Construction firm Interserve has announced that it is leaving the energy-from-waste industry months after revealing complications with on-going projects had cost the company £70 million.

Andrew Large has been appointed the new Director General of the Confederation of Paper Industries and will replace David Workman when he steps down in September.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including  an appointment at ecosurety, beastly bin lorries and yoga leggings made from plastic bottles.

Dr Colin Church will take over as CEO of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management when Steve Lee steps down in October.

Two million tonnes of electrical waste has been collected by the REPIC compliance scheme since 2007, but what makes up the bulk of such a vast amount of waste?

Cory Environmental Group’s simplification of its waste collection services has continued with the sale of its national waste brokerage businesses to waste management services company Reconomy.

A project run by Jaguar Land Rover with aluminium producer Novelis to develop a closed-loop on car manufacture reclaimed over 50,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap last year.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Amey’s new Environmental Services business, Gloucestershire waste, recycled plane products and sustainable visionaries.

Administrators are seeking an early sale of plastic film reprocessing company PlasRecycle Ltd to ensure that operations can continue.

Creditors to the New Earth Solutions Group are likely to miss out on over £9 million after the waste management company was sold out of administration, according to the company’s administrator.