5 May 2021Envar re-awarded Milton Keynes organics contract
Envar Composting has been re-awarded a contract by Milton Keynes council to treat up to 25,000 tonnes of commingled food and garden waste per year. The contract, published on Monday (3 May), has been valued at £1.2 million a ...
29 April 2021Waste sector features in Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
Four companies have been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for their work in the waste management sector. Now in their 55th year, the annual awards recognise “outstanding achievement” by UK businesses in the categories ...
23 April 2021Organics recyclers report increased compost demand
Organics recyclers are reporting a boom in compost demand, with some product being sold more than “three times over” when compared to previous years. While spring is always a busy time of year for the organics sector, ...
22 April 2021Rising rates a ‘threat’ to AD sector, ADBA warns
Escalating business rates risk putting some anaerobic digestion plant operators out of business, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has warned. In a statement published today (22 April), the ...
14 April 2021AstraZeneca installs composter at Macclesfield site
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has bought an A900 Rocket Composter from food waste equipment manufacturer Tidy Planet to process its on-site food and garden waste. For use at
13 April 2021NRW begins bund excavation at Bryn Group site
An excavation is taking place at an organics recycling site in Gelligaer, Caerphilly, following concerns around plastic contamination, Natural Resource Wales (NRW) has said. NRW, which is the Welsh regulator for the waste ...
29 March 2021Andigestion wins Gloucestershire food waste contract
Food waste recycler Andigestion has been re-awarded an eight-year contract by Gloucestershire county council to process around 24,000 tonnes of household food waste a year. Under the agreement...
25 March 2021NRW updates permits for some waste plants
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) had said it has reviewed 36 environmental permits for waste treatment installations, to “ensure they are performing to the highest environmental standards”. The Welsh regulator carried out ...
11 March 2021Bracknell rolls out 3-weekly and food collections
Bracknell Forest council has rolled out its food waste collection service following a six-month delay and, the council has changed the frequency of its residual waste collections, from fortnightly to every three weeks.
Defra issues consistency consultation - https://t.co/8DWxjw1wSn
Commercial waste volumes ‘to rise by 23%’ - https://t.co/rJb7iaQVd8
Agency in crackdown over ‘illegal metals recyclers’ - https://t.co/91pZNJXlvW
