A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector including a new reprocessing contract for Casepak, new packaging made from eggshells, RCVs for students and HSBC funding for a waste start-up.

Paris is to begin delivery of its separate food waste service in partnership with Novamont, it was announced last week.

A young boy has been hospitalised and remains in a critical condition in Belfast after coming into contact with hazardous waste that had been dumped on a bonfire.

A 26-year-old man has been taken to hospital following an explosion at a battery recycling plant near Walsall.

McDonald’s has come under fire from Zero Waste France for its recycling and waste management methods, with the group also calling for a transformation in how fast food chains manage and report their waste.

Former waste management boss Adrian Lewis has been given three months by a Welsh court to pay £340,000 in clean-up costs after illegally stockpiling thousands of tonnes of waste.

Viridor faces prosecution over the death of a lorry driver employed by the company after he was run over by his vehicle at a Plymouth hospital.

The Co-op has announced plans to move to 100 per cent recyclable plastic packaging for its own-brand products after a motion was passed unanimously at its AGM.

Officers from Buckinghamshire County Council studying over 600 tonnes of fly-tipped waste dumped beneath a bridge in Hillingdon have launched 30 investigations into the identity of those responsible.

Coca-Cola European Partners has announced a solar farm and a commitment to getting 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources as it advances sustainability in its UK operations.