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fishery for the summer</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-08T15:30:30+00:00" pubdate>8 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Man using oxygen pump at river" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-620x465.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-310x233.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-768x576.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/07/H202-deployment-003-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Spring and summer can trigger a range of problems for fisheries, and it’s important to understand how to prepare and protect them. It’s vital that anglers and fishery managers recognise the risks posed by warmer weather; remain vigilant for signs …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/08/preparing-your-fishery-for-the-summer/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Preparing your fishery for the summer</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6524 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/25/reinvesting-in-our-fisheries-through-the-fisheries-improvement-programme/">Reinvesting in our fisheries through the Fisheries Improvement Programme</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-25T16:00:23+00:00" pubdate>25 May 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/pexels-harrison-haines-3536221-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="An man sat on a boat, fishing on a body of water." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/pexels-harrison-haines-3536221-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/pexels-harrison-haines-3536221-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/pexels-harrison-haines-3536221-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/pexels-harrison-haines-3536221.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Chris Middleton, Fisheries Technical Officer, East Anglia explains how fishing licence income is reinvested in fisheries across England Have you ever wondered how the Environment Agency invests fishing licence income? It is certainly something I often get asked by anglers …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/25/reinvesting-in-our-fisheries-through-the-fisheries-improvement-programme/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Reinvesting in our fisheries through the Fisheries Improvement Programme</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/25/reinvesting-in-our-fisheries-through-the-fisheries-improvement-programme/#comments" class="govuk-link">3 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/17/fisheries-enforcement-officer-greg-dytkowski-discusses-the-close-season/">Fisheries Enforcement Officer Greg Dytkowski discusses the close season</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-17T14:01:46+00:00" pubdate>17 March 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1-620x465.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1-310x233.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/2022-close-season-blog-1.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Greg Dytkowski, Fisheries Enforcement Officer in East Midlands, discusses his role at the Environment Agency and why the coarse fishing close season is vital for our fish stocks. Every year, between March and June, our rivers start to reawaken, meaning …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/17/fisheries-enforcement-officer-greg-dytkowski-discusses-the-close-season/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Fisheries Enforcement Officer Greg Dytkowski discusses the close season</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/17/fisheries-enforcement-officer-greg-dytkowski-discusses-the-close-season/#comments" class="govuk-link">5 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6381 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/10/adrian-saunders-senior-advisor-for-fisheries-incidents-and-compliance-reflects-on-a-year-of-enforcement-activity/">Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on a year of enforcement activity</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-01-10T17:07:30+00:00" pubdate>10 January 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> <img width="463" height="602" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/01/1-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/01/1-1.png 463w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/01/1-1-310x403.png 310w" sizes="(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on the fisheries enforcement work of the Environment Agency in 2021, and the partnerships that help us to crack down on illegal fishing to protect our fisheries. It has been …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/10/adrian-saunders-senior-advisor-for-fisheries-incidents-and-compliance-reflects-on-a-year-of-enforcement-activity/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on a year of enforcement activity</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-5498 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flood category-flood-planning"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/23/floods-and-dredging/">Floods and dredging: explaining the Environment Agency’s approach</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-12-23T10:55:49+00:00" pubdate>23 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/flood/" rel="category tag">Flood</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/flood/flood-planning/" rel="category tag">Flood Planning</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2020/02/Birmingham-20141030-00120-002-edit-e1640255894747-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="two vehicles dredging a river" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2020/02/Birmingham-20141030-00120-002-edit-e1640255894747-620x414.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2020/02/Birmingham-20141030-00120-002-edit-e1640255894747-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2020/02/Birmingham-20141030-00120-002-edit-e1640255894747-768x513.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2020/02/Birmingham-20141030-00120-002-edit-e1640255894747-1536x1025.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>What is dredging and desilting? Dredging and desilting are methods that we use to remove an accumulation of silt material, such as fine gravels or soils that have been washed into rivers from surrounding land in the catchment, from the …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/23/floods-and-dredging/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Floods and dredging: explaining the Environment Agency’s approach</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/23/floods-and-dredging/#comments" class="govuk-link">2 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6087 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-water tag-bathing-water tag-bathing-water-quality tag-water-2 tag-water-quality"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/15/visiting-the-river-wharfe/">Visiting the River Wharfe</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-06-15T14:12:28+00:00" pubdate>15 June 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="477" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/06/Untitled-design-620x477.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="L to R: EA's Yorkshire Area Director Oliver Harmar, Kathleen Roberts, Karen Shackleton & Professor Rick Battarbee from the Ilkley Clean River Group, EA Chair Emma Howard Boyd and EA’s Area Environment Manager for North Yorkshire Martin Christmas" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/06/Untitled-design-620x477.png 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/06/Untitled-design-310x238.png 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/06/Untitled-design-435x335.png 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/06/Untitled-design.png 767w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, visited the River Wharfe in Ilkley, Yorkshire, last week.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/15/visiting-the-river-wharfe/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Visiting the River Wharfe</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6024 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/19/the-environment-agency-pension-fund-goes-net-zero/">The Environment Agency Pension Fund goes net zero</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-19T09:31:38+00:00" pubdate>19 April 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/climate-change/" rel="category tag">Climate change</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="woodland with bluebells" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640-435x290.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Bluebells_in_woods_in_Winkworth_Arboretum_Surrey_in_springtime_GettyImages-484495420_960x640.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Environment Agency’s £4 billion Pension Fund has committed to reach net zero by 2045 and halve emissions by 2030. This commitment is part of its ongoing work to significantly reduce the emissions from the 2,000 companies that the Fund invests in, directly supporting the UK’s Green Finance Strategy and the UK’s plans for COP26.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/19/the-environment-agency-pension-fund-goes-net-zero/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The Environment Agency Pension Fund goes net zero</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/19/the-environment-agency-pension-fund-goes-net-zero/#comments" class="govuk-link">3 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-regulated-industry tag-nuclear"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/01/regulating-the-nuclear-industry-in-cumbria/">Regulating the nuclear industry in Cumbria</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-01T11:01:20+00:00" pubdate>1 April 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/regulated-industry/" rel="category tag">Regulated industry</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator-620x414.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator-768x513.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator-435x290.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/Sellafield-and-Nancy-Lawton-nuclear-regulator.jpg 951w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Saffron Price-Finnerty, Interim Manager for the Nuclear Regulation Group North, explains how our nuclear regulators and assessors have been continuing their work regulating the nuclear industry in Cumbria.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/01/regulating-the-nuclear-industry-in-cumbria/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Regulating the nuclear industry in Cumbria</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6004 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-waste"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/03/30/making-it-easier-to-find-registered-waste-carriers/">Making it easier to find registered waste carriers</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/pressoffice/" title="Posts by pressoffice" class="author url fn" rel="author">pressoffice</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-30T10:39:28+00:00" pubdate>30 March 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/waste/" rel="category tag">Waste</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/waste-crime_check-waste-carrier_graphic-blog-620x349.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/waste-crime_check-waste-carrier_graphic-blog-620x349.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/waste-crime_check-waste-carrier_graphic-blog-310x174.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/waste-crime_check-waste-carrier_graphic-blog-435x245.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/waste-crime_check-waste-carrier_graphic-blog.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Nick Brenchley, National Lead for Metadata and Data Sharing Systems, discusses the EA's new waste 'widget' to help customers find registered waste carriers. </p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/03/30/making-it-easier-to-find-registered-waste-carriers/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Making it easier to find registered waste carriers</span></a> - 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<span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/waste/" rel="category tag">Waste</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/Mound-of-CD-waste-blog-620x349.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/Mound-of-CD-waste-blog-620x349.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/Mound-of-CD-waste-blog-310x174.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/Mound-of-CD-waste-blog-435x245.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/03/Mound-of-CD-waste-blog.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Environment Officer Mirela Andreescu looks at Construction & Demolition Waste and explains the importance of permitting and correct waste classification.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220708153906/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/03/28/construction-and-demolition-sites-do-you-know-whats-in-your-waste/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Construction and demolition sites - 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