On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Jane Asscher, CEO and Co-founder of behaviour change agency 23red, looks at how brands and businesses can help consumers to make sustainable choices in a post-coronavirus world.

The Environment Agency has released two new Covid-19 Regulatory Position Statements removing the need for physical signatures on waste transfer documentation and removing penalties for packaging producers that were unable to register with a compliance scheme during the crisis.

Waste management company Veolia UK and Ireland has published guidance today for local authorities on the safe reopening of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Cardiff Council has urged residents to continue to separate recyclables at the kerbside despite announcing it had taken the “temporary measure” to send recyclables for incineration during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A poll by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK during a webinar has found that no local authority representatives found a trip to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) an ‘essential trip’ for householders during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has released a document on the necessary conditions for the reopening of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

CIWM’s online WasteSupport platform which will match struggling local authorities with private contractors with spare capacity has gone live.

The Environment Agency (EA) has released a regulatory position statement that allows municipal waste incinerators to accept Covid-19 infectious waste without varying their environmental permits.

The Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has updated its Covid-19 safety advice for the waste sector.

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has thanked the waste sector for its efforts in maintaining “vital” waste services during the Covid-19 outbreak.