Black Friday spending could exceed the £1 billion mark set in 2015, with half of consumers worried about the environmental impact of buying things they don’t need.

A 73-year old businessman from Middlesbrough has been given a suspended sentence after negligent environmental practices caused a waste fire that destroyed his firm.

The campaign to inform businesses of their obligations to correctly dispose of their waste now has 23 ambassador organisations spreading the message to suppliers, customers and members of these organisations.

Interserve has been served a notice of termination to its contract with Viridor after ‘continually and repeatedly’ failing to meet milestones on its Glasgow gasification plant.

British fashion designer Stella McCartney says the fashion industry is “getting away with murder” through its failure to switch to more sustainable models.

The Welsh Government and the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf have called on local businesses to come up with innovative new solutions to allow every part of the mattress to be recycled as part of a competition this winter.

Serco has been awarded three new contract extensions and one new contract to provide waste collection services for councils.

Speaking to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Tristram Stuart have called for supermarkets to provide greater transparency on their food waste.

A joint initiative to tackle the potentially deadly issue of people using bins for shelter this winter has been announced by a number of UK waste management companies.

Waste management company Powerday has launched an employment scheme for ex-offenders in London.