A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including an appointment at Feedback, modernised recycling in Hackney, recycling for Sheffield Wednesday and a big night of catching Brighton fly-tippers.

The European Commission is taking Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to close and rehabilitate 68 illegal landfills, as the UK is warned over continued air quality breaches in 16 areas.

Former WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin has been chosen to lead delivery of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s recycling and circular goals as Chair of the London Waste and Recycling Board.

SUEZ, one of the country’s largest waste management companies, has backed a deposit-return scheme, after reports emerged this week that officials at the Defra had said it was ‘unlikely’ that such a system would be considered as part of a forthcoming national litter strategy.

Coffee ground reprocessor bio-bean has set up a partnership with Caffè Nero and recycling company First Mile to transform used coffee grounds into fuel.

Officials from Defra have played down the possibility of introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles as part of its new litter strategy for England, according to reports.

A controversial £135-million West Yorkshire incinerator is set to receive the green light after being approved by Bradford’s council.

Lidl has signed up to be the second supermarket to use community social network Neighbourly to redistribute surplus food to charities and local causes.

Recycling company Recresco has been fined after an employee at its South Wales plant was crushed by a roller shutter door.

Green Party Co-Leader Caroline Lucas has warned of a ‘cocktail of risks’ to the UK’s environment arising from Brexit, in which key environmental rules could become ‘unenforceable’.