Opinion


AI and the pothole crisis 30/05/2025 Leo Hanna, Executive Vice President UK at TechnologyOne, looks at what the UK can learn from Australia when it comes to using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify potholes.
Councils need a total mindset change to electrify their fleets 16/05/2025 Islington City Council’s Assistant Director of Fleet and Transport, Chris Demetriou, urges councils to adopt a radically new approach to fleet decarbonisation.
Simpler Recycling safely? 02/05/2025 Chris Jones, chairperson of the Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH), says it’s time we made sure Simply Safe went alongside Simpler Recycling.
Time for big city eRCVs? 04/04/2025 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, asks whether now is the time to consider electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) for urban areas.
Preventing a national waste communications crisis 14/03/2025 Alex Fyans, Account Director at Copper Consultancy, makes the case for improved communications and engagement in waste management.
The food waste truck challenge 28/02/2025 James Brennan, Managing Director at TPPL, discusses food waste truck procurement and the dangers of leaving it too late.
Business Time: Collecting business recycling and food waste 07/02/2025 Cathy Cook, chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), looks at the challenges local authorities face when it comes to collecting business recycling and food waste.
Food Wrapping: Getting ready for March 2026 17/01/2025 Food waste collections for households will be mandatory from March 2026. Creative Vehicle Wrapping (CVW) argues that vehicle wrapping is the best way to inform residents of the coming change. LAPV reports.
Will ICE vehicles trump the alternatives? 10/01/2025 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, looks at the future of local government fleet decarbonisation against a background of technological change and political uncertainty.
The Bumpy Road Ahead: Labour’s great pothole challenge 17/12/2024 David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), discusses the state of the local road system and what the new Labour Government should do to help drive improvements.
Jump-starting HGV driver careers 01/11/2024 James Clifford, CEO of HGV driver training specialist, HGVC discusses how to meet the demand for qualified HGV drivers.
The unavoidable pass down of ETS costs to Local Authorities 04/10/2024 LARAC chair Cathy Cook discusses the proposed expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
AI: a threat to transport managers or a valuable tool? 19/09/2024 Clare Chidlow, Executive Director at Haultech, explains why transport managers should look favourably on AI's inevitable arrival.
The future of fleet decarbonisation 06/09/2024 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, discusses the future of fleet decarbonisation under the new Labour government.
Optimising food waste collections 26/07/2024 Cathy Cook, chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), looks at how to achieve a well-executed food waste collection service.
What fleet wants to see from the new Government 05/07/2024 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, looks at what local authority fleet wants to see from the new government.
Delivering permanent repairs 26/04/2024 Stoke-on-Trent councillor Abi Brown joins a JCB-organised webinar to discuss her city’s experience with the Pothole Pro. LAPV reports.
A world-class waste sector 12/04/2024
It’s time to trust EV batteries 02/02/2024
National Pothole Day: What’s behind Multevo’s unique repair methodology? 15/01/2024 With National Pothole Day upon us, Multevo discuss their versatile, compact and road legal Multihog machine and explain why it is the ideal road maintenance solution for local authorities.