The Wood Recyclers Association has urged its members to respond to a consultation of the latest fire prevention plan guidance after identifying ‘a number of issues’ with proposals.

A new competency framework designed to improve health and safety compliance within the waste management industry has been launched by the SWITCH Forum.

Wrexham Borough Council has implemented a new Every Can Counts on-street drink can recycling programme at key public and leisure locations throughout the county.

A recycling firm has been handed a confiscation order of nearly £350,000 for failing to remove waste from an unlicensed area.

The Circular Economy Investment Fund and Service will offer support to small to medium-sized enterprise to grow the circular economy in Scotland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Eunomia department, bio-based sacks for Grundon and a new CEO at Amey.

Conwy County Borough Council could be close to a four-weekly residual waste collection after its Customers Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommended altering the system.

Assessment of the possibility of creating greater consistency in household waste and recycling collections in England has entered its second phase, WRAP announced today.

Almost 30,000 tonnes of water-damaged household goods, collected from areas of the UK affected by recent floods, have been sent to landfill, costing almost £2.25 million in landfill taxes, the LGA estimates.

WRAP has unveiled an interactive online tool [http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/new-circular-economy-jobs-created-2030] to highlight the number of jobs that could be created by a circular economy in each Parliamentary constituency.