The Environmental Services Association (ESA) is a professional organisation in the UK representing the UK's waste

Waste

Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...

 and secondary resources industry. The ESA's members include the major waste management

Waste management

Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...

companies in the UK and is open to all organisations involved in the management of wastes.

Founded in 1968 by Waste Industry leaders including the following:
Tony Morgan, Purle Bros Ltd.
Don Pannell, A A Pannell Ltd.
Anthony Shutes, Hales Containers Ltd.
Malolm Woods, Leigh Interests Ltd.
Richard Biffa, Biffa Waste Services Ltd.
Colin Drinkwater, W W Drinkwater Ltd.
Tony Smith, Waste Management Ltd.
Harold Mould, Cleansing Service Group Ltd.
Sam Hemmings, S Hemmings Bristol Ltd.

The current Director-General is Barry Dennis who is also President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the professional body for waste professionals in the UK.

External links

• ESA Website
• Environmental Cleanup Hazardous Cleanup, Industrial Cleaning