Six people have been arrested for waste crime and human trafficking following dawn raids led by the Environment Agency.

Mekatek Ltd has been fined £55,000 for health and safety failings at its Carmarthen recycling site.

The Welsh Government and Defra have launched a consultation on proposals to ‘enhance’ waste crime enforcement powers in England and Wales.

A new draft law could allow businesses that breach their environmental permits to volunteer enforcement undertakings in place of receiving criminal sanctions.

Leicestershire County Council has become the latest local authority to consider reducing some of its waste offerings to save money.

The waste and resources sector, including repair, reuse and leasing activities, contributes £41 billion to the UK economy, Defra has found.

EXCLUSIVE: Members of the biochemical sector are being asked to attend an event next week to help develop a new trade association for the industry.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has released its first ‘Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics’ collating official UK waste statistics for ‘ease of use’.

With geological disposal being touted as the UK’s answer for storing intermediate-level nuclear waste, Annie Kane finds out about a new scientific discovery that could help ensure its safety

Defra has launched another consultation seeking to clarify the definition of ‘portable batteries’ and end the UK’s overreliance on lead-acid batteries in meeting EU targets.