The Environmental Services Association (ESA) is a professional organisation in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
representing the UK's
waste
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste prod ...
and
secondary resources
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature
* Secondary emission, of particles
** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products
* The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...
industry. The ESA's members include the major
waste management
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring ...
companies in the UK and is open to all organisations involved in the management of wastes.
Foundation
The organisation was founded in 1968 by
waste industry
Waste management industry, or waste industry for short, subsumes all industrial branches concerned with waste management, waste dumping, waste recycling and - to a lesser degree - waste prevention.
Within Germany, waste management has evolved i ...
leaders including the following:
*Tony Morgan, Purle Bros Ltd.
*Don Pannell, A A Pannell Ltd.
*Anthony Shutes, Hales Containers Ltd.
*Malcolm Wood, Leigh Interests Ltd.
*Richard Biffa, Biffa Waste Services Ltd.
*Colin Drinkwater, W W Drinkwater Ltd.
*Tony Smith, Waste Management Ltd.
*Harold Mould, Cleansing Service Group Ltd.
*Sam Hemmings, S Hemmings Bristol Ltd.
The current Director-General is Barry Dennis who is also President of the
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is a professional body for the waste management industry in the United Kingdom and other countries. Based in Northampton, it has ten regional centres throughout England, Scotland, Wales, North ...
, the professional body for waste professionals in the UK.
References
External links
ESA Official WebsiteWaste Management Solutions
Waste organizations
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