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Mills could get energy relief under BEIS plans

12 August 2022

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has begun consulting on plans to offer relief on energy bills to “high electricity-using businesses”, including paper and glass ...

Councils enact heatwave measures amid ‘extreme heat’ warning

Waste and recycling collections across the UK have been disrupted today (12 August) ...

‘Blunder’ leads to £11,200 fine for exporting ‘banned waste’

The Environment Agency has announced it has “successfully prosecuted” a former ...

News in brief (12/08/2022)

With news on: McCarthy Marland in ‘multi-million-pound’ acquisition; Co-op ...

Falkirk seeks ‘£75m’ treatment deal in move away from landfill

Falkirk council has issued a tender as it looks to sort its residual waste treatment...

Workers at 15 Scottish councils to strike over pay

The union Unite has announced that its members working in waste services across 15 ...

RDF exports down 10% in 2022, EA data shows

Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England fell by a further 10% year-on-year ...

Concerns over gas canisters grow after MRF explosion

Wakefield council reported there was an explosion at its sorting facility in South ...

NRW aims to ‘safeguard waste market’ with Flintshire operation

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) says it carried out an enforcement operation on Ewloe ...

New Suez ‘confirms interest’ in UK assets

The ‘new Suez’ has confirmed its interest in taking up its first refusal option ...

Defra approves WEEE balancing system

Following a period of consultation, the government has approved a proposal from the ...

Welsh government delegation to attend RWM show

There will be a strong representation from the Welsh government and businesses at the...

Used cardboard prices fall as low demand bites

Paper recyclers have warned that the price paid for used cardboard is falling sharply...

CMA ‘considering’ Veolia/Suez evidence after Macquarie deal

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is “carefully ...

arc21 seeks short term contractors as EfW appeal looms

The council-run arc21 group has begun procurement for short term deals to process ...

Man jailed for ‘illegally importing and burning waste’

The Environment Agency reported last week (5 August) that a man has been sentenced to...

Suez chief welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK sale agreement

The chief executive of Suez recycling and recovery UK, John Scanlon, has welcomed ...

Veolia agrees deal to sell Suez UK to Beauparc owners

Veolia has today (8 August) announced that it has agreed a deal to sell Suez’s UK ...

SLWP to fight Beddington expansion during consultation

The South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) hopes a public consultation will convince ...

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