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• Apr 5, 2024

Under the Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms, the UK is headed for a new era in food waste collection. Local...

• Feb 29, 2024

Waste Composition Analysis is a service Integrated Skills have been providing since 2010, but recent policy changes mean that...

• Feb 22, 2024

‘Posh village being ruined for months by roadworks to install EV chargers’ was a Sun headline back in October...

• Jan 26, 2024

By law councils must adhere to a balanced financial budget every year and provide “Best Value” services to the...

• Jan 19, 2024

The Impact of Proposed Kerbside Electrical Waste Collections on Local Authorities December saw another announcement from the Government re...

• Jan 2, 2024

2023 saw the largest trial of 4-day working week in the UK with 60+ companies taking part from marketing...

• Dec 12, 2023

Low emission zones are here to stay, much to the frustration of some of the UK road-users. But what...

• Dec 5, 2023

Simpler Recycling Reforms Laid Out After Two Year Wait In late October 2023, the Government released the details of...

• Oct 20, 2023

The Local Government Information Unit recently described local government as an “essential agent” for achieving net zero by 2050....

• Sep 25, 2023

At what point does a financial ‘situation’ become a “crisis”? And at what stage in an ongoing financial crisis...

• Aug 10, 2023

An opinion piece by Alan Paget, CEO of ISL Last month the EU announced plans for legally binding food...

• Aug 3, 2023

Speaking to Matt Kemeny at RouteSmart Technologies, our directors Alan, Andy and Matt explore of the success of Route...

• Jun 8, 2023

It’s been all over the news. Westminster ‘scuppering’ Scotland’s DRS by insisting that glass containers are excluded or, depending...

• May 10, 2023

The impact of route optimisation on water meter reading operations outside of the UK & Europe We have posted...

• May 3, 2023

The Geospatial Commission was established in 2018 by the government as an independent, expert committee responsible for setting the...

• Apr 11, 2023

Route optimisation software has an important role in the collection of waste and recycling by enabling local authorities and...

• Jan 23, 2023

Turning this question around, is it possible to manage waste services without a system? We suggest it is like...

• Dec 13, 2022

“Place matters to people” says the Local Government Association (Geospatial Information policy | Local Government Association) at least in...