A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Welsh recycling rate, cardboard at Lord’s and a Reconomy acquisition.

Fixed penalty notices for fly-tippers will be introduced in England ‘at the earliest opportunity’ following a government consultation into waste crime enforcement.

Halton Borough Council has announced that it will end its recycling reward scheme from 1 November.

The European Commission’s Circular Economy Package will be released on 2 December, according to a senior official.

Scotland is to be set a formal food waste reduction target, Scottish Environment Minister Richard Lochhead has said.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Bin it for Good scheme has seen litter in central Birmingham decrease by almost a third.

Environment Secretary Liz Truss vowed to ‘crack down on waste cowboys’, while Resources Minister Rory Stewart has called for more consistency in collections.

WRAP has been named as one of four beneficiaries of Wilko’s carrier bag charge profits.

Plans to introduce a pay-as-you-throw waste collection system in Guernsey by mid-2016 have been delayed until 2017.

Certain retailers will begin charging shoppers in England a minimum of five pence for single-use carrier bags today.