News and communications

Juliet brings over 25 years of commercial expertise to NWS

• Updated: 4 January 2024

From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres

• Updated: 1 January 2024

Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods

• Updated: 28 December 2023

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Nottingham man who operated three illegal waste sites in the East Midlands. 

• Updated: 20 December 2023

NDA CEO responds to a letter from Secretary of State Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, regarding the allegations made by the Guardian in relation to operations at Sellafield Ltd.

• Updated: 15 December 2023

Fines, costs, and compensation total £20,391. Magistrates say the offence was committed for ‘greed and profit’

• Updated: 8 December 2023

Former company director from Epping given community sentence and £4,000 costs for illegally dumping waste in Gerrards Cross.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

The Environment Agency is urging businesses and the public to help in the fight against waste crime.

• Updated: 27 November 2023

Company and director to pay fines and costs of £13k for operating an illegal waste tyre storage site in Gateshead.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

A tyre dealer and repairer has been prosecuted for failing to submit waste transfer notes when asked to move 844 tyres from his Derbyshire base.

• Updated: 21 November 2023

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Nuclear Transport Solutions’ (NTS) home port in Barrow-in-Furness today.

• Updated: 15 November 2023

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and Women in Nuclear (WiN UK) hosted an event for young people to promote and showcase career opportunities in the nuclear industry

• Updated: 15 November 2023

Brothers’ prison terms and director bans for multiple illegal waste sites

• Updated: 14 November 2023

A key programme of work at the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria is making real progress

• Updated: 13 November 2023

Ashgabat hosted the National Youth Conference of Turkmenistan on Climate Change (LCOY) on November 3, 2023.

• Updated: 10 November 2023

Report highlights safety record, GDF progress, and sustainable management of nuclear waste

• Updated: 26 October 2023

Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment

• Updated: 21 October 2023

A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched today under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up waterways.

• Updated: 14 October 2023

Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.

• Updated: 13 October 2023

A partnership day of action in West Cumbria has seen road users stop checked and waste sites visited by the Environment Agency and partners.

• Updated: 5 October 2023