China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has released a list of materials that will be banned from import from the start of 2018. Steel, copper, nickel, aluminium, zinc and tin were notable absences, according to Reuters.

Food waste in Wales could be halved by 2025 after the Welsh Government announced ambitious plans to address the major waste issue during talks with Scotland on the circular economy.

SUEZ has responded to Eunomia’s debated overcapacity findings with its own prediction stressing that the UK is heading for a shortfall in residual waste treatment capacity.

The Birmingham bin dispute appears to be drawing to a close after Unite announced it was suspending industrial action as the city council came back with a favourable settlement for striking refuse workers.

Eunomia Research & Consulting has released more figures in defence of its prediction that the UK would reach an overcapacity in residual waste treatment infrastructure by 2020/21 in response to criticism the ESA.

Waste and resource use have been identified as a key area for action in the Mayor of London’s draft London Environment Strategy, which sets a municipal recycling target of 65 per cent for 2030.

Strike action resulting from the ongoing dispute between Birmingham City Council and refuse workers could last until Christmas unless the council comes up with a fair settlement, trade union Unite has said.

The Recycling Association and the Confederation of Paper Industries have urged ministers to contact the Chinese government over its proposed ban on all waste plastics and unsorted paper from 2018.

Projected local authority expenditure on waste services and recycling in England is expected to increase by £200 million in 2017/18.

A new report from Eunomia Research & Consulting has predicted that the UK’s recycling rate could be limited to 63 per cent if residual waste treatment capacity continues to grow.