Regulatory reform, digital oversight, and growing expectations around sustainability are actively reshaping how waste is collected, treated, tracked, and reported in 2026. Graham Flynn, Managing Director of independent healthcare waste management company, Anenta, outlines the key trends for the waste ...
Read More »CIWM joins forces with Defra to deliver Change Network for simpler recycling in England
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has partnered with Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) in support of the newly established Change Network, aimed at facilitating the implementation of Simpler Recycling in England. From 31 March 2026, ...
Read More »FMs asked to support new campaign on the silent danger of sleeping in bins
Grundon Waste Management has partnered with Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness, to launch The Risks of Sleeping in Bins. The new campaign, provides advice for people who may seek shelter from the cold or protect themselves from ...
Read More »Design and waste management sectors collaborate to develop critical skills required to create a more circular economy
An innovative pilot programme aimed at exploring new methods for practical skills exchange and knowledge sharing between the design sector and waste and recycling industries has been launched by the CIWM (The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) and the Circular ...
Read More »‘Let’s not waste the next four years’, says CIWM
In the summer of 2025, CIWM’s Policy & Innovation Forum commissioned and endorsed an independent review of the UK’s policy landscape from a resources and waste sector perspective, now summarised in the CIWM ‘Let’s Not Waste the Next Four Years’ ...
Read More »NWH Group secures three-year waste management contract with NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Recycling and waste management specialist, NWH Group, has been awarded the contract for waste disposal across a number of waste streams for NHS Dumfries & Galloway. NWH Group is a leading recycling and waste management company, providing tailored solutions for ...
Read More »NWH Group secures waste management deal with NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Recycling and waste management specialist, NWH Group, has won a three-year contract for waste disposal across a number of waste streams for NHS Dumfries & Galloway. A spokesperson at NHS Dumfries & Galloway said: “The contract will see NWH Group’s ...
Read More »Waste management in commercial facilities
Kim Ormsby, Assistant Director of Anenta with advice on the effect of Government’s new processes to reduce waste and increase recycling rates on commercial premises As part of the 2021 Environment Act, everyone will be required to separate food waste ...
Read More »Fragmented waste contracts are holding businesses back from key cost savings
New research has uncovered a significant cost-efficiency blind spot in UK manufacturing: waste management. A national survey commissioned by waste management and recycling firm, Axil, has found that 85 per cent of manufacturers are still working with multiple waste providers, ...
Read More »New guide published on measuring and reporting waste across the built environment
The Supply Chain Sustainability School today launches a vital new guide, Measuring and Reporting Waste in the Built Environment: A Practical Guide, which reveals the scale of built environment waste and what the industry must do next. The UK construction ...
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