Global food and beverage company Danone has announced a three-year partnership with Ecosurety that will see the compliance scheme manage its packaging and waste recycling obligations in the UK.

Refuse workers who are members of the trade union Unite and employed by waste management provider Veolia UK have a series of strikes planned over the next month in a feud over unpaid extra shifts.

Family-run company Casepak is one of the first-ever recycling companies to have been awarded the new ISO 45001 health and safety certification.

Midlands-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has been awarded ‘Fastest Growing Family Business’ and the top accolade, ‘Family Business of the Year’ in this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards.

Waste management provider, Biffa, has invested a quarter of a million pounds into a new initiative in an attempt to improve construction waste compliance across Yorkshire.

A new design has been put forward for a renewable and biodegradable straw to replace traditional plastic straws often found amongst marine pollution.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), a trade association for the UK’s waste management companies, has announced that Viridor Managing Director Phil Piddington as its new chairperson.

TerraCycle has launched a recycling scheme for pet food pouches and flexible packaging.

Innovative building company ZEDpod’s pre-fabricated modular homes could be about to make central urban living more affordable.

Costa Coffee has launched a new reusable coffee cup that enables contactless payments and comes in packaging made from recycled coffee cups.