Waste management company Biffa has been ordered to pay £599,812 for sending contaminated household waste to China, breaching waste export regulations.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Lakeside EfW, Bunting Group, NLWA, Geminor and FCC Environment.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a sustainable design tool, PackScore, to help brands, retailers and designers to assess the recyclability of their plastic packaging.

The Resource buyers’ guide provides a glimpse at some of the best balers on the market.

The Welsh Government has announced that it will be launching a consultation on how to increase business recycling in Wales, with a view to implementing regulatory changes in October 2021.

One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago.

With a report published today (24 September) suggesting that insufficient data will cause the UK to miss the goal of halving food waste by 2030, Tesco has called for the government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.

Compostable food-service packaging company Vegware launches post-back service to encourage appropriate collection and treatment of its products.

A new recycling and energy recovery centre (RERC) has opened today (20 September) in Midlothian, Scotland

Lucozade Ribena Suntory has unveiled its plans for all of its plastic bottles to be made from recycled plastic or bio-sourced materials by 2030.