On 20th November, ADBA submitted our formal response to Defra’s private consultation on exemptions and statutory guidance for Simpler Recycling in England. We were invited as a relevant body to give views on the proposed exemptions from the requirement to…
On Friday 28th July, Defra published its policy paper The waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste. The Paper addresses Principle 2 of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy- “to prevent waste from occurring in the first place and…
Over the summer, the ADBA Food Waste working group has hosted seven site visits to AD plants for local authorities across England, attracting 71 representatives from 42 different local councils. In light of the anticipated announcement on separate food…
This week Defra published its annual 25 Year Environment Plan Progress Report, which details action actions taken towards achieving the 10 core environmental goals envisioned in the original Plan published in 2018. While the report doesn’t announce any new policy,…
The ADBA Food Waste working group is happy to announce a series of AD site visits across the UK for Local Authorities. Against the backdrop of the upcoming requirement for local authorities to separately collect food waste, ADBA has organised…
As part of our food waste working group at ADBA, we have been discussing the possibility of setting up site visits for representatives from local authorities to help them understand what AD is. With the current conversations between Defra and…
Yesterday, I attended the DAERA Non-Household Municipal and Household Municipal Waste policy workshop in Antrim. Hosted by WRAP, the workshop was intended for re-processers to be able to voice their concerns, suggestions and ideas about upcoming changes to waste policy…
ADBA will be responding to the consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England and this is your chance to input your views. The workshop will be held on Teams on Friday the 26th of…
ADBA is submitting a response to Defra on the improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England. This consultation proposes that from 2024, large food businesses will be required to report food waste tonnage and destinations for…
The 25 Year Environment Plan was first published in 2018 and set out the vision of a clean, sustainable and thriving environment which would improve human lives by providing green economic growth, equal opportunities and engagement with the natural environment.…
