A brief look at this week’s business news including REPIC, Biffa, Tetronics, CAT and opensky.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has installed 28 new recycling bins across the borough after receiving a Recycle on the Go grant.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including: GPS Group, Isys Interactive Systems and Simply Cups.

WRAP has launched the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan in a bid to improve the efficiency of electrical products.

A panel of experts has proposed that higher quality international recycling standards could drive the future of WEEE.

Two clusters of manufacturing SMEs are to receive support from Resource Efficiency Managers, following funding from Defra.

Waste industry expert Peter Selkirk has been appointed Executive Chairman of pyrolysis specialist PyroPure.

The CMS Innovation Hub, an all-purpose commercial centre that showcases energy-efficient design for buildings, has opened in North Lanarkshire.

Waste management company Viridor begins construction work on its new £12.5 million plastics recycling facility in Rochester.

The Aldersgate Group has outlined a ‘sustainable’ growth plan for the UK economy, which it is calling on government to implement.