Waste compliance company Dsposal has launched a series of free training modules for waste industry workers to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has urged local authorities to keep their Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) open during the Covid-19 outbreak to allow people to dispose of their bulky waste.

Local authorities have reported large increases in household waste arisings during the Covid-19 outbreak and huge falls in commercial waste arisings, according to an ADEPT survey.

CIWM’s online match-making service WasteSupport is set to launch this week linking local authorities experiencing problems with waste collection services with commercial waste contractors to keep waste moving during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is pressing households to think of waste worker safety and reminding them not to throw WEEE in the bin during the coronavirus outbreak.

UK waste company Viridor is offering free online workshops in Glasgow for SMEs and social enterprises to assist them in dealing with the challenges the coronavirus has brought to their business.

With waste operatives across the country going the extra mile during the Covid-19 crisis to keep waste and recycling collections going, residents have been making their appreciation felt for all their hard work.

Waste operatives belonging to the trade union Unite working for Biffa Waste Services in Wirral have staged a walkout over Covid-19 safety concerns, with the waste management company refuting claims that it had failed to take work safety seriously.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released guidance to local authorities on prioritising waste collection services during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that waste storage limits on permitted waste sites can be ‘temporarily’ exceeded if Covid-19 restrictions mean that waste cannot be removed from those sites.