The IOSH Environmental and Waste Management Group’s newsletter for August and September 2020 is now available on the IOSH microsite: newsletter.
Topics covered in this issue:
- Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
- Contact tracing
- Local lockdowns
- HSE Coronavirus updates and advice
- We Are Scotland campaign stakeholder toolkit
- Local Authorities publish final report into impact of Covid-19 on waste services
- England bans plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds
- Sri Lanka returns ‘hazardous waste’ to UK
- Glasgow to receive £6.3m for world’s largest fleet of hydrogen powered refuse trucks
- Recycling in Northern Ireland: What does the future look like?
- Future Events
As a reminder, the EWM Group will be running fortnightly free webinars with the next one taking place on Wednesday 21st October on “H&S – the buck stops with the Manager“. There is still time to register for a free place – please follow this link: