Are you at risk from EA intervention?

Last month, without fanfare, the Environment Agency updated its objectives and approach to intervention across 13 waste and installation regulatory sectors including hazardous waste, landfill, biowaste, inert and non-hazardous, metals recycling, and EfW for the period...

Great Repeal Bill ensures EU environmental legislation remains

The Government confirmed last week that EU environmental legislation will remain in place in the UK post Brexit. On 29th March, Teresa May triggered Article 50 giving formal notice of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the European Union. A day later, the Government...

Spring budget announcements on waste policy

Chancellor, Philip Hammond, had a busy budget week earlier this month making a number of pronouncements around waste policy: Packaging targets will be set at the highest rate outlined in the recent consultation, varying options were set out in the consultation...

What can we expect from Brexit?

With Brexit rarely out of the news since the vote took place last summer, what are the implications going to be for UK environmental legislation? Much of our environmental legislation originates from EU directives. Whilst some directives are applied directly, the...

Wiser on the move

Wiser Environment has moved offices and is now based in St Ives. Our new postal and registered address is: Suite 11 Manor Mews Bridge Street St Ives PE27 5UW Our telephone number remains 01480 462 232. If you have any queries, please contact us on the above number or...

New Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 come into force

The new Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 came into force on 1st January 2017. Whilst there are no major changes as a result of the new regulations, they provide a consolidated system of environmental permitting in England and Wales and...