A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new community reuse hub, Taylor's new bin reward scheme and a skull found in a HWRC.

The second set of quarterly reporting data from material recovery facilities since new obligations were introduced has been published, but almost half of the eligible facilities have not reported data.

Cheltenham Council has reinstated weekly bin collections in some areas after residents complained about the overspill of waste.

The London Borough of Hounslow has become the latest local authority to take control of its waste services after it agreed to bring waste and recycling collection in house from November 2016.

Fife Council has become the first local authority in Great Britain to introduce once-a-month bin collections, after beginning a nine-month trial in the town of Glenrothes this week.

Fourteen people have been arrested across the North East as part of an investigation into a £78-million landfill tax fraud.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is to bring its kerbside collection system in house, while also simplifying what is currently considered the ‘most complicated’ service in the UK.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new solid recovered fuel facility, a food waste recycling scheme and deliberately contaminated collections.

Permission for a giant incineration plant developed by FCC Environment has been unanimously granted permission by Midlothian Council.

The Dorset Waste Partnership has approved proposals to charge for non-household waste at household waste recycling centres in a bid to address its overspend.