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North Warwickshire earns more than expected through garden waste

22 October 2021

North Warwickshire borough council’s recently introduced charge for garden waste collections raised greater than expected income between April and June, at £128,615. The council introduced an ...

22 October 2021

Zero Waste Awards 2021 winners announced

The latest winners of the Zero Waste Awards were announced today, with Hackney ...

22 October 2021

Recycling minister pledges to ‘champion’ waste sector

Recycling minister Jo Churchill has pledged to champion the waste sector to the ...

22 October 2021

Plans to treat 50,000 tonnes of soft plastics unveiled

Two companies have this week announced progress in plans to step up the treatment of ...

22 October 2021

Northern Ireland sees 20% jump in waste arisings

The amount of local authority-collected municipal waste in Northern Ireland increased...

22 October 2021

Co-op trials WEEE buy-back service

The Co-op launched a trial of kiosk-style ‘pods’ at 20 London stores earlier this...

21 October 2021

Confidence in recycling lowest in England, INCPEN finds

Public confidence in recycling has declined in England over the last six months, ...

21 October 2021

‘Any single use items’ could face charges

An amendment to the Environment Bill which would allow ministers to apply a charge to...

21 October 2021

Beauparc acquires Manchester-based JWS

The Beauparc Group has further expanded its portfolio in the north of England, by ...

21 October 2021

Suez-backed carbon capture project wins government support

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has chosen the ...

21 October 2021

Defra coy on delay to mandatory food waste collections

The deputy director for resources and waste at Defra would not be drawn on whether ...

20 October 2021

Rising polymer costs put pressure on bin market

EXCLUSIVE: A “plastic shortage” and the rising costs of polymer is putting some ...

20 October 2021

Council could face legal action over garden waste rebates

A legal officer advising Folkestone and Hythe District council has warned that ...

20 October 2021

Pandemic hits Agency’s waste crime enforcement

The Environment Agency has published a summary of waste crime for the 2021/22 ...

20 October 2021

Saica: ‘No financial gain behind illegal exports’

A recycling firm that sent contaminated waste paper to China had to fork out nearly...

19 October 2021

£295m in Net Zero plan for food waste collections

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

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 ...

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