A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a festive food bank campaign, ID checks at HWRCs and a new CEO for Cory Environmental.

The 21st session of the Conference of Parties began in Paris yesterday, as representatives from 195 countries descended on the capital to discuss the future of the fight against climate change.

The Green Investment Bank has backed £10 billion-worth of green infrastructure projects since opening three years ago, it announced yesterday (24 November), amid questions over its future.

A fleet of biogas-fuelled buses could be running in Bristol as early as next year as part of an initiative to improve air quality in the city.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has developed an updated definition for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) that clarifies what is expected of waste described as RDF.

London-based community scheme Teddington & Ham Hydro (T&HH) is offering a chance to invest in a new hydropower project before tax relief for community energy schemes is removed next week.

Ignoring renewable electricity as a replacement for coal could create ‘real risks’ for the future, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association.

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Taxes on incineration would be more effective in diverting resources towards the top of the waste hierarchy than landfill bans, according to Zero Waste Europe (ZWE).

Human waste could provide enough energy to power Indonesia, Brazil and Ethopia combined, according to a UN University report released this week.