Useful Links

Shanks country websites
www.shanks.be – for more information on Shanks activities in Belgium
www.shanks.nl – for more information on Shanks activities in the Netherlands
www.shanks.co.uk – for more information on Shanks activities in the UK
www.orgaworld.nl – for more information on Shanks Orgaworld and Canadian businesses

Environmental Services Association (ESA) - www.esauk.org
ESA represents the UK's waste management and secondary resources industry. It works with governments, Parliaments and regulators to bring about a sustainable system of waste management for the UK.

ESA members provide essential waste and secondary resources management services to the public and private sectors.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) - www.defra.gov.uk/

Defra is the UK government department responsible for policy and regulations on the environment, food and rural affairs.

Environment Agency (EA) - www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
The EA is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Sponsored Public Body responsible to the National Assembly for Wales. Its principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development.

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) - www.sepa.org.uk
SEPA is Scotland's environmental regulator whose main role is to protect and improve the environment. SEPA is a Non-departmental Public Body accountable through Scottish Ministers to the Scottish Parliament. SEPA has been advising Scottish Ministers, regulated businesses, industry and the public on environmental best practice for over a decade.