Two known criminals and their company have been handed one of the highest ever waste crime fines for individuals after being found guilty of illegal waste tipping and storage in Essex.

The first delivery of food waste has been tipped at ReFood’s new £32-million anaerobic digestion facility in Dagenham, the largest food waste recycling plant in London.

New provisional statistics from the Health and Safety Executive reveal that fourteen people were fatally injured in the waste and recycling industry in 2016/17, a dramatic increase on last year’s six.

Draft guidance on ‘best before’ dates, freezing information and other storage tips has been published by WRAP today, and will be under consultation for the next month.

Biffa has continued its expansion across the North of England with the acquisition of waste and recycling company O’Brien WRS for £35.2 million.

A flexible new bin solution for organisations ranging from private sector contractors to local authorities has been launched by Tamco, a new company backed by the Egbert Taylor Group.

Steve Read has left the Somerset Waste Partnership to take up a new role as Director of Energy, Waste and Environment at West Sussex County Council.

A new guide aimed at helping Scottish construction and architecture businesses maximise the amount of waste they reuse on construction projects has been published by Zero Waste Scotland.

SUEZ has announced that it is rolling out Organix, the ‘first digital marketplace for organic waste’, across France with the aim of connecting organic waste producers with biogas operators.

Bioplastic manufacturer Novamont has pledged to create a minimum bio-based content of 40 per cent across its MATER-BI bioplastics range in an attempt to further reduce the carbon impact of its products.