A former Northumberland-based recycling business and its director have been ordered to pay £54,365 in fines after being found guilty of breaching waste regulations.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Lakeside EfW, Bunting Group, NLWA, Geminor and FCC Environment.

The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has called on the Netherlands Government to rethink its decision to introduce a tax on the import of refuse derived fuel (RDF).

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a sustainable design tool, PackScore, to help brands, retailers and designers to assess the recyclability of their plastic packaging.

The Resource buyers’ guide provides a glimpse at some of the best balers on the market.

The Welsh Government has announced that it will be launching a consultation on how to increase business recycling in Wales, with a view to implementing regulatory changes in October 2021.

One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago.

With a report published today (24 September) suggesting that insufficient data will cause the UK to miss the goal of halving food waste by 2030, Tesco has called for the government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.

A round-up of recent news from the waste and resources sector including DS Smith, UPM, Axion Polymers, Vanden, and Cromwell Polythene.

Compostable food-service packaging company Vegware launches post-back service to encourage appropriate collection and treatment of its products.