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By law councils must adhere to a balanced financial budget every year and provide “Best Value” services to the...

The Impact of Proposed Kerbside Electrical Waste Collections on Local Authorities December saw another announcement from the Government re...

2023 saw the largest trial of 4-day working week in the UK with 60+ companies taking part from marketing...

Low emission zones are here to stay, much to the frustration of some of the UK road-users. But what...

Simpler Recycling Reforms Laid Out After Two Year Wait In late October 2023, the Government released the details of...

The Local Government Information Unit recently described local government as an “essential agent” for achieving net zero by 2050....

At what point does a financial ‘situation’ become a “crisis”? And at what stage in an ongoing financial crisis...

An opinion piece by Alan Paget, CEO of ISL Last month the EU announced plans for legally binding food...

Speaking to Matt Kemeny at RouteSmart Technologies, our directors Alan, Andy and Matt explore of the success of Route...

It’s been all over the news. Westminster ‘scuppering’ Scotland’s DRS by insisting that glass containers are excluded or, depending...

The impact of route optimisation on water meter reading operations outside of the UK & Europe We have posted...

The Geospatial Commission was established in 2018 by the government as an independent, expert committee responsible for setting the...

Route optimisation software has an important role in the collection of waste and recycling by enabling local authorities and...

Turning this question around, is it possible to manage waste services without a system? We suggest it is like...

“Place matters to people” says the Local Government Association (Geospatial Information policy | Local Government Association) at least in...

The annual level of inflation has been at its highest for 10 years and The Bank of England expects...

It may only be the UK’s 74th largest export market but Latvia is becoming an important one for ISL!...

A 2022 report from Accenture estimates that the streets of London will carry 1.5 times more delivery vehicles by...