MP for Workington Sue Hayman has been named Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, after Rachael Maskell resigned last week.

Members of the waste industry have expressed disappointment with Defra’s decision to not withdraw a derogation that allows air pollution control residues to be disposed of as hazardous waste landfill.

Three companies who colluded to reduce purchase prices of used automotive batteries as part of a cartel operation have been fined a total of €68 million by the European Commission.

The Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority has had to seek urgent interim waste disposal arrangements after technical issues prevented the full operation of its £1.18bn contract.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is auctioning off a repossessed waste treatment facility that has lain unused for the past two years.

The WEEE compliance fee methodology proposed by compliance scheme Valpak has been selected to determine the 2016 fee, the government has revealed.

Bolton Council is hailing the ‘great success’ of its introduction of slim bin, beating savings targets three months early, but fire chiefs have suggested the containers could be playing a part in increasing arson of ‘loose refuse’.

The government confirmed through its Brexit White Paper that it plans to transpose all current European environmental regulation into UK law after Brexit.

Rachael Maskell has resigned from her role as Shadow Environment Secretary, becoming the second holder of the position to step down over Labour’s stance on Brexit in just over seven months.

Construction businesses in Scotland are being offered free waste prevention support from Resource Efficient Scotland’s advice and support programme.