waste legislation overhaul proposals scheduled for later this year
Forthcoming proposals designed to overhaul European Union waste legislation is scheduled for publication later in 2014 and will review several EU directives, and could introduce new waste targets, with the aim of driving greater resource efficiency in line with the…
European Certification of Plastics Recylers identifies Waste Recyclers as opposed to Waste Traders
The EU-funded project EUCERTPLAST (‘European certification of plastics recyclers’) has developed a common certification scheme for post-consumer plastics recycling in Europe. Such a scheme helps recyclers and waste collectors, who would be able to guarantee that the plastic waste they…
European Certification of Plastics Recylers identifies Waste Recyclers as opposed to Waste Traders
The EU-funded project EUCERTPLAST (‘European certification of plastics recyclers’) has developed a common certification scheme for post-consumer plastics recycling in Europe. Such a scheme helps recyclers and waste collectors, who would be able to guarantee that the plastic waste they collect is…
Intelligent waste management
The European Union’s (EU) approach to waste management is based on three principles: waste prevention, reuse and recycling, and improving final disposal and monitoring. In 2010, the total generation of waste from economic activities and households in the EU amounted to 2.570 million tonnes, which equates to…
Green Healthcare Programme updates Food Waste Prevention
The Green Healthcare Programme has updated its Best Practice Guidance Document on Food Waste Reduction. The document has been updated to include some further information and a revised layout. You can access the document using the following link: http://www.greenhealthcare.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Food-Waste-Reduction-Best-Practice-updated.pdf This guide…