A route map to turn London into one of the world’s most resource efficient cities has been launched by LWARB, calling on stakeholders from local government to community groups to carry out a range of actions targeting five key areas including food waste and plastics.

More than 100 firefighters were called to a SUEZ waste transfer station in the town of Pool, Cornwall, after a store of plastic for recycling caught fire on Saturday evening.

Greater cross-sector collaboration is needed to tackle some of the major questions affecting the future of plastics recycling, according to RECOUP.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has announced that Adam Read has been appointed as its new External Affairs Director following Gev Eduljee’s decision to retire later this year.

A group of world-famous chefs are spreading the word about the growing problem of food waste through an Anthony Bourdain-backed documentary – ‘WASTED! The Story of Food Waste’ – which will get its UK premiere in London next week.

Unite refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council have voted for industrial action as the council announces 122 waste collection jobs are to be cut over the next two weeks.

A recycling firm based near Stratford-upon-Avon has been ordered to pay out £11,757 in fines and court costs following an incident in which one of its refuse collection vehicles reversed into a 77-year old woman.

Biffa has posted a £10.9 million statutory loss in its latest financial results for 2016/17, the first since its return to the stock market, and announced a new partnership to build two new energy recovery facilities with Covanta.

Unite has hailed an employment tribunal ruling last week over overtime pay as a ‘landmark victory’ for refuse workers working for Veolia on council waste management contracts.

OLIO has launched a new donations feature to its food sharing app which encourages users to make a pay-as-you-feel donation to a food charity, with Feedback and FareShare the first to benefit.