Recycling remit

Adrian Bond on Scotland's groundbreaking new waste legislation and the role of Sepa in ensuring compliance
With less than two months until the new Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 take effect, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is working with organisations to explain the changes – highlighContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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New regulations
This legislative update has been provided by Cedrec Information Systems Ltd, available at cedrec.com. In Partnership with Barbour EHS.
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