Resource and Waste Management Publications
12 January 2012
The latest edition of our Environment and Energy Law newsletter, bringing you news and updates on a wide range of issues.
18 October 2011
Legislative drivers and market demands have transformed waste management from a disposal at the lowest price operation to a sophisticated global resource (materials/energy) trading organisation. While the market continues to develop, legislation will continue to drive and encourage the transition towards the environmentally sound management of wasted resources.
05 April 2011
The latest edition of our Environment and Energy Law Newsletter.
21 March 2011
This brochure provides a more detailed overview of Anaerobic Digestion Projects and the experienced team at Burges Salmon who are able to provide specialist advice on such matters.
22 February 2011
Recent newspaper reports have indicated that the Office of Janez Potocnik, Europe's Commissioner for the Environment has promised an investigation into the disposal of waste from train sinks and sanitary conveniences onto Britain's railway tracks.
30 November 2010
The Court of Appeal has given its judgement in the case of Veolia v Nottinghamshire CC. The Court, reversing the earlier decision of the Administrative Court, held that commercially sensitive information handed over to the Council was protected from disclosure.
14 June 2010
Waste batteries, and accumulators, environmental regulation and supply chains: the big picture.
11 June 2010
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) recently published a consultation regarding the grandfathering policy of support for dedicated biomass, anaerobic digestion and energy from waste under the Renewables Obligation.
11 June 2010
The Renewable Energy Directive published in June 2009 contained sustainability criteria for the use of biofuels for transport and bioliquids for heat and electricity generation and for cooling, but it did not address the use of solid and gaseous biomass sources. This issue has been considered separately by the European Commission which reported its findings in the Biomass Sustainability Report published in February 2010.
14 April 2009
Following protracted negotiations, the European Council adopted the new Waste Framework Directive (WFD) in October 2008. The WFD must be fully implemented into UK law by December 2010. This article explains all the changes.