Dr Jane Beasley pays tribute to Professor Chris Coggins, who died last week at the age of 69.

The average percentage of target material being received by materials facilities in Wales rose by 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, the latest data published by WRAP suggests.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Director for Green Alliance, a refresh for Novelis’s ThinkCans site, new vehicles for FCC and Keep Britain Tidy Awards.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been made to pay over £500,000 in fines and costs after contaminated water from a landfill in Cornwall left two local waterways ‘smothered’ in sewage fungus.

Staffordshire police say a fire that broke out at an illegal recycling centre on Sunday was started deliberately.

Members of the waste industry have expressed disappointment with Defra’s decision to not withdraw a derogation that allows air pollution control residues to be disposed of as hazardous waste landfill.

Three companies who colluded to reduce purchase prices of used automotive batteries as part of a cartel operation have been fined a total of €68 million by the European Commission.

Waste management firm Biffa has announced the expansion of its hazardous waste offerings after its acquisition of Enviroco and PHS Group.

National anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy is campaigning to boost awareness of littering by bringing back well-known symbol, the Tidyman, sporting a new, updated look.

The Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority has had to seek urgent interim waste disposal arrangements after technical issues prevented the full operation of its £1.18bn contract.