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ARTICLE · 14 MARCH 2011

Waste And Renewable Resources eBulletin - June 2009

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Our specialist waste and renewable resources sector team, including lawyers and planning consultants, provides a complete range of services for the waste and renewable resources industry.

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Michael Krantz
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In this issue:

  • Defra grants £10m for AD demonstration projects
  • Landfill Tax Consultation
  • Waste becomes product earlier
  • Waste and Renewable Resources Survey

Our specialist waste and renewable resources sector team, including lawyers and planning consultants, provides a complete range of services for the waste and renewable resources industry.

In this edition, we will look at some of the issues which might affect your business including Defra's Anaerobic Digestion Programme, the Landfill Tax Consultation and the new Environment Agency classification of 'recovered' materials.

We are hosting a Breakfast Seminar on 26 June with Charles Hendry Esq MP, Shadow Minister for Energy as the keynote speaker, and he will be talking about the Energy Challenge we are facing in the UK. Delegate places for our Breakfast Seminar are free so please book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please click here for further information about

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