Raising Standards

The Environmental Services Association is committed to driving the highest standards across the industry for operations – protecting the environment, our workforce, the public, and meeting our customers’ needs through the highest quality service provision. 

Membership of the Association is a sign of dedication towards continuous improvement, going beyond legal minima, and developing and adhering to the latest industry best practice across all operations. ESA, sets the industry-leading standards and best practise against which all industry participants should be benchmarked.

Our members are proud of their record in raising standards across the industry. Best-practice standards are the benchmark for ESA membership and a key differentiator among operators in the sector. All ESA Members must follow the standards developed by our technical working groups and approved by our Board of Directors. This provides a guarantee of quality recognised by ESA customers.

The following pages provide information on:

• Industry Guidance
• Duty of Care
• Hazardous Waste
• Waste Crime
• Modern Slavery
• Health and Safety
• Energy from Waste (EfW)
• Campaigns

If you wish to speak to one of our Policy Executives about best practice, industry guidance, codes of conduct  or raising standards, please do get in touch