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: