Northern Irish authorities estimate that one million tonnes of waste could have been deposited in an illegal landfill in the town of Mobuoy near Londonderry.

Friends of the Earth Europe has called for the European Commission to ramp up the ambition of its upcoming Circular Economy Package, after a leaked draft implied that expected measures have been watered down.

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 15 per cent cut to the day-to-day spending of the Defra for the next year has been confirmed in the Chancellor's Spending Review and Autumn Statement.

The benefits of better waste management in the EU to greenhouse gas emissions are obscured by current statistics reporting, says Eunomia.

Northern Irish councils could save up to £4 million while boosting the country’s economy through universal adoption of a stacked recycling box system, says Bryson Recycling.

A ‘significant proportion’ of the 340 staff employed by Global Renewables will face compulsory redundancy should cuts to Lancashire County Council’s waste operations be agreed.

Blaenau Gwent council has pledged to resolve resident concerns around its new kerbside sort recycling system, after a protest last week outside its offices.

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.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Novelis plant, recycling benefitting London Zoo and a new glass recycling contract in Scotland.