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Veolia cleared after sacking driver for ‘timesheet deficiencies’

17 August 2022

A tribunal judge has thrown out a case brought against Veolia by a former HGV driver who claimed his dismissal for "discrepancies" in his timesheets was unfair. Tribunal judge Jane Callan's ...

Haringey must refund £42,000 in ‘flawed’ waste fines

The London borough of Haringey must refund residents more than £42,000 after the ...

Less than a month until RWM & Letsrecycle Live 2022

With less than a month to go until the exhibition takes place, the conference ...

Biffa reiterates call for ‘outright’ plastic exports ban

Biffa says it believes an "outright" ban on exporting plastics for recycling overseas...

Reconomy doubles turnover in 2021

Waste and resource management provider Reconomy Group has expanded into 17 new ...

‘No such thing as environmentally friendly packaging,’ Recoup says

Plastics charity Recoup has taken aim at producers who switch from plastic packaging...

Cost of living crisis could hit reusable packaging, Tesco warns

Supermarket chain Tesco has warned that the current cost of living crisis presents a ...

‘Favourable market’ boosts Sims UK results

Sims Metal recorded a 60% annual increase in its UK revenues in the 2021/22 financial...

News in brief (16/08/22)

With news on: Veolia recognises Southwark crew with fleet branding; Defra delays ...

‘Reckless and irresponsible’ to pause EPR, Ecoveritas claims

Packaging data specialist Ecoveritas claims rowing back on the planned introduction ...

Fire at Welsh plant to last ‘a few days’

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has declared a “major incident” as it ...

Fears over landfill in Scotland and NI

Concerns have been raised over exports of waste to landfill sites in England once ...

BEIS shortlists EfW carbon capture projects for funding

The government has announced the 20 projects which could receive funding support to ...

Mills could get energy relief under BEIS plans

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has begun ...

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...

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

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

Councils enact heatwave measures amid ‘extreme heat’ warning

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

News in brief (12/08/2022)

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

Workers at 15 Scottish councils to strike over pay

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

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