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Saica: ‘No financial gain behind illegal exports’

20 October 2021

A recycling firm that sent contaminated waste paper to China had to fork out nearly £200,000 because of its "oversight" – and also faces a significant fine. Saica Natur insisted today (19 ...

19 October 2021

£295m in Net Zero plan for food waste collections

The government said today (19 October) it will be “bringing forward £295 million...

19 October 2021

Pandemic sees councils spend £173m more on waste

Local authorities in England spent £173 million more than planned in the 2020/21 ...

19 October 2021

Carbon capture to create 1,180 jobs at Viridor

Plans by Viridor to invest “up to £1 billion” into carbon capture utilisation ...

19 October 2021

Why the UK needs to incentivise circularity

In the run up to COP26, Toby Woolrych, chief financial officer of Renewi, outlines ...

19 October 2021

SCAP 2020 textile waste targets missed

Resources charity WRAP today (19 October) published the final update of its ...

18 October 2021

Brighton bin strike could end after deal struck

Trade union GMB and Brighton and Hove city council have agreed a deal following talks...

18 October 2021

LGA notes waste contributions to net zero

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a report on how local ...

18 October 2021

Devon’s recycling rate falls after HWRCs close

Devon county council’s recycling rate fell by 1.3% to 55.3% in 2020/21, which the ...

18 October 2021

Walsall ELV site hit by fire

An investigation has been launched following a fire that broke out at a Recycling ...

18 October 2021

Pop-up shop to open for ‘reuse revolution’

re3's "first ever" pop-up reuse shop will run in Reading later this month as part of ...

18 October 2021

Cory celebrates 125 years

Waste management company Cory celebrated its 125th anniversary last week (14 October...

18 October 2021

News in brief (18/10/21)

With news on: Doncaster-based company pays £7,450 in enforcement undertakings; ...

15 October 2021

Waste crime on the rise, experts say

Waste crime remains on the rise despite the sector’s efforts to tackle it, experts ...

15 October 2021

Confidence in RDF market remains despite decline

The latest statistics published by the Environment Agency show that exports of refuse...

15 October 2021

Inquiry after waste overspend at Leeds

Leeds city council is to launch an inquiry into its future waste strategy as ...

15 October 2021

REA urges Eustice to delay red diesel tax

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has written to the environment secretary ...

14 October 2021

Brighton seeks ‘urgent’ deal on refuse strikes

Brighton and Hove city council is to “urgently seek” agreement with trade union ...

14 October 2021

Sector marks International E-Waste Day

A string of companies and not-for-profit organisations have marked the fourth ...

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